For the sake of the continuance of her divine play, she as avidya-maya, has veiled the truth from us and bound us to samsara. Yet she is the one who bestows liberation on the devotee who pleases her. Devi is the deluding power which binds man to the relentlessly moving wheel of samsara she deludes even the wisest of men. The Devi Mahatmaya describes how Devi assumes many aspects, according to the tasks to be performed by her, sometimes sweet and tender, and at others terrible and devouring.
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