Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 444: Shri Pushti (ōṃ puṣṭyai namaḥ)

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

The  seven Namams from 442 describes the Divine Mother’s Character. 

The Divine Mother is the power of nourishment. 

The Divine Mother is in fulfillment form. We can see the universal beings as fulfilled or deformed bodies. When someone’s body is too fat due to over eating, he cannot function normally. Pushti is the strength due to good nourishment. We can see mostly healthy beings in the universe. Such fulfillments are due to the Divine Mother’s grace.  The good devotee ought to maintain his body with adequate nourishment. They are eligible to live a full contented life which in itself is a form of the Divine Mother’s worship. Pushti is having a healthy body without any decay. Bhusty mean balanced well-built healthy body. The Divine Mother maintains a Pushti form to bless Her devotees to attain her, the Brahman. 

The power of nourishment, from the Divine Mother is helping the growth of every being which is born in this universe. It is the Divine Mother’s will that acts as a source of nourishment for all beings. 

Pushti is the name of the deity in Devadaruvana kshteram; She is seen as another form of the Divine Mother. 

 

The Divine Mother provides the

 nourishment for the universal beings

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 13 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.

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