Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 863: Shri Kama keli tarangita (ōṃ kāmakēlitaraṅgitāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is overflowing with pleasure in the union with Kameshvara (Shiva).

Due to the continuous affectionate loving play (Keli) between Kameshvara and the Divine Mother, the visualizable and non-visualizable (like water waves in a water pond) thought waves are created, within human body. These waves are enjoyable, Kama types.

If one tries to acquire a thing or lifestyle in outside world, it is termed Kama. Due to human desire Kama arises. When it is fulfilled, humans get happiness; when it fails to materialize, humans get sadness. However, with internal happiness, there is no sadness followed. For each soul, overcoming the Kama is the main goal. So once a person does not have Kama and stabilizes with internal happiness, he becomes a full yogin.

Kameshvara’s Kama is equal to internal happiness. A yogin does not desire anything from the universe. All universal beings’ Kama feelings originate from Kameshvara. The Kameshvara, being full of these love plays, do not create any problem for Him. This love plays between Kameshvara, and the Divine Mother is called Keli. This also means as a play due to affectionate love between a male and a female. When there is no wind, we do not have sea waves. Kameshvara’s state is like the sea without waves. Full yogis are also beyond such waves. Kameshvara and the Divine Mother are not under the Kama due to any desire, yet they bring out Kama as a play to create universal beings continuously.

The Divine Mother gives the Kameshvara the non-stop pleasure like waves in the ocean. The Kameshvara is very pleased to see the Divine Mother. Due to that Kameshvara is involved in all kinds of new love games with the Divine Mother.

The Divine Mother is described as overjoyed, as an ocean with rising waves, in union with Kameshvara in the pericarp-chamber of the thousand petalled lotus. The union of Shiva and Shakti has been described as “Maha maithuna”, the great union.

The Divine Mother is overflowing with pleasure

         in the union with Kameshwara (Shiva). 

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 05 June 2022; updated on 21 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.

The Lalitha Sahasranamam published in Tamil by Shri Ramakrishna Thapovanam, Thiruipparaithurai, Trichy District, Tamilnadu, India with commentary by Shrimath Swami Sithbavandar