Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 45: Shri Pada Dvaya Parabha Jala Parkrta Saroruha (OM padadvayaprabhAjAlaparAkRRitasaroruhAyai namaH)

The Divine Mother’s feet have radiance, softness, beautiful, purity and fragrance unmatched to any other thing in this universe.

However HER feet are compared to lake growing Lotus flowers. Lotus in no way can match above qualities of the Divine mother’s feet.

Bees with their varying hum are attracted to the Lotus. Lotus has limited sphere of attraction. Also the freshness of Lotus dies down every day.

The Divine Mother’s feet attract many gifted scholars and poets. The Divine Mother’s beauty and fragrance spread across all times and across universal space. It has permanency unlike Lotus flowers dyeing in short time periods.

The Lotus flower cannot match the Divine Mother’s feet in any of these qualities.

The namam is phrased in such a way that the Lotus flower accepts defeat that it cannot match the Divine Mother’s feet qualities and it runs away unable to face the shame.

Close enough meanings for words used:

Pada: Foot or foot print

Dvaya: two fold, two of its kind/sorts, couple or pair

Jala: a tall, thin and gorgeous Goddess; smartest, beautiful and interesting.

Parakrta: Power, great strength, courage

Saroruha: lake growing Lotus.

C N Nachiappun

Singapore, 09 March 2020.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 44: Shri Nakha Didhiti Sanchanna Namajjana Tamo Guna (OM nakhadIdhitisa ~ nChannanamajjanatamoguNAyai namaH)

The Divine Mother’s toenails’ radiance or illuminating splendor eliminates completely the ignorance and darkness from HER devotees who surrender (prostrate) at HER feet.

HER feet are not visible to normal humans. Ancient scholars had commented that Bramha and Vishnu were indirectly referred as devotees here in seeking more knowledge and power from the Divine Mother.

HER toenails are spreading light in the ground under HER feet. When a devotee touches HER feet, the light from HER toenails reaches the devotee’s head. This process takes away the devotee’s ignorance. Thus the Divine Mother does not need any special means or efforts to eliminate the devotee’s darkness/ignorance. The darkness cannot stand HER toenail’s power or light.

Essentially, touching HER feet takes away all the impurities from the mind of an exhaled devotee. Such instances are quoted well in the Mastsya Purana and the Padma purana which are part of eighteen major ancient puranas in Hindusim. The Padma purana is named after lotus. This is a form of mediation on Lord Krishna (Mahavishnu).

In summary, this namam means that the Divine Mother removes the ignorance of the devotees who surrender at HER feet.Her feet defeats the beauty of a Lotus.

Close enough meanings for some words used:

Prostrate: lying stretched out on the ground with one’s face downwards, especially in submission or to show respect.

Nakha: toenail

Didhiti: a ray of light, splendor brightness such as from Sun or Moonbeam.

Sanchanna: no one else will ever know the strength of my love for you. You are the only one who knows the sound of my heart from inside.

Namajjana: immersion or plunge deep.

Tamo guna: the quality of darkness or ignorance.

C N Nachiappun

Singapore, 08 March 2020.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 43: Shri Kurma Prstha Jayisnu Prapadanvista (OM kUrma pRRiShThajayiShNuprapadAnvitAyai namaH)

The Divine Mother’s smoother and beautiful arches in her feet are much better than the tortoise back is very strong and even during Amirtha                     mathana Mahavishnu took Koorma avathara in that form. Tortoise took the form to support the Meru mountain on its back so that Meru not to sink. Her feet are so strong to bear the weight of her body.

This comparison is not at respectable level to consider the Divine Mother’s beauty with that of a Tortoise. Even otherwise, this comparison may be appropriate here to bring out the smoothness and beauty of the Divine Mother’s arches in HER feet.

Laksanasastra (Figure analyzing and predicting method) indicates that a person with high feet arches will be beautiful.

Overall, the Divine Mother has smoother and beautiful arches in HER feet. They are adding value to HER immense beautiful figure.

C N Nachiappun

Singapore, 06/7 March 2020.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 42: Shri Gudha Gulpha (OM gUDhagulphAyai namaH)

The Divine Mother’s round and solid ankles are hidden from view by the hem of HER garment. The bones in the ankles are not visible outside. The compressed muscles are covering them. HER ankles are well filled and therefore without protrusion.

Hem: the edge of a piece of cloth or clothing which had been turned under and sewn such as the bottom edge of a skirt or dress that is folded over.

Gudha: means obscure, hidden, concealed, kept secret, covered, invisible

Gulpha: means ankles, marmas or vital points in human body namely muscular, vascular, ligament, bone and joints

This simple namam conveys the meaning that the Divine Mother has strong and beautiful hidden ankles.

C N Nachiappun

Singapore, 06 March 2020.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 41: Shri Indra Gopa Parisipta Smara Tunabha Jangihka (OM indragopaparikShiptasmaratUNAbhaja ~ NghikAyai namaH)

The Divine Mother’s calves gleam. They are like a jewel covered quiver of God of Love (Manmata/ Indra). We can consider meaning of this namam also as: The Divine Mother’s calves are covered by HER jewel studded shinning red garment or HER calf muscles look like quiver of God of Love (Manmata/Indra).

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Calves: Calf muscles at the back of lower part of legs in human body between knee and ankle which is close enough meaning for use in this namam. The other meaning for calves is a young domestic cow or the young of various other large mammals such as elephants and whales.

Gleam: Shine brightly due to clean and shinning surface especially with reflected light. The other meaning for gleam: is to shine with or as if with subdued steady light or moderate brightness.

Quiver: a slight trembling movement or especially one caused by a sudden emotion but with rapid motion. The other meaning for quiver: a case to carry or hold arrows.

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Singapore, 05 March 2020

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 39: Shri Kamesa Jnata Saubhagya Mardavoru Dvayanvita (OM kAmeshaj ~ nAtasaubhAgyamArdavorudvayAnvitAyai namaH)

The Divine Mother has softer and beautiful thighs. Only HER husband Lord Kameswaran can understand, know and appreciate them. Even Lord Kameswaran cannot describe such beauty of the Divine Mother’s thighs.

In earlier namam, we had seen that Lord Kameswaran had completely destroyed (vanquished) Kaman, the Lord of desire and love. Lord Kameswaran is completely desire less. This namam’s meaning can be interpreted as the one who had no desire or Kamam at all can only see the inner secret of the Divine Mother.

This can lead to the view that the Divine Mother, as in Arthanareeswarar, shares the other half of Lord Kameswaran (Siva).

This namam can also imply that any learned sage’s secret spiritual exposure or experience will be like a bee getting the nectar in the blossom with never ending bliss (supreme happiness).

Overall, this namam brings out the intimacy between the Divine Mother and Lord Kameswaran.

Arthanareeswarar: A deity showing the combined figure of Lord Kameswaran and the Divine Mother. This shows both of them are one. There are slogams or archana for this deity, sharing 50:50 in the verge for prayers to Lord Kameswaran and the Divine mother.

                                                         

                                                               

 

Arthanareeswarar

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Singapore, 03 March 2020.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 38: Shri Ratna Kinkinikaramya Rasana Dama Bhusita (OM ratnaki ~ NkiNikAramyarashanAdAmabhUShitAyai namaH)

The Divine Mother is wearing a girdle over HER garment. Gem studded gold bells beautify this girdle.

This ornament or girdle which has the golden bells make a cool sweet noise or a clear ringing sound (tinkle) when the Divine Mother moves or walks.

·       The Divine Mother’s description below her neck up to her thigh ends with this namam. Future namams will consider her beauty below her thigh in her leg portions.

Girdle: an article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist worn often by women to give a slimmer appearance to the waist and stomach (to look smaller and firmer).

Tinkle: make or cause to make a light or clean ringing sound.

Thigh: the part of the human leg between the hip and the knee.

C N Nachiappun

Singapore, 02 March 2020.