Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 774: Shri Mahati (ōṃ pāṭalīkusumapriyāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is the greatest.

She is big or huge in any measure. All universal beings had come from the Brahman, (the Divine Mother), as such, She is much bigger to accommodate all of them. Acceptable flowers come from different sources. The basis for such flowers is the trees where they come from. The basis for all invaluable universal beings and things is the Divine Mother.

Naradara’s vina is called Mahati. The sage uses his vina while he is constantly chanting Narayana’s name. The Divine Mother is in the form of Naradara’s vina.

The Divine Mother excels in everything else in size, value, greatness, in possessing wealth, multifaceted prowess and occupying the highest position in the universe.

Mahati is the one who can measure everything in this universe. “The standard to measure anything by,” says Saukamuni.

Also, the Divine Mother is fond of playing the vina, like Saravati Devi.

The Divine Mother is very big or huge in any measure.

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 09 March 2022; updated 24 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