Shakti, power is the flow of energy between the Vishnu and Shiva back and forth.

• • • If we go back to the akshara-wheel , the last four letters in indigo viz. sh ( Sa ), shh ( Ya ), sa ( sa ) and ha ( h ) are called the Sibilants or ushma , meaning energy . They are the shakti symbols. The first three of these aksharas can be linked to the three Goddesses Shri Lakshmi, Usha and Saraswati…they represent the energies of the manifest universe. They are the mythological consorts of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma (Brahma is equivalent to Ishvara and is the perceivable deity of Brahman, the Unknown). In the Vedic sense energy is treated very differently from the western scientific method :-Shri Lakshmi is the Goddess of wealth, worldly goods and material acquisitions. It is the favourite of the Hindu trading community. This stands for all transactions that move the count. That is what diminishes from one place increases at the receiving end. Let us say I give you money, it reduces with me but adds to your account.

Usha is that which keeps getting replenished. ….the rays of the sun ; the flowing rivers ; the sprouting leaves are all examples of this form of Shakti. The reservoir of energy is so huge that we get a feeling of ‘continuity’ in using it. Literally Usha means ‘the dawn’ and Rig Veda, the oldest of the Vedas, is replete with its praise.