[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1556 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1556 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1556 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1556](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1556) SAKTI. The wife or the female energy of a deity, but especially of Siva. \*See Devī\* and \*Tantra.\* - [Previous: c5.1555](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1555) - [Next: c5.1557](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1557) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1556](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1556) · Pramāṇa