Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 830: Shri Prakata -akrtih (ōṃ prakaṭākṛtayē namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is manifest in infinite forms of the universe.

She manifests in clearly understandable forms. All universal beings are having the Divine Mother’s forms; so, She is represented in all universal beings. All the plants and all other universal souls are held by the Divine Mother; they are taken care of with Her grace. All plants branch out in the direction of light source from the Sun. For them, the light energy is critical, and they try to use the Sunlight well. That is equivalent to realizing the Divine Mother’s grace. This way all universal beings adjust to the circumstance they are in this universe. The child understands its mother’s kindness. All universal beings are under the care of the Divine mother, and they graduate to higher level. this is the grace of the Divine Mother, which is the understanding of this Namam.

The Divine Mother ‘s form is visualized everywhere. The Divine Mother is visible from everywhere to be seen by all universal beings.

She is in Prakata yogini’s forms. Prakata yoginis are the deities of the first circle in Sri Vidya Chakra. This Nama then can mean, “One who is manifested in the form of these yoginis.”

This Nama may also be taken as A-prakata-akrti (unmanifested form). Then, the interpretation is that the Divine Mother is the Consciousness that exists unmanifested in this manifested universe. Bhaskararaya quotes from the Suta Samhita, “All beings know Him as “I”,” I”; yet because of Maya, they do not recognize Him as Shiva.”

Also, this Namam can be split as ap + parka+takrtih with the meaning, “She who manifests in the form of water element Jala tattva. Ap is water.”

The Divine Mother is manifested in the form of the universe. 

 

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 03 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