Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 492: Shri Snigdhaudana priya (ōṃ snigdhaudanapriyāyai namaḥ)

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

The Divine Mother as Rakini Devi is residing in the Anahata chakra in twelve-petaled lotus is fond of food offerings containing ghee, oil, and other fatty substances. 

Rakini Devi is fond of rice cooked with ghee (clarified butter). The universal beings cannot live without taking in food to be digested and used for building their physic. Fatty substances provide the strength in this process. Universal beings cannot improve their bodies with poor quality intake of food at any part of their life. 

For a small child if the nutritious food is not given, then its growth in every aspect will be diminished. Even after reaching an age, if good food is given to that growing child, its growth will not improve any further. For those who eat quality food all through their life, will always have good body strength. 

Those who search for quality food and eat all through their life, will be fit for their life. Unpolished rice and ghee mixed food is good. The Divine Mother likes such food is the interpretation of this Namam. 

Ghee mixed food gives the strength to the body. Rakini Devi is fond of such food. This grows the blood and gives strength to the whole body through blood flow.

Rakini Devi as the Divine Mother.

 

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 31 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.