Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 770: Shri Priya vrata (ōṃ priyavratāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is fond of vrata (austerity practices.)

She is pleased with Her devotees’ austerities. The body-based soul attached to worldly things should leave away its attachments. Only then, is the soul said to use its current birth purposefully. One should undertake austerities according to his conditions. When humans discard the things which they like best, this discarding will be the key to such austerity. They need not discard such things which they do not like, because they will be cheating themselves.

Shri Rama was pleased with Sathya vrata. The Divine Mother is pleased and fond of correct vrata from Her sincere devotees. They are the ones suitable for Her kindness.

The body, five senses and mind are to be controlled and surrendered to the Divine Mother or other Divinities by controlling the food and processes followed by humans. The Divine Mother likes such vows to control the mind of Her devotees.

Bhaskaracarya quotes Bhavishyottara Purana as authority here. All vrata made to any God or Goddess please Shiva and Sakthi, the creators of the world. There should be no distinction here, because the whole world is made up of Shiva and Sakthi.

The Divine Mother is fond of vrata taken by Her devotees.  

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 05 March 2022; updated 15 May 2025.

 

References:

1.   The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamis AparnaSan 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 

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 769: Shri Yajma rupa (ōṃ yajJṇarūpāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is in the form of sacrifice.  yajma is sacrifice; also, it denotes Vishnu; the Divine Mother is in the form of Vishnu also.

She is in the form of sacrifice and rites. The Divine Mother, Shiva and Vishnu are in Yajma rupa. Shiva created the sacrifice through rites for the souls when they separated from Brahman. Rites and sacrifices are ideal means for maturing souls to reach Brahman. When the fire is lit in the Yanja Kundams and rites performed in it, is the sacrifice. Those burnt in the fire are not destroyed but they reach the subtle level; they mix with the air to be the food for the plants nearby. Fire can bring the lower-level soul to high maturity.

Souls in human bodies, having been through several births, use their five senses to seek happiness in this world. Such happiness turns into sorrow soon. So, such soul is caught in samsara sagara or the birth and death life cycle. Souls can use the human body’s five senses for prayers to divinity. The bodily heat, when considered as jnana Agni and fed with sacrifice, soul becomes a good Yoga Murthi.

Souls realize and see part of the Lord due to the divine scheme. Souls mature and improve. Whatever is heard, felt and smelt can be helpful for the soul’s maturing process. The worldly system of rites is aimed towards souls achieving divinity. If somebody plucks the flower for prayer purposes, it becomes yajna. The Divine Mother, being yajna Herself; She converts the devotee’s prayers to yajna.

There are five types of sacrifices: 1) Deva sacrifice is to offer to divinity 2) Petru’s sacrifice is to offer to forefathers. 3) Brahma sacrifice to offer to Guru and teachers 4) Manusha Sacrifice is offered to other humans 5) Bootha sacrifice is offered to animals, trees etc. Through these sacrifices, we worship Devas, forefathers, gurus, humans, and animals. Those who get our offers or sacrifices are higher than us. Offering to crow and water the plant are Bootha sacrifices, which must be offered with sincerity. We should not think that we are just helping to quench their hunger but must consider that divinity has come in those forms to accept our sacrifices. Then it becomes yajna, which helps to eliminate ahankara within us. The Divine Mmother is involved in this whole yajna process.

In Harivamsa and Padma Purana, Vishnu’s sacrificial form is described. His feet are the Vedas; His hands, the materials of oblation; His face, the sacrificial firewood; His teeth, the posts to the sacrificial animals; His eyes are day and night; His ear ornaments are Vedanta and His mouth, the ladle for offering the oblations to the fire. His nose is the ghee, the melted butter; His voice, the sound of Samaveda; His head, the Brahmana conducting the sacrifice and His hair is the rules of sacrifices, which are countless. His nails are the austerities; His motions are countless; His knees the sacrificial animals. His organ of generation, the homa and dhatus; the elements of His body are fruits. His heart is gift and His blood, the soma, the ambrosial drink. His mental speed is the oblation to the gods and to ancestors, the mantras the rites. His gait, the different poetical meters. His seat, the Guhyopanisad and His shadow, the wife (to participate in the sacrificial ceremony). This is the form of Vishnu Sacrifice. This is truly the Divine Mother’s form.

The Purusha Skuta has a similar description of divine sacrifice.

The Divine Mother is in the form of sacrifice.  

 

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 04 March 2022; updated 15 May 2025.

 

 

References:

1.   The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamis AparnaSan 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 

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 768: Shri Dyuti dhara (ōṃ dyutidharayai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is full of light and splendor. Her aura of light is shining with various colours.

The Divine Mother has all the brightness within Her. She is living in every universal being, Her brightness shines in every being. If earthly stones are well polished, Sun’s rays falling on the polished surface will give out basic red, green, yellow and blue colours. We can also see these four colours reflected from well grown wooden plates, gold, silver, tin and other metal surfaces. Early morning dew on grass reflects Sun’s rays into various colours. These are all the Divine Mother’s brightness reflected as colours.

The Divine Mother has Kanti, which is bright light. When humans have satisfaction, their bodies and mind reflect the brightness to attract others, like to the Divine Mother’s Kanti or bright light.

The Divine Mother is full of bright light and splendor.

 

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 03 March 2022; updated 15 May 2025.

 

 

References:

1.     The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamis AparnaSan 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

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 767: Shri Ojovati (ōṃ ōjōvatyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is full of vitality and shines like Ojas.

Ojas means powerful light, vitality of life, strength, greatness, and radiance. All these are the great aspects of the Divine Mother.

For those having an honest life, grace comes automatically. If such grace is shining in their eyes, that can be called Ojas. In such people, good body structure and grace can be seen. This mental clarity and blessed Jothi or light within themselves come only to those having an honest life. With Ojas, the person gets the Divine Mother’s blessings. The things which they desire come freely to them. The Divine Mother is in Ojas (vitality state), Herself eternally.

In the human body, the seven Dhatus (Spata Dhtus). These are called Rasa, Rakta, Mamsa, Meda, Asthi, Majja, and Shukra/Skula. These are Plasma, Blood, Muscle/flesh, Fat, Bone, Bone Marrow, and Reproductive fluid or Seman. In a healthy body the Sapta dhatu are present in right measures to create Ojas.

The Divine Mother is full of vitality (Ojas).

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 02 March 2022; updated 14 May 2025.

 

 

 

References:

1.   The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamis AparnaSan 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

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 766: Shri Japaa puspha nibhakritih (ōṃ japāpuṣpanibhākṛtayē namaḥ)

The Divine Mother has a form like a red hibiscus flower.

The Divine Mother has a deep reddish complexion like a hibiscus flower. She functions as the universe. She is in all universal beings.

There is greatness in flowers being used for the Divine Mother. The flowers blossom one day and will wilt the next day. We worship the Divine Mother with such flowers. The poets and great sages enjoyed the divine nature of the flowers. When a devotee sees a reddish hibiscus flower, he is reminded of the Divine Mother and is happy. Showers of the flowers are used for praying to the Divine Mother.

She has the hibiscus flower redness in Her body structure. Red has many grades or varieties; the Divine Mother’s colour is seen in all such red varieties.

The hibiscus flower or China rose is used for Japa. In meditation verse for Shri Lalitha Sahasranam recitation, the Divine Mother is described as “Sinduraruna Vigraha”, with the meaning that Her body is red like saffron.

According to Baskaracharaya, the name may be taken as Ajapapuspanibhakrtih and then split into two names, ajapa and puspanibhakrtih. Any mantra or portion of the mantra that is not  voiced is called ajapa. The name means the Divine Mother is in the form of that mantra.  Puspanibhakritih indicates that the Divine Mother is the one whose body is as soft as a flower.

Puspa may also be interpreted as Puspaka, the vehicle of Kubera, which can go anywhere at will. It has no barriers whatsoever. The Divine Mother has a form that can go anywhere like Puspaka. Her form is indeed one that is subtler than the subtlest and grosser than the grossest.

The Divine Mother has a body like a red hibiscus flower. 

 

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 01 March 2022; updated 14 May 2025.

 

 

 

 

References:

1.   The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamis AparnaSan 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

My thoughts on Silver price movements...23 May 2025

• Next to gold, silver is a precious metal. In addition to jewelers, it has many industrial application also. 
• Some used silver, less than ten percent, is recovered from discorded equipment. Current annual mining of silver lacks behind the demand by about 200 million Troy ounce per year, (one Troy oz is equal to 31.101 grams). 
• In pricing terms, traditionally one oz of gold bought about 70 oz of silver. Now that ratio is 100 to one, which will have to correct back to 70 to one range, meaning silver price has to move up by  at least 30 percent. Gold currently is trading about 3300 USD per troy oz and silver about 33 USD per troy oz. 
• some analyst compare the silver supply short fall to recent years short falls of Iridium industrial material, which had more than tripled in price in very short time. But this silver price multiplying can happen only after uncertainties due to erratic US traffic calls are done with, global war efforts cool down and global economies start moving up without other head aches like inflation, stagflation. 
• Chinese industrial demand will play a major role in determining the silver price movement. Many investment gurus like Jim Rogers had been calling to accumulate silver for medium to long term price gains. Patience like in any other asset holding is  needed to capture the silver price multiplying gains. 
• One problem is the storage costs due to physics size of silver compared to gold. Some financial institutions like UOB bank in Singapore charge around 0.64 percent in troy oz terms per year for silver stored with them. 
• If you have deep pockets, then consider silver investments for medium to long term. On commercial astrological basis, there is an identified correlation to Planet  Venus movement to silver price movement. If are able to identify correctly the effects of planet Venus movements and it's cross effects with other planets, there can be easier wins with silver buying. 
• I personally had experienced silver price jumping from 5 USD per troy oz to 50 USD per troy oz due to US Hunt brothers cornering global silver inventory. Back in late 1970s while my product line in my GE job in Singapore was using large quantities of silver, I had been tasked to reduce silver usage in my product lines, especially in electrical switch applications.
•  Another reason for silver price increase is silver mining costs are increasing in recent years. Silver mining like any other metal mining,  needs long term heavy investments. 
• Good luck investing in silver.
• C N Nachiappan, Singapore, 23 May 2025.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 739: Shri Laya kari (ōṃ layakaryai namaḥ)

From Nama 684 to 741 the glories of the Divine Mother are discussed.

The Divine Mother creates and maintains the rhythms of the cosmic dance of the entire universe. She causes absorption and the dissolution of the mind to eliminate duality.

The Divine Mother creates the dissolution of the mind. Widely spread universe is called ‘Andam’ and the human structure is called ‘Pindam’. Both have matching linkages. To the level, humans can control their minds, maturity comes in. In true understanding of Para-Brahman, one’s mind getting absorbed is called Layam. Those who wish to reach Para-Brahman, must dissolve their minds through meditation.

When there is a proper linkage between Ragam, Talam, Bhavam and Niruttam, it becomes Lalita Kala. This Layam can take the soul to ultimate Para-Brahman. We see the universal movements and the sounds created by them are perfectly matched. If a human is good at understanding this perfect match in the universal movement and created sound, it is the Divine Mother’s grace to him. He enjoys the Divine Mother’s Lasya and Shiva’s Tandava dances. The universal movements as understood by matured souls is called the Divine Mother’s Lasya dance. All the universal souls’ knowledge and joyful movements are forms of Shiva’s Tandava. The Divine Mother’s and Shiva’s dances are interlinked. Yogis and devotees enjoy such effects within and outside. When there is discipline, we see that there is bliss or ultimate joy for the souls. The Divine Mother as ‘Layakari’ creates such discipline within and outside for Her devotees. Such happy action is happening always for Her devotees, with Her grace.

Layam can be described in many ways:

1.   Attracting someone with different views and feelings and to make him accept our mindset approach

2.   Making Tala (beat) for the dance and music

3.   One form disappearing in another form

4.   Someone in Mukti or Liberation stage merging with Para-Brahman.

The Divine Mother creates all such Layams for Her devotees. It is said that an ancient sage Bharthar through the Divine Mother’s grace, saw singing and dancing as separate forms of art or kala. He used these to reach the Para-Brahman or get Liberation. The Divine Mother is celebrated as Lasya Priya and Layakari.

Laya is a special state of the mind. It is the absorption or dissolution of the mind in the object of meditation, forgetting all surrounding objects.

The melting of the mind experienced with the mutual dissolution of pitch and rhythm in music is known as Laya. ‘Sruti (pitch) is the mother and Laya (rhythm) is the father’s is a well-known saying in musical parlance. It is believed that Laya state in music arises from the Divine Mother grace. It is noteworthy that many of the celebrated musicians are the Divine Mother’s devotees. Worship of Brahman-as-sound is an important form of worship/Upasana, which is still practiced in India.

The Divine Mother causes the absorption of the mind.

 

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 02 February 2022; updated 20 April 2025.

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

 

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 765: Shri Shuddha (ōṃ śuddhāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is the purest. Her purity does not have even a trace of avidya (ignorance).

She is eternally pure. Universal beings either have pure or non-pure state; they even have changing forms being pure or non-pure. The soul loses its purity with its attachments in universal life. For a living being to lose its purity it must be in an environment and be agreeable to non-pure conditions. Cow’s milk is considered pure; ganga water is considered pure, but when both are mixed, they lose their purity. The body-based soul, due to its ignorance loses its purity. Due to ignorance, instead of focusing on Brahman, the soul joins with often ignorant beings to lose its purity even more. The Divine Mother Herself is there forever and there is no second nature in Her. She is ever pure, always gracefully blessing others without any mistake and trace of error.

As a result, there is no ignorance (mala) and worries due to confusion.

The Divine Mother is the purest.

 

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 28 February 2022; updated 14 May 2025.

 

 

References:

1.   The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamis AparnaSan 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 

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 764: Shri Svargapavargada (ōṃ svargāpavargadāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother bestows time-bound heavenly Bliss (Swarga) and eternal Blissa (Apa Varga).

All worldly pleasures are inevitably associated with fear and sorrow. Happiness without any such attachments is termed as heavenly bliss. These two types of happiness accumulate punya and papa (merits and demerits).

Even the ones in heaven must revert to universal life when their punya or credit balance is depleted. So, for those souls, happiness in this world and in heaven have an ending. However, Divine Mother can bestow ultimate happiness to souls (internal bliss). The matured soul or sage on reaching Brahman enjoys eternal happiness. He is not caught in samsara, the birth and death cycle again.

Depending upon one’s Punya level, heaven grants happiness with variations. There is no sorrow mixed with this happiness. Whatever deserved is got. When Punya balance is depleted, the soul cannot stay in heaven. That represents happiness with an ending.

Apavargam is an endless happiness in Brahman. Due to Punya and Jnanam, the soul leaves the body and reaches heaven. Due to its accumulated papa the soul returns to earth after consuming the merits of punya. Over many cycles of birth and death, the soul attains eternal salvation (Brahman). The Divine Mother grants both these types of happiness to devotees based on their maturity.

Swarga is heaven, the place of happiness, a pleasant resort, gained through merit. Apavarga is Liberation which is eternal. The Divine Mother gives both the temporary heaven and eternal Liberation.

The highest state that can be reached by sacrifice (yoga) and other rites is the transitory heaven. Some religions consider heaven as the ultimate state to be reached. The Sanatana Dharma, the system of eternal tenets that is Hinduism, treats heaven only as pleasant interlude. Heaven can be attained only through the accumulation of much merit.

However, the mind will not be satisfied even after reaching heaven. That mind itself must be dissolved. That is called a-mani bhava, the absence of mind, that is Liberation. The Gita (IX.21) says, “Having enjoyed spacious world of heaven, they return to the world of mortals when their merit is exhausted; thus, following three Vedas, desiring objects of enjoyment, they attain the state of samsara, the cycle of birth and death”. For them, the cycle of birth and death does not end. The aim of Jiva is Liberation, and the Divine Mother is the one who confirms that.

The Divine Mother grants moksha and Liberation.     

 

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 27 February 2022; updated 14 May 2025.

References:

1.   The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamis AparnaSan 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

 

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 763: Shri Trigunatmika (ōṃ triguṇātmikāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is the essence of the three gunas.

From mud, various types of mud vessels are made; likewise, the whole universe is made with three gunas sattva, rajas, and tamas. The Divine Mother is in these three guna forms. There is no difference between the Divine Mother and the universe. With five senses, we experience the universe. With the Divine Mother’s presence eternally, we worship Her to get Her grace. All-universal creatures are included In Her three gunas.

In this world, the three gunas sattva, rajas, and tamas thrive. The universal creatures and souls are taking the Brahma Jana from worshipping the Divine Mother. Two gunas, rajas and tamas, control the humans for their attachments in this world. Sattva guna helps to release them from such worldly nly attachments. When we are fast asleep without any feeling we are under tamas. Gradually getting involved in divinity to reduce sleep, is a form of the Divine Mother worship. Black colored tamas should be overcome by humans to go into rajas. The ability and willingness to do higher level achievements are included in rajas. With sincerity, one cuts his accumulated sins to reach higher maturity.

Highly mature actions give clear Janam to the soul. To maintain the balance without fail is part of Sattva guna’s role.

The kite in the ground is like tamas, the spinning kite is like a rajas guna, and floating kite is sattva guna. The humans are coming up to higher maturity of sattva guna. Our involvement with worldly creatures is true worship. All universe beings are part of the Divine Mother, so the good relationship with all is the best Divine Mother worship.

Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas are represented within the Divine Mother. Brahma is to rajo guna; Vishnu to sattva guna and Rudra (Shiva) to tamo guna. They do their functions in creating, sustaining and dissolving actions respectively. Parvathi, Durgha and Kali represent sattva, rajas and tamas respectively.

The aggregate of these three is called Prakriti in Sankaya philosophy. At the sight of Purusha, the inert Prakriti is enlivened and mates with him, thus becoming the cause of enjoyment and liberation. Just as the lamp makes nearby objects also shine, when Purusha is imbued with consciousness, it awakens the inner prakriti. The Divine Mother is in both Purusha and Prakrit forms.

The Divine Mother is the essence of the three gunas.    

 

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 26 February 2022; Updated 11 May 2025.

 

References:

1.   The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamis AparnaSan 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.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 762: Shri Tryambaka (ōṃ tryambakāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother has three eyes.

The Sun, Moon and Fire are three eyes of the Divine Mother. She is called Tryambaka.

Tryambaka also means “the mother of three”. So, the Divine Mother, the Parasakthi, is Mother of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.

When the light from the Divine Mother’s three eyes is not there, the human’s eyes become inactive. For our eyes to function well, the brightness of the Divine Mother’s is needed.

Ambakam is the eye; The Divine Mother’s eyes have three bright mandalas with them. The Sun is the right eye, Moon is the left eye, and Fire is the forehead eye. The Divine Mother provides energy to all three eyes. With the right eye in the day, with the left eye the night, and the forehead eye two Sandhya periods are covered. With the Sun eye, She gives brightness; with Moon eye, She gives coolness; and with the fire eye, She destroys the evil.

Amba is the Divine Mother of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. She is Subhaga, the Tryambaka.

                     The Divine Mother with Her three eyes 

                               gives light to the universe.                 

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 25 February 2022; Updated 11 May 2025.

 

References:

1.   The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamis AparnaSan 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 

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 761: Shri subhaga (ōṃ subhagāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is the seat for all prosperity.

The Divine Mother has all Bhagas (Vedic God of wealth and prosperity), power and fortune. There are many meanings for the Word Bhaga as earlier seen in Namas 277,279, and 715 articles. The Divine Mother holds all these treasures. She is the treasure house.

Some other meanings of Subhaga are desire, strength, greatness, merit, Sun, the womb, and liberation. When we take the meaning of the womb, it implies that children are a gift from the grace of the Divine Mother.

Subhaga is also the beautiful wife who awakens desire in her husband. In universal concept consisting of Purusha and Prakrti, the female arouses the indifferent male by her presence and turns him towards creation. Where there is a captivating feminine aspect in the universe, the Divine Mother is present as Subhaga.

When we take the meaning of Subhaga as the Sun, the Shruti says that Sun is minimized by a small part of the Divine Mother’s radiance. The Sun is also referred to as a manifestation of Vishnu. The Vishnu Purana says that Rig, Yajur, and Sama Vedas are down midway due to the Sun. In this interpretation the Sun becomes Brahma Vishnu and Shiva, the trinity. The seven rays of Sun represent Devas (gods). Rishis (sages),Ggandharvas (celestial musicians), Apsearas (celestial ladies), Yakshas (demons), Sandhyas (celestial beings), and Raksasas (other demons). The Divine Mother is the basis and support of all these seven groups.

Subhaga may refer to Ashtamangalya, a collection of eight things offered during auspicious occasions or to the Divine Mother Herself as a seat of all auspiciousness. The list of these eight things varies according to source.

One list given by Padma Purana is the tala (palin tree), nispava (a type of bean), jitra (cumin), cow’s milk in all its forms, kusumbha flower and salt, gold kamandalam (the water pot of an ascetic) and saffron.

Knowledge, determination, willpower, wealth, and fame are the divine aspects held by the Divine Mother. The Divine Mother is called Bhagavati. She has sweetness, greatness, and discipline to be called Subhaga.

The Sun is called Bhaga with all the brightness within him. Such Sun with its brightness gives glories to the Divine Mother, Sankara, and Narayana. All universal glories are called ksharam and aksharam which come from the Divine Mother.

 A five-year-old girl is called Bhaga. In young age she has all the divinity aspects within her to be called Subhaga. Such a five-year-old girl is considered a form of the Divine Mother.

Wealth. pride, willpower, masculinity, unfailing determination, fame, beauty and generosity give beauty or bhagas. The Divine Mother has all of them auspiciously. Bhaga is auspicious. Some materials such as sugar cane, cow’s milk and turmeric are used by married women. The Divine Mother is in married women and has all within Her auspicious beauty. Bhaga or Sun gets greatness by worshipping the Divine Mother.

 
The Divine Mother is the seat of all auspiciousness

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 24 February 2022; updated 14 May 2025.

References:

1.   The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamis AparnaSan 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    

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 760: Shri Tri varga dartri (ōṃ trivargadatryai namaḥ)

 The Divine Mother bestows the three goals of life.                                                      

Three goals of life are: righteousness (Darma), Wealth (Artha), and Objects of desire (Kama). The three goals (tri varga) here may also be the power of will, knowledge, and actions. Please see earlier Nama 658: Iccha Sakti, Janan Sakti, Kriya Sakti Svarupini. The Divine Mother bestows these on Her devotees. It is from Her that one drives all material riches and a firmly grounded abidance. She provides three firm goals of life to Her devotees.

Dharma. Artha, Kama and Moksa are the key four things. The first three are included in this Nama. Reaching Moksa or the Brahman is possible for the fully matured, fewer souls only. These three things will apply to all living creatures in this universe. Each living creature follows the rules set for them, by the Divine Mother.

For example, a group of birds live in a place. They do not fight with each other within the group; they follow the set rules for them within the group. Food is a key item for all living beings in this universe. The bee collecting the honey from a flower will not fight with other bees. The Divine Mother provides the appropriate food for each group of beings in this universe, and they receive sufficient food for their needs. Their living place for each type of being may be different but they are all happy in their own way. The Divine Mother is celebrated as Trivarga dartri. She is giving three essential goals to Her devotees.

The three things Dharma, Artha and Kama can be obtained or achieved by humans. But the Moksa is not obtainable just by asking. If others have things which we do not have, we can ask and get them; but Moksa is not available just from requesting. The Divine Mother provides all three things Dharma, Artha and Kama to Her devotees freely, but the Moksa must be earned.

 

The Divine Mother bestows three key goals of life

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 24 February 2022; updated 11 May 2025.

 

References:

1.   The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamis AparnaSan 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

 

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 759: Shri Vishva dharini (ōṃ viśvadhāriṇyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is bearing the universe continuously and supporting it. The implication is that the universe exists within the Divine Mother.

Humans and other living creatures on the earth have excellent safety as provided by the Divine Mother. This is happening with Her motherly kindness. She is saving all universal creatures. The key five elements Sun, Wind, Fire, Water and Earth do not clash with each other, which She supports. The planets and the galaxies do not collide and function smoothly with the Divine Mother’s support. We can see Her support to microorganisms to huge galaxies displayed well. Vishvam, the universe, is well supported. The proof of this is in the systematic functioning of the universe itself.

She takes the Vishvam or universal form.

The Divine Mother supports the universe, Vishvam,

                        which She creates continuously. 

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 22 February 2022; Update 11 May 2025.

 

References:

1.   The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamis AparnaSan 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