![]() ![]() Three bodied: Paramashiva is the matrix, as it were, of the trinity, Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra. ![]() The term ‘Tripura’can be variously interpreted:ġ. It means she is the belle of all the three worlds, the beauty par excellence in the ‘triad’. Of the thousands and lakhs of epithets of the Devi, Mahatripurasundari is the most wondrous one, declared unanimously by all agamas, Tantras and Vedas. The TRIPURASUNDARI ASHTAKAM, short and sweet in a mellifluous meter, contains, as if in a nutshell, the entire philosophy of Shakti worship. Sri Acharya’s Saundaryalahari, Lalita Trishati Bhashyam, Prapanchasara Tantra and various stotras give us a deep insight into the secrets of worship of Chitprasakthi. ![]() They have proved that all paths pursued with devotion and a sense of non-duality lead to the same goal, that Mantras are efficacious, that Devathas and higher powers exist and that step by step the Divine mother Mahatripurasundari leads the sadhaka to higher and higher levels of consciousness till he reaches perfection and becomes one with the supreme reality. Shankara Bhagavatpada in ancient times and Sri Ramakrishna in modern times have demonstrated through their lives and teachings which they have lived through, that such reconciliation is not only possible but also necessary. While the followers of different creeds quarrel among themselves, the SAKTA has no quarrel with any of them. It is in agreement with the findings of the modern science. Worship of Mahatripurasundari effects a reconciliation of the paths of work, love and reason. ![]()
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