Adi Parashakti, conventionally known as Adi Shakti. Adi Shakti represents the “Ancient Power” of true nature available on planet Earth.She also portrays all the “Cosmic Power” present in the Universe.
Mythically it is believed that the mother of the universe created the Trinity of Gods named as Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu. She also created the Trinity of Goddess named Mah- Kali, Maha-Saraswati, Maha-Laxmi who as the soulmates of the gods were supposed to fulfil the assigned task of the Nature Creation.
Preservation and Destruction. This form of God and Goddess which were created by the Parashakti should not be construed as physical male and female bodies but they were subtle and elusive forms of nature. They were the parts of the Mother Adi Parashakti.
Lord Shiva first appeared as Ardhnarishwar i.e. his body was half male and half female in which male was Shiva and female was his Shakti or even by some Kali. On the request of Brahma Ardhnarishwar devolved to two separate bodies where the male is known as Shiva and female as Shakti given the name of Durga which is soulmate of Shiva. Durga exists in nature as a part of Parashakti. Adi Parashkti in her original manifestation devolved to Goddess Durga, Sati and Paravati. Shiva is said to be Father of the Universe and along with him Durga is said to be the Mother/Power of the Universe.
According to Shiva Puran, Brahma is responsible for creation of the universe, Vishnu for preservation and maintaining the decorum within it and Shiva for its destruction. Creation, Preservation and Destruction all go hand in hand for the lives to exist. It also states that their soulmates represent human attributes such as Maha-Kali denotes anger and power, Maha-Laxmi denotes wealth and preservation and Maha-Saraswati denotes intelligence and wisdom.
As per Devi Puran, Parashakti is the core of the energy that created the universe and Earth is just a tiny particle of this creation. In the
whole transformation of this creation, the Cosmic Super Energy which was said to be “NIRAKAR” or “FORMLESS” changed to “SAKAR” or acquired a “FORM”.
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