Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 838: Shri Mukunda (ōṃ mukundāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother gives salvation to Her devotees.

She creates the bondages among the humans, yet when the souls mature, She grants them salvation. On reaching maturity, like the tree branches holding on to the ripping fruits the Divine Mother holds and takes care of the souls in current life. As and when the souls’ confusions are cleared, all the bonds on the souls are loosened out. At that stage, the Divine Mother or Mukunda releases the souls from their bonds and grants them salvation.

Even as the Supreme Brahman takes the forms Brahma, Vishnu, and Rudra, the Divine Mother splits into three Shakti as Uma Devi, Mukunda Devi, and Sarasvati Devi. It represents Durga, Lakshmi, and Sarasvati forms.

She grants salvation; muku is Mukti, which is given by Mukunda. The Divine Mother is in Mukunda form. As the giver of salvation, Vishnu is also called Mukunda. Tantraraya says that the Divine Mother gave joy to the Gopis in the form of Krishna.

Mukunda is also the name of a precious stone in the treasure of Kubera, the wealth holder. The Divine Mother is in that jam. All Kubera’s wealth stems from the Divine Mother. As Krishna says in Gita, X.41, “Whatever being is glorious, prosperous or strong know that to be a part of My splendor.”

       The Divine Mother gives salvation to Her devotees.    

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 11 May 2022; updated 14 August 2025.

 

References:

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