Chapter X · Śloka 34
मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम् ।
कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा ॥
कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा ॥
mṛtyuḥ sarva-haraś cāham udbhavaś ca bhaviṣyatām |
kīrtiḥ śrīr vāk ca nārīṇāṃ smṛtir medhā dhṛtiḥ kṣamā ||
kīrtiḥ śrīr vāk ca nārīṇāṃ smṛtir medhā dhṛtiḥ kṣamā ||
I am all-devouring Death, and I am the origin of all things yet to be; among feminine qualities I am fame (kīrti), prosperity (śrī), speech (vāk), memory (smṛti), intelligence (medhā), steadfastness (dhṛti), and forbearance (kṣamā).
Death as the ultimate leveler is itself a divine vibhūti, revealing God's sovereignty over existence's end as well as its beginning. The seven feminine virtues listed here represent the noblest qualities of worldly and spiritual life personified as goddesses.