Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 553: Shri Agra ganya (ōṃ agragaṇyāyai namaḥ)

The Goddess Divine Mother is considered the foremost. 

The Divine Mother is the one who is thought of at first for anything. For the universe and its beings, She, is the originator. After thinking about Her only, one gets to think about others. In a family, the thought of the mother becomes in first. Later the thought about father and other children come in. Mother and father are the initial Gods are the statement to show that mother is the first. So, in all aspects and levels, the Divine Mother is at the forefront in the universe. 

All evil people and asuras are also the children of the Divine Mother. So, She, is the forefront of all beings in this universe. 

For everything in this universe, there is an origin. When we consider the origin, including akasa, the Divine Mother is the source. At a crisis time thinking of someone to save us is the motherly Divine Mother. She is the one considered the foremost. 

The Divine Mother is the source of the Universe. She is “sat-chit-Ananda,” with the meaning existence, consciousness, and bliss. “This sat alone dear child, sits at the forefront,” says the Sruti.

              The  Divine Mother is in the forefront of everything in this universe.

 

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 31 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