Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 572: Shri Parashakti (ōṃ parāśaktyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is the original Supreme Power. She is incomparable to Super Shakti. 

A fruit and its seed have the shakti to generate another tree. In human body manjja, Semen and prana are life attributes having more shakti within them. Whichever takes a viewable form is having a lower level shakti. Whatever takes indirect form, has higher level shakti. Water turns into ice, and then it turns into water and stream in indirect form with higher strength than water. Ice does not have the strength of water. So, in indirect form, the shakti level increases. The Divine Mother is in that indirect form as Supreme Shakti. 

The Ahum of Lord Shiva is the shakti. People call this Adi or the first shakti. This is the shakti that describes Shivam. Using original first Parasahkti, Maya creates the universe. This Parashakti is also called Jada or stationery shakti, Mayashakti. This Parashakti is responsible in many forms and names to run the whole universe. She is in the Ichashakti, Jnana shakti and Kriyashakti forms also. Please refer to later Namam:658 Iccasaktijnanasaktikriyasaktisrupini with the meaning: She is in the form of powers of will, knowledge, and action. 

The Divine Mother is the Supreme Power that transcends and controls everything in this universe. Kamikagama says that the tenth elementary substance (dhatu) in our body is Parashakti. Among the dhatus, skin, blood, flesh, fat, and bone are derived from the Divine Mother, while marrow, semen, breath and vitality are derived from Lord Shiva. The tenth dhatu enhances and maintains the above nine; that is Parashakti. 

Wherever there is energy, there is the presence of the Divine Mother. The wise people see Her as energy in all substances. (Linga Purana). There is a mantra known as Para, which is also called Parashakti. The Divine Mother is in that Mantra form as well.

The Divine Mother is the Parashakti.

 

C N Nachiappun         

Singapore, 19 August 2021.

References:

1.       The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamayi Center, San Ramon, California, USA, with Commentary by T. V Narayana Menon

2.       Shri Lalitha Sahasranama Stostram published in Tamil by N. Ramaswami Iyer charities’ societies, Trichirapalli, India, with Commentary by C. V. Radhakrishna Sastry.

3.       The Lalitha Sahasranamam published in Tamil by Shri Ramakrishna Thapovanam, Thiruipparaithurai, Trichy District, Tamilnadu, India with commentary by Shrimath Swami Sithbavandar