The seven Matrikas or Shakti are
- Brahmi - Shakti / Power of creation wife of Brahma (Saraswati)
- Vaishanavi - Shakti / Power of prosperity wife of Vishnu (Lakshmi)
- Maheshwari/Raudrani - Shakti /Power of destroying wife of Maheshwar/Shiva/Rudra (Parvati)
- Indrani - Shakti /Power of Indra his wife Sachi
- Kaumari - Shakti /Power of Skanda (Kartikeya) his wife Devasena
- Varahi - Shakti / Power of Varaha Avatar of Vishnu - Bhudevi/Prithvi
Yami - Shakti/Power of Yama his wife Dharma
Or
Narsimhi - Shakti /Power of Narsimha Avatar of Vishnu
Or
Vinayaki - Shakti/Power of Ganesh his wife Siddhi
Or
Chamundi - Shakti / Power of KalaBhairava (Kali)