Adi Parashakti

Adi Parashakti—the Goddess, Devi—is the Supreme Being and recognized as Para Brahman. She is also known as "Parma" means supreme, "Satya" means the Truth as per many shakta texts. The Devi Bhagwata Mahapurana suggests that Adi Parashakti is the original creator, observer and destroyer of the whole universe.

As per Shaktism, Adi Parashakti appeared as Divine Pure Eternal Consciousness i.e. ShoonyaBindu or Nirgun Brahman, the divine zero feminine energy, from which prakriti(Universal Nature) and purush(Universal Soul) were originated.

Hence Adi Parashakti is Parama Prakriti. Goddess Durga is the original manifested form of Mother Adi-Parashakti. Goddess Durga is Adi- Parashakti herself. Durga or Parvati, the goddess of power and beauty, is considered as her saguna svarupa (human form). That is, Parvati or Durga is the truest material form of the Goddess, possessing the three qualities (Sattva, Rajas, Tamas). However, the Goddess Adi Parashakti is also considered to be truly supreme spirit without form (Param Atman). She is the Great Goddess, and therefore the source of all other goddesses. She is supreme and regarded as "Absolute Truth" does not have any consort, but to bring back Lord Shiva in Sansar, she took birth in human form to marry him.