shrI mInAkShI pa~ncharatnam.h - Verse 1 / Part 1

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udyad.hbhaanu sahasrakoTisadR^ishaaM keyuurahaarojjvalaaM

bimboshhThiiM smitadantapa.nktiruchiraaM piitaambaraalaMkR^itaam.h |

vishhNubrahmasurendrasevitapadaaM tatvasvaruupaaM shivaaM

miinaakshiiM praNato.asmi sa.ntatamahaM kaaruNyavaaraaMnidhim.h || 1||

 

 

The term "udyad.h bhaanu sahasra koTi sadR^ishaaM" means

that ambaaL has the radiance of thousand crore rising Suns.

 

udyat - rising

bhAnu - Sun

sahasra - thousand

koTi - 10 millions

sadR^isha - looking like, similar to

 

 

In this context, one should refer to the name udyadbhAnu

sahasrAbha in shrI lalitAsahasranAmam.h. HER radiance is

compared to rising Sun because it brilliant and beautiful,

but not blinding. The number sahasra koTi ( 10 billions)

indicate that in magnitude it cannot be compared. She is

brilliant but not blinding because She wants Her children to

look at Her glory. She shines, in fact She alone shines. In

Her great presence, the Sun shines not, nor does the Moon,

not even the stars, lightning or fire, everything else

shines because She shines, and their radiance is borrowed

from Her (refer to the shruti, na tatra sUryo bhAti na

chandra tArakam.h nemo vidyuto bhAnti kutoyaM agniH, tvameva

bhAnta anubhAti sarvaM, tasya bhAsa sarvaM idaM vibhAti).

This term explains the true aspect of ambaaL as brahman.

 

 

 

[to be continued]

 

Ravi

 

"What lightning flash glimmers in Thy face Mother

Seeing Thee I am thrilled through and through"

- Paramahansa Yogananda

 

 

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