Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 806: Shri Param jyoti (ōṃ parasmai jyōtiṣē namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is the Supreme Light.

The Divine Mother is in big bright form. The sun, moon, fire and nakshatras (constellations) are all forms of the Divine Mother’s Jyoti or light. All these lose their light during the pralaya period. The Divine Mother is beyond light, time, and place. She is eternally Herself. There is nothing to compare to Her beauty. She is functioning in such a bright light form.

She has the ultimate brightness which is same as the Supreme light of the Brahman. This universe is felt and seen with Her light. Without light, it will be dark. A human’s darkness is ignorance. Sun, moon, fire, and constellations are all giving out light to the universe. The Divine Mother is all these forms.

The Divine Mother with Her Supreme Light turns the sun with a thousand rays into a much smaller light. Her brilliance or brightness is much more than ten thousand suns rising at once. Brhad-aranyaka Upanishad, lV.4.16, says, “upon that light of lights, the devas meditate for longevity.”

The Divine Mother is the Supreme Light.  

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 09 April 2022 updated 28 June 2025.

References:

1.   The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamayis Aparna 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