Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 386: Shri Shadanga devata yukta (OM ShaDa ~ NgadevatAyuktAyai namaH)

In Namams 381 to 474, the Divine Mother’s Jnana Yoga worship methods are discussed in details.

The Divine Mother is accompanied by the deities with six parts. 

Anga is part of the body. The Divine Mother’s six deities are: heart, head, hair, eyes, armour and weapons. The six angas under the Divine Mother have are Shakti themselves. They are namely, Hrudaya Devi, Shiro Devi, Shika devi, Neatra Devi, Kavacha Devi and Astra Devi. They reside at ninth fort in Bindu Mandala (Sri Chakaram) and worship the Divine Mother. She takes full form with these six angas. 

Lord Shiva has six angas also; they are namely, omniscience, contentment, knowledge of the self, independence, unfading power and infinity or eternity as detailed by the Devi Bhagavata Purana. 

Universe is far wide which are Lord Shiva’s glories, which are in turn are the glories of the Divine Mother through their unison in Brahmam. 

Sadanga can also mean the six vedangas. The Divine Mother is veda rupa also. The six vedangas are, namely: the science of rituals, grammar, prosody (Chandas), phonetics, etymology of vedic words and the jyothisha (Astrology). 

The Divine Mother is presiding over these deities who are accompanying Her. 

    The Divine Mother as Raja Rajareswari 

accompanied by other deities

C  N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 14 February 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