Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 585: Shri Sri vidya (ōṃ śrīvidyāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is sacred knowledge. The 15 syllables Panchadasakshri mantra is known as Srividya; it is superior to all other mantras. 

The Divine Mother is in Srividya rupam; Sri means immense beauty. Wherever there is beauty, the Divine Mother’s presence is felt. Wherever there are divinity aspects or the Divine Mother’s presence, internal bliss is present. What we cannot see, but the glories of the Divine Mother are spreading in this universe. The Divine Mother does not even measure them, who else can measure such glories of Her’s? 

There are four sections of Srividya as described below. 

1.       One of them is yagnavidya; this considers all universal things and karmas as forms of the Divine Mother.

2.       To be devotional to the Divine Mother is Mahavidya; Her blessings and glories are present in everything. The devotees both male and female have their way of devotion to the Divine Mother.

3.       The third type is based on sound coming from the Divine Mother. She is in this mantra japam form, like Gayatri mantra. Divine words were got by yogins. Depending upon one’s level of devotion to the Divine Mother, one gets the light and blessing from the Divine Mother.

4.       Due to jnana, learning all universal aspects and reaching the Ultimate Brahman is the final Liberation. For all souls, the Brahman is the originating point. A very small portion of it had been taken to form the universe and souls. This is called the Brahmavidya, which has been explained in many ways. Brahman and the Divine Mother are one and the same. 

The Vishnu Purana says that the vidya (knowledge) is a form of the Divine Mother. “O Devi, Thou art the science of sacrifices, the secret knowledge of the Self, which gives Liberation, in addition, Thou are the science of trade and justice.” All these forms of knowledge lead to Srividya”.

Panchadasakshri Mantra

 

Aspect	Slokas & Description
Vagbhava Kuta	Vagbhava Kuta: The Vagbhava Kuta comprises of: Ka, Ye, Ee, La, Hreem.
Kamaraja Kuta	Kamaraja Kuta: The Kamaraja Kuta comprises of: Ha, Sa, Ka, Ha, La, Hreem.
Shakti Kuta	Shakti Kuta: The Shakti Kuta comprises of: Sa, Ka, La, Hreem.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8iNZn4gqx4

above website gives in audio version: Panchadasakshari Mantra Chant 108 times.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1wPR_59kJI

 

Powerful cleansing mantra Sri Vidya

 

                                 Sri chakra where the Divine Mother is in Bindu

C N Nachiappun        

Singapore, 01 September 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