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'''Kriyāśakti''' (devanāgarī: क्रियाशक्ति) is a [[Sanskrit]] term that could be translated as "power to create" (from ''kriya'', "action", and ''shakti'', "power"). It is the name of one of the six [[shakti]]s in [[Hinduism]]. | '''Kriyāśakti''' (devanāgarī: क्रियाशक्ति) is a [[Sanskrit]] term that could be translated as "power to do or to create" (from ''kriya'', "action", and ''shakti'', "power"). It is the name of one of the six [[shakti]]s in [[Hinduism]]. | ||
[[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]] defined it as: "The power of thought; one of the seven forces of Nature. Creative potency of the Siddhis (powers) of the full Yogis."<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 181.</ref> | [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]] defined it as: "The power of thought; one of the seven forces of Nature. Creative potency of the Siddhis (powers) of the full Yogis."<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 181.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 21:47, 20 June 2012
Kriyāśakti (devanāgarī: क्रियाशक्ति) is a Sanskrit term that could be translated as "power to do or to create" (from kriya, "action", and shakti, "power"). It is the name of one of the six shaktis in Hinduism.
Mme. Blavatsky defined it as: "The power of thought; one of the seven forces of Nature. Creative potency of the Siddhis (powers) of the full Yogis."[1]
Notes
- ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 181.
Further reading
- Kriyāśakti at Theosopedia