About Shodashi

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The murti, that's also witnessed by devotees as ‘Maa Kali’ presides about the temple, and stands in its sanctum sanctorum.  Below, she is worshipped in her incarnation as ‘Shoroshi’, a derivation of Shodashi.

The Sri Yantra, her geometric representation, is a complex image in the universe and also the divine feminine energy. It contains nine interlocking triangles that radiate out from the central stage, the bindu, which symbolizes the origin of development and the Goddess herself.

आर्त-त्राण-परायणैररि-कुल-प्रध्वंसिभिः संवृतं

Shodashi is deeply connected to the path of Tantra, where she guides practitioners towards self-realization and spiritual liberation. In Tantra, she is celebrated given that the embodiment of Sri Vidya, the sacred expertise that leads to enlightenment.

वर्गानुक्रमयोगेन यस्याख्योमाष्टकं स्थितम् ।

प्रणमामि महादेवीं परमानन्दरूपिणीम् ॥८॥

हस्ताग्रैः शङ्खचक्राद्यखिलजनपरित्राणदक्षायुधानां

She is depicted that has a golden hue, embodying the radiance in the growing Sunshine, and is commonly portrayed with a 3rd eye, indicating her wisdom and Perception.

Devotees of Shodashi engage in different spiritual disciplines that purpose to harmonize the thoughts and senses, aligning them Along here with the divine consciousness. The next details outline the progression toward Moksha via devotion to Shodashi:

ह्रीङ्काराङ्कित-मन्त्र-राज-निलयं श्रीसर्व-सङ्क्षोभिणी

॥ अथ श्रीत्रिपुरसुन्दरी अपराध क्षमापण स्तोत्रं ॥

वन्दे तामष्टवर्गोत्थमहासिद्ध्यादिकेश्वरीम् ॥११॥

॥ ॐ क ए ई ल ह्रीं ह स क ह ल ह्रीं स क ल ह्रीं श्रीं ॥

, the creeper goddess, inferring that she is intertwined together with her legs wrapped around and embracing Shiva’s legs and human body, as he lies in repose. For a digbanda, or protective drive, she procedures the northeastern route from whence she provides grace and defense.