SAKTI YOGA PHILOSOPHY II

[Ms Tercy Lonan]

SAKTI YOGA PHILOSOPHY II

Sakti is Chidrupini. She is pure, blissful Consciousness. She is the Mother of Nature. She is
Nature itself. She is power of Lord Siva or Brahman. She runs this world-show. She maintains the
sportive play or Lila of the Lord. She is Jagat-Janani (creator of the world), Mahishasuramardini
(destroyer of Mahishasura) Bhranti-nasini (destroyer of illusion or Avidya), and Daridrya-nasini
(destroyer of poverty).
Devi is Sakti of Lord Siva. She is Jada Sakti and Chit Sakti. She is Iccha Sakti, Kriya Sakti
and Jnana Sakti. She is Maya Sakti. Sakti is Prakriti, Maya, Mahamaya, Sri Vidya. Sakti is
Brahman itself. She is Lalita, Kundalini, Rajesvari, Tripurasundari, Sati and Parvati. Sati
manifested to Lord Siva in the ten forms as the Dasa Maha Vidyas, viz., Kali, Bagalamukhi,
Chinnamasta, Bhuvanesvari, Matangi, Shodasi, Dhumavati, Tripurasundari, Tara and Bhairavi.
Worship of Sakti or Saktism is one of the oldest and most widespread religions in the world.
Everybody in this world wants power, loves to possess power. He is elated by power. He wants to
domineer over others through power. War is the outcome of greed for power. Scientists are
followers of Saktism. He who wishes to develop will-power and charming personality, is a follower
of Saktism. In reality, every man in this world is a follower of Saktism.
Scientists say now that everything is energy only and that energy is the physical ultimate of
all forms of matter. The followers of the Sakta school of philosophy have said the same thing, long
ago. They further say that this energy is only a limited manifestation of the Infinite Supreme Power
of Maha Sakti.
Sakti is always with Siva. They are inseparable like fire and heat. Sakti evolves Nada and
Nada Bindu. The world is a manifestation of Sakti. Suddha Maya is Chit Sakti. Prakriti is Jada
Sakti. Nada, Bindu and the rest are only names for different aspects of Sakti.
The countless universes are only dust of Divine Mother’s holy feet. Her glory is ineffable.
Her splendour is indescribable. Her greatness is unfathomable. She showers Her grace on Her
sincere devotees. She leads the individual soul from Chakra to Chakra, from plane to plane and
unifies him with Lord Siva in the Sahasrara.
The body is Sakti. The needs of the body are the needs of Sakti. When a man enjoys, it is
Sakti who enjoys through him. His eyes, ears, hands and feet are Hers. She sees through his eyes,
hears through his ears. Body, mind, Prana, egoism, intellect, organs and all the other functions are
Her manifestations.
Saktism speaks of personal and the impersonal aspects of Godhead. Brahman is Nishkala or
without Prakriti and Sakala or with Prakriti. The Vedantin speaks of Nirupadhika Brahman (Pure
Nirguna Brahman without Maya) and Sopadhika Brahman (with Upadhi or Maya) or Saguna
Brahman. It is all the same. Names only are different. It is a play of words or Sabda Jalam. People
fight on word only, carry on lingual warfare, hair-splitting, logical chopping and intellectual
gymnastics. In reality the essence is one. Clay is the truth. All the modifications such as pot, etc., are
in name only. In Nirguna Brahman, Sakti is potential, whereas in Saguna Brahman, it is kinetic or
dynamic.
The basis of Saktism is the Veda. Saktism upholds that the only source and authority
(Pramana) regarding transcendental or supersensual matters such as the nature of Brahman, etc., is
Veda. Saktism is only Vedanta. The Saktas have the same spiritual experience as that of a Vedantin.
The Devi-Sukta of the Rig-Veda, the Sri-Sukta, Durga-Sukta, Bhu-Sukta and Nila-Sukta,
and the specific Sakta Upanishads such as Tripuratapini Upanishad, Sitopanishad, Devi Upanishad,
Saubhagya-Upanishad, Sarasvati Upanishad, Bhavanopanishad, Bhavrichopanishad, etc.,
emphatically declare about the Mother-aspect of God. The Kena Upanishad also speaks of Uma
(Haimavati) who imparted wisdom of the Self to Indra and the Devas.
Divine Mother is everywhere triple. She is endowed with the three Gunas, viz., Sattva,
Rajas and Tamas. She manifests as Will (Iccha Sakti), Action (Kriya Sakti) and Knowledge (Jnana
Sakti). She is Brahma Sakti (Sarasvati) in conjunction with Brahma, Vishnu Sakti (Lakshmi) in
conjunction with Lord Vishnu, and Siva Sakti (Gauri) in conjunction with Lord Siva. Hence She is
called Tripurasundari.
The abode of Tripurasundari, the Divine Mother is called Sri Nagara. This magnificent
abode is surrounded by twentyfive ramparts, which represent the twentyfive Tattvas. The
resplendent Chintamani palace is in the middle. The Divine Mother sits in the Bindu Pitha in Sri
Chakra in that wonderful palace. There is a similar abode for Her in the body of man also. The
whole world is Her body. Mountains are Her bones. Rivers are Her veins. Ocean is Her bladder. Sun
and moon are Her eyes. Wind is Her breath. Agni is Her mouth.
The Sakti enjoys Bhukti (enjoyment in the world) and Mukti (liberation from all worlds).
Siva is an embodiment of Bliss and Knowledge. Siva Himself appears in the form of man with a
life—mixture of pleasure and pain. If you remember this point always, all dualism, all hatred,
jealousy, pride will vanish. You must consider every human function as worship or a religious act.
Answering calls of nature, talking, eating, walking, seeing, hearing, become worship of Lord, if you
develop the right attitude. It is Siva who works in and through man. Where then is egoism or
individuality? All human actions are divine actions. One universal life throbs in the hearts of all,
sees in the eyes of all, works in the hands of all, hears in the ears of all. What a magnificent
experience it is, if one can feel this by crushing this little ‘I’! The old Samskaras, the old Vasanas,
the old habits of thinking, stand in the way of your realising this experience—Whole.
The aspirant thinks that the world is identical with the Divine Mother. He moves about
thinking his own form to be the form of the Divine Mother and thus beholds oneness everywhere.
He also feels that the Divine Mother is identical with Para Brahman.
The advanced Sadhaka feels: “I am the Devi and the Devi is in me”. He worships himself as
Devi instead of adoring any external object. He says: “Sa-aham—I am She (Devi)”.

Saktism is not a mere theory or philosophy. It prescribes systematic Sadhana of Yoga,
regular discipline, according to the temperament, capacity and degree of evolution of the Sadhaka.
It helps the aspirant to arouse the Kundalini and unite Her with Lord Siva and enjoy the Supreme
Bliss or Nirvikalpa Samadhi. When Kundalini sleeps, man is awake to the world. He has objective
consciousness. When She awakes, he sleeps. He loses all consciousness of the world and becomes
one with the Lord. In Samadhi, the body is maintained by the nectar which flows from the union of
Siva and Sakti with Sahasrara.
Guru is indispensable for the practice of Sakti Yoga Sadhana. He initiates the aspirant and
transmits the divine Sakti.
Physical contact with a female is gross Maithuna. This is due to Pasu Bhava or animal
disposition or brutal instinct. Mother Kundalini Sakti unites with Lord Siva in Sahasrara during
Nirvikalpa Samadhi. This is real Maithuna or blissful union. This is due to Divya Bhava or divine
disposition. You must rise from Pasu Bhava to Divya Bhava, through Satsanga, service of Guru,
renunciation and dispassion, discrimination, Japa and meditation.
Worship of the Divine Mother with intense faith and perfect devotion and self-surrender
will help you to attain Her grace. Through Her grace alone, you can attain knowledge of the
Imperishable.
Glory to Tripurasundari, the World-Mother, who is also Raja-Rajesvari and Lalita Devi.
May Her blessings be upon you all!