Tripura Sundari is a Goddess and one of the ten Mahavidyas. She is a form of Goddess Parvati (Durga,Mahakali). She is best known as the Devi extolled in the Lalita Sahasranama and as the subject of the Lalitopakhyana (story of the goddess Lalita) in Hinduism. The Indian state of Tripura derives it name from the goddess.
According to the Srikula tradition in Shaktism, Tripura Sundari is the foremost of the Mahavidyas and the highest aspect of Goddess Adi Parashakti. The Tripura Upanishad places her as the ultimate Shakti (energy, power) of the universe. She is described as the supreme consciousness, above Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Tripurasundari is said to sit on Shiva's lap in his form as Kāmeśvara, the "lord of desire". Tripura Sundari is also the primary goddess associated with the Shakta Tantric tradition, known as Sri Vidya.
The Sanskrit word 'Tripura' is a combination of two Sanskrit words; "Tri" meaning "tráyas (three)" and "pura" meaning a city or citadel, but also understood as referring to three cities or citadels "built of gold, silver, and iron, in the sky, air, and earth, by Maya for the Asuras, and burnt by Śiva" referring to the legend of the three cities destroyed by Shiva. However, "Tripura" can also mean "Śiva Śaktir (Shiva Shakti)" while "sundarī" means "a beautiful woman".
Therefore, "Tripura Sundarī" literally means "She who is beautiful in the three worlds".
She is called Tripura because she is identical with the triangle (trikona) that symbolizes the yoni and that forms her chakra (see below). She is also called Tripura because her mantra has three clusters of syllables. Here Tripura is identified with the alphabet, from which all sounds and words proceed and which is often understood to occupy a primordial place in tantric cosmology. She is three-fold, furthermore, because she expresses herself in Brahma, Visnu, and Siva in her roles as creator, maintainer, and destroyer of the universe. She is threefold also because she represents the subject (maul), instrument (mina), and object (meya) of all things. Here again, she is identified with reality expressed in terms of speech, which involves a speaker, what is said, and objects to which the words refer.
Tripura Sundari is also known by names as Ṣoḍaśī ("She who is the sixteenth", Lalitā, Kāmeśvarī, Śrīvidyā and Raj Rajeshwari. The Shodashi Tantra refers to Shodashi as the "Beauty of the Three Cities," or Tripurasundari.
She is Tripura because she is beyond the three Gunas. She dwells in the three worlds of manas, buddhi, and chitta. She is Trayi, the unified combination of the three gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. She is also known as Lalita (the graceful one) and Kameshwari (the desire principle of the Supreme).
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According to the Srikula tradition in Shaktism, Tripura Sundari is the foremost of the Mahavidyas and the highest aspect of Goddess Adi Parashakti. The Tripura Upanishad places her as the ultimate Shakti (energy, power) of the universe. She is described as the supreme consciousness, above Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Tripurasundari is said to sit on Shiva's lap in his form as Kāmeśvara, the "lord of desire". Tripura Sundari is also the primary goddess associated with the Shakta Tantric tradition, known as Sri Vidya.
The Sanskrit word 'Tripura' is a combination of two Sanskrit words; "Tri" meaning "tráyas (three)" and "pura" meaning a city or citadel, but also understood as referring to three cities or citadels "built of gold, silver, and iron, in the sky, air, and earth, by Maya for the Asuras, and burnt by Śiva" referring to the legend of the three cities destroyed by Shiva. However, "Tripura" can also mean "Śiva Śaktir (Shiva Shakti)" while "sundarī" means "a beautiful woman".
Therefore, "Tripura Sundarī" literally means "She who is beautiful in the three worlds".
She is called Tripura because she is identical with the triangle (trikona) that symbolizes the yoni and that forms her chakra (see below). She is also called Tripura because her mantra has three clusters of syllables. Here Tripura is identified with the alphabet, from which all sounds and words proceed and which is often understood to occupy a primordial place in tantric cosmology. She is three-fold, furthermore, because she expresses herself in Brahma, Visnu, and Siva in her roles as creator, maintainer, and destroyer of the universe. She is threefold also because she represents the subject (maul), instrument (mina), and object (meya) of all things. Here again, she is identified with reality expressed in terms of speech, which involves a speaker, what is said, and objects to which the words refer.
She is Tripura because she is beyond the three Gunas. She dwells in the three worlds of manas, buddhi, and chitta. She is Trayi, the unified combination of the three gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. She is also known as Lalita (the graceful one) and Kameshwari (the desire principle of the Supreme).
Tanjore Paintings are believed to bring auspicious to the home and preserved as valuable antiques. Ideal for decorating Pooja rooms in Home, Office and Business places.
Material Used: 22 Carat Original Gold Foils, Plywood, Cloth, Paints, Semi-precious stones, Arabic gum, Chalk powder. Unbreakable fiberglass to avoid damages
Made by Traditional artists dedicated to Tanjore Paintings.
Often treated as Royal Gifts, gift your Loved ones with this Auspicious Tanjore Painting.
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