LALITHA SAHASRANAMAM MEANING 588 - 593.

Trikuta (588) She is in the form of triads. In spirituality there are a number of triads. OM consists of three letters a+u+m. In Gayatri mantra three worlds are mentioned bhu, bhuva, suva. Gods of creation, sustenance and death are known as Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra. Three stages of consciousness awake, dream and deep sleep. Three guans satva, rajas and tamas. Three stages of time past, present and future. Pancchadasi mantra consists of three kutas Agani, surya and chandra. Iccha shakthi, jnana shakthi and kriya shakthies. Triads are associated only with Her. In this nama She is said to be the Lord of creation, sustenance and dissolution. This nama endorses nama 249 ‘Pancha-pretasanasina’. A reference can be made to nama 626 also. Kamakotika (589) The Brahman has two forms. One is Shiva (nirguna Brahman or Brahman without attributes and another is Shakthi (saguna Brahman or Brahman with attributes). The Shivashakthi ikyam form is known as Brahman. Shiva-Shakthi ikyam happens in two forms. One is Shakthi sitting on the lap of Shiva and another is Ardanarishvara form, where one vertical form is Shiva and another is Shakthi. This is referred to in this nama. Lalitha Trisati nama 259 is ‘kamakoti-nilaya’. Here it is meant to mean that She dwells in Sri Chakra. Kataksha-kinkaribhuta-kamala-koti-sevita (590) By Her mere glance She is attended by millions of Lakshmis, the Goddess of wealth. If Lakshmi glances at a person his richness grows. This nama says that Lalithambigai is attended to by countless Lakshmis, signifying Her incomprehensible nature of wealth and prosperity. Shirah-stita (591) She is in the head. Head means the sahasrara at the top of the head. Apart from Shiva and Shakthi, one’s Guru is also worshipped in sahasrara. This nama could also mean that She is the supreme Guru who is worthy of worship in sahasrara. Guru is the one who not only initiates into mantras but also imparts knowledge about the Brahman. A learned guru always makes his disciple to progress in both. Based upon disciple’s progress, guru advises his disciple to gradually move away from rituals to internal exploration, paving way for the ultimate self-realization. No progress in self- realization can be achieved if one continues to be associated with ritualistic worship alone. Only those gurus who are capable of imparting such supreme knowledge about the Brahman are to be worshipped in sahasrara, as sahasrara is the sanctum sanctorum of human body. Chandra-nibha (592) The shine of the moon is visualized just below sahasrara. The visibility of moon is a strong indication to know the progress achieved in kundalini meditation. The third kuta of pancahdasi mantra is chandra kuta. She is like this moon. A reference can also be made to nama 240. Bhalstha (593) She is in the form of the bindu of bija ‘hrim’ in ajna chakra. Hrim bija is formed out of 12 components, out of which three are letters and the rest are subtle modifications of sound. The bindu of bija ‘hrim’ is placed above the alphabet ‘e’. In Sri Chakra, Shiva is in the form of bindu and Shakthi is in the form of innermost triangle.