yogamaya shakti | योगमाया शक्ति
The all-powerful internal power of God is called Yogmaya shakti (Devanagari: योगमाया शक्ति ISO15919: yogamāyā śakti). This power allows Him to do what He wants to do and doesn't do what He doesn't want to do. Moreover, this power can make the impossible possible.
It is with this power that He can do actions like the ones mentioned below which are contrary to His personality.
- Yamraj is scared of Shri Krishna. Yet, Krishna is scared of a thin stick in the hands of Yashoda Maiya.
- Shri Krishna does not need feel hungry. Yet, He does all sorts of odd jobs to get a handful of butter milk. Odd jobs? Yes, picks up cow dung cakes, dances on the streets for His devotees, begs for food and countless such lilas.
- He is Omnipresent and Omniscient yet He runs around the forest looking for Mother Sita.
- He is bliss. He becomes the material world. Yet, the material world is devoid of bliss.
- During the process of creation make fire emerge from water.
This power is also known by many other names
- Svarupa Shakti (Devanagari: स्वरूप शक्ति ISO15919: svarūpa śakti) means power which is true to His nature
- Para shakti (Devanagari: परा शक्ति ISO15919: parā śakti) means the superior power,
- Chit shakti (Devanagari: चित् शक्ति ISO15919: cit śakti),
- Antaranga shakti (Devanagari: अन्तरंगा शक्ति ISO15919: antaraṁgā śakti) means the internal power.
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Bhakti Shatak - Hundred Gems of Devotion - an in-depth analysis