LalithA SahasranAma: mahA pAsupatAstrAgni nirddagdhAsura sainikA

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LalithA SahasranAma: mahA pAsupatAstrAgni nirddagdhAsura sainikA

 

mahA pAsupatAstrAgni nirddagdhAsura sainikA : She burnt up the army

of Daithyas with the fire of the astra called MahApAsupata.

 

This MahApAsupata-mantra is different from the six-syllabled

PasupatAstra-mantra. The former belongs to SadAsiva and the latter

to Isvara. The Linga P says, "from Rudra to PisAcas are called

Pasus, as Siva is the lord of these, he is called Pasupati [Lord of

Pasus]" hencec this mantra belongs to SadAsiva.

 

Or the fire of MahApAsupata weapons, the highest mental

modifications connected with non-duality, which arise progressively

according to the progressinve practice [of the devotion]

 

The army of the Daityas, the mental modifications, connected with

ignorance.

 

 

 

BhAskararAya's Commentary

Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry.