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Shakti
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Shak·ti  (shkt, shäk-)
n. pl. Shak·tis Hinduism
1. The active manifest power that creates the universe.
2. The consort of the male expression of the divine, especially of the god Shiva.

[Sanskrit akti, from aknoti, he is strong.]

Shakti [ˈʃʌktɪ]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism) a variant of Sakti
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Noun1.Shakti - the female or generative principleShakti - the female or generative principle; wife of Siva and a benevolent form of Devi


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When this spirit takes the form of matter it is called Aparashakti (illusionary power) and on attaining the form of Supermind it becomes Parashakti (supreme Force).
 
 
 
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