What group was believed to possess a creative energy called shakti?

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What group was believed to possess a creative energy called Shakti ?

1. the Kshatriyas

2. children

3. women

4. the Sudras

3. women

Explanation:

The word shakti applies to diverse ideas, and it´s usually defined as the dynamic energy in charge of creation, preservation, and destruction of the universe. Shakti is recognized as female energy because its creation capacity relates to mothers at birth, and also refers to goddesses as manifestations of this kind of energy, whether they embody positive or negative aspects of it.

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