1 | Invocation; The panorama of the Malaya mountain and the hermitage of Parasurama; Sumedha (Haritayana) inquires Parasurama; Parasurama initiates Bala Mantra to Sumedha; Sri Bala blesses Sumedha in his dream; Prayer to Goddess by Sumedha; Sumedha’s penance in Halasyaksetra; Arrival of Sage Narada. | 1 |
2 | Concept of seer and the seen. Markandeya inquires Brahma about the essence of Veda; Brahma’s prayer to Goddess Tripura; Tripura-rahasya communicated by Siva to Visnu and by Visnu to Narada and on the earth by Guru Dattatreya to Parasurama and by Parasurama to Sumedha; Sumedha blessed to write Tripurarahasya; Sumedha’s earlier birth as Alarka; Sumedha writes Tripurarahasya. | 15 |
3 | Greatness of Tripurarahasya; Haritayana narrates to Sage Narada; Birth of Parasurama; Triumph over Ksatriyas; Sri Rama defeats Parasurama. | 26 |
4 | Parasurama meets an effulgent lunatic; The lunatic blesses Parasurama and reveals himself a Samvarta and tells him about Guru Dattatreya and guides him. | 37 |
5 | Parasurama proceeds to Dattatreya; On the way he is pained and dejected seeing the sensory cravings of human beings and decides to seek enlightenment from Guru Dattatreya and reaches his hermitage. | 47 |
6 | Dialogue between Dattatreya and Parasurama. Strange external behaviour of Dattatreya causes repulsion in many; But Parasurama is not deluded and seeks his tutelage and wants to know about the glory of Goddess Tripurasundari. | 57 |
7 | Incomprehensibility of Goddess Tripura even by Brahma, Visnu and Rudra; Self-experience a way; Competition among Indra, Agni, Soma, Vayu and others claiming superiority; All gods meet Visnu and Siva for a solution; Goddess Tripura prayed by them appears. All gods except the Trinity become unconscious. | 67 |
8 | Prayer to Goddess Tripura by Brahma, Visnu and Siva; To dispel the ignorance of the gods, the Goddess assumes a beautiful form; Agni, Moon and Wind cannot hurt a straw shown by the Goddess; Indra starts worrying. | 77 |
9 | Indra’s delusion; Indra’s defeat; Brhaspati praised by Indra appears; Brhaspati prays Goddess; Indra begs pardon from Devi and praises Her; Goddess grants devotion to him; Visnu explains the greatness of Goddess to the gods. | 91 |
10 | Parasurama anxious to listen to the glory of Goddess Tripurasundari; Dattatreya narrates; Different forms of Goddess like Rama, Gauri and so on; Description of Creation; Story of mat-weaver; Vedanta not to be taught out-of-turn; Brahma’s creation gets destroyed; Visnu directed to protect; The world is over populated and congested; Rudra destroys completely; Lord of death sheds tears for his portfolio; His tears manifest as diseases on earth; The Trinity gods lose interest in creation and pray to Goddess; Goddess creates Vani, Rama and Rudrani to wed them. | 106 |
11 | Gods not worshipped by human beings; Indra approaches Brahma; Brahma suggests to propitiate Laksmi. | 129 |
12 | Laksmi praised by twenty-eight names blesses the gods; Teaches Her method of worship; Gods pray to Laksmi; Laksmi creates Manmatha; Indra doubts Manmatha’s ability. | 136 |
13 | Manmatha proceeds to subdue human beings as they refuse to worship gods. They are loyal only to king Viravrata of Brahmavarta. Viravrata does penance to get the blessings from Siva. | 145 |
14 | Siva appears; Prayer to Siva; Viravrata asks for detachment and liberation but Siva advices him about his duties; Meanwhile the ministers and sons of Viravrata who set out to fight with Manmatha are blessed by their guru Vidyapati through Rudra-kavaca. | 155 |
15 | Indra supports Manmatha; Description of war between gods and the army of Viravrata led by Sudhruti. | 165 |
16 | War between Indra and Ranadhira and others. War between Indra and Sudhruti; Kubera and Satrunjaya, Varuna and Satruhana and so on. | 176 |
17 | Description of war between the lords of the directions and the sons of Viravrata. | 183 |
18 | All gods captured by the sons of Viravrata. | 196 |
19 | Fight between Ranadhira and Manmatha; Message sent to Viravrata; Kama rendered unconscious. | 203 |
20 | Viravrata informed by Virasena fights with Manmatha; Viravrata gets a trident from Lord Siva; Kama hit by the trident falls unconscious and is taken away by the gods to Laksmi; On the advice of Vidyapati, Viravrata releases the gods and returns to his capital. | 209 |
21 | Laksmi appraised; Laksmi prays Goddess Tripura and revives Manmatha from unconsciousness; Manmatha refuses to worship Siva who favoured Viravrata; Gauri deputed to console Manmatha; Manmatha does not heed; Gauri curses him to be burnt by Siva; Laksmi curses Gauri to be burnt m Daksayajna; Gauri and Laksmi fight; Sarasvati suggests release from their mutual curses. | 218 |
22 | Laksmi separates from Visnu because of his secret love towards Bhudevi and Brnda and becomes the river Padma which dries up cursed by Narada; Bhagiratha brings Ganga to earth and river Padma is relieved of the curse; Story of river Ganga. | 229 |
23 | Story of Gauri; Killing of Bhasmasura; Gauri born as Daksayani weds Siva and gets burnt in Daksayajna. Ganga none other than Tripura. | 238 |
24 | Promulgation of Yajna on earth; Indra made incharge of rain; Laksmi teaches Saubhagya Astottara to Manmatha; Goddess Tripura teaches Saubhagya-Pancadasaksari in dream to Manmatha; Goddess Tripura appears before Manmatha. | 243 |
25 | Description of the form of Goddess Tripura; Manmatha prays and wants nothing; But Goddess gives him bow and arrows to achieve his goal. | 252 |
26 | Dattatreya discloses the Saubhagya Astottara to Parasurama; Himavan worships Gauri who is in the form of ether; Narada assures a daughter to Himavan. | 258 |
27 | Tarakasura conquers the universes and captures Indra and other gods; Sad desired by Taraka diverts him to Laksmi; Laksmi and Visnu defeated in war disappear; Gauri requested by Sad kills Tarakasura assuming the form of Mahakall. | 270 |
28 | Dattatreya teaches Gauri Astottara to Parasurama; Himavan’s penance to obtain Gauri as his daughter; Birth of Gauri; Himavan loses memory about Gauri. | 283 |
29 | Gauri (Parvati) behaves like an ordinary child; Wedding fixed with Siva; Narada suggests Visnu as the bride-groom; Himavan agrees. | 297 |
30 | Parvati does not accept the proposal; She goes to forest; Janakalika Stotra by Parvati; Goddess Tripura appears and grants the desires of Parvati. | 307 |
31 | Himavan finds Parvati in the forest and concedes to her condition; Himavan captured by the servants of Visnu; Parvati and her mother seek shelter under their Guru Kasyapa. | 314 |
32 | Kasyapa narrates about the birth of Gauri as Parvati; Parvati assumes the form of Jvalamukhi and burns Sudarsana cakra and defeats Visnu and releases her father; Jvalamukhi settles in Himalaya for future destruction; wedding of Siva and Parvati; | 322 |
33 | Murasura confronts Visnu; Visnu unable to win prays -Jvalamukhi and gets back his Sudarsana cakra and wins; Siva goes into penance; Tarakasura conquers the universes; Gods pray to Gauri. | 332 |
34 | Curse on Gauri from a sage that she will not have children; Similarly Siva also cursed by Brahmins; Siva’s penis drops off and gets worshipped as Linga in heaven. | 340 |
35 | Worship of Linga on earth; Indra requests Manmatha to disturb the penance of Siva; Rati wails and resists; Manmatha wants to keep up his promise to gods; Laksmi blesses Manmatha and takes care of Rati. | 348 |
36 | Manmatha prays to Goddess Tripura; Laksmi also requests for the redemption of curse by Gauri on Manmatha. Tripura absorbs Manmatha into Her eyes and becomes Kamaksi and blesses him with a separate body; Manmatha burnt by Siva. | 356 |
37 | Birth of Kumara from the semen of Siva; Story of his birth; Kumara made the chief of the army of gods; Skanda kills Tarakasura. | 360 |
38 | Story of Bharatldevi; Mutual curse between Brahma and Sarasvati; Sarasvati born as a cow-herdess and helps Brahma in Yajna. | 374 |
39 | A Brahmin Kausika cursed by Narada becomes a cowherd for mingling with a cow-herdess; Savitri born to Kausika as Gayatri; Tripura merges into Gayatri; Story of the birth of Goddess as daughter of Nandagopa. | 383 |
40 | Matrka hymn; Story of Krsna who kills Kamsa and Dantavaktra; Katyayanl Vrata by Gopikas. | 391 |
41 | Story of Katyayani; After Sri Krsna goes to Dvaraka, demons Sumbha and Nisumbha torment the Gopikas; Yasoda prays to Katyayani who by assuming three forms kills the demons who hide in three places; Katyayani dwells in Vindhya mountain to protect people in Kaliyuga. | 404 |
42 | Story of Sumbha and Nisumbha; Gauri assumes the form of Kali: Defeat of Canda and Munda; Dhumralocana sent to capture Kali. | 409 |
43 | Visnu becomes Lion, the carrier of Candika; Dhumralocana killed, Death of Canda and Munda; End of Raktabijasura; Killing of Nisumbha by Goddess; Sumbha killed by Her trident; Prayer to Goddess by Gods. | 418 |
44 | Story of Goddess Kalika; Destruction of Kalakhajajas; Siva assumes the form of Mahakala. | 429 |
45 | Story of Durga; Birth of Mahisasura; Humiliation of Vayu by Sumitra; Durga born out of the power of all gods; | 440 |
46 | Durga’s lion kills the five army chiefs of Mahisasura; Goddess kills Mahisasura; Prayer by the Gods. | 450 |
47 | Story of Bhandasura; Goddess Lalita destroys Bhandasura; Manmatha reborn; Siva vanquished by Manmatha; Siva enchanted by Visnu in the form of Mohini. | 464 |
48 | The churning of the milky ocean; Demons deceived of nectar by Mohini; Visnu propitiates Tripura and imbibes Her aspect; Siva deluded; Manmatha becomes the promulgator of Sri Vidya; Agastya and other worshippers of SriVidya. | 471 |
49 | Detailed story of Bhandasura; Hayagriva narrates to Agastya; Bhandasura conquers the three worlds; Gods destroy Sonitapura; Bhanda destroys the heaven and lives in Sunyakapura and rules the universe. | 480 |
50 | Birth of Bhandasura from the ashes of Manmatha; Bhandasura obtains boons from Siva; Bhanda wants to have Sad; Bhanda weds the daughters of Tarakasura; Bhanda defeated in Kailasa by Gauri returns to Sunyaka city. | 486 |
51 | Gods serve Bhandasura; Gods secretly propitiate Goddess Tripurasundari who appears; Prayer to Goddess by Brhaspati. | 497 |
52 | Gods worship Goddess to kill Bhandasura; Sukracarya alerts the demons; Jvalamalini engulfs gods by fire; Demons return assuming victory; Goddess appears from the fire altar and grants boons to the gods; | 508 |
53 | Goddess as Kamesvari and Kamesvara dwells in the city constructed by Visvakarma; Lopamudra’s worship of Goddess; The method of Srisukta worship; Description of Sripura. | 517 |
54 | Visvakarma ordered to construct the Sripura as described. | 525 |
55 | Goddess takes visible form in Manidvipa; Wedding of Kamesvara and Kamesvari; Creation of sixteen and nine saktis. | 534 |
56 | The saktis located in the Sricakra; Description of Mudra saktis and their place in Sricakra. | 543 |
57 | Penance by saktis to get suitable place in Sricakra; Creation of Gurus Mitresa and others who also reside in Sricakra. | 552 |
58 | Reason why Brahma meditated on a female form of the Transcendental power; Names of the Gurus; Visvakarma decides to construct the Sripura. | 560 |
59 | Bhandasura gets to know from Narada that the gods were not destroyed by the flame; Narada warns Bhandasura who is proud of his valour; The wives of Bhandasura request Narada to advice Bhandasura; Bhandasura discloses his past life as Manisekhara the messenger of Laksmi and the curse on him by Laksmi for loving a married Kinnara woman; His death from Goddess Lalita as redemption after ruling the universe; Hence Bhandasura is awaiting salvation; Narada appreciates his devotion to Goddess Lalita. | 567 |
60 | Birth of Kamesvara from Lalita and their wedding; Mantrini explains to Narada how Bhandasura will be killed by Goddess Lalita; Goddess creates saktis; Goddess Lalita sets out for war and so also Bhandasura. | 579 |
61 | Bhandasura adviced by his: minister sends spies to know the strength of sakti; They return defeated. | 590 |
62 | Amitraghna reports to Bhandasura; concealing his devotion to Goddess Lalita fight; Dandanatha also prepares to fight. | 599 |
63 | Bala Tripurasundari defeats Kutilaksa and confronts Visukra. | 607 |
64 | Bala defeats Visukra and Visanga and proceeds to fight with Bhandasura who showers respect on her; Both fight severely. | 615 |
65 | Bala Tripurasundari taken away from the war to Goddess Lalita by Asvarudha; Fight between Sampatkari and Visukra and also between Asvarudha and Visanga; Dandinl fights with Bhandasura; The demons run away. | 623 |
66 | Bhandasura consoles his wives regarding his inevitable death by Goddess Lalita; The army chiefs of Bhanda resolve to fight Goddess Lalita; Durmada killed by Sampatkari. | 632 |
67 | Kuranda killed by Asvarudha; Kutilaksa sends Sarpini magic through Karanka on the saktis; The saktis are defeated; Goddess Lalita sends Nakulesl who destroys the serpents and kills Karanka and others. | 640 |
68 | Kutilaksa depressed by defeat; Visukra the brother of Bhanda plans to capture Goddess Lalita when She is alone; The army of saktis tortured by the demon Balahaka by his scorching vision; Tiraskarini kills Balahaka and others; Amrtesi revives the dead saktis. | 648 |
69 | War during night; Jvalamukhi dispels darkness; Balambika renders unconscious the thirty sons of Bhandasura; Uluka and others killed by Asvarudha; Dandanatha kills Kutilaksa; Visukra laid unconscious by Mantrini: Visanga stopped from his deceptive attack on Goddess Lalita; | 656 |
70 | Kamesvari destroys the demon Damana and vanquishes the magical demon created by Visanga; Visanga captured and released by Goddess Lalita; Jvalamalini creates a fort of fire for the saktis to relax. | 665 |
71 | Visanga consoled by his elder brother Visukra who gives a Vighna missle to him; The saktis rendered inactive; Dandini reports to Goddess Lalita. | 674 |
72 | Goddess Lalita creates Vighnesvara from the smile of Kamesvara, Ganesa destroys the Vighna missile and defeats Visukra and others; Bhandasura sends Gajasura to fight with Ganesa; Balambika confronts the sons of Bhandasura. | 683 |
73 | Gajasura killed by Ganesa; Ganesa called back from war since Bhandasura desired to be killed by Goddess Lalita; Balambika kills the sons of Bhandasura. | 691 |
74 | Bala appreciated by Goddess Lalita; Bhanda grieves the death of his children concealing his devotion to Goddess; Visanga and Visukra attack the Sricakra; Dandinl fights Visanga and Mantrinl fights Visukra; Sukhasyamala and other saktis kill the sons of Visukra; Visukra killed by Mantrini. | 700 |
75 | Jambinl and other saktis kill the sons of Visanga; Dandini kills Visanga. | 710 |
76 | Bhandasura grieves the death of his brothers but gets consoled and proceeds to battle with Goddess Lalita; Bhandasura explains to the charioteer regarding his past birth and so on. | 718 |
77 | Bhandasura encountering Mantrini and others wishes to fight with Goddess Lalita; Bhanda worships Goddess Lalita with flower arrows; Goddess Lalita destroys Bhanda’s ten powers and finally kills him using Kamesvarastra, Brahma and other gods adore Goddess Lalita. | 727 |
78 | Prayer to Goddess by Brahma and other gods; Goddess dwells in the Sripura on the Meru mountain; Goddess is coronated by Vasistha and others; Sage Agastya was unable to see the Sripura for want of proper initiation from a Guru; Greatness of Listening to the glories of Goddess. | 734 |
79 | Need for proper initiation through a Guru; Goddess Tripurasundarl is Universal Consciousness; Agastya gets initiated from his wife Lopamudra; Greatness of Tantrasastra. | 741 |
80 | Procedures for practicing Srividya and the benefits gained; Listening to Tri purarahasya is the way to be blessed by Goddess Tripurasundari; Even Siva and others have attained bliss through Tripurarahasya; Goddess Tripura is the sakti-pranava ‘Hrim’, | 749 |
1 | Invocation; The panorama of the Malaya mountain and the hermitage of Parasurama; Sumedha (Haritayana) inquires Parasurama; Parasurama initiates Bala Mantra to Sumedha; Sri Bala blesses Sumedha in his dream; Prayer to Goddess by Sumedha; Sumedha’s penance in Halasyaksetra; Arrival of Sage Narada. | 1 |
2 | Concept of seer and the seen. Markandeya inquires Brahma about the essence of Veda; Brahma’s prayer to Goddess Tripura; Tripura-rahasya communicated by Siva to Visnu and by Visnu to Narada and on the earth by Guru Dattatreya to Parasurama and by Parasurama to Sumedha; Sumedha blessed to write Tripurarahasya; Sumedha’s earlier birth as Alarka; Sumedha writes Tripurarahasya. | 15 |
3 | Greatness of Tripurarahasya; Haritayana narrates to Sage Narada; Birth of Parasurama; Triumph over Ksatriyas; Sri Rama defeats Parasurama. | 26 |
4 | Parasurama meets an effulgent lunatic; The lunatic blesses Parasurama and reveals himself a Samvarta and tells him about Guru Dattatreya and guides him. | 37 |
5 | Parasurama proceeds to Dattatreya; On the way he is pained and dejected seeing the sensory cravings of human beings and decides to seek enlightenment from Guru Dattatreya and reaches his hermitage. | 47 |
6 | Dialogue between Dattatreya and Parasurama. Strange external behaviour of Dattatreya causes repulsion in many; But Parasurama is not deluded and seeks his tutelage and wants to know about the glory of Goddess Tripurasundari. | 57 |
7 | Incomprehensibility of Goddess Tripura even by Brahma, Visnu and Rudra; Self-experience a way; Competition among Indra, Agni, Soma, Vayu and others claiming superiority; All gods meet Visnu and Siva for a solution; Goddess Tripura prayed by them appears. All gods except the Trinity become unconscious. | 67 |
8 | Prayer to Goddess Tripura by Brahma, Visnu and Siva; To dispel the ignorance of the gods, the Goddess assumes a beautiful form; Agni, Moon and Wind cannot hurt a straw shown by the Goddess; Indra starts worrying. | 77 |
9 | Indra’s delusion; Indra’s defeat; Brhaspati praised by Indra appears; Brhaspati prays Goddess; Indra begs pardon from Devi and praises Her; Goddess grants devotion to him; Visnu explains the greatness of Goddess to the gods. | 91 |
10 | Parasurama anxious to listen to the glory of Goddess Tripurasundari; Dattatreya narrates; Different forms of Goddess like Rama, Gauri and so on; Description of Creation; Story of mat-weaver; Vedanta not to be taught out-of-turn; Brahma’s creation gets destroyed; Visnu directed to protect; The world is over populated and congested; Rudra destroys completely; Lord of death sheds tears for his portfolio; His tears manifest as diseases on earth; The Trinity gods lose interest in creation and pray to Goddess; Goddess creates Vani, Rama and Rudrani to wed them. | 106 |
11 | Gods not worshipped by human beings; Indra approaches Brahma; Brahma suggests to propitiate Laksmi. | 129 |
12 | Laksmi praised by twenty-eight names blesses the gods; Teaches Her method of worship; Gods pray to Laksmi; Laksmi creates Manmatha; Indra doubts Manmatha’s ability. | 136 |
13 | Manmatha proceeds to subdue human beings as they refuse to worship gods. They are loyal only to king Viravrata of Brahmavarta. Viravrata does penance to get the blessings from Siva. | 145 |
14 | Siva appears; Prayer to Siva; Viravrata asks for detachment and liberation but Siva advices him about his duties; Meanwhile the ministers and sons of Viravrata who set out to fight with Manmatha are blessed by their guru Vidyapati through Rudra-kavaca. | 155 |
15 | Indra supports Manmatha; Description of war between gods and the army of Viravrata led by Sudhruti. | 165 |
16 | War between Indra and Ranadhira and others. War between Indra and Sudhruti; Kubera and Satrunjaya, Varuna and Satruhana and so on. | 176 |
17 | Description of war between the lords of the directions and the sons of Viravrata. | 183 |
18 | All gods captured by the sons of Viravrata. | 196 |
19 | Fight between Ranadhira and Manmatha; Message sent to Viravrata; Kama rendered unconscious. | 203 |
20 | Viravrata informed by Virasena fights with Manmatha; Viravrata gets a trident from Lord Siva; Kama hit by the trident falls unconscious and is taken away by the gods to Laksmi; On the advice of Vidyapati, Viravrata releases the gods and returns to his capital. | 209 |
21 | Laksmi appraised; Laksmi prays Goddess Tripura and revives Manmatha from unconsciousness; Manmatha refuses to worship Siva who favoured Viravrata; Gauri deputed to console Manmatha; Manmatha does not heed; Gauri curses him to be burnt by Siva; Laksmi curses Gauri to be burnt m Daksayajna; Gauri and Laksmi fight; Sarasvati suggests release from their mutual curses. | 218 |
22 | Laksmi separates from Visnu because of his secret love towards Bhudevi and Brnda and becomes the river Padma which dries up cursed by Narada; Bhagiratha brings Ganga to earth and river Padma is relieved of the curse; Story of river Ganga. | 229 |
23 | Story of Gauri; Killing of Bhasmasura; Gauri born as Daksayani weds Siva and gets burnt in Daksayajna. Ganga none other than Tripura. | 238 |
24 | Promulgation of Yajna on earth; Indra made incharge of rain; Laksmi teaches Saubhagya Astottara to Manmatha; Goddess Tripura teaches Saubhagya-Pancadasaksari in dream to Manmatha; Goddess Tripura appears before Manmatha. | 243 |
25 | Description of the form of Goddess Tripura; Manmatha prays and wants nothing; But Goddess gives him bow and arrows to achieve his goal. | 252 |
26 | Dattatreya discloses the Saubhagya Astottara to Parasurama; Himavan worships Gauri who is in the form of ether; Narada assures a daughter to Himavan. | 258 |
27 | Tarakasura conquers the universes and captures Indra and other gods; Sad desired by Taraka diverts him to Laksmi; Laksmi and Visnu defeated in war disappear; Gauri requested by Sad kills Tarakasura assuming the form of Mahakall. | 270 |
28 | Dattatreya teaches Gauri Astottara to Parasurama; Himavan’s penance to obtain Gauri as his daughter; Birth of Gauri; Himavan loses memory about Gauri. | 283 |
29 | Gauri (Parvati) behaves like an ordinary child; Wedding fixed with Siva; Narada suggests Visnu as the bride-groom; Himavan agrees. | 297 |
30 | Parvati does not accept the proposal; She goes to forest; Janakalika Stotra by Parvati; Goddess Tripura appears and grants the desires of Parvati. | 307 |
31 | Himavan finds Parvati in the forest and concedes to her condition; Himavan captured by the servants of Visnu; Parvati and her mother seek shelter under their Guru Kasyapa. | 314 |
32 | Kasyapa narrates about the birth of Gauri as Parvati; Parvati assumes the form of Jvalamukhi and burns Sudarsana cakra and defeats Visnu and releases her father; Jvalamukhi settles in Himalaya for future destruction; wedding of Siva and Parvati; | 322 |
33 | Murasura confronts Visnu; Visnu unable to win prays -Jvalamukhi and gets back his Sudarsana cakra and wins; Siva goes into penance; Tarakasura conquers the universes; Gods pray to Gauri. | 332 |
34 | Curse on Gauri from a sage that she will not have children; Similarly Siva also cursed by Brahmins; Siva’s penis drops off and gets worshipped as Linga in heaven. | 340 |
35 | Worship of Linga on earth; Indra requests Manmatha to disturb the penance of Siva; Rati wails and resists; Manmatha wants to keep up his promise to gods; Laksmi blesses Manmatha and takes care of Rati. | 348 |
36 | Manmatha prays to Goddess Tripura; Laksmi also requests for the redemption of curse by Gauri on Manmatha. Tripura absorbs Manmatha into Her eyes and becomes Kamaksi and blesses him with a separate body; Manmatha burnt by Siva. | 356 |
37 | Birth of Kumara from the semen of Siva; Story of his birth; Kumara made the chief of the army of gods; Skanda kills Tarakasura. | 360 |
38 | Story of Bharatldevi; Mutual curse between Brahma and Sarasvati; Sarasvati born as a cow-herdess and helps Brahma in Yajna. | 374 |
39 | A Brahmin Kausika cursed by Narada becomes a cowherd for mingling with a cow-herdess; Savitri born to Kausika as Gayatri; Tripura merges into Gayatri; Story of the birth of Goddess as daughter of Nandagopa. | 383 |
40 | Matrka hymn; Story of Krsna who kills Kamsa and Dantavaktra; Katyayanl Vrata by Gopikas. | 391 |
41 | Story of Katyayani; After Sri Krsna goes to Dvaraka, demons Sumbha and Nisumbha torment the Gopikas; Yasoda prays to Katyayani who by assuming three forms kills the demons who hide in three places; Katyayani dwells in Vindhya mountain to protect people in Kaliyuga. | 404 |
42 | Story of Sumbha and Nisumbha; Gauri assumes the form of Kali: Defeat of Canda and Munda; Dhumralocana sent to capture Kali. | 409 |
43 | Visnu becomes Lion, the carrier of Candika; Dhumralocana killed, Death of Canda and Munda; End of Raktabijasura; Killing of Nisumbha by Goddess; Sumbha killed by Her trident; Prayer to Goddess by Gods. | 418 |
44 | Story of Goddess Kalika; Destruction of Kalakhajajas; Siva assumes the form of Mahakala. | 429 |
45 | Story of Durga; Birth of Mahisasura; Humiliation of Vayu by Sumitra; Durga born out of the power of all gods; | 440 |
46 | Durga’s lion kills the five army chiefs of Mahisasura; Goddess kills Mahisasura; Prayer by the Gods. | 450 |
47 | Story of Bhandasura; Goddess Lalita destroys Bhandasura; Manmatha reborn; Siva vanquished by Manmatha; Siva enchanted by Visnu in the form of Mohini. | 464 |
48 | The churning of the milky ocean; Demons deceived of nectar by Mohini; Visnu propitiates Tripura and imbibes Her aspect; Siva deluded; Manmatha becomes the promulgator of Sri Vidya; Agastya and other worshippers of SriVidya. | 471 |
49 | Detailed story of Bhandasura; Hayagriva narrates to Agastya; Bhandasura conquers the three worlds; Gods destroy Sonitapura; Bhanda destroys the heaven and lives in Sunyakapura and rules the universe. | 480 |
50 | Birth of Bhandasura from the ashes of Manmatha; Bhandasura obtains boons from Siva; Bhanda wants to have Sad; Bhanda weds the daughters of Tarakasura; Bhanda defeated in Kailasa by Gauri returns to Sunyaka city. | 486 |
51 | Gods serve Bhandasura; Gods secretly propitiate Goddess Tripurasundari who appears; Prayer to Goddess by Brhaspati. | 497 |
52 | Gods worship Goddess to kill Bhandasura; Sukracarya alerts the demons; Jvalamalini engulfs gods by fire; Demons return assuming victory; Goddess appears from the fire altar and grants boons to the gods; | 508 |
53 | Goddess as Kamesvari and Kamesvara dwells in the city constructed by Visvakarma; Lopamudra’s worship of Goddess; The method of Srisukta worship; Description of Sripura. | 517 |
54 | Visvakarma ordered to construct the Sripura as described. | 525 |
55 | Goddess takes visible form in Manidvipa; Wedding of Kamesvara and Kamesvari; Creation of sixteen and nine saktis. | 534 |
56 | The saktis located in the Sricakra; Description of Mudra saktis and their place in Sricakra. | 543 |
57 | Penance by saktis to get suitable place in Sricakra; Creation of Gurus Mitresa and others who also reside in Sricakra. | 552 |
58 | Reason why Brahma meditated on a female form of the Transcendental power; Names of the Gurus; Visvakarma decides to construct the Sripura. | 560 |
59 | Bhandasura gets to know from Narada that the gods were not destroyed by the flame; Narada warns Bhandasura who is proud of his valour; The wives of Bhandasura request Narada to advice Bhandasura; Bhandasura discloses his past life as Manisekhara the messenger of Laksmi and the curse on him by Laksmi for loving a married Kinnara woman; His death from Goddess Lalita as redemption after ruling the universe; Hence Bhandasura is awaiting salvation; Narada appreciates his devotion to Goddess Lalita. | 567 |
60 | Birth of Kamesvara from Lalita and their wedding; Mantrini explains to Narada how Bhandasura will be killed by Goddess Lalita; Goddess creates saktis; Goddess Lalita sets out for war and so also Bhandasura. | 579 |
61 | Bhandasura adviced by his: minister sends spies to know the strength of sakti; They return defeated. | 590 |
62 | Amitraghna reports to Bhandasura; concealing his devotion to Goddess Lalita fight; Dandanatha also prepares to fight. | 599 |
63 | Bala Tripurasundari defeats Kutilaksa and confronts Visukra. | 607 |
64 | Bala defeats Visukra and Visanga and proceeds to fight with Bhandasura who showers respect on her; Both fight severely. | 615 |
65 | Bala Tripurasundari taken away from the war to Goddess Lalita by Asvarudha; Fight between Sampatkari and Visukra and also between Asvarudha and Visanga; Dandinl fights with Bhandasura; The demons run away. | 623 |
66 | Bhandasura consoles his wives regarding his inevitable death by Goddess Lalita; The army chiefs of Bhanda resolve to fight Goddess Lalita; Durmada killed by Sampatkari. | 632 |
67 | Kuranda killed by Asvarudha; Kutilaksa sends Sarpini magic through Karanka on the saktis; The saktis are defeated; Goddess Lalita sends Nakulesl who destroys the serpents and kills Karanka and others. | 640 |
68 | Kutilaksa depressed by defeat; Visukra the brother of Bhanda plans to capture Goddess Lalita when She is alone; The army of saktis tortured by the demon Balahaka by his scorching vision; Tiraskarini kills Balahaka and others; Amrtesi revives the dead saktis. | 648 |
69 | War during night; Jvalamukhi dispels darkness; Balambika renders unconscious the thirty sons of Bhandasura; Uluka and others killed by Asvarudha; Dandanatha kills Kutilaksa; Visukra laid unconscious by Mantrini: Visanga stopped from his deceptive attack on Goddess Lalita; | 656 |
70 | Kamesvari destroys the demon Damana and vanquishes the magical demon created by Visanga; Visanga captured and released by Goddess Lalita; Jvalamalini creates a fort of fire for the saktis to relax. | 665 |
71 | Visanga consoled by his elder brother Visukra who gives a Vighna missle to him; The saktis rendered inactive; Dandini reports to Goddess Lalita. | 674 |
72 | Goddess Lalita creates Vighnesvara from the smile of Kamesvara, Ganesa destroys the Vighna missile and defeats Visukra and others; Bhandasura sends Gajasura to fight with Ganesa; Balambika confronts the sons of Bhandasura. | 683 |
73 | Gajasura killed by Ganesa; Ganesa called back from war since Bhandasura desired to be killed by Goddess Lalita; Balambika kills the sons of Bhandasura. | 691 |
74 | Bala appreciated by Goddess Lalita; Bhanda grieves the death of his children concealing his devotion to Goddess; Visanga and Visukra attack the Sricakra; Dandinl fights Visanga and Mantrinl fights Visukra; Sukhasyamala and other saktis kill the sons of Visukra; Visukra killed by Mantrini. | 700 |
75 | Jambinl and other saktis kill the sons of Visanga; Dandini kills Visanga. | 710 |
76 | Bhandasura grieves the death of his brothers but gets consoled and proceeds to battle with Goddess Lalita; Bhandasura explains to the charioteer regarding his past birth and so on. | 718 |
77 | Bhandasura encountering Mantrini and others wishes to fight with Goddess Lalita; Bhanda worships Goddess Lalita with flower arrows; Goddess Lalita destroys Bhanda’s ten powers and finally kills him using Kamesvarastra, Brahma and other gods adore Goddess Lalita. | 727 |
78 | Prayer to Goddess by Brahma and other gods; Goddess dwells in the Sripura on the Meru mountain; Goddess is coronated by Vasistha and others; Sage Agastya was unable to see the Sripura for want of proper initiation from a Guru; Greatness of Listening to the glories of Goddess. | 734 |
79 | Need for proper initiation through a Guru; Goddess Tripurasundarl is Universal Consciousness; Agastya gets initiated from his wife Lopamudra; Greatness of Tantrasastra. | 741 |
80 | Procedures for practicing Srividya and the benefits gained; Listening to Tri purarahasya is the way to be blessed by Goddess Tripurasundari; Even Siva and others have attained bliss through Tripurarahasya; Goddess Tripura is the sakti-pranava ‘Hrim’, | 749 |