Nityaklinna – The Ever-Moist Goddess of Grace and the Third Lunar Day In the Srividya tradition, one of the most profound and systematic frameworks of Shakta worship, the cosmic reality of Devi is understood not merely as a singular monolithic principle but as a dynamic field of sixteen eternal powers known as the Nitya Devis. Each of these Nitya Devis presides over one tithi, one lunar day, of the waxing and waning fortnight, making the very passage of time sacred and ensouled. Nityaklinna is among these sixteen eternal goddesses, and she governs Tritiya, the third tithi of the lunar fortnight. Her name itself is deeply revelatory. Nitya means eternal, and klinna means moist, wet, or tender — suggesting a goddess whose nature is one of unceasing compassion, softness, and flowing grace. She is the principle of divine moistness that keeps creation from becoming brittle and inert. Without her quality, the universe would crack under the weight of its own rigidity. The Throne and the Pos...