Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 487: Shri Vadana dvaya (ōṃ vadanadvayāyai namaḥ)

 In Namams 475 to 534 represents the Divine Mother’s Yogini forms. 

The Divine Mother as Rakini Devi with two-faces is residing in the Anahata chakra in twelve-petaled lotus. 

The Divine Mother has many varying forms; She has from no face to innumerable number of faces in all such forms. All these forms of Hers are worshippable. Here the Divine Mother is as Rakini Devi with two faces to impress upon the opposites in life for Her devotees. 

This two-face concept is a representation of duality or a pair of opposites such as happiness and sorrow, vidya (knowledge) and avidya (ignorance). Also, we can interpret that these two faces are representing the Akasa (Sky) and Vayu (air) tattvas.

 

   The Divine Mother  is with three faces in one of Her forms.

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 26 May 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.