trika’s parA-devI in saundaryalaharI

R had asked me if trika’s devI is encoded in the saundaryalaharI. Just as how the kubjikA-mata’s yAmala is encoded in the SL, likewise the anuttara lineage’s trikA devI is also encoded in the saundaryalaharI. The verse is SL15
sharaj-jyotsnA shubhrAM shashi-yuta jaTA-jUTa makuTAM
vara-trAsa-trANa sphaTika-guTikA pustakakarAm |
sakR^in-natvA natvA katham-iva satAM sannidadhate
madhu-kShIra-drAkShA-madhurima-dhurINAH phaNitayaH ||
In our tradition we take the reading guTika (akShamAla) against lakShmIdhara’s ghaTika or cup/pitcher.

In this form she is linked to the glorious lipi-bhairavI who is the manifestation of the great mAlinI in the shrI-kula system.
[As an aside, the very sight of the akShara-s of lipi-bhairavI are enough to inspire even the fading mind- is there any doubt that our co-ethnic AdyanAtha achieved total tattvAvesha with her vidyA]

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