Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 357: Shri Tapa trayagni santapta samahladana chandrika (OM tApatrayAgnisantaptasamAhlAdanachandrikAyai 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 the moonlight that gives joy to those burned by the triple fire of misery. 

The Divine Mother inspires people suffering from three types of miseries, namely

·         Adhyatmika (from one’s own body)

·         Adhibhautika (from universal elements, except sky)

·         Adhidaivika (from the Divine forces) 

Chandrika is moon light. Like our own mother, the nature or Universal Mother has kindness. All the means provided by removing our sorrows is the proof for this, the Divine Mother’s kindness to Her devotees. As such, these three types of miseries are cleared by the Divine Mother with Her cool moonlight comfort. 

Sorrows come from our body and mind is of the first type of misery; the universal elements (Fire, Water, Wind and Earth) cause sorrows which are second type; Wind can cause more harm than water, the fire causes harm to all universal creatures; Unexpected calamities caused by the Divine forces are third type of miseries. 

Miseries are like fire. Tapa in this Namam is heat. The Divine Mother acts like a moonlight of joy which cools down the flames of miseries faced by Her devotees.

Goddess Karpagambal in Mylapore Chennai, India.


C  N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 16 January 2021.

 

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 Chithbavandar

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