Tripura Sundari

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Tripura Sundari is a principal Hindu goddess of the Sri Vidya tradition, revered as the supreme beauty and cosmic power who embodies and governs the entire universe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Devi
Hindu goddess
Mahavidya
Supreme goddess in Shakta tradition
aspectOf Shaktas
surface form: Adi Parashakti

Goddess Gauri
surface form: Parvati
associatedConcept Kundalini
Non-dual Shakta philosophy
Devi
surface form: Shakti

Sri Yantra
surface form: Sri Chakra

Sri Vidya
surface form: Sri Vidya mantra tradition

Sri Yantra
associatedWithNumber 16
consort Shiva
cosmicRole Embodiment of the entire universe
Ruler of the three worlds
Supreme beauty and cosmic power
epithet Kameshvari
Lalita Tripurasundari
surface form: Mahatripurasundari

Shodashi (the Sixteen-year-old)
Sri Mata
festival Lalita Panchami
Navaratri
iconography Depicted as a sixteen-year-old girl
Holds five flower-arrows
Holds goad (ankusha)
Holds noose (pasha)
Holds sugarcane bow
Seated on a lotus placed on the Sri Chakra
Seated on a throne or on the body of Shiva
Usually shown with four arms
majorCenterOfWorship Kanchipuram Kamakshi tradition
Sringeri Sharada Peetham Sri Chakra worship
Tripura Sundari Temple
surface form: Tripura Sundari Temple, Tripura, India
meaningOfName Tripura Sundari self-linksurface differs
surface form: The beautiful (sundari) of the three worlds (tripura)
otherName Chandi
surface form: Kameshwari

Lalita
Lalita Tripurasundari
Rajrajeshwari
Shodashi
philosophicalStatus Identified with pure consciousness
Source and dissolver of the universe
religion Hinduism
textualSource Brahmanda Purana
Lalita Sahasranama
Lalita
surface form: Lalita Trishati

Shakta Upanishads
surface form: Tantric Sri Vidya texts

Tripura Rahasya
tradition Sri Vidya
worshippedAs Mother goddess
Personification of bliss (ananda)
Supreme reality (Parabrahman) in Sri Vidya

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Sri Yantra associatedWithDeity Tripura Sundari
Sri Yantra associatedWithDeity Tripura Sundari
this entity surface form: Lalita Tripurasundari
Devi hasAspect Tripura Sundari
Devi hasAspect Tripura Sundari
this entity surface form: Bhuvaneshwari
Shaktism associatedDeity Tripura Sundari
this entity surface form: Bhuvaneshwari
Tripura Sundari meaningOfName Tripura Sundari self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The beautiful (sundari) of the three worlds (tripura)
Shakti is the all-encompassing cosmic power manifestationsInclude Tripura Sundari
subject surface form: Shakti
Mahavidyas member Tripura Sundari
Saundarya Lahari primaryDeity Tripura Sundari
Lalita alsoKnownAs Tripura Sundari
Srikula primaryDeity Tripura Sundari
Tripura Sundari Temple primaryDeity Tripura Sundari