Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 700: Shri Sat-Chid-Ananda rupini (ōṃ saccidānandarūpiṇyai namaḥ

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

The Divine Mother is the form of internal truth, internal knowledge and internal bliss.

As outlined in Braguralli of Taitriya Upanishad, Annam (Food), Prana (Breath), Mansis (Mind), and Vigna (Critical inquiry) are all sheaths to be crossed to reach the Ultimate step - the Supreme Brahman which is internal truth, knowledge and bliss. That is the form of the Divine Mother.

Every soul seeks to get out of the samsara (birth and death) cycle to attain Liberation or Salvation. Soul by renewing its existence in a new body, is establishing its sat or existence role. The Divine Mother by spreading all through the universe, is renewing many beings, thereby She is renewing Herself.

All beings try to improve their knowledge. Even birds or lower-level beings exhibit this behavior. Mankind using their knowledge try to improve their living standards, all these through the Divine Mother’s grace.

To avoid sorrow and to gain happiness is the focus of all beings. They overcome the trouble by gaining their happiness. In the material world the happiness derived from the sense of objects is temporary and limited. Once they have more attachments or desires to worldly things, they run into sorrow. So, they seek the permanent happiness which is attaining Brahman (to get Internal Bliss) which is unison of the Divine Mother and Lord Shiva. As she provides Internal Bliss, She is ‘Satcidanandarupini’. She is explaining this glory through all universal beings at all maturity levels.

The Divine Mother is the nature of Existence, Consciousness and Bliss.

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 25 December 2021.; updated 23 February 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