Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 939: Shri Paramodara (ōṃ paramōdārāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother gives out happiness generously to all universal beings.

She grants ultimate happiness of Brahman and bliss. The Divine Mother’s grace is displayed all over the universe. Universal beings become successful depending upon their level of effort. Those who get Her grace and blessings are happy individuals. All other universal beings are happy at certain given level. All universal beings are satisfied in some form in their life; in between they do get sorrows and sufferings through their life; such difficulties ultimately disappear with the grace of the Divine Mother. Happiness, satisfaction, and sweetness are all showing up in lives of universal beings. Those who surrender to the Divine Mother live well. They become a model to others in the universe.

She is greatest in granting happiness generously. Odara means a bigger lady generously giving riches and happiness to others. She has greatness as always. We cannot see anybody other than the Divine Mother giving away auspiciousness to all living beings.

This Namam can also imply that the Divine Mother creates the samsara cycle (birth and death) for the souls.

This Namam can be split from the previous one as aparamodara with the meaning, She is generous towards the poor or miserable people. Such destitute people must deserve Her grace, and She grants all their wishes. Aparama means poor people who do not have the grace of Shri Rama and Mahalakshmi, the Goddess of wealth.

Adara means generous.

The Divine Mother gives happiness to universal Beings generously

 

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 20 August 2022; updated 21 October 2025.

References:

1.The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published by Mata Amritanandam in California, USA, with Commentary by T. V Narayana Menon

2, Shri Lalitha Sahasranama Stostram published in Tamil by N. Ramaswami Iyer charities’ societies, Tiruchirappalli, India, with Commentary by C. V. Radhakrishna Sastry.

3. The Lalitha Sahasranamam published in Tamil by Shri Ramakrishna Thapovanam, Thiruipparaithurai, Trichy District, Tamil Nadu, India with commentary by Shrimath Swami Sith-Bavandar.