Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 776: Shri Mandara Kusuma priya (ōṃ mandārakusumapriyāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is fond of Mandara flowers.

Mandara is one of the Kalpa vrukshas or a celestial wish fulfilling tree. The Divine Mother is fond of its flower. There are five kinds of celestial trees namely, Mandara, Parijat, Santana, Kalpa vrukshas, and Harichandana. Mandara is also called the white Arka flower.

Mandara trees  around the Divine Mother’s Chinthamani abode in Her gardens..

The Divine Mother is fond of Mandara flowers.  

 

C N Nachiappan; Updated 24 May 2025

Singapore, 11 March 2022.

 

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