Monday, May 25, 2020

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 131: Shri Santimati (OM shAntimatyai namaH)


From Namam 112 to 131, we will see the devotion aspects in the Divine Mother worship

The Divine Mother by nature is peaceful.

She forgives all the faults of Her devotees. She does not have any grudge  or agitation. She has plenty of kindness which She gives out lavishly.

Her aim is peace and welfare of creatures in the universe. She will not allow anything against Her aim or wish. This may be the reason that She destroyed Bhandasura to save the celestial beings from his actions against them. 

Having mental agitation is human nature. There is peace or Santhi when these agitations are at a low in human.  In any religious Hindu rites, Om Santhi is repeated thrice, for the blessing of threefold peace; peace at physical, mental and spiritual levels.

A mother is calm and takes care of the child whenever her child makes mistakes. In the same manner, the Divine Mother shows the kindness to Her devotees, bestowing peace on them.

She is Santimati needing only peace and is not eager for anything else.




C N Nachiappun           
Singapore, 03 June 2020.


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 Stostrom  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.  


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