एवं स्तुता तदा देवी तामसी तत्र वेधसा ॥ ८९ ॥
evaṁ stutā tadā devī tāmasī tatra vedhasā
Translation
"Praised thus by Brahma, the Devi of tamas there,
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
"वहाँ ब्रह्मा द्वारा इस प्रकार स्तुति किए जाने पर तमोगुण की अधिष्ठात्री देवी,
Commentary
She is called tamasi, the goddess of tamas, because she is sleep itself. In this first episode the Devi appears as Mahakali, the dark form.