Introduction to Srividya Worshipping    Back

Sri Vidya is the worship of Srimadh Lalita Mahatripurasundari and is one of the Dasa Maha Vidyas. The blessings of the Divine Mother, goodwill of Her countless devotees and the abundance of grace and blessings of the great Masters in the Universe, made it possible to bring out this web-site to serve humanity. SRIMADH LALITA MAHATRIPURASUNDARI is the Universal

Spiritual Energy constantly active in creation, sustenance and dissolution of universe. She is also the single benevolent force lifting devotees from samsara (cycle of births and deaths). She is the omniscient, omnipotent, benevolent and adorable Mother.

SRIMADH LALITA MAHATRIPURASUNDARI is in a truth beyond the distinctions of sex and even beyond personality. Howsoever we approach Her, so does She accept us. SRIMADH LALITA MAHATRIPURASUNDARI ( Shakti) and Mahadev Tripurasundarar (Shiva) are complement of each other. Together they are the Cosmic Whole and what transcends it. They are factually one and inseparable.

Sri-chakra is the logical and diagrammatic representation of Shiva-Shakti and its cosmic manifestations. The central dot is SRIMADH LALITA MAHATRIPURASUNDARI. In its three dimensional form, it is known as Sri-Meru.

Worship of SRIMADH LALITA MAHATRIPURASUNDARI - DIVINE MOTHER, who is called by other names and forms such as ATHI PARASAKTHI , Sri Raja Rajeswari, Sri Kamakhya, Sri Kamakshi, Sri Kameswari etc., is the highest form of worship of the ultimate divine energy. This puja takes the Worshipper away from Idol worship to ultimate and real Ideal worship - from the gross form to the subtlest abstract worship. No samskaras, complexities or grossness are formed in this worship of the Divine Mother in its true ENERGY form.

In every other form of Puja there is duality - the worshipper and the worshipped. But in worship of the Divine Mother through Aavarana Puja, this duality is lost. The worshipper, the worship and the worshipped become one. In the Aavarana Pooja, the Worshipper takes the mahashakti (his own breathing) which is remaining in his heart as kundalini shakti, through his nostrils, installs the same on Sri-chakra or Meru and the puja is performed. After puja is over, he takes back the mahashakti from the Sri-chakra or Meru back into his heart and re-installs the same there. This means that the Worshipper worships him-self, as he is no different from the Divine Mother - Ultimate reality. In due course, the Worshipper begins to understand clearly that he is no different from the Divine Mother nor there is any duality. Most important fact is that no effort is made by the Worshipper to raise the Kundalini Shakti, as in the case of Hata Yoga. Divine energy automatically raises up without any physical effort of the Worshipper.