Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 178: Shri Nir bheda (OM nirbhedAyai namaH)

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

The Divine Mother is beyond any level or thinking of differences in the universe.

If two objects have same forms, there may not be any perceivable differences. However if these two objects have different forms, in perception they may differ from each other. We see such differences all over the universe. The wind at different locations has differences. Creation in itself is indication of difference.

One’s attributes does not show up in another thing or in another creation in this universe. One thing is not same as the other in a  differentiating sense.

The Divine Mother does not see any similarities or differences in qualitative things in the universe. The Kurma Purana says “Thou art the Supreme Ruler, infinite and Supreme Sakti the destroyer and devoid of all differences”. The people, who are not aware, think of Lord Siva and the Divine Mother to be separate. The yogis meditating on the Truth recognize Their singular identity. There is no difference between the two.

When we see the whole universe as the Divine Mother’s form, all such differences disappear. The Divine Mother is spread all over the universe. She is present in everything. There is no difference within Herself.

C N Nachiappun           

Singapore, 20 July 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.