Monday, June 22, 2020

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 158: Shri Nir Mada (OM nirmadAyai namaH)

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

The Divine Mother is without any pride and any tint of satisfaction derived from all Her achievements.

Mada means pride or stubborn mindedness that hinders the attainment of moksha or salvation.

If someone’s desire is fulfilled, his pride blossoms further. He thinks that he had achieved what other could not. And, his pride increases to a point that he would then think that he is great. He will then start to show it through his behavior.

Beauty, youth, power and wealth are sources of pride in an individual. If all of these are combined in a person, then they will manifest the highest of pride in him. Such prides are temporary, not permanent attributes of humans.

The Divine Mother in spite of Her unquestionable supremacy in all of these attributes does not have any (trace even) of pride.

She removes such negative attributes in Her devotees. She is the Mother of this whole universe and She glows, much more than the Sun. She is the Supreme Self and does not make any differentiation. She is the servant of servants. Yet She is without any pride.


Therefore, She is Nir Mada.



C N Nachiappun           
Singapore, 30 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 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.



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