Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 864: Shri Kanat kanaka tatanka (ōṃ kanatkanakatāṭaṅkāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother wears glittering golden ear ornaments.

Gold’s shining is comparable to Brahman’s. The dirt cannot gather on gold which is shining most of the time. Likewise, Brahman’s shining cannot be hidden. During Parlaya, all universal matters are hidden within the Divine Mother. During our sleep, what we experience Parlya type darkness. Even, such blackness cannot hide the Brahman’s shining. The Divine Mother is shining forever as the Brahman.

The Divine Mother and Kameshvara (Shiva) engage in play with dance and songs as part of their union. The Divine Mother’s golden ear ornaments are shining like a lighting.

It is portrayal of the Divine Mother in her captivating female form, wearing shining golden ear ornaments. In Her cosmic (virat) form, the sun and the moon decorate Her ears. The rising full moon and the setting sun are both golden in colour.

         The Divine Mother wears glittering gold ear ornaments.

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 06 June 2022; updated 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.

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