The Divine Mother is the base or foundation for everything in this universe. She is the firm foundation on which all Her creations rest.
With so many waves at the surface we tend to visualize sea with waves. But the major portion of the sea underneath is not visible to us, The floor of the sea is the base or foundation for the waves we see at the top.
The wide universe has a form and souls in it. The Divine Mother has all the universal features of the universal beings. The underlying Brahman is ever the same. If a human understands Brahman, he will understand the universe well.
The newborn child (soul) grows with time. For any human, the body parts which he had seven years ago, are not available now. Yet we do not distinguish humans now and humans seven years before. For the changed aspect of the human parts, the soul is the base. Likewise, for all universal things, the Divine Mother’s true form is the base or foundation.
She is the eternal foundation of everything. She is the Shakti to rule over the universe.
For the five elements, Kalas are Nirvitti, Pratista, Vidya, Shanthi and Shantyatita. Of these, Pratista is the water element-based Kala. A certain portion (kala) of the water element (Jala tattva) is called pratistha. This kala is said to give good health, long life and inspires the love of the God. The Divine Mother is the power of that inspiration. Likewise, the four other elements have Kalas to represent them.
The Shruti says, “She is the foundation of the whole universe”. According to Brahma Gita, this consciousness or the Divine Mother, the Supreme, is the foundation of all things.
Pratistha is the name of a meter with four syllables to a line, sixteen syllables in all. The Divine Mother is in the form of that meter.
The word Pratistha has implied meanings “fame and earth Sthirapratistha(solid fame) is a common expression. The Divine Mother is both the Goddess of fame and Goddess of earth.
The Divine Mother is the base or foundation of everything in this universe
C N Nachiappan
Singapore, 02 May 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
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