Navaratrapradipa 1_70

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"niśi bhramanti bhūtāni śaktayaḥ śūlaṛṣṭayaḥ ."
"'rātrirūpā yato devī divārūpo maheśvaraḥ ."

“At night the spirits roam, the Śaktis bearing lances and spears.” / “Since the Goddess is of the nature of night, [and] Maheśvara is of the nature of day.”