LalithA SahasranAma [570] maitryAdivAsanAlabhyA

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maitryAdivAsanAlabhyA : To be attained by the idea of cheerfulness,

etc.

 

There are four ideas, namely friendship, compassion, complacency and

indifference; these apply respectively to the happy, the miserable,

the virtuous, and the sinful. These are explained in the Vi. BhAg.

Pr. These purify the mind. The wise say [MAgha, IV. 55}, "They,

whose minds are purified by friendship, etc. removing their sorrow

and who obtaining here [ in this body] the seed of Yoga, and

attaining glory by discriminating Purusa from sattva [matter] and

who remaining in samAdhi [ the highest state of meditation], desire

to transcend even that state" Refer to Yoga-Sutra also [i.33]. The

Commentator RAjamArtAnda says, "happiness, etc." indicates the

persons who are happy, etc.

 

 

BhAskararAya's Commentary

Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry

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She can be attained through good tendencies, such as Maitri

(friendship), etc.

 

What does this mean? The Yoga Sutras teach, "maitri-muditA-karunA

upeksAnAm sukha-duHkha-punyApunya -- visayAnAm bhAvanatachitta

prasAdanam": (1) Friendship with those who are happy without being

envious, (2) compassion for those who are suffering, (3) gladness to

see the righteous, and (4) overlooking or not mindful of the sinful:

These four tendencies (or vAsanAs) contribute to clarity of mind.

 

It is only such a mind that can have a vision of Devi.

 

- Dr. C. Suryanarayana Murthy, Commentary on the Sri Lalita

Sahasranama, 1962

 

 

 

 

 

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

wrote:

>

>

> maitryAdivAsanAlabhyA : To be attained by the idea of

cheerfulness,

> etc.

>

> There are four ideas, namely friendship, compassion, complacency

and

> indifference; these apply respectively to the happy, the

miserable,

> the virtuous, and the sinful. These are explained in the Vi. BhAg.

> Pr. These purify the mind. The wise say [MAgha, IV. 55}, "They,

> whose minds are purified by friendship, etc. removing their sorrow

> and who obtaining here [ in this body] the seed of Yoga, and

> attaining glory by discriminating Purusa from sattva [matter] and

> who remaining in samAdhi [ the highest state of meditation],

desire

> to transcend even that state" Refer to Yoga-Sutra also [i.33]. The

> Commentator RAjamArtAnda says, "happiness, etc." indicates the

> persons who are happy, etc.

>

>

> BhAskararAya's Commentary

> Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry

>