Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 508 Shri Ati garvita (ōṃ atigarvitāyai namaḥ)

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

The Divine Mother as Kakini yogin is residing in the Svadhishtana chakra in six-petaled lotus. She is very proud, about Her weapons and captivating beauty. 

Being proud is not to be praised. This leads to lower maturity and resulting impurities are not fully recovered in the end. The poor man does not become proud due to his poverty. But the wealthy becomes proud for his wealthy status. Maturity is important in life. Wealth is due to his efforts, but he is also proud due to his achievement of wealth. Being proud is considered inferior quality but the pride had come about due to his efforts, which is indirectly the grace of the divinity, the Divine Mother. 

Universal beings, forms of the Divine Mother, due to the Divine Mother’s divinity in them get their pride. This is acceptable in general and not against the Divine Mother. “I am not useful” pulls an individual to a lower level. But if someone considers the good qualities in him, that attitude takes him further up; such proud quality is acceptable. The humans having proud quality is considered the blessings of the Divine Mother. The devotee must surpass such proud quality to reach higher maturity. Being proud Herself, the Divine Mother is teaching that being proud to people to go beyond to higher plane of maturity. This is one of the lessons in this Namam “Ati garvita”.  

         

           The beautiful Divine Mother as Madurai Meenakshi 

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 16 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.