Shakthi Worship

"To those who adore thee, O' Mother, Thou grantest all boons, Thou art the origin of the Vedas and of all the Worlds, Be pleased to shine in my heart and accept my adoration. Thou art effulgence,Thou art the light of the Devas and Thou art in everything and beyond everything. Bathe me in Thy light and purify me" 

History of Shakthi Worship and Parashakthi temple

At our temple parashakthi has manifested as karumariamman.

Karumari is the name of the Supreme divine eternal conciousness

Amman means mother

Goddesses, the Divine as “eternal mother” has been worshipped in all cultures, the world over, since earliest of times. The Divine as the great Mother, the Eternal, Universal Mother is known to us from the ancient written records of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome and India. Karumari Amman: Devi Parashakthi has manifested herself in the form of Karumari Amman in a village named Thiruverkadu on the outskirts of Chennai, India and at the Parashakthi temple in Pontiac Michigan , USA.

This ancient temple in Chennai was built by Sage Agastiar during Vedictimes and has been rebuilt many times since then. Here Agastiar visualized Divine Mother as supreme divine consciousness, which manifested in the material universe as mother-creator of everything in the material and the spiritual universe. Various gods are Her manifestations as realized by created beings.
  
Parashakthi Karumari Amman
Divine Mother wished a house of worship built here in USA so she can give her Eternal Grace to her devotees and protect them from harm and tragedies which may befall on our world.

Hence, our temple is built on this pristine land chosen by “HER”. At our temple parashakthi has manifested as karumariamman. 
Ka is a beeja for Brahma-saraswathi, 
Ru is a beeja for Rudra and Rudrini, Ma is a beeja for Maha Vishnu-Mahalakshmi, Ri is a beeja for the mircocosmic divine conciousness vibrating in the heart region. 

So her name karumariamman. is actually mantra for Supreme deities. The concept of Divine Mother-Amman is ancient and this indicates the supreme divine consciousness as transcended from the highest plane to the lowest in the material plane and can be reached by humans as Divine Mother-Amman. We are most fortunate and blessed to have the privilege of worshipping this supreme divine consciousness as our Divine Mother at our temple, where “SHE” has manifested actively due to the nature of the origin of our temple, which is deeply mystical. “She is the mother of Kundalini Shakthi, a minute part of her has manifested as “Purusha” (shiva) and Prakrithi (Shakthi), which together has materialized into various universes (multiverse) as living and non-living entities through maya shakthi.

She has been worshipped as Isis, Sophia, Shekina and with many other names. She manifests in various historical religions of the world, including the most ancient living religious tradition of Hinduism. In the early Church, the Holy Spirit was experienced as feminine, as seen from the writings of some church Fathers. In early Judaism, the figure of wisdom is experienced as feminine and the theology of "Shekina" and other references in the book of Isaiah as to the Motherhood of God are well known. Ever since the resurrection of Christ, the grace of Christ has always manifested itself in the form of Mother Mary. Now, in today's world, there is a new realization to view God as the Mother. It is in this regard that Shakthi worship in Hinduism, which dates back to several thousand years in India, can make a significant contribution toward betterment of humanity and uplifting of spirituality. 

In India, since Indus Valley times, the newly discovered Saraswathy river civilization and the Vedic period, going back to over 5000 years we find a rich tradition of theology as well as worship-patterns of God as Mother, Devi and Parashakti, complete with liturgies, symbolism's, philosophies and psychologies. Her manifestations and worship centers are seen in various parts of India. 

The origin of shakthi worship can be traced to such Vedic texts as Sri-Suktam, Durga-Suktam, Bhu-Suktam, Tripuropanishad, Bhavanopanishad etc. In Sandhya Upasana, we think of Gayatri Devi in the solar orb and imagine that the sun shines by HER effulgence and that She is also the Truth, which has kindled the light of reason in our minds. Her praise is sung thus in the Mantra 'Ayatu Varada Devi': "To those who adore thee, O' Mother, Thou grantest all boons, Thou art The origin of the Vedas and of all the Worlds, Be pleased to shine in my heart and accept my adoration. Thou art effulgence, Thou art the light of the Devas and Thou art in everything and beyond everything. Bathe me in thy light and purify me". It would show that the daily Sandyavandanam enjoined by Vedas is primarily Shakthi worship. 

We have references of Shakthi worship in Maha-Bharata in many contexts - before entering Matsya- Kingdom, at the commencement of battle of Kurukshetra Arjuna prayed Durga, -- In Bhagavatam we observe Rukmini worshipping Ambika before her marriage. Devi Bhagavatam deals entirely with the glory of divine Mother. Brahmanda puranam contains Lalitha Sahasranama and Trisati. Chandi or Devi-Mahatmyam forms part of Markandeya-puranam. 

Saundaryalahari (one of the 64 Sakta Tantras) says that after Siva had filled the world with the other Tantras, He gave out, at the request of Devi, the 'Sri Tantra' which fulfills the objects covered by all other Tantras. This is known as the worship of Tripura or Sri-Vidya, and includes Upasana of "Bala, Pancadasi and Sodasi" 

The worship of Devi in Sri-Cakra is set forth by Adi-Sankara in his Prapancasara and Saundaryalahari. We have numerous places of Shakthi worship- Shakthi is adored as: Uma in Himalayas - Amba in Kashmir, Visalakshi in Varanasi., Gauri in Kanya Kubja, Bhavani in Maharashtra and Kali in Calcutta. Shakti is worshipped as Bala in Kanya Kumari, as Meenakshi (Syamala in Mantrini) in Madura in Tamil Nadu, as Akhilandeswari or Dandini at Jambukesvaram, as Kamakshi at Kancipuram, Karumari in Chennai, Sarada at Srungeri, as Camundesvari at Mysore, and as Bhagavati in Kerala. During Navaratri days She is adored as Durga, Lakshmi and Sarasvati (three in one).