LalithA SahasranAma [279] Bhagavati

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Bhagavati : The puranas say, "The full supremacy, righteousness, fame,

prosperity, wisdom, discrimination, these six are called bhaga". The

Kosa says, "Bhaga means supremacy, magnanimity, wisdom, dispassion,

womb, fame, power, effort, desire, rightousness, prosperity, and

worldly concerns."; these are in Devi. The De. BhAg Pr. says, "As she

knows the origin and dissolution, the going and coming of beings,

knowledge and ignorance, she is called Bhagavati." The Saktirahasya

says, "The word Bhaga is derived from the root bhaj to worship; she

who is worshipped by all Devas and she blesses them, hence she is

called Bhagavati."

 

BhAskararAya's Commentary

Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry.