Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 436: Shri Kushala (ōṃ kuśalalyai namaḥ)

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

The Divine Mother is skillful, being the bench mark for any universal skill, with highest achievement. 

Between creation, sustaining and dissolving the universe, Her skills are evident. The smooth functioning of the universe is the best evidence. 

Sala means Moon; ku means inferior; kumasa is an inferior person. In the same thinking of these meanings, Kusala comes as defeated Moon; Moon has beauty, coolness etc but in front of the Divine Mother, Moon is totally defeated. The Divine Mother is far more superior in all attributes. 

Any badness cannot near Her; She is released from all the bad nesses; She is skillful to handle minute things. She is continuously doing and those too smoothly three functionss of creation, sustaining and dissolving of the universe, while controlling all its activities. She has far better attributes and skills than the Moon or any other in this universe. 

Kusala refers to a discipline that cuts kusa grass that he has discovered and bring it, before the Sunrise, for the Guru’s puja. Kusala is an adjective that is used to describe someone who has foresight and plans ahead. Kusala is the feminine form. Similarly, the Divine Mother is one who is very skillful in saving Her devotees from danger. 

Kusala also means water and la is She who accepts. The Divine Mother is keen to accept the water offered in prayer by her devotees. She accepts anything offered with bhakthi and shraddha by Her devotes, even if it is only water.

 

The Divine Mother is so beautiful that eclipse  the Moon’s beauty.

C N Nachiappun           

Singapore, 05 April 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.