Sublime

associated with a specific religious tradition, the religion of Śiva-Śakti, also known as Shaivism, the dominant religion of India throughout the medieval period.

in its purest state, when the potential of rajas and tamas is minimized, buddhi is primarily lucid, peaceful, happy, tranquil, and discriminatory, all qualities of sattva. It is the interface between puruṣa and all other prākṛtic evolutes.

While there is no need for specific rituals or offerings, it is said that Devī is especially pleased when we offer flowers for every nāma. While this can be taken literally, flowers refer to our saṃskāras (see Chapter 4). Setting an intention to offer up our saṃskāras to Devī and to become aligned with her will is practically more useful than

sukha are “bliss,” “ease,” and “happiness.”