Aksharasamkhya Nirdesha

ambA is worshipped through various mantras. Of these, panchadashI, shuddha

ShoDashI, saubhAgya brahmavidyA or saubhAgya panchadashI (ShoDashI and
mahAShoDashI are the most important mantras in most of the dAkShiNAtya shrIvidyA
sampradAyas. !he number of "etters in these mantras is indicated by the names of
parAmbA based on katapaya ca"cu"ations.
Name #$ "a"itAmbA
%a&'( "i&'( tAm&)( bA&'
!ota"$ '*'*)*' + #, &- shuddha panchadashI
Name .$ "a"itAmbikA
%a&'( "i&'( tAm&)( bi&'( kA&#
!ota"$ '*'*)*'*#+ #) &- shuddha ShoDashI
Name '$ shrI"a"itAmbikA
shrI&.( %a&'( "i&'( tAm&)( bi&'( kA&#
!ota"$ .*'*'*)*'*#+ #/ &- saubhAgya brahmavidyA
Name 0$ shrIrA1arA1eshvarI
shrI&.( rA&.( 1a&/( rA&.( 1e&/( shva&0( rI&.
!ota"$ .*.*/*.*/*0*. + ./ &- mahAShoDashI
!he same can be seen with respect to chaNDI as we"". chan&) and DI&', thus indicating
)*'+2. On reversing the digits, the mantra denotes the thirty&si3 tattvas starting from
shiva ti"" dharA.