E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Sak’ta.
A worshipper of a Sakti, or female deity, in Hindu mythology. The Saktas are divided into two branches, the Dakshin’acha’rins and the Vam’acha’rins (the followers of the right-hand and left-hand ritual). The latter practise the grossest impurities. (Sanskrit, sakti, power, energy.)
