Shaktis, the powers of sadashiva
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The Raurava Agama, Mridengra Agama, Vidyā Pādaḥ (knowledge section) of Srimat Kamika Agama reveal the many Shaktis of Sadashiva, giving the Shaastra Pramana, scriptural evidences into very detailed and precise sciences of Shiva’s cosmic manifestations of Shakti and how Bhagavan governs the Cosmos with each of these powers.
tasamattejaḥ susampūrnaṁ śaktyaśṭaka samanvitam |
vibhinnam tvaṣtadhā bhuyah śivecchā vidhicoditam || 9 ||
ananteśastataḥ purvam tataḥ suksmaḥ sivottamaḥ |
ekantraikarudro ca trimurtiścānala-dyutih || 10 ||
śrikanthaśca śikhandī ca suryakoti samaprabhau |
aṣtāvete mahātmānas-tasmattejo viniḥsṛtaḥ || 11 ||
From the supreme state of total Oneness (susampūrnam) with Shiva, an effulgent column of light, undivided wholeness, appeared associated with 8 Shaktis, shaktya-aśtaka. Next, it got variegated again into 8 luminous souls as willed and stimulated by Shiva’s Iccha Shakti, power of Will. These 8 luminous souls are: Ananteshwara, Sukshma, Sivottama, Ekanetra, Ekarudra, Trimurti, who was as resplendent as fire, Srikantha and Shikhandi. All of them were with immeasurable brilliance of 10 million suns. There were 8 Shivas, the Great Vidyeshvaras, who manifested from that luminous column.
~ Raurava Agama, Vidyā Pādaḥ, Shiva-tattvani, vr. 9-11
