Shodashi (the Sixteen-year-old)

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Shodashi (the Sixteen-year-old) is a youthful and radiant form of the Hindu goddess Tripura Sundari, embodying supreme beauty, perfection, and the fullness of spiritual power.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Shodashi 1
Shodashi (the Sixteen-year-old) canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu goddess
Mahavidya
Tantric deity
form of Tripura Sundari
associatedWith Friday
Sri Chakra
linked to: Sri Yantra

Sri Yantra
full moon
planet Venus
red color
associatedWithNumber 16
belongsToGroup Dasha Mahavidya
linked to: Mahavidyas
centralMantraSystem Sri Vidya mantra
linked to: Sri Vidya
centralText Lalita Sahasranama
Tripura Rahasya
embodies fullness of spiritual power
perfection
supreme beauty
hasAlternativeName Lalita
Sri Vidya
Tripura Sundari
hasAttribute goad
noose
hasConsort Kameshvara
hasEpithet Rajarajeshwari
linked to: Rajrajeshwari

Shodashi Devi
linked to: Shashthi Devi

The Sixteen-year-old
hasWeapon five flower-arrows
sugarcane bow
iconographicFeature four-armed form
seated on a lotus
seated on a throne
youthful sixteen-year-old appearance
isAspectOf Adi Parashakti
Parvati
linked to: Kamakshi
isFormOf Tripura Sundari
religion Hinduism
residesIn Manidvipa
Sri Nagara
symbolizes complete blossoming of consciousness
eternal youth
non-dual awareness
supreme bliss
tradition Shaktism
Sri Vidya tradition
linked to: Sri Vidya
worshipGoal liberation (moksha)
material prosperity
spiritual perfection
worshippedIn Shakta temples
Sri Vidya upasana
Tantric rituals

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tripura Sundari epithet Shodashi (the Sixteen-year-old)
Lalita Sahasranama associatedConcept Shodashi
linked to: Shodashi (the Sixteen-year-old)