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{{Short description|Ancient Hindu sage}} | |||
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|religion = [[Hinduism]] | |religion = [[Hinduism]] | ||
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| children = [[Parashara]] | | children = [[Parashara]] | ||
| spouse = Adrushyanti | | spouse = Adrushyanti<ref>{{cite book | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=wR_kAAAAMAAJ&q=Adrushyanti | title = Wife of Sakti Maharsi| isbn = 9788185080987| last1 = Bhiḍe| first1 = Śrīpāda Raghunātha| year = 1996}}</ref> | ||
| father = [[Vasishtha]] | | father = [[Vasishtha]] | ||
|mother = | |mother = [[Arundhati (Hinduism)|Arundhati]] | ||
[[Arundhati (Hinduism)|Arundhati]] | |||
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'''Shakti | In [[Hinduism]], '''Shakti''' was a [[rishi]] (sage) and son of [[Vashistha]] and Arundhati. He was the father of [[Parashara]], mentioned in the epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''. | ||
There is a | There is a legend found in ''Mahabharata'' about Shakti. Once King [[Kalmashapada]], going hunting, killed many animals. Tired and being hungry and thirsty, he was proceeding through the woods. On the way, Shakti came on the same path, from the opposite direction. The King ordered him to get out of his way. The Rishi addressed the King sweetly and said "O king, this is my way". In accordance with duty and tradition, a king should always make way for [[Brahmin]]s. The king persisted in acting like a Rakshasa (demon). The Rishi cursed the king thus: "O worst of the worst kings, since thou persecutest an ascetic, like a Rakshasa, thou shalt from this day, became a Rakshasa subsisting on human flesh! Henceforth, O worst of kings! thou shalt wander over the earth, affecting human form!".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xeW8AgAAQBAJ&q=shakti&pg=PP9|title=Vashista|author1=N. RANGANATHA SHARMA|date=9 January 2014|website=|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|author2=Litent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jg9uAAAAMAAJ&q=sakti|title=Immortal India|last=|first=|website=|year=1991|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> | ||
He was the grandfather of [[Vyasa]], author of the Indian [[Epic poetry|epic]] ''[[Mahabharata]]''.{{cn|date=November 2022}} | |||
== Death == | == Death == | ||
Cursed thus by Rishi Shakti, the Rakshasa( | Cursed thus by Rishi Shakti, the Rakshasa(demon) first killed and swallowed Shakti himself. After that, Kalmasapada ate successively all the 100 sons of Maharshi Vasistha.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft|title=Puranic encyclopaedia : a dictionary with special reference to epic and Puranic literature|last=|first=|date=1975|website=archive.org|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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| Religion | Hinduism |
| Spouse | Adrushyanti<ref>Bhiḍe, Śrīpāda Raghunātha (1996). Wife of Sakti Maharsi. ISBN 9788185080987.</ref> |
| Children | Parashara |
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In Hinduism, Shakti was a rishi (sage) and son of Vashistha and Arundhati. He was the father of Parashara, mentioned in the epic Mahabharata.
There is a legend found in Mahabharata about Shakti. Once King Kalmashapada, going hunting, killed many animals. Tired and being hungry and thirsty, he was proceeding through the woods. On the way, Shakti came on the same path, from the opposite direction. The King ordered him to get out of his way. The Rishi addressed the King sweetly and said "O king, this is my way". In accordance with duty and tradition, a king should always make way for Brahmins. The king persisted in acting like a Rakshasa (demon). The Rishi cursed the king thus: "O worst of the worst kings, since thou persecutest an ascetic, like a Rakshasa, thou shalt from this day, became a Rakshasa subsisting on human flesh! Henceforth, O worst of kings! thou shalt wander over the earth, affecting human form!".<ref>N. RANGANATHA SHARMA; Litent (9 January 2014). "Vashista".</ref><ref>"Immortal India". 1991.</ref>
He was the grandfather of Vyasa, author of the Indian epic Mahabharata.[citation needed]
Death
Cursed thus by Rishi Shakti, the Rakshasa(demon) first killed and swallowed Shakti himself. After that, Kalmasapada ate successively all the 100 sons of Maharshi Vasistha.<ref>"Puranic encyclopaedia : a dictionary with special reference to epic and Puranic literature". archive.org. 1975.</ref>
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