Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 787: Shri Tripuresi (ōṃ tripurēśyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is the Goddess of Tripura. The three cities under reference are the cities of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.

In Sri Chakra the ninth chakra is Sarvasa-paripuraka chakra. This has sixteen lotus leaves and the presiding deity is Tripuresi Devi. This Chakra is a place for fulfilment of all desires for all beings.

The Divine Mother has the whole universe as Her place of residence and rule. Humans go through three phases, namely, waking stage (Jatrat), dream (swapna), and deep sleep (Sushupti) and they cannot rule over themselves. The fourth phase is of constant integrated awareness (Turiya). The Divine Mother is the Isvari for all these three and is beyond them.

This is also called Tripura Knowledge; It has three stages (learner, learning material and learned knowledge).

Tripura is Sarvasa-paripuraka chakra, one of the nine chakras in Sri Chakram. The Divine Mother is the presiding deity of that chakra. The Sri Chakra’s nine chakras are listed below:

1.     Trilokya-mohana

2.     Sarvasa-paripuraka

3.     Sarva-samkshobana

4.     Sarva-saubhagyadayaka

5.     Sarva-rthasadhaka

6.     Sarva-raksakara

7.     Sarva-rogahara

8.     Sarva-siddhiprada, and

9.     Sarva-anandamaya.

 

These names mean respectively, captivator of three worlds, fulfiller of all desires, agitator of all, giver of all prosperity, bestower of all of life’s goals, giver of all protection, remover of all ailments, giver of all siddhis and all-blissful.

The Divine Mother is the Goddess of Tripura.

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 22 March 2022; Updated 05 June 2025.

 

References:

1.     The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamis AparnaSan Ramon, California, USA, with Commentary by T. V Narayana Menon

2.     Shri Lalitha Sahasranama Stostram published in Tamil by N. Ramaswami Iyer charities’ societies, Trichirapalli, India, with Commentary by C. V. Radhakrishna Sastry.

3.     The Lalitha Sahasranamam published in Tamil by Shri Ramakrishna Thapovanam, Thiruipparaithurai, Trichy District, Tamilnadu, India with commentary by Shrimath Swami Sithbavandar