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Tripura Rahasya

The three cities are Anava Mala (egoism), Karma (bondage of Karma) and Maya (the illusory power of Lord Siva which veils the individual souls). Destroy the first city Anava Mala through self-surrender to Lord Siva and consequent descent of His grace (Anugraha). Annihilate the second impurity, viz., Karma, through consecrating the fruits of your actions to the Lord and destroying the idea ‘I am the doer’, by developing the Nimitta Bhava, the Bhava that Lord Siva is working through your various organs and that you are a mere instrument in His hands (Chariyai and Kiriyai). You will not be bound by actions. You will attain purity of heart and through purity of heart, realisation of Sivanandam or eternal bliss of Siva. Annihilate the third impurity, viz., Maya, through the recitation of Panchakshara, worship of Guru, hearing and reflection of the attributes of the Lord and His various Lilas and meditation on His form and Satchidananda aspect. This is the destruction of the three cities or castles. This is Tripura Rahasya. 

Destroy Tamas through Rajas and convert Rajas into Sattva, by developing various virtuous
qualities, by taking Sattvic food, by Satsanga, Japa of Panchakshara and meditation on Lord Siva.
Transcend Sattva also. You will attain oneness with Lord Siva.
This is the destruction of the three cities or castles. This is Tripura Rahasya.
Annihilate the evil tendencies or Asubha Vasanas, viz., lust, anger, greed, hatred, jealousy,
through Subha Vasanas or good tendencies, viz., Japa, meditation, study of religious books, Kirtan
or singing Lord’s praise. You will enjoy the eternal bliss of Siva.
This is the destruction of the three cities or castles. This is Tripura Rahasya.
Serve the Guru. Purify your heart by serving him with faith and devotion. Learn the Yogic
practices which lead to the awakening of Kundalini from him and practise them. Study the Yoga
Sastras under him. Observe celibacy. Kill the Shadripus or six enemies. Look within. Take the
Kundalini through the Sushumna Nadi and break the Granthis through the Chakras and unite Her
with Her Lord Sadasiva at the Sahasrara Chakra at the crown of the head and enjoy the eternal bliss
of Lord Siva.
This is the destruction of the three cities or castles. This is Tripura Rahasya.
Kill the three bodies, i.e., transcend the three bodies, viz., the gross or physical body (Sthula
Deha), subtle body (Sukshma Deha) and causal body (Karana Sarira). Go above the five sheaths or
Kosas (Annamaya, Pranamaya, Manomaya, Vijnanamaya and Anandamaya), through meditation
on Lord Siva and attain Siva Sayujya.
This is the destruction of the three cities or castles. This is Tripura Rahasya.
Become a witness of the three states, viz., waking, dreaming and deep sleep states. Stand as
a spectator. Withdraw yourself from the objective consciousness. Live within. Attain the Turiya
state or the fourth state or Siva Pada.
This is the destruction of the three cities or castles. This is Tripura Rahasya.
Go above physical consciousness, subconsciousness and mental consciousness and attain
the superconsciousness state or Nirvikalpa or Asamprajnata Samadhi.
This is the destruction of the three cities or castles. This is Tripura Rahasya.
Go above instinct, reason, understanding and open the eye of intuition, the third eye of Siva
(Divya Chakshus) and merge yourself in the supreme light of Siva. Go above thinking, willing and
feeling and enter the supreme silence or thoughtless state of Siva Nirvana.
This is the destruction of the three cities or castles. This is Tripura Rahasya.

Tripura Sundari is the Sakti of Lord Siva. She and Siva are one. She is extremely beautiful.
She attracts the devotees to Her blissful Self and sheds wisdom, devotion and divine light on them.
Hence, She is called Tripura Sundari. She helps the aspirants to destroy the three cities or castles
mentioned above.
The whole world is under Her control. The entire universe is under the sway of Her three
Gunas. All the ties and bonds of Karma can be broken down; the wheel of births and deaths can be
rent asunder only by Her worship and benign grace. All sins can be destroyed and the eternal bliss
of Siva can be realised only through singing Her praise and repetition of Her Names.
She is called Tripura, the three cities. The body of a man or a woman is one of the forms
assumed by Her. The whole world is Her body. All the Devas are Her forms only. All the triplets of
the sacred texts are contained in Her. The triplets, viz., the three Gunas, the three states of
consciousness, the three fires, the three bodies, the three worlds, the triple power (Iccha Sakti, Kriya
Sakti and Jnana Sakti), the three Svaras (Udatta, Anudatta and Svarita), the Trivarnikas, the three
kinds of Karmas (Sanchita, Agami and Prarabdha), the Trimurtis, the three letters A, U, M, and the
triad Pramata, Pramana and Prameya, knower, knowledge and knowable, seer, sight and seen, are
all contained in Tripurasundari.
All the Devatas dwell in this body. They are the presiding deities of the various organs. The
Lord Tryambaka dwells in Muladhara, Jambukesvara in Svadhishthana, Arunachalesvara in
Manipura, Nataraja in Anahata, Kalahastisvara in Visuddha, Visvesvara in Ajna and
Srikanthesvara in Sahasrara.
All the sacred places are in this body—Kedar in the forehead, Amaravati in the tip of the
nose, Kurukshetra in the breasts and Prayaga in the heart.
All the nine planets have their special abodes in the body. Sun is in the Nada-Chakra, moon
in the Bindu-Chakra, Mars in the eyes, Mercury in the heart, Jupiter in the Manipura, Venus in the
Svadhishthana, Saturn in the navel, Rahu in the face and Ketu in the thorax.
Countless rivers and hills are also allotted special places in the body. Whatever is found in
the outer world is found in the body also. This body is microcosm. It is Pindanda.
This is Tripura Rahasya.
May you attain the grace of Tripurasundari and understand the Tripura Rahasya and attain
Sivananda or eternal bliss of Lord Siva.