Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 225: Shri Maha yogesvaresvari (OM mahAyogeshvareshvaryai namaH)

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

The Divine Mother is worshipped even by the greatest of the yogis. 

Lord Shiva is considered to be the Adi yogi; therefore He is the Maha yogesvaran; She is the consort of Him; So She is the Maha Yogesvaresvari. 

The Divine Mother is the Goddess of all other yogis; some yogis have gone deeper in their tapas; such yogis are called Maha yogis. They realize that all their best qualities had come from the Divine Mother. They firmly believe in the Divine Mother’s greatness; and that whatever is happening to them is due to Her kindness. In fact the Divine Mother creates many such Maha yogis. 

Maha yoga is the highest order of all the yoga methods. The ones who reached Maha yoga siddhi is himself Isvara, Siddas  consider the Divine Mother as their Goddess and leader; they worship Her always. So She is Maha yogesavari. 

Joining two separate things is a form of yoga. The devotee is separated from the Supreme Self. Yogas help the devotee to join with the Brahman; the devotee worships the Divine Mother and She helps them with Her grace. 

Yogis are not ordinary men. They are spiritual persons who are skilled in tapas to reach the Supreme Being. They are considered almost Isvara. The scriptures all say that the Knower of the Brahman becomes the Brahman. Even for such persons, the Divine Mother is the Goddess to be worshipped to give them their needs. 

As the Divine Mother is helping the Maha yogis to grant their wants; She is the Maha yogesvaresvari.

oddess Mahagauri Devi is ready to bless Her devotees 

 

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 05 September 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.