Lalita Sahasranama # 337

Vidhatri

1) Vidadhati (=dharayati posayati va jagat) iti vidhatri

She who sustains (or supports) the World.

2) Vidhatuh (=brahmanah) iyam (=patni)

She is the wife of Brahma

3)visista (visesapriti visaya) dhatri (=amalaki) yasyah sa

She who is fond of myrabolans. According to this interpretation vi means 'much' and dhatri means 'myrabolans'.

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Vindhyacalanivasini

vindhyacale nivasati sa

She who dwells on the Vindhya Mountains

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Vedavedya

1) vedaih veda

She who can be known through the four Vedas. Rgveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda and Atharvaveda

2) There are four gates to Her dwelling place, i.e., Cintamani grha (as it is said in the name 57, Cintamanigrhantastha) and without entering them, She cannot be known. So She s Vedavedya

3) She can be known through the four deities of the four Vedas viz., Suddhavidya and other Saubhagya and others. Lopamudra and others and Turiyamba and others who are deities of Rg, Yajur, Atharva and Sama Vedas respectively

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Visvadhika

visvamat (=ksityadisivantat) adhika (=utkrsta)

She who is above (i.e., transcends) the Universe

The word visva means categories beginning with the earth and ending with Siva. Hence, She is that principle which is above the categories

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Varunimadavihvala

varunapriyatvat varuni = kharjurisamaudhbhavo rasah), tasya madena (=panajanyanandena) vihvala (=bahyapadarthavismarana sila)

She who is intoxicated with the date wine

Vihvala = she forgets. She forgets all the external objects and enjoys the internal highest bliss

2) Varunasyeyam varuni (= sasyatiti) = varuniman (sahasraphanah sesah) tadvadavihvala

According to this interpretation, varuni =belonging to the region of Varuna, i.e., Anantanaga (Sesa). She like him is avihvala, not agitated. Just as Varuniman( Sesa) perpetually holds the world without agitation, She is not agitated with her functions

3) varunimantah avihvala yaya sa

Here the word varuni means varuni nadi (by knowing which the devotee reaches the thousand - petaled Lotus and after that becomes completely lost to all external experiences. Hence Varunimantah means who has encountered the varuninadi and become firm (i.e., avihvala) So the name means, by whose grace the person who has conquered varuninadi becomes firm

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Vamanayana

1) Vamani (=sundarani) nayanani (pramanani va) yasyah sa

She who has beautiful eyes

or the word Nayanani means the means of knowledge, i.e., who has fair means of knowledge

2) vamam (=marga visesam) nayatiti

The word vama means left path (i.e., vama -marga) and naya = nayati = leads. Thus the name means she who leads the vama- marga

3) Vamam (=karmajanyaphalam) nayati (=prapayati) iti

She who takes the fruit of action. She leads those who work for good results to the best way.

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Varada

varan datte iti

She who gives boons to Her devotees especially to Brahma and Visnu

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Kadambari Priya

1) kadambari (=uttama madira) saiva priya yasyah sa

She who is fond of the mead

2) Kadambari is a synonym for Sarasvati in lexicon. The adjective, means one to whom Sarasvati is beloved.

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Kanta

1) She who is beautiful

She is called so owing to her beauty

2) Kam (=brahmaiva) antah (=siddantah) yasyah sa

According to this interpretation ka again means Brahman. The Brahman ONLY is the end (i.e., the final form) of the goddess

3) Kanta means the deity of the eleventh night of the dark fortnight

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Kalalapa

1) kala eva alapo (=bhasanam) yasyah sa

Whose conversation is sweet

2) kalah (=manjulah) alapah yasyah sa

Whose speech is sweet. The word kala means sweet and indistinct

3) kam(=brahma), tasya lalavat (=ati sulabah) apah (praptih) yasyah (sakasat)

The word ka here means Brahman, i.e., from whom the attainment of Brahman becomes very natural just like a flow of saliva

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Kalavati

kalah ( catusastisakhyah kalah) santi asyam iti

She who possesses sixty four kalas

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Karunarasasagara

karuna raso yesu = karunarasah, tadrsah sagarah yasyam iti

She in whom the oceans of all compassions rest.

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Jagatikanda

jagatyah kandah (=purnana mulam va)

She is the root of the world

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Kalyani

1) The auspicious one

Because she is of auspicious nature, she is called Kalyani

2) subhatmakavani Kalya, kalyam eva anati (=sabdayate) iti Kalyani

She who speaks good words

According to the PdmP, Kalya means the idol worshipped in Malaya Mountains

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kadambakusumapriya

kadambakusumani priyani yasyah sa

She who is fond of Kadamba flowers

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Kamakalarupa

1) kamakala eva rupam yasyah sa

She who is of the form of Kamakala

There are three Bindus in Haradkala in which the first bindu is called kama and the last one is called kala. According to the pratyaharanyaya it is called kamakala. Hence it includes all the four (four bindus)

Kamascasau kala ca (=kalarupa ca)

Here kama means desire and kala means manifestations. She is called so because she manifested Herself to fulfill desires

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Kamya

1) (mumuksubhih) kamyamanatvat

She who is desired by the seekers of liberation

2) Kamya is the deity of the twelfth night of the dark fortnight.

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Ramanalampata

(sva) ramanesu (=patisu) ramane (kridayam) lampata (=lalasa-satrsna)

She who craved for the pleasure of sporting with her own husband, because She is the female counterpart in the entire world.

By her Grace, Chastity and Nobility is found in a woman.

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Rama

1) rama svarupa

Woman

2) ramante asyam yoginah iti

She in whom yogis delight

In Puranas it is described that all women are the forms of the Goddess and are created by her.

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Rakshasaghni

raksanam hantiti raksasaghni

She who is the killer of demons

She has observed a vow to appear again and again to destroy the demons who are born to spoil her creations from time to time

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Raksakari

raksa (=raksanam bhasma va ) tat karoti iti

Raksa means protection and also ash. She protects the universe and also reduces it to ashes. So her two works, creation and dissolution , are indicated here

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Ratipriya

ratih (=kamapatni ratam va ) priya yasyah sa

She to whom Rati is dear

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Ratirupa

ratieva rupam yasyah sa

She who has the form of Rati (i.e., the consort of Cupid)

The name Rama (no 313) indicates Ikara adn Rakenduvadana indicates anusvara. Thus Im, i.e, Kamakala is indicated in the above names. Im. is Ratirupa

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Rakenduvadana

rakenduh iva vadanam yasyah sa

Who has a face like the full moon

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Rama

She is the form of Lakshmi

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Ranatkinikinimekala

ranantyah kinkanayah yasyam tadrsi mekhala yasyah sa

She who has the waist belt of tinkling bells

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Rasya

rasayitum (asvadayitum) yogya

She who is worthy to be tasted

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Ramani

(bhaktan) ramayati (=taih saha kridati) sa

She plays with her devotees

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Ranjani

(bhaktan) ranjayati sa

She give joy to devotees

Or She, by Her mere presence gives (red color) pleasure to Paramasiva, just as red flower gives red color to the crystal.

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Rajivalochana

rajivah (=padmam harinova) tadvad locane yasyah sa

She whose eyes is like lotus or deer

The word rajiva also means deer, fish, lotus and a dependent of a king. The name can also be interpreted as 'who looks favorably on those who depend on the king' (i.e., Mahesvara)

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Ramya

The most beautiful one