Adi Parashakti (Ādi Parāśakti) is a goddess who is considered the Supreme Being in the Shaktism sect of Hinduism. She is also popularly referred to as "Parama Shakti", "AdiShakti", "Maha Shakti", "Mahadevi", "Mahaparvati", Satyam Shakti, or even simply as "Shakti". "Parama" means absolute, "Satya" means the Truth as per many Shakta texts. The Devi-Bhagavata Purana states that Adi Parashakti is the original creator, observer and destroyer of the whole universe. It is also believed that Goddess Parvati is the complete and direct incarnation of Adi Parashakti.
Adi Parashakti means "Para (First) Supreme-Power". She is the Power beyond this universe. She is the active energy that can create, preserve and destroy the entire universe. In the Devi Gita, it is suggested that before the incarnation of one of her Shaktis as Parvathi, she appeared to King Himalaya and revealed divine, eternal knowledge to him. She explained herself, in the words of the Vedas, as having neither beginning nor end. She is the only, eternal truth. The whole universe is her creation. She is the only victor and the manifestation of victory itself. She is a manifested, un-manifested and transcendent divinity. She then displayed her scarcely seen form to him: Satyaloka was located in her forehead; the created universe were her hairs; the sun and moon were her eyes; in her ears were the four directions; the Vedas were her words; death, affection and emotion were her teeth; maya was manifested by her smile.
Lalita tripurasundari is the form of Devi Adi-Shakti who is the ultimate god. Lalita Tripurasundari holds a sugarcane bow, flower arrows, noose, and goad. She came down from her loka above this Brahmanda to destroy Bhandasura and now is living on the top of Maha Meru mountain. Her abode is pictorially represented as Sri Chakra. Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva of this Brahmanda are her subordinates and cannot function without her power. Thus, she is considered the supreme Goddess and primary deity in Shaktism as she is the nearest representative of Adi Parashakti. Whatever deity one is worshiping, ultimately, they are worshiping Adi Parashakti. In her gentle, loving, and motherly form, she is Lalita, Parvati, Lakshmi, saraswati, Gauri and so on; Goddess Kali, Durga and Goddess Chandi in her wrathful form. She took various incarnations over a period of time for upholding Dharma, collectively called the Tridevi (three goddesses).
Category: Polytheism
Religion: Hinduism
Tutelary Deity: Adi Parashakti
Founder: none
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Official Text(s): Śruti and Smṛti, Devi Mahatmya and Bhagavad Gita
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Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Adi Parashakti
Advantage: The whole universe is her creation and she is the manifestation of victory itself.
Disadvantage: Can destroy the entire universe.