Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 248: Shri Padmaraga sama prabha (OM padmarAgasamaprabhAyai namaH)

 n Namams 199 to 248, the Divine Mother’s  Saguna or infiniteness power and glory are described. 

The Divine Mother has attractive and impressive richly colourful red ruby like complexion. 

Padmaraga is red in colour similar to lotus; it is one of the nine types of genuine jewels. 

The Divine Mother’s reddish shining complexion is comparable to red ruby. The unearthed jewels have light reflecting the nature. The Divine Mother has two kinds of lights, they are: natural light for needs of the living creatures in this universe and Supreme infinite wisdom light. Her Supreme light can only be best guessed by the devotees. This Namam expresses the meaning that Her Supreme light which is considered as Padmaraga red. 

We have seen in earlier dhyana slogas and Namams such phrases: Shining like the pomegranate flower (Dadimikusuma prabha); with body as red as saffron (Sinduraruna Vigraha); and red-hued and eyes full of compassion (Arunam kuruna tarangitaksim). All these talk about Her beautiful reddish complexion all along. 

So the Divine Mother shines in red colour to bless Her devotees; She is Padmaraga sama prabha.

The Divine Mother is in reddish complexion

 

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 28 September 2020.

 

References:

1.       The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamayi Center, San Ramon, California, USA, with Commentary by T. V Narayana Menon

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

3.       The Lalitha Sahasranamam published in Tamil by Shri Ramakrishna Thapovanam, Thiruipparaithurai, Trichy District, Tamilnadu, India with commentary by Shrimath Swami Sithbavandar.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 247: Shri Padma nayana (OM padmanayanAyai namaH)

In Namams 199 to 248, the Divine Mother’s  Saguna or infiniteness power and glory are described. 

The Divine Mother’s eyes are long and beautiful. They are like the pedals of the lotus flower. 

Padma is lotus; The lotus pond is very dirty under the stem are with cross roots and water being very muddy. The lotus flourish in such pankaja ( dirty) environment and still gives a pure lotus worth offering to the divinities. Lotus is a synonym for purity; also the lotus leaf does not hold water in it as water drop down immediately. Likewise the Divine Mother has all good and bad in this universe which is under Her control; yet She is very pure and beautiful like the lotus petals, reddish in colour; She is unattached to anything in this universe like a lotus leaf. Her eyes are beautiful; those eyes are long and give cool comfort in Her looks; they see only the good in everything. 

The lotus eye in any universal being is an indication that the soul reaching the higher status. Even for the souls in early stages having this kind of eyes is an indication of such souls is moving up to higher status. 

Lord Krishna is referred in wisdom form; His body structure is close to the Divine Mother’s form. However, Her infinite state cannot be changed for which Her lotus eyes are clear example of wisdom within Her. The Divine mother is Padma nayana.

 

Goddess Lalitha Devi as Padma nayana.

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 27 September 2020. 

References:

1.       The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamayi Center, San Ramon, California, USA, with Commentary by T. V Narayana Menon

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

3.       The Lalitha Sahasranamam published in Tamil by Shri Ramakrishna Thapovanam, Thiruipparaithurai, Trichy District, Tamilnadu, India with commentary by Shrimath Swami Sithbavandar.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 246: Shri Parvati (OM pArvatyai namaH)

In Namams 199 to 248, the Divine Mother’s  Saguna or infiniteness power and glory are described. 

The Divine Mother is the daughter of the mountain (Mount Himavat or Himalaya). 

The Divine Mother is called Parvati; She is the daughter of Himavat or Himalaya or Parvatharajan; Himalaya is the biggest mountain in this world. The mountain has no life but the lively the Divine Mother, based in the great mountain, runs the whole universe. 

According to Puranas, Sati is the daughter of Daksa Prajapati and spouse of Lord Shiva. Daksa had insulted Lord Shiva and Sati. To protest the insult, Sati offered herself into the fire created by Her yogic power, named Agneyi. Then the Divine Mother was born as daughter of Himavat, the King of mountains. Great sage Kalidasa also had referred this Divine Mother’s self sacrifice in the fire yoga pit (by Sati) in his Kumarasambhava. 

To add glory to the Himalaya, the Divine Mother became the daughter of Parvatharajan. The nama Parvati fits in well for the Divine Mother.

 

Goddess Parvati Devi, the consort of Lord Shiva

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 26 September 2020. 

References:

1.       The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamayi Center, San Ramon, California, USA, with Commentary by T. V Narayana Menon

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

3.       The Lalitha Sahasranamam published in Tamil by Shri Ramakrishna Thapovanam, Thiruipparaithurai, Trichy District, Tamilnadu, India with commentary by Shrimath Swami Sithbavandar.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 245: Shri Cakrara raja niketana (OM chakrarAjaniketanAyai namaH)

In Namams 199 to 248, the Divine Mother’s Saguna or infiniteness power and glory are described. 

The Divine Mother resides in the Sri cakra. Niketa is the place of residence. 

Sricakra is the top most cakra (in Saki-tantra).The widely spread universe is the complete Sricakra where the Divine Mother resides. She is ruling the universe from there. 

There are maps showing the boundaries for the nations. Everything in this universe can be drawn to an image level to explain its existence. Similarly manmade symbolic Sricakra, represents the wider universe, where the Divine Mother is residing Herself. 

Her devotees first realize the Divine Mother in the Sricakra. As they mature, they start to see the Divine Mother in the whole universe. For them then the whole universe then becomes the Sricakra. 

In Tantras, the Sricakra is called the king of the cakras (cakraraja). 

The Divine Mother dwells in nine cakras; they are starting from Trilokyamohana through Sarvanandamaya.  Before understanding the Truth directly and having the blessings of the Divine Mother, we need to transcend nine layers or nine curtains of the Sricakra. 

It is clear from above that the Divine Mother is not easily reachable for a common man; constant prayer and worship are the ways to have Her Darshana or to attain Her. Pure devotion is the only way to win Her blessings.

Sricakra:The Divine mother resides in nadabindu.

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 24 September 2020. 

References:

1.       The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamayi Center, San Ramon, California, USA, with Commentary by T. V Narayana Menon

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

3.       The Lalitha Sahasranamam published in Tamil by Shri Ramakrishna Thapovanam, Thiruipparaithurai, Trichy District, Tamilnadu, India with commentary by Shrimath Swami Sithbavandar.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 244: Shri Characara jagannatha (OM charAcharajagannAthAyai namaH)

In Namams 199 to 248, the Divine Mother’s Saguna or infiniteness power and glory are described. 

The Divine Mother is the ruler of all the living ‘sara’ and nonliving ‘asara’ worlds. 

Chara is movement; acara means stationary. Movement is chalanam. 

Natha in the Namam means protector; She is essentially protecting Her devotees at all stages of life. 

The Divine mother is the leader of the universe where animate and inanimate things are present. First transformation for the soul from achara to chara state is happening in the mountain, which is helped by the Divine Mother. She is called the daughter of the mountain. The soul tries to mature to higher states to reach the Brahman. These maturing processes or changes for the soul are supported by the Divine Mother. 

She is controlling and lives in all moving and non moving lives in this universe. So the Divine Mother is Characara Jagannatha.

Goddess Rajarajeswari

 

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 24 September 2020. 

References:

1.       The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamayi Center, San Ramon, California, USA, with Commentary by T. V Narayana Menon

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

3.       The Lalitha Sahasranamam published in Tamil by Shri Ramakrishna Thapovanam, Thiruipparaithurai, Trichy District, Tamilnadu, India with commentary by Shrimath Swami Sithbavandar. 

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 243: Shri Caru candra kaladhara (OM chAruchandrakalAdharAyai namaH)

In Namams 199 to 248, the Divine Mother’s Saguna or infiniteness power and glory are described. 

The Divine Mother wears a beautiful crescent Moon which does not wane or wax. 

The Divine Mother wears like ornament, Sun in Her right side and the Moon in Her left side on Her crown. This Moon gives much pleasure to look at. Due to growing and waning nature, the crescent Moon gets eternal “sada” state; it is beautiful in that state.  For the devotee, his left side nostril represents the Moon Kala and his right side nostril represents the Sun Kala. This left side nostril is called Candrakala as the Divine Mother resides in there.

Like Lord Shiva, due to Her unison with the Lord, the Divine Mother has third eye like Him. This has been mentioned in many ancient documents; even the meditation sloga before we recite Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam contains the word “ Thriyanam” with the meaning that The Divine Mother has the third eye. The other two eyes are similar to Lord Shiva represent the Sun and Moon. 

Archarya Baskararaya recalls a story from Devi Bhagavata: A beautiful princess in Kasi (Varanasi) was called Candrakala. She was very sattvic, meaning pure and balanced in her approaches, and had all the auspicious attributes. The Divine Mother showed up in the dream of this princess and told her “O, beautiful girl, marry prince Sudarasana, my devotee, who will be able to fulfill all your wishes. You will have all the happiness and prosperity. The Divine Mother thus became a refuge and supporter of this Canadrakala. 

Here again, how the Divine Mother saved Abirami Bhatter when he had mistakenly told the King a new moon day as full moon day, needs to be recalled. Bhatter was under King’s orders to be put in the fire for this mistake; Bhatter was doing Abirami Anthathi songs on the Divine Mother; when he had sung his seventy-ninth Anthathi song, the Divine Mother took out Her left side earring and threw out in the open air which was much brighter than the full moon light. The King realized the Bhatter’s devotion towards the Divine Mother and apologized to him. It is an incident to show that She comes to rescue Her devotees without asking for Her help. 

In the Divine Mother meditation verse “Taranayaka” the king of stars – Moon is mentioned. The Divine Mother and the Moon associations are well known. The crescent Moon is in the Divine Mother’s crown.

 

Lord Shiva wears a crescent Moon in His head

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 23 September 2020.

 

References:

1.       The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamayi Center, San Ramon, California, USA, with Commentary by T. V Narayana Menon

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

3. The Lalitha Sahasranamam published in Tamil by Shri Ramakrishna Thapovanam, Thiruipparaithurai, Trichy District, Tamilnadu, India with commentary by Shrimath Swami Sithbavandar

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 242: Shri Caruhasa (OM chAruhAsAyai namaH)

 In Namams 199 to 248, the Divine Mother’s  Saguna or infiniteness power and glory are described. 

The Divine Mother has a beautiful smile. 

The Divine Mother’s smile is attractive. Normal person’s captivating smiles are part of the Divine Mother’s smile. The matured soul’s smile has divinity. This means that the Divine Mother’s smile is divine in itself. 

Poets praise Her smile, saying it is like moonlight. The Divine mother is captivating the whole world with Her smile, which is pure as moonlight. It awakens ultimate knowledge in Her devotees. It is pure nectar of wisdom that flows through Her smile. 

No one ever can have a beautiful smile than the Divine Mother.

 

The Divine Mother Mahatripurasundari

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 22 September 2020.

 

References:

1.       The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamayi Center, San Ramon, California, USA, with Commentary by T. V Narayana Menon

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

3.       The Lalitha Sahasranamam published in Tamil by Shri Ramakrishna Thapovanam, Thiruipparaithurai, Trichy District, Tamilnadu, India with commentary by Shrimath Swami Sithbavandar.