Maa Tripura Sundari and Srichakra

Puja muhurat and basic rules

• Best days: Friday and Purnima
• Paksha: Shukla Paksha, Navaratri especially favourable
• Tithi: Lalita Panchami, Navaratri Panchami and Navami
• Nakshatra: Rohini, Hasta, Anuradha, Revati
• Time: Brahma muhurta or calm time after sunset
• Direction: Face east or north east
• Attire: Red, pink or yellow clean clothes
• Lamp: Ghee lamp
• Offerings: Red flowers, kumkum, turmeric, panchamrit, fruit, crystal sugar
• Root mantra: Om Shreem Hreem Kleem Aim Sauh Shri Matrukayai Namah 108 times
• Sri Vidya 16 letters: Recitation only after guru diksha
• Lalita Sahasranama: Full recitation 25 to 30 minutes, short 108 names also works
• Sriyantra puja: Kumkum tilak, flowers and incense on installed Sriyantra
• Duration: At least 40 days continuously, 9 day special sankalpa during Navaratri
• Basic discipline: Sattvic food, truthful speech, restraint in desire and anger, respect for guru, keep Sriyantra in a pure place

When all planets together still cannot wake fortune

There comes a time in a kundali when all planets are in their places yet fortune does not rise. A job comes yet does not stay. Marriage happens yet happiness does not come. Wealth arrives yet does not remain. Health is fine yet energy is missing. It feels as if life is a beautiful painting in which all colours are present yet light is absent. Shastra does not call this situation only a graha dosha. They call this the sleep of the ninth house.

The ninth house is the significator of fortune, dharma, guru, higher education, long travel and spiritual inclination. When the ninth house awakes the person receives a path. When the ninth house sleeps everything happens yet nothing feels meaningful. At such a time strengthening the planets alone is not enough. It is necessary to awaken that power which is above the planets. That power is Maa Lalita Tripura Sundari.

Maa Lalita is called Rajarajeshwari. She is the sovereign of the 16 lettered Sri Vidya mantra. Her three eyes are Surya, Chandra and Agni. Through these three she conducts the universe. Surya gives sight. Chandra gives mind. Agni gives transformation. When all three eyes open together the person does not only see. The person understands and changes. This is the real meaning of fortune.

The secret of Sri Vidya 16 letters and three eyes

The root mantra of Sri Vidya is Panchadashi which has 15 letters. The 16th letter Shreem is the secret beej. This is a symbol of 16 kalas. The moon has 16 kalas. The year has 16 seasonal tithis. The body is said to have 16 chakras. The 16 letters are a symbol of completeness.

The meaning of the three eyes is deep. The first eye is Surya. This sees the outer world. This sees wealth, position and the body. The second eye is Chandra. This sees the inner mind. This sees love, memory and dreams. The third eye is Agni. This sees truth. This burns falsehood. This reduces ignorance to ash.

When a native lives only through the Surya eye they want only outer success. When they live only through the Chandra eye they flow only in emotions. When the Agni eye awakes they learn to endure truth. Maa Lalita balances all three eyes. Therefore by her grace not only bhoga is received but peace is also found in the midst of bhoga.

Three eyes and life levels

Eye	Deity	Field	Fruit
Surya	Ravi	Outer world, wealth, position	Material success
Chandra	Soma	Mind, love, memory	Emotional peace
Agni	Vahni	Truth, transformation, moksha	Spiritual awakening

The astrological lesson of ninth house and fortune

In Jyotisha the ninth house is also called the dharma bhava. Dharma does not mean only worship. Dharma means the rule by which life is sustained. When the ninth house is strong the person receives a true guru. A true path. A true decision at the true time. When the ninth house is weak the person curses fortune.

Lalita sadhana is an upaya to awaken the ninth house. The Sriyantra has nine enclosures. The ninth enclosure is the bindu in the centre. This is a symbol of the ninth house. When the seeker reaches that bindu in meditation the ninth house of their kundali awakes. Therefore the person who recites Lalita Sahasranama and worships the Sriyantra receives that fortune which is even above the planets.

Major signs of ninth house

• Attainment of guru and guide
• Higher education and foreign travel
• Religious and spiritual inclination
• Clarity of dreams and vision
• Merit and fruit of past birth
• Establishment of justice and policy
• Longevity and health

When these signs are obstructed in the kundali, Lalita sadhana gives special fruit.

Recitation and fruit of Lalita Sahasranama

Lalita Sahasranama is a stotra of 1000 names received from the Brahmanda Purana. This stotra is not only kirtan. It is the sound form of shakti. Each name is a form of the Devi. 1000 names mean 1000 aspects of the Devi. The person who recites these names with shraddha awakens 1000 forms of the Devi within.

Major benefits of recitation

• Destruction of all sins: Even the gravest sins are purified
• Fulfilment of all desires: All four purusharthas dharma, artha, kama and moksha
• Protection from diseases: Reduction in physical and mental illness
• Destruction of black magic: Protection from negative powers
• Wealth and prosperity: Lalita is the mother of Lakshmi
• Marriage and progeny: Marital happiness and benefit of children
• Attainment of moksha: The final fruit is liberation
• Freedom from fear: Destruction of all types of fear
• Activation of Sriyantra: The yantra becomes favourable to the seeker
• Guru grace: Guidance of a true guru is received

Simple method of recitation

Step	Act	Bhava
1	Bathe and wear red or yellow clothes	Purity and surrender
2	Sit facing east and place Sriyantra or Devi image	Abode of Devi
3	Light a ghee lamp and apply kumkum tilak	Radiance and power
4	Offer red flowers and panchamrit	Love and sweetness
5	Recite Sinduraruna Vigraham dhyana shloka	Form of Devi
6	Recite Lalita Sahasranama	Remembrance of 1000 names
7	Sit silent for 5 to 10 minutes at the end	Absorption of shakti
8	Offer the fruit to Devi	Leaving ego

Worship of Sriyantra and nine enclosures

Sriyantra or Srichakra is the supreme yantra of Tantra. It has nine triangles which are the nine forms of the Devi. The journey from outside to inside is from bhoga to moksha.

Nine enclosures and their fruits

Enclosure	Chakra	Devi	Fruit
1	Trailokya Mohana	Fame and attraction	Outer success
2	Sarva Asha Paripuraka	Fulfilment of desires	Peace of mind
3	Sarva Samkshobhana	Destruction of enemies	Protection
4	Sarva Saubhagya Dayaka	Fortune and beauty	Marital happiness
5	Sarva Artha Sadhaka	Wealth and prosperity	Financial stability
6	Sarva Priyamkara	Love and friendship	Sweetness in relations
7	Sarva Kama Prada	Fulfilment of desires	Contentment
8	Sarva Siddhi Prada	Siddhis and powers	Spiritual strength
9	Sarva Ananda Maya	Supreme bliss and moksha	Final liberation

For a householder worship of the outer four enclosures is enough. The inner five enclosures are to be practised after guru diksha.

Who receives special fruit from this sadhana

• Those whose ninth house is afflicted and fortune does not shine
• Those facing failure despite all efforts
• Those deprived of guru and spiritual path
• Those desiring marital happiness and progeny
• Those afflicted by black magic, evil eye or negative energy
• Those not finding peace despite wealth coming
• Those desiring moksha and spiritual awakening

What should not be done

• No recitation of 16 letter Sri Vidya mantra without guru
• Do not keep Sriyantra in an impure place
• No sadhana with meat, alcohol and tamoguni food
• No invocation of Devi only from greed for bhoga
• No stinginess and impurity in Sriyantra worship
• No ego and pride after recitation
• Do not treat Devi as only a machine to solve problems

FAQ

Who is Maa Lalita Tripura Sundari?

Maa Lalita is the chief goddess of the Sri Vidya tradition. She is the sovereign of the 16 lettered Sri Vidya mantra and conducts the universe through the three eyes Surya, Chandra and Agni.

What is the Sri Vidya 16 letter mantra?

This is the Panchadashi mantra which has 15 letters and the 16th Shreem is the secret beej. This mantra is not recited without guru diksha.

What fruit comes from Lalita Sahasranama recitation?

Destruction of all sins, fulfilment of desires, protection from diseases, wealth, marital happiness, progeny and ultimately attainment of moksha.

How should Sriyantra be worshipped?

Apply kumkum tilak on Sriyantra, offer red flowers, incense and a lamp. A householder can worship the outer four of the nine enclosures.

Is this sadhana fruitful for the ninth house?

Yes. The ninth enclosure of Sriyantra is a symbol of the ninth house. By Lalita sadhana the ninth house awakes and fortune shines.

The bindu where everything stops

In the centre of the Sriyantra there is a bindu. There is no triangle there. No line. Only shunya. In that very shunya everything is filled. Maa Lalita resides in that bindu. When the seeker sits in silence after recitation they go near that same bindu.

The rise of fortune happens from that bindu. Planets and nakshatras keep moving. Yet in that bindu time stops. There is neither past nor future there. Only the present. Only the Devi. Only the devotee. Only love.

The person who recites Lalita Sahasranama for 40 days and worships the Sriyantra finds that same bindu slowly descending into their life. Outside everything keeps moving. Yet inside a peace settles. This is bhoga. This is moksha. This is the beauty of the three worlds.