Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 193: Shri Dustha dura (OM duShTadUrAyai namaH)

In Namams 188 to 198, the Divine Mother’s  glory is described. 

The Divine Mother is unapproachable by sinners or untrustworthy evil people. 

With thoughts, actions and or words one can commit evil deeds on others. Between thinking and action, the word is the bridge. Even if one’s thinking and actions are pure but if he utters evil words, it amounts to committing sin or evil. With evil activities, one becomes unworthy person. He cannot perform any worship or practice any devotion to the Divine Mother to seek Her blessings. 

Due to devotee’s previous evil deeds, he is not liked by the Divine Mother. When he tries to malign the Divine Mother, She does not allow such evil actions. Instead, such evilness moves away from Her. 

On cold days, the person sitting near the fire gets better heat than the one who is seated far away from the fire. It is not the fire’s fault that one gets lesser heat to the one staying away from fire. Similarly, the devotees closer to the Divine Mother enjoy the divine bliss better. 

This universe functions in accordance with the rules set by the Divine Mother. Evil people, in spite their experiencing difficulties, still to do evil things. They do not understand the Divine mother’s Supremacy. They continue to spend time in evil activities. For them the Divine mother’s True Self is afar; which implies that, She is not attainable to such Dusta (evil) persons. 

This Namam can also be interpreted as “She is the one who drives away evil people for protection of Her devotees”. She is not reachable by evil people. 

Evil persons "Dushta" cannot go near to her because of her self effulgence. But the evil persons may cause hardships to her devotees. Knowing this She keeps dushtas far away, unapproachable mentally, physically, emotionally from her devotees; they can lesst do any harm to her devotees. 

Durga sahasranama "Namam 236 - Dushta Nashinyai namaha" which means that She completely destroy problems of Her devotees.

                                                                          

Shri Durga Devi

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 04 August 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.