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Adi Shakti

आदि शक्ति
Also known as: Ādi Śakti, Primordial Power, Mahashakti

About

The primordial, original power from which all other powers emerge. The source of all goddesses and all manifestations of energy. In Shakta philosophy, the supreme reality itself. Represents the first cause, the original creative impulse.

Attributes

PrimordialOriginalSourceCreative impulseSupreme

Symbols

Sri YantraBinduInfinite power
Consort
Adi Purusha

Associated Mantras

Om Ādi Śaktyai Namaḥ
Devi Mahatmya
Lalita Sahasranama

Festivals

Navaratri

Scriptures

Devi MahatmyaDevi Bhagavata Purana

Regions Worshipped

Pan-India (Shakta tradition)

Iconography

Often represented by the Sri Yantra. Formless yet the source of all forms.