Shakti
शक्ति
śakti
Sage Shakti was father of Sage Parasara and eldest son of Vasista and Arunthati. He was a great sage in Advaita Guruparambara.
Sage Shakti and his brothers were eaten up by a Rakshasa. After this incidence Vasista and Aruntati lost interest in life and they jumped from a cliff to commit suicide, but surprisingly mother earth protected them. Parasara, the son of Shakti was at the womb of his mother Adrishyanti by this time and at her request Vasista and Arundhati decided to live again. Parasara started reciting Vedas from his mother’s womb and this has delighted his grandfather Vasista.
The creative energy is personified as Shakti or Parashakti. According to Sakteya system of thought all the forces everything which appear in various names and forms are in fact Ma shakti herself, her different manifestations, depending on her various forms, actions, Ma shakti is addressed by different names.
| Word | Sanskrit | IAST | In General | Veda | Purana | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adi Parashakti | आदि पराशक्ति | ādi parāśakti | See: Parashakti | Read More | ||
| Adishakti | आदिशक्ति | adiśakti | Adishakti or Adi Parasakti refers to the Primal Power of Mother goddess. | Read More | ||
| Bahiranga Shakti | Bahiranga shakti is the extroverted power of Maya | Read More | ||||
| Chittshakti | चित्तशक्ति | cittākāśakti | Power of consciousness or intelligence. | Read More | ||
| Iccha shakti | इच्छा शक्ति | icchā śakti | Iccha means: Desire, inclination, Hankering Iccha shakti is the power of... | Read More | ||
| Mahashakti | महाशक्ति | mahāśakti | The Great Power; the divine creative energy. The creative energy is... | Read More | ||
| Mulashakti | मूलशक्ति | mūlaśakti | Root power or energy; Mulaprakriti | Read More | ||
| Parashakti | पराशक्ति | parāśakti | Adi Parashakti or Parashakti is the Supreme Being, according to Sakteya texts. Ma... | Veda consider Ma Durga as the goddess who offer the power of protection to overcome the... | All the forces everything which appear in various names and forms are in fact Devi... | Read More |