LalithA SahasranAma [403] mahAkAmesanayanakumudAhlAdakaumudi

[Guest guest]

mahAkAmesanayanakumudAhlAdakaumudi : The moonlight which gladdens

the Kumuda flowers of the eyes of MahAkAmesa.

 

Kaumudi [moonlight] may mean the full moon of the month,

Karttika.The Yadava says, "Kumuda [neu] means water lily, red lotus,

and [in masc.] ape. Kaumuda means the month Karttika and Kaumudi,

the moon of that month."

 

Or, ku, inferior, mud, pleasure, kaumuda are those who long for

worldly pleasures. They are called inferior beacus [their pleasures]

are mixed with pain and for other reasons. So Kaumuda means a

misearable one. The Sasvata and Visva say, "kaumut means inferior

men and water-lily." A, full, hlAda, joy, ie. Salvation. A man

attains that stage by being led [nayana] to MahAkAmesa. Kaumudi,

light. The Meaning is that she becomes, out of pity, light, as it

were, to them who are blind in world pursuits.

 

 

 

BhAskararAya's Commentary

Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry

[Guest guest]

"MahA-kAmesanayana-kamudAhlAda-kaumudi" means 'like the moonlight to

the water lily.' She is thoroughly pleasing to the eye of mahA-

kAmesa, i.e. Siva. He thoroughly enjoys Her vision. Her creation is

His LIla, or pleasure.

 

"MahA-kAmesa also means Brahma-JNAni. She grants him the unbroken

bliss of kaivalya."

 

- Dr. C. Suryanarayana Murthy, Commenary, 1962

 

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

wrote:

>

> mahAkAmesanayanakumudAhlAdakaumudi : The moonlight which gladdens

> the Kumuda flowers of the eyes of MahAkAmesa.

>

> Kaumudi [moonlight] may mean the full moon of the month,

> Karttika.The Yadava says, "Kumuda [neu] means water lily, red

lotus,

> and [in masc.] ape. Kaumuda means the month Karttika and Kaumudi,

> the moon of that month."

>

> Or, ku, inferior, mud, pleasure, kaumuda are those who long for

> worldly pleasures. They are called inferior beacus [their

pleasures]

> are mixed with pain and for other reasons. So Kaumuda means a

> misearable one. The Sasvata and Visva say, "kaumut means inferior

> men and water-lily." A, full, hlAda, joy, ie. Salvation. A man

> attains that stage by being led [nayana] to MahAkAmesa. Kaumudi,

> light. The Meaning is that she becomes, out of pity, light, as it

> were, to them who are blind in world pursuits.

>

>

>

> BhAskararAya's Commentary

> Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry