Sri Lalita Trishati (9. karuNAmr^ita sAgarA)

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9. karuNAmr^ita sAgarA

She who is an ocean of nectar like compassion

 

SHE is the ocean of nectar of kindness. karuNa is compassion. Out of HER

compassion, which is amR^ita, SHE gives release or mokSha. SHE is compared

to an ocean of amR^ita; While HERSELF being amR^ita, through the clouds

that drink amR^ita, SHE rains that amR^ita again over the world and

revivifies them. brahmavit brahmaiva bhavati (Mu-U), one who knows

brahman becomes brahman. brahavidApnoti paraM (Ta-U 2-1)one who knows

brahman attains the ultimate. Hence SHE is HERSELF amR^ita.

labhate cha tataH kAmanmayaiva vihitAn hitAn (Bh-G) - Afterwords, he

obtains from ME, his wishes as ordained by ME. According to the above, SHE

rewards, suitably, all actions and worship of devotees through their

respective deities and ensures such rewards to devotees, just as ocean

through clouds rains life giving amR^ita to the worlds. Hence SHE is

compared to the ocean of kindness.

 

karuNa is the is the mental attitude of looking after the devotees. Like

amR^ita, it revivifies all. As being the infinite basis of that karuNa,

SHE is compared to an ocean; or the name refers to the progeny of sAgara

dynasty who attained eternal fame and brahmaloka by HER grace. Or the name

means bhAgirathI, HER compassion like bhAgirathi gives immortality to the

ocean.

 

AUM karuNAmR^itasAgarAyai namaH