Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 542 Shri Punya kirti (ōṃ puṇyakīrtyai namaḥ)

The Goddess Divine Mother is the best in all universal aspects; She is not excelled by anybody else. Her fame is sacred or righteous. 

The Divine Mother is fond of granting fame to Her devotees. Lower-level soul through its devotion to the Divine Mother is trying to reach the higher level. That itself is the glory and fame granted by the Divine Mother to that soul. Past evil karma and sins press down the soul. It must have the Punya karma by praying to the Divine Mother. The saints have praised Her; that is the best praise in this earth. 

Some actions like Punya karma in one place can turn into papa karma in another instant. Those who praise the Divine Mother in turn get the blessings for themselves from the Divine Mother. In each Karma action there is good and bad aspects. But in praising the Divine Mother there is no such things like bad karma. She is always good; there is no evil in Her. Those who sing and glorify Her, ever only gets Punya. 

The Divine Mother is always famous in all ways. Those who praise Her are turned into Punya persons always. She grants the Punya abundantly to those who praise Her. Such fame is always with Her. 

She has the sacred fame by granting Punya to her devotees. For every action, there is a reaction. For every good deed, there will be punya. Such punya can be used immediately or later in this current life or in future births. Depending on the nature of action, the result can vary very much. By straining one’s body and doing a sacrifice by giving out all one has will result in immense punya to be enjoyed in later birth or even at Brahman itself.  Due to good deeds, the devotee gets the resultant Punya at varying levels. This will be turning in to visualizable luck for the individual. For such actions, deep in one’s mind, there will be a prompting or motivating force which can be termed as Punya or the Divine Mother. She grants such Punya to people doing good deeds. 

The Divine Mother’s glory is such that it is free from any sin, or it purifies, sanctifies (set apart as or declared holy) anyone who remembers and spreads it. It is sanctifying even to hear of Her glories. As Adi Shankaracharya Guru says, “How can one who has not accrued merit even heard of or recall or meditate on Her glory?” (Soundarya Lahari Verse 1.) 

This Namam also means, “She who is glorified by meritorious or righteous people”.

The Divine Mother’s fame is sacred.

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 20 July 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 Sithbavandar