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18. SAKTISM<br />

Once the Trinity concept degenerated to a constant struggle between Brahma, Vishnu and<br />

Mahesha it resulted in the murder <strong>of</strong> Brahma leaving behind the two major sects <strong>of</strong> Vaisnava<br />

and Saiva. The Female face the Holy Spirit <strong>of</strong> the original Trinity took to form in the absence <strong>of</strong><br />

Brahma and the Sakti cult formed. It essentially started with the Saivite sect forming a Trinity<br />

<strong>of</strong> Siva, Sakti and Ganesha as the Father, Holy Spirit and Son. The basic Siva was then shown<br />

to be both Male and Female before the creation in the dance <strong>of</strong> Ardha Nareeswara (Half Woman<br />

God)<br />

Shiva and Devi are regarded as the tw<strong>of</strong>old personalization <strong>of</strong> Brahman, the primeval<br />

substance. Which then appears as Siva and Sakthi separated and in action. Sankara (9 th C AD)<br />

interpreted this as “Supreme, Devi holds ‘the universe in Her womb’<br />

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