LalithA SahasranAma [199] Sarvasaktimayi

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Sarvasaktimayi : Possessing all Saktis

 

The text now sets forth her qualified form [saguna]. She is not to be

separated from any of the saktis such as BAlA, BagalA etc. or she is

the aggregate of all the divine powers. In the Lakmi Tr of PANcarAtra

Devi says to Indra, "O Indra, I am MahAlaksmi, in the SvAyambhuva

Kalpa, I was born as the slayer of Mahisa [daiya] for the well-being

of all Devas. Those portions of my powers which entered the bodies of

the Devas together became my supremely beautiful form. My powers, O

Indra, became manifest in the form of the weapons of the Devas." The

MArk Pr. explains the same in detail.

 

Sarva may mean infinite, because the Linga Pr. Says, "The wise

recognize whatever energies belong to objects, as Gauri"

 

 

BhAskararAya's Commentary

Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry