ABSTRACT
The cult of Tripurasundarī is one of the most sophisticated and sublime streams of Hindu Śākta Tantra. The tradition came into prominence in the medieval period and has a very large corpus of literature in Sanskrit and vernacular languages in India. The śrīvidyā form of worship which exclusively centers around the worship of Śrīcakra was promoted fervently by Śaṅkarācārya through his four monaries. The Śrīcakra is an indispensable tool of śrīvidyā worship and serves as a substitute for the goddess iconographic image. The Śrīcakra is conceived to be an atomic symbol of goddess Tripurasundarī, who is known widely as Lalitā, Kāmeśvarī, Rājrājeśvarī, Tripurā, in her maiden aspect as Bālā Tripurasundarī, or after her esoteric mantra as Śrīvidā. Most Hindu divinities have been represented in their aniconic abstract symbol in their specific yantras, or maṇḍalas in the Tantras.
