Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 648: Shri Lila klrpta brahmanda mandala (ōṃ lilāklṛptabrahmāṇḍamaṇḍalalyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother has created and maintained the universe purely as a simple sport (Lila).Klrpta means smooth, disciplined and  good functioning. 

She has and is ever creating billions of creatures and the whole universe as a sport as Her play. We can do great jobs without extra effort or may struggle very hard in fulfilling our important jobs. But making and running the universe is a real monumental job and a great wonder. The Divine Mother creates, maintains and dissolves during pralaya the whole universe as simple sport. What we can see in this universe may be created by us in dream or sleeping state. Like our dream state creations, the Divine Mother is creating and ruling the whole universe with much ease. Enjoying the Divine Mother’s sport is a form of good prayer to Her. 

“Without any effort is the key phrase here. The Divine Mother is creating this massive universe; it is like a simple sport for Her. Through Her different forms, She creates the universe sportingly. 

Every item or creation in this universe by the Divine Mother has smooth functioning. From the five elements (Sun, Vayu or air, water, fire, earth) to the minute creatures all function well. Even though She does these sportingly, all items in this universe are perfect in their creation, where no other defect can be found. 

How well defined and firm is the organization of her universe! A machine created by even the greatest expert becomes outdated with time. Wonder as to how precisely and with what great diversity has, She, the Divine Mother, put together this cosmic universe (machine) consisting of the Sun, the Moon, the millions of the stars, towering mountains and vast oceans which keep on working for many billions long years. And all done by Her as a simple sport! What is said about creation is equally applicable to maintenance and dissolution of the universe (machine, She who put the cosmos together can guard it and take it apart as well). 

Devi Stava says, “O Mother, even Lord Shiva is powerless to create, protect and destroy Brahma, Vishnu and other devas; but to you, governing the universe is just Lila (Sport).

      The Goddess the Divine Mother creates, maintains

and dissolves the Universe as a simple sport.

C N Nachiiappun

Singapore, 03 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