Stannum saw defile before him Silence, "eldest of all things"; Brahma's consort Saraswati fingered her Vina; and following, Siva and his hideous mate devi, who is sometimes called Durga; and the brazen heavens turned to a typhoon that showered appalling evils upon mankind.
"Melomaniacs"
James Huneker
Indeed, such was its sanctity that two thousand years ago it was called devi-nuwara,-"The City of the Gods."
"The Pearl of India"
Maturin M. Ballou
There behind her is Ganga, the slightly-built, beloved of devi, and in the midst of the smoke, swaying frog-like, is Godavari, lashed to madness by Mother Ankai.
"By-Ways of Bombay"
S. M. Edwardes, C.V.O.