Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 191: Shri Duhka hantri (OM duHkhahantryai namaH)

In Namams 188 to 198, the Divine Mother’s  glory is described. 

The Divine Mother destroys the sorrows or miseries of Her devotees. 

The Divine Mother removes all root causes which give unhappiness or inconvenience to Her devotees; whether is related to body or mind or anything else with Her grace and blessings.  

Duhkha is sorrow, it is derivative meaning is, corrupt or evil (duh) sensing organ (kha); that is, evil senses. 

Sukha is opposite of it, meaning happiness. The explanation or implication is that misery and happiness do not involve the soul but, are based or depend upon senses. The mind is one such sensing organ. 

 Gita describes the mind as “Sixth Sense”. Overpowering our mind will help to eliminate the misery.The worst misery is the Samsara Sagara. 

Sorrows or miseries are of three kinds and scriptures refer them as TApa-traya:

·         Adhi-bhautika which is pertaining to Bhutas or living beings,

·         Adhi-daivika which is pertaining to due to the Daivas or Gods or unseen forces or fate

·         Adhyatmika which is pertaining to one’s own self or the Atman. 

These sufferings or dukhad are inevitable part of our life. They are due to our bodily conditions born out of our present and past birth vasanas. 

Humans weep and cry over various reasons. One has to surrender to the Divine Mother to overcome one’s sorrow. Whoever worships for Her kindness, gets his sorrows eliminated; gets liberation cycle of birth and death. 

The Divine Mother removes the sorrow and grants salvation to Her devotees.

 

                                                                       

                                                          Shri Durga Devi

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 02 August 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 Stostram 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.