The Potency of god Mahesvara is one (by herself), The extension of the Sahasranamas to local deities like Sakambhari or Bana-Sahkari of Badami (Dist. Bijapur), Mahalaksmi of Kolhapur and others expresses our faith in the Vedic maxim ekarh sad vipra bahudha vadanti j —RV.I.164.46. As most of the epithets are translated, no special explanation is necessary. A number of epithets are repeated and are tautologous as is inevitable in such lists of epithets and this repetition is found in other Sahasranamas also. 88 Kurma Pur ana but due to conditioning factors, she assumes greater and lesser forms and sports about in his presence.