Lalita- the playful goddess- sree lalita sahasaranama !

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what does *LALITA* mean? -

lalita means the *playful one.*

 

HER PLAY CONSISTS IN CREATION, PRESERVATION AND DISSOLUTION OF THE

UNIVERSE. SHE IS ALSO MOKSHA-DHATRI- lifting the devotees

from the samsara sagara- the cycle of births and

deaths. what lalita sahasaranama attempts to do

is create an 'experience' of an extremely adorable

form of the DIVINE MOTHER and promote our relationship

with this supreme being through the chanting of all

her beautiful names and forms.

 

the lalita sahasaranama is ornate and descriptive. one can notice

this in the number of syllables-

 

in the lalita sahasaranama, there are

72 sixteen syllabled description of the divine

mother.

 

for a devotee who loves romance and poetry , lalita

sahasaranama gives lot of pleasure and enjoyment!(my 2 cents)

 

 

the laita sahasaranama gives several abodes to the divine mother -

like CINTAMANIGRHA, JALANDHARA, KADAMBA-VANA, MALAYACALA,

MAHAKAILASA, VINDHYACHALA, AND THE GROUP OF FIFTY PITHAS. (51)

 

also, in the lalita sahasaranama , the deity is very

much anthropomorphic -giving detailed descriptions of

the body- examples....

 

OM NABHYALAVALA -ROMATI -LATA-PHALA -KUCA-DVAYYAI NAMAHA

 

SALUTATIONS O HER WHOSE *BREASTS* look like fruits on the

creeper of the hair-line spreading upwards from the

navel.

 

OM laksya-roma-lata-dharata-samunneya-madhamayai namaha

 

Salutations to her who has a waist

so slender that it can only be inferred as a base

for the creeper of fine hair springing from navel

upwards...

om anakalita-sadarshya-cibuka-sri-

virajitayai namaha

 

salUTATIONS TO HER WHOSE CHIN IS

PEERLESS IN BEAUTY,

 

IN LALITA SAHASARANAMA, THE VARIOUS EXPLOITS OF THE DEVI ARE GIVEN

like the destruction of 'bhanda' etc...

 

 

IN LALITA SAHASARANAMA, there are descriptions of

the goddess' various names, forms. elaborate

references to ritualistic worship like sr-cakra puja, the

paths of samaya and kaula and all other details of the

MOTHER WORSHIP.

 

IT IS SAID that one who recites sree lalita sahasaranama is cleansed

of one's sins, gets protection from enemies and effects of black

magic, is cured of serious ailments. One also attains

prosperity and progeny and becomes well versed in literary

and poetic aptitides.

 

in any event, whoever recites the sahasaranama (lalita ) out of pure

devotion and unwavering faith, attains the knowledge of

'brahman' and moksha or liberation ( from the repeated

cycles of births and deaths.)

 

Om VAISNAVYAI NAMAHA SALUTATIONS TO HER WHO IS VAISHNAVI, THE

POWER OF VISHNU

 

 

based on vedanta society notes....