Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 601: Shri Darandolita dirghaksi (ōṃ darāndōlitadīrghkṣyai namaḥ)

The Goddess Divine Mother has long and tremulous eyes. 

Darandolita means “moving a little”; dara means a little or small; andolita is oscillating or moving without steadiness; also driving away. 

The Divine Mother has cool long moving eyes, Her eyes are built with kindness and compassion. She is constantly moving them to shower Her kindness on universal beings, To the level of understanding Her glories and attributes, one reaches fearless is the interpretation of this Namam. 

Such wide eye moves to grant Her Kindness to all the places where Her eyesight falls, so that Her devotees get Her blessings. Dara can be considered as fear; andolita is to dissolve. So, Her eyesight dissolves the devotees’ fears. 

The Divine Mother has tremulous eyes, which are considered a sign of beauty. It is only natural that the Divine Mother, who is the very abode of beauty, has eyes which are most captivating. 

Another interpretation of this Namam is, “She who drives away fear.” The meaning “One whose long eyes move so as to cause fear’, is also apt. It is natural that Her eyes move about fiercely when She is engaged in killing Daruka or Bhandasura; thus, Her eyes are both fierce and captivating at the same time.

The Divine Mother has long and tremulous eyes.

C N Nachiappun        

Singapore, 17 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