Its literature and practice is perhaps more systematic than that of any other Shakta sect. The Srikula's best-known school is Srividya, "one of Shakta Tantrism's most influential and theologically sophisticated movements." Its central symbol, the Sri Chakra, is probably the most famous visual image in all of Hindu Tantric tradition. Srikula became a force in South India no later than the seventh century, and is today the prevalent form of Shaktism practiced in South Indian regions such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Tamil areas of Sri Lanka. The Srikula (family of Sri) tradition ( sampradaya) focuses worship on Devi in the form of the goddess Lalita-Tripura Sundari. She is called Tripura because she is manifested in Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva as the creator, preserver and destroyer of the universe. She is also known as Tripura as her mantra has three clusters of letters. Tripura could also mean the three cities crafted by Mayasura and destroyed by Tripurantaka, thus meaning “She who is beautiful to the destroyer of the Three Cities.” She is called Tripura because it is similar to the triangle (triangle) that symbolizes the yoni and forms her circle. Tripura Sundari means the most beautiful woman in the three worlds. The word Tripura (त्रिपुर ) means three cities or three worlds, Sundari (सुन्दरी) means beautiful woman. She is described as the supreme consciousness, ruling from above Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. The Tripura Upanishad places her as the ultimate Shakti (energy, power) of the universe. She is known as Adi Parashakti in Lalitopakhyana of Brahmanda Purana.Īccording to the Srikula tradition in Shaktism, Tripura Sundari is the foremost of the Mahavidyas, the supreme divinity of Hinduism and also the primary goddess of Sri Vidya.
She is praised in many Shakta texts, with Lalita Sahasranama, Soundarya Lahari being the most popular one.
Tripura Sundari ( Sanskrit: त्रिपुरा सुन्दरी, IAST: Tripura Sundarī), also known as Rajarajeshvari, Shodashi, Kamakshi, and Lalita is a Hindu goddess, worshipped as a principal aspect of supreme goddess Mahadevi mainly venerated in Shaktism, the goddess-oriented sect of Hinduism.
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