Lalitha Sahasranamam 10 Flashcards

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  1. Vamakeswari
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Vaminchuta = to create
Vamakulu = prajapathulu - daksha etc, 14 prjapathis who assist pancha mukha brahma in administrating the universe.
Amma is the eswari to brahma and prajapathis.

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  1. Panchayagna priya
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She is fond of 5 yagnas

Deva yagnam, Pithru yagnam, Rushi yagnam, Manushya yagnam, and Butha yagnam.

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  1. Panchprethamanchadhisayini
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Universe is made of 5 tatvas. she is the energy for all the tatvas.
She sits on a seat with Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, Eswara ( 4 legs) and Sadasiva ( center).
Panchami is the wife of Sadasiva.
Varahidevi is also known as panchami ( 5th power) in mathrukas.
5 stages in mans life - childhood, youth, adult, old and moksham.
Panchagavyas are used during the construction of temples
panchgangas - Kaveri, Tungabadra, Gouthami ( godavari) , Krishna and Bagirathi (Ganga)
5 steps for liberation - Salokya, Sarupa, Samipa, Sayudhay and moksham
5 states - Jagrath, swapna, sushupthi, thuriya and thuriyatheetha.
5 letter mantram is panchakshari
atmarupini = panchamidevi

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  1. Panchabhuthesi
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She is the Eswari for 5 bhuthas - Earth, water, fire, air and sky.
she wears vyjayanthimala.

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  1. Panch + sankhya + upacharini
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She has 5 tatvas and should be worshipped with panch upacharas.
Hands represent God with fingers representing 5 tatvas.
Surrender at her feet elements from gross to subtle. Mind is the 6th tatvam.

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  1. Sasvathi
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She is eternal.

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952.Sasvataiswarya

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She is wealth. Moksham is her wealth she gives to her devotees.

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  1. Sarmada
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She gives happiness

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  1. Sambhumohini
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She entices and controls Siva

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  1. Dharadharasutha
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She is Sita devi, daughter of mother earth.

She is the daughter of king of mountains (parvatharaju)

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  1. Dhanya
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She bestows wealth, happiness etc that her devotees need.

  1. According to vedanta there are 4 types of thoughts during death time.
  2. Artha chinthana :Rajasic and tamasic people think of wealth, relations etc and will be reborn as Triyak (spine horizontal) animals or birds.
  3. Roudra chinthana: thoughts of fear, sadness etc also will be reborn as animals or birds
  4. Dhanya gathi: thinking of their diety they will go to the dieties world.
  5. Sukla chinthana: jeevanmukthi state.
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  1. Dharmini
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She is the combined form of all dharmas.

with compassion towards her devotees she helps them to lead a righteous life.

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  1. Dharmavardhini
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She not only established dharighteousness but also expands it.

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  1. Lokatheetha
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She transcends all the worlds. Universe has modifications her energy has no modifications.
Mahatripura sundari.

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  1. Gunatheetha
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She transcends 3 gunas satva, rajas and tamas

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  1. Sarvatheetha
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She transcends all the 3 states - awake, sleep, dream and also Thuriya. That state is also known as santham, samathmika or lalitha.

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  1. Samathmika
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She is peace. liberated state free from gross, sublte and causal bodies.
Saguna nirguna tatvam.

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  1. Bandhuka kusuma prakhya
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Red color flower. Bala tripura sundari.

She shines with different colors based on her actions.

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  1. Bala leela vinodhini
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Sadhana beginning stage she is Bala, young playful girl.
2. Bala = wise person.
jeevanmukthas enjoy the play of this universe (leela)
3. Bala = strength. one who creates and sustains the universe.

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  1. Sumangali
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She is the embodiment of auspiciousness. She removes all inauspicious thoughts.

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  1. Sukhakari
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She gives happiness both physical and emotional.

Material happiness is temporary, spritual happiness is Aloukika sukham ( everlasting).

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  1. Suveshadya
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Su + vesa + adya = auspicious + thing + great

One who is beautifully adorned. Married muthaiduvalu should adorn themselves auspiciously.

23
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  1. Suvasini
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women who is auspiciously dressed and devoted to her husband.
Siva is Mruthunjayudu, Mangala gowri has the sakthi to protect her husband from death.

24
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  1. Suvasinyarchanapreetha
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she is pleased when she is worshipped as suvasini or by worshipping ladies.
Also known as Dhoomavathi who turned all evils into smoke.

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  1. Sobhana or Asobhana
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Extremely beautiful.

Ladies ornaments gives them health and wealth.

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  1. Sudhamanasa
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She is pure mind without any attachments, likes or dislikes.

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  1. Bindhutharpana santhushta
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  1. Center of srichakra is bindhu. She is pleased when offerings are made in the bindhu.
  2. Bindhu is very subtle. She takes her devotees to the subtle level.
  3. Knowledge is subtle.
  4. Jeevnamukthas are also called Bindhuvulu.
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  1. Purvaja
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She existed even before the creation existed.

Navavarna puja is moving from one avarna till bindhu in trikonam is purvaja.

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  1. Tripurambika
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3 dieties presiding the triangle are Maha Kameswari, Maha Vajreswari and Maha Bhagamalini. Tripurambika is the one who is in the middle of the triangle in bindhu.
Trikona chakram chakreswari - Tripuramba
Trilokamohana chakram - Tripura
6th avarana - Tripuresi
next avarana - Tripuravasini.
after bindhu - Tripurambika.
close to bindhu - Maha Tripura Sundari.
There are many navavarna devathas in Srichakram but only 9 are called Tripura.
Icha, Gnana, Kriya, Snatha sakthi (4)
Vama, Jyeshta, Roudra, Ambika, Pasyanthi (5)
2. Jeeva is also calle Tripura. She is the ambika ( mother ) for all the jeevas.

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  1. Dasamudra Samaradhya
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She is worshipped with 10 mudras.
Each diety has one mudra that explains their power.
Two hands are used for mudras -right hand is Siva left hand is Sakthi.

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  1. Tripurasri + vasankari
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She is the mother in the sarvardha sadhaka chakram.
She is the energy in 3 worlds( swarga, madhya and patala), 3 tenses ( past, present and future) and 3 bodies( gross, subtle and causal).
Tripura is the place where Ida, pingala and sushumna meet in between the eyebrows.
vasankari = control over senses.
She controls all the worlds and gives strength to her devotees to control senses.

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  1. Gnanamudra
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also chinmudra, brahmamudra it represents unity of jeeva and parabrahma. Thumb represents brahman, index finger is jeeva rest of the fingers represent world.
2. Amma gives the knowledge of brahman
asthi, bathi priyam = brahman
name and form = world

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  1. Gnanagamya
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path of knowledge.

She can only attained by the knowledge of brahman.

34
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  1. Gnana gneya swaroopini
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Triputi = Gnatha, Gneyamu, Gnanamu

She is triputi, in the sadhana stage known as gneyamu, in the sidha stage as gnanam.

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  1. Yonimudra
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Each avarana in the srichakra has a presiding diety and mudra. 9th avarana mudra is yonimudra also mahayonimudra, brahmamudra, namaskara mudra.
prakruthi is yoni and paramatma sakthi is in the seed form.

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  1. Trikhanda + esi
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Eswari for tri khandams
Parabrahma sakthi is spread in the world as 3 parts - icha sakthi, gnana sakthi, kriya sakthi. She is expressed in 3 parts vacbhava kutam, kamaraja kutam and sakthi kutam. Srichakram has 3 mandalams sun, fire and moon.
10th mudra is sarvatrikhanda mudra.

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982.Trigunamba

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she is the mother for 3 gunas.

38
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  1. Trikonaga
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She is in the bindhu in trikonam ( triangle)

39
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  1. Anagha
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without any flaws.

Dattatreyas wife is Anagha devi.

40
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  1. Adbutha charitra
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Her glory cannot be expressed in words.

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  1. Vanchithardha pradayini
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She bestows more than one wishes for.

42
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  1. Abhyasa + athisaya + gnatha
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She is experianced only through intense practise. she is beyond knowledge.

43
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  1. Shadadvateetha rupini
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shadadva = 6 paths.
3 paths in vakprapancham : varna, pada and mantra.
3 paths in arthaprapancham = bhuvana, tatva and kala.
She transcends the 6 paths of worship.

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  1. Avyaja karuna murhti
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She is truly compassionate without any pretentions.

45
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  1. Agnana + dwantha + deepika
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Ignorance + darkness + light

She is the light that disspells darkness called ignorance.

46
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  1. Abalagopalavidhitha
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She is worshipped by children and cowherds who has no spiritual knowledge.

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  1. Sarvanullanghya sasana
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She commands everyone including Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra.

48
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  1. Sri Chakra raja nilaya
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She resides in Sri chakra. All the gods and goddesses live in srichakra.
our body is compared to srichakra.

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  1. Srimadtripura sundari
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Tripura means 3 fortresses that refer to creation, sustenance and dissolution. She is the controlling power of these 3 acts hence called Tripura Sundari.

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  1. Sri Siva
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Supreme energy of Siva as his wife. Siva means liberation.

51
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  1. Siva Saktyakya rupini
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There is no difference between siva and sakthi. Their union is the arthanareesvara tatvam.

52
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  1. Laltithambika
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All the previous names complete with this name indicating they are the names of lalitha devi.
Lalitha has many qualities - soft, gentle, playful, charming etc. She is the supreme mother.