Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 655: Shri Yogya (ōṃ yōgyāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is the embodiment and the result of Yoga. This and two preceding Namas reveal the attributes of observance or practice, and achieving the most desirable four outcomes (Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha). 

The enjoyments got through five sensing organs may result in sorrow. In general, humans seek lower-level enjoyments at first. After many birth cycles for the soul, it starts to drop the lower-level enjoyment with determination to reach the Brahman; External enjoyments are controlled through body and mind to achieve the yoga state to reach Brahman. He seeks to understand the attributes of Brahman and learns that he is body based jivatma striving to reach Brahman. 

The Divine Mother pervades the universe eternally in unison with Lord Shiva. Therefore, She is eligible to be Yogya. A matured soul with perfectness is praised as Yogam. The Divine Mother is the example to reach such yoga status for the devotee. 

She grants the yoga to devotees for them to reach the Brahman. There is no other route or path. With such yoga to attain the Divine Mother is called Yogya. 

Maya (which is made of three gunas) influences the Supreme Brahman to show up in three forms, the knower, known and knowledge. When only Sattva Guna remains, the condition is known as Sudhanshusva. The corresponding Supreme Truth manifestation is called Isvara and Yogada (Bestower of Yoga). When Rajas are more predominant than Sattva and Tamas, the corresponding Supreme manifestation is called Yogini. Similarly, when Tamas Guna is predominant than Sattva and Rajas gunas, the corresponding Supreme manifestation is inert universe and is called Yogya. 

The observance of yoga (Yogacharanam) represents the predominantly raja’s nature of yogini, activity is the sign of rajas. Giving or bestowing yoga (yogada) is predominantly sattvic. It is related to the generosity of yogada. The possession of yoga (yoga Sampatti) by yogya represents tamasic aspect of the Divine Mother.

The the Divine Mother deserves all kinds of Yoga.

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 10 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.

The Lalitha Sahasranamam published in Tamil by Shri Ramakrishna Thapovanam, Thiruipparaithurai, Trichy District, Tamilnadu, India with commentary by Shrimath Swami Sithbavandar