The Devi Puranas state that Durga is the warrior manifestation of Goddess

Adishakti. Durga means the Invincible One. Therefore, Goddess Adishakti is the
Divine Mother of the Universe who had taken birth on Earth as Parvati to win and
woo Shiva. Lalita Sahasranamam bestows Durga as a name of her indicating that
Lalita is none other than a form of Maa Adishakti Parvati.

Durga is the supreme soul, otherwise called Shakti(primordial cosmic energy). As

such, she is the original cause of all the present or past worldly occurrences. From
Durga, all phenomenon of creation, existence and destruction is generated through the emergence of two triads of Supreme Powers:

The masculine Trimurti(Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra)

The feminine Tridevi(Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati)
Different terms all referring to the same concept referenced above are Adhyashakti, Paramatma Shakti or Ati Prakrutika Shakti. Durga is believe to create
and control two types of power:

Natural(Aatma Shakti, Prakrutika Shakti, Pancha Mahabhuta Shakti, etc.)

General(Jada Shakti, Tamashakti)
Durga, as the Mother of the Universe, provides man with the opportunity for
salvation and enjoyment of life. Vyasa, the eminent sage and poet of the DeviBhagavata Purana, has aptly stated "Rudrahinam Vishnuhinam na vadanti
janastatha Shaktihinam Yathasarbe probodhanti Naradhamam". This verse
translates loosely as "Powerless persons are despised as mean persons. So, by
being devoted to the Supreme, we should be strong and powerful by her grace."