Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 126: Shri Sankari (OM shA ~ Nkaryai namaH)

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

She is Sankari (spouse of Sankara) who has the habit of giving out happiness to Her devotees.

Sankara always does good things. He also gives out good things in life to the devotees.

According to Kalika Purana, the Divine Mother is best known and celebrated by the names Sankari and Raudri. She accompanies Lord Siva in unison. She is in female form and Sankara is in male form doing the creation, preservation and destruction functions in this universe.

Troubles keep coming back to the devotees. From the point of a short term view, it will look like troubles but in reality, it will turn out to be blessings to the devotee. All these things are the Divine Mother’s design of things to ultimately give happiness to the devotees.

Sam is auspicious and represents happiness. Sankara gives happiness. The Divine Mother as the consort of Sankara gives away  all auspicious and happiness, as the Lord Sankara Himself.

C N Nachiappun           

Singapore, 29 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.