Hindu Goddess Shakti
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By
you this universe is borne,
By you this world is created,
O Devi, by you it is protected.
The
Shakta tradition glorifies
Devi, the consort of Shiva, as the
World Mother who, as
Shakti, is the energy giving power
behind all creation.
Shakti
is shown in many forms. As
Uma or
Parvati, she is the gentle consort of
Shiva. As
Kamakshi or
Rajarajeshwari she is the Great Mother.
In the form of
Durga she rides a tiger, the ego and
arrogance that man must subdue. In her angry form she is
Kali.
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The
earliest term applied to the divine feminine, which still retains
its popular usage, is
Shakti. The word Shakti is used in
a variety of ways ranging from its use as a way to illustrate the
ultimate primordial creative power, to expressing the capacity or
power of words to convey meaning. The word 'Shakti'
is derived from the root 'shak,' meaning potency or the potential to
produce, an assertion of Her inherent creative aptitude.
Please click here to view all of Lotus Sculpture's Statues of Shakti
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All
interpretations of the word 'Shakti' hold common one parameter, Power.
Specifically, Shakti means Power, Force and Feminine Energy. She
represents the fundamental creative instinct underlying the cosmos, and
is the energizing force of all divinity, of every being and every thing.
Devotees believe the whole universe to be a manifestation of Shakti, who
is also known by her general name Devi, from the Sanskrit root 'div'
which means to shine.
Please click here to view all of Lotus Sculpture's Statues of Shakti |
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