INTRODUCTION
Tripura Sundari also called as Lalita Tripura Sundari is a powerful goddess and considered as one among the Maha vidyas. She is the consort of Lord Shiva, and an aspect of Mata Parvati Devi. Lalita Tripura Sundari is none other than Goddess Sati, Durga and Mahakali. Lalita Tripura Sundari Devi is considered to be the most important incarnation of AdiParashakti. She, along with Lord Shiva creates, protects and destroys the world. Her glory is mentioned in the Lalita Sahasranama ,features, her greatness and kindness among all the living creatures in the world. She appears in yellowish colour with full of garments on her neck and sits in a diamond throne surrounded by several sages and gods, and demi gods and worshiping her. Her glory cannot be described fully even by the creator Brahma himself. She contains wonderful qualities, always thinks about the welfare of the people, provides sufficient wealth and gives all the prosperity in the life of her sincere devotees. She is also called as Sodasi, Lalita, Kameswari, Srividya and RajaRajeshwari.She contains superior powers than that of the three gods, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
She permanently stays in the heart of the holy persons, and helps them to to attain SALVATION in their life. It is believed that with her help only, the trimurties are performing their duties in a proper manner.
Lalita Sahasranama contains thousand names of Lalita Tripura Sundari. By reciting the names and chanting the slokas, we will yield positive results in our life. And our life will go smoothly, without any difficulties and sorrows.
She was mainly formed to kill the demon Bhandasura and to protect the people in the earth and in the heaven. AdiShankaracharya insists us to chant the slokas meant for her and to get benefits in our life.
FAMOUS TEMPLES
- KanchiKamakshi temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.
- Tripura Sundari temple in Banaswara, Rajasthan.
- Tripura Sundari Devi Temple in Boral, West Bengal.
- Tripura Sundari temple, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
- ShriTirusoolanatharTripurasundari temple, in Chennai.
- Tripura Sundari temple in Chhatrabhog, West Bengal.
- Tripura Sundari Temple in Uttarakhand.
- Tripura Sundari Temple in Mysore, Karnataka.
- Tripura Sundari Temple in Kerala.
IMPORTANCE
She is a popular form of Mata Parvati Devi and need to be worshiped with sincere devotion in our mind. By praying to her, spiritual energy will flow to our body from top to bottom, all our negative aspects in our life will be removed and she blesses us for a good health and improves our thinking capacity and gives all sorts of good things in our life.
Let us worship the divine holy mother and be blessed.
“OM SREE TRIPURA SUNDARIYE NAMAHA”
“OM NAMAH SHIVAYA”
WRITTEN BY R.HARISHANKAR