Guhajanma-bhuh (606)
Guha means hide, conceal or secret. Janmabhuh means the birth place. A soul is born, covered or concealed by avidya or ignorance. These souls are born from Her, the Brahman.
This is explained in Brhadaranyaka Upanishad II.i.20 which says ‘from a fire tiny sparks fly in all directions, so from this Self emanate ........all beings.’ Souls are the tiny sparks and the Self is the Brahman, our own Lalithambigai. This particular angle of creation is elaborated in almost all the Upanishads. If this nama is viewed through the interpretation of the first nama ‘Sri Mata’, the universal mother giving birth to all beings perfectly fits into the teachings of the Upanishads.
Guha also means ‘Lord Subrahmanya’ (Skanda, Muruga, Karttikeya). This nama also could mean that She had given birth to Subrahmanya. Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita that He likes Skanda as the best amongst army leaders.
Deveshi (607)
She is the Iswari for Devas, which means that She is the Supreme among all Gods and Goddesses. She is the source for all divinities.
Dhanda-nitistha (608)
‘Dhanda-niti’ means encumbering those who resort to evil ways and making them to pursue the path of goodness. She punishes those ignorant men who are unwilling to pursue the virtuous path. Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita X.38 ‘I am the rod of punishment’. According to The Bible ‘rod’ means the law of karma. The Bible says “I will fear no evil: thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me (Old Testament. Psalms 23:4).” God administers the universe through the law of karma and those who follow the virtuous path need not worry about the divine punishment. “Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them (The Bible. OT. Job 21:9)” and “how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger” (Job 21:17).
This is the reason for carrying a rod when Judge enters a court hall. This is practiced by several parliaments when a presiding officer enters the parliament. They are the sustainers of justice. In the same way She administers the universe with Her justness (law of karma).
Dhaharakasha-rupini (609)
In the hearts of all beings is Her subtle form. Better interpretations are available in various scriptures.
Katha Upanishad mentions this place as “In this superior space of the heart, present in the cave of the intellect (I.iii.1)”. It further says “Of the size of a thumb, the Brahman resides in the centre of the body (II.i.12)”.
Chandogya Upanishad says “This body is the city of the Brahman. Within it is an abode in the shape of a lotus (meaning heart) and within that there is a small space (Please note the word. It is ‘space’ and not ‘place’. Space is infinite and place is definite). One must search within this space and earnestly desire to know what is there? (Self-realization)”
Brahma Sutra I.iii.14 says ‘daharah’ meaning the small space in the heart. It proceeds to says “That is which is inside, that is sought for, that is surely to be inquired into”, indicating the process for self-realisation.
This nama says that She is in That form (the Brahman), that can only be realized. This nama also reiterates Her status as the Brahman.
Pratipan-mukya-rakantha-tithi-mandala-pujita (610)
‘Pratipad’ means the first lunar day and ‘raka’ means the full moon. In Sri Chakra, She is surrounded by 15 tithi nitya devis, five on each side of the inner most triangle. The bindu, the central point of Sri Chakra, where Shakthi is sitting on the lap of Shiva is covered by this inner most triangle. Each of the lunar day is represented by one tithi nitya devi. In Sri Vidya cult, all these deities are worshipped during ritual worship of Sri Chakra. Lalithambigai is worshipped as ‘maha-nitya’. This interpretation is as per tantra sastras. Tithi mandala is also referred to in Vedas, which mentions 15 names representing 15 days or tithis of waxing moon. In addition to the names of the fifteen deities, Vedas also refer to one more deity by name ‘sada’ which is known as the 16th kala of moon. Moon has sixteen kalas.
A reference can be made to nama 391.
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