Saturday, October 17, 2020

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 284: Shri Sahasra pad (OM sahasrapade namaH)

In Namams 275 to365, the Divine Mother’s  many forms providing benefits to Her devotees in great details are discussed. 

The Divine Mother has one thousand feet.Anything moving in this universe is considered as the Divine Mother’s feet.  There can be nothing against Her movements in the universe is implied in this Namam.

Pad also means is to praise in eight times four equals 32 words or phrases. Further Sahasra means one thousand; sahasrapad means that praising Her with 1000 times four equals 4000 words or phrases such as this Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam and other verses such as Soundarya Alhari by Adi Sankar; all other sages like Kalidasa have praised Her with their divine works on Her glory.

The 15 syllable Panchadashi Sri Vidya mantra (the 15 syllables are shown in appendix); the middle Kamaraja kuta and the last Sakti kuta are contained in Namam 282 to 284 according to the Tantra. These three Namas glorify the Divine Mother in two kutas other than her head which is Vakbhava kuta.

The Thousand petaled Lotus representing

the thousand feet of the Divine Mother


 C  N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 04 November 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.

4.       https://srividyasadhana000101.blogspot.com/2013/10/01-panchadashi-fifteen-syllable-sri.html

KA E I LA HRIM, HA SA KA HA LA HRIM, SA KA LA HRIM  

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