Guest guest Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Tripura is the name of the deity of the eight cakra [Yoginihrdaya, II. 11]; or tri, three, pura, states [avasthA], ambikA, mother. Or tri, three, pura, jiva because he has three states. The Srutis [Kai. Up., III> 3], "Like the sparks from fire" Or tripura, the cities, such as vAmA. etc. BhAskararAya's Commentary Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry. Lalitha Sahasranama with commentaries now in SS homepage. See link http://shaktisadhana.50megs.com/Newhomepage/sadhana/Commentaries.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 1. She is the Mother of the Tripura; i.e. the Nine Powers who are Her aspects, the Adya Sakti. 2. She is the Mother of the Jiva or Individual Self, because that Self resides within the three bodies (sthula, suksma and karana), and the three states (from jagrat to susupta). - Dr. C. Suryanarayana Murthy, Commentary on the Sri Lalita Sahasranama, 1962 , "NMadasamy" <ashwini_puralasamy wrote: > > > Tripura is the name of the deity of the eight cakra [Yoginihrdaya, II. > 11]; or tri, three, pura, states [avasthA], ambikA, mother. Or tri, > three, pura, jiva because he has three states. The Srutis [Kai. Up., > III> 3], "Like the sparks from fire" > > Or tripura, the cities, such as vAmA. etc. > > > > BhAskararAya's Commentary > Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry. > > Lalitha Sahasranama with commentaries now in SS homepage. See link > http://shaktisadhana.50megs.com/Newhomepage/sadhana/Commentaries.html > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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