Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 412: Shri Shista pujita (ōṃ śiṣṭapūjitāyai namaḥ)

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

The Divine Mother is always worshipped by the righteous people. 

The Divine Mother is worshipped by Shistesas. Every human being follows some form of worship. Some look for the Divine Mother. There are people who look for evil things. Some look for materialistic wealth; look for position and status. What a person is looking for can reveal his culture. People with evil thinking worship evil deities. Shistesas are supposedly the people who follow good behavior. They usually worship the Divine Mother and understand Her glories. 

Each one doing his stipulated karma is doing his form of worship. Shistesas are doing worthy things which are favoured by the Divine Mother. Their way of life is form of the Divine Mother worship. They bring out the glories of the Divine Mother through their prayers. 

Of those Shistesas who worship the Divine Mother and who get Her blessings, further get great respect from the society and other people. 

Righteous thoughts and sattvic attitudes drive away from the vasanas one has at birth. There are some devotees  who turn righteous due to sudden turn of events in life. In such cases, the samsara from previous births must be at work. Lord Krishna says, “Out of thousands of men only one strives for attaining the Self; and out of those who strive, only one perchance knows Me in essence.’ (Gita V11.3). Shistesas are those who proceed on the spiritual path in this manner. The Divine Mother is the one who is constantly worshipped by them.

 

Shista pujita, the  Divine Mother.

 C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 12 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.

3.       The Lalitha Sahasranamam published in Tamil by Shri Ramakrishna Thapovanam, Thiruipparaithurai, Trichy District, Tamilnadu, India with commentary by Shrimath Swami Chithbavandar.