Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 497 Shri Vajradikayudhopeta (ōṃ vajradhikāyudhōpētayai namaḥ)

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

The Divine Mother as Lakini yogin is residing in the Manipuraka chakra in ten-petaled lotus. She holds the Vajra (lightning bolt) and other arms in Her four arms. The four weapons are: the vajra, the dart, the rod and abhaya (a mudra bestowing fearlessness). 

Lord Krishna says that “in weapons, I am the vajra”. There is a lot of deeper meaning in this Lord Krishna’s statement. The asuras always won in their fight with the Devas. Indra had a problem as to how to defeat the asuras. He sought the help from Brahma, who advised Indra the procedure to acquire a vajra. A Maharisi high in Brahmachariyam and penance gave a vajra to the Indra. With the help of such vajra weapon, Indra defeated the asuras. Those who are in Brahmachariyam and penance are capable of eliminating the evils in the world. 

Fear complex is there in every universal being. Fear about enemy, disease, and ignorance; death comes to universal beings in many forms. It is the focus to eliminate such fears when one understands the divinity tattva. Under the Sun light, there is no darkness. Likewise, with the knowledge, there is no fear. Each of the attribute of the divinity is to provide abhaya (bestowing fearlessness) to the devotee. The Divine Mother explains this concept with Her abhaya mudra She is holding in one of Her arms. For those with good physical strength and self-determination, the natural shakti from the Divine Mother comes to them.

 

                      With three faces Lakini Devi n Manipuraka chakra.

 

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 05 June 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.