Friday, October 2, 2009

Lalita Sahasranama # 3

Srimadsimhasaneshwari

1) Srimaccha tatsimhasanamcca Tasyasevari - The great queen on the Lion throne

2) Simhaabinamasanamiti simhasanam tasyesvari - simha=lion. goddess seated on the lion
also simavahini

3) simha = himsarthakah:

simha is derived from the root himsa - which means to destroy and asana derived from the root "as" which means driving out and Isvari means powerful. The collective meaning of these two words mean total annihilation. So she is the powerful goddess who destroys the universe

4) Simhasanam (simhasana mantranam) + Isvari

There are 5 Simhasana mantras and she is the presiding deity of these simhasana mantra

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