Shakti

Hindu creative force

Shakti is a Hindu goddess personifying divine feminine power and creative energy.

She manifests in various forms—Durga, Kali, Parvati—and is worshipped as the supreme being in Shaktism.

As a proper name, Shakti is given to girls in South Asian cultures: Shakti was named after the goddess. (Lowercase shakti is the abstract concept of feminine energy.)

goddess

Durga

Hindu goddess of victory

KaliFierce goddess of endings
ParvatiHindu goddess of fertility
LakshmiGoddess of wealth, beauty

Saraswati · Devi · Annapurna · Uma · Tara · Mahishasuramardini · mother goddess · deity

worship

puja

Hindu worship ritual

mantraRepeated focus phrase
tantraEsoteric spiritual discipline
mandirHindu place of worship

rituals · offerings · invocation · darshan · aarti · diksha · Devi Mahatmya

creation

genesis

Point of creation

manifestationOutward display of something
universeComplete system or domain
originationAct of bringing forth

emanation · birth · formation · becoming · maya · evolution · unfolding

power

force

Strength or compulsion

potencyDegree of strength
strengthPower to exert force
mightGreat physical strength

dynamism · capability · divine power · cosmic power · supreme power · empowerment · omnipotence · sovereignty · dominion · vitality

Shakti

Durga

puja

genesis

force

Shakti

Opposites

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