Long before the gods were given names, forms, and stories, Hindu thought speaks of a power that existed beyond form itself—a presence without beginning, without boundary, and beyond the reach of ordinary human understanding. This formless reality is often described as Nirguna Shakti: the supreme power before creation took shape. In the Devi Bhagavata Purana, this primordial feminine principle becomes the centre of a vast theological vision. Here, the Goddess is not merely one