Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 370: Shri Madhyama (OM madhyamAyai namaH)

In Namams 366 to380, the Divine Mother’s sound rupas are discussed in details.  

The Divine Mother is in the middle between the two stages of sound, Pashyanti and Vaikhari. 

Nada Brahmam starts from Muladhara, reaching Nabhi to come out in bija form and tries to express its hidden sound in Anahatam or heart is called Madhyama. When two items are hit, the sound is generated. These are happening in human body at Anahagam as natural sound at all times. This nada sound is always there in Anahatam. This can only be heard through yoga practice. From Madhyama stage, the sound has to come through the mouth. The seed on reaching the plant level cannot go back to seed level. Madhyama is a similar state as the plant seed for the sound being processed. From Madhyama the next stage is Vaikhari; for the sound to fully come out through the mouth to be audible for human ears. 

The Divine Mother is in Madhyama between Pashyanti and Vaikhari sound forms; The Divine Mother is in Nadabrahmam form; some sounds are not yet fully manifested and some are manifested. So the sound or nada which is not fully clear and confused state of creation is identified as Madhyama. The Divine Mother is in such Madhyama form.

Anahatam is unheard sound; 

Nahatam is the human audible range sound.

 

 Goddess Madurai Meenakshi in India.

C  N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 29 January 2021.

 

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 Chithbavandar