Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 241: Shri Charu rupa (OM chArurUpAyai namaH)

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

The Divine Mother’s beauty does not decrease with passing of the time; like waxing or waning Moon and or normal female’s beauty with age. 

Charu means natural beauty or auspiciousness. The Divine Mother has two beauty types: one Her form-based beauty and the natural beauty. 

Namams such as “Sundari, Lalitha and Tripurasundari” are always praising the Divine Mother’s beauty. We cannot easily distinguish between Her beauty if it is due to divine or if the Divine Mother Herself is beautiful. 

Adi Sankara in Soundariya Lahari from verse forty-two to ninety-eight, in fifty plus verses describes the Divine Mother’s beauty from head to toe in greater details. There is no comparison of the Divine Mother’s beauty to anyone in this universe. 

The Divine Mother’s beauty is eternal, as can be best imagined by Her devotees. Her beauty does not fade or dim. She is ever radiant, giving new awakening constantly to Her devotees’ hearts.

 

The Divine Mother Mahatripurasundari

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 21 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.