BhavAnI nAma Sahasra Stutih [22] Tripura

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**** [22] Tripura : She is the Primal Energy ( Para Sakti )

transcending the three deities representing the three gunas.

 

Divine Mother, the basic principle of energy that moves and enlivens

the universe, is ever present, ever aware and ever alert in all the

phases of its manifestation. In this manifestation every thing is

three-fold.

 

In Sakta Literature, Primal Energy is trichotomised in individual

manifestation [ VibhAva ] universal manifestation [ prabhAva ] and

confession [ anubhAva ]. Each one of those has again a threefold

state :

1. Vibhava

• Cit Sakti [ Energy of consciousness ]

• Jiva Sakti [ Energy of jive ]

• Maya Sakti [ Energy of delusions ]

2. Prabhava

• Iccha Sakti [ Energy of volition ]

• Jnana Sakti [ Energy of Knowledge ]

• Krya Sakti [ Energy of Knowledge ]

 

3. Anubhava

• Sandhini Sakti [ Conjunctional Energy ]

• Samvit Sakti [ Harmonious Energy ]

• Ahladini Sakti [ Refreshing Energy ]

 

Tripura excels this trichotomy and is, therefore, termed Primal

Energy or Para Sakti. In fact all manifestations, visible as animate

or inanimate, worshipper or worshipped, giver or taker and so on.,

is the expression of this perennial energy. "Just as fire, thought

one, having entered the world, assumes separate forms in respect of

different shapes, similarly the self inside all beings, though one,

assumes a form in respect of each shape and ( yet ) it is outside.

The trichotomised manifestation of sakti as volition, cognition and

action is said to be located in different organs of the body :

 

Iccha sakti : is located at the heart [ hrdayasthani ]

Jnana Sakti is located in the head [ Sirsthani ]

Kriya sakti is located in the hands and feet [ hastapadasthani ]

 

Tripura is depicted in the agama tantra as the goddess who excels in

Her beauty in all the three lokas and has triple symbolism,

trisamketa viz cakrasamketa, mantrasamkera and pujasamketa.

 

The three aspects of Divine Mother, Mahesvari are depicted in Devi

Mahatmaya as Mahakali, the first episode [ chapter i ]

Mahalaksmi, the second episode [ chapter ii, ii and iv ]

Mahasaraswati, the third episode [ chapter v to xiii ]

 

Meditation on these aspects of mahesvari, the supreme dity, leads on

aspirant to the realization of Tripurasundari bhagavati who is

manifested three-fold in everything.

 

 

English Translation and Commentary by Jankinath Kaul "Kamal"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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