She rules over three cities (or abodes of moksha, which are attained by the Divine Mother’s grace by), three paths (or this Sri Chakra, for her) children of the universe. (Hence, she is called Tripura. She has as her forms, the letters starting with) a, ka, (and) tha (representing twelve vowels and thirty-two consonants—a total of forty-eight letters), (in which she is) fully present. She is present in these letters (as three points, bindus, in three groups of letters and that is why she is called Tripura). She is ageless, birthless, the greatest (among gods and goddesses), (and) she is the glory of all gods (and worshipping her will please all the gods and goddesses).