Thursday, February 6, 2020

Shakti (Power)

Sanskrit Devanagari Calligraphy Lettering - Shakti (Power)

Shakti

Sanskrit: शक्ति
Transliteration: Śakti (IAST)
Translation: “power; capacity; energy; potency; Citi; Kuṇḍalinī; force; the divine cosmic energy which projects, maintains, and dissolves the universe; the spouse of Śiva (from śak = “to be able”)”
Definition: It is the Divine Mother, the latent power of Śiva. The potential power latent in human beings is called Kuṇḍalinī Śakti.

Reference:
Grimes, John (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. Albany: State University of New York Press

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