Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 305: Shri Raja rajarchita (OM rAjarAjArchitAyai namaH)

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

The Divine Mother is worshipped by all King of Kings or highest level of Kings. 

Lord Shiva is considered as the Supreme King or Raja for the humans. There is no comparison to Him. Such a king due to his superior powers is ruling the wider universe. Shiva understands the Divine Mother’s powers and glory; He keeps Her in his left side as in Artahanarishwarar form. Those who understand the powers of the Divine Mother, maintain their own status without wasting their own powers. So even Lord Brahma, Vishnu Shiva are worshiing Her, according to Soundarya Lahari verse one by Sage Adi Shakara. 

Manu or Kubera who started the Kings’ way of ruling the world, is the one of the twelve key worshippers of the Divine Mother. He lives in Sricakra between fourteenth and fifteenth walls in north east direction and prays to the Divine Mother. Raja Parmesvaran (Shiva) and His assistant Rajachandran or Rajarajan (Moon) are all worshipping the Divine Mother. 

Kubera  (controller of wealth) is considered the King of Kings. The first human kind king is him; he has the power to discriminate Puranas say that Kubera being the controller of wealth in this universe, it is likely for him to drift away from God, when his wealth level increases. People accruing merit through good deeds only can near the Brahman in spite increases in their wealth holdings. The man has the ability and becomes a thinking being; with his thinking ability, man had been worshipping the Divine Mother.

The Divine Mother as Raja Rajeswari

 

C  N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 25 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