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LALITA-SAHASRANĀMA
 
Three of them are mentioned in the text-jnana-mudrā,
yon-mudra and, trikhanda-mudra.
 
978. Tripurāśrī is the deity that presides over the
fifth chakra in Sri Chakra.
 
991. The six 'adhvas' referred to are:---
 
(1) pada (words), (2) bhuvana (worlds), (3) varṇa
(letters), (4) tattva (categories), (5) kalā (parts)
and (6) mantra (mantras).
 
And it is said that, of these, words, letters and
mantras belong to Saktí as Vimarsa; and that worlds,
categories and parts belong to Siva as Prakāša.
 
998-999. These two names indicate the absolute
equality and identity of Siva and Sakti.
 
1000. Lalitāmbika-this is the last name.
 
They the goddesses of speech, who had been com-
manded by the Devi to sing the Sahasranāma.