Sakthi worship

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Sakthi is an important member of the Hindu pantheon. Sakthi attained the highest

in the puranas when she was enlisted in the Trinity along with Vishnu and Siva.

In the Vedic literature and epics Sakthi occupied the dominating figure as she

became the chief object of worship. Her importance can be seen from the fact

that Sakthi was given apposition higher than that of Vishnu and Siva in such

purans as the Devi Bhagavatha purana, the Devi puran, the Kalika purana and the

Maha Bhagavatha purana. In the sectarian Upanishads, specially the Sakthi

Upanishad she is accepted as supreme reality.

The origin of Shakthi worship can be traced to such Vedic texts as Sri-Suktam,

Durga-Suktam, Bhu-Suktam, Tripuropanishad, Bhavanopanishad etc. In Sandhya

Upasana, we think of Gayatri Devi in the solar orb and imagine that the sun

shines by HER effulgence and that She is also the Truth, which has kindled the

light of reason in our minds. Her praise is sung thus in the Mantra 'Ayatu

Varada Devi': " To those who adore thee, O' Mother, Thou grantest all boons, Thou

art The origin of the Vedas and of all the Worlds, Be pleased to shine in my

heart and accept my adoration. Thou art effulgence, Thou art the light of the

Devas and Thou art in everything and beyond everything. Bathe me in thy light

and purify me " . It would show that the daily Sandyavandanam enjoined by Vedas is

primarily Shakthi worship.

 

Padmashri Sampathkumar

 

 

 

 

 

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