Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 465: Shri Kanti mati (ōṃ kāntimatyai namaḥ)

In Namams 381 to 474, the Divine Mother’s Jnana Yoga worship methods are discussed in detail. 

The Divine Mother is the spouse of Lord Shiva; She is radiant. 

This Namam is like earlier Namam 449 “Kantih” with the meaning effulgence, shining and mark of excellence. 

Sun’s radiance will make our eyes uncomfortable. But the Divine Mother’s radiance is very pleasing to our eyes. That means that Kanti mati’s from is so pleasing to our eyes. It gives peace and happiness to us; it attracts our heart to merge us with the Brahman or Her. She is reachable through mediation. So, the meditating Her as radiant form   Kanti Mati is beneficial to the devotee.With bodily beautifulness attractiveness, desire and Icca Shakti, the Goddess Kanti Mati is the Divine Mother’s one of the pleasing forms.

In Tamilnadu, South India, Thirunelvelli has a famous temple for Lord Shiva, who is known there as Nellaiyappar; His spouse the Divine mother is called Kanti mati. This temple is worth visiting for it very bigness and the art works done inside the temple by earlier Pandiya Kingdom.

The Divine Mother as Kanti mati 

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 04 May 2021.

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 Chithbavandar.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 464: Shri Kalakanti (ōṃ kālakaṇṭhyai namaḥ)

In Namams 381 to 474, the Divine Mother’s Jnana Yoga worship methods are discussed in detail. 

The Divine Mother is the spouse of Lord Shiva. 

When the ocean of milk was churned for nectar, the first thing to emerge was halahala poison. No one wanted to receive it, as it would burn down the world, if any part of it fell on the ground. Both the Devas and Asuras were equally terrified by the poison. There in, Lord Shiva received that worst poison without any hesitation and swallowed it. The Divine Mother, Parvati panicked at the sight of it, and She held Lord Shiva’s throat to stop the poison from descending. The poison stopped at the Lord’s throat, and He became Kalakanda (dark-throated) or Nilakanda. 

Kalakanthi also means that the Divine Mother has a sweet throat (voice) The Divine Mother’s voice is divinely sweet. (Earlier Namam 27); the controlled sound from the throat is called KalKandam. Very feeble or very loud sound from the throat is not praiseworthy. The controlled sound from the throat is very pleasing to hear. The Divine Mother for ever has the controlled sweet voice; She is called Kalakanti. Depending on circumferences, lowering or raising the voice is essential. The devotees must learn this attribute from the Divine Mother, kalakanti. 

According to Devi Purana Kalanjara is one of the sixty-eight holy places in India. The Goddess deity there is kalakanthi. Linga Purana says that the Divine Mother took the form of Kali, Kapardini and Kalakanthi to kill the demon called Daruka.  Kalika Devi is also called Kalakanthi. 

Lord Shiva as Kalakanta and his spouse Kalaknthi are one and the same. The one with dark-throat is Kalakanda. The one who goes in evil ways, suffers his disgrace. But the Lord Shiva took the poison and he is praised for his great deed to save the world. For this sacrifice, he became black coloured, which is to his credit. When we praise Him and His spouse Arthanarisvari and also, She is the Kalakanti, the universal Mother, also gets praised.

        The Divine Mother Kalakanti, the spouse of Kalakanda. 

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 03 May 2021.

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.

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

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 463: Shri Suranayika (ōṃ suranāyikāyai namaḥ)

 In Namams 381 to 474, the Divine Mother’s Jnana Yoga worship methods are discussed in detail. 

The Divine Mother is the leader of all Devas. 

She is the leader of all Gods and Devas. In Her creations, there are good and evil beings. Good people are called Suras, and evil people are called Asuras. Those who have graduated to the higher level with all the good attributes are Sura. It is Her scheme of planning to bring all universal beings to higher plane. Since the Divine Mother is ever implementing such upbringing, She is “Suranayika” or the leader of all beings including Gods and Devas. Devas are those, who shine with special knowledge. The Divine Mother is the leader of those, who are thus endowed. 

As She leads everyone in this infinite universe, who else is not in Her dominion?

                      The Divine mother leads all in this infinite universe. 

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 02 May 2021.

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 Chithbavandar.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 462: Shri Sobhana (ōṃ śōbhanāyai namaḥ)

In Namams 381 to 474, the Divine Mother’s Jnana Yoga worship methods are discussed in detail. 

The Divine Mother is always radiant. 

Sobhana means beautiful and auspicious; with Her own radiance, She makes everything shine. She is ultra-beautiful. One of the key attributes of the Brahman is the beauty which is part of the form. The properly built form attracts the mind. This external beauty, though our eyes reach our mind. So, the human beings enjoy the external beautify of the things and that of the Divine Mother. 

What is not visible to our eyes, but when we pass the Sun’s rays through a lens, we get seven colours. Likewise, when these Sun’s rays pass through a (rainy) cloud in the sky, we see the rainbow with seven colours in the sky, which is very attractive and pleasing to our eyes. The Divine Mother’s beauty is beyond our senses. 

Lord Sundareswaran (Shiva) has many beautiful attributes. He is praised as Sundararajan. He gets such beauty due to the Divine Mother’s unison. 

When the un-manifested Brahman, turns, into a manifested state, it is called a Sahkti. The beauty is one of the many attributes of the Shakti or the Divine Mother. So, the Divine Mother is praised as “Sobhana”. For the learned or non-learned people, the external beauty reaches through their eyes to be enjoyed by the human beings. Such enjoyment of the Divine Mother’s beauty is also called as a form of worship of Her worship. 

Namams 683 and 972 to be seen later are like this Namam 462 “Sobhana”.

       Lord Sundareswaran (Shiva) gets such beauty, due to the Divine Mother’s unison. 

C N Nachiappun           

Singapore, 01 May 2021.

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 Chithbavandar. 

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 461: Shri Subhruh (ōṃ subhruvē namaḥ)

In Namams 381 to 474, the Divine Mother’s Jnana Yoga worship methods are discussed in detail. 

The Divine Mother has beautiful eyebrows. Su is auspiciousness. 

The Ajna chakra has a lotus with two pedals. The universal beings’ the eyebrows (the space between), symbolize that Ajna chakra. This space between the eyebrows, Ajna chakra is focal point, any red dot applied on this spot is attractive and this does not allow others to control the humans by evil prayers etc. 

There is deeper meaning in this Namam is “what we think or have inside us is reflected in our faces; likewise, the eyebrows give the firm coolness to our face. The humans and other universal beings have their eyebrows, which form the key feature of their face. Matured people look at other’s eyebrows and understand other’s attributes. The Divine Mother’s eyebrows are always attractive; they help to attract the universal beings to Her. So, she is praised as Subhruh or the one with beautiful eyebrows to explain Her full attractiveness.

The Madurai Meenakshi displaying the Divine Mother’s attractiveness 

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 30 April 2021.

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 Chithbavandar.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 460: Shri Nalini (ōṃ nalinyai namaḥ )

In Namams 381 to 474, the Divine Mother’s Jnana Yoga worship methods are discussed in details. 

The Divine Mother’s body is soft and beautiful as lotus petals. 

The Divine Mother’s hands, feet, eyes and face are comparable to the beauty of the blossomed lotus flower. Her every part of complexion is softer to the level of lotus petals, She looks like a blossomed lotus flower, reddish in colour. To praise the lotus flower’s beauty is a form of worship to the Divine Mother. 

King Nala, a devotee of the Divine Mother merged with Brahman, that is Her; so She is called Nalini, according to Saubhagyabhaskara. 

From Lord Shiva’s head seven rivers originated; three of them including Ganga and its sub sect Nalini are flowing towards eastern side in India; three rivers are flowing towards western side of India and one river is going into earth as mentioned in Ramayana Bala 43. Nala means a stream much smaller than a river. 

Any stream of water where many lotus flowers growing and blossomed is called Nalini also. 

The Divine Mother’s complexion is softer as lotus.

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 29 April 2021.

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 Chithbavandar.

Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 459: Shri Sumukhi (ōṃ sumukhyai namaḥ)

 In Namams 381 to 474, the Divine Mother’s Jnana Yoga worship methods are discussed in details. 

The Divine Mother has an auspicious and beautiful face ; with reddish mouth due to Her consuming green colour leave (Vaitthalai) with other fragrances; Her words are sweetest to hear.  . 

The Divine Mother’s face never loses its luster; it is always shining. The true wisdom highlights Her beauty of her face. The Sruti says, “One who knows it, his face shines” Chandigya Upanisad (IV.14.2) also refers to the beauty of wisdom: "Dear Child, your face shines like that of a knower of Brahman.” 

The Divine Mother has a face as a flower that has just blossomed. There is a saying in India that what is inside a person is reflected in his face. As a person matures and nears the Brahman, his face shines. It is always a way for the devotee to pray to beautiful shining face of the Divine Mother. As he learns more about the Divine Mother’s beautiful face, his happiness increases. He progresses towards Brahman speedily.

As one who understands the shining beautiful face of the Divine Mother, his face starts to shine accordingly. Those who understand the Brahman has a Sumugam or the beautiful face. The Divine Mother being the Brahma Vidya, Her face is eternally much more beautiful. 

Sumukhi is the name of Nithya deity worshipped as part of “Sodasi” mantra worship. This is none other than the Divine Mother, Herself. The Divine Mother has a beautiful face which attracts the universal being towards Her.

The Divine Mother with Her beautiful face.

 

C N Nachiappun          

Singapore, 28 April 2021.

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.

The Lalitha Sahasranamam published in Tamil by Shri Ramakrishna Thapovanam, Thiruipparaithurai,