Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 24: Shri Nava Vidruma Bimba Sri Nyakkari Radana Cchada (OM navavidrumabimbashrInyakkAriradanachChadAyai namaH)

The Divine Mother’s natural reddish lips have excellent reflective splendor (magnificent and splendid appearance).

These lips have better reflective effect than that freshly cut Coral and Bimba (Sanskrit word meaning the fruit which is used often to compare the reflective nature of women’s lips)

It can be said that the lips of the Divine Mother shine more like a reflective Bimba fruit and Coral fruit freshly cut.

These all descriptions goes to mean that of the Divine mother’s reddish full facial sections have original beauty which cannot be excelled by any other known objects. Such is the beauty of Divine Mother.

                                                       Freshly cut Coral fruit

                                          Bimba fruit as described in Vedic literatures.

   

C N Nachiappun
Singapore, 17 February 2020.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 23: Shri Padma Raga Siladarsa paribhvi Kapola Bhuh (OM padmarAgashilAdarshaparibhAvikapolabhuve namaH)

The Divine Mother’s cheeks are much more beautiful than the mirrors made of rubies.

The Divine Mother’s rubby (having a healthy red colour) cheeks have greater radiance. This radiance of the Divine Mother is better than that of the rubies even when these rubies are polished as mirrors.

The Divine Mother’s polished cheeks will have faultless radiance. Her husband Kameswaran (Lord Siva) in order to see his facial beauty will keep his face much closer to the Divine Mother’s lotus like reddish cheeks.

The original beauty of the Divine Mother‘s cheeks is better than of a padmaraga sapphire. Such padmaraga sapphire will have a particular mix of orange and pink colour (like the colour of lotus) Padma means lotus and raga means colour.

It is the Divine Mother’s own right to have a beautiful lotus coloured radiant cheeks.

C N Nachiappun
Singapore, 16 February 2020.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 22: Shri Tatanka Yugali Bhuta Tapanodupa mandala (OM tATa ~ NkayugalIbhUtatapanoDupamaNDalAyai namaH)

The Sun and Moon have become large earrings or pendants worn by the Divine Mother.

Imagine, the Divine Mother having such a large ear pendants in the forms of Sun and Moon. The meaning is that in comparison the sun and Moon are easily bent (pliant) to become her ornaments.

There is yet another different comparison wherein the Sun and Moon are compared to Her eyes and other parts.

Essentially, the Sun and Moon have the fortune to be the Divine Mother’s eye, breasts or asana. When the Divine mother is beautified, both the Sun and Moon become her big ear rings.

All these goes to prove the point that the Sun and Moon are her servants to do anything she wishes. She is the one who controls such planets in ruling and providing for all the living creatures in the universe.

C N Nachiappun
Singapore, 15 February 2020.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 21: Shri Kadamba Manjari Klpta Karnapura Manohara (OM kadambama ~ njarIklRRiptakarNapUramanoharAyai namaH)

The Divine Mother is very charming or capable of attracting the minds of the devotees to hold an interest in her. Kadamba flowers are worn around her ears looking like her ornaments for her ears adding to her immense beauty.

Kadamba flower is part of the Kalpaga Virucham, a desire fulfilling tree according to Vedic scriptures. A Virucham or a tree gives oxygen, life, shadow, rain and food etc for the mankind. This is useful for all living creatures.  

The Divine Mother is mostly shown as having Kadamba blossoms behind her ears, which adds to her original beauty.  She is said to like the Kadamba forest. Needless to say that Kadamba trees are one of her favourites.

Actually in one of the later namams is talking about her place of living “SRIPURAM”. Just outside this Sripuram or Chintahmani Graham (house) there is supposed to be a Kadamba forest.

Madurai Meenakshi is portrayed as Kadamba vana vasini, meaning that she lives in a Kadamba Vanam (forest). Well, now a day, we do not see much of Kadamba flowers in Madurai. There are more of whitish Jasmine flowers coming out of Madurai now. There is a good commercial trade in Jasmine flowers these days.

The Divine Mother with Kadamba flower in her ears is more beautiful looking. She attracts the minds of her devotees very much.

                                             Kadamba flower not blossomed yet.                                             

Kadamba flower blossoming

C N Nachiappun
Singapore, 14 February 2020.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 20: Shri Tara Kanti Tiras Kari Nasabharana Bhasura (OM tArAkAntitiraskArinAsAbharaNabhAsurAyai namaH)

The Divine Mother has a shining diamond studded a nose ornament (Mookuthi in Tamil) which is brighter than the glow (luster) of stars in the sky.

Tara in Sanskrit means a bright star or planet, specifically Mars (Mangala in Hindi) and Venus (Sukra in Hindi). Mars and Venus are thought of as deities. In the sky, they are brighter.

The Divine Mother’s nose ornament is many times brighter than the luster of these two planets mars and Venus. Reflection from the Divine Mother nose Ornament is ever lasting without an end to it.

If we remember Abirami Bhatter was saved by the desire of mother's action from being thrown into fire by the Divine Mother’s action. The Divine Mother threw upwards in to the sky her shining and brighter ornament which had the much larger brightness than the full moon. This brightness in the sky convinced the visiting King what Abirami Bhatter said was correct as Full Moon day. The King had released Abirami Bhatter to spare Bhatter’s life.

The Divine Mother’s ornaments are shining and are reflecting light with everlasting brightness.

C N Nachiappun
Singapore, 13 February 2020.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 19: Shri Navacampaka Pushpabha Nasa Dand Virajita (OM navachampakapuShpAbhanAsAdaNDavirAjitAyai namaH)

The Divine Mother’s nose is so attractive, splendid and impressive by being richly colourful and glowing as newly blossoming Campaka flower.

A flower opens up gradually and very slowly. This blossoming is a magnificent process to watch.

Campaka is soft, beautiful and attractive flower. Similar to Campaka flower’s stem, the Divine Mother’s nose is long and very beautiful and impressive.

The Divine Mother’s nose can be said to be as impressive as similar to Campaka flower blossoming. 

                                             1.  Campaka Flower seen at blossoming stage.

     

       2. A Campaka Flower already Blossomed 

C N Nachiappun
Singapore, 12 February 2020.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 18: Shri Vakra Lakshmi Parivaha Calan Minabha Locana (OM vaktralakShmIparIvAhachalanmInAbhalochanAyai namaH)

The meaning of this namam can be stated as: The Divine Mother’s eyes pose the shinning soft glow (luster) of a fish. From the Divine mother’s face this beautiful luster is moving over like a stream. Like a fish, the Divine Mother’s eyes never close. With those always open eyes, the Divine Mother blesses and helps her devotees at all times.

The beauty of the Divine Mother’s face is changing every second. This change over is like a slow moving stream of water flow which attract the mind of the devotee. In this beautiful environment the Divine mother’s two eyes are looking like two fishes. Fishes take care more of their children by their kinder looks at the children than physically feeding them. Likewise the Divine Mother takes care of her devotee’s needs without any asking by the devotee with her always open eyes. There is a linkage to Namam 989 the Vangitharthaprathayini which explains that the Divine Mother provides the devotee’s needs without asking. This she does not only for any one individual alone but for the whole universal creatures.

The Divine Mother’s simple glance surely comes to a devotee’s help. Abirami Bhatter in Abirami Anthathi 69 the song talks about her Kadaikkan parvai (glancing through her eyes).

69. சகல சௌபாக்கியங்களும் அடைய

தனந்தரும்; கல்வி தரும்; ஒருநாளும் தளர்வறியா
மனந்தரும்; தெய்வ வடிவுந்தரும்; நெஞ்சில் வஞ்சமில்லா
இனந்தரும்; நல்லன எல்லாம் தரும்; அன்பர் என்பவர்க்கே
கனந்தரும் பூங்குழலாள் அபிராமி கடைக்கண்களே.

Again in his 79 th song Abirami Bhatter, at the critical moment before being put into fire by the visiting king’s orders, talks about the Divine Mother’s eyes having the power to bless and save a devotee. On that new moon day, at 79 th song stage, the Divine Mother threw her shinning ear rings (Thodu) into the open air. The whole open space looked brighter than a full moon day which the Abirami Bhatter earlier by mistake had told the King that it was a full moon day. Thus at that difficult situation the Divine Mother had saved the Abirami Bhatter and blessed him for his untiring devotion to her.

79. கட்டுகளில் இருந்து விடுபட

விழிக்கே அருளுண்டு; அபிராமவல்லிக்கு வேதம்சொன்ன
வழிக்கே வழிபட நெஞ்சுண்டு; எமக்கு அவ்வழி கிடக்கப்
பழிக்கே சுழன்று எம் பாவங்களே செய்து பாழ்நரகக்
குழிக்கே அழுந்தும் கயவர் தம்மோடு என்ன கூட்டினியே.

Nattaransankottai is a place where the Goddess is known as Kannathal (Reference to Eye of the Divine Mother) with lots of history behind her kindness to her devotees. Kannathal’s temple is said to be a good Parigara place for eye related problems.

The fish never closes its eye. It never closes and opens its eye lids, Her eyes are long and fish shaped. So the eye of the fish is always open. Fish in Tamil is called Meen. Like the fish, the Divine Mother’s eye is never closed. She looks after the devotee’s needs with always opened eyes. The Tamil version for a fish is Meen plus her controlling action is referred as akshi, the full name Meenakshi comes about. A devotee’s sincere prayers to Madurai Meenakshi is said to be a good parigaram for any problems linked to planet Mercury (Buthan).

The Divine Mother is having slow moving streaming eyes. Similar to a fish, these eyes never close. These eyes are always open .They have power to bless and help the devotee, without even asking for the Divine Mother’s help.

C N Nachiappun
Singapore, 11 February 2020.