The Goddess Divine Mother maintains the strict rules of justice without the slightest error in implementation. Dandanitistha means who sits on the throne of justice.
The Divine Mother gives appropriate punishment to guide the souls to good path and towards Brahman. Billions of universal beings mostly look for easy and pleasant paths. When a child misbehaves, its biological mother will comfort it, but at the same time discipline the child to correct path. The Divine Mother does that for all universal beings. For every action, humans cannot escape karma. One gets punishment from which he cannot hide. When humans analyze why they get the punishment, they will understand where their fault lies. Those who have good karma enjoy life. When someone slips from the right path, he understands that it is his fault. By granting the suffering to those souls, the Divine Mother is correcting them. Therefore, She is called Dandanitistha
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.5.19 speaks about Sama Dana Beda Danda.'
catustayam—the four diplomatic principles
1. saama, the process of pacifying
2. daana, the process of giving money in charity
3. bheda, the principle of dividing
4. danda, the principle of punishment
It is essential for a person who is going to be a ruler or king to learn the four diplomatic principles. There is always rivalry between a king and his citizens. Therefore, when a citizen agitates the public against the king, the duty of the king is to call him and try to pacify him with sweet words, saying, "You are very important in the state. Why should you disturb the public with some new cause for agitation?" If the citizen is not pacified, the king should then offer him some lucrative post as a governor or minister-any post that draws a high salary—so that he may be agreeable. If the enemy still goes on agitating the public, the king should try to create dissension in the enemy's camp, but if he continues, the king should employ argumentum ad baculum—severe punishment—by putting him in jail or placing him before a firing squad.
The Divine Mother maintains the justice
to correct souls.
C N Nachiappun
Singapore, 24 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
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