Passage 15

In English

There are three powers associated with God. They are known as para shakti, apara shakti and avidya shakti. (Shakti means power). Para shakti is the power of Vishnu. Vishnu means omnipresence. Generally, para shakti is considered as Amba, Lalitha and other feminine forms of Goddess. In fact para shakti is formless and is omnipresent. The second is apara shakti. This is the power of conscience that is present in everyone and is known as kshetrajna; and it is confined to the individual concerned. Para shakti is universal while apara shakti is individual power. This is also known as atmic power or life-force.