05/08/2026
Śrīvidyātmaka Divya Trayī
Bhaje Sri Chakra Madhyastham Dakshina Uttara Yossada
Shyama Vartali Samsevyam Bhavanim Lalitambikam
The Divya Trayī of Puruṣottama Kṣetra are interpreted differently in various sects and are seen as their own presiding deities. From the perspective of Śrīvidyā, We get an interesting explanation of the Divine Trio. The Triad of Balabhadra-Subhadrā-Jagannātha mirrors the trio of Vārāhī-Lalitā-Śyāmalā, presented in Odia style of artistic expression to honour the great tradition of Sri kshetra puri.
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[devi, srividya, Jagannath, puri, Sri kshetra, Srividya, maha tripurasundari, lalitha, subhadra, srimata, Sri chakra, Balabhadra, varahi, shyamala]
Vārāhī, the commander in chief of Mahātripurasundarī, wields discus, conch, plough and pestle which resembles the iconography of Balarāma. Both the deities are associated with divine strength and agression. While Balarāma tamed River Yamunā, Vārāhī is the personification of energy of Varāha who held Bhūmi on it’s tusks. Daṇḍinī and Balabhadra act as the elder figures in upāsanā who are highly honoured by the upāsakas and invoked for protection from all types of calamities. Vārāhī is the Nigraha Śakti of Parabrahman who brings things in control and creates order in the universe.
Bhagavatī Tripurasundarī herself manifests in the form of Ekānaṃśā/Subhadrā. This specific form of Devī is worshipped with Hrīm bīja and is associated with Śrīcakra. Her worship involves recital of both Devīsūktam and Śrīsūktam which are dedicated to Lalitā/Bhuvaneśvarī. Subhadrā as an avatāra of Pārvatī/Katyāyanī finds mention in Nārada and Brahma Purāṇas. Subhadrā in Puri is directly worshipped as a form of Bhuvaneśvarī and is also considered to be related to Ekānaṃśā, the incarnation of Durgā who protected Kṛṣṇa at time of his birth. Durgā Janma Navamī commemorates the birth of Ekānaṃśā there. She is Līlā Vinodinī, who delights in her līlās as the daughters of Yaśodā and Devakī and later in Vraja, Vindhyācala, Mathurā, Dvārakā and Indraprastha.
Bhagavāna Jagannātha, is represented