Shakti

In most South Asian languages, shakti translates literally as power.

In Hinduism, Shakti is an aspect of Devi, and a goddess who represents the active, dynamic principles of feminine power.

See also:

• Mother Meera

• Shaktism

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George R.R. Martin uses the name in Vol. II of his Wild Cards series.

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Shakti is also an Indian / jazz fusion music group: See John McLaughlin