Jimmie Åkesson försöker kvala in till "Veckans Strasser"...
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Strulpelle
Den här killen är verkligen "the gift that keeps on giving". Åtminstone om man är grävande reporter. Jag undrar hur länge det dröjer innan Aftonbladet skriver en virrig kulturkrönika på temat "jag tycker det är härligt att Ali ljugit på sin CV, det visar att han är en vaaaaaanlig människa som alla andra".
Observera förresten att den här "strulpellen" har Vänsterpartiets fulla förtroende. Statssekreterare i Rosenbad nästa?
Esoterick Shaktism
Perhaps too esoterick for most of my readers, but here is a ChatGPT analysis of the (syncretist) relation between Tripura Sundari and Lakshmi. Somewhat edited.
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This is a particularly interesting passage because it provides a scriptural explanation for the relationship between Tripura Sundari, Mahalakshmi, and Sri Vidya. And, importantly, it is more nuanced than simply identifying two goddesses with one another.
The account is indeed discussed by Rajmani Tigunait in Śakti: The Power in Tantra. I was able to locate the relevant passage in Chapter 2, together with his scholarly qualification immediately following it.
The story of Lakshmi's meditation
According to the Tripura Rahasya, Māhātmyakhaṇḍa 53:42–47, Lakshmi (here called Sri) undertakes an extraordinarily long period of meditation upon Tripura Sundari.
When Tripura finally appears and offers her a boon, Lakshmi requests sāyujya-mukti: liberation through union with the Goddess, essentially becoming one with her.
Tripura, however, points out that Vishnu needs Lakshmi in order to fulfil his role as protector and preserver of the universe. If Lakshmi were to merge completely with Tripura, Vishnu would be unable to perform that function.
Instead, Tripura grants her a different, remarkable boon.
The relevant Sanskrit passage, as reproduced in Tigunait's notes, reads:
Śrīvidyety aham ākhyātā śrīpuraṃ me puraṃ bhavet
Śrīcakraṃ me bhavec cakraṃ śrīkramaḥ syān mama kramaḥ
Śrīsūktam etad bhūyān me vidyā śrīṣoḍaśī bhavet
Mahālakṣmīty ahaṃ khyātā tvattādātmyena saṃsthitā
In substance, Tripura declares:
I shall be known as Sri Vidya.
Sri-pura shall be my divine city.
Sri Chakra shall be my sacred diagram.
Sri's ritual order shall become my ritual order.
The Sri Sukta shall become associated with my sixteen-syllabled Vidya.
Through my essential identity with you, I shall be known as Mahalakshmi.
This is a fascinating theological arrangement: rather than Lakshmi abandoning her cosmic responsibilities to merge with Tripura, Tripura incorporates Lakshmi's identity, name and sacred symbolism into her own worship.
What does this mean theologically?
I think there are three possible levels of interpretation.
A. Tripura Sundari as the supreme Goddess
In this interpretation, Tripura is the ultimate divine reality, and Lakshmi is one of the ways that reality manifests.
Lakshmi's desire for union is therefore not necessarily a relationship between two entirely separate deities. It can be understood as a manifestation of Shakti seeking complete union with the supreme Shakti.
This is consistent with the broader Sri Vidya understanding of Tripura as the supreme consciousness and power underlying the universe.
B. Lakshmi as an independent goddess who shares Tripura's essential nature
This is perhaps the most interesting interpretation of the actual story.
Lakshmi is not portrayed as an inferior deity or merely an attendant of Tripura. She has her own identity and her own cosmic responsibility alongside Vishnu.
Tripura does not simply absorb her. Instead, she establishes an enduring identity between them while allowing Lakshmi to continue her divine function.
The expression tvattādātmyena saṃsthitā is particularly important: it conveys the idea of being established in essential identity with you.
C. Sri Vidya as a tradition incorporating Lakshmi
This is where the historical interpretation becomes important.
Tigunait points out that the story may explain how Lakshmi's name, symbolism and worship became integrated into the Tripura Sundari tradition.
He explicitly cautions against concluding that Tripura Sundari is simply a form of Lakshmi, or that Lakshmi is simply a form of Tripura Sundari.
In other words, the text establishes a theological unity, but that does not automatically establish universal interchangeability across Hindu traditions.
An interesting connection: the Sri Sukta
One detail in the passage deserves particular attention.
Tripura says that the Sri Sukta will become associated with her own sixteen-syllabled Vidya.
The Sri Sukta is one of the oldest and most important Vedic hymns to Sri/Lakshmi. It praises her as the source of prosperity, beauty, fertility, splendour and auspiciousness.
This means that the story is doing something quite substantial: it connects an ancient Vedic tradition of Lakshmi worship with the later Tantric tradition of Tripura Sundari.
It also helps explain why the word Sri is so prominent in Sri Vidya.
There is another interesting detail: Tigunait discusses the traditional interpretation of the final syllable of the sixteen-syllabled Tripura mantra, Śrīṃ, as the source of the name Sri Vidya.
Does this mean Lakshmi can be worshipped independently of Vishnu?
I would say that this story provides a particularly strong theological justification for doing so.
Notice that Lakshmi is not required to abandon her identity or her relationship with Vishnu. Tripura explicitly acknowledges Vishnu's dependence upon her.
But Lakshmi's spiritual aspiration is directed towards Tripura Sundari.
This suggests that Lakshmi has a devotional and spiritual dimension that is not exhausted by her role as Vishnu's consort.
My overall interpretation: The most important implication of this story is that Lakshmi and Tripura Sundari are presented as sharing an essential divine identity without necessarily losing their distinctive personalities and functions.
That is a rather beautiful theological possibility. It allows one to regard Lakshmi as a fully independent object of devotion while simultaneously understanding her as an expression of the supreme Shakti represented by Tripura Sundari.
For further reading, the most relevant sources are:
Rajmani Tigunait, Śakti: The Power in Tantra, Chapter 2, especially pp. 35–36 and note 51.
Tripura Rahasya, Māhātmyakhaṇḍa 53:42–47.
You can also consult the Tripura Rahasya translation.
Det börjar sjunka in
Tydligen. Åtminstone en smula. Det är uppenbarligen Centerns eventuella / befarade kovändning i Tidö-frågan som till slut pressat V att kanske-svänga om ministerkravet. Vilket antagligen förklarar ilskan mot just Centern i dessa uttalanden...
Salutations
Don´t misuse this mantra, fam. Published here for strictly educational purposes.
Om Aim Hrīm Śrīm Klīm Sauḥ Jagatprasūtyai Namaḥ. Salutations to the Mother who gives birth to the universe!
Progenitress
Don´t misuse these mantras, chat!
I bow to the Mother of the Universe, invoking wisdom, divine transformation, prosperity, desire fulfillment and creative joy!
O Om, invoke prosperity, divine grace and prosperity again. O Kamala, dwell within the lotus of my heart. Be gracious to me, be gracious to me! Again, I invoke Shreem, Hreem and Shreem. Om, I bow down to Great Lakshmi!
I meditate upon Goddess Kamala, and contemplate Her who is the Mother of the Universe. May that Divine Goddess inspire and illuminate our intellect!
Om, let us meditate on the Great Lakshmi. May the consort of Lord Vishnu give us higher intellect. May that Goddess Lakshmi illuminate our mind!
Monday, November 9, 2026
Don´t mess with the mantras
It seems Gemini AI has a new safety protocol in place. Listen to this stuff (about Tantric Kamala mantras): "Worship should be undertaken not just for material gain, but with a sense of gratitude and humility, seeking the wisdom to use prosperity to support family, dharma (righteousness), and charity.
Disclaimer: These mantras are shared for educational and spiritual research purposes based on traditional Hindu Tantric sources."
OK, I make sure to remember that!
Extrakongress
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Många har ju krävt att jag ska sluta posta hinduiska gudabilder här på bloggen, och istället gå över till recept på svensk husman och dylikt. Men nej, det kan jag inte göra. Det finns nämligen kongressbeslut på att jag helt enkelt inte får göra det. Och ni menar väl ändå inte att jag måste utlysa en hel extrakongress för att ändra en sådan sak som pixen på mina inlägg, va va?
Däremot kan jag såklart ändra allting i min politiska linje från ena dagen till den andra, på stundens ingivelse. Politik, ni vet. Det möjligas konst. Jahada.
Machiavellisk slughet...på riktigt?
Expressen oroar sig för att Jimmie inte är tillräckligt ihjälkramad. Han står nämligen alltför långt *till vänster* i ekonomiska frågor?!
Ta upp det med Thand Ringqvist, LOL.
Machiavellisk slughet
En totalt bisarr analys c/o Expressens ledarsida. Den förutsätter att Nooshi & Ida är i det närmaste djävulusiskt sluga. I själva verket är det uppenbart att Vänsterpartiet har målat in sig i ett hörn och inte har någon strategi alls...
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