Friday, January 15, 2016

PREAMBLE - 2 (contd.)

औम् ह्रीम् श्रीदेवी नमः
13 January 2016
The श्री ललिता सहस्रनाम (śrī lalitā sahasranāma) is in the ललितोपाख्यान (lalitopākhyāna) of the उत्तर कान्दा (uttara kāndā) of the स्रीमद् ब्रह्मान्ड पुरान (srīmad brahmānḍa purāna). The śrī lalitopākhyāna contains divisions like मन्त्र कान्ड (mantra kānḍa),पूजा कान्ड (pūjā kānḍa),पुरश्चरण कान्ड (puraścaraṇa kānḍa),होम कान्ड (homa kānḍa),रहस्य कान्ड (rahasya kānḍa) and स्तोत्र कान्दा (stotra kāndā). The śrī lalitā sahasranāma occurs in the stotra kāndā.
It is said that the eight वाग्देवी (vāgdevī-s) compiled the śrī lalitā sahasranāma in order ordered by श्रीदेवी (śrīdevī) Herself. The vāgdevī-s are only the speech form of śrīdevī.
The eight vāg devī-s are: वाशिनी (vāsini), कामेश्वरी (kāmeśvari), मोधिनी (modhinī), विमला (vimalā), अरुना (arunā),जैनी (jainī), सर्वेश्वरी (sarveśvarī) and कोउलिनी (koulinī).
As to the question as to why śrīdevī Herself would order the vāgdevī-s to compose the sahasranāma elucidating Her glory, one interpretation is as follows. It means that without Her grace, it would not be possible to understand the sublime beauty of the śrī lalitā sahasranāma.
औम् ह्रीम् श्रीदेवी नमः

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