LalithA SahasranAma [812] paramantravibhedinI

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She destroys inimical forces directed against Her devotees.

 

(There are 12 great devotees -- beginning with Manu and ending with

Durvasa -- who practiced the Pancadasi Mantra in their own

respective ways, and who thereby pierced through the Mantra to the

feet of Sri Lalita and realized Her grace. That is what this nAma

refers to.)

 

- Dr. C. Suryanarayana Murthy, Commentary on the Sri Lalita

Sahasranama, 1962

 

 

 

, "NMadasamy"

<ashwini_puralasamy wrote:

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> paramantravibhedinI : Destroyer of hostile charms.

>

> Para, those who hate her devotees, ie kings; mantra, certain

energies

> which are included in the three energies, namely the energy of

> lordship [prabhusakti], council [mantra-sakti] and armed force

> [utsAhasakti]

>

> or, para, by enemies, mantra, the magical charms, or the mantras

of

> the magical weapons. The Harivamsa, when Indra sends words about

> Pradyumna, says, "To destroy that weapons you must now remember

Devi"

>

> or, para, superior, mantra, the fifteen-syllabled mantra,

vibhedini,

> [she] divides into twelve kinds. For it is said in the

Tantras "manu,

> candra, kubera, LopAmundrA, Manmatha, Agastya, Agni, SUrya, Nandi,

> Skanda, Siva and KrodhabhattAraka [DurvAsas], these twelve are the

> devotees of Devi"

>

> Para, superior, mantr, those who meditate [on Devi], avi their

sins,

> bhedini, destroys. The Linga Pr. says, "The word avi in the

scriptures

> means sins, say the BrAhmanas. It is called avimukta [freed from

sins]

> because it is freed from that [sin] and freed from illusion"

>

>

>

> BhAskararAya's Commentary

> Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry.

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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