Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 800: Shri Rasa sevadhih (ōṃ rasaśēvadhayē namaḥ)

With this Nama, we complete one hundred Namas in the ninth Kala of Sun called ‘Visvakala”

The Divine Mother is the treasure-house of all rasas.

Rasa means Brahman. Brahman is the Supreme bliss. The Divine Mother is the treasure-house of such bliss.

A wide variety of ornaments are made using gold; but gold is the basis for all of them. Similarly, Brahman is showing itself as universe. Each part of the universe is bright, which is explicit. So, the rasa is the higher part in all universal beings. The glory of the Divine Mother’s forms shines in all universal beings. Understanding such glorious forms is the rasa of the Divine Mother. It is a good form of worship to Her. All things in this universe are all part of the Divine Mother and Her rasa.

Every soul’s goal is to realize Brahman’s bliss. The Divine Mother is the reservoir of that bliss. The Brahmananda Purana says, “Rasa is the Supreme Brahman, rasa is the Supreme Path. Rasa is the giver of Supreme Brightness to mankind; rasa is the seed, it is said. He is truly rasa. Having obtained rasa, the soul becomes blissful. On the authority of scriptures, rasa is the vital breath.”

Taittiriya Upanishad, II.7, declares, “He is rasa itself, the source of bliss. Having obtained the source of bliss, the soul becomes blessed.”

The Divine Mother is the treasure-house of all rasas.          

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 03 April 2022; updated 21 June 2025.

 

References:

1.   The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamis AparnaSan 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