What is the significance of lalitha sahasranama?

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can someone tell about the characters and importance of the beautiful

poem lalitha sahasranama. what all are the peculiarities of that great

stotra? shall we discuss please?

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Lalita trishati and lalitaa sahasranaama are dialogues betweenthe sage Agastya and the god Hayagriva\footnote{Pronounced as hayagriiva}.Hayagriva is the incarnation of VishhNu who assumed the form of a horseto kill a demon by the same name. Agastya was a sage of great renown, who is immortalized as a star in the celestial heavens(one of the seven Rishi-s, saptarshhi or Ursa Major).He is the patron saint of Tamilnadu being a founder of a system of medicine called Siddha, and also having drunk the whole ocean in his kamaNDalum. According to yAska'sNirukta, Agastya is the half-brother of the great sage, VasishTha.

Among the 18 puraaNas, brahmANDa-purANa is well known for the extolation of Lalita. It explains in detail the appearance of the Goddess Lalita to save the world from the clutches of the demon bhaNDAsura. There are three important sub-texts in this purANa.

The first of these texts is Lalitopaakhyaana, consisting of 45chapters and is found in the last section of the purANa. Thelast five chapters are especially well known. They extol thegreatness of the Divine mother, the significance of the mantraof the goddess (shoDashAksharii-vidyA), the various mudras andpostures to be practiced, meditations, initiations etc., andthe mystical placement of the deities involved in Shri Chakra.The next text is the lalitaa trishati in which 300 names of thegoddess is featured. There is a well known commentary on thiswork by Adi Shankaraachaarya.The third text is the celebrated Lalitaa sahasranaama, whichconsists of 320 verses in three chapters. The first chapter is51 verses, and relates that the 1000 names of Lalitaa wererecited by various devatas as commanded by the goddess herself.This chapter also explains that the verses are in anushhTupchhaNDaH(metre known as anushhTup)and that the deity Lalita is invoked in three kUTas(vaagbhava, kAmarAja, and shakti). The second chapter of thetext contains the thousand names of the goddess in 182 1/2verses (which is transliterated below). The third and finalchapter is 86 1/2 verses long and enumerates the benefitsaccrued by reciting these one thousand names of the Goddess.This is mainly to encourage people to recite the names withconcentration to achieve, if not anything else, a peace of mind.The above is written by: Balasubramaniam santhanam , "vidyalakshmiac" <vidyalakshmiac wrote:>> can someone tell about the characters and importance of the beautiful > poem lalitha sahasranama. what all are the peculiarities of that great > stotra? shall we discuss please?>

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Namaskaram...

Firstly i will not define the Lalita Sahasranamam as a simple POEM

(No offense meant :-)..

It is very powerful in spirit and mantra

The construction of the Lalitha Sahasranamam is based on a concept

called esoteric sounds (Also known as Mantras)...

 

The Lalita Sahasranama is held as a sacred text for the worship of

the Divine Mother, Lalita (and is also used in the worship of Durga ,

Kali, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Bhagavathi, etc.. It is a principal text of

Shakta worshippers. Lalita Sahasranama names the various attributes

of the Divine Mother, and all these names are organised in the form

of a hymn. This Sahasranamam is used in various modes for the worship

of the Divine Mother. Some of the modes of worship are Parayana

(Recitations), Archana , Homa etc.

 

Lalita Sahasranama is famous for the internal organization of its

text and the rhythmic sound vibrations associated with its verbal

audio recitation that its rendering can produce. Usually, in a

sahasranama, if the same name repeats, the commentators use their

scholarship and inspiration to give different meanings to different

occurrences of the same name. Lalita sahasranma has the unique

distinction, among all the sahasranamas, of not repeating even a

single name. Further, in order to maintain the metre, sahasranamas

use the artifice of adding words like tu, api, ca, and hi, which are

only conjunctions not necessarily needed for the meaning except in

rare cases of interpretation. Lalita sahasranama has again the unique

distinction of not having even a single such innocuous word in its

texture.

 

Every letter and word of the Lalita Sahasranamam is protected from

interpolation, mutilation etc. through axioms called CHALARNA SUTRAS

or PARIBHASHA SUTRAS in a manner similar to as the Vedas are

protected through various methods like - padam, kramam, ghanam etc.

The pronunciation of individual words is to be done with care to

ensure that there is no distortions in the meaning of the words . The

whole hymn is a string of Mantras with hidden esoteric meanings. The

sahasranama is an esoteric text and many meanings are attributable to

each of these names;as many as sixteen meanings are known to be

applicble for some names.

 

Regular chanting of Sree Lalitha Sahasranama will ward off premature

death, will provide a long and contended healthy life, will give

relief to fever and headache.

Through the regular chanting of Sree Lalitha Sahasra namam, the

atmosphere will be purified. Each nerve in our body will be

invigorated and subtle energies will be awakened in the person.

It is said that if a person consumes ghee, which is kept while

chanting Sree Lalitha Sahasra namam, he will be cured of impotency

and will have children.

This hymn may be recied instead of various expiatory rituals.

Devi is believed to protect those who recite this hymn daily from

dangers and from attacks by enemies.

Daily recitation of the Sahasranama is believed to augment

prosperity, eloquence and fame.

Recitation on every Friday of a week for prosperity.

The Practice of chanting the Sahasranama is open to all and not

restricted to any particular denomination or caste or creed who are

who have faith and devotion for worship of the Devi.

There are many Sahasranamas dedicated to Devi including Gangastava,

Bhavanistava, Gayatristava, Kalistava, Lakshmistava, Sarasvatistava,

Rajarajeshvaristava, Balastava, Syamalastava and Lalitastava. Of

these Lalita Sahasranama is held the sacred to Lalita Devi and Shakti

Worship.

 

Hope this information helps.

 

Regards,

Ravi.

" Sarva Mangala Maangalye Shive Sarvaartha Saadhikke, Sharanye

Thriyambakke Devi Naraayani Namosthuthe "

 

, " vidyalakshmiac "

<vidyalakshmiac wrote:

>

> can someone tell about the characters and importance of the

beautiful

> poem lalitha sahasranama. what all are the peculiarities of that

great

> stotra? shall we discuss please?

>

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Thanks for it, actually I was searching for getting an idea about lalitha sahasranama.Ravi <ravindra_kumarp wrote: Namaskaram...Firstly i will not define the Lalita Sahasranamam as a simple POEM (No offense meant :-)..It is very powerful in spirit and mantra The construction of the Lalitha Sahasranamam is based on a concept called esoteric sounds (Also known as Mantras)...The Lalita Sahasranama is held as a sacred text for the worship of the Divine Mother, Lalita (and is also

used in the worship of Durga , Kali, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Bhagavathi, etc.. It is a principal text of Shakta worshippers. Lalita Sahasranama names the various attributes of the Divine Mother, and all these names are organised in the form of a hymn. This Sahasranamam is used in various modes for the worship of the Divine Mother. Some of the modes of worship are Parayana(Recitations), Archana , Homa etc.Lalita Sahasranama is famous for the internal organization of its text and the rhythmic sound vibrations associated with its verbal audio recitation that its rendering can produce. Usually, in a sahasranama, if the same name repeats, the commentators use their scholarship and inspiration to give different meanings to different occurrences of the same name. Lalita sahasranma has the unique distinction, among all the sahasranamas, of not repeating even a single name. Further, in order to maintain the metre,

sahasranamas use the artifice of adding words like tu, api, ca, and hi, which are only conjunctions not necessarily needed for the meaning except in rare cases of interpretation. Lalita sahasranama has again the unique distinction of not having even a single such innocuous word in its texture.Every letter and word of the Lalita Sahasranamam is protected from interpolation, mutilation etc. through axioms called CHALARNA SUTRAS or PARIBHASHA SUTRAS in a manner similar to as the Vedas are protected through various methods like - padam, kramam, ghanam etc. The pronunciation of individual words is to be done with care to ensure that there is no distortions in the meaning of the words . The whole hymn is a string of Mantras with hidden esoteric meanings. The sahasranama is an esoteric text and many meanings are attributable to each of these names;as many as sixteen meanings are known to be applicble for some names.

Regular chanting of Sree Lalitha Sahasranama will ward off premature death, will provide a long and contended healthy life, will give relief to fever and headache. Through the regular chanting of Sree Lalitha Sahasra namam, the atmosphere will be purified. Each nerve in our body will be invigorated and subtle energies will be awakened in the person. It is said that if a person consumes ghee, which is kept while chanting Sree Lalitha Sahasra namam, he will be cured of impotency and will have children. This hymn may be recied instead of various expiatory rituals. Devi is believed to protect those who recite this hymn daily from dangers and from attacks by enemies. Daily recitation of the Sahasranama is believed to augment prosperity, eloquence and fame. Recitation on every Friday of a week for prosperity. The Practice of chanting the Sahasranama is open to all and not restricted to any particular

denomination or caste or creed who are who have faith and devotion for worship of the Devi.There are many Sahasranamas dedicated to Devi including Gangastava, Bhavanistava, Gayatristava, Kalistava, Lakshmistava, Sarasvatistava, Rajarajeshvaristava, Balastava, Syamalastava and Lalitastava. Of these Lalita Sahasranama is held the sacred to Lalita Devi and Shakti Worship. Hope this information helps.Regards,Ravi."Sarva Mangala Maangalye Shive Sarvaartha Saadhikke, Sharanye Thriyambakke Devi Naraayani Namosthuthe" , "vidyalakshmiac" <vidyalakshmiac wrote:>> can someone tell about the characters and importance of the beautiful > poem lalitha sahasranama. what all are the peculiarities of that great > stotra? shall we discuss

please?>

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Dears:

The LALITHA or any SAHASRANAMAM are the 1000 names of devi/devan.

The chanting has become a practice today.

Nothing wrong.

BUT see the relevance.

One must feel the happiness in calling devi with 1000 names. When one

like someone they call by varied names. This is natural.

The sahasra namam of devi must come naturaly.

The WRONG CONCEPT of finishing somehow the 1000 names will many

(possible) mistakes is another CRIME.

If one is not too good in the chanting the WRONG meaning of the names

could crop in.

Why call in difficult names.

Call simple names and without counting repeat.

Else why to chant??

All the very best.

Sasneham,

With prayers,

sasi

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Mr.Sasi,

 

It is true that the sahasranamam of devi should come naturally, it is my personal and humble gut feeling that we being layman mediocre souls created by the divine mother, we need her grace even to get to know / chant her divine sahasranamam. The divine mother can be prayed by various means and the scriptures outline different methodologies for the same. If a devotee wishes to pray the divine mother through lalitha sahasranamam, he/she could do it at his/her own interest, but shradha/dedication is the primary factor to decide the mother's grace rather than the sthuthi. Even though the devotee makes mistakes in chanting the same, he can always ask for Kshama Prarthana at the end of recitation. The scriptures say that divine mother is so kind that it is impossible for any human being in this world to make / do any crime / sin.

 

 

Sarveshwari Rakshathu

 

HarekrishnaSV