Prakriti
Prakriti is the feminine aspect of Adi Parashakti (manifested and un-manifested). She is addressed in different names by different Hindu communities as Adi-parashakti, Bhadra, Shakti, Devi, Bhagavati, Amman, Rajarajeshwari, Shodashi. All the material manifested aspects the Nature is classified as feminine and is the Prakriti or Mother Goddess and also the un-manifested forms Knowledge, Prosperity and Power are considered as feminine Prakriti, and it is source of energy for Creation, Sustain and Control, which is the male aspect (Purusha) of Prabrahma.
When
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
Relationships
- manifests as
- Adi-parashakti, Bhadra, Shakti, devi, Bhagavati, Amman, Rajarajeshwari, Shodashi
- co occurs with
- Banasura, Purusha, Devi Kanya Kumari
- child of
- Adi Parashakti
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The feminine aspects of Adi Parashakti (in its manifested and un-manifested forms) are called as Prakriti, and the male aspects are called as Purusha. The Prakriti is addressed in different names by different Hindu communities as Adi-parashakti, Bhadra, Shakti, Devi, Bhagavati, Amman, Rajarajeshwari, Shodashi; in different locations.”
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