Srividya meaning: Sreem is Srividya bheeja mantra. Srim means sakara rakara makaram eekaramula "Sreem" Sakaram means Sarada(Saraswathi) Rakaram means Rama (Lakshmi) Makaram means Uma (Gowri) Eekaram means Eeswariya Shakthi With reference to Lalitha Sahasranamam: "Shiva Jyana pradayani" that is "Eekaram" which gives the ultimate "Gyanam" So, Srividya sadhana gives us, Happiness, Ishvaryam (Wealth) and the ultimate Gyanam (Wisdom). This can be practised by all (Gruhastas, Sanyasas, Vanaprastas, Bhramacharis ...)