Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 890: Shri Visva grasa (ōṃ visvagrāsāyai namaḥ 890)

The Divine Mother devours the universe during the pralaya.

She swallows / eats hungrily and quickly the galaxies in the universe. This is to happen during pralaya, when the whole universe is dissolved and absorbed by the Divine Mother.

When children are playing in the sand, they prepare the food using mud. They offer that muddy food to other children in the game. When their playing is over, they destroy the muddy house, muddy food and run to their own homes. The Divine Mother eats up the whole universe much easier than this example. When we are awake, we do all kinds of activities. When we go to sleep to rest, we keep them all in our mind. When we wake up, we try to follow through earlier activities from our memory. In a similar way, the Divine Mother, during pralaya, dissolves the universe within Her and later recreates them in a new cycle. We will have less attachments in current life, when we understand this.

Visva is the universe what we see. She eats up universe during pralaya. Those moveable and non-moveable parts of the universe are all dissolved within Her. We can understand that She devours (hungrily and quickly) the total universe. She has such high aptitude to eat up the whole universe.

The Sruti says, “That, to which returns the universe that exists.” ‘That’ here means the Divine Mother who is none other than Brahman. The Brahma sutras also imply this. It is the highest Self since what is moveable and what is immoveable becomes Its food.”

The description in Katha Upanishad (I.ii.25) quoted; “For whom brahmana and kshatriya are food and death itself is just a condiment.”

      The Divine Mother devours the universe during the pralaya. 

                                                                                                                     

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 02 July 2022; updated 26 September 2025.

 

References:

1.     The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published by Mata Amritanandamis in 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

 

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 889: Shri Visva bhramana karini (ōṃ viśvabhramaṇakāriṇyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother makes the universe go round with Her power of illusion.

Galaxies’ structure is in proper order in the universe. They have come to manifestation from non-manifestation stage. From non-visible steam, white and black clouds are formed. Similarly, the galaxies come to manifestation. There is a system in this universe. The Divine Mother manages universal happenings well. Those manifested galaxies reverse back to non-manifestation during pralaya. After that they are destroyed. This process happens continuously in this universe. This is evidence of the Divine Mother’s glory and magnificent actions. Studying universal galaxies is one way of understanding and worshipping the Divine Mother.

She is controlling and causing the Universe be continuously revolve. The Sun, Moon and other large bodies in the universe are systematically functioning. Due to the Divine Mother’s powers, the universe is created, resolved and later recreated, like a wheel. Similarly, She, controls every human being’s body Chakras.

Brahmana is both revolving and deluding. Both meanings are apt here. The Divine Mother causes the great cosmic masses to revolve with ease of a juggler. She is hiding the true nature of the universe by having names and forms, thereby causing confusion in souls. In dark, a rope is thought of as a serpent due to illusion. She is causing these illusions to help in Her cosmic activities control.

A soul having no illusion engages in no action. It thus reaches the samsara cycle end.

Visva also means Vishnu. Here Bhaskar Acarya quotes a story from Kalika Purana.  Once Vishnu on His Garuda vehicle was travelling through the sky. He saw the beautiful Kabamba Devi on the mountain called Nilacala in the country of Kama rupa (in Assam, eastern India). She was the Divine Mother, Herself. Vishnu carried on the journey without paying respect to the Divine Mother. She decided to teach him a lesson. Within a few moments, Vishnu fell into the ocean. Hearing this, Garuda and His spouse Lakshmi were alarmed. They prayed to the Divine Mother. Pleased with their prayers, the Divine Mother recused Vishnu from danger and showed Him to Laksmi. Vishnu praised the Divine Mother and returned to His abode in Vaikundam. The Divine Mother thus caused confusion in Visnu.

Visva is the first Namam in Vishnu Sahasranamam.

 

The Divine Mother makes the universe go round

                                with Her power of illusion.

                                                                                                                C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 01 July 2022; updated 26 September 2025.

 

References:

1.     The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published by Mata Amritanandamis in 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

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 888: Shri Vipra rupa (ōṃ viprarūpāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is the knower of the Self.

She is shaped like knowers of the Self. It is the true form of the Divine Mother, to shape and guide Her devotees to know and ultimately merge with Brahman.

She is in Vipra (those who learn Vedas and live by it) form. In this universe, Jada or static materials are lifeless. In that class, some are of higher valued quality such as gold and lower valued quality such as iron. For those living, plants are at lower level, and humans are at higher level. Even within humans, Vipra has higher status. We can see the Divine Mother’s presence and Her glories where there are more Vipra. For a human, there are certain parts required; without legs and hands one can live but without a head, he cannot live. An illiterate person with lesser knowledge skills, even with perfect body parts, cannot of much help to his society. Among humans, Vipra have the higher place. To celebrate the Divine Mother in such Vipra form is a form of worship and tribute to Her.

Those who learn the Vedas and live by their rules are also Vipra; the Divine Mother appears in such Vipra form. For those who are born as Brahmana, the Divine Mother helps them to properly learn the Vedas and to practice Vedic way of life. Vipra’s strength grows; he will leave his attachments and live a life of divinity. When anybody respects him, if his ahamkara shows up, his Vipra strength will decrease. When he realizes such effects within him, he ought to leave his ahamkara. He should live to seek divinity. This is possible only through the Divine Mother’s grace. In such ways, She, grows Vipra to be highest level of humans.

                                                     

    The Divine Mother is in the form of knower of the Self.

                                                                                                                       

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 30 June 2022; updated 25 September 2025.

 

References:

1.     The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published by Mata Amritanandam in 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

  

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 887: Shri Vipra priya (ōṃ viprapriyāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is fond of Vipra or learned people.

Brahmana or other Varna people are born in this universe. Vipra have proper thinking and lifestyle to reach higher maturity.  One may have dual birth, meaning that born at other Varna but reach Brahmana status by his learning. A society with more Vipra becomes a leading society and gains more divinity. If there are lesser number of Vipra, that society may have more asura type people. The Divine Mother is kind to Vipra. Society will need more Vipra to grow.

Those who learn Vedas and live by it are also called Vipra. Those who have full maturity to reach the Brahman are called Suran Darian. The Divine Mother is fond of such high quality Vipra. These people will only be seeking to reach the Divine Mother.

Vipra can also mean a knower of the Self. The following statement is meaningful. The one truth is described by Vipra in different ways. Vipra is commonly translated as Brahmana. But it is not a status acquired by one’s birth alone but be acquired by one’s learning and deeds. A knower of Brahman is a Brahmana. One may be Sudra by birth but becomes a Brahmana by his actions. One born as a Brahmana does not know the imperishable Brahman without learning.

The Divine Mother is fond of learned people

                                                                                                                    

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 29 June 2022 updated 25 September 2025.

 

References:

1.     The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published by Mata Amritanandam in 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

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 886: Shri Dhana dhanya vivardhini (ōṃ dhanadhānyavivardhinyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother increases wealth and harvested food for universal beings.

Harvested food is real wealth. In ancient days, the people lived happily; they were not hoarding gold and silver. Birds and animals did not bother about material wealth but looked for harvested food for their happiness. When a country goes through food shortages and faces famine, the monetary wealth given out by Dhanalakshmi Devi will not help. Gold and silver will not eliminate the hunger in all humans and animals.

Sages and matured people do not seek material wealth. Those who are fully seeking Brahman will not consider any material wealth. But a normal human may still look to Dhanalakshmi’s grants of material wealth to him. To lead a luxury life, material wealth is needed. In this universe there is plenty of material wealth from the sea such as pearls, and from earth gems. The Divine Mother is managing this wealth. There is no end to Her glory. The devotee must understand the values of such material wealth and harvested foods.

Some people may have excessive wealth. There may be more than enough food through harvest, yet some suffer without food. Such people do not have the blessings of the Divine Mother. For those with the Divine Mother’s blessings and grace, She increases material wealth and harvested food for their use.

Abundance of wealth is due to the Divine Mother’s blessings. One who thinks that wealth is due to his own ability may fall in near future. The Divine Mother’s presence is seen where bounty of harvest, humanity also flourishes.

 

The Divine Mother increases material wealth and harvested food for universal beings.

                   

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 28 June 2022; updated 25 September 2025.

 

References:

1.     The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published by Mata Amritanandam in 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

 

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 885: Shri Dhanadhyaksa (ōṃ dhanādhyakṣāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother oversees universal wealth.

She is the head or leader of all the wealth in this universe. Food, dress, place of living and all things needed for living are called wealth. There is a saying that those who do not have material wealth have no place in this world. People who get the Divine Mother’s sights on them get all the wealth needed for their life. Most parts of the earth can produce material wealth on the Divine Mother’s grace and guidance. The earth has all the raw materials, gemstones, metals, and oil which people can use purposefully for a comfortable lifestyle. On the surface, the earth has fertile land, water resources, mountain resources and things useful to mankind. The animals, like four-legged cows, provide the needs of mankind. The Divine Mother is creating all these for all universal beings’ use. She is the Dhanadhyaksa or wealth provider for the whole universe.

She ensures and monitors needed wealth reaches to the correct universal being to be used properly. Dhanadhyaksa also means Kubera, the holder of universal wealth. He is one of the twelve key worshippers of the Divine Mother. Kubera attains the Divine Mother; there is no distinction between them. She oversees universal wealth in Dhanadhyaksa form.

She created wealth for universal beings; Kubera is holding wealth on behalf of the Divine Mother.

        The Divine Mother oversees universal wealth.

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 27 June 2022 updated 05 September 2025.

 

References:

1.     The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published by Mata Amritanandamis in 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

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 884: Shri Dharma dhara (ōṃ dharmādhārāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother supports righteous living universal beings.

She is the base and support for dharma, the righteous thing. Dharma, its support and the Divine Mother are same. The universe is widely spread. It has five elements, and they have their dharma to follow. Heating or burning things is the dharma of Agni (fire). The plants have a touching feeling. Ants have touch, smell, and taste senses with them. To live for public cause is the dharma for universal beings. Bees have five senses, providing for universal beings’ needs. Purity of life and the dharma way of functioning help many universal beings.

Humans have five senses plus common-sense thinking capabilities. They also have bright, radiant and divine levels in their life. Dharma-raja in Mahabharata, commendably saved his four younger brothers and a dog on his way to heaven. The Divine Mother is in many forms of support for righteous people.

People have lived in all times in this universe, without selfishness and not slipping from righteous way of doing things. These were given to them by the Divine Mother as the Divine Ruler. She ensures continuous dharma ways of things are carried out without any blockage.

He who protects dharma is, in turn, protected by leading a dharma (righteous) way of life.

Dharma can also mean “that which gives support”. The Divine Mother is the support of that dharma itself. Bhaskararaya quotes from Samvarta Sruti, “In any country the code of conduct that is handed down by tradition and is not contrary to the scriptures called dharma,”

Splitting the Nama as dhrama + a (widely) + dhara (stream), the meaning of this Namam becomes be “She who showers dharma everywhere.”

The Divine Mother supports righteous living universal beings.

 

 C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 26 June 2022; updated 04 September 2025.

 

References:

1.     The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published by Mata Amritanandamis in 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 

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 883: Shri Yajama svarupini (ōṃ yajamānasvarūpiṇyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is the Yajaman (boss) directing sacrificial rites.

Yajamana is one of the eight forms of Shiva. As His spouse the Divine Mother gets to use this Namam.

She is directing the Yajna or sacrificial rites. Those who offer their valuables and wealth to others are sacrificing. They are Yajna Murtis. In practical sense, the person doing an action, or holding a job title, or being the head of an organization, he is called the Yajaman or boss. Those who offer all their wealth for the benefit of others is the real Yajaman. That comes from their sacrifices. Those who leave all desires and bonds in the worldly enjoyments are mature. They become eligible to reach the Brahman. The Divine Mother is fond of minds and hearts of such people.  They can visualize the glories of the Divine Mother. The Divine Mother is the true Yajaman of this universe.

She takes the form of the Yajan Murthy offering sacrifices. Some offer all their holdings in Yogam to be the Yajaman or boss.

When we do Yoga, the divinities are pleased. They provide rain for mankind and our needs to help in our lives. When we do Yoga for Devas, they help to bring good things for well living in the current life. Certain regions may suffer without rain and will be in draught condition. To stop such sufferings, Shiva is said to be in his eighth form Yajamana to perform Yajna. Sun, Moon, five elements, and Yajaman are the eight forms of Shiva. Yajaman is also called Ugram or Easan. Ugram, the Shiva has His spouse, the Divine Mother, by the name Theesa.

The Divine Mother is in Yajaman form. 

The Divine Mother is in the form of Yajaman (boss),

                                    directing sacrificial rites.

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 25 June 2022; updated 03 September 2025.

  

References:

1.     The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother publiget happinessby 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

 

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 882: Shri Yajna kartri (ōṃ yajJṇakartryai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother performs sacrificial rites.

The Divine Mother is the cause of all sacrifices which are best liked by the Shiva. Like the Sun and its light, Shiva and His Shakti, the Divine Mother have the same Rupam. Action, material wealth and status are the things claimed by immature and ignorant people.  Those who do proper Yajna or sacrifice, do not have such ignorant claims. They understand that all Yajna are happening with the Divine Mother’s grace. The fully heated iron can be shaped into the desired shape, but the one who is running the heating furnace decides the levels for hitting such hot iron. Those matured individuals, Yajna Murtis, leave their actions to the Divine Mother who os like the hitting instrument furnace holder. ‘I’ the ahamkara, (ego, pride, arrogance, or haughtiness) is fully taken out from their minds. The worldly desires are taken out. They only want to reach Brahman. Their highly mature status is due to the Divine Mother’s grace. By doing Yajna (sacrifice), their goal is to attain the Yajna Rupam, the Divine Mother. The Divine Mother is called Yajna Kartri.

To perform Yajna, we need people who know the correct procedures. The Divine mother is in people who know the Yajna procedures. The spouse of the person who is offering Yajna also has the part to play in doing the sacrifice. The Divine Mother is in such spouse’s form as well.

There is an incident referred to in ancient texts. When Brahma was performing a Yajna, he asked His spouse Sarasvati Devi to be with Him. Sarasvati Devi was having a discussion with another Davi. She did not turn up for Yajna performance as asked by Brahma. This led Brahma to get Gayatri Devi to sit with Him while he was performing the Yajna. This Gayatri Devi has reference to Gayatri Mantram recited daily by people.

Separately, the Gayatri Mantra is a prayer for enlightenment, essentially stating: "Om, earth, sky, heaven. We meditate on the divine radiance of the Supreme Sun, which inspires and illuminates our intellect". The mantra calls upon the creative power of the Sun (Savitur) to remove ignorance and guide us toward truth and a higher consciousness.

 The Divine Mother performs sacrificial rites.

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 24 June 2022; updated 03 September 2025.

 

References:

1.     The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published by Mata Amritanandamis in 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

 

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 881: Shri Yajna Priya (ōṃ yajJṇapriyāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is fond of sacrifices and other rituals.

She is affectionate to the people doing sacrifices (yajna). To leave the universal bondages and attachments, one must sacrifice and become a Yajna Murthy. Human become Yajna Murthy due to due maturity of his mind. Less mature people live to meet only their selfish needs. A human using his skills to worship the Divine Mother and do service to others in the universe, becomes a Yajna Murthy. He becomes dear to the Divine Mother. The Divine Mother helps Yajna Murtis by liberating them from samsara cycle.

Yajna or sacrifices have many forms. The Divine Mother has special interest in all these sacrifices. See Namam 769, Yajna Rupa with the meaning that the Divine Mother is fond of sacrifice.  

Yajna releases our attachments in this universe. We like this universal life and with our bonds we cannot reach the Divine Mother. Agni and Water are the two of the five basic elements. We surrender our things to Agni, by thinking that those things do not belong to us. Those people who get the things we sacrifice are of divine nature as we respect and offer to them. The Divine Mother is fond of people sacrificing.

Yajna also means Vishnu according to the Sruti. This can also mean that She who is fond of Vishnu. She has the form of Vishnu (Namam 893). In one manifestation, She, is Vishnu’s Sister (Namam 280).

Yajna (sacrifice) is in five types, namely.

 

1.     Brahma yajna, the study of Vedas

2.     Deva yajna, Agnihotri and other yajnas.  The pujas for planets Sani Kuja (Mars) and Ragu and the chanting of divine names fall into this category. These are done for various Devas also.

3.     Manasya yajna: Scarifies done for humans. The Vedas instruct that, “The guest is God,” Honouring and worshipping guests fall into this group.

4.     Pitru (the ancestral spirits of departed ancestors) yajna: Sacrifice for the ancestors.

5.     Bhuta yajna: Feeding of animals, birds, and insets (sacrifices done for other universal beings)

 The practice and protection of these five forms of sacrifice are the duties of a householder.

The Divine Mother is fond of sacrifices and other rituals. 

 

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 23 June 2022; updated 02 September 2025.

 

References:

1.     The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published by Mata Amritanandamis in 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

 

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 880: Shri Samsara panka nirmagna samuddharana pandita (ōṃ saṃsārapaṅkanirmagna samuddharaṇapaṇḍitāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is skilled in raising those whose life is immersed in the mire of transmigratory (the movement of a soul from one body to another after death (like reincarnation). Samsara is the mire of mud.

She is skillful in rescuing the souls caught in samsara mud.  Without an end, ‘birth and death’ cycle may continue for the souls. Those souls desiring birth can avoid the death and get salvation. Like the night following the day, the death follows the birth. In each birth, the souls use this universe to mature. Micro lives grow into major lives. Of all these universal beings, humans hold the highest form. In current birth, souls/ humans will have sorrow after their short-term happiness. There is no happiness without final sadness in this universal life. Those who understand it try to reduce and remove their attachments. When those attachments are fully removed, the desire to reach the Brahman will come up for them. For souls looking for release from the samsara, the Divine Mother helps them to gain Liberation. Those who have no desire for birth and death are fortunate. They have crossed most of the samsara. All souls ultimately reach that state to be liberated by the Divine Mother.

Samsara mud is spread very widely. Those, who have desire for birth and death cycle, cannot get out of it on their own. When one tries to release one leg from this mud, his other leg gets deeper into the mud. So, he must safely leave the first leg out of the mud in a place and try to lift the second leg from the mud. In this process, he must place his first leg in the mud. This process of releasing one leg and getting caught again in the mud continues. During such time, for a sincere devotee, the Divine Mother lifts the human completely out of the mud, to a safe place. She does that easily and skillfully. The Divine Mother is not in the mud. The Divine Mother can only save the devotee caught in samsara mud. The Divine Mother has no samsara linkage or attachments. No one else other than Her can save souls from this samsara mud to be liberated.

The Divine Mother can also uplift those who are insatiably following a life of drinking, dissipation, and harming others. The Divine Mother is called Pandita, the one who knows the Self. She knows the secret of raising devotee’s consciousness.

The Divine Mother’s vow is this, “The Mother will take your hand and lead you forward; She will remove the stinging hand cuffs; She will give Her hand and show the way, so you do not slip into samsara cycle.” What further assurance do we need in life? There is not a single empty word in the Divine Mother’s above promise.

The Divine Mother is skilled in raising those who are

                                  immersed in samsara cycle.

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 22 June 2022; updated 28 August 2025.

 

References:

1.     The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published by Mata Amritanandamis in 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

 

  

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 879: Shri Sudhasrutih (ōṃ sudhāsṛtyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is Kundalini Shakti’s nectar source. Sudha is nectar. Sruthi is flowing.

The Divine Mother is in the form of nectar or total bliss. Those who follow proper Brahamachariyam, will have their Kundalini Shakti energized; it starts from Muladharam going through stages towards seventh Jana place Sahasraram (the seventh and highest primary chakra located at the crown of the head); During this process, absolute bliss or nectar freely flows from Sahasraram. Yogis enjoy a very small portion of it and go through Samadhi stage for long time, without their body being destroyed. The Divine Mother is in that Paramananda state.

For the whole universe, Sun provides light and heat. Sun gives heat, while the moon provides the sweet and cool light. During daytime, the Sun’s energy is useful for all beings in the universe. Moon’s light at nighttime is available for fifteen days. The Divine Mother is in such sweet light form of the Moon.

She is the ultimate bliss of nectar flow. The one which flows smoothly is called Sruti. From Sahasraram, the Divine Mother’s nectar is flowing smoothly through the Kundalini’s path to all Chakras to energize them. For those visualizing the Divine Mother within themselves, nectar flowing will cause high fever. They will have the poison within them removed as stated in Soundarya Lahari, verge 20.

Moon provides sweet light at nighttime for 15 days from new moon to full moon day. Moon’s light is absorbed by 14 daily deities when the moon starts from full moon to new moon day. The deities do the universal functions well as stated in Soundarya Lahari verge 94.

When the Kundalini rises from Muladharam to Sahasraram due to Sadhana of the soul of the devotee, it causes a flow of nectar from the moon there. This nectar cools the body of the Sadhak (the soul of the devotee). The Divine Mother is that flow of nectar for the soul of the devotee.

According to Jnana Nava, Sudhasruti is also a form of meditation upon the Divine Mother.

The Divine Mother is Kundalini Shakti’s nectar source

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 21 June 2022; updated 28 August 2025.

 

References:

1.     The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published by Mata Amritanandamis in 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

 

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 878: Shri Svatmarama (ōṃ svātmārāmāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother always rejoices in Her Own Self. Svatmarama means "he who is sporting in his own Self". Arama is a garden or the symbol of perishable prakriti or universe.

A lady looking at her own image in a mirror is happy about herself and her beauty. The singer is happy about his singing. The person cooking will find the food he cooked to be nicer, irrespective of shortfalls identified. These are due to self-satisfaction on whatever they are doing.

In waking stage many billions of universal beings see and are satisfied with the total universal things created by the Divine Mother. What these people see in their dreams are the sights created by themselves. The Divine Mother later brings out what they saw in their dreams to the outside world and rejoices on those sportingly. In third stage of deep sleeping, the universal beings forget all these external and internal universes they saw in previous two stages; They start towards Brahman, which will not always disappear. What each universal being sees and enjoys in his normal sleep is svatrmarama. For all universal beings which had been created by Brahma or the Divine Mother’s instruction, such svatrmarama is applicable. This svatrmarama is for those getting satisfaction and joy on oneself. That is applicable to all the universal beings created by the Divine Mother.

She is in all universal things. They are nothing but Her. As such, She, has no body to play with; She sportingly plays and rejoices with Her Own Self. Each human/soul needs rest, peace, and happiness through sports. The Divine Mother provides happiness to all universal beings.  The Divine Mother who is in all Universal beings, plays as male and own Self. She enjoys such plays.

The Supreme consciousness (Brahman) divides into two for the purpose of creation of the universe and become the pair, Shiva, and Shakti. The Supreme makes itself a garden (arama) for the purpose of play. Thus, the universe is the pleasure garden of Shiva and Shakti. The Divine Mother is in the form of Shiva-Shakti. She has made Her Own Self the universe or Prakriti. She plays sports in universe and as Supreme Self.

The Divine Mother rejoices in Her own Self.

 

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 20 June 2022; updated 27 August 2025.

References:

1.     The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published by Mata Amritanandamis in 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 

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 877: Shri Nira lamba (ōṃ nirālambāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother does not depend on anything externally or She depends on none. Nira Lamba means self-supported or independent.

She is the support or base for everything in this universe which She created. She does not need others to support Her.

She does not have any limiting factors which will make Her to depend on other beings in this universe. Anything with a limit, will have to seek support from others. Creatures living in water, have water as their support. For earth and other universal galaxies, the pulling forces (magnetic force between cosmic bodies) provide the base. Of the five elements, only Akasha or ether is independent. There is no external need to support it. For the other four elements (fire, air, water and earth), the Akasha provides support. The Divine Mother is widely spread in this universe; She does not need any external support from others. Even the Akasha is without any support or in Nira Lamba state in normal times. Akasha is also absorbed into the Divine Mother during Pralaya. The Divine Mother is eternally in Her Own Self, even though She has many forms and names. All things in this universe started out from Brahman (the Divine Mother). In a cinema theatre the screen is there to support the movie being shown. When the movie starts it appears on the screen and disappears when the movie is finished. All other universal things are created and dissolved within the Divine Mother during the Pralaya. For all these reasons, the Divine Mother is the ultimate support or base.

Past karma becomes the support for the soul, when it takes a new human body. Humans get attached to other universal beings. Soul’s past karmas are removed through the Divine Mother’s worship. Later the soul does not have any past karma in that human body. Soul starts to merge with the Divine Mother in its Nira Lamba state. The Divine Mother supports such souls, and She is called the Nira Lamba.

There is one Nira Lamba Upanishad dealing materials in spiritual independence and detachment from external support.

Nira Lamba is the Divine Mother. This Namam is worth meditating on.

The Divine Mother does not depend on any or She depends on none.

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 19 June 2022; updated 27 August 2025.

 

References:

1.     The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published by Mata Amritanandamis in 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