Sri Lalita Trishati (140. sarvAbhUShaNabhUShitA)

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|| AUM mahAgaNapataye namaH ||

|| AUM shrI shan.karAchAryavaryAya namaH ||

|| AUM shrImAtre namaH ||

 

140. sarvAbhUShaNabhUShitA

She who is adorned by all the ornaments.

 

Whatever objects that are secured by all the living beings for

their enjoyments, like food, ornaments, etc., it is SHE who is

adorned with all those for HER pleasure.

 

SHE is the Self of all deities worshipped by bhakta-s. Whatever

ornaments and other services offered to these respective deities,

they all really adorn HER. All devotees, attributes HER presence

in the image by adorning its limbs. SHE is like an empress who

has everything and SHE is uninvolved and passive in this process.

 

Or many different ornaments are worn by HER upAdhis, such as

elephants, horses, etc. In every place, at all times and in all

worlds, SHE alone is the basis of all these upAdhi-s. And in

different forms, SHE wears them all in unconcerned manner.

 

This name can be interpreted in another way as well. bhUShaNa

means praise of HER excellence. And sarva bhUShaNa means

superlative praise of HER grandeur, that is, the mahAvAkya-s of

vedAnta. By implication, SHE is said to be adorned with them as

their only meaning. It means, SHE is the conclusion expressed by

all of them as their goal.

 

AUM sarvabhUShaNabhUShitAyai namaH