Lalita

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Lalita is a revered aspect of the Hindu goddess Devi, celebrated as a beautiful, benevolent, and playful form of the Divine Mother often associated with Sri Vidya worship.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Lalita canonical 5
Lalita Tripurasundari 1
Lalita Trishati 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu goddess
aspect of Devi
form of the Divine Mother
alsoKnownAs Shodashi
Sri Lalita Tripura Sundari
Tripura Sundari
associatedWith Sri Chakra
linked to: Sri Yantra

Sri Vidya
Sri Vidya worship
Sri Yantra
Tripura (three worlds)
beauty
benevolence
bliss
compassion
grace
kundalini
love
mantra worship
playfulness
tantra
cosmicRole embodiment of consciousness and bliss
ruler of the three worlds
epithetMeaning “the playful one”
gender female
hasForm beautiful
radiant
youthful
iconography holding flower arrows
holding goad
holding noose
holding sugarcane bow
seated on a lotus
seated on a throne
isA Mahavidya
linked to: Mahavidyas

Supreme Goddess in Shakta tradition
form of Devi
religion Hinduism
textAssociated Brahmanda Purana
Lalita Sahasranama
Lalita Trishati
linked to: Lalita Sahasranama

Lalitopakhyana
linked to: Lalita Mahatmyam
tradition Shaktism
worshippedAs Divine Mother
linked to: Adi Parashakti

Supreme reality
worshippedIn Shakta temples
South India
Sri Lalita Tripura Sundari temples
Sri Vidya tradition
linked to: Sri Vidya

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Devi hasAspect Lalita
Shaktism associatedDeity Lalita Tripurasundari
linked to: Lalita
Gopis includesKeyFigure Lalita
subject linked to: gopis
Tripura Sundari otherName Lalita
Tripura Sundari textualSource Lalita Trishati
linked to: Lalita
Srikula primaryDeity Lalita