Lovely & most beautiful girl in three worlds, Maha Tripursundari

Goddess, represented as a timeless sixteen year old girl, with charming presence & is believed to embody sixteen or all types of desire.

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Goddess Tripur-Sundari, Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh, Yam worshiped her

Maa Tripur-Sundari,Third in Dus Maha-Vidya

Goddess Shri Vidya, Maha Tripur Sundari

The incarnation of this form of Adya-Shakti is well known as by her many names, Tripur-Sundari (Most beautiful and charming Goddess of three worlds Heaven, World and Hades), Lalita (the one who plays) and Sodashi (a girl of timeless sixteen year old and who is completed with all sixteen types of desire, represents a delectable stage of a Woman's life), Kameswari (Site of Lord Shiva's lap or goddess of sexual lust desire in females), Shri-Vidya (Knowledge of wealth, richness), Rajrajeswari (Queen of the queens in three worlds), Bala (female child). Adhya Shakti or Primal Female Power,manifest herself in two main aspect related with colors, first is Kali's with black form and second is Shri's with red form and the goddess comes under is known as their family. Kali-Kula or Kali's family and Shri-Kula or Shri's family is known as two different categories of in Hinduism. She is the prime in Shri-Kula or Shri's family, this category of Shakti is starts with her. Shakti or female power sect of Hinduism is divided in two families, according to this two families. As they differ with colors followers of Kali Kula used black color elements, wear black clothes and Shri Kula used red color elements, wear red clothes. She is a great Tantric scholar and play a significant role in Tantrism. She is also known as the goddess of black magic, nothing is impossible with her. As in Hinduism, she is only goddess who is with all filled or completed desire, as their worshipers or devotee is able to do any thing, whats they want. As she is a sixteen years old, its believed that, devotees and worshipers of her always being young even in old ages, they looks charming and great power to attract people. She also consider as, with the combination of power of Goddess Kali and Knowledge of Goddess Tara.

Signigicant sacred places of her

A temple is dedicated to her, which is also a famous tantra-peeth (a place which is of significant importance for Tantric rituals). This temple, where she also resides and is worshiped is famous as the Kamakhya Temple, in Nilanchal hills, in Guwahati in the state of Assam in India. From ancient days, this place is known as, very powerful and significant to perform the Tantric rituals, black magic and for accomplishment. It is also among one of the 51 Shakti-peethas of Sati (first wife of Lord Shiva) where the sex organ of the goddess had fallen. In this place, first the demon named Narakasura, worship goddess named Kamakhya,and firstly this temple is made by Vishwakarma (craftsmen and architects of the gods). This temple is void of any specific idol, there is a place which recognized as the place where the genetic organ of Sati (first wife of Lord Shiva) had fallen. In Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, India, there is a temple of Rajrajeswari. Some other places to worship her are Kamakshi temple in Kanchipuram and Minakshi temple in Madurai of Tamilnadu State in India, and Hanseswari temple in Bansberia, near Bandel in Hooghly district of West Bengal State in India. She drives the all three principles of cosmic functions of creation, maintenance, and destruction. Either, she performs these functions by herself or inspires Brahma, Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva to do so. Ultimately she is the one who drives the world.

Supernatural powers with Goddess Sree Vidya Tripur Sundari

She is the third in Ten Maha-Vidya's. All the Tantra and Mantra (praise related to god, used for meditation and worship) are dedicated towards her, she grants all the prayers of her devotees. She is worshiped as the female sex organ; she is only sixteen years old, with extreme beauty contained within her. Most appropriately, she is called the goddess of sex and also well known by the name of Kameswari. She is a very powerful among Tantric Goddess, all the powers good and bad both, black magic, Sad-Karma (Mohan or power of attraction, Vasikaran or power to got anyone, Sthambhan power to paralize, Ucchatan power of harm, Maran power to kill anyone), lies with her. She has all the power to attract people. In Tantra Vidya it is called that Vasikaran, Mohan (bewitchment to attract and capture any person). She, the one with Red physical appearance remains ever young. Her devotees remain in awe seeing her beautiful glow. She is the one, who fulfills and with all kinds of desire. In Hindu Mythology, sixteen consider as full or 100%, like 16 Ana's makes one rupees, it is considered that entirety is attained upon fulfilling sixteen or every types of desire. So, as she has completed all sixteen, she can fulfill every desire.

Goddess Kamakhya or Tripur-Sundari, Sodashi, Lalita

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Physical appearance of Goddess Sree Vidhya Tripur Sundari

Her appearance is equally bright as the morning sun. She is seated on a lotus, which grows out of Shiva's navel, rests on the supine body of unconsciousness body of Lord Shiva. In other form she is sitting on the lap of Lord Shiva. She holds a noose, an elephant hook, an arrow and a bow in her four hands respectively. She bears three eyes. Her four heads are directed towards the four main directions and one is turned upwards. Because of this, she is also known as Panchavakatra (with five heads), wife of Panchavaktra Lord Shiva (with five heads). Her five heads are symbolic to Tatpurush, Sadhojat, Vamdev, Aghor and Ishan (other names of Lord Shiva) respectively. Green, Red, Smoky Grey, Blue and Yellow are the colors of her head. She is richly adorned with beautiful ornaments with gems. Lord Brahma (the Creator), Lord Vishnu (the Sustain-er), Lord Rudra (the Destroyer) and Yama (god of Justice and death) all come under her and worship her, all fours take goddess seat in their head, in which seated on a dead body as Lord Shiva. She seated on the corpses of Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva and Rudra and attended by Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva, Goddess Lakshmi and Goddess Saraswati.

About her origin

In Hindu mythology a tale is centralized around goddess Tripur-Sundari. When Lord Shiva was deeply in meditation, after the death of Sati, Kamdev ( the god of love or lust)went to distract him from his deep mediation following the requests of all the Devtas (Gods). Lord Shiva glared at Kam-Deva with his power of anger,due to the disturbance caused during his meditation. He opened his third eye and a power came out to burn Kam-Deva down to ashes. Then, one of the Shiv-Gana's (a follower of Lord Shiva, staying with him) made an idol with Kamdev's ash. A man came out of the idol made by Kam-Deva's ash and appealed to Lord Shiva to teach him a powerful mantra (a verse composed to worship the gods),which Lord Shiva obligingly did. Lord Shiva praised him as Bhand! Bhand! (Good! Good!).It was because of Shiva's praising his name became Bhand (name of the Demon). Lord Shiva also made him the ruler of the world for sixty thousand years.As he was born from the anger of Lord Shiva, he turned into a dangerous, wrathful demon. He built a city similar to the Gods' city Swarga (heaven, where King of all God's Indra ruled) and also attacked Swarga. Devarshi Narad (Narad is the sage of gods) advised Indra to summon Adya-Shakti for help and to offer his prayer along with his flesh and blood observing all the vedic rites to satisfy her. at the end of this verdict she appeared for the rescue of the Gods. In the meantime,the blessing that the demon had earned from Lord Lord Shiva to be the ruler of the world for sixty thousand years in world had also lost its essence.

More about Sree Vidhya Tripur Sundari

According to Kalika-Puran (mythological book dedicated to Goddess Kali), 'Bala-Tripura-Sundari' (young girl who is lovely and beautiful in three world i.e. Heaven, World and Hades) is said to be the symbol of beauty and sexuality, she is worshiped in the form of a Girl or 'Kumari'. 'Kumari Puja or Kanya Pujan' or worship of a girl, is very significant in Hindu iconography. Followers of 'Shakta, Lord Shiva and Vaishnava' sects, 'Sanyasis' (those who left home and family) and 'Grihasti' (persons lived in family), all worship a girl or girls in odd numbers during 'Nav-Durga' festival (nine days, when female power or 'Shakti' is worshiped).

In Vamakesvara ­Tantra (A text-book of a way or path of Tantra named Vama, dedicated to one aspect of lord Lord Shiva named Vama), she is called the mistress of all living things, every element of Universe and the mother of the World and the Vedas (a set of books containing description of Hindu religion, it is four in number). She is naked or makes appearance with animal hide and being an ascetic she carries a human skull, apply ashes all over her body, her necklace and ornaments are all made of snakes, she has a large and long tongue, fearful fangs, disheveled long hair and a fearful appearance similar as Goddess Kali.

The Yogini-Tantra (A book in Tantra dedicated to Yogini's or female scholars of Yoga and Tantra) dictates a devotee to ruminate the view of a naked sixteen-year-old girl and to think each part of her body being assimilated to his own. In the Tripur-Rahasya (a book name, where the mystery of her narrated), she creates various of whom have erotic consistency, Kamesvari (sex), Bhagamalim (having a garland of yoni's or female sexual organ), Nityalinna (always moist), and Bherunda (pregnant), all are associated with fertility and growth and give birth to new life.

Maha-Tripur Sundari

Maha Tripur Sundari is none else but the jovial identity of goddess Kameshwari, who has been conferred upon the Para-tatwa (the philosophical idea that is unworldly in nature, and that which cannot be visualized ). She is goddess Lalitambika, who ensures happiness in all worldly matters and exists everywhere. She contains within herself significance of all the Vedas and Upanishadas, All the activities performed within the universe is solely controlled by the goddess herself. She is biased neither towards the Lord Shiva nor towards the Shakti, instead, both the powers are equally contained within her. What is more significant is, even though she comprises of all the elements, the goddess is beyond the materialistic world, and subsequently, she is also commonly known as Tattwatit ( one who is very primal, whose existence can be evidenced from a very ancient period or since eternity). She is pervaded in every element of this universe, and at the same time, also detaches herself from this material world, consequently, she is also known as Vishwotirna (the root cause for the origin of the universe).

She is also called Para-Vidya ( the knowledge which cannot be visualized but in exsistance). This visible delusion, that we experience all around us, is merely a partial exposure of the goddess, she is capable of the formation of both constant and variable elements existing in this world, and she is present in the form of both attributes and the ultimate God. It is in this manner that the Para-Shakti (the power which is invisible), in spite of being a nameless entity, bestows its blessings on her devotees and takes herself the form of the divine god. The goddess makes appearance in a widely varied forms and devotes herself for the well being of living and non-living beings of the world. Her another name is Shri Vidya. She is the key character of the universe and is worshiped and served by the numerous gods, Gandharvas, Demons etc. Goddess Tripura is the symbolic power of soul, that is spread in every corner of the universe. She is the ultimate, and if we can merge ourselves with this consciousness, the joy we would be able to find, is greater than anything that can be perceived. This concept of consciousness is also known as Chaitanya-Brahma (Soul). According to the ancient Indian literature like the Vedas and the Upanishads, the origin of the universe is considered through Shabda-Brahma (a shapeless and formless entity). When it took form, it gave birth to the Shiva linga. The Lord Shiva can be latent as well as explicit at the same time.

She is the destroyer of Bhandasura the demon. She builds herself an island Manidweep (island of precious gems) in the middle of the ocean and resides there. Subsequently, she expresses her threefold forms according to the theory of eternity. These are, Atma-tatwa (principle of the soul), Vidya-tatwa (principle of knowledge), and Shiv-tatwa (principle of Lord Shiva). It is due to these three principles that the goddess accomplishes her three different dimensions, which are, Shamvabi, Shyama and Vidya, the Vairabhas or partners of them being Paramshiva, Sadashiva, and Rudra respectively.
In the foremost part of goddess Tripursundari exists Shyama, while in her latter part, exists Shamvabi. It is through the combination of these three Vidyas (knowledge's) that the advent of many other Vidyas has become possible. In this way, the community of Shri Vidya is formed. The goddess shows diversification of her great power through satisfying the needs of her devotees to the destruction of Bhandasura.

Shri Chakra or Shri Yantra, similar aspect of Goddess Tripur Sundari or Shri Vidhya

Shri Yantra, superior among all Yantra's

Goddess Tripura, also known as Tripur Sundari, is in harmony with the symbol of Shri Yantra or Shri Mantra. Shri Yantra is the most important of all types of Yantra's, which, in other words, can also be termed as the Yantra Shiromani (superior in all Yantras). The goddess herself finds her place in the form of Shri Chakra in the centre of the Shri Yantra. The goddess, also known as Shri Vidya, is the creator of a community famed as Shri Kul. The goddess is the solely worshipped goddess of the Shri Kul. Goddess Shri Vidya exists in the Shri Chakra in the three forms of grossness, subtlety and the in between. The Shri Chakra is place of worship for goddess Tripura. Common people worship Shri Vidya in the form of this Shri Chakra alone. Shri Yantra can fulfil all our needs and desires, and hence, it is also known as Trailokya Mohan Yantra ( power to attract everyone in the heaven, the earth and the hades). The other names given to it are Maha Meru, Nava Chakra and so on.

The Shri Yantra is also harmonious to Goddess Lakshmi. Goddess Lakshmi is the giver of wealth, good luck, property and she is also worshipped through the Shri Yantra. She is very regularly worshipped in common people's houses as well as in certain temples in the form of Shri Yantra. Some famous places where Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped in the form of Shri Yantra are Kamakshi temple, which is in Kanchipuram in Tamilnadu, Ambaji temple, situated in Gabbar Mountain in Gujarat ( this is also a Sati Peeth, scared place of Sati) and so on. In all the eminent scriptures, Yantras have been referred to as the gross presence of the gods. Shri Yantra was the first and foremost recognised Yantra among all. It protects from all kinds of dangers, provides us with good luck, gives us success in all our works and last but not the least, removes all our obstacles. The worship of Shri Yantra is also associated with the removal of poverty and also to get rid of the burden of loans. It is so significant that its mere presence in a house immediately brings the blessings of Goddess Lakshmi to that house. In the central position of a Shri Yantra, we can find a point, surrounding which are 9 inter-twined triangles, each representing one of the 9 powers. The Shri Yantra is composed of point, triangle, Asta kon (octagon), Antardarshara, Bahirdarshara, Chaturdarshara, Ashta dal (the eight groups), Sodash dal (the sixteen groups), Brittatraya (the tri-circles), and Bhupur. The 9 inter-twined triangles form 43 acute triangles, in which resides the miraculous and divine power hidden among oneself. Shri Chakra is the place of worship of 98 leading powers that regulate and control the activities of the entire universe.