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1000 Nāmas, 1 Journey | Nama 40 🌺

✨ Nama 40 – mAnikya makuta kAra jAnu-dvaya virajita

Why do the Vāg Devatās compare Lalitha Ma’s knees to magnificent ruby crowns?

As the description of Her Divine form continues, our attention is now drawn to Her knees.

The Vāg Devatās describe Lalitha Ma’s two knees as shining beautifully like magnificent ruby-studded crowns. Pasted markdown.md

Manikya refers to the precious ruby, with its rich red radiance, while makuta is a crown.

What a beautiful comparison.

A crown is associated with majesty, sovereignty and splendour. And here, even Lalitha Ma’s knees possess a beauty worthy of being compared to precious ruby crowns.

Nāma by Nāma, the Sahasranamam allows us to slowly hold Her entire Divine form within our mind, transforming our chanting into dhyAnam.

The next time you chant mAnikya makuta kAra jAnu-dvaya virajita…

visualise Lalitha Ma’s radiant Divine form and may your heart bow before Her with the same love and devotion with which the Vāg Devatās praised Her.

Om Sri Matre Namaha. 🙏

1000 Nāmas, 1 Journey | Nama 39 🌺

✨ Nama 39 – kAmesha jnAta saubhAgya mArda-voru dvayAn vitA

Why do the Vāg Devatās say that only Kameshwara knows the beauty of Lalitha Ma’s thighs?

Lalitha Ma is endowed with a pair of thighs whose true splendour and beauty are known only to Kameshwara. Pasted markdown.md

There is something beautiful about the way this Nāma leaves part of Her Divine form undescribed.

Not every aspect of the Divine can be fully explained, compared or understood through words.

Some beauty remains beyond description.
Some mysteries are known only within the deepest intimacy of the Divine.

And perhaps that is a beautiful reminder for us too.

We do not have to understand everything about Lalitha Ma before we surrender to Her.

The next time you chant kAmesha jnAta saubhAgya mArda-voru dvayAn vitA…

don’t worry about understanding every mystery.

Just keep chanting.

Lalitha Ma will reveal Herself to you in Her own time.

Om Sri Matre Namaha. 🙏

1000 Nāmas, 1 Journey | Nama 38 🌺

✨ Nama 38 – ratha kin-kini kAramya rashanA dAma bhOsh*tA

Why do the Vāg Devatās describe the sound of Lalitha Ma’s waist ornament?

Let’s discover the beautiful imagery hidden in this Nāma.

• ratha – Beautiful, charming
• kin-kini-kA – Sounds of tiny bells
• ramya rashanA – Melodious sound
• dAma – Waist belt or ribbon, what we call arai nan kayiru in Tamil
• bhOsh*tA – Adorned with, beautified by

The Vāg Devatās describe Lalitha Ma as being adorned with a beautiful waist belt decorated with tiny bells that produce a sweet, melodious sound.

Having just described Her radiant crimson garment in the previous Nāma, they now draw our attention to the exquisite waist belt that adorns it.

Every aspect of Lalitha Ma’s Divine form is beauty that is not only seen, but also heard. Pasted markdown.md

The next time you chant ratha kin-kini kAramya rashanA dAma bhOsh*tA…

have this beautiful thought:

May the melodious sound of Lalitha Ma’s kinkini bells fill our lives with positivity, peace and joy.

Om Sri Matre Namaha. 🙏

1000 Nāmas, 1 Journey | Nama 37 🌺

✨ Nama 37 – arunA-runa kausumbha vastra bhAsvat katE tatE

Why do the Vāg Devatās describe the colour of Lalitha Ma’s garment before describing Her hips?

Let’s discover the beautiful symbolism hidden in this Nāma.

• arunA-runa – Double orangish colour, like the colour of the infant sun
• kausumbha – Safflower coloured
• vastra – Garment
• bhAsvat – Shining, radiant
• katE tatE – Hip region

The Vāg Devatās describe Lalitha Ma’s hip region as being adorned with a radiant garment of deep crimson safflower red.

Safflower is sometimes called dyer’s saffron, because of the beautiful saffron-red colour obtained from it.

And this colour carries a deeper significance.

Red is deeply associated with Shakti — Divine energy, love, compassion and auspiciousness.

Draped in this brilliant crimson garment, Lalitha Ma radiates supreme beauty, power and grace.

The next time you chant arunA-runa kausumbha vastra bhAsvat katE tatE…

remember Lalitha Ma as the ever-radiant Divine Shakti.

May Her presence remind us to walk through life with dignity, grace and the inner radiance that comes from the Divine.

Om Sri Matre Namaha. 🙏

1000 Nāmas, 1 Journey | Nama 35 🌺

✨ Nama 35 – lakshya roma latA dhAratA samun-neya madhyamA

Why do the Vāg Devatās describe Lalitha Ma’s slender waist as the support of a delicate creeper?

Let’s understand the beautiful imagery in this Nāma.

• lakshya – Visible, clearly seen
• roma – Fine hair
• latA – Creeper
• dhAratA – Bearing, supporting
• samun-neya – Exquisitely slender, beautifully proportioned
• madhyamA – Waist

She whose exquisitely slender waist appears as the root and support of the delicate creeper-like line of fine hair rising from Her navel.

In the previous Nāma, we saw the beautiful imagery of a delicate creeper arising from Lalitha Ma’s navel.

This Nāma continues that same image.

The fine line is the creeper, and Her beautifully slender waist is described as the support that holds it.

But there is also a gentle spiritual reflection here.

Just as roots quietly support a creeper without drawing attention to themselves, Lalitha Ma quietly supports the entire universe.

Her support is constant, even when we do not see it or consciously recognise it.

The next time you chant lakshya roma latA dhAratA samun-neya madhyamA…

remember that the Divine Mother is always supporting you, even in moments when Her presence may not be immediately visible.

Om Sri Matre Namaha. 🙏

1000 Nāmas, 1 Journey | Nama 34 🌺

✨ Nama 34 – nAbhyala vAla romAli lata phala kuchad vayE

Why does this Nāma compare Lalitha Ma’s Divine form to a graceful creeper?

The imagery is both delicate and deeply beautiful.

• nAbhi – Navel
• AlavAla – Rising from / extending upwards
• romAli latA – A creeper-like fine line of hair
• phala – Fruit
• kucha dvayE – Divine bosom

The fine line rising from Lalitha Ma’s navel is poetically compared to a graceful creeper, with Her Divine bosom described as its beautiful fruits.

But beyond this poetic description of Her Divine form, there is a beautiful spiritual echo in the teachings of Thirumoolar.

He also describes the extraordinary nature of Her relationship with Shiva:

“தாயும் மகளும் நல் தாரமுமாமே.”

She is His Mother, His Daughter and His Divine Consort.

The Divine Mother cannot ultimately be confined to any single relationship or identity.

She is Manonmani, beyond the mind itself, and She is not only the Mother of Shiva, but the Universal Mother of every one of us, nourishing, protecting and sustaining all of creation.

The next time you chant nAbhyala vAla romAli lata phala kuchad vayE…

don’t see only a poetic description of Lalitha Ma’s Divine form.

See the Universal Mother who lovingly nourishes, protects and sustains all of creation.

Om Sri Matre Namaha. 🙏

1000 Nāmas, 1 Journey | Nama 33 🌺

✨ Nama 33 – kAmeshwara prema ratna mani prati panas tanE

What did Lalitha Ma give in return for the precious jewel of Kameshwara’s love?

This Nāma gives us a beautiful image of Divine Love that is never measured or calculated, but only multiplies when it is given.

She whose Divine bosom represents the abundant love She gives in return for the precious jewel of Kameshwara’s love.

kAmeshwara refers to Kameshwara, prema to love, ratna mani to a precious jewel, prati pana to what is given in exchange, and stanE to Her Divine bosom.

A woman’s bosom symbolises nourishment, compassion and unconditional motherly love.

There is a beautiful insight from Sri Radhakrishna Sastrigal in your notes.

When we truly desire something precious, we are often willing to give even more than its value to receive it.

Kameshwara offers Lalitha Ma the priceless jewel of His love, and what does She give in return?

Love in an even greater measure.

Perhaps that is the beauty of true love.

It doesn’t keep accounts.
It doesn’t calculate who gave more.
When love is offered freely, love only expands.

The next time you chant kAmeshwara prema ratna mani prati panas tanE…

reflect on the boundless love shared between Lalitha Ma and Kameshwara, and remember that Divine Love is never diminished by being given. It only multiplies.

Om Sri Matre Namaha. 🙏