The Goddess Divine Mother chews betel leaves: Her mouth is full of chewing betel.
The Divine Mother has a beautiful face with full of betel chewing in Her mouth. Tambulam is one of the key things in this worldly life for married women. The Divine Mother’s presence is shining in places where people are happy and peaceful is the interpretation of this Namam.
Married women always have tambulam, which is considered auspicious. The Divine Mother always chews betel leaves to represent the peace and happiness in the world. When She spits after chewing the betel leaves, Indra gets it in his hands as prasadam. When She is giving out Sakti for someone’s words, She spits after chewing the betel leaves.
She is naturally reddish in colour; when Her mouth turns red due to chewing betal leaves, She looks further beautiful. She is doing this to attract Lord Shiva after Lord Narayanan had attracted Lord Shiva in Mohini form.
The Divine Mother likes chewing betel leaves with lime, nuts and fragrances. On such enjoyable occasions, She is particularly generous and dexterous in giving Her grace.
In the invocation of the Divine Mother during Rudra EkAdashini, She is hailed as ‘tAmboola-charvaNa-rata-rakhta-jihvA-virAjitA’ (One who has a blood red tongue because of her constant chewing of betel leaves).
The Divine Mother is reddish in colour.
C N Nachiappun
Singapore, 06 August 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
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