Shakta

or Sak·ta

[ shahk-tuh ]

noun

, Hinduism.

1. a person who worships Shakti as the wife of Shiva.

Shakta

/ ˈʃʌktə /

noun

1. Hinduism a devotee of Sakti, the wife of Siva

Derived Forms

• ˈShaktist, noun
• ˈShaktism, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Shakta¹

From the Sanskrit word śākta pertaining to Shakti

Word History and Origins

Origin of Shakta¹

from Sanskrit śākta concerning Sakti

Example Sentences

Vedantism formed the topic of conversation of the cultured few; wine and goat's meat were taken to kindly by the majority of the people, and such Shakta rites as were accompanied by the offering of this drink and food to the goddess and their subsequent consumption by her votaries, were performed with zeal and enthusiasm.

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Much of the splendour of the Hindu idolatry consists in the celebration of the Shakta rites.

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The Shakta processions are utterly abominable.

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The religious part of it is very simple, consisting merely of the repetition of the Mula mantra, which may or may not be preceded by the usual mode of Shakta worship.

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One day last week a 28-year-old Shakta named Odia Patel, clad only in a loincloth, walked into a magistrate's office in Bali, a district of Rajasthan in Northwest-Central India.

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