Lalita Sahasranama # 459

Sumukhi

1) sobhanam mukham yasyah sa

She whose face is beautiful.

Divine knowledge has enhanced the beauty of Her face.

2) Sumukhi is the name of the deity that is to be worshiped as a subsidiary deity while reciting Sodasi mantra.

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Malayacalavasini

malayacale vasati iti tath

She who dwells on the Malayacala. There She is called Bhagavati.

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Mata

1) The mother

As she is the creator of all, she is of the form of Matrka.

2) Mata is the name of the mantra of the Deity Nitya of the tenth day of the lunar fortnight.

3) According to PdmP, Mata is the deity of Kayavarohana place.

4) Mata is the name of laksmibija. She is of that form.

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Hamsini

1) hamsah (=yati visesah) asyam abhedena santi iti

Hamsas are a particular kind of samnyasins.

Here the Goddess is identified with them

2) hamsah (=ajapamantrah) asti asyah

Hamsa represents a particular mantra inaudible to others. She is of that form.

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Malini

mala asti asyah

She who wears garlands

Or, Malini is also called Deity representing the garland of fifty-one syllables (matrkas)

Or Malini is the name of the friend of the Goddess

Or Malini is the name of a certain metre.

Or Malini is the name of the river Mandakini.

A seven year-old girl is also called Malini

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Lolaksikamarupini

1) lolaksinam yah kamah, rupini sa

She is in the form of the kama of beautiful women.

2) She is in the form of Yogesvari, the Deity of Desire.

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Trinayana

trini (=somasuryagnirupani) nayanani yasyah sa

She who has three eyes.

Her three eyes are the Sun, the moon and the fire. The trinayana is also used for vausat by which gods are to be invoked.

2) trini (pratyaksanumanasabdarupani) nayani (=pramanani yasyah)

The word nayana may secondarily mean, means of knowledge, i.e., pramana. This the trinayana, according to this interpretation would mean the three modes of knowledge - holy word (srti) perception (pratyaksa) and reasoning( anumana)

Or tri means three and naya path, i.e., She leads those who are entitled to the three paths. e these three paths are south, north and the path of Brahman.

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Tejovati

tejah asti asyam

She is possessed of effulgence.

This is because she is the supporter of the sun and the moon.

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Vighnanasini

vighanan nasayati iti

She who is the remover of obstacles.

She removes all obstacles in the path of attaining the highest knowledge.

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Nandini

nadayati iti

She is the giver of delight or Nandini= a cow born in the family of Kamadhenu. Nandini also means river Ganga.\

She is identical with Ganga, the river.

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Kantih

Luminosity or the power of desire.

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Svastimati

1) Susthu astih (=satta)= svastih, tadvati

According to this interpretation, the word su means good, asti being mat=having. THis the name means she is the Absolute Reality beyond the manifestations that are only empirically real.

2) The word svasti according to Yaska means immortal. According to Ratnakosa the word means benediction, benevolence, etc. She may be identical with that.

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Santih

Tranquility or santi is a certain kala belonging to Vayu.

According to the Brhatparasara, beyond fifteen fingers' breadth from the end of the nose where jiva is purified is the kala called santi.

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Dhrtih

She who is steadfastness. Or, who is also worshiped under the name Dhrtih in the shrine at Pindarka.

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Matih ( Intelligence)

The word mati is explained in VayP.

According to Sutasamhita, mati is the form of Devi.

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Pustih ( Nourishment)

This is the name of the Goddess worshipped in he Devadaruvana. Hence the Goddess is identical with the deity.

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Tustih

1) Who is present as contentment.

The Goddess is always praised under with such names as Tusti, Pusti, (nourishment) which express wisdom or knowledge( jnana) or steadfastness (dhairya), tranquility (sama), benevolence (Kalyana), beauty, etc.

2) Tusti is a deity of the tirtha called Vastresvara.

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Kumaragananathamba

1) kumarah (=skandah) gananathah (=gajananah) tayoh amba

The mother of Kumara (Skanda) and Gananatha ( Ganesh)

2) kutsito maraganah (=smaravikara samuhah) yesam, tannathan ambate (badhnati)

According to this interpretation, ku (kutsita)= inferior, maragana means passional modifications, natha = Lords, amba means the binder. i.e., destroyer. Thus it would mean she who destroys the lords of passional modifications

3) The world kumara may also mean egoism as Kumara (i.e., Skanda) is the deity of ahamkara. Hence She binds and punishes those who possess the qualities of ahamkara (egoism)

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Kaulamargatatparasevita

kaulamarge tatparaih (=asaktaih) sevita

She who is worshiped by the followers of Kaulamarga.

Lalita Sahasranama # 440

Kulakundalaya

1) kulakundam (=muladharamadhyagato binduh) eva alayam yasyah

Whose abode is kulakunda

Kulakunda is the bindu in the center of the pericarp of the muladhara. It can be compared to the narrow opening in the underground stalk of the lotus.

2) The a ( in alaya) means from all sides, i.e., deep, laya sleep. Hence kulakunda is the place where kundalini remains in a state of deep sleep. Hence the name would mean she who rests at kulakunda, that is kundalini.

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Kulesvari

kulasya isvari

The ruler of kula.

Kula here means the triad of measurer, the measurement and the thing to be measured (otherwise called cognizer, cognition and what is congnized matr, mana and meya)

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Kurukulla

The deity, Kurukulla. 'Kurukulla' is the presiding over the reservoir called vimarsamaya between the walls of cit and ahamkara in the Sri Cakra.

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Komalakara

komalah (=sukumarah) akaro yasyah

She whose structure is tender.

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Kusala

1) The Expert One

As she exhibits skill in functions like creation, protection, etc., She is called an expert.

2) kusam (=jalam) lati iti

She who brings water

3) kutsitah salah (=candrama) yasyah (agre)

Even the moon seems faint when compared to Her beauty. Sala means the moon.

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CampeyaKusumapriya

campeya kusumam priyam yasyah sa

Who is found of campaka flower

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Candanadravadigdhangi

candanasya dravena digdhani (liptani) angani yasyah

Whose limbs are anointed by sandal paste.

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Madapatalagandabhuh

1) madena patale (=svetaraktau) gandbhuvau yasyah

Whose cheeks are reddish due to rapture

2) madapatale (kasturi puspa visese ca) tadavatyau gandabhuvau yasyah sa

According to this interpretation, the word mada means a kind of flower. Thus the name would mean whose cheeks are decorated with musk(marks) and patala flowers(dangling from the ear-tops).

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Madaghurnitaraktaksi

madena ghurnitani raktani ca aksini yasyah

Whose eyes are reddened and rolled (turned within) by mada (rapture).

She has turned Her eyes within to be away from external pleasures.

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Madasalini

madena salate (=sobhate) evam sila

She is shining with rapture.

Made here means the experience of contaminated bliss which is untainted by worldly things.

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Nityayauvana

She is ever young

As she is not devoid of rajas(menstruation) at anytime, she is ever young.

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Nihsimamahima

niskrantah simam (simamva) nihsima(nihsimova)mahima yasyah

Whose greatness knows no boudary.