Sublime

Devipuram—“The Goddess’s Abode”—the temple complex that Guruji had spent more than three decades building up from almost nothing in the rural wilds of eastern India.

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Practices in Śrīvidyā differ according to sampradāya, and along with Lalitā Devī, the tradition includes the worship of other deities, particularly the elephant-headed Gaṇapatī, Bālā Tripurasundarī (the form of Devī as a young girl), Mātaṅgī, and Vārāhī.

The exceedingly compassionate Agastya asks the Lord for an easy path to freedom on behalf of all humankind. Lord Hayagrīva declares that chanting the thousand names of Lalitā Devī with devotion can fulfill all desires and grant liberation. Interest piqued, Agastya is filled with curiosity and begs to know more. However, Lord Hayagrīva directs him t

Some Śrīvidyā lineages adhere to the requirement for initiation, quoting textual references that support this view. In other Śrīvidyā lineages (including the one into which I’m initiated), the LSN is available to all. The philosophy here is that since the entire universe is Devī’s body (as we will discover), how can anyone be excluded from her embr

Parvati stands there unmoving, deep in meditation on the mantra, “Om namah shivaya.”