49) Sarvāruṇā
She wears red clothes, red jewels, red flowers, is red in colour Herself and has a red glow about Herself. Her preference for red colour indicates Her passion for enjoyment and harmony and love. Her nature is śṛṅgāra, erotic love; the colour which best supports this sentiment is red. Note that red also is the colour of love which can turn into anger. She is angry when Her scheme of continuous creative bliss is interrupted by ignorance masquerading as all knowing dogma. She is angry at the six internal enemies of godly bliss, the ariṣaḍvarga, namely, unthinking and blind and hurting lust, anger, greed, illusion, pride of ownership, envy. Note that while She is against lust, She is all for amorous love which does not beget possessiveness.
Source: Śrī Amṛtānandanātha Saraswatī "Sudhā Syandinī Bhāṣyaṃ" Typed Manuscript
(an incomplete commentary on Lalitā Sahasranāma)
