Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 826: Shri Prasavitri (ōṃ prasavitryai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is the Mother of the universe.

She creates all in the universe. She is formless Brahman, but She comes out with infinite forms to create the universe. From the first element akasa, which is not moving, four other moving elements, vayu, fire, water and earth are formed out; those four elements’ spreads are limited compared to akasa.

Bacteria are found in water and on earth. From that all other universal beings graduate upwards to reach the higher human level. Only humans can discord all other forms and still reach the Brahman. The Divine Mother is in all these forms as a guiding force. For this reason, She is called Prasavitri.

She is the one who gives birth to Cosmas. Bhaskararaya quotes from Devi Purana to support this: “The Shakti from whom proceed all things, from Brahma to the inanimate, the Divine Mother of the whole universe, from Mahat down to small insect are born, we bow to that Mother of all. Since She gives birth to all living beings, She is known as Savita also.”

    The Divine Mother is the Mother of the universe. 

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 29 April 2022; updated 13 August 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