Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 839: Shri Muktinilaya (ōṃ muktinilayāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is the abode or place of salvation for Her devotees.

The Divine Mother grants Salvation. She is the place of Liberation, which is the process of being set free from all bondages. There are four types of salvations before final nirvana. If we want to meet a famous person in a faraway city, we need to first travel to that city. That is called salokya; being in the said place we want to visit. The next stage is  samipya; at that stage, we visit the famous person’s residence and go near that person. The next stage is saripys when we are looking and acting like that famous person. In sarupya the devotee becomes like the desired deity. In the next stage sayuja the devotee merges into the object of devotion. Like the river becoming one with the sea, the devotee becomes one with the Brahman. This is called nirvana or eternal bliss, the final liberation from matter and reunion. The Divine Mother is in all four types of salvations and the final fifth nirvana form of Liberation for the souls.

The Divine Mother is indeed the abode of the highest form of salvation. She grants salvation to Her devotees.

The Divine Mother is the place of salvation for Her devotees

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 12 May 2022; updated 14 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