Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 951: Shri Shasvati (ōṃ śāśvatyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is forever Eternally. Shasvati means eternal or everlasting.

She is not like being present in one period and not like being present in one place to disappear in another period or place. She is there forever without change. Indra Dhanush with seven colours (rain bow) appears in one place and disappears elsewhere. The Divine Mother without disappearing is present everywhere. She never changes Her form. Due to Maya, whole universe is created for one reason and for another reason like Pralaya disappears. But the Divine Mother without any change to Her form is ever present eternally in all places.

She is stable as ever, Eternal. She is Shasvati, appearing forever and not disappearing. She is considered as permanent or Eternal. For those, who see Her continuously without any break, they can visualize Her as often disappearing and appearing in many forms; and She is not seen, and She continues like this forever.

The Divine Mother is called Eternal, as She remains without change in all three time periods (past, present and future). She is the one who is worshipped eternally.

The Divine Mother is forever Eternally.

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 01 September 2022; updated 27 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.