Lalitha Trisathi
1. Trisathi is "powerful" in the sense that Beejaaksharas from Trikootas of Panchadasaakshari are addressed in the scripture and they are invoked by upaasaka.The Uttara baaga says ["naavidyaavedhine bruyaannaabhakthaaya kadhaachana" .........the reciter shall know the aspects of Srividya to become eligible for initiation.
2.During upasana[recitation in proper mode -also upasana], the sadaka,Devi and the mantra become /shall become united and one.Trisati readers shall install the beejaaksharaas in HIM/HER as per Kootatrayam and finally absorb Mata ,in Sahasraara in the inverted 1000 petalled lotus where the congression of Kaameswari with Kaameshwara is achieved amidst all aavarana devatas.The upasaka is endowed with 'sudha'' dhaara as a result.
3.Lalitha Sahasranamam is also equally potent but devoid of Bheejaaksharaas outwardly .Foreg-the presence of ambaal as Raagini,Saagini etc in aadharasthanas of our cosmic body ,her personality,neivedyam etc are specified starting with''vishudhdhi chchakra nilaya..............Yaakinyambaaswaroopinee" .This is nothing but antharmukha pooja .
4. Nyaasa is involved for both.
5. As a passing reference ,Srisooktam talks about one powerful secret bheejam embedded in the verse"thaam padmineemeem sharanamaham prapadhye..............".This is associated with Srividya and not apart of panchadasaakshari.In LS,this is indirectly personified thro "Sachaamara ramaa vaani savya Dakshina Sevithaayai namaha:"bheejam is not explicit but the devi is mentioned.
6.i have heard some telling they are not initiated into specific slokas /ashtotharas /sahasranamas etc.Swami/ambal requires only ardent devotion .One may recite other slokas available in plenty .I want to mention a very powerful,wonderful "Lalithasthavaratnam" ,composed by sage Durvaasa [krodha bhattarakaa] ,which describes the 25 forts ,their presiding deities ,devas etc around Mahameru and aavarana devis around bindu.the phalasruthi verses are wonderful if one sees the meaning.One will be mentally taken to a plane where the described vanams,orchards,rivers,natural scenary and isometric projection of mahamery are presented by the sage.
6.In Trisathi, ambal says in Uttaram mentined under 1 above,that trisathi is not for those without "bhakthi".And an initiated person without bhakthi [Refer Narada bhakthi sutram,excellent scripture] in the true sense ,doing prescribed rituals is not preferred .One can refer to what happened to the famous,reverred Sri Narayana bhattadhri ,composer of Sriman Naaraayaneeyam and Poondhanam Namboodri ,who composed "Gnanapanai" in Malayalam.Lord Guruvayurappan gave the judgement to bhattadhri : I honour Poonthaanam's "bhakthi" than your "vibhakthi" !!
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Vasudhaayai namaha!!
