Mahatripurasundari, Mahātripurasundarī: 1 definition
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMahātripurasundarī (महात्रिपुरसुन्दरी).—A name of Lalitā.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 18. 14.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Starts with: Mahatripurasundarijapavidhi, Mahatripurasundarikavaca, Mahatripurasundarimantranamasahasra, Mahatripurasundaripaddhati, Mahatripurasundaripadukarcanakramottama, Mahatripurasundaristavaraja, Mahatripurasundaristotra, Mahatripurasundaritapaniyopanishad.
Full-text: Yoginihridaya, Tripurasundari.
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Varahi Tantra (English Study) (by Roberta Pamio)
Chapter 10 - The worship of Tripurasundarī < [Summary of the Vārāhī Tantra]
Chapter 22 - The the Six Āmnāyas < [Summary of the Vārāhī Tantra]
Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)
(ii) Kāmakoṭi and Nayanmars < [58. (various)]
Lalitopakhyana (Lalita Mahatmya) (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 40 - Greatness of Kāmākṣī
Chapter 43 - Types of Initiation and True Service of the Preceptor
Reviews < [January 1971]
Shakti and Shakta (by John Woodroffe)
Chapter XX - The Indian Magna Matter < [Section 2 - Doctrine]
Appendix II - Quelqes Observations Sur Le Rituel Hindou < [Appendices]
Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
Śrīvidyā and society in Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita’s Saubhāgyacandrātapa < [Chapter 2 - The Making of the Smārta-Śaiva Community of South India]