Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 889: Shri Visva bhramana karini (ōṃ viśvabhramaṇakāriṇyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother makes the universe go round with Her power of illusion.

Galaxies’ structure is in proper order in the universe. They have come to manifestation from non-manifestation stage. From non-visible steam, white and black clouds are formed. Similarly, the galaxies come to manifestation. There is a system in this universe. The Divine Mother manages universal happenings well. Those manifested galaxies reverse back to non-manifestation during pralaya. After that they are destroyed. This process happens continuously in this universe. This is evidence of the Divine Mother’s glory and magnificent actions. Studying universal galaxies is one way of understanding and worshipping the Divine Mother.

She is controlling and causing the Universe be continuously revolve. The Sun, Moon and other large bodies in the universe are systematically functioning. Due to the Divine Mother’s powers, the universe is created, resolved and later recreated, like a wheel. Similarly, She, controls every human being’s body Chakras.

Brahmana is both revolving and deluding. Both meanings are apt here. The Divine Mother causes the great cosmic masses to revolve with ease of a juggler. She is hiding the true nature of the universe by having names and forms, thereby causing confusion in souls. In dark, a rope is thought of as a serpent due to illusion. She is causing these illusions to help in Her cosmic activities control.

A soul having no illusion engages in no action. It thus reaches the samsara cycle end.

Visva also means Vishnu. Here Bhaskar Acarya quotes a story from Kalika Purana.  Once Vishnu on His Garuda vehicle was travelling through the sky. He saw the beautiful Kabamba Devi on the mountain called Nilacala in the country of Kama rupa (in Assam, eastern India). She was the Divine Mother, Herself. Vishnu carried on the journey without paying respect to the Divine Mother. She decided to teach him a lesson. Within a few moments, Vishnu fell into the ocean. Hearing this, Garuda and His spouse Lakshmi were alarmed. They prayed to the Divine Mother. Pleased with their prayers, the Divine Mother recused Vishnu from danger and showed Him to Laksmi. Vishnu praised the Divine Mother and returned to His abode in Vaikundam. The Divine Mother thus caused confusion in Visnu.

Visva is the first Namam in Vishnu Sahasranamam.

 

The Divine Mother makes the universe go round

                                with Her power of illusion.

                                                                                                                C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 01 July 2022; updated 26 September 2025.

 

References:

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