Goddess Sarvamangala – The All-Auspicious Nitya Devi of Trayodashi Tithi In the Srividya tradition, one of the most profound and internally coherent systems of Shakta philosophy, time itself is understood as a living, divine presence. The lunar fortnight is not merely a measure of days but a sacred unfolding of Devi's own being. Each of the fifteen tithis, or lunar days, is presided over by one of the fifteen Nitya Devis, radiant aspects of the supreme goddess Lalita Tripurasundari. These fifteen goddesses are collectively called the Nityas, meaning the eternal ones, each embodying a specific quality of shakti that pulses through the cosmos as the moon waxes and wanes. Sarvamangala, whose name translates as She Who Is the Source of All Auspiciousness, presides over Trayodashi, the thirteenth tithi of both the bright and dark fortnights. The number thirteen, often misread as inauspicious in other contexts, is here charged with deep spiritual significance. In the framework of the Nit...