Shodashi Mahavidya
Color –┬аVermillion red
Anniversary – Margsheersh Poornimaa
Shiv (initiating light) –┬аPanchvaktra Shiv
Raatri (energy of Shiv) – Divyaraatri
Worshipped┬атАУ to get better spouse, for family pleasure and potency.
Beej mantra тАУ Shreem ( рд╢реНрд░реАрдВ )
Direction – North-East (Ishanya)
Goddess Shodashi is the Three of the Das Mahavidya. Goddess Shodashi is also known as Tripura Sundari. As the name suggests Goddess Shodashi is the most beautiful in all three worlds. In Mahavidya, she represents Goddess Parvati or also known as Tantric Parvati.
Maa Shodashi is also known as Lalita,┬аKamesvari,┬аSrividya┬аand┬аRaj Rajeshwari. which means “the one who plays” and “queen of queens” respectively.
Shodashi Origin –┬аAs Shodashi, Tripura Sundari is represented as a sixteen-year-old girl. She is believed to embody sixteen types of desires. Mantra to worship Goddess Shodashi also consists of sixteen syllables. Tripura Sundari is also worshipped as the Shri Yantra.
Shodashi Iconography –┬аTripura Sundari is described as being dusky, red or golden in complexion and in union with Lord Shiva. The couple is portrayed on a bed, a throne or a pedestal that is upheld by Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, Ishana and Sadashiva forming the plank.
Goddess Shodashi has a third eye on the forehead. She is clad in red costume and richly bejeweled. She sits on a lotus seat laid on a golden throne. She is shown with four arms in which she holds five arrows of flowers, a noose, a goad and sugarcane as a bow. The noose represents attachment, the goad represents repulsion, the sugarcane bow represents the mind and the arrows are the five sense objects.
Shodashi Sadhana –┬аShodashi Sadhana is done for pleasure as well as for liberation. Tripura Sundari Sadhana provides strength to control body, mind and emotions.
Shodashi Sadhana is also done for family pleasure, favourable life partner and potency.
Shodashi Mantra Sadhana –┬аFor doing the shodashi sadhana you should face east south corner, if possible seat in that direction and after doing the mahavidya shodashi devi pooja, prayers worships offer her the favorite things of her and then start doing the shodashi mahavidya mantra using red coral rosary. Recite minimum 5100 mantra and in last do the hawan using panchmeva with hawan samagri.
рее реР рд╢реНрд░реАрдВ рд╣реНрд░реАрдВ рдХреНрд▓реАрдВ рдРрдВ рд╕реМрдГ рее
рее Om Shreem Hreem Kleem Aim Sauh рее
Shodashi Mool Mantra –┬а
рее реР рдРрдВ рд╣реНрд░реАрдВ рд╢реНрд░реАрдВ рддреНрд░рд┐рдкреБрд░ рд╕реБрдВрджрд░реАрдпреИ рдирдордГ рее
рее Om Aim Hreem Shreem Tripur Sundariyai Namah рее
Shodashi Mantra List –
Goddess Shodashi Mantra
рее рдРрдВ рд╕реМрдГ рдХреНрд▓реАрдВ рее
рее Aim Sauh Kleem рее
Panchakshar Shodashi Mantra (5 Syllables Mantra)
рее рдРрдВ рдХреНрд▓реАрдВ рд╕реМрдГ рд╕реМрдГ рдХреНрд▓реАрдВ рее
рее Aim Kleem Sauh Sauh Kleem рее
Shadakshar Shodashi Mantra (6 Syllables Mantra)
рее рдРрдВ рдХреНрд▓реАрдВ рд╕реМрдГ рд╕реМрдГ рдХреНрд▓реАрдВ рдРрдВ рее
рее Aim Kleem Sauh Sauh Kleem Aim рее
Ashtadashakshar Shodashi Mantra (18 Syllables Mantra)
рее рд╣реНрд░реАрдВ рд╢реНрд░реАрдВ рдХреНрд▓реАрдВ рддреНрд░рд┐рдкреБрд░рд╛рдорджрдиреЗ рд╕рд░реНрд╡рд╢реБрднрдВ рд╕рд╛рдзрдп рд╕реНрд╡рд╛рд╣рд╛ рее
рее Hreem Shreem Kleem Tripuramadane Sarvashubham Sadhaya Svaha рее
Vinshatyakshar Shodashi Mantra (20 Syllables Mantra)
рее рд╣реНрд░реАрдВ рд╢реНрд░реАрдВ рдХреНрд▓реАрдВ рдкрд░рд╛рдкрд░реЗ рддреНрд░рд┐рдкреБрд░реЗ рд╕рд░реНрд╡рдореАрдкреНрд╕рд┐рддрдВ рд╕рд╛рдзрдп рд╕реНрд╡рд╛рд╣рд╛ рее
рее Hreem Shreem Kleem Parapare Tripure Sarvamipsitam Sadhaya Svaha рее
Tripura Gayatri Mantra
рее рдХреНрд▓реАрдВ рддреНрд░рд┐рдкреБрд░рд╛рджреЗрд╡рд┐ рд╡рд┐рджреНрдорд╣реЗ рдХрд╛рдореЗрд╢реНрд╡рд░рд┐ рдзреАрдорд╣рд┐ред рддрдиреНрдирдГ рдХреНрд▓рд┐рдиреНрдиреЗ рдкреНрд░рдЪреЛрджрдпрд╛рддреН рее
рее Kleem Tripuradevi Vidmahe Kameshvari Dhimahiред Tannah Klinne Prachodayat рее
Shodasi Devi Temples –
There are very few of Shodasi Devi temples in India. I mentioned here some of them.
Rajasthan – Tripura Sundari temple is located on top of the hills near Radha kishorepur village, a little distance away from Udaipur town in Tripura and in Banaswara, Rajasthan.
West Bengal – there is a temple of Ma Tripura Sundari Devi located in Boral, near Garia.
Madhya Pradesh – Jabalpur, there is Tripura Sundari temple about 12 km from city on Bhedaghat road in village Tewar.
Chennai – the Shri Tirusoolanathar Tripura sundari temple, an ancient temple built by Kulothunga Chola I in the 11th century.
West Bengal – A temple of Tripura Sundari temple is in Chhatrabhog (Saturbhog). It is situated in south 24 Pgs under Diamond Harbour Subdivision West Bengal.
Uttarakhand – Goddess Raj Rajeshwari are also found in Uttarakhand, where she is considered as the Kul-devi.
Berinag – A temple of Tripura Sundari is located at tripuradevi village in Berinag.
Muguru – Tripura Sundri amma (Thibbadevi) temple in Muguru is located in the Tirumakudal Narsipur taluk of Mysore district in Karnataka.
Some of the Shodasi temples may be in India.
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