Sri Vidya
Literal Meaning
Auspicious knowledge
Etymology & Sanskrit Root
Sanskrit 'sri' (auspicious, radiant) + 'vidya' (knowledge): a major Tantric tradition of Devi worship centered on the goddess Lalita Tripurasundari.
Spiritual Insight & Context
Sri Vidya practice centers on the Sri Yantra (or Sri Chakra), a geometric diagram, and the Lalita Sahasranama, a thousand-name hymn to the goddess as supreme reality.