Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 330 Shri Kadambari priya (OM kAdambarIpriyAyai namaH)

In Namams 275 to365, the Divine Mother’s  many forms providing benefits to Her devotees in great details are discussed.

The Divine Mother is fond of mead (an alcoholic Beverage created by fermenting honey with water and other fruits and spices). Mead is not ordinary spirit, but it is the bliss of Brahman. The Divine Mother is constantly immersed in this bliss. 

She likes high quality spirituous liquor made of Her favorite Kadambari flower. It is said that the devotee offers this Kadambari drink to the Divine Mother as an offering. Later when he drinks a small portion of this as Prasadam, he will be able to do long meditation. 

Any offering to the Divine Mother which helps the devotee to pray to seek liberation or Brhamam can be called the Pradsadam. We need to understand the type of spirit which can be offered as Prasadam to the Divine Mother.

There are five types of offering to divinity in Vamacara worship: namely, spirits, meat, women, fish and honey; of these the Divine Mother likes the Kadambari flower mildly alcoholic drink most. 

Vamacara is a left path to reach the Divine Mother; Vamacara sect follows the easy way of worship. The key point is, in unison with Shiva, the Divine Mother in Arthanarisawara form accepts this left side offering. Therefore, the Vamacara sect uses the left path to attain the Divine Mother. 

Kadambari is also the name of Sarasvati Devi, who is dear to the Divine Mother.

 

    The Divine Mother is fond of Kadambari drink. 

C  N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 20 December 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