Saubhagyabhaskara1

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This starts with the first name in the Lalitasahasranama.

 

 

1.The holy Mother (Srimata).

The mother is usualy called upon in times of sorrow: but our

natural mothers are not able to remove the three kinds of pains

(tapatraya). Great men have said: “Since I have had many thousands of

births, I have had many mothers; many have also been my fathers; I

know not how many I am yet to have in the near future; and their

number is beyond calculation. O Treasure-house of compassion! save

me, who am overpowered with fear and have no other refuge, from the

vast and disastrous ocean of of samsara .†The greatest World-mother

is the only one who is capable of removing the endless misery (of

existence). We should praise her as the mother so that she may be

induced to show mercy to us.

Or, Srimata: Sri Lakshmi or Sarasvati, and mata, the mother, i.e. the

mother of Lakshmi or Sarasvati, the Vyadikosa says: Sri means

Lakshmi, Sarasvati, nurse or earth (dhatri), varga (group or family),

prosperity, success, beauty, means of subsistence, the decoration of

ornaments, wisdom, and the first day of the fortnights.†Hence,

Srimata does not mean here the wife of Rudra, the equal of Sarasvati

and Lakshmi, but, the creator of the three, the spouse of Paramasiva,

the Great Queen (para bhattarika). Hence in order to attain Moksha

she should be praised.

Or, ma to measure, that which measures Sri, i.e. Lakshmi, that

which limits being necessarily superior to the thing limited; thus

the meaning is that She is the limitless Sri, i.e. Salvation.

Or, Sri, as said in the Srutis, “ which is the ambrosia to great

men†means Vedas; She who taught Brahma the three Vedas little (ma);

the Sruti (Sve. Up., VI.18) says: “ He who made Brahma in the

beginning and taught the Vedas to himâ€.

Or, She is the first manifestation in the form of Vyasa (ma, the

classifier of Vedas).

Or, Sri, poison; ma, to fix â€"(referring to the poison fixed in

Siva’s throat). In these two last cases the name Srimata is

masculine, Siva and Sakti being one and the same; or it (Srimata) is

feminine qualifying (visesana) one of Devi’s aspects prakasa or

vimarsa (primary or secondary) which are understood in that name.

Or, the names of great men and things should have the honorific

word sri prefixed to them. Hence we find the words, sricakra,

srisaila, srividya, sriphala, etc. This meaning is supporte by the

Sruti (Tai. Up., III.2) : “ That from which thesebeings are born.†As

we do not find the word sri prefixed to the names of Isvara, Isana,

etc. meaning Parasiva, so also the word mata means Tripurasundari.

Or, when the six letters, ha, sa, ra, ka, la, da, of the mantra

called “Bala†are combined with the three vowels at the end, the

result is the mantra forming the three groups (kutas) called “Mata.â€

This explanation is supported by great men who in their commentaries

on the sloka (Laghu-stuti, verse 18) beginning with “maya, kundalini,

etc.†in which the word mata occurs explained it in this way.

[Guest guest]

this is really wonderful. I am waiting to read the

other 999 names.

Regards,

aparna

--- jaimaa1008 <jaimaa1008 wrote:

> This starts with the first name in the

> Lalitasahasranama.

>

>

> 1.The holy Mother (Srimata).

> The mother is usualy called upon in times of

> sorrow: but our

> natural mothers are not able to remove the three

> kinds of pains

> (tapatraya). Great men have said: “Since I have

> had many thousands of

> births, I have had many mothers; many have also been

> my fathers; I

> know not how many I am yet to have in the near

> future; and their

> number is beyond calculation. O Treasure-house of

> compassion! save

> me, who am overpowered with fear and have no other

> refuge, from the

> vast and disastrous ocean of of samsara .†The

> greatest World-mother

> is the only one who is capable of removing the

> endless misery (of

> existence). We should praise her as the mother so

> that she may be

> induced to show mercy to us.

> Or, Srimata: Sri Lakshmi or Sarasvati, and mata, the

> mother, i.e. the

> mother of Lakshmi or Sarasvati, the Vyadikosa says:

> Sri means

> Lakshmi, Sarasvati, nurse or earth (dhatri), varga

> (group or family),

> prosperity, success, beauty, means of subsistence,

> the decoration of

> ornaments, wisdom, and the first day of the

> fortnights.†Hence,

> Srimata does not mean here the wife of Rudra, the

> equal of Sarasvati

> and Lakshmi, but, the creator of the three, the

> spouse of Paramasiva,

> the Great Queen (para bhattarika). Hence in order to

> attain Moksha

> she should be praised.

> Or, ma to measure, that which measures Sri,

> i.e. Lakshmi, that

> which limits being necessarily superior to the thing

> limited; thus

> the meaning is that She is the limitless Sri, i.e.

> Salvation.

> Or, Sri, as said in the Srutis, “ which is

> the ambrosia to great

> men†means Vedas; She who taught Brahma the three

> Vedas little (ma);

> the Sruti (Sve. Up., VI.18) says: “ He who made

> Brahma in the

> beginning and taught the Vedas to himâ€.

> Or, She is the first manifestation in the form of

> Vyasa (ma, the

> classifier of Vedas).

> Or, Sri, poison; ma, to fix â€"(referring to

> the poison fixed in

> Siva’s throat). In these two last cases the name

> Srimata is

> masculine, Siva and Sakti being one and the same; or

> it (Srimata) is

> feminine qualifying (visesana) one of Devi’s

> aspects prakasa or

> vimarsa (primary or secondary) which are understood

> in that name.

> Or, the names of great men and things should

> have the honorific

> word sri prefixed to them. Hence we find the words,

> sricakra,

> srisaila, srividya, sriphala, etc. This meaning is

> supporte by the

> Sruti (Tai. Up., III.2) : “ That from which

> thesebeings are born.†As

> we do not find the word sri prefixed to the names of

> Isvara, Isana,

> etc. meaning Parasiva, so also the word mata means

> Tripurasundari.

> Or, when the six letters, ha, sa, ra, ka, la,

> da, of the mantra

> called “Bala†are combined with the three vowels

> at the end, the

> result is the mantra forming the three groups

> (kutas) called “Mata.â€

> This explanation is supported by great men who in

> their commentaries

> on the sloka (Laghu-stuti, verse 18) beginning with

> “maya, kundalini,

> etc.†in which the word mata occurs explained it

> in this way.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Thank you Jaimaa1008! I am so moved by the first name and I really

look forward to the remaining names, please do keep posting them and

if possible please also post the introduction(which you said you had

skipped).

 

-yogaman

 

 

, "jaimaa1008" <jaimaa1008>

wrote:

> This starts with the first name in the Lalitasahasranama.

>

>

> 1.The holy Mother (Srimata).

> The mother is usualy called upon in times of sorrow: but our