LalithA SahasranAma [353] bhaktimatkalpalatikA

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bhaktimatkalpalatikA : The kalpa creeper of the devotees.

 

The Kalpa creeper yields everything desired.

 

Or, Kalpa means imperfect, ie she makes perfect [lit. latA, spread

over] her imperfect devotees.

 

Or, latA, musk, she sheds fragrance on her devotees. According to

Rabhasa, "LatA means heart-pea, musk, jasmine and pani-grass." The

meaning is that she gladdens her imperfect [lit. half] devotees by the

gift of all devotion. This is mentioned in the Saktirahasya :"He who

worships BhavAni irregularly or with imperfect devotion, in the next

birth becomes possessed of regular and perfect devotion."

 

 

 

BhAskararAya's Commentary

Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry

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"[in] Bhaktimat-Kalpa-LatikA, 'kalpa' is the wish-filfilling tree.

{Thus, the meaning is that Devi] fulfils all of Her devotees' wishes

like the Kalpa tree. This also refers to a form of Vedic worship,

according to Chand. Up., which propitiates the Lord. 'Bhakti' means

part of a SAma, which is SAmaveda, and 'Kalpa-LatikA' means a

variety of SAma."

 

- Dr. C. Suryanarayanamurthy, Commentary, 1962

 

 

 

, "NMadasamy" <nmadasamy@s...>

wrote:

>

> bhaktimatkalpalatikA : The kalpa creeper of the devotees.

>

> The Kalpa creeper yields everything desired.

>

> Or, Kalpa means imperfect, ie she makes perfect [lit. latA, spread

> over] her imperfect devotees.

>

> Or, latA, musk, she sheds fragrance on her devotees. According to

> Rabhasa, "LatA means heart-pea, musk, jasmine and pani-grass." The

> meaning is that she gladdens her imperfect [lit. half] devotees by

the

> gift of all devotion. This is mentioned in the Saktirahasya :"He

who

> worships BhavAni irregularly or with imperfect devotion, in the

next

> birth becomes possessed of regular and perfect devotion."

>

>

>

> BhAskararAya's Commentary

> Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry