The Divine Mother’s radiant
teeth are compared to the buds of pure knowledge in this namam. The whole
explanation brings out the important Sri Vidya worshiping details relating to
the knowledge.
Dvija means having
two births, like teeth, birds and Brahmanas.
In infancy, two teeth
appear initially and later two rows of permanent sixteen teeth in each row will
come up. These sixteen teeth represent sixteen syllables of sound.
The birds first have
eggs and later when they hatch, baby birds come out in second stage.
The Brahmana will
have two births as well, namely, originally a Sudra by birth from his own
mother and as Brahmana after studying the Vedas.
Likewise, the Divine
Mother’s Dvija on teeth have radiance which is being praised in this namam. The
Divine Mother’s smile takes away all impurities and spreads lightings up on the
devotee.
Suddha Vidya or Sri
Vidya or Sodasa Vidya is all the same, having sixteen syllables mantra. Sixteen
syllables mantra illuminates the heart of the worshipper. The Divine Mother’s
teeth take away all the darkness from the heart and make it blissful. The light
of knowledge takes away the darkness of ignorance from the devotees.
Three hymns by three
great sages namely Durvasas, Gaudapadacarya and Sri Sankaracarya had firmly
dealt with Sri Vidya worship methods. In practical level, Shri Lalitha
Sahasranama deals with Sri Vidya worship. Manu, the Moon, Kubera (the lord of
wealth), Lopamudra, Manmatha, Agastya (the great sage), Agni (the lord of
Fire), Suriya (the Sun), Subramaya (the Lord Muruga), Lord Siva and Durvasas
all have worshipped Sri Vidya or the Divine Mother.
Like a seed which
grows into a tree, the mantra contains within it all the powers to give to the
devotees. Mantra starts from muladhara and after passing through Para, Pasyanti,
Madhyama and Vaikhari, reach the tongue. Para is a germinal state. Like a seed
that swells with soil and water mantra moves into Pasyanti stage, from there it
goes to Madhyama stage. Subsequently, the mantra reaches Vaikhari stage. Two
things of the mantra namely Sound and meaning unfold into one undivided entity
as mantra.
Suddhavidya talks
about the Divine Mother’s subtle body, which is in three parts as described
earlier by Baskaraya. He was the one who first wrote the meaning for Shri
Lalitha Sahasranamam in Sanskrit. Every one aspiring to learn more about Shri
Lalitha’s names have relied on Baskaraya’s first writings in Sanskrit.
The first Agnimandala
(the disc of the Fire). This is from Mualadhara
(the seat of Kundalini) to Anahatacakra in the heart. It is very bright area
and looking like a fire.
The second is
Suryamandala (the disc of the Sun) from heart to between eyebrows (also called
Ajnacakra). This is said to have 10 million suns brightness.
The third is
Chandramandala (the disc of the moon) from Ajnacakra to the Brahmandhra in crown.
This also said to have 10 million Moons brightness.
The Divine Mother’s
radiant teeth give out pure knowledge to the devotees. The important Sri Vidya
worshiping details relating to the knowledge had been brought out in this
namam.
.
Provided are the close
enough meanings for some words used in this article:
·
Divija: Born
in heaven or having two births
·
Sri Vidya: The
Goddess of wealth and Knowledge
·
Blissful:
Extremely happy
·
Hymn: A religious
poem of praise to God
·
Lopamudra:
wife of Sage Agastya, a learned lady
·
Manmatha: God
of human love or desire
·
Muladhara:
Root and basis of existence
·
Para: By
extension from the senses or as next to or beyond
·
Pasyanti: The
first visible manifestation of speech
·
Madhyama: of a
middle kind or middling or moderate
·
Vaikhari: according to Hindu and yogic philosophy, the last of four
stages that sound goes through as it comes to be perceptible and audible. As such, it is believed that sound starts at the root chakra
and travels up to the throat to be expressed as vaikhari.
C N Nachiappun
Singapore, 18 February 2020.
Singapore, 18 February 2020.
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