In Namams 381 to 474, the Divine Mother’s Jnana Yoga worship methods are discussed in details.
The Divine Mother is beloved very much by Lord Shiva.
When we try to understand the Purusa Tattvam, we can understand the deeper meaning of this Namam, ‘Shiva priya’. For example, Radha Krishna rupam stands out. Female Tattvam is Radha and Purusa Tattvam is Krishna. Radha’s head is resting in Krishna’s body and Krishna’s head is resting in Radha’s body. This shows the affection between two divinities.
The Divine Mother is dearer to Lord Shiva. She shows her affection to Lord Shiva. We cannot say if the love of Shiva to the Divine Mother is greater or vice versa. When there is sincere affection that ends up as Bhakti affection between them. For the devotee this philosophy is good example to follow. He has to surrender to Brahman; for such devotee, the Brahman becomes the ultimate place of rest. Similar to the affection of Lord Shiva and the Divine Mother, the devotee’s Bhakti to the Lord emerges to give the salvation (liberation) to the devotee.
Shiva is affectionate to the Divine Mother; likewise the Divine Mother is affectionate to Lord Shiva, they both in unison are auspiciousness. The Divine Mother is attached to such auspiciousness Lord Shiva.
The Divine Mother to whom Shiva is dear. With Her unison with
Lord Shiva, She has been made of everything that is Shiva or auspicious which
is dear to Herself; She grants that auspiciousness to her devotees to be
liberated form samsara cycle.
Lord Shiva with the Divine Mother
C N Nachiappun
Singapore, 09 March 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.
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