Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 852: Shri Sarvopanisad udghusta (ōṃ sarvōpaniṣadud ghṣṭāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is celebrated or praised by all Upanishads.

Upanishads are essence and highest part of Vedas. They are hidden in a way from normal use. Vedas are like trees; Upanishads are like their fruits. Vedas or Karma kandams explain the universal structure. Upanishads are Jna kandam or Knowledge based, explain the ways to reach Brahman. Sat is the eternal Brahman. Brahman is also called Chit and Anandaham. The Brahman, the Divine Mother, does the creation, sustaining, destroying, hiding, and liberating actions for the souls. We cannot reach the Brahman using our mind and words. Upanishads are explaining and helping in understanding of Brahman. The Brahman is considered a secret. “For the completed action or thing, I am silent” what is said in Gita. What we cannot say in words, the Upanishads are trying to explain to us. Brahman has many names; the Upanishads explaining the Brahman does not create any difference of opinion about it.

Each book is trying to explain and glorify only one aspect of the Brahman. In all Upanishads explain the Brahman and thereby the Divine Mother’s glory well.

Upanishad that brings the Self (soul) near to Brahman (upa) and destroys ignorance (nissat).

The number of Upanishads is large; thought to be 1180 according to one calculation (1135 according to Bhagavata Purana). Each branch (sakha) of the Vedas is supposed to contain one Upanishad. Rigveda has 21, Yajurveda 109, Samaveda 1000 and Atharvaveda 5 or 50 sakhas, making a total of 1135vor 1180. Most of these are missing or lost now.

Ten Upanishads became known through Shankaracharya’s commentary on them. These ten Upanishads are: Isavasya, kema, katha, prasna, mundaka, mandukya, taittiriya, aitareya, chandogya and Brhadaranyaka. The subject of all Upanishads is the Self or Brahman. Thus, the Divine Mother is the subject proclaimed by all Upanishads.

The Divine Mother is celebrated by all the Upanishads. 

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 25 May 2022; updated 15 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