Lalitha Sahasranamam 9 Flashcards
(103 cards)
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Bhavajna.
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Bhava = clarity, role, learned man, intention, world, meditation etc
she knows the thoughts and intentions of mens actions.
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Bhava rogagni
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World is referred to as a disease, she relieves the pains of this world. Due to ignorance people think they are in the prison of samsara, they pray to Amma to release them from this prison. Both the prison and the moksham(freedom) are both within our minds. By chitta suddhi is the way to lead to Amma’s grace and moksham.
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Bhava chakra pravarthini
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World is like a wheel of birth and death which is rotated by her.
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Chandhasara
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Chandas = poetic meter, essence of vedas.
Gayatri chandas is the most important chandas.
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Sastrasara
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Sastra = command.
she is the essence of all sastras (6) siksha, vyakaranam, jyothishyam, kalpam, chandas, niruktam.
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Mantrsara
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Mantras are combinations of bijams.
she is the essence of all the mantrams.
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Talodari
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she has a slender waist.
this name is part of her viratrupa description.
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Udharakeerthi
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Her fame prevades everywhere. she grants fame to her devotees.
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Udhamavaibhava
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Dhama = rope that binds.
Her glory is beyond these bindings.
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Varna rupini
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varna = alpahbets, occupations, colors.
she is one in all these forms.
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Janma mrithyu jara taptha jana visranthi dayini
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Birth, death, old age are the sufferings of the jeeva. she is the solace from these sufferings.
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Sarvopanishadudgustha
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all + upanishads + place + announcement.
she is essence of all vedas.
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Santyathithakalatmika
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Turiya state is blissful state. amma is in the stage beyond turiya called santyathitha.
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Gam+bhi+ra
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Ganapathi bijam + fear + removes.
by worshipping lord ganesha her devotees fears are removed.
2. Her knowledge is very deep.
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Gagananta-stha
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The reality beyond Akasa. Abiding beyond space and time. Above the endless, boundless Akasa.
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Garvita
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Proud as the Creatrix of the universe. As a lamp doesn’t hide its illumination, Amma spreads her sakti to all the universe.
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Ganalolupa
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Completely immersed in music or Sama-veda.
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Kalpana-rahita
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Kalpana sakti is ability to create, Amma created the universe. Birth, death, change are part of universe but, She has none of these, so she is kalpana-rahita.
Pure consciousness before it is evolved in a form or vikalpa, devoid of thought formulations.
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Kastha
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kastha are branches, in one state, steady. The ultimate aim or goal. The final truth enunciated by Vedanta.
The wife of SIva when he is in form of Bhima. The period of time when we blink 18 times. Sukshama kala rupini.
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Akanta or Kanta
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Kanta - something that is desirable. Ka is Brahma, kanta is above Brahma.
Akanta - Aka means sin, anta means end. She destroys all sin or dukham causing.
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Kantardha-vigraha
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Having a form half of which is female. Kanta for her is Siva, she is ardha-narisvara tattvam.
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Karya-karana-nirmukta
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karya is universe of name and form, karanam is praktriti, She is beyond both.
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Kamakelitarangita
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She is the succession of waves of play of ‘Siva’, or Kama means ‘Iccha-sakti’ whose waves of play are the Universe.
She is the personification of Bliss waves.
Amma in the middle of the Bindu is Mahakamesvari, with her spandana waves all the other chakras were formed.
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Kanat-kanaka-tatanka
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She has glittering(prakasam) gold earrings. Surya and chandra are on either side so she uses them as time, she creates, sustains and destroys.
Prakasam is like a mantram, each mantram shines forth like a glittering gold ray.
Tatanka also means guruvakshram or dhirgaksharalu, or pranava. Amma rupam which is spreading is Omkaram. Srim, Hrim, Eim are also dhirgakshralu.
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Lila-vigraha-dharini
She assumes different forms for Her pleasure to be worshipped by Her devotees. Lila means easily or independently, she take on forms with Lila because of her compassion towards her devotees.
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876. Aja
Without birth; Amma maya sakti is aja; Aja also means that which spreads, scatters, that which instigates the buddhi.
She scatters karma bijjalu so that srushti is again created.
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877. Ksaya-vinirmukta
Without decay. A thing unborn cannot grow or decay.
| Amma has no birth therefore go growth or decay.
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878. Mugdha
Always one age, her swarupam is ever youthful, 16 yrs.
| Nityam, gnyam mayam and ananda rupam is Amma.
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879. Ksipra-prasadini
She who showers her grace on Her devotees immediately. For those who worship Uma and Maheshvarulu it will lead to moksham. With bhakti they will lead the devotee to gnyanam. Only thru many good deeds done in past lives can there be a chance to worship her.
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880. Antarmukha-samaradhya
Can be worshipped only by those with inner vision or introspection.
By following sastra and worshipping her it is Paripurnam.
Do with full heart, full faith.
First find out about who you worshipping thru sastralu or guru, that is gnyanam.
The performer of the yagna is the jnatha.
Thru this offering of knowledge the jnatha gets jneyam.
Amma is the Atma swarupam and leave all other worries then you will get siddhis.
She is within us. Ultimate puja is manasika puja, internal prayer.
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881. Bahirmukha-sudurlabha
Very very difficult to be attained by those with externalised mental activity. She is closest to you even closer than your body. To reach her, bhavana is important. To strengthen bhavana you should do sravanam, mananam and nitiya dasaya.
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882. Trayi
She is the form of the three Vedas: Rig, Yajus, Sama.
Vedas are in three forms, Poetry Prose, Song.
Adhdaivika, adhibhauthika, adhyatmika ardhalu.
To attain peace in this lokam and para lokam sukham an d moksham as well you need Vedam.
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883. Trivarga-nilaya
She is the source of all triads- dharma, ardha-kama, moksham.
Varga is part.
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884. Tristha
All the threes in the world, Bhur, Bhuh Svaha. The three agni, three vidyas (sankhya, yoga, vedanta), three jyoti (surya, chandra, agni), Three gunas, three letters in OM,
three pitrudevathalu, three times of day, three worlds.
She who is turiya is also in all these and administers the world and takes care of us.
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885. Tripura-malini
Tripura malini devi is in the anthardasara chakram (sarvarakshara chakram) .
Malini means the string, amma is the string in all the tripura lokalu. In us she in the mind, intellect and body.
Tripurudu is Paramesvara, from him came Brahma, VIshnu, Rudra, so he is also called Tripurudu. She is in all three so she is the sakti and trimurti rupini.
In upanishads, in us there are three damas(jagrat, swapna, susshpti), one who is witness to all these states is Tripura Malini (turiya tatvam).
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886. Niramaya
She has no birth nor decay. If mental sickness it is adhulu, for body it is vyadhulu. She is without any sickness.
Atma tatvam is amma. Those who pray to her in the form Niramaya tatvam do not get adhulu,vyadhulu.
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887. Niralamba
She needs no support. Niralamba Upanishad says no one in the world is a complete support to another being. Chaitanyam is the support behind us being able to say "i", if we realize that the chaitanyam is Amma, we can also reach the state of Niralamba sthiti.
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888. Svatmarama
Without body consciousness, turning inward and dwell in the blissful self(atma). That is the state of Svatmarama after crossing the states of Niramayaand Niralamba. Will then experience eternal bliss.
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889. Sudha-srutih
Ambrosial stream or flow of bliss resulting from meditation on Sri Lalita in sahasrara or the continuous flow of the experience of divine bliss in devoted practice.
Amma has both Daya(wetness) and jnyanam so she is
chit-eka-rasa-rupini.
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890. Yajna-priya
She is fond of sacrifice. Every work we do with devotion is also a yagna. It purifies us. When we reach siddhi state then yagnas drop off automatically. Vishnu is yagna and she is his female form. For sake of chitti suddhi we need to do yagna, danam, tapas, taking thirtha yatra and seva.
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891. Yajna-kartri
She is the Sacrificier. as the power that drives the devotee to sacrifice. Every man who performs Yajna is Siva himself and no Yajna performer can perform without his wife(Amma) who enables him to do the sacrifice.
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892. Yajamana-svarupini
Yajamana is one who takes the vow of sacrifice. She is the form of that vow.The sacrificer, the sacrifice and the object of sacrifice is all Amma.
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893. Dharmadhara
She is the support of Dharma, like the train tracks for a train. Dharma is the tracks for life's journey. Dharma is the code of right conduct handed down by tradition in each age which in consonance with Vedas. We have to do our work following Dharma.
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894. Dhanadhyaksa
Presides over wealth as Sri-Mahalakshmi. Dhanam is that which is given and available at the appropriate time is dhanam. Water when thirsty, food when hungry etc..
Getting jnanam as we need to progress spiritually is Dhanam. She is the presider over the jnanam.
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895. Dhana dhanya vivardhini
She increses the wealth and granary of her devotees.
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897. Vipra-priya
Vipra is one who possess great knowledge of the Vedas.
Brahmin is one who is born in to the caste, once he does uppnayanam he is dvijudu, once he learns the vedas he becomes vipra, once who has all three is stothriudu.
One who lives a simple life and tries to better society is a true Vipra and She is fond of them.
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898. Vipra-rupa
The one who recites Vedas is Her form as the repository of Vedas. All the devathalu are in the form of Viprudu.
With the blessings of Viprudu our blemishes are cleansed.
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899. Visvabhramanakarini
The prime mover of the universe. The properties are given by her. She is the chaitanyam in the Panchbhutalu The rotation of the earth is her power. The movement of water is Her. The heat in the sun is Her. The movement of Air is also Her. The sound traveling in Space is also her. In our body the panch bhutas are all being controlled by Amma. She systematically runs the Universe with creation, sustenance and destruction
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890. Visvagrasa
Amma who takes all the oblations of the fire rituals in the form of fire. She swallows all the world as laya karini.
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891. Vidrumabha
She shines with bright coral color in the agnihotram.
Dhruma = tree, vith = knowledge.
she is in the form of tree of knowledge ( vedas).
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892. Vaisnavi
She is the sakti of Vishnu. She who pervades all. She is the female counterpart of Vishnumurti. They both have the same weapons when she is in Vaishnavi form. They both destroy evil and protect the good. She has sankha, cakram, Gada and abhya hastam in her four hands.
She is Nada rupini so Sakha; The chakram represents wheel of time; Gada is to subdue Rajas/Tamasic tendencies.
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893. Visnurupini
The universe is a Maha yagnam; The one doing the kriya of the yagnam is Narayanadu/Narayani. Vishnu's yagna tatvam is all Amma's yagna vidya. If vishnu is taken as a tree of knowledge, the root is dharma, the trunk is vedas, the branches are puranas, the flowers are good thougths, deeds, pujas, yagnas etc.. The fruit is moksham.
Bhavani, Durga, Kali and Vishnu are the four different forms of Amma. In this form of Vishnurupini she sustains us all.
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894. Ayonih
Yonih means cause. She has no such cause or birth because she is the cause of all. The cause of the world is maya/prakruti, amma is beyond the world. She fills the world.
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895. Yoni-nilaya
Yoni is first triangle of Sri-chakra, she sits in the middle of the triangle (bindu). Ni + Laya = is able to completely dissolve (layam) in herself. Bindu's real form is Ayonih.
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896. Kutastha
Kutam means maya. Kutastha means She who is beyond the kuta or maya. Maya is prakriti, Amma is the chaitanya rupam in the prakriti. The world and the chaitanyam are there to show the way to reach the Paratatvam.
Kuta is also group, thoughts are a kutam indriyalu are a kutam, panchprana are kutam, all these work because of Paramatma, that is kutastha or witness conciousness.
Amma the current works thru all indriyalu, she is kutastha.
Vagbhava kutam, Kamaraja kutam and Sakti kutam are her divisions of her form. The tip of the mountain (meru) is also kutastha.
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897. Kula-rupini
Kula is sammoham. That is also her form. Guru parampara is kulam. Because vidya is passed down thru the gurus therefore she is kula rupini. The chakras are also considered kulam, she who is residing in the chakras is kula rupini.
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898. Viragosthi-Priya
Vira means advanced upasaka or Paramahamsa. Gosthi means discussion. With sense control, turn inwards and single minded focus on God is considered Viragosthi. Vira is one who has no ego or attachments. She is fond of such people.
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899. Vira
Brave as the slayer of Bhanda and other Rakshasas.
| One who is pati/putra vathi.
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900. Naishkarmya
She is beyond karma and not affected by karma.
| She is the Brahman and any jeeva who reaches the Brahmi sthithi is unaffected by karma.
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901. Nadarupini
Mathrukavarnarupini. Pranavam(Om) is unmanifested Eswara tathvam. Nadam is unmanifested subtle sound.
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902. Vignanakalana
Knowledge when experianced becomes vignanam.
| Amma created all the sastras to experiance liberation.
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903. Kalya
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904. Vidhagdha
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905. Baindhavasana
She is the energy in the breath. She is seated in the bindhu above agna chakra. This bindhu location is also called Hakinimandalam or Indu mandalam or bindhu mandalam.
Tripura ( 3 bindhus) are made of 1 bindhu in 'hamsam' and 2 bindhus in 'hamsaha'.
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906. Tattvadhika
She is beyond 24 tattvas. The raw materials needed for upadhis ( body etc) in this universe are temporary, she is permanent.
Samsara is similar to the spokes of a wheel, she is the center of the wheel.
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907. Tattvamai
She is pervading in all the tattvas.
| Energy (tat) in our body is present as I (Tvam) in tattvam.
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908. Tattvamardha svarupini
Realization that Tat and Tvam are the same is self realization. Amma is Tattvamasi.
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909. Samaganapriya
Sound is used to reach nadam. Sound with rhythm and pattern is song. Amma is fond of songs.
4 brahmas are present in each yagnam 1. Udghatha, 2. Hota, 3. Adhvaryudu 4. Brahma.
Sattvik characteristics will yield to pleasing attitude.
Vedas are present in our body Rig ( thought), Yajur ( action) and Sama ( life).
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910. Somya
Chandra mandala rupini. In yagnam she is the form of Soumya lata rupini(a creeper), They make Soma lata pannam, medicinal herb and is used in Yagnam last part where it is ground and rasa taken out. This cools the agni tattvam in body with the soma rasam, and reach balance.
Then ahamkara, anger etc will be subdued.
In us Muladhara to Sahasranam, the chidekarasam that flows is the soma lata (siva sakti union) or the kundalini..
Brahmananda rasam is Somamu, when you drink to have bliss and this is called Soumya dasa.
During meditation, the breath is in the soumya rupam and ayuh increases.
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911. Sadasiva-Kutumbini
Always Siva's spouse or She is Sadasiva's spouse. In the Pancabrahma's, Sadasiva is above and below is his family and the mistress is Amma.
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912. Savya apasavya-Margastha
Savya means left, apasavyam is right. She is in both. The way to Sahasramam has two ways: Pranayamam with inhalation/holding/exhalation. So she is Ida/pingala (right and left) and Margastha means Sushuma, where she is settled.
In Kato Upanishad : Priyomargam and Sreromargam.
Preyasu - desires for pleasures, temporary worldly wishes,
puja done for these benefits
Sreyo - Worshipping for permanent bliss, moksham
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913. Sarvapadvinivarini
When one worships her with devotion she removes their misfortunes, they will not have rebirth and get liberation.
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914. Svastha
svasthatha means without any physical and psychological diseases.
Firmly established in one's true and natural self ( atma).
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915. Svabhavamadhura
By nature she is very sweet and pleasant.
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916. Dheeradheerasamarchitha
One who realizes paramatma is Dheera. She accepts the prayers of dheeras.
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917. Chaitanya + argya + samaradhya
Arghya is the water that is offered to mother. Knowledge of atma is argyam.
prayer with thought, word and deed is actual puja.
prayer with mind ( manasika puja) is the best, prayer with mantra and words is vakpuja, prayer done with body is kaya puja, prayer with material things is karmik puja.
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918. Chaitanyakusuma priya
She is fond of flowers of knowledge.
Characteristics of a flower are softness, scent, sweetness and blossoming. A heart that blossoms with knowledge, gentleness, good gunas and love is chaitanya kusumam.
She is pleased with 8 flowers : non violence, sense control, compassion towards all living beings, forgiveness, peace, penance, meditation, truth.
2. Mantra with Bhuvaneswari beejam is called chaitanyamantram.
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919. Sadoditha
She is always shining and is compared to the sun.
| She lives in the hearts of her devotees.
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920. Sadathushta
She is always blissful.
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921. Tarunadhityapatala
Patala color is a mix of white and red colors.
| she is compared to the color of rising sun.
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923. Dakshina
She is a form of Dakshinamurthy.
She is very efficient, this is the main quality of a guru.
Dakshinyam is the capability to remove dukha completely.
Her nature is sarala - aligning thought, word and deed is sarala.
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924. Dakshinaradhya
Offerings made with gratitude to the priests.
She is worshipped by Dashinas- one who has the knowledge.
4 dakshinas - heart, decisive mind, devotion, deeksha.
She is worshipped with dakshinacharam or samayacharam.
wife of yagenswara.
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925. Dharasmeramukhambuja
Her smile is compared to a lotus flower with a smile.
| Smile resembles knowledge and bliss.
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926. Koulini-kevala
The bridge between kula ( muladhara to agna) and akula ( sahasraram). Koulini is one who is worshipped here.
Amma is the pranasakthi that travels alone thru sushumna. Triveni sangamam is the place in between the eyebrows where ida, pingala and susushumna meet.
2. As per Kalidasa the 3 tejas are called kulam.
Fire ( manipura), sun (Anahata) and moon (sahasraram).
She is suryachandraagni roopini.
She is the supreme, no duality.
Ekameva advaitayam Brahma.
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927. Anarghya-Kaivalya-Padadayini
She who confers on the devotees the invaluable state of liberation or unity.
The body dies and is born, the mind laughs and cries, neither is me. One who can say " I am Chidananda rupa" is the one who can achieve kaivalyam. We are identifying with the body and mind and are unable to see God in us. We cling to the temporary things and not the permanent or real. Amma will bestow this on her devotees.
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928. Stotra-Priya
She who loves the stotralu; she is stotra rupini. It is not just praise, it is chanting the qualities, stories, looks & greatness of the deva. Stotram is announcing God's form, nama & nature. Stotram is God's sabdha rupam so when doing stotram, do them properly with devotion.
Stotram can be Geyam(song) form or Mantra form.
In Geya form there is a tune, in Mantra there is a rhythm or meter. Lalitha Sahasramnama has both.
Any stotram has 6 qualities : namaskaram, asisu- desire, siddhanthokthi - in line with vedas, prakramamu - only about the devatha, vibuthi- describe the greatness, prardhana - begging for shower of blessings.
Rig Veda mantras are all stotram.
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929. Stutimati
One who has many stotramalu and stutilu. She turns her benevolent glance(motherly) upon those who do stotralu.
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930. Sruti-Samstuta-Vaibhava
Sruti is veda, samstuta is completely doing stuti. The point of vedas is to properly, completely describing and praising Amma. Showing the glory of Amma. Describing any form of God is also Amma's glory. Mahakavi describe veda bhavam in his stotramalu. Where there is Veda bhavam there is Mahima or miraculous.
Sruti has two parts, karma and jnana kanda, she is in both.
In karma kanda she is yagna rupini, in jnana kanda she is atma rupini. ( Nirguna or Saguna)
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931. Manasvini
She has a very generous and esteemed heart. she is the prominent manifestation of Siva.
She is independent and controls the universe as per the wishes of Siva. They both are the same.
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932. Manavathi
Manam = affection, faithful to her husband, measurement, limit.
1. these are the best gunas for a woman.
2. She is well respected by all gods, yakshas, devotees.
3. one who has eminent and great chittam
4. Her form is described in the vedas.
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933. Mahesi
one who is supreme and cannot be surpassed is called Maheswara. Mahesi is feminine.
2. Wife of Maheswara.
3. one who is worshipped by everyone.
Esi = wife who is very compatable with her husband.
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934. Mangalakruthi
Her whole form is very auspicious. She removes any unauspiciousness from her devotees lifes when they meditate on this name.
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935. Viswamatha
She is the universal mother.
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936. Jagaddhatri
She maintains and sustains the entire universe.
| She protects her devotees from disasters caused by panch buthas ( natural disasters).
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937. Visalakshi
She has very large expansive eyes and observes the 14 lokas.
| She is the vision of lord Shiva.
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938. Viragini
Although she protects and manitains the universe she is unattached and unaffected.
Kasi is yoga kshetram and tatva kshetram. One who desires to visit Kasi will be liberated.
Knowledge is expansive vision. True wealth is knowledge and vyragyam.
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939. Pragalbha
All that is seen is Amma. She is showing it us to with great show and pomp. She can do srusti, sthithi and layam but has appointed Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra to do these roles. As she sits on the throne she exhibits her Majesty.
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940. Paramodara
Greatly generous. If we use our manasu, speech and works to pray to Amma, she readily responds to our prayers. She holds nothing back. Her kindness is ultimate.
Annapurna has the qualities of greatness and charitable nature. She also gives Parama padam (moksham).
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941. Paramoda
Moda means anandam. a + moda = complete bliss
| Of the form of ultimate bliss of realization
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942. Manomayi
Siva is cid akasa rupudu. cid akasa = cidambaram. From akasa once the spandana sakti came out, the grahalu, stars.
The manomaya kosa exists in the middle of the 5 kosalu,
Annamaya and pranamaya kosalu deal with the external world, vighna maya and ananda maya deal with internal world. In between the external and internal world is the door of the manomaya. She is the form of the mind in the pure form.
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943. Vyomakesi
Vyomakesudu is Siva, Vyoma is space or akasa and kesi means hair style. Sri Lalitha in her Cosmic form has space or Akasa as her hair. She is the wife of Vyomakesa.
Vyomaka = akasa, esi = one who is capable.
One who is in the form of akasarupini.
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944. Vimanastha
Vimanamu means something that is at higher level. Paramesvara who can relieve us of our troubles is in the Vamana sthanam.
Vimana swami is put on the top of temples gopuram. Vimana darsanam is divya darsanam, devathalu also stop and bow down to the Paramesvara is the Vimana sthanam.
Amma's vimanam is Sri chakram, the ninth avarana is the bindu where she resides, so she is vimanastha.
Our body is temple, the head is the sikaram, she resides in sahasraram on top of sikaram.
Vi + manamu = Immeasurable.
Manamulu = That which lets know about Amma, sastralu.
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945. Vajrini
She uses diamond as a weapon.
