The Secret of Tripura

"Have you heard with an attentive mind, O Narada,
The majesty of Tripura, which is the supreme means to the goal? 2
Now I shall tell you of the Section on Knowledge, which is most wondrous.
Having heard this, a person never again encounters sorrow. 3
Having thoroughly examined the wisdom of the Vedas, Vaishnava, Shaiva, Shakta, and Pashupata schools,
This has been definitively established." 4

In order to complete the intended Section on Knowledge without obstacles, he creates an auspicious beginning in the form of bowing to the deity who is the Self, to establish the lineage: "Om Namah" Om, Salutations. The bliss that is of the nature of the cause is the Brahman-bliss, which is the cause of everything without distinction. Such is the form of Her, the supreme and limitless One, who is pure consciousness; that is Her sole nature. Similarly, She is the mirror of the wonderful picture that is the universe, for the reflection of that universe rests upon Her. To Her, who is denoted by the sound 'Om' and who shines forth in various forms as well as in Her essential form, are these salutations. The essence of the verse is that this entire field of scripture contains the truth that the limitless nature of consciousness is the cause of the world, not as a reflection in the mirror of nature, but as the underlying reality. Here, all three sections are encompassed by the Śiva-Śakti Consciousness and Power pranava. Starting with "Om Namah" and ending with "Tripura is Hrim," the intent of this work is to teach that the entire universe, in the form of Shiva and Shakti, is only one's own self-nature as consciousness. 1. In the first chapter, through verses of praise, worship, and other practices, the arising of inquiry in the mind of the pure-hearted Rāma Parashurama is described. To make the listener attentive, he says "Have you heard," etc. 2. He speaks of the "most wondrous" nature of the teaching by saying "Having heard this." 3. To state the superiority of the knowledge currently being discussed, he says "Of the Vedas," etc. 4. "Vedic" means the Upanishadic teachings. "Vaishnava" means the Pancharatra scriptures.