Markandeyapurana 88.11

88.11

etasminnantare bhūpa vināśāya suradviṣām /
bhavāyāmarasiṃhānāmativīryabalānvitāḥ //

At this moment, O king, in order to destroy the gods’ foes, and for the well-being of the lion-like Immortals, there issued forth endowed with excessive vigour and strength the Energies[10] from the bodies of Brahmā, Śiva, Guha and Viṣṇu and of Indra also, and went in the forms of those gods to Caṇḍikā. Whatever was the form of each god, and whatever his ornaments and vehicle, in that very appearance his Energy advanced to fight with the Asuras. In the front of a heavenly car drawn by swans advanced Brahmā’s Energy, bearing a rosary of seeds and an earthen water-pot; she is called Brahmāṇī. Maheśvara’s Energy, seated on a bull, grasping a fine trident, and wearing a girdle of large snakes, arrived, adorned with a digit of the moon. And Kumāra’s Energy, Ambikā, with spear in hand and riding on a choice peacock, advanced in Guha’s shape to attack the Daityas. Likewise Viṣṇu’s Energy, seated upon Garuḍa, advanced with conch, discus, club, bow and scymitar in hand. The Energy of Hari, who assumes the peerless form of a sacrificial boar, she also advanced assuming a hog-like form. Nṛsiṃha’s Energy assuming a body like Nṛsiṃha’s arrived there, adorned with a cluster of constellations hurled down by the tossing of his mane. Likewise Indra’s Energy, with thunder-bolt in hand, seated upon the lord of elephants and having a thousand eyes, arrived; as is Śakra, such indeed was she. Then those Energies of the gods surrounded Śiva. He said to Caṇḍikā, “Let the Asuras be slain forthwith through my good-will.”