The female or generative principle; wife of Siva and a benevolent form of Devi; Also called: Sakti.
In Hinduism, the female attribute of purusha (the Cosmic Self), as light and heat are the shakti of the Sun. Those who worship the goddess Durga or Parvati, consort of Siva, are called Shaktas. The material world, being made up of shakti, is the realm of the goddess Durga, who is the personification of the shakti of Siva.