Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 647: Shri Lopamudrarcita (ōṃ lōpāmudrārcitāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is worshipped by Lopamurdra, the wife of the sage Agastya. 

Lopamudra, the wife of the great sage Agastya was a leading worshipper of the Divine Mother; she had to be the benchmark reference for all the Divine Mother’s worshippers. She, the Lopamudra is compared to chin mudra in wisdom aspects. All the Divine Mother worshippers use their wisdom to increase their worship to the Divine Mother. 

Sage Agastya’s wife was chosen for her all attributes by the great sage; she grew up as a princess. She is one of the twelve internal worshippers of the Divine Mother. She experienced Atmananda and gave to others. She discovered the Hathividya mantra in Srividya. When Hagrever hesitated to teach Shri Lalitha Trisathi to sage Agastya and Lopamudra, the Divine Mother appeared and recommended to him to reveal the Lalitha Trisathi to them as they were Her best devotees. Lopamudra is considered as the mantra Hathividya and  is called Lopamudra mantra. 

The Pancadasi mantra (15 syllables) is also called Lopamudra mantra. Thus, this Namam can be interpreted as” the Divine Mother is worshipped using Pancadasi mantra. 

The word Lopamudra can be interpreted as “One who stops trivial pleasures”. (lopa is less; mud is pleasure; ra is one who blocks) Worldly pleasures are indeed trivial as compared to reaching Brahman. Kerala Poet and Writer Eruttacchan said that “even Indra’s status may be obtained but for what: It is worthless’, this is in comparison to ultimate to Internal Salvation. 

Lopamudrarcita can also mean that the Divine Mother is worshipped by yogis, who, wishing to reach the infinite unequalled bliss, discard all trivial worldly pleasures.

The Goddess the Divine Mother was worshipped by Lopamudra.

C N Nachiiappun

Singapore, 02 November 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