Rādhārāṇī is spiritual energy, and Durgā, or Kālī, is material energy. So those who are materialist, they worship Drgā, Kālī, the material, different forms of material energy. And, so in both the cases... There is a word in Sanskrit, it is called śakta, śakta. Śakta, the word comes from śakti. Śakti means energy.
Sakti means
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 4
śakti means "energy.
SB 4.6.43, Purport: In this verse the word śiva-śakti is significant. Śiva means "auspicious," and śakti means "energy." There are many types of energies of the Supreme Lord, and all of them are auspicious.
Lectures
Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures
| Page Title: | Sakti means |
| Compiler: | Sahadeva, ChandrasekharaAcarya |
| Created: | 20 of Nov, 2009 |
| Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=1, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=17, Con=2, Let=0 |
| No. of Quotes: | 20 |