The AdhiášŖášhÄtrÄĢ DevÄĢ of ÅrÄĢ Cakra is DevÄĢ MahÄlakÅmi. She is KÄmeÅvara MaheÅvarÄĢ, Supreme Consort of KÄmeÅvara Åiva. She is the empress of MaášidvÄĢpa. She is MahÄtripurÄ SundarÄĢ LalitÄ.The BrahmÄášá¸a MahÄpurÄáša, which sings the glory of ParÄÅakti LalitÄ, clearly states that ÅrÄĢ Cakra is her Yantra.
ā¤Žā¤¨्⤤्⤰ं ā¤ļ्⤰ीā¤ā¤्⤰ā¤ेā¤ĩा⤏्⤝ाः ⤏े⤝ं ā¤šि ⤤्⤰िā¤Ēु⤰ांā¤Ŧिā¤ा ।
⤏ै⤎ैā¤ĩ ā¤šि ā¤Žā¤šा⤞ā¤्⤎्ā¤Žीः ⤏्ā¤Ģु⤰ā¤्ā¤ैā¤ĩा⤤्ā¤Žā¤¨ः ā¤Ēु⤰ा ॥ āĨŠ ॥
3. ÅrÄĢ Cakra alone is her Mantra (Yantra). She is TripurÄmbikÄ and she is MahÄlakášŖmÄĢ herself. Formerly, the Cakra was seen coming out of Ätman throbbing and sparkling.
~ BrahmÄášá¸a MahÄpurÄáša, UpasaášhÄrapÄda, LalitopÄkhyÄna, Chapter 41
⤤्⤰िā¤Žू⤰्⤤िā¤ā¤¨ā¤¨ीā¤Žंā¤Ŧां ā¤Ļृ⤎्ā¤्ā¤ĩा ā¤ļ्⤰ीā¤ā¤्⤰⤰ूā¤Ēि⤪ीā¤Ž् ।
119. She who is the mother of the TrimÅĢrtis (BrahmÄ, ViášŖášu and Åiva) and who is present there in the form of ÅrÄĢcakra.
~ BrahmÄášá¸a MahÄpurÄáša, UpasaášhÄrapÄda, LalitopÄkhyÄna, Chapter 40
ā¤ाā¤Žाā¤्⤎्⤝ैā¤ĩ ā¤Žā¤šा⤞ā¤्⤎्ā¤Žीā¤ļ्ā¤ā¤्⤰ं ā¤ļ्⤰ीā¤ā¤्ā¤°ā¤Žेā¤ĩ ā¤šि।
15. KÄmÄkÅi alone is MahÄlakÅmi. The Cakra is Åricakra itself.
~ BrahmÄášá¸a MahÄpurÄáša, UpasaášhÄra-pÄda, LalitopÄkhyÄna, chapter 41
⤤⤏्⤝ा ā¤Žā¤¨्⤤्ā¤°ā¤Žि⤤ि ā¤Ē्⤰ोā¤्⤤ं ā¤ļ्⤰ीā¤ā¤्⤰ं ā¤ā¤्⤰ूā¤ˇā¤Ŗā¤Ž् ।
⤍ā¤ĩाā¤ĩā¤°ā¤Ŗā¤Žीā¤ļा⤍ी ā¤ļ्⤰ीā¤Ē⤰⤏्⤝ा⤧िā¤Ļैā¤ĩā¤¤ā¤Ž् ॥ āĨĒ ॥
4. Her Mantra also has been mentioned. So also the ÅrÄĢ Cakra which has nine outer coverings and the mystic circles as its ornaments. (You have mentioned that) ÄĒÅÄnÄĢ is the presiding deity of ÅrÄĢpura.
~ BrahmÄášá¸a MahÄpurÄáša, UpasaášhÄrapÄda, LalitopÄkhyÄna, Chapter 39
đǎ DevÄĢ LalitÄ TripurÄ Sundari đǎ (PC: saitharunvs)
BhÄvana UpaniášŖad depicts the human body as a ÅrÄĢ YantrÄ (ÅrÄĢ Cakra), associating each body part with a specific Cakra and in the ÅrÄĢ Cakra, DevÄĢ LalitÄ is the supreme divinity.
⤍ā¤ĩā¤ļā¤्⤤ि⤰ूā¤Ēं ā¤ļ्⤰ीā¤ā¤्ā¤°ā¤Ž् ।
It is the ÅrÄĢ Cakra in the guise of the nine wheels.
⤏ā¤Ļा⤍⤍्ā¤Ļā¤Ēू⤰्⤪ ⤏्ā¤ĩा⤤्ā¤Žेā¤ĩ ā¤Ē⤰ā¤Ļेā¤ĩ⤤ा ⤞⤞ि⤤ा ।
The supreme divinity, Lalita, is one’s own blissful Self.
~ BhÄvana UpaniášŖad, Atharva Veda
One of the ÅÄkta Ägamas, the VÄmakeÅvara Tantra, thoroughly explains the worship of the ÅrÄĢ Cakra. It enumerates the nine Ävaraášas, lists the DevÄĢs in each Ävaraáša (Ävaraáša DevatÄs), the CakreÅvarÄĢ of each Ävaraáša, meditation on the Bindu of the Cakra, and other details concerning the ÅrÄĢ Cakra, MudrÄs, and ÅrÄĢ VidyÄ. And VÄmakeÅvara Tantra says at the Bindu resides ÅrÄĢ MahÄbhaášášÄrike ParÄpara Rahasya YoginÄĢ LalitÄmbikÄ and she move within ÅrÄĢ Cakra.
⤤्ā¤ĩां ā¤ौ⤰ीं ⤤्⤰िā¤Ēु⤰ां ā¤Ē⤰ा⤤्ā¤Ē⤰ā¤ā¤˛ां ā¤ļ्⤰ीā¤ā¤्⤰⤏ā¤्ā¤ा⤰ि⤪ीā¤Ž्
You are GaurÄĢ, TripurÄ, the supreme transcendental energy, who moves within the ÅrÄĢ Cakra.
~ VÄmkeÅvara Tantra
In the TripurÄ Rahasya, DevÄĢ herself affirms that the Yantra representing her is the ÅrÄĢ Cakra.
ā¤ļ्⤰ीā¤ĩिā¤Ļ्⤝ो⤤्ā¤¯ā¤šā¤Žाā¤्⤝ा⤤ा ā¤ļ्⤰ीā¤Ēु⤰ं ā¤Žे ā¤Ēु⤰ं ā¤ā¤ĩे⤤्।
ā¤ļ्⤰ी ā¤ā¤्⤰ं ā¤Žे ā¤ā¤ĩेā¤्ā¤ā¤्⤰ं ā¤ļ्⤰ीā¤्ā¤°ā¤Žः ⤏्⤝ा⤍्ā¤Žā¤Žā¤Žā¤्ā¤°ā¤Žः॥ āĨĒāĨŦ॥
46. Henceforth, I will be renowned as "ÅrÄĢ VidyÄ." My city will be famously known as "ÅrÄĢpura". The Cakra related to me will be known as "ÅrÄĢ Cakra", and the Krama associated with me will be known as "ÅrÄĢ Krama".
~ TripurÄ Rahasya, MÄhÄtmya Khaášá¸a, Chapter 53
đǎ DevÄĢ LalitÄ and KÄmeÅvara Åiva surrounded by the NithyÄ DevÄĢs đǎ(PC: swaroop_621)
While commenting on the name “ÅrÄĢ Cakra RÄjanilayÄ”, ÅrÄĢ BhÄskararÄya Makhin in his LalitÄ SahasranÄma BhÄášŖya mentions that Åiva and DevÄĢ reside in ÅrÄĢ Cakra.
ā¤ļ्⤰ीā¤ā¤्⤰⤰ाā¤ं ā¤Ŧि⤍्ā¤Ļु⤤्⤰िā¤ो⤪ाā¤Ļि⤰ूā¤Ēं ⤍ि⤞⤝ो ā¤ĩा⤏⤏्ā¤Ĩा⤍ं ⤝⤏्⤝ाः। ⤤ā¤Ļुā¤्⤤ं'ā¤ļ्⤰ीā¤ā¤्⤰ं ā¤ļिā¤ĩ⤝ो⤰्ā¤ĩā¤Ēु'⤰ि⤤ि। ā¤ļ⤰ी⤰े ⤝ā¤Ĩा ā¤ीā¤ĩ⤏्⤝ाā¤ĩ ⤏्ā¤Ĩा⤍ं ⤤ā¤Ĩा ā¤ļ्⤰ीā¤ā¤्⤰े ā¤ļिā¤ĩ⤝ो⤰ि⤤ि ⤤ā¤Ļ⤰्ā¤Ĩः ।
ÅrÄĢ Cakra, consisting of Bindu, triangle, etc. It is said, "ÅrÄĢ Cakra is the body of Åiva and DevÄĢ." The meaning is just as the Jiva resides in the body so they reside in the ÅrÄĢ Cakra.
~ SaubhÄgya BhÄskara (Commentry on LalitÄ SahasranÄma) by BhÄskararÄya Makhin
The StÅtras praising BhagavatÄĢ also states that DevÄĢ LalitÄ is ÅrÄĢ Cakra VÄsinÄĢ.
ā¤ļ्⤰ीā¤ā¤्⤰⤏्ā¤Ĩां ā¤ļाā¤ļ्ā¤ĩ⤤ैā¤ļ्ā¤ĩ⤰्⤝ā¤Ļा⤤्⤰ीं ā¤Ēौ⤪्ā¤Ą्⤰ं ā¤ाā¤Ēं ā¤Ēु⤎्ā¤Ēā¤Ŧा⤪ा⤍् ā¤Ļ⤧ा⤍ाā¤Ž् ।
ā¤Ŧ⤍्⤧ूā¤ाā¤ां ā¤ाā¤ĩ⤝ाā¤Žि ⤤्⤰ि⤍े⤤्⤰ां ⤤ाā¤Žā¤्⤍िā¤ĩ⤰्⤪ां ⤤ā¤Ē⤏ा ā¤्ā¤ĩ⤞⤍्⤤ीā¤Ž् ॥ āĨŠāĨ¯ ॥
I bow to that DevÄĢ who shines with penance; who resides in ÅrÄĢ Cakra; who possess inperishable wealth and who bears sugarcane bow and flowry arrows and has three eyes of reddish hue.
~ ÅrÄĢ Ädi Åaáš
karÄcÄrya Viracita TripurasundarÄĢ VÄda PÄda Stotram
ā¤ļ्⤰ीā¤ĩिā¤Ļ्⤝ां ā¤ļिā¤ĩā¤ĩाā¤Žā¤ाā¤ā¤¨ि⤞⤝ां ā¤š्⤰ीā¤्ā¤ाā¤°ā¤Žā¤¨्⤤्⤰ोā¤्ā¤्ā¤ĩ⤞ां ā¤ļ्⤰ीā¤ā¤्⤰ाā¤्ā¤ि⤤ā¤Ŧि⤍्ā¤Ļुā¤Žā¤§्⤝ā¤ĩ⤏⤤िं ā¤ļ्⤰ीā¤Žā¤¤्⤏ā¤ा⤍ा⤝िā¤ाā¤Ž् ।
DevÄĢ MÄĢnÄkášŖi, Who is ÅrÄĢ VidhyÄ shining with the splendour of HrÄĢáš
kÄra mantras, where she is residing as the left-half of Åiva,
Within the bindu, at the center of the ÅrÄĢ Cakra; and presiding over the assembly of deities in the ÅrÄĢ Cakra.
~ ÅrÄĢ Ädi Åaáš
karÄcÄrya Viracita MÄĢnÄkášŖi PaÃącaratnam
ā¤ु⤪्ā¤Ąā¤˛ ⤤्⤰िā¤ĩि⤧ā¤ो⤪ ā¤Žā¤Ŗ्ā¤Ąā¤˛ ā¤ĩिā¤šा⤰ ā¤ˇā¤Ą्ā¤Ļ⤞ ā¤¸ā¤Žु⤞्⤞⤏⤤्।
DevÄĢ LalitÄ, Who shines in the six petals, surrounding the triangle in the middle of the (ÅrÄĢ Cakra)
~ ÅrÄĢ Ädi Åaáš
karÄcÄrya Viracita Navaratna MÄlikÄ
đǎ ÅrÄĢ Cakra RÄja đǎ (PC: Google)
Note: The Cakra or YantrÄ of DevÄĢ LakášŖmÄĢ is the LakášŖmÄĢ YantrÄ, which is also known as the ÅrÄĢ YantrÄ since another name for DevÄĢ LakášŖmÄĢ is ÅrÄĢ. However, this does not make her the AdhiášŖášhÄtrÄĢ DevÄĢ of the ÅrÄĢ Cakra RÄja. DevÄĢ LakášŖmÄĢ resides in the LakášŖmÄĢ YantrÄ, and the methods of worshipping her YantrÄ, including the Ävaraáša DevatÄs, DhyÄna, and NyÄsa, are entirely different. Thus, the LakášŖmÄĢ YantrÄ and the ÅrÄĢ YantrÄ are distinct from each other.
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