Śakti Āveśa — The Empowering of a Being With Divine Power Alone
Śakti āveśa (Sanskrit: śakti = power/energy/capacity + āveśa = investiture/infusion; 'investiture of divine power') is the subtype of āveśa avatāra in which Bhagavān empowers a specific jīva or entity with His divine śakti — enabling that being to perform extraordinary tasks, transmit divine knowledge, or accomplish Bhagavān's purposes — without any reflection of His essential svarūpa.
The Nature of Śakti Āveśa: In śakti āveśa, the jīva receives divine power as a tool or capacity — it becomes a vehicle for divine action without itself being directly identified with Bhagavān's essential nature. The being is enabled to do what it could not do on its own, but it remains a jīva operating under divine empowerment, not a manifestation of Bhagavān's svarūpa.
Examples: Certain holy sages described in the Purāṇas who received special powers from Bhagavān to fulfil specific cosmic roles — their extraordinary capabilities came from divine investiture of śakti, not from Bhagavān's svarūpa entering them.
The Practical Significance: Recognising śakti āveśa helps understand why certain extraordinary teachers or beings, despite their genuine divine empowerment, may have limitations in the scope of their teaching — because they received śakti for specific purposes, not the comprehensive svarūpa infusion that would give broader divine insight.