Lalita Sahasranama meanings per name
761. Subhagā
Meaning – She grants auspiciousness to all and hence is Subhagā.
Triloka soubhaagya mayeem bhakti mukti pradaamumaam
Aaraadhya subhagaam bhaktyaa naaree vaakim na bindati.
Meaning – She grants auspiciousness to all the 3 worlds. Through devotion (bhakti) She grants liberation (mukti). Such Divine Mother is known as Subhagā. Ladies benefit through worshipping Her.
762. Tryambakā
Meaning – She is the energy of that Lord Shiva who possesses 3 eyes. It also means that She has 3 eyes.
763. Triguṇātmikā
Meaning – She is the personification of the 3 gunas.
Sattva, Rajas and Tamas are the trigunas. They are the foundation for this entire creation. These traits have been filled into Goddesses Mahākāli, Mahāsaraswati and Mahālakshmi and through them She executes all the tasks necessary for this world. They are the presiding deities for the 3 gunas.
764. Svargāpavargadā
Meaning – Based on individual need, She grants the either comforts of heaven (swargā) or liberation (moksha, apavarga) to Her devotees.
The mind that seeks comforts at all times seeks the same even after death. To such beings, the Divine Mother grants the comforts of heaven (swarga). Heavenly comforts are perishable and temporary. Apavarga refers to permanent liberation.
There is a famous quote which states-
Yatrāsti bhogo na ca tatra mokshah yatrāsti moksho na ca tatra bhogah
Srisundari sevana tatparānām boghasca mokshasca karāsthayeva
Meaning – Where there are comforts there can be no liberation; where the mind entertains thoughts of liberation there can be no comforts. Yet, to a person who devotedly worships the ever-beautiful Goddess, both bhoga (comforts) and liberation (Moksha) can occur in parallel.
765. Shuddhā
Meaning – She is eternally pure.
She showers that purity on to Her devotees. Such purity is the basis for peace (shanti).
766. Japā-puṣpa-nibhākṛtiḥ
Meaning –
a) She glows like the hibiscus (mandara, Japā-pushpa) flower. This flower is very dear to Her.
b) From the usage of the word Japā-pushpa, it is implied that worship (dhyana, yoga or surya namaskaras) undertaken in the early hours of the day is very dear to Her. The prayer to the Lord Sun also begins with the word- Japā kusuma sankāsham.
Worship/ dhyana performed at the Sunrise time rewards the person with brightness, peace, better meditative concentration etc. Both sunrise and sunset are extremely auspicious times and hence should be used for worship.
767. Ojovatī
Meaning – She is full of ojas.
The gross body contains 7 dhatus that are the foundations for the sustenance of this body. The energy that primarily drives these 7 dhatus is known as Ojas and it is known as the 8th dhatu. She is the Ojas.
768. Dyuti-dharā
Meaning – She emits magnificent radiance (kānti).
769. Yajña-rūpā
Meaning – She is the form of yagna.
Yagnas are very dear to Paramatma. At the beginning of creation Paramatma created yagnas and human beings simultaneously. He sought that the beings should seek him again through the process of yagna. He blessed that all beings would achieve their comforts through the medium of yagna. Homa are a part of yagna.
Bhagavad Gita states that Yagnas are of various types-
dravya-yajnas tapo-yajna
yoga-yajnas tathapare
svadhyaya-jnana-yajnas ca
yatayah samsita-vratah
Each and every task that a person undertakes sincerely is to him ‘yagna’. Collecting the materials for the homa is a yagna to the person who undertakes it sincerely. Conducting penance (tapas) is also a yagna. Performing Yoga, studying and acquiring knowledge (Jnana) can be classified as yagna when undertaking with the right attitude.
770. Priya-vratā
Meaning – She is very fond of vows and disciplines (vrata).
Those who undertake every task allotted to them with the attitude that it is a service (seva) to the Supreme Lord are actually performing a vrata. She is especially fond of such vratas.
Princes Priyavratā and Uttānapāda were brothers. Being the eldest, Priyavratā was entitled to the crown. However Priyavratā was deeply interested in penance. As such he crowned his brother as the king of the land and went away to the forests to pursue his penance. After many years of penance, he was blessed with the vision of the Divine Mother. But the Supreme Mother was angry. She said that he had left his discarded his duties of kingship with a desire for self-liberation and this was the reason for her anger. Completion of allotted duties is a must. No one should try to escape this. Hearing this, Priyavratā went back, reclaimed his kingdom and ruled ably. Along with his duties, he continued his worship. The Divine Mother re-appeared before him and said that She was truly pleased with him.
Every vrata is important. Fasting on Ekadashi is a vrata and the question of non-abidance does not apply in this matter.