Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 505 Shri Chatur vaktra manohara (ōṃ caturvaktramanōharāyai namaḥ)

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

The Divine Mother as Kakini yogin is residing in the Svadhisthana chakra in six-petaled lotus. She has four beautiful faces, representing four Vedas and other four forms as described below. 

Svadhisthanam is a place where Water (Jala) element is present. Akasa, Vayu, Agni, three elements join with Jala (Water) element to represent the four faces of the Kakini Devi who is the Divine Mother in this chakra. 

The four faces are very attractive. There are many tattvas in number four here.

·         Krutha yugam, Threta yugam, Dvabara yugam and now Kali yugam (is running now) are four periods of the time.

·         The Earth is split into North, South, East, and West directions.

·         Dharmam, Ardham, Kamam, and Moksham are the four benefits all universal beings need.

·         Knowledge splits into Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharvana Vedas.

·         By their actions, the humans may be seen as Brahamana, Ksatriya, Vashya and Suthra.

·         Bajracharyam, Gruhastham, Vanaprastham and Sanyasam are four stages of life for humans. 

The Divine Mother is always beautiful, with holding four weapons in Her four hands. 

The Kakini  Devi in Svadhisthana chakra.

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 13 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.

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