Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 127: Shri Srikari (OM shrIkaryai namaH)

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

The Divine Mother confers or grants plentiful riches to Her devotees.

If something meets one’s needs, it is called wealth. Beyond that it is called Sri or abundance or plentiful.

In modern times for a common man it will be difficult to make a million. But beyond that million, it is plentiful and it may come easily. There is a Tamil language saying that making the first 100 is difficult but it will become free flow from a well once that first 100 is made. This is a perception from monetary point of view.

Visnu is Srikara or husband of Goddess Mahalakshmi or Sri Mahalakshmi. Sri Mahalakshmi is supposedly lives in Sri Mahavisnu’s chest.

There are eight kinds of Lakshmi or Asthalakshmi to give out eight types of wealth to mankind. These Eight Types of Wealth  as children by Asthalakshmi are:

·         ADILAKSHMI:(Wealth as children of the source) .

·         DHANALAKSHMI: (Wealth as children of material comfort) .

·         VIDYALAKSHMI: (Wealth as children of Skill) .

·         DHAANYALAKSHMI: (Wealth as children of Food/Health) .

·         DHAIRYALAKSHMI: (Wealth as children of Courage) .

·         SANTAANALAKSHMI: (Bestower of Children) .

·         VIJAYALAKSHMI: (Wealth as children of Success) .

·         BHAAGYALAKSHMI: (Wealth as children of Dignity)

Goddess Lakshmi gets Her wealth and instructions from the Divine Mother. She also serves the Divine Mother as seen in Srividya Bindu. The Divine Mother creates and gives out wealth to Goddess Lakshmi and to whole universe.

The Divine Mother is also Srikari being Visnu’s sister.

Sri has many meanings: wealth, auspicious, beauty, strength and light. Where ever the Divine Mother’s blessings are there, all above are available to Her devotees.

So the Divine Mother is Srikari.

                                                        Asthalakshmi                                                     

                                                           

C N Nachiappun           

Singapore, 30 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.