Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 337: Shri Vidhatri (OM vidhAtryai namaH)

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

The Divine Mother creates and sustains this universe. Vidhatri means that who determines the course of our actions. 

The Divine Mother is holding the universe. 

Dhatri means mother; the mother holds the child in her womb for ten months; she takes care of the child when the child is growing up. Dhatri, the mother is the one holding and supporting the child. In the similar way, the Divine Mother holds and cares for the universe and its beings in all their aspects of life. 

Mother Earth is also called Dharti for the same reason that it provides the means to grown food and also to supply all  the essentials etc for all universal beings, to consume and to grow up their lives. The Earth is one of the elements under the Divine Mother’s control; everything here happens only by Her grace. 

The Divine Mother is the source for the universe. Dharti also means that the one who is feeding the food to the devotees. The Divine Mother creates and holds the universe; providing everything for beings. Those devotees, who understand this, do not have any worries about their lives. 

Waves are not against the ocean. Likewise, all universal beings are not against the Divine Mother who is providing for them. Once the devotee surrenders to the Divine Mother, all his needs are provided for and all his problems are taken care of or solved by Her.

The Divine Mother is the special Mother; unlike the ordinary mothers, She immerses Her devotees in the Supreme bliss out of Her overflowing Motherly love and compassion. 

The Divine Mother is to have said to Her devotees,”Children, the mother who gave you birth to us may look after us in this current birth; in these days even that is becoming rare. But, my actions and aim are to lead you to enjoyment of bliss in all our life levels.” 

Vidhatri is the wife of Brahma (Vidhata); the Divine Mother is fond of her. 

Dhatri is also gooseberry, which has lots of medicinal values; The Divine Mother is especially fond of this fruit. The gooseberry tree is worshipped as one of the Divine Mother’s abodes.

 

The Divine Mother as Anapoorana

providing food for the universal beings.

C  N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 27 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