Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 853: Shri Santyatita kalatmika (ōṃ śāntyatītakalātmikāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother transcends or goes beyond the limits of the state of peace.

She is in the Santyatitakala, (kala form) of Akasha’s tattva. Without any sound outside, eternally it is in its own pervading state. Its internal sound is called Santiyatitam. This internal sound of Akasha has two forms; one being identified without any movements and the second being the sound. Likewise, water has a taste for outsiders but within there is no taste. Even though the Akasha has internal sound, it is quiet for the outside world. When four other elements are associated with Akasha, there will be sound from Akasha. The peace and Santyatita sound forms are same, and this sound form is lying far beyond the universe.

Each soul ultimately is merging with Brahman, meaning that it reaches the Santyatita peaceful state; like the rainwater dropping into ocean, the soul on merging with the Brahman, becomes part of it. The Divine Mother is always there in such Santyatita peace and light forms. The Divine Mother is worshipped in these forms. This will lead the soul to merge with Brahman or the Divine Mother.

The Divine Mother is in Akasha’s tattva kala, eternally a peaceful form. Akasha’s kala is called Santyatita. This helps to explain Shiva’s tattva.

Peace or Shanti is the state of evenness of mind, free from anxiety. The state beyond that is total Liberation, can be called Santyatitalkala (the state beyond peace). The Saiva scriptures describe this state of Parinirvana or absolute Liberation as the Divine Mother’s inherent state.

         The Divine Mother goes beyond the limits of peace. 

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 26 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