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LALITĀ-SAHASRANĀMA
 
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.225. She is the Sovereign of the great masters
of Yoga.
 
226-228. She is herself the greatest Tantra, the
greatest Mantra and the greatest
Yantra.
 
229-230. Sublime is her seat and intense is the
sacrifice required for her worship.
 
231-232. She is worshipped even by the great
Siva himself; and at the end of a
cycle she is a witness to the cosmic
dance of the great Lord.
 
233-234. She is the great Queen of the Conqueror
of Kama; she is the beautiful Ruler
of the threefold city.
 
235-237. Four and sixty are the rites with which
 
she is worshipped; four and sixty are
the arts which she embodies; and
more than four and sixty crores are
the yoginis who attend on her.
238--239. Her doctrine is called Manuvidyā; it is
also termed Chandravidyā.
 
240 243.
 
She stands at the centre of the sphere of
the moon; exquisite is her form,
wonderful is her smile and she wears
a crescent.
 
244. She is the Queen of the world of that
which hath life and that which hath
not.
 
245. Her abode is the Sri Chakra.