Akṣarasamkhyā Nirdēśa

 

Parāmbā is worshipped through various mantras. Of these, Pañcadaśī, śuddha ṣōḍaśī, Saubhāgya brahmavidyā or Saubhāgya pañcadaśī (ṣōḍaśī) and Mahāṣōḍaśī are the most important mantras in most of the Dākṣiṇātya śrīvidyā sampradāyas. The number of letters in these mantras is indicated by the names of Parāmbā based on kaṭapaya calculations.

Name 1: Lalitāmbā

La-3; li-3; tAm-6; bA-3
Total: 3+3+6+3 = 15 -> śuddha pañcadaśī

Name 2: Lalitāmbikā

La-3; li-3; tAm-6; bi-3; kA-1
Total: 3+3+6+3+1= 16 -> śuddha ṣōḍaśī

Name 3: śrīlalitāmbikā

shrI-2; La-3; li-3; tAm-6; bi-3; kA-1
Total: 2+3+3+6+3+1= 18 -> Saubhāgya brahmavidyā

Name 4: śrīrājarājēśvarī

shrI-2; rA-2; ja-8; rA-2; je-8; shva-4; rI-2
Total: 2+2+8+2+8+4+2 = 28 -> Mahāṣōḍaśī

The same can be seen with respect to caṇḍī as well. caṇ-6 and ḍī-3, thus indicating 6+3=9. On reversing the digits, the mantra denotes the thirty-six tattvas starting from śiva till dharā.

 

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