Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 886: Shri Dhana dhanya vivardhini (ōṃ dhanadhānyavivardhinyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother increases wealth and harvested food for universal beings.

Harvested food is real wealth. In ancient days, the people lived happily; they were not hoarding gold and silver. Birds and animals did not bother about material wealth but looked for harvested food for their happiness. When a country goes through food shortages and faces famine, the monetary wealth given out by Dhanalakshmi Devi will not help. Gold and silver will not eliminate the hunger in all humans and animals.

Sages and matured people do not seek material wealth. Those who are fully seeking Brahman will not consider any material wealth. But a normal human may still look to Dhanalakshmi’s grants of material wealth to him. To lead a luxury life, material wealth is needed. In this universe there is plenty of material wealth from the sea such as pearls, and from earth gems. The Divine Mother is managing this wealth. There is no end to Her glory. The devotee must understand the values of such material wealth and harvested foods.

Some people may have excessive wealth. There may be more than enough food through harvest, yet some suffer without food. Such people do not have the blessings of the Divine Mother. For those with the Divine Mother’s blessings and grace, She increases material wealth and harvested food for their use.

Abundance of wealth is due to the Divine Mother’s blessings. One who thinks that wealth is due to his own ability may fall in near future. The Divine Mother’s presence is seen where bounty of harvest, humanity also flourishes.

 

The Divine Mother increases material wealth and harvested food for universal beings.

                   

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 28 June 2022; updated 25 September 2025.

 

References:

1.     The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published by Mata Amritanandam in 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