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 | | Vaishnavism, Saivism andShaktism, respectively believe in a monotheistic ideal of Vishnu (often as Krishna), Siva, or Devi; this view does not exclude other personal Gods, as they areunderstood to be aspects of the chosen ideal (e.g., to many devotees of Krishna, Shiva is seen as having sprung from Krishna'screative force). |
 | | For Shaktas, who worship Devi, Devi is the personalform of God to attain the impersonal Absolute, God, i.e., Shiva. |
 | | The post- Vedic Hindu scriptures form the latter category, the most notable of which are the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, major epics considered scripture by most followers of Sanatana Dharma, their stories arguably familiar tothe vast majority of Hindus living in the Indiansubcontinent, if not abroad. |
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