SHREESOOKTA -4

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Niruktasaara says:

knowledge,wealth,contentment,health,prosperity and victory are her

qualities.<br><br>" Ma aavaha

" :<br> "ma" means "for me" or "for fulling all my

desires". "aavaha" means to send invitation.We are seeking

agni's help to invte the grace called lakshmi.<br>

"Hiranyavarnaam" :<br> hiranys means gold. It originates from

dhatu "harya" meaning to shineand "hri" meaning to

captivate.gold is the best of dhatus due to it's lustre.Other

metals belong to paarthiva(earth)category.But gold. due

to it's shine,is classified under taijas(fire)

category.Thus,indication here is f lakshmi being superior to other deities

and as precious and beautiful as gold.<br> "harineem"

:<br> means female deer.Deer is known for its golden

lustrous complexion,and is extremely

fast,unstable(chancala) and difficult to capture.Same applies to

lakshmi.<br> In brahmavaivartha purana,is story : When shiva

destroys daksha's sacrifice,yagnapurusha assumes the form

of a deer and tries to run away, ut maha kala rudra

holds him in his hand.Yagnapurusha is indeed

vishnu(dharmasya prabhurachyuthaha....vide

vishnusahasranaamam...uttara phala sruthi) and his vaishnavi shakthi is

lakshmi, who is also of the frm of a deer asher

eternalconsort. Also harini means one who resides in hari's

heart.<br> It also indicates haridra or turmeric which is

very sared to goddess. Devi is worshipped as durga,

whose form is crafted in turmericroot.Thisis called

haridraa gauri vratham(details in bhagavatha).This goddess

is said to have given birth to the popular tantric

form of ganesha called haridra ganapathi(whose details

are in aakasha bhairava kalpa).<br>

"suvarnarajatasrajaam " : <br> sraja means neckalce.she wears golden

and silver neckalce.a nw lotus has reddish yellow and

white hues. Thus here a lotus maala is also

ndicated.This is well described in Lakshmihridaya of

athrvanaveda. also, gold means vowels and silver

consonants.Hence she wears akshamaala or a necklace of

letters(maatrikaas),being the embodiment of all mantras.Thus Lalitha is

righly called Maatrikaa parameshwari

andsarvamantramayyee i nithya shodashikaarnava.

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