Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 203: Shri Sarvamayi (OM sarvamayyai namaH)

In Namams 199 to 248, the Divine Mother’s  Saguna or infiniteness power and glory are described. 

The Divine Mother spreads through and is perceived in every living and nonliving objects in this universe. She is everything. 

The word tattva (the essential nature of things) explanations can be in many ways. There are 36 tattvas in total, of which 24 are athma tattvas, 7 are Vidya tattvas and 5 are shiva tattvas. 

The 25th tattva is Purusha, the male form. According to Brahman, all souls in this universe came from the Supreme Self. 

There is one Male tattva which represents Lord Shiva. All the others are of female in nature, indicating the Divine Mother. She acts for both Sakti and Lord Shiva’s functions. 

All creatures manifest from the Divine Mother. There is nothing alien to Her. 

Sri Vidya says that Brahman and universe are the same. Lord Shiva separated universe from the Brahman. 

The Divine Mother is the one who created this universe in present form. She pervades in every universal thing. All cosmic elements, from earth to Lord Shiva are contained in Her. 

Lord Shiva and the Divine Mother are one in their unison. So She is all pervading.

Sri Lalitha/Sri  Rajareswari Devi 

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 14 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.