Lalit Tripurasundari was born into an influential Nepali family to the feudal military elite of the kingdom.

[5] Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah died in 1816, before he could take power, and his infant son Rajendra became the king.

[8] During her regency for Girvan Yuddha, Tripurasundari issued a mandate that all members of the court must obey Bhimsen.

[9] She died the same year that Rajendra ascended to power,[10] and her death decreased Bhimsen's political control.

She translated some parts of Shantiparva from the Sanskrit Mahabharata into Nepali and published it as Rajdharma, a treatise on the duties and responsibilities of a king,[11] in 1824.