LALITHA SAHASRANAMAM 631 - 636.

Divya-gandhadhya (631)

She is endowed with divine fragrance. This fragrance is possible from three sources. Her form itself is full of fragrance. She is surrounded by demigods and goddesses who have natural fragrance. Their natural fragrance in combination with Her divine fragrance diffuses across the worlds. Men worship Her with sandal and other fragrant materials. The fragrance thus offered by Her devotees imbues to all the worlds.

When someone mediates on Her with great devotion, at the peak of meditation a pleasant fragrance emanates from him making his surrounding fragrant. For this one needs to transcend his thought level. Patanjali yoga sutra talks about transcending sensory perceptions (III.42). Every sensory perception has its own process and limitations. If one is able to transcend that limit, that particular sensory perception linked with mind and consciousness takes him beyond his perceptions.

Sindura-tilakanchita (632)

She is adorned with vermillion mark on Her forehead. This nama also means that She is surrounded by she elephants. Vermillion mark is a sign of auspiciousness.

Uma (633)

Her name is Uma. She is the wife of Maheswara and is known as Uma Maheswara. She was born to Himavan, the king of mountains and his wife Mena. She started Her penance at the age of five to attain Maheshwara (Shiva) as Her husband.

Shiva Sutra I.13 says ‘Iccha shakthir uma kumari’. Here Uma means splendour of Shiva. One’s will power in constant commune with Shiva is also known as Uma. The ever present “I” consciousness of Shiva which is free in knowing and doing all acts is known as Uma.

Uma is the combination of three letters of OM – U + M + A, the pranava. U refers to creation, M refers to destruction and A refers to sustenance. Therefore Uma also means the three acts of the Brahman. Lingapurana (133.44) says ‘the goddess is the mother of worlds’. Lingapurana further says “The goddess born of Rudra’s body rebuked Daksha and was born as Uma, the daughter of Himavan. She is bowed to by all the worlds. Let her try to captivate the mind of Rudra by means of her beauty. Through their union Lord Skanda will be born.”

The anahat sound of heart chakra is also known as Uma.

Uma is also known as Shakthi pranava (‘eem’ is also known as Shakthi pranava).

Six year old girl is known as Uma.

Kena Upanishad III.11 says ‘bahushobhamanam umam haimavatim’ which means a woman wearing many ornaments. She is the combination of self-knowledge, splendour and grandeur.

Shailendra-tanaya (634)

Daughter of king of mountains, Himavan. Mountain is immovable. She is pure ‘chaitanya’. Chaitanya means pure consciousness. Pure consciousness arises out of pure knowledge. This is called fourth state of ‘turiya’ state. This nama indirectly says that even in immovable, the Brahman dwells.

Gauri (635)

She is in golden colour, a combination of white and yellow. It is said that when She was born Her complexion looked like combined colour of conch, jasmine flower and moon. Not only they are whitish yellow in colour, but they are considered highly auspicious objects.

Varuna’s (god of waters) wife is also known as Gauri.

A ten year old girl is known as Gauri.

Gandharva-sevita (636)

Lingapurana refers to twelve excellent gandharvas. Their names are 1. Tumburu, 2. Narada, 3. Haha, 4. Huhu, 5. Vishvavasu, 6. Ugrasena, 7. Surugi, 8. Paravasu, 9. Citrasena, 10. Urnayu, 11. Dhrtarastra and 12. Suryavarcas. They are celestial songsters. Lalitha Trisati nama 177. ‘Haha huhu kuka studaya’ says that She is worshipped by gandharvas Haha and Huhu. They worship the sun by means of their songs. Out of the twelve ghandarvas, two of them are active in each month. They are also subjected to miseries. They worship Her.