Sri Lalita
She has a thousand names ( like Vishnu and other dieties )
Shankarachrya described her in Saundarya Lahiri
Her yantra is Sri Chakra
She is the original Shakti. She split into three Shakti ( Gyana, kriya and ichcha )
She has three stages – balya ( child ), Saraswati and baglamukhi.
Her original mantra is 16 letters. She is known as shodashi. The 16th letter is kept secret. Only an enlightened person knows it. It is not on the web or ever revealed.
Shodashi is of three types – kaadi, haadi, and saubhagya. There are other variations composing of 27 letters? Etc
The yantra has 9 triangles. 4 shiv and 5 Shakti
The names vary based on level of achievement. The highest names
Shiv based – sadashiv, Maheshwari, mahat and Purush
Shakti – shanti atita, Shanti, Vidya , pratistha and nivritti
At lower levels there are different names for the triangles
Kapil described only 24 tattwas. Shaivism goes much further.
The additional tattwas beyond sankhya ( Gita and Kapil ) are five stages of Shakti and Maya, kaal, kala, avidya, niyati, raag and Purush
43 comes from adding 7 dhatus
Parshiv is the Bindu in the center. 43 aspects or lesser triangles are Shakti manifesting this universe ( including the subtle, karana and sthula ). Lalita in three aspects – created 3 universes, 3 aspects ( ichcha, Gyana and kriya) and three stages.
This is a partial description of Sri Chakra
Dedicated to Hitabhabhi S Pandya for a lovely painting which took her 3 months to do and she gave it to us
Bhavin
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