Adi Parashakti

Parashakti redirects here.

Parasakthi (lm).

For the Tamil lm, see She is a manifested (Lord Brahma), unmanifested (Lord
Vishnu) and transcendent (Lord Shiva) divinity. She then
displayed her scarcely seen form to him: Satyaloka was
According to Hindu mythology, Adi Para Shaktithe located in her forehead; the created universe were her
hairs; the sun and moon were her eyes; in her ears were
Goddess, Deviis the Supreme Being and recognized
as Para Brahman. She is also known as Parma means the four directions; the Vedas were her words; death, afwere her teeth; maya was manifested
supreme, Satya means the Truth as per many shakta fection and emotion
[3]
by
her
smile.
[1]
texts. The Devi Bhagawata Mahapurana suggests that
Adi Parashakti is the original creator, observer and destroyer of the whole universe.
As per Shaktism, Adi Parashakti appeared as Divine Pure
Eternal Consciousness i.e. Shoonya Bindu or Nirgun
Brahman, the divine zero feminine energy, which then
expresses itself as prakriti (Universal Nature)[2]
Hence Adi Parashakti is Parama Prakriti. Goddess
Lalita Tripura Sundari is the original manifested form of
Mother Adi-Parashakti. Goddess Parvati/Durga is AdiParashakti herself and is the perfect incarnation of Lalita
Tripura Sundari . Goddess Lalita Tripura Sundari, the
goddess of power and beauty, is considered as her saguna svarupa (Manifested form). That is, Lalita Tripura
Sundari is the truest material form of the Goddess, pos- Goddess Adi ParaShakthi is the Presiding Deity at the
sessing the three qualities (Sattva, rajas, or tamas). How- Parashakthi Temple in Pontiac, USA
ever, the Goddess Adi Para Shakti is also considered to be
truly supreme spirit without form (Param Atman). She is
the Great Goddess, and therefore the source of all other
goddesses. She is supreme and regarded as the Absolute 3 Adi Parashakti in Puranas
Truth in Shaktism.

Except for Shakta Puranas, Adi Shakti has never been

mentioned with the name Adi Shakti. But indirectly,
they also consider her to be supreme being.

Etymology

Adi Parashakti means The Eternally Limitless Power.

That is, she is the Power beyond this universe. She is the 3.1 Adi shakti in Vaishnav Puranas
active energy that both creates and dissolves the entire
universe. Some sacred texts state that she is the goddess Worshippers of Vishnu do not usually talk about Adi
shakti directly but they do depict the concept of Maya
Bhuvaneshvari.
and Yogmaya, Radha as Mul Prakriti. Vaishnav Scriptures like Vishnu Purana and Bhagwat Purana also
don't mention her in detail since both are talking about
2 Importance
Mahalakshmi as Radha's expansion, considering Radha
as mula prakriti.[4] On the contrary, Brahmanda Purana
In the Devi Gita, it is suggested that before incarnating mentions that Adi parashakti divided herself to purusha
as Parvati, she appeared to King Himalaya and revealed and prakritki from single seed. The rst seed gave birth
divine, eternal knowledge to him. She explained herself, to Krishna in masculine and Kali in feminine form. Bein the words of the Vedas, as having neither beginning cause they were born from same seed hence considered
nor end. She is the only, eternal truth. The whole uni- as cosmic siblings. Kali then converted herself to Lalita
verse is her creation and she is the Para Brahman. She Tripursundri, then she gave birth to two bubbles. From
is the only victor and the manifestation of victory itself. one bubble, there arose Vishnu, who gave birth to Lord
1

4 ADI SHAKTI AND MODERN SCIENCE

Brahma and Gowri, who incarnated as Sati then Parvati. dess Mahakali, Mahakali is myself , my full form , where
Second bubble was of Shiva and Radha. Radha further Laxmi and Saraswati are just my clone, partial form. But
expanded herself to Lakshmi, Saraswati and Ganga.[5]
due to meditation, you will surpass all my forms. It is then
that I will incarnate from your left half in my manifested
form. This form will be my truest manifested form. Lord
3.2 Adi shakti in Shaiva Puranas
Shiva, she will perform the task of destroying evil and will
be your consort. Aum Shakti is used to describe the name
Shiva Purana says Adi Parashakti incarnated in complete of the goddess when she is without attributes. It is hence
materialistic form as Param Prakriti from the left half of to consider Adi Shakti as supreme primordial energy. If
Lord Shiva. Linga Purana states Adi shaktis sagun swa- we analyze all the sacred texts of Indian legends then it is
roop i.e. Parvati assumed the form of Yoni and Shiva legitimate to consider Adi parashakti as supreme being.[7]
assumed the form of Linga and their union brings evolution of life. Skanda Purana and Markandeya Purana
talks about Durga or Chandi as divine mother of all cre- 3.4 Adi Shakti in Shakta Puranas
ation and truest material form of Adi Shakti. Parvati is
The Devi Bhagwat Purana says that Shiva worshiped
Durga by the same above-mentioned scriptures.[6]
and meditated on Adishakti for thousands of years, using
the beej mantra Kleem. She then incarnated in front of
him in the form of Sidhidaatri as such she appeared from
3.3 Role in creation
the left half of Lord Shiva. The same purana mentions
In Srimad Devi Bhagwat Puranas 1st book and 4th chap- Parvati, the goddess of power and beauty, is considered
her Sagun Swaroop (manifested form). The Goddess Adi
ter. Devi addressed Trimurti as follows:
Para shakti is also considered to be the truly supreme
I am Adi Parashakti, goddess Bhuvaneshvari. I am the
spirit without form (Param Atman). She is the Great
owner of this universe. I am the Absolute Reality. I am
Goddess, and all other goddesses and even all the gods
dynamic in feminine form and static in masculine form.
are her various forms, says the Devi Gita from Shakti
You have appeared to govern the universe through my
Mahabhagawat Purana.[8] Namely, according to the Devi
energy. You are the masculine form of Absolute Reality,
Bhagwata Purana, Parvati is lineal progenitor of all other
while I am the feminine form of that Reality. I am begoddesses (which are essentially her various forms and
yond form, beyond everything, and all the powers of God
names).
are contained within me. You must know that that I am
However Adi shakti is also non dierent from Nirguna
the Eternal limitless energy.
Brahman, the truly supreme spirit without form.
She then said: Brahma! You will be generator of the universe; the Goddess Sharada (saraswati)is your consort, my In Devi Mahatmyam, Trimurti and demigods praises Adi
form by which I will be recognized as the goddess of wis- shakti:
dom and the primeval sound. Lord Brahma, this goddess Shrishti Sthiti Vinasham Shakti Bhute Sanatane
will be with you when you create the universe.
Guna Shaye (Devoid of all attributes i.e. Nirgun) Gana
She continued: Lord Narayana! You are the Supreme, Im- maye (Having all the attributes) Narayani Namausmortal Spirit. You are formless, yet you take form. I assign tute[9]
you to be the preserver of the universe. You will take a different incarnations in order to save this universes inhabi- Meaning: We bow to the rst female (Narayani), The
tants. Oh Narayana! You are the Supreme of all the deities eternal energy who creates, sustains and destroys all the
with form. You have created Lord Brahma, and Brahma elements i.e. tatva and the one who is truly supreme spirit
will further create three hundred thirty million other gods (Nirgun) at the time who encapsulate all the attributes for
and goddesses. My Great Power, goddess Mahakali, has Generation, Observation and Destruction.
been born from your mystic sleep. You are the Paramatman. Your consort will be goddess Shri Maha Lakshmi,
my form. Lord Vishnu, this goddess will be with you when 4 Adi Shakti and Modern Science
you rule/maintain the universe. When life evolves, you will
take the form of Vishnu, the one who will perform the task The concept of Adi shakti is very much similar to the
of observing and preserving this universe.
modern discoveries in the eld of Modern science and
At Last she instructed: Oh Lord Rudra, the Great Lord,
you are the personication of time, which is above all.
You will perform the task of destroying and regenerating this universe. When you are formless absolute, time
stands still. It is due to my power that you become dynamic and are capable of bringing about the destruction
and regeneration of this universe. Your consort is god-

technology. Energy is basic entity that is base of all,

as of Energy doesn't require a base. This is what when
energy exist even after destruction of Universe. Science named it, the Dark Energy responsible for destruction and Vacuum Energy which creates universe. An
energy that exist even after destruction and before creation is called Zero Energy or Sacred Energy or Supreme

6.2

Association with Navagraha or the material aspects of the nine planets

Intelliegence.[10] Scriptures like Devi Bhagwata Purana,

four Vedas consider Kali as Dark energy which dissolute
complete universe along with time. Lalita gives birth to
the universe in the form of cosmic egg which later got
banged to create manifested universe. Ultimately, Adi
shakti her self is the Zero Energy which exist even after
destruction of universe and before its creation.[11]

Adi Parashakti And Kundalini

Shakti

repeating one name directly or indirectly i.e. Shakti or Energy. Who is actually omnipresent in all beings. Shakti
is there in Highest Vishnu to lowest Insect. If Krishna or Shiva are sarva shaktimaan, then presence of
Shakti is rst that makes them sarva shaktimaan, hence
both Shiva and Vishnu are not base. Shakti is actual
Base. We Worship because of energy, we walk because of
shakti, we do all the activities because of shakti. So How
can Creation/Preservation/Destruction be done without
shakti. Shakti is required to get a soul into a body, Shakti
is required to sustain soul to live, Shakti is required to destroy/release from a Body. Even if Kundalini Shakti be
deprived from Lord Shiva then He will be a Corpse. [12]

As we all know that, God lies in all beings in both dynamic

and inactive aspect. Inactive aspect of God is Supreme
Soul and Active aspect of God is Adi Parashakti. In all 6.2 Association with Navagraha or the maliving beings Gods both activated and Inactivated form
terial aspects of the nine planets
lies i.e. God is Omnipresent. As inactive form, God is
there as Soul within us and in activated form God is there Adi Shakti is regarded as the one who can control all the
as Kundalini Shakti, which is epithet of Adi Parashakti. nine planets. She divides herself to Material Shakti i.e.
Durga who splits herself to operate nine planets to mainKundalini Shakti is basic source of energy in all Living
tain cosmic order, Vidya Shakti i.e. Kali as source for 10
Beings. It is basic source of all powers we use in daily
incarnations of Lord Vishnu and Maya Shakti, to delude
lives. Meditating on kundalini, will bring not only fortune
the beings to illusion and also promotes the beings to Ulbut also can control its emotions and maya.
timate God. As Durga Shakti She is the one who splits
herself to NavaDurga provides direction and energy to all
planets.

6.1

Association with other deities

Association with Trimurti as their

Power/Energy

In Devi Purana, It is written that when dierent sages

were asking the great sage Suta, who have listened the
Purana from Lord Krishna himself, that if all the puranas
like Shiv Purana, Vishnu Puranas etc. claims that Trimuti
are eternal and nobody is superior to them in this Brahmanda (World) and also that trinity is oneness and oneness is trinity then Please tell us who is Adi Parashakti,
whom you are talking about? How she took birth? When
she was born. please tell us!
Suta Said There is no one who can answer you this. Since
Brahma, Narada and other eternal sages are bewildered
by these questions. Some people worship Lord Vishnu having all the powers and the one who is omnipresent. And
some claiming Lord Shiva with half body of Parvati is
supreme. In Vedas it is written that worship of Sun is
the best. They name highest soul Surya as Paramatama.
Others claiming that Lord Vishnu is actual expression of
all the deities. The Great Brahmins provide three proves
called perception, inference, and verbal testimony. But
some other Brahmins added 4th proof to them that is resemblance. Another intelligent pandit added fth proof
called circumstances, presumption, implication at last two
authors added two more proves called Sakshi and Aitijya.
But Vedanta said that Supreme Being and main source of
Universe can not be analyzed through these proves. One
should have sure reason to claim. All are claiming and

Sun is Governed by Kushmanda Shakti.

Mahagauri operates Rahu.
Kaalratri governs Shani.
Ketu is governed by Goddess Sidhidhaatri.
Provider of Knowledge i.e. Bhrasapati is governed by Goddess Katyayini
Provider of All Fortunes i.e. Mangal is governed by Goddess Brahmacharini
The eect of moon is overcome by Goddess
Shailputri
Budh Planet is governed by Goddess Skandmata
Shukra Planet is operated by Goddess Chandraghanta

By this contrast Goddess Adi Shakti controls Nava Greh.

Worshipping the nine goddess in Navaratri or Nine nights
of mataji, saves you from dangerous eects of planets.

6.3 Association with ten avatars of Lord

Vishnu as MahaVidya Shakti
As told above, Adi Shakti has divided herself to Material Shakti (Durga or Parvati), Kali (Vidya Shakti) and
Yog Maya (as Mayashakti). As Vidya Shakti she splits
herself to 10 kinds of eternal knowledge also known as
10 Mahavidya. The ten goddesses are known as wisdom

7 ADI-PARASHAKTI FORMS

goddesses. As per tantras these ten goddesses are original 6.4.3 Maya
source of ten incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
She is the one who delude living beings from GOD and

From Dhumavati, Lord Mastsya was incar- takes any being to the world of illusion. She promotes
greed, anger, and arrogance. It is assumed that in the
nated
Age of Kali Yug. Her eect is highest.[15]
From BaglaMukhi, Lord Kurma was incarThe conclusion to be reached from the above-mentioned
nated
scriptures is that Parvati or Durga are the truest material
From Bhairavi, Lord Varaha was incarnated
forms of Adi shakti. However Adi shakti is non dierent
From Chinnamasta, Lord Narsingh was incar- from Nirguna Brahman, the truly supreme spirit without
nated
form.
From TripurSundari, Lord Vaamna was incarnated
from Matangi, Lord Parshurama was incarnated

7 Adi-Parashakti forms

From Tara, Lord Rama was incarnated

Lalita Tripura Sundari and her incarnations Parvati is the

original manifested form of Mother Adi-Para Shakti. She
is Adi-Shakti who is Energy of ultimate GOD or Para
Brahman.[16] The Devi Gita declares her to be the greatest
Goddess.She is seated on a chair constituted by Brahma,
Vishnu, Shiva, Maheswara and Sadashiva.Lakshmi and
Saraswati is always fanning her.Lalita Tripurasundari
holds a sugarcane bow, ower arrows, noose, and
goad.She is living on the top of Maha Meru mountain.Her
abode is pictorially represented as Sri Chakra.She is
the mother of Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva,Maheswara and
Sadashiva collectively called Pancha Brahma.When she
retrieves her power from them they beome corpse and are
often referred to as Pancha Pretas. i.e Brahma, Vishnu,
Shiva, Maheswara and Sadashiva cannot function without
her power. Thus, She is considered the supreme Goddess
and primary deity in Shaktism. Whatever deity one is
worshiping, ultimately, they are worshiping her. She is
every other goddess. She is Goddess Lakshmi and Goddess Saraswati in her mild form; Goddess Kali, Durga and
Goddess Chandi in her wrathful form.She took various
incarnations over a period of time for upholding Dharma.

From Kali, Lord Krishna was incarnated

From Kamala, Lord Buddha was incarnated
From Bhuvaneshvari, Lord Kalki will be incarnated
The information is sourced from Sri Devi Bhagwata
Mahapurana.[13]

6.4

Association with Beings (demi-gods,

living beings and demons) as Maya
Shakti

Goddess Adi Shakti lastly splits up as Maya, Mahamaya

and Yogmaya. It is she who actually creates three kinds of
Maya such that One subordinate another. In this respect,
we have Yogmaya, Mahamaya and Maya.
6.4.1

YogMaya

She is the one who actually creates maya on gods and

teach them what to do and what not to do so that they
can be connected to ultimate GOD. She helped Lord
Mahavishnu slay the demons Madhu and Kaitabha to save
the world. Moreover, she is also the one that who takes
Lord Vishnu to mystic Sleep hence called Yog Nindra of
Lord Narayana. It is required by yogis, sages and bhaktas
so that they can be connected to GOD.
6.4.2

Mahamaya

She is the goddess that destroys the upfold of illusion.

She is the one that creates and destroys maya. She is controlled by Yogmaya and hence subordinate to YogMaya
and senior to Maya. She emerges as seven mothers to
destroy evil forces of Shumbha and Nishumbha, Being
Chamunda one of them. She is required to gain physical strength, health, satvik attributes and demotes anger,
greed and arrogance.[14]

MahaSaraswati is the rst incarnation of Goddess

Adi Para Shakti. She represents the Sattva Guna
and is the shakti(consort) of Lord Brahma. She is
the goddess of wisdom, creation, and learning. She
is the source of all of the arts. It is she who slew
Sumbha and Nisumbha, who are symbols of ignorance. She was created from the body of Mother
Parvati and is the embodiment of her hard work,
spirituality and devotion. She is also known as
Ambika Devi as per Durga Saptashati. She wears
yellow clothes when she takes form. When she is
without form, she becomes the Primordial Sound.
Mahalakshmi is the second incarnation of Goddess
Adi Para Shakti. She is the goddess of the material world and its preservation. She also brings
good fortune and spiritual satisfaction. She is the
shakti(consort) of Lord Narayana and is the bestower of all wealth and pleasure. She wears red
Cloth. She is also known as Chandi Devi as per

8.1

Aarti of Adi Shakti

Durga Saptashati. Mother Maha Lakshmi is the pri- impurities and claims that to know ones own energy is
mary deity of the Raja Guna. When she is formless, best method to worship Divine Mother.[18]
she becomes light.
Though core shakta people believe in direct worship
of Adi Shakti through dhyan, Meditation and Samadhi,
Maha Kali is the third incarnation of Goddess Adi Tantra, Sri chakra and traditional deity worship. While
Para Shakti. She is the goddess of spiritual ful- worshiping her through yoga, Samadhi or through Tantra,
llment as well as presiding over the destruction one needs proper adherent guru, who himself or herself
of the universe. She gives salvation to mankind. must know all the rules and rituals.[19] If someone who
She is the shakti and consort of Lord Shiva. She doesn't have proper guru, then one can also worship her
helped Lord Maha Vishnu slay the demons Madhu mere by singing praise or "aarti" of her and enlightening
and Kaitabha. She was born from the eyes of Sri lamp of claried butter or oil.
Maha vishnu as YogMaya. Mahakali is same as Yogmaya also known as Tamsi Devi as per Durga Sap- If a person don't have any Guru then he/she can
tashati. Mother Mahakali wears blue and presides consider and worship Lord Dakshinamurthy as their
over the Tamas Guna. When she is formless, she Guru.Eventually he/she will be blessed with a human
Self-Realised Guru if they are worthy.
becomes heat.

Worship of Aadi Shakti

8.1 Aarti of Adi Shakti

The aarti of Aadi Shakti in Hindi Script is given by

The Sri Yantra in diagrammatic form, showing how its nine interlocking triangles form a total of 43 smaller triangles.

Shaktas claim that It is assumed that Indirectly or directly, Everyone worship her. When, someone is utilizing
his/her energy in positive aspects of life then we are worshiping her. Hypothetically Shaktas assume, since, she is
absolute Energy, so when we know how to raise our inner
energy and knows how to make a balance that energy for
our daily work then ultimately, we are worshiping her. To
balance Energy for day to day life, people worship there
personal gods/God as per their religion, enlighten candles
and lamps at home, do good work for society and many
more. All these activities either energize them or these
activities are method to gain motivation.[17]
Many scholars like Swami Vivekananda prefers
meditation as best practice to stop mental impurities
as he said Holy meditation helps to burn out all mental

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