or sakti
In Hinduism , the "creative energy" inherent in and proceeding from God.
It is exemplified by the female principle, the female reproductive organs, or the goddess Shakti, wife of Shiva . As energy, shakti is viewed as the merging of powers emanating from male gods, and it is possessed by each person. In Tantric Hinduism, the goddess Shakti is associated with the lowest of the chakra s, lying dormant within the body as a coiled serpent ( Shaktism .