Adi Shakti is worshipped in both (formless) and Saguna (with form) aspects. She assumes various forms to fulfill specific cosmic purposes:

: "Adi" means origin or first, and "Shakti" means power or energy. She is the active, dynamic force that animates the universe, while the masculine principle (Shiva) represents pure, passive consciousness.

: According to the Devi Bhagavata Purana , Adi Shakti created the Hindu trinity—Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva—and empowered them with her energy to perform their respective roles of creation, maintenance, and destruction.