Monday, June 1, 2020

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 137: Shri Nirakara (OM nirAkArAyai namaH)



In Namam 132 to 187, the Divine Mother’s Japarupam or Formlessness will be the described.

The Divine Mother is without any form. Akara means having a form.

Nirakara means formless.

Every form is based on some attributes. She is beyond all the attributes. Therefore She is without any form.

A steam or vapour has no form; on other hand, water; snow, rain and cloud all are having forms; though water is the basic structure, in all those forms.

Likewise for separating things based on their attributes, various forms are available. Male, female, human, animal, tree, stone and sand are some of the different forms for things in this world.

The idea that the God has no form is not new to Hindu philosophy. A devotee, who thinks about attributes, cannot visualize a formless God. The mind and words withdraw, without reaching the formless God.

The formless Supreme Self is given a form, so that, the human mind may visualize It. An experienced devotee will understand that, this is a process of imagination, not only leading to the sense to experience beauty but also behold the power of intellect.


The Divine Mother is Supreme State, She has no form.She is NirAkAra.


C N Nachiappun           
Singapore, 09 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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