Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 952: Shri Shasvataisvaraya (ōṃ śāśvataiśvaryāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother holds eternal Sovereignty. Sovereignty can be defined as supreme authority.

She eternally rules over all things in this universe. To rule and to have immense wealth is called Aishwarya, meaning wealth, prosperity, and abundance. The Divine Mother has given birth to all beings in this universe, and later without any slippage She rules over them. A Shepard saves his sheep from fox and lion; likewise, the Divine Mother saves universal beings and ensure that there is no misunderstanding between the universal beings, Appropriate punishment is met up with failing people. Universal ruling can be carried out, without being exposed to the authoritative people: failing people can still escape from punishment. But the Divine Mother’s ruling is without such pitfalls, run smoothly, with appropriate punishment. If we put fire somebody’s hand without his knowledge, he cannot escape the heat. With the same heat good food can be cooked also. Those who do not understand the Divine Mother’s punishment still goes down in their maturity. 

All universal things are owned by the Divine Mother. In a short

 while, She can make a king a poor man or a poor man a 

 king. These are all Her sporting activities. To create the universe 

and to destroy it all are Her playful actions. If 

the devotee  focuses on relationship between him and

the Divine Mother, the devotee understands that 

the Divine  Mother never is failing in Her ruling of the universe.

 

She has permanent wealth (Aishwarya). She is ruling 

 the world  and beyond. Such rulings may not be visible at times

 but is possible to understand.

 Sometimes this Nama is interpreted from previous Nama as

“isasvataisvarya. This is split is ISA + ASVATA + AISVARAYA”

 giving the meaning, ‘She who holds dominion (Aishwarya) over

 Brahma and other Divinities (isa) putting them in the role of 

 horses (Asvata), as mounts or Vehicles.

            The Divine Mother holds eternal Sovereignty.         

 

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 02 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.