Mahadevi
Durga'nın kozmik biçimi, tüm tanrılıkları kapsayan Yüce Tanrıça olarak Adi Parashakti veya Mahadevi'dir.
Mahadevi (Sanskrit : महादेवी , IAST : Mahādevī ), Devi , Mahamaya ve Adi Parashakti olarak da anılır, Hinduizm'deki en yüce tanrıçadır. Tanrıça merkezli Şaktizm mezhebine göre, tüm Hindu tanrıları ve tanrıçaları, Para Brahman veya nihai gerçeklik olarak kabul edilen bu büyük tanrıçanın tezahürleri olarak kabul edilir.
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