Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 226: Shri Maha tantra (OM mahAtantrAyai namaH)

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

The Divine Mother is worshipped by using greatest tantras. 

The word tantra is made up by the joining of two Sanskrit words: tanoti (expansion) and rayati (liberation). Tantra means liberation of energy and expansion of consciousness from its gross form. It is a method to expand the mind and liberate the dormant potential energy, and it is the principle form and the basis of all yogic practices. Hence, the Tantra scriptures refer to techniques for achieving a result. 

Tantras are essentially methodologies to reach the goal, here is worshipping the Divine Mother. There are specific tantras for the Divine Mother worship to reach for Her grace. Tantras are used for the absolving the sins, clarity of consciousness, a peaceful heart, massive protection, dynamic aura, robust health, and the magnificent grace of abundance of every type. One should chant the sacred names in sixty-four tantras. We should never expect to minimize their potential. They are not minor deities. They are none other than originated from the Divine Mother, the Parasakti residing over every aspect of the relative plane. They can pull a soul from the lowest depths of illusion into the most elevated heights of grace-light. 

Lord Shiva originally formulated these 64 tantras. But, he seemed to have given only small siddhis to the human’s soul. This had diluted effect for them in leading to their ultimate goal to reach the Brahman. The Divine Mother requested that Lord Shiva bring out the Sri Vidya mantra which confers the supreme goal of life according to Soundarya Lahari (verse 31) by Adi Sankarachariya. 

The Divine Mother is having wonderful tantra forms, best known  64 are shown in a table below.  She is also in mantra form as specified in tantric sadhanas. 

Shri MahaVidya, the Supreme Wisdom Goddess is ready to bless Her devotees

      

C N Nachiappun 

Singapore, 06 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.