Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 84, Shloka 11
Adhyaya 84 — The Gods’ Hymn after the Slaying of Mahishasura and the Goddess’ Boon
मेधासि देवि विदिताखिलशास्त्रसारा दुर्गासि दुर्गभवसागरनौरसङ्गा । श्रीः कैटभारिहृदयैककृताधिवासा गौरी त्वमेव शशिमौलिकृतप्रतिष्ठा ॥
medhāsi devi viditākhilaśāstrasārā durgāsi durgabhavasāgaranaurasaṅgā / śrīḥ kaiṭabhārihṛdayaikakṛtādhivāsā gaurī tvameva śaśimaulikṛtapratiṣṭhā
噢，女神啊，你是摩陀（Medhā，智慧），洞知一切经典之精髓。你是杜尔迦（Durgā），无碍之舟，能渡越艰难的轮回大海。你是吉祥天女室利（Śrī／Lakṣmī），独住于凯塔婆之敌——毗湿奴（Viṣṇu）之心。你确是高丽（Gaurī），安住于额戴月冠之主——湿婆（Śiva）之中。
FAQs
Identifying the Devi as Medha (Intellect) suggests she is not just dynamic energy but the very capacity for Gnosis (knowledge) required to understand the essence of the Shastras and achieve liberation.
The verse explicitly unifies the three primary manifestations of Shakti: Shri (Lakshmi/Preservation), Gauri (Parvati/Destruction/Transformation), and Durga/Medha (Protection/Knowledge), asserting that the Supreme Devi comprises all these forms.
The metaphor of the boat (nau) represents the Goddess's grace as the only vehicle capable of carrying the soul across the turbulent and dangerous ocean of Samsara (cyclical existence) to the shore of liberation.