Saturday, July 3, 2010

Lalita Sahasranama # 278

Padmasana

1) Brahmarupatvat
She is the form of Brahma, who is seated on the Lotus. The Goddess is identical with him
2) padmam eva asanam (=pitham) yasyah sa
She whose seat is the lotus
The lotus has prakrtis for leaves, the categories for filaments and knowledge for the stalk. Such a lotus is her seat.
3) Padmam (=laksmim) sanati (=bhaktebhyo dadati) sa
Here the word padma means lakshmi and sanati means confers. Thus the name means She who confers wealth upon her devotees.
4) The word padma means padmasura daitya and san means to kill. She is the killer of Padmasura
5) Padma also means bindu. So one who is seated on the bindu ( in Sri yantra)

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