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Shaktiशक्ति
Divine power or energy, personified as the Goddess — the dynamic, creative feminine principle of the cosmos.
Detailed Explanation
Shakti is the active, energizing power of the divine, often understood as the feminine principle through which the formless absolute manifests and acts. Worshipped as the Goddess (Devi) in forms such as Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati, Shakti is, in the Shakta tradition, the supreme reality itself. The principle holds that consciousness is inert without its inherent power, Shakti, which sets creation in motion.