Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 117: Shri Bhakta Saubhagya Dayini (OM bhaktasaubhAgyadAyinyai namaH)

From Namam 112 to 131, we will see the devotion aspects in the Divine Mother worship

The Divine Mother confers prosperity to Her devotees.

The Divine Mother has the intent to promote the celestial beings’ and Her devotees’ causes. She is very generous to give prosperity to Her devotees without any expectation.

For the sick, the prosperity means a cure. For the poor who for lack ways and means to provide for themselves is wealth. And for the devotee seeking salvation,it is wisdom or supreme knowledge. The Divine Mother gives out all of these generously.

Bhagam can mean in many things; Knowledge, determination, wealth, desire, pride, strength, trying untiringly, light and fame. These are the things the devotee gets due to his poorvapunya.

Bhagam also means divinity. For the devotee to get all these positive things is Saubhagyam

Saubhaga is one of the Divine Mother’s names (Namam 761). Saubhaga is Her qualities in general. Since She is all of these and much more, She is Saubhaga. And, as She gives out generously all these to devotees without any expectation, She is Saubhagya Dayini.

C N Nachiappun           

Singapore, 20 May 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 Sahasranama Stostrom 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.