Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 88: Shri Mula Mantratmika (OM mUlamantrAtmikAyai namaH)

In Namams 85 to 90, we will be seeing the Divine Mother’s Body description.

The Divine Mother is the visible form of the Pancadasaksari, the Mulamantra.

A mantra is one which protects the devotee who recites it. Then imagine the power of the presiding deity the Divine Mother who is the visible form of this Panccadasaksari mantra.

This Pancadasaksari mantra recitation is the reason for giving four virtues Dharma, Artha,  Kama and Moksha to the devotee. By reciting this mantra, the devotee sees the Divine Mother in Her true form. This gets him the salvation and releases him from the Samsara cycle.

Another way of looking at this mantra is: Like a seed which when planted in the earth grows into a very big tree giving the fruits to the humans. Similarly reciting the Divine Mother’s mantra is much beneficial to the devotee.

C N Nachiappun           

Singapore, 21 April 2020.

References:

1.      The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamayi Center, San Ramon, California, USA, with Commentary by T. V Narayana Menon

2.      Shri Lalitha Ahasranama Stoistrom published in Tamil by N. Ramaswami Iyer charities’ societies, Trichirapalli, India, with Commentary by C. V. Radhakrishna Sastry.

3.      The Lalitha Sahasranamam published in Tamil by Shri Ramakrishna Thapovanam, Thiruipparaithurai,Trichy District, Tamilnadu, India with commentary by Shrimath Swami Sithbavandar.