Sri Lalita Trishati (124. sarvamaN^galA)

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124. sarvamaN^galA

She whose form is all auspiciousness.

 

sachchiNmayaH shivaH sAkShAt.h tasyAnandamayI shivA, according to

this shiva is sat and chit, and shivA is Ananda. SHE is the

unalloyed bliss. The word maN^gala can denote the joy that arises

from auspiciousness of a woman, and sarva maN^gala denotes all

that joy. SHE as sachchidAnanda is that joy. All beings in the

live depending on the speck of that bliss, according to

bR^ihadAraNyaka upanishad. The name sarvamaN^gala denotes HER as

the pure bliss of brahman.

 

Remembering HER name, all the inauspiciousness is destroyed

and a stream of auspiciousness is produced, that is why brahman

is called maN^galam. brahman is the basis for all the auspicious

things and brahman is the most auspicious one, hence brahman is

called maN^galam. SHE as brahman is known as sarvamaN^galA.

 

Also the word sarva connotes Lord Siva and to Him She is certainly

the most beloved, in fact She is half of Him and so auspicious to

Him. Also, maN^gala denotes woman and all women are the

manifestations of the Mother Goddess. Recall here the words of

Devi bhAgavatam: striyAs-samastAs-sakalA jagatsu : "She is

auspicious to all because women are generally auspicious to all".

 

AUM sarvamaN^galAyai namaH