Please tell us how we came to know in Kali Yuga about such a powerful form of the Divine Mother. Can you tell us more about the glory, greatness of Maha Pratyangira? Thank you.

Namaste Thank you all for your responses

When you have the courage and boldness to look into the eyes of the terrible Bhaṇḍāsura and say, "Mother, I am so filled with love for you that even your evil form cannot frighten me anymore. I don't want to play like that anymore, I want to play in other ways." When you look at all your fears and say, "Mom, I am so filled with love for you that I fear nothing, even death." When you say all this from the bottom of your heart, all your fears, obstacles and karma will be destroyed at once. This is liberation.

Many wonder why Lalitā is the supreme authority of this immeasurable universe. It is true that the Divine Mother has many incredible forms, but the supreme one is Lalitā because she is in the form of the desire to have fun, she is in the form of the desire to play forever. The greatest desire of the supreme personality of God is to have fun and play forever. Lalitā is this desire. We are all playing on a smaller or larger scale. The great Sages (ṛṣis) are also playing on a scale that goes beyond our comprehension. We don't understand their game. The Gods and Goddesses are also playing and having fun. Demons and all evil beings are also essential in this game and they will forever exist in some form. As long as the rivalry of good and evil remains in balance, the game will go on forever. This rivalry needs to exist for there to be transformation and evolution forever. Divine Mother and Divine Father will continue to assume different forms endlessly and the script of the entire game will change again and again, always with something never seen before. You probably wonder what all the liberated souls are doing? They are having fun and playing on a scale we don't yet understand. You can chat and get in touch with any character you saw in the scriptures. They continue to exist and act, but in a way beyond our comprehension. They can adapt to your level of understanding to dialogue and teach. How would I define Lalitā? I would define Lalitā as learning and having fun endlessly and always finding that you haven't learned or enjoyed anything. You will always find that there is more to learn and have fun. That is Lalitā, the supreme one. Everything else works around this desire. Even all evil is Lalitā. She plays both characters simultaneously. She is Mahiṣāsura, she is Bhaṇḍāsura and all his evil army. She is all of them. All for her and everyone else's enjoyment, forever. There will always be something new never seen before. This is Lalita.

Mahā Pratyaṅgirā is in the 1000 names of Lalitā. She is in the name "mahā-bhairava-pūjita (231)". She is especially revered by Lord Mahā Bhairava, but he is not her consort. Mahā Pratyaṅgirā is something far beyond what we can imagine and she has no consort. Many say she has a consort, but she doesn't, no one is qualified to be her consort. The scriptures say that when Mahā Pratyaṅgirā becomes angry, even the Parabrahman cannot calm her down. The only thing that calms her down is truth and justice and she can't be stopped until those things are done. The scriptures say that she is willing to stop even Mahā Pralaya to save her sincere devotees. They further say that the devotee who has completely united with her is equivalent to Parabrahman in omnipotence, is a Yogi equivalent to crores of Lords Śiva and stable as crores of Lords Viṣṇu. I am not a devotee of Pratyaṅgirā, but whenever I have worshiped her in an emergency, she has never failed. And she's quick as lightning taking everything in front of her. So she is in the 1000 names of Lalitā.

Namaste Koko. Please read the Lalitopakhyana <<< https://archive.org/details/SreeLalitopakhyanam >>> and much will become clear.

Please follow the directives of your guru and not Mantra Mahodadhi or any other scripture or even this website or what I am advising you! The word of the guru is absolute in Tantra. Self-initiation is not recommended, unless you have no other option left and are very serious about mantra japa. Note that the effectiveness of a mantra is greatly diminished, if not properly initiated by a practicing guru. Please check the Ugra Tārā section and you may find the mantra from Mantra Mahodadhi. If you have been initiated with the mantra from Mantra Mahodadhi, then follow the same as instructed by your guru. It is not advisable to mix and match from other mantras, unless there is a procedure mentioned in the scriptures that was previously followed by someone (Ṛṣī) and validated.

Both Śrī Lalitā and Śrī Durgā devis are forms/manifestations of the Divine Mother Śakti. Both are equal and one and the same. They can also be treated differently from a tantra standpoint and accessed through their own set of mantras and prescribed rituals such as yantra worship etc. Śrī Pratyaṅgirā, by definition is beyond the normal ̍aṅgas (parts) of Śrī Lalitā, but yet, by extension (prati) She is the same as Śrī Lalitā. You may treat Śrī Pratyaṅgirā and Śrī Lalitā as two similar entities manifested by Śrī Guhyakāli for all practical purposes. When you probe deeper and have a deeper understanding of the Divine Mother Śakti, everything would be revealed by Her and the Truth will dawn upon you.

Namaste what is the difference between LALITHA and DURGA. Between the two that is ADI SHAKTI. I read that LALITHA is PRATYANGIRA but PRATYANGIRA is not in the 1000 names of LALITHA

Sree Mathre Namah In one of the scriptures, I remember that as 'Mantra mahodadhi' instead of the beeja "sthreem" the beeja used is "threem"... And I understand both versions can be followed.. My question is can we replace "sthreem" with "threem" in the nyasas mentioned above? Pls suggest. Sree Mathre namah..