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Lalita Sahasranama is said to have been composed by the eight vaag devis (Vasini, Kameshvari, Aruna, Vimala, Jayani, Modini, Sarveshvari, and Kaulini) upon the command of the goddess Lalita herself. The text says that "One can worship Lalita only if she wishes us to do so."
Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma (born 16 May 1967) is an Indian spiritual teacher, scholar, journalist, and lyricist, known for his discourses on Hindu scriptures. [1] He delivers lectures on a wide range of texts, including the Vedas, Puranas, Itihasas, and Sastras, presenting complex spiritual concepts in an accessible manner for a wider audience.
The statue of the deity is taken out in procession on Tuesdays. Navaratri is also celebrated with great fanfare, and it culminates in Vijaya Dasami. Sri Bhavani Devi is said to be Adi Parashakti herself, and the name Bhavani has several meanings. According to Lalitha Sahasranamam, Bhavānī means the deity who always helps devotees gain mukti.
The most important text of Tripura Sundari is the Lalita Sahasranama (from the Brahmanda Purana). [14] [15] Tripura Sundari is most often mentioned in the Lalitopakhyana (the fourth book of the Brahmanda Purana) and Tripura Rahasya. The Lalitopakhyana tells of the epic battle between her forces and the forces of the arch-demon Bhandasura.
The Brahmanda Purana is notable for including the Lalita Sahasranamam and Shri Radha stotram (a stotra praising the Goddess Lalita and Radha as the supreme being in the universe), and being one of the early Hindu texts found in Bali, Indonesia, also called the Javanese-Brahmanda.
The Lalita Sahasranama, a collection of 1,000 names of the Divine Mother, calls Varahi the destroyer of demon Visukaran. [14] In another context, Varahi, as Panchami , is identified with the wife of Sadashiva , the fifth Brahma , responsible for the regeneration of the Universe.
The Bombay Sisters, C. Saroja and C. Lalitha, were born in Trichur, in what is today Kerala, to Mukthambal and N. Chidambaram Iyer. The sisters were brought up in Bombay. Saroja and Lalitha had their education in the S.I.E.S Matunga, passed their intermediate privately from Bhopal, M.P. and completed their graduation from Delhi University.
Molla, also known as "Mollamamba", both popular names of Atukuri Molla (1440–1530), poet who wrote Telugu Ramayan; a woman; Potana, born Bammera Pothana (1450–1510), poet best known for his translation of the Bhagavata Purana from Sanskrit; the book is popularly known as Pothana Bhagavatham