Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 715: Shri Bhagaradhya (ōṃ bhagārādhyāyai namaḥ)

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

The Divine Mother is worshipped in the Sun’s disc. Bhaga means Sun’s disc in Anahata chakra in human hearts.

Bhaga can also mean one who creates; Her names such as Savita, Bhagavati, and Savithri have similar meaning. Sun helps to bring out all galaxies / worlds to sight. Brightness and heat are provided by the Sun as a life source for all universal beings. Ever existing Sun represents Brahman and or the Divine Mother. The powerful and shining Divine Mother is said to be worshipped at the Sun’s disc, which can be done in secret,

With Shiva and Shakti unison, the universe is being created, which represents unseen Brahman. In the Divine Mother, we worship Her in known or seen forms and unknown Brahman form. In Bhaga worship, all these things are included.

The Divine Mother is worshipped by the Sun. Bhaga is a name which means Sun, with all the Shakti of Shiva. He is one of the twelve worshippers of Shiva. Sun worships the Divine Mother to get full strength, and the Divine Mother is worshipped by devotees in Sun’s disc. When worshipping the Divine Mother in moon’s disc, we can meditate, but in Sun’s disc, we ought to focus the Divine Mother at the centre of the Sun’s disc; this form of worship satisfies the Kulottirna Devi worship also.

Bhaga also means yogini; in trigona (triangle) form of yantra, She is worshipped. For, the Divine Mother’s worship homa Kundams are made in trigona form which is called yogini Kundam. She is worshipped as Bhaga with all the Shakti of Shiva; Bhaga is a mantra syllable as well.

Bhaga also means Kamakala; reference to earlier Nama 277, Bhagamalini and Nama 279 Bhagavathi for additional meanings of the word Bhaga. Thus, the Divine Mother is one who is worshipped by six Aishwaryas, (attributes of excellence) namely: auspiciousness, supremacy, fame, valor, discrimination, and knowledge.

The Divine Mother is worshipped in the Sun’s disc.

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 09 January 2022.; Updated 16 March 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