| LC control no. | n 2018245486 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Śakti (Hindu deity) |
| Variant(s) | Shakti (Hindu deity) |
| Found in | Laukika Saṃskr̥ta sāhitya meṃ Śaktipīṭha, 2017: introduction (Śakti, Hindu deity, power of Śiva) Encyclopaedia of Indian culture, 1984-: volume 4 (Sakti is generally the anthromorphozed power of Siva believed to be a female deity) Walker, Benjamin. Hindu world, 1983-: volume 2 (Sakti "energy" is the term applied to the wife of a god and signifies the power of a deity manifested in and through his consert) Wikipedia WWW page viewed on October 10, 2018: (Shakti ; Śakti; lit. "power, ability, strength, might, effort, energy, capability") is the primordial cosmic energy and represents the dynamic forces that are thought to move through the entire universe in Hinduism and Shaktism. Shakti is the concept or personification of divine feminine creative power, sometimes referred to as "The Great Divine Mother" in Hinduism. Hindus believe that Shakti is both responsible for creation and the agent of all change. Shakti is cosmic existence as well as liberation, its most significant form being the Kundalini Shakti, a mysterious psychospiritual force. In Shaktism, Shakti is worshipped as the Supreme Being. Shakti embodies the active feminine energy of Shiva) |
| Invalid LCCN | sh 85116667 |
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