Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 923: Shri Daksinadaksinaradhya (ōṃ dakṣiṇādakṣiṇārādhyāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is adored by all path's worshippers.

She is worshipped by Daksina marga and Vama Chara path followers. Dasksina marga is explained in Vedas and Upanishads, it is generally applicable to all universal religions. Using five senses, souls graduate to a higher level. Those who have trikarasukti (where thinking, speech and actions are synchronized) are kind to all universal beings. They leave out their selfishness to gain maturity; they seek to merge with Brahman with their devotion to the Divine Mother.

Things considered not good in Daksina marga, such as dead body, are considered holy in Vama Chara. Santha (peace or calm) bhavas, Veera bhavas and Trivia bhavas are completely not acceptable in Daksina marga. Those who leave Kama desires get pure mind in trivia bhavas; those who win are in Veera bhavas. Both Daksina and Vama Chara paths have same aim to reach the Divine Mother.

She is worshipped by all including learned wise and less capable people. Daksina are capable people. Adaksinas are less capable and or common men with normal level of learning. She is worshipped by these two types of people. Dakshina follows karma path; Adaksinas follow left path. The Divine Mother is the object of worship by both groups of people.

Lord Krishna says in Gita VII.16, “Four type of Sukrtins (men of merit and Virtuous types) worship Me, O Arjuna, ‘the distressed, the seeker of knowledge, the seeker of the wealth and wise people”. Not everyone will have the desire to worship the Divine Mother. Only the Virtuous or meritorious men falling into one of the four categories mentioned above, will seek refuge in Her.

Here the Divine Mother ‘s advice is very meaningful. She says, ‘Children, instead of praying for wealth, pray for devotion! If you get the King under your support and control, you get the whole treasury. Then, why beg for little things?” That is the way the wise people worship the Divine Mother.

Dakshina also means offering wealth. Also, Adaksina is (unskillful, or inexperienced) not wise ways, and adadhya is worshipping. The Divine Mother is worshipped by Her best and wise devotees with various offerings.

Daksina can be classified as devas and adaksina as asuras. The Divine Mother is worshipped by both groups of people and paths.  Also, Daksina refers to the path of action or (karma marga) and Adaksina, the path of knowledge (jnana marga). This Namam can also mean that the Divine Mother is generous and lenient towards those devotees, who are following the path of Knowledge (Adaksina) This is not to imply that worship through Jana is superior to worship through Karma. It only means that since the path of knowledge is harder, the Divine Mother may show more compassion towards those.

The Divine Mother is adored by all path’s worshippers

 

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 04 August 2022; updated 13 October 2025.

References:

1.The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published by Mata Amritanandam in California, USA, with Commentary by T. V Narayana Menon

2, Shri Lalitha Sahasranama Stostram published in Tamil by N. Ramaswami Iyer charities’ societies, Tiruchirappalli, India, with Commentary by C. V. Radhakrishna Sastry.

3. The Lalitha Sahasranamam published in Tamil by Shri Ramakrishna Thapovanam, Thiruipparaithurai, Trichy District, Tamil Nadu, India with commentary by Shrimath Swami Sith-bavandar.