Guest guest Posted June 25, 2003 Report Share Posted June 25, 2003 Respected Shri Vijaya Ganapathy, Thanks for this devotional post on Shodasi aka Sree TRIPURASUNDARI. May i also add some comments ? Devi as maha TRIPURASUNDARI - this is the best way to describe our divine mother - AFTER ALL, WHO ELSE CAN BE THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF THE THREE WORLDS- except our divine mother. Tripura has many meanings... as per The Kaalikaa Purana " by the will of pradhaana, the body of Lord Shiva became triple : the upper part became Brahma, the middle part became Vishhnu and the lower part became Rudra." As these three pura-s (bodies) are in Lord Shiva, he is called Tripura (three bodied) and his wife is known as Tripuraa. In the Kaamakalaa Vilaasa ), the honored sage, Abhiyukta, mentions that Devi created all the three forms and she is before all (purobhava), because she is in the form of all the three (trayiimayi) and exists even after the dissolution of the three worlds and recreates them again. In the Brahmanda-Purana, it is mentioned that the GoddessTripurasundarii rules over the entire universe and She is the supreme empress, and Brahma, VishhNu and Shiva are mere functionaries in Her empire. The Lalitaa Sahasranaama portrays Her as being attended by Lakshmi and Saraswati on either side. Shankaracharya, in his saundrayalahirii, mentions that Brahma, VishhNu and Shiva started their cosmic processes when the Supreme Shakti knitted Her brow for a split second. The Devi mantra consists of three syllables, and her fifteen lettered mantra panchadashaakshari is composed of three kuuta-s (peaks). She resides in three naadi-s (nerve channels), namely sushhumnaa, pingalaa, and idaa. She is the ruler of the three Shaktis - ichchaa (will), jnana (knowledge) and kriyaa (action). She pervades all the three worlds - heaven, earth and the nether world. She is the controller of all the three bodies - sthula (gross), suukshhma (subtle), and kaarana (causal). She is the self which is present through the three states of existence - jaagrat (waking), svapna (dream), and sushhupti (deep sleep). Though she is above all guna-s, (gunatita) She pervades the three modes of energy- sattva (purity), rajas (mobility) and tamas (inertia). Love and joy are the inherent qualities of beauty. Sundarii means belle and beauty. SARVAANGA SUNDARI (LALITA TRISHATI)- BLISS IN A BEAUTIFUL FORM - OUR DIVINE MOTHER SREE LALTA TRIPURA SUNDARI... perfection, beauty and bliss - that is what MATA TRIPURA SUNDARI IS ALL ABOUT! i bow to the Lotus feet of our divine mother, the beauty queen of the three worlds, sree mahatripura sundari! Adi shankara has composed tripurasundariashtakam which is known for its lyrical and devotional beauty. Here is dikshitir kriti i love on sree maha tripurasundari! SRI KAMALAMBIKE SIVE PAHIMAMA – LALITHE SRIPATHI VINUTHE SITASITE - SIVA SAHITE (SRI KAMALAMBA) Anu Pallavi RAGA CHANDRAMUKI RAKSHITA KOLAMUKI RAMA VANI SAKI - RAJA YOGA SUKI SAKAMPARI SATOTARI CHANDRA KALADARI SAMKARI SAMKARA GURUGUHA BAKTHA VASAMKARI EKAKSHARI BHUVANESWARI - ISAPRIYAKARI SRIKARI - SUKAKARI - SRI MAHATRIPURASUNDARI (SRI KAMALAMBA) ************************************************** The Meaning of the Song Kamalambika, protect me !!! Sri Kamalambika, known as Lalitha who is praised by the Lord of Lakshmi who is companioned by Paramashiva whose face equals the full moon who is the companion of Lakshmi and Sarasvati who enjoys the bliss arising from Rajayoga who has earned the name Sakambari who wears moon on thy crest who gives all the auspicious things who has captured the hearts of Paramashiva and Guruguha who owns the Syllable, Hreem as thy Mantra, who is the mistress of the Worlds who enchants Paramashiva who creates prosperity, who gives happiness, who owns the splendid name SRI MAHA TRIPURASUNDARI om sree Tripurasundarayaii namo namaha! , ganapathy = = vijaya <srividya101> wrote: > > > Alexandra Kafka <alexandra.kafka@a...> wrote: > I search for information about Sodasi Devi. > As far as I know this is the form of Tripura Sundari as a 16 years old girl. > > > > > Sub : Shodasi or Tripura Sundari > > > > This is the third Vidya of the ten great Maha vidyas of the Divine parashakthi and also known as Tripura Sundari Vidya. Of the Different Shakthi the Icchha Shakthi ( Desire ) is tripurasundari.The tantras proclaim that there is no difference between the shakthi and the person possessing the shakthi. Therefore the icchha shakthi is tripurasundari. > > > > Tripura Sundari is mediated upon as Bala, Panchadhashi and Shodasi manthra in Sowmya rupa. Without Guru paduka manthra these manthras become ineffective. Bala itself would do for Self Realisation. > > > > The Upanishads reveal the Mahavakya – I am the absolute –Everything is Brahaman – To perceive this knowledge we have to raise above our limited body, mind or world. We should not bow down before any fear, worry, sorrow, anxiety or other pettiness of the mind.as we are the supreme SELF. Such attitudes help us to attract the grace of Shodasi or the Sundari through the manthra ,whereby we perceive the bliss of the Brahman everywhere . > > > > A Jeeva is at any time in any one of the three state – waking state – dreaming state – deep sleep. She is beyond the Three in a state known as THURIYA. She is known as tripura sundari because she is in our body in the three mandala – the surya- Chandra-agni mandala. The stars,the sun and the other objects only shine her light as a reflection of Her light. > > > > The Upanishad extol Her form as the True Knowledge form – the truth,absolute, knowledge and the bliss. > > > > In the sukshma rupa or the form She has 16 letters as the manthra and another very Sukshma rupa is the para rupa or Kaamakala rupam which is known also as the fourth letter and the Vedas reveal her the beejam > > " EEM" ( pl refer to my old mail on the kamakala beejam) > > > > She is also known as "AHAM" which is the combination of the first letter AA and last letter Ha and thus the mahavakya Aham Brahmaasmi means Shodasi. > > > > She is also in the form of all letters of any spoken language of a human being and hence the LS praise her as Mathruka Varna Rupini (577). > > > > Her form She shines like the thousand suns and has the compexion of the raising sun -- wears a crescent moon on her crown -- with three eyes -- four hands - she is young and beautiful and seated on a cot which is itself the sadashiva and the legs of the cot are brahma,vishnu,rudra and eesaanan. she holds the bow made of sugarcane and arrow made of puspa bhana - five flower arrows, she also has the pasham and anghusham - that is noose and hook. > > > > each of these can be described in philosophic terms -- her rosy compexion indicates joy,illunination and compassion. the mind is the sugarcane bow and the five senses her arrows which under her power of awareness becomes instruments of bliss.her noose indicates her ability to capture her devotees with her charm and hook cuts off all attachment outside.the 5 forms of corpses are siva and inert without her energy. A lot lot can be written on this. > > > > she is in SRI CHAKRA on the bidu along with kameshwara and carries out her play of the COSMIC GAME of generation- operation and destruction.she is also the RajaRajeshwari the supreme ruler of cosmos and from her arises the command which allows us to unfold spirituality or to give the spiritual teachings in the world. > > > > Beauty and Bliss is the fundamental energy of exisitence and play is the nature of all manifestation. knowing this we can free ourselves from attachment and find happiness and delight in whatever life may bring us. > > > > > > Sundari is the power of consciousness chit shakthi -- supreme self-- as true knowledge she is called samvit.She is meditated on the body in the 1000 petals of Shasrara Chakra. > > > > She is Jnana Shakthi which is more of perception and unfoldment than thought and anaysis. > > > > To be aware of the divine beauty in all things is the way to approach her. this requires that we purify our perception. to cleanse the mind of thought and to merge the seer into the seen is her way of knowledge. > > > > the highest worship of sundari is to ABIDE IN THE SELF, to be who we really ar , THE SELF OF THE COSMOS. > > > > the atma vichaara or self enquiry is done through the shodasi manthra to trace the root of 'I '. then we perceive that all things are not different from ourselves and the meaning of the MAHA VAAKYAS of the upanishads get unfolded. > > > > The greatest modern seer of this is Bagawaan Sri Ramana Maharishi who re established and demonstrated to the world in the recent times the TRUTH of Mahavaakyas and sri sri Ananda Mayi Mathajee perhaps the most famous and widely venerated woman teacher in india, She constantly laughed from the state of Supreme Bliss looking at the apparent pluralities of the world and how the ignorant are deluded. > > > > JAI JAI SHODASI > > > > Ganapathy = = = Vijayalakshmy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sponsor > -- > pradiipajvaalaabhirdivasakaraniiraajanavidhiH > sudhaasuuteshcandropalajalalavairarghyaracanaa . > svakiiyairambhobhiH salilanidhisauhityakaraNaM > tvadiiyaabhirvaagbhistava janani vaacaaM stutiriyam.h > > www : http://www.ambaa.org/ > Contact: help@a... > > Terms of Service. > > > > > > Ganapathy --- Vijaya > > " Jai Bhavani " - - - - " Jai Sri Lalitha Maha Maha Tripura Sundari " > > " Sarvam Shakti Mayam Jagath " > > > > > SBC DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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