Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 465: Shri Kanti mati (ōṃ kāntimatyai namaḥ)

In Namams 381 to 474, the Divine Mother’s Jnana Yoga worship methods are discussed in detail. 

The Divine Mother is the spouse of Lord Shiva; She is radiant. 

This Namam is like earlier Namam 449 “Kantih” with the meaning effulgence, shining and mark of excellence. 

Sun’s radiance will make our eyes uncomfortable. But the Divine Mother’s radiance is very pleasing to our eyes. That means that Kanti mati’s from is so pleasing to our eyes. It gives peace and happiness to us; it attracts our heart to merge us with the Brahman or Her. She is reachable through mediation. So, the meditating Her as radiant form   Kanti Mati is beneficial to the devotee.With bodily beautifulness attractiveness, desire and Icca Shakti, the Goddess Kanti Mati is the Divine Mother’s one of the pleasing forms.

In Tamilnadu, South India, Thirunelvelli has a famous temple for Lord Shiva, who is known there as Nellaiyappar; His spouse the Divine mother is called Kanti mati. This temple is worth visiting for it very bigness and the art works done inside the temple by earlier Pandiya Kingdom.

The Divine Mother as Kanti mati 

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 04 May 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.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 464: Shri Kalakanti (ōṃ kālakaṇṭhyai namaḥ)

In Namams 381 to 474, the Divine Mother’s Jnana Yoga worship methods are discussed in detail. 

The Divine Mother is the spouse of Lord Shiva. 

When the ocean of milk was churned for nectar, the first thing to emerge was halahala poison. No one wanted to receive it, as it would burn down the world, if any part of it fell on the ground. Both the Devas and Asuras were equally terrified by the poison. There in, Lord Shiva received that worst poison without any hesitation and swallowed it. The Divine Mother, Parvati panicked at the sight of it, and She held Lord Shiva’s throat to stop the poison from descending. The poison stopped at the Lord’s throat, and He became Kalakanda (dark-throated) or Nilakanda. 

Kalakanthi also means that the Divine Mother has a sweet throat (voice) The Divine Mother’s voice is divinely sweet. (Earlier Namam 27); the controlled sound from the throat is called KalKandam. Very feeble or very loud sound from the throat is not praiseworthy. The controlled sound from the throat is very pleasing to hear. The Divine Mother for ever has the controlled sweet voice; She is called Kalakanti. Depending on circumferences, lowering or raising the voice is essential. The devotees must learn this attribute from the Divine Mother, kalakanti. 

According to Devi Purana Kalanjara is one of the sixty-eight holy places in India. The Goddess deity there is kalakanthi. Linga Purana says that the Divine Mother took the form of Kali, Kapardini and Kalakanthi to kill the demon called Daruka.  Kalika Devi is also called Kalakanthi. 

Lord Shiva as Kalakanta and his spouse Kalaknthi are one and the same. The one with dark-throat is Kalakanda. The one who goes in evil ways, suffers his disgrace. But the Lord Shiva took the poison and he is praised for his great deed to save the world. For this sacrifice, he became black coloured, which is to his credit. When we praise Him and His spouse Arthanarisvari and also, She is the Kalakanti, the universal Mother, also gets praised.

        The Divine Mother Kalakanti, the spouse of Kalakanda. 

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 03 May 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.

The Lalitha Sahasranamam published in Tamil by Shri Ramakrishna Thapovanam, Thiruipparaithurai, Trichy District, Tamilnadu, India with commentary by Shrimath Swami Chithbavandar

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 463: Shri Suranayika (ōṃ suranāyikāyai namaḥ)

 In Namams 381 to 474, the Divine Mother’s Jnana Yoga worship methods are discussed in detail. 

The Divine Mother is the leader of all Devas. 

She is the leader of all Gods and Devas. In Her creations, there are good and evil beings. Good people are called Suras, and evil people are called Asuras. Those who have graduated to the higher level with all the good attributes are Sura. It is Her scheme of planning to bring all universal beings to higher plane. Since the Divine Mother is ever implementing such upbringing, She is “Suranayika” or the leader of all beings including Gods and Devas. Devas are those, who shine with special knowledge. The Divine Mother is the leader of those, who are thus endowed. 

As She leads everyone in this infinite universe, who else is not in Her dominion?

                      The Divine mother leads all in this infinite universe. 

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 02 May 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.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 462: Shri Sobhana (ōṃ śōbhanāyai namaḥ)

In Namams 381 to 474, the Divine Mother’s Jnana Yoga worship methods are discussed in detail. 

The Divine Mother is always radiant. 

Sobhana means beautiful and auspicious; with Her own radiance, She makes everything shine. She is ultra-beautiful. One of the key attributes of the Brahman is the beauty which is part of the form. The properly built form attracts the mind. This external beauty, though our eyes reach our mind. So, the human beings enjoy the external beautify of the things and that of the Divine Mother. 

What is not visible to our eyes, but when we pass the Sun’s rays through a lens, we get seven colours. Likewise, when these Sun’s rays pass through a (rainy) cloud in the sky, we see the rainbow with seven colours in the sky, which is very attractive and pleasing to our eyes. The Divine Mother’s beauty is beyond our senses. 

Lord Sundareswaran (Shiva) has many beautiful attributes. He is praised as Sundararajan. He gets such beauty due to the Divine Mother’s unison. 

When the un-manifested Brahman, turns, into a manifested state, it is called a Sahkti. The beauty is one of the many attributes of the Shakti or the Divine Mother. So, the Divine Mother is praised as “Sobhana”. For the learned or non-learned people, the external beauty reaches through their eyes to be enjoyed by the human beings. Such enjoyment of the Divine Mother’s beauty is also called as a form of worship of Her worship. 

Namams 683 and 972 to be seen later are like this Namam 462 “Sobhana”.

       Lord Sundareswaran (Shiva) gets such beauty, due to the Divine Mother’s unison. 

C N Nachiappun           

Singapore, 01 May 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. 

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 461: Shri Subhruh (ōṃ subhruvē namaḥ)

In Namams 381 to 474, the Divine Mother’s Jnana Yoga worship methods are discussed in detail. 

The Divine Mother has beautiful eyebrows. Su is auspiciousness. 

The Ajna chakra has a lotus with two pedals. The universal beings’ the eyebrows (the space between), symbolize that Ajna chakra. This space between the eyebrows, Ajna chakra is focal point, any red dot applied on this spot is attractive and this does not allow others to control the humans by evil prayers etc. 

There is deeper meaning in this Namam is “what we think or have inside us is reflected in our faces; likewise, the eyebrows give the firm coolness to our face. The humans and other universal beings have their eyebrows, which form the key feature of their face. Matured people look at other’s eyebrows and understand other’s attributes. The Divine Mother’s eyebrows are always attractive; they help to attract the universal beings to Her. So, she is praised as Subhruh or the one with beautiful eyebrows to explain Her full attractiveness.

The Madurai Meenakshi displaying the Divine Mother’s attractiveness 

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 30 April 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.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 460: Shri Nalini (ōṃ nalinyai namaḥ )

In Namams 381 to 474, the Divine Mother’s Jnana Yoga worship methods are discussed in details. 

The Divine Mother’s body is soft and beautiful as lotus petals. 

The Divine Mother’s hands, feet, eyes and face are comparable to the beauty of the blossomed lotus flower. Her every part of complexion is softer to the level of lotus petals, She looks like a blossomed lotus flower, reddish in colour. To praise the lotus flower’s beauty is a form of worship to the Divine Mother. 

King Nala, a devotee of the Divine Mother merged with Brahman, that is Her; so She is called Nalini, according to Saubhagyabhaskara. 

From Lord Shiva’s head seven rivers originated; three of them including Ganga and its sub sect Nalini are flowing towards eastern side in India; three rivers are flowing towards western side of India and one river is going into earth as mentioned in Ramayana Bala 43. Nala means a stream much smaller than a river. 

Any stream of water where many lotus flowers growing and blossomed is called Nalini also. 

The Divine Mother’s complexion is softer as lotus.

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 29 April 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.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 459: Shri Sumukhi (ōṃ sumukhyai namaḥ)

 In Namams 381 to 474, the Divine Mother’s Jnana Yoga worship methods are discussed in details. 

The Divine Mother has an auspicious and beautiful face ; with reddish mouth due to Her consuming green colour leave (Vaitthalai) with other fragrances; Her words are sweetest to hear.  . 

The Divine Mother’s face never loses its luster; it is always shining. The true wisdom highlights Her beauty of her face. The Sruti says, “One who knows it, his face shines” Chandigya Upanisad (IV.14.2) also refers to the beauty of wisdom: "Dear Child, your face shines like that of a knower of Brahman.” 

The Divine Mother has a face as a flower that has just blossomed. There is a saying in India that what is inside a person is reflected in his face. As a person matures and nears the Brahman, his face shines. It is always a way for the devotee to pray to beautiful shining face of the Divine Mother. As he learns more about the Divine Mother’s beautiful face, his happiness increases. He progresses towards Brahman speedily.

As one who understands the shining beautiful face of the Divine Mother, his face starts to shine accordingly. Those who understand the Brahman has a Sumugam or the beautiful face. The Divine Mother being the Brahma Vidya, Her face is eternally much more beautiful. 

Sumukhi is the name of Nithya deity worshipped as part of “Sodasi” mantra worship. This is none other than the Divine Mother, Herself. The Divine Mother has a beautiful face which attracts the universal being towards Her.

The Divine Mother with Her beautiful face.

 

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 28 April 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.

The Lalitha Sahasranamam published in Tamil by Shri Ramakrishna Thapovanam, Thiruipparaithurai, 

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 458: Shri Malayacala Vasini (ōṃ malayācalavāsinyai namaḥ)

In Namams 381 to 474, the Divine Mother’s Jnana Yoga worship methods are discussed in details. 

The Divine Mother lives in Malaya Mountain. 

She is also known as Malaycala, which has the same meaning. This mountain is famous for sandal wood, well known for its coolness and sacredness. Bhagavathi Devi lives and has many temples in Kerala, India, which is part of Malaya Mountain. Malaya Bhagavathi has become as Malayala Bhagavathi in due course. 

The whole universe is the Divine Mother’s form. All the mountains in this earth are clearly showing Her attributes and Her forms. Like plants, the mountains also have life in them. The Malaya Mountains have equal life and praise as good as Himalaya. So it is completely correct to say that the Divine Mother resides in Malaya Mountains. To worship any mountain is a good prayer to the Divine Mother. 

 

The Divine Mother resides in Malaya mountain in South India.

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 27 April 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.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 457: Shri Mata (ōṃ mātrē namaḥ)

In Namams 381 to 474, the Divine Mother’s Jnana Yoga worship methods are discussed in details. 

The Divine Mother is the Mother of the Universe. 

The Divine Mother is also the Matrka; which are letters of the alphabet. The Supreme Goddess is called Matrka, as She is the Mother of all mantras. (Skanda Purana). She is also (pra)mata or one who knows, the first member of the triad of knower, known and knowledge (pramata, prameya and pramana). So this Namam Mata can be interpreted as She who knows everything. 

Moon growing phase tenth day and Moon waning phase sixth day has the daily deity named as “Nithya”. The mantra for Nithya Devi is called Mata in mantra satras. Shreem Lakshmi bijam is also called the Mata; Sri, Ma, Rama, Kamala and Mata all mean Lakshmi. The Divine Mother is in all these forms.  We can recall the very first Namam “Sri Mata” with the meaning that She is the auspicious Mother for all universal beings. 

She is the one who created and gave birth to all of us in this universe; so he is Mata or Mother. Mother means the one who gave birth to devotees’ birth. So the biological mother is considered as the form of the Divine Mother. Worshipping daily the biological Mother is a form of prayer to the Divine Mother.

The Divine Mother is the Mother of the Universe.

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 26 April 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.

4.       Mata is the deity of the Kayavarahana temple; Kayavarohan or Karvan is a village in the Vadodara district of the state of Gujarat, India. Kayavarohan is popularly known as Karvan and is situated on the National Highway 8 at a distance of 30 km from Vadodara. Kayavarohan is considered as the birthplace of Lakulisha; there is a dedicated Shiva temple.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 456: Shri Hamsini (ōṃ haṃsinyai namaḥ)

In Namams 381 to 474, the Divine Mother’s Jnana Yoga worship methods are discussed in details. 

The Divine Mother is not separated from the Hamsas who are the yogins, already reaching the highest spiritual level of repeating or using ajapa mantra in their hearts. Ajapa mantra which repeats by itself in the hearts of yogins is called Hamsini. 

The Divine Mother has the special quality of swan, which is able to separate the milk from the mixture of milk and water and the white rice from mixture of rice with water. She is compared to a swan and called Hamsini, as She separates good and evil for Her devotees. Also swans are said to learn the beautiful style walk, called swan walk, from the Divine Mother (Soundarya Lahri, verse 91). Brahma Vidya, the Divine Mother is sought by the yogins; ajapa mantra repeats itself in such yogins’ heart. 

Hamsam means soul as defined in Vedanda.  In Hindu system of Shiva way, pasu or cow means a soul. In Vishna way, Go refers to soul; Gopalan means Brahmam. In Vedanda approach, Hamsan means a soul that has reached very high spiritual level. The soul at very top of spirituality is called Brahmam.  If one repeats a mantra many times, it is called japam. But the mantra which repeats by itself, especially in the hearts of the yogins, is called the ajapa. The Divine Mother is in that ajapa mantras form.

The Divine Mother’s qualities are compared to a swan.

 

 

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 25 April 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.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 455: Shri Malini (ōṃ mālinyai namaḥ)

In Namams 381 to 474, the Divine Mother’s Jnana Yoga worship methods are discussed in details. 

The Divine Mother is wearing garlands; She is fond of wearing garlands. 

As She is wearing the garlands, She is called Malini. She is holding in 51 bija (root seed letters of the Sanskrit alphabet) mantra garland. Saraswati, Bala, and Brahmini also hold this 51 bija mantra garland in their hands. They represent the Divine Mother. 

There are many varieties of garlands; some are made of flower; some are made with Rudrakha and some are made of Tulasi leaves. The sound originating from the Divine Mother, leads to 51 bija mantras, also called Malini. One of the Ganga River’s sub rivers is called Manthagini, which is also termed as Malini. 

The Divine Mother is “resplendent in a garland of red flowers” as described in Dhyana sloka for Shri  Lalitha Sahsranama recitation. 

Malini is a companion of Parvathi, the Divine Mother, at the time of Parvathi’s wedding to Lord Shiva, according to Vamana Puranam.   Malini is Ganga River, the one who wears a garland of waves; the Divine Mother is also Malini when She is accompanied by that Ganga. 

Malini is a name of a meter in Sanskrit poetry. Also, Malini is a girl of seven years old according to Dhaumya. Worship of such young aged girls during the Divine Mother’s puja is based on this tradition.

 

There are many instances of matured devotees seeing a young girl sitting on late Kanci Maha Periyavar’s lap, supposedly this Malini Devi. Such Girl sitting on Periyavar’s lap is not visible to any other normal devotees. 

          

The Divine Mother wearing garlands.

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 24 April 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.

 

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 454: Shri Lolaksi kama rupini (ōṃ lōlākṣīkāmarūpipiṇyai namaḥ)

In Namams 381 to 474, the Divine Mother’s Jnana Yoga worship methods are discussed in details. 

The Divine Mother is in the form of Love in women. 

Lolakshi means flitting or rolling eyes to bring out beauty in female. The eyes are the key aspect of showing a young girl’s desire (love) to outside world, which the girl gets through the Divine Mother’s grace. There are many Namams in Shri Lalitha Shasranamam to emphasize the beautiful and purposeful eyes of the Divine Mother; like Kamatchi (62), Meenakshi, Vislakshi, and other Namams. A list of Namams emphasizing the Divine Mother’s eyes in Tamil is shown in appendix. 

The Divine Mother is both beautiful and the embodiment of love or desire (kama rupini). Her beauty is so great that She engenders desire in beautiful women. She shines as love in women or She has the loveliest from among all the beautiful women. 

Kama rupini stands for Yogesvari, the deity of desire (Iccha shakti) according to Saubhagya bhaskara. In Varaha Puranam, eight powers and their deities are prescribed. They are the desire (Yogesvari), anger (Mahesvari), greed (Vaisnavi), passion (Brahman), bewilderment or delusion (Kalyani), envy (Indraja), calumny (Yamadandadhara) and scorn (Varahi). She is having eight attributes represented as deities as above described which are basically from Her. She is in the beautiful girl’s moving eyes due to their love desires. In these eight deities, Lolakshi or Yogesvari represents the desire for kamam. 

The Divine Mother has the moving eyes and in women’s love. When the girls reach their puberty or age, due to their desire, their eyes will move, making them fully not satisfied due to their love desires. All universal beings reaching the age go through this process. It is really impossible to hold the eyes without moving; it would be rare to have a human being without moving eyes due to love desires; that may be due to their earlier birth karma effects. All beings have love desires which are originally from the Divine Mother, who is in many Shakti forms; one of them is in the form of love in women. When we think of the Divine Mother’s forms, we cannot discard any of Her body parts. Universal beings display the desire for love at appropriate times. Such happenings are celebrated as the Divine Mother’s glories.

          The Divine Mother in beautiful embodiment form of Love in women

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 23 April 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.

4.       In a young girl, the key aspect of her expressing her desire (love) is her eyes, which she gets from the Divine mother's grace.

காமாட்சி போல் கண்களை குறிக்கும் பெயர்களை  சேகரித்து கீழே தந்துள்ளேன். ட்சி பதிலாக க்ஷி உபயோகப்படுத்தலாம்

 

·         மீனாட்சி.

·         விசாலாட்சி.

·         காமாட்சி

·         நீலாயதாட்சி.

·         பத்மாட்சி.

·         பத்ராட்சி.

·         கமலாட்சி.

·         கருணாட்சி.

·         அம்புஜாட்சி

·         கஞ்சதலாயதாட்சி.

·         தீர்க்காட்சி.(601).

·         ரக்தாட்சி

·         ரக்தாட்சி (432)

·         ம்ருகாட்சி(561)

·         சஹஸ்ராட்சி(283)

 

The numbers represent the Shri Lalitha Sahasranama names with numbers. 

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 453: Shri Trinayana (ōṃ trinayanāyai namaḥ)

In Namams 381 to 474, the Divine Mother’s Jnana Yoga worship methods are discussed in details. 

The Divine Mother has the Sun, Moon and Fire as Her three eyes. 

Nayana means the one who leads.  Trinayana means that the Divine Mother uses three ways to lead the devotees to Brahman. She is the one who leads to real knowledge through the three (tri) pathways. These three pathways, according to the Manusmriti are: perception, inference and word (scriptures). Alternatively, She is the one who leads us to the Truth, the Brahman through three paths of hearing, contemption and deep mediation. The three paths may be also being those of north, south and the path of Brahman. She leads the souls through these paths according to what each soul deserves; hence She is Trinayana. 

The three pathways result from the divine grace from the Divine Mother. When the devotee understands his relationship with the Divine Mother and Her graces, his doubts get cleared. He joins the risis list. 

Listening, thinking and clarifying are the three attributes which the Divine Mother considers for the devotees to reach the Brahman. Listening to the divine materials is the first step. Thinking about those divine materials is the second step and understanding about them is the third and final step. These three steps help the devotee to reach the Brahman. The Divine Mother helps the devotee in all these actions. 

The Divine Mother as we mentioned earlier has three eyes similar to Lord Shiva. Sun, Moon and Fire are the three which help in eye sight for souls. Of these Moon and Fire can disappear; they supposedly represent the distorted or spoiled eyes, which can be used to see sometimes and unable to sight other times. Self-lighted Sun does not disappear from its position, although we see day and night due to earth’s movement. So the Sun represents the Jnana eye for the souls. These three are also eyes to Lord Shiva as we have stated earlier and to the Divine Mother due to their unison. 

Those who follow the veda specified principles will surely reach the Brahman. The devotee has to use his knowledge and wisdom properly on his own also to reach the Brahman. Those who cannot use their wisdom well, have to wait longer to reach the Brahman. 

The Divine Mother is the mantra rupa or form of tri-nayana, leading us through listening, thinking and understanding the Brahman. She has three means for the devotees to reach her or Brahman. She is leading the devotees for attaining the Brahman.

The Divine Mother as Trinayana 

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 22 April 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.

  

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 452: Shri Tejovati (ōṃ tējōvatyai namaḥ)

In Namams 381 to 474, the Divine Mother’s Jnana Yoga worship methods are discussed in details. 

The Divine Mother is always effulgent; radiant and shining brightly. 

The Namam Tejovati means that the Divine Mother is none other than the Brahman. 

The Divine Mother Herself is effulgent and is supporting all things that are radiant or effulgent. This is clearly mentioned in Kata Upanisad (11...ii.15); “The Sun does not shine there, nor do the moon and the stars, nor does the lightening shine and much less the fire. When He shines everything shines after Him; by His light all these shine.” 

Tejas means prowess. The Divine Mother has the prowess arising from the eight attributes of excellence. Tejas also can mean light, the power to control others, power to oppose the enemies, to face the disgraces created by others as well, strength like fire having heat. The Divine Mother is supporting Sun and Moon in their shinning. 

For the devotees who are matured, the divinity and effulgence is evident; depending upon their way of life such effulgence increases. For those with lower level of actions, such effulgence decreases. The devotee is responsible to increase his effulgence, with good conducts and attributes; it is great to improve one’s effulgence. Even for those whose body effluence is not there initially, tejas can improve them all due to the Divine Mother’s grace.

The effulgent or radiant Divine Mother

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 21 April 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. 

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 451: Shri Vighna Nashini (ōṃ vighanāśinyai namaḥ)

In Namams 381 to 474, the Divine Mother’s Jnana Yoga worship methods are discussed in details. 

The Divine Mother destroys all obstacles for Her devotees. 

The Divine Mother is the one who removes all obstacles arising on both the spiritual and the material paths in life and provides shanthi for the mind both within our self and from outside worldly things. The devotees recite and pray through Her Srividya mantra to reach Her. Reference to earlier Namam 77: Kamesvara mukhaloka kalpita sri ganesvara with the meaning the Divine Mother gives rise to Ganesa by a glance at the face of Kamesvara and Namam 78: Maha ganesa nirbhinna vighna yantra praharsita with the meaning that the Divine Mother rejoices when Ganesa shatters all obstacles. She is the Shakti of Her elder son Vignarajan or Ganapathi in removing such blockages for His and her devotees. He does Her duties and She does His duties which natural universally; this is acceptable to Brahman also. 

Vignesawaran leads all the blockages. Any one’s obstacles happen as decided by the Divine Mother in Her efforts to help the individual to mature. The Vigneswaran sometimes blocks the devotees’ actions for the betterment of them. However, the devotees are disappointed that their desires did not get through, initially. Later they start to realize that their desired actions were blocked for their own good. The Divine Mother never always let all the devotees desires get done; what are good for them only allowed to happen. Through this blocking process, the Divine Mother shows Her kindness to the devotees. At the same time, She does certain other troubles by blockages for the devotee for his own good. Her son Vignarajan is good at blocking or removing obstacles for the individuals. 

Nashini means the remover or destroyer; so the Vigna Nashini does one of the things to remove the blockages, which are appropriate for the Brahman. When the devotee cannot handle his obstacles; he looks for the Divine Mother’s grace to save him from those obstacles. So once he surrenders to Her, his problems are taken care of. 

The Divine Mother, the Vigna Nashini, is always looking after Her children.

Lord Vigneswaran; the elder son of the Divine Mother

 C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 20 April 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.