In Hinduism, Shakti refers to the female divine principle that creates and moves through the entire universe. Not only is Shakti a creatrix but she is also the driving force behind all change. While Shakti brings the universe into existence, she is also the agent of liberation from it. She manifests in many ways in the material universe. In Hinduism, each of her aspects is represented by a specific Goddess such Amba (courage), Laxmi (prosperity), Saraswati (knowledge), Radha (devotion) etc. To Rishis (spiritual seers), she is the path of spiritual evolution, and they named her ‘Kundalini’. Through Tapasya (disciplined spiritual practice) they realized that Shakti is the very consciousness force — Chetna — that energizes the whole universe and all the objects and creatures inhabiting it.