LalithA SahasranAma [957] dhanyA

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Fortune

 

or possessing wealth. Or dhanya is a certain Yogini as mentioned in

the Jyotisa-sastra, namely MangalA, PingalA, DhanyA; or dhanta :

there are four kinds of thoughts which arise in the last stage

[caramakAlina] which are Arta, raudra, dhanya and sukla. The Bh.

Utta. Pr. says, "Those who know, say that Arta is the meditation

which arises through illusion, the desire to possess dominion,

pleasure, beds, seats, women, scents, garlands, jewels, cloths and

ornaments. "

 

"Raudra is said by the wise to be that meditation, in which arises

desire and not indifference, though he had [experience from] wounds,

fire, beating, cruelty, bodily injury, breaking limbs,

etc." "Dhanya is said by the wise to be that meditation in which

arises a though by the following of the meaning of the Upanisads

[sUtra], and by the performance of great vows, etc. about the causes

of bondage and liberation and going and coming [reincarnation], and

of the tranquility of the five senses, and compassion in all

beings". "Sukla is said by the wise to be that meditation in which

by practice of Yoga which destroys the constructive imagination the

senses are not tainted by material objects, the inner Self is fixed

on its unity with one reality [brahman]." The result of the above

four is thus set forth in the same Pr. "The man who practises Arta

becomes tiryak, an animal or a mineral; he of raudra descends lower;

the one of dhanya goes to the Devas, and attains good results; and

one of sukla is freed from [future] births.

 

Therefore in meditation the wise man should cultivate the sukla

state which removes the pain of re-birth, beneficial, enables one to

cross the ocean of existence and which calms passion"

 

 

BhAskararAya's Commentary

Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry.

 

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1. She is blessed, i.e., as the daughter of Himavat and the bride of Siva.

 

2. She is wealthy.

 

3. She embodies that attitude of mind one obtains by pondering the

meaning of the Upanisads and performing such vratas as Upavasa, etc.

 

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

Sahasranama, 1962

 

 

 

, "NMadasamy"

<ashwini_puralasamy wrote:

>

>

> Fortune

>

> or possessing wealth. Or dhanya is a certain Yogini as mentioned in

> the Jyotisa-sastra, namely MangalA, PingalA, DhanyA; or dhanta :

> there are four kinds of thoughts which arise in the last stage

> [caramakAlina] which are Arta, raudra, dhanya and sukla. The Bh.

> Utta. Pr. says, "Those who know, say that Arta is the meditation

> which arises through illusion, the desire to possess dominion,

> pleasure, beds, seats, women, scents, garlands, jewels, cloths and

> ornaments. "

>

> "Raudra is said by the wise to be that meditation, in which arises

> desire and not indifference, though he had [experience from] wounds,

> fire, beating, cruelty, bodily injury, breaking limbs,

> etc." "Dhanya is said by the wise to be that meditation in which

> arises a though by the following of the meaning of the Upanisads

> [sUtra], and by the performance of great vows, etc. about the causes

> of bondage and liberation and going and coming [reincarnation], and

> of the tranquility of the five senses, and compassion in all

> beings". "Sukla is said by the wise to be that meditation in which

> by practice of Yoga which destroys the constructive imagination the

> senses are not tainted by material objects, the inner Self is fixed

> on its unity with one reality [brahman]." The result of the above

> four is thus set forth in the same Pr. "The man who practises Arta

> becomes tiryak, an animal or a mineral; he of raudra descends lower;

> the one of dhanya goes to the Devas, and attains good results; and

> one of sukla is freed from [future] births.

>

> Therefore in meditation the wise man should cultivate the sukla

> state which removes the pain of re-birth, beneficial, enables one to

> cross the ocean of existence and which calms passion"

>

>

> BhAskararAya's Commentary

> Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry.

>

> Lalitha Sahasranama with commentaries now in SS homepage. See link

> http://shaktisadhana.50megs.com/Newhomepage/sadhana/Commentaries.html

>