Tripurashrivishanкari (त्रिपुराश्रीवशंकरी, IAST: Tripurāśrīvaśaṅkarī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who enchants the glory of all three worlds”. From Tripurā (the three planes), śrī (divine glory, auspiciousness), vaśa (subjugation, attraction), and karī (one who performs), this name declares that Lalitā captivates and brings under Her will the entire splendour of the three worlds.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Vaśaṅkarī derives from vaśa (control, attraction, bringing under one's sway) and karī (maker, doer), and in the Śākta context it speaks not of coercive domination but of the irresistible magnetic power of the Goddess by which all śrī — wealth, beauty, and auspiciousness — flows toward Her devotees. Tripurāśrī thus signifies the accumulated glory of all three levels of reality, which She effortlessly draws into Her orbit.

Tripurāśrīvaśaṅkarī is a majestic epithet of Lalitā that distils the essence of Her triple sovereignty and is occasionally used in devotional naming. Pronounced tri-pu-raa-shree-va-shan-KA-ree; the compound is long but its components are each meaningful.

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Scriptural source

Tripurashrivishanкari appears in the Lalitha Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Lalitha.