Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 461: Shri Subhruh (ōṃ subhruvē namaḥ)

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

The Divine Mother has beautiful eyebrows. Su is auspiciousness. 

The Ajna chakra has a lotus with two pedals. The universal beings’ the eyebrows (the space between), symbolize that Ajna chakra. This space between the eyebrows, Ajna chakra is focal point, any red dot applied on this spot is attractive and this does not allow others to control the humans by evil prayers etc. 

There is deeper meaning in this Namam is “what we think or have inside us is reflected in our faces; likewise, the eyebrows give the firm coolness to our face. The humans and other universal beings have their eyebrows, which form the key feature of their face. Matured people look at other’s eyebrows and understand other’s attributes. The Divine Mother’s eyebrows are always attractive; they help to attract the universal beings to Her. So, she is praised as Subhruh or the one with beautiful eyebrows to explain Her full attractiveness.

The Madurai Meenakshi displaying the Divine Mother’s attractiveness 

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 30 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.