LalithA SahasranAma [656] yogAnandA

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yogAnandA : Yoga, the common essence of Siva and Sakti; that alone

is her bliss.

 

Or, YogAnanda is called Yoga sleep, because bliss chiefly pervades

in sleep. That state belongs to Devi. The Harivamsa says, "She who

is a mass of bliss and is known in the world as sleep... Even among

the gods none supported her except NArAtana. She is the companion of

SadAsiva,MAyA, the mother of Visnu, unborn; she is ever in the

presence of NArAyana [thus causing him to sleep], the lotus-eyed,

she attends people for a short time, and greatly confuses [them]"

 

or YogAnanad means Nrsima [man-lion[ of the name.

 

According to some this name should be divided into two, namely ayogA

and nandA. Ayoga, without attachment. the Sruti [br. Up. III. 9. 26]

"The unattached is never attached. " or, she is aya, mountain, ie

immovable like a mountain, Or, aya, good actions, u, Siva, ga, to go

[ie she leads one to Siva by good actions]

 

NandA, the GangA by name AlakanandA. Or, NandA, the deity of the

first, sixth and eleventh days [of lunar fortnights].

 

Accordingto the MArk. Pr., nandA means a certain incarnation of

Devi, who was born as the daughter of the shepeherd Nanda. Or the

river Sarasvati is called NandA in a certain place. For the PAdma

Pr. says, "[sarasvati] is called NandA at the foot of the Himavat

mountains;" or NandA is a certain river which flows near the puskara

[lake]. The PAdma Pr., Puskara Khanda, says, "Even one who does not

go to the river called NandA, the daughter of BrahmA, having clear

and turbid waters, broad, flowing to the south, if one merely

repeats its name, will obtain happines while living and will move in

the ether after death".

 

The varahA Pr gives definitaion of the name thus :"Having

established Devi in the Himavat mountain, the Devas returned as they

came. As she was joyful after the establishment she was called NandA

[joyous]". The Devi Pr., "She rejoices [NandA] in the heaven or

resides in the nandana [celestial] garden, or in the holy Himavat

Mountain, hence she is called NandA." The VarAha Pr. sets forth the

nature of that deity. "Gayatri with eight arms who fought with the

daitya, Caitra, herself became NandA in order to accomplish the

actions of the Devas; and she who, in th eSvAtambhuva cycle, killed

in the Mandara Mountain, the daitya, Mahisa who afterwards became

the daitya, Caitra, the very strong and powerful one who was slain

by NandA in the Vindhya mountain. That devi is JNAnasakti. Mahisa is

in the form of ajNAna. AjNAna is always dispelled by JNAna.

 

 

 

BhAskararAya's Commentary

Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry

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She is the bliss resulting from Yoga; the bliss of the turIya state.

 

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

Sahasranama, 1962.

 

 

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

wrote:

>

>

> yogAnandA : Yoga, the common essence of Siva and Sakti; that alone

> is her bliss.

>

> Or, YogAnanda is called Yoga sleep, because bliss chiefly pervades

> in sleep. That state belongs to Devi. The Harivamsa says, "She who

> is a mass of bliss and is known in the world as sleep... Even

among

> the gods none supported her except NArAtana. She is the companion

of

> SadAsiva,MAyA, the mother of Visnu, unborn; she is ever in the

> presence of NArAyana [thus causing him to sleep], the lotus-eyed,

> she attends people for a short time, and greatly confuses [them]"

>

> or YogAnanad means Nrsima [man-lion[ of the name.

>

> According to some this name should be divided into two, namely

ayogA

> and nandA. Ayoga, without attachment. the Sruti [br. Up. III. 9. 26]

> "The unattached is never attached. " or, she is aya, mountain, ie

> immovable like a mountain, Or, aya, good actions, u, Siva, ga, to

go

> [ie she leads one to Siva by good actions]

>

> NandA, the GangA by name AlakanandA. Or, NandA, the deity of the

> first, sixth and eleventh days [of lunar fortnights].

>

> Accordingto the MArk. Pr., nandA means a certain incarnation of

> Devi, who was born as the daughter of the shepeherd Nanda. Or the

> river Sarasvati is called NandA in a certain place. For the PAdma

> Pr. says, "[sarasvati] is called NandA at the foot of the Himavat

> mountains;" or NandA is a certain river which flows near the

puskara

> [lake]. The PAdma Pr., Puskara Khanda, says, "Even one who does not

> go to the river called NandA, the daughter of BrahmA, having clear

> and turbid waters, broad, flowing to the south, if one merely

> repeats its name, will obtain happines while living and will move

in

> the ether after death".

>

> The varahA Pr gives definitaion of the name thus :"Having

> established Devi in the Himavat mountain, the Devas returned as

they

> came. As she was joyful after the establishment she was called

NandA

> [joyous]". The Devi Pr., "She rejoices [NandA] in the heaven or

> resides in the nandana [celestial] garden, or in the holy Himavat

> Mountain, hence she is called NandA." The VarAha Pr. sets forth the

> nature of that deity. "Gayatri with eight arms who fought with the

> daitya, Caitra, herself became NandA in order to accomplish the

> actions of the Devas; and she who, in th eSvAtambhuva cycle, killed

> in the Mandara Mountain, the daitya, Mahisa who afterwards became

> the daitya, Caitra, the very strong and powerful one who was slain

> by NandA in the Vindhya mountain. That devi is JNAnasakti. Mahisa

is

> in the form of ajNAna. AjNAna is always dispelled by JNAna.

>

>

>

> BhAskararAya's Commentary

> Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry

>