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