Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 895: Shri Yoni nilaya (ōṃ yōninilayāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is the seat of all origins.

She is the base for all the beings manifested in this universe. The whole universe with all galaxies and many beings are all absorbed by the Divine Mother during Pralaya. During recreation time, all come back to be recreated. The Divine Mother is the place of creation. She provides support for all universal things and beings. 

For example, the cine screen is the base for all the cinema, when the cinema is running; but when the cinema is finished, the screen goes back to its original self. The Divine Mother is comparable to such a screen. Within Her all things and beings in this universe are created and get absorbed. But there is no change happening to the Divine Mother. She stays as ever without any change.

She is the originator and basis for all universal things and beings. Yoni is a place of origin; Nilayam is a place to rest. The Divine Mother is the place for these two, namely origin and resting place. She is the root cause of everything, creating the universe. Then She is the basis of all those created; She supports them all. She keeps the balance for them during Pralaya to keep them calm. Yoni is also maya. She reflects maya and brings that maya within Her. Yoni is triangle. She is as Bindu in Sri Chakra triangle ninth fort.

Yoni is ‘a’, Beja Sanskrit alphabet, a mantra. She resides in that Brahman through five divinities to do five tasks in this universe. They are all absorbed within Her and become calm during Pralaya.

“The one from whom, all beings originate”, says the Sruti. The one who is the source even for original cause. The Divine Mother supports Brahma, who does universal creation as assigned by Her.

This Nama also means, “She dwells as Bindu in Sri Chakra triangle.”

The Divine Mother is the seat of all origins.

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 07 July 2022; updated 01 October 2025.

 

References:

1.     The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamayi Center, San 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