Lalitha Sahasranamam 10 Flashcards
- Vamakeswari
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.
- Panchayagna priya
She is fond of 5 yagnas
Deva yagnam, Pithru yagnam, Rushi yagnam, Manushya yagnam, and Butha yagnam.
- Panchprethamanchadhisayini
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
- Panchabhuthesi
She is the Eswari for 5 bhuthas - Earth, water, fire, air and sky.
she wears vyjayanthimala.
- Panch + sankhya + upacharini
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.
- Sasvathi
She is eternal.
952.Sasvataiswarya
She is wealth. Moksham is her wealth she gives to her devotees.
- Sarmada
She gives happiness
- Sambhumohini
She entices and controls Siva
- Dharadharasutha
She is Sita devi, daughter of mother earth.
She is the daughter of king of mountains (parvatharaju)
- Dhanya
She bestows wealth, happiness etc that her devotees need.
- According to vedanta there are 4 types of thoughts during death time.
- Artha chinthana :Rajasic and tamasic people think of wealth, relations etc and will be reborn as Triyak (spine horizontal) animals or birds.
- Roudra chinthana: thoughts of fear, sadness etc also will be reborn as animals or birds
- Dhanya gathi: thinking of their diety they will go to the dieties world.
- Sukla chinthana: jeevanmukthi state.
- Dharmini
She is the combined form of all dharmas.
with compassion towards her devotees she helps them to lead a righteous life.
- Dharmavardhini
She not only established dharighteousness but also expands it.
- Lokatheetha
She transcends all the worlds. Universe has modifications her energy has no modifications.
Mahatripura sundari.
- Gunatheetha
She transcends 3 gunas satva, rajas and tamas
- Sarvatheetha
She transcends all the 3 states - awake, sleep, dream and also Thuriya. That state is also known as santham, samathmika or lalitha.
- Samathmika
She is peace. liberated state free from gross, sublte and causal bodies.
Saguna nirguna tatvam.
- Bandhuka kusuma prakhya
Red color flower. Bala tripura sundari.
She shines with different colors based on her actions.
- Bala leela vinodhini
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.
- Sumangali
She is the embodiment of auspiciousness. She removes all inauspicious thoughts.