• Raghunath Goswami

Worship of the female principle (Shakti) and of Surya did not achieve equal importance as the other major Brahmiancal cults. The female aspect of the divinity might have been venerated in the pre-Vedic times. In the Vedic age respect was shown also to the female principle as the Divine Mother, the Goddess of abundance and personified energy (Shakti). However, clear reference to the exclusive worshippers of the Devi is not to be found until a comparatively late period. Surya has been venerated in India from the earliest times. In Vedic and epic mythology, Sun and his various aspects played a very important part. The East Iranian (Shakadvipi) form of the solar cult was introduced in parts of northern India in the early centuries of the Christian era. But it was only at a comparatively late period that god figured as the central object in religious movements.

Shakti, Cult, Durgā Sakambari

"THE CONCEPT OF SHAKTI: A STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no.391-393, August-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808808.pdf

"THE CONCEPT OF SHAKTI: A STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no. pp391-393, August-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808808.pdf