Shrimat Tripurasundari (श्रीमत्त्रिपुरसुन्दरी, IAST: Śrīmattripurasundarī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “The supremely auspicious Beauty of the three worlds”. Śrīmat (endowed with Śrī, supreme auspiciousness) + tri (three) + pura (city/world) + sundarī (beautiful one) together form the most exalted epithet of the Goddess, naming her as the loveliest sovereign of the three realms.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Tripura refers to the three cities or planes — waking, dreaming, and deep sleep, or alternatively the three worlds of creation, sustenance, and dissolution — while sundarī (from sundara, beautiful) identifies her as their transcendent beauty. The prefix śrīmat elevates the name further, attributing to her the fullness of auspiciousness, wealth, and divine grace. This compound is itself one of the ten Mahāvidyās and is the primary name of the deity of the Lalitā Sahasranāma.

Tripurasundarī is widely worshipped across Śākta and Śrī Vidyā traditions, and the name Sundari is commonly given to girls as an echo of this epithet. The full form Śrīmattripurasundarī is used in ritual invocations; everyday pronunciation: shrī-mat-tri-pu-ra-sun-da-rī.

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Scriptural source

Shrimat Tripurasundari appears in the Lalitha Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Lalitha.