Shodashi (the Sixteen-year-old)

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Shodashi (the Sixteen-year-old) is a youthful and radiant form of the Hindu goddess Tripura Sundari, embodying supreme beauty, perfection, and the fullness of spiritual power.

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Surface form Occurrences
Shodashi 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu goddess
Mahavidya
Tantric deity
form of Tripura Sundari
associatedWith Friday
Sri Chakra NERFINISHED
Sri Yantra NERFINISHED
full moon
planet Venus
red color
associatedWithNumber 16
belongsToGroup Dasha Mahavidya NERFINISHED
centralMantraSystem Sri Vidya mantra NERFINISHED
centralText Lalita Sahasranama NERFINISHED
Tripura Rahasya NERFINISHED
embodies fullness of spiritual power
perfection
supreme beauty
hasAlternativeName Lalita NERFINISHED
Sri Vidya NERFINISHED
Tripura Sundari NERFINISHED
hasAttribute goad
noose
hasConsort Kameshvara NERFINISHED
hasEpithet Rajarajeshwari NERFINISHED
Shodashi Devi NERFINISHED
The Sixteen-year-old
hasWeapon five flower-arrows
sugarcane bow
iconographicFeature four-armed form
seated on a lotus
seated on a throne
youthful sixteen-year-old appearance
isAspectOf Adi Parashakti NERFINISHED
Parvati NERFINISHED
isFormOf Tripura Sundari NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
residesIn Manidvipa NERFINISHED
Sri Nagara NERFINISHED
symbolizes complete blossoming of consciousness
eternal youth
non-dual awareness
supreme bliss
tradition Shaktism NERFINISHED
Sri Vidya tradition NERFINISHED
worshipGoal liberation (moksha)
material prosperity
spiritual perfection
worshippedIn Shakta temples
Sri Vidya upasana
Tantric rituals

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Lalita Sahasranama associatedConcept Shodashi (the Sixteen-year-old)
this entity surface form: Shodashi
Tripura Sundari epithet Shodashi (the Sixteen-year-old)