171. Lobhanāśinī
She destroys intense desire for anything, i.e. the greed for anything. Greed involves not allowing others to share what you have. Love is the remedy for greed. If you are greedy, you cannot be loving. In love you have to give, in greed you want to hold back. Devi is the personification of love. So She gives everything to the devotee without holding back anything whatsoever. Her body, which is this Universe. Her mind, which is the Space. Her soul, which is the light breathing in this Universe. All these three She has given unasked for each and everyone. There are no inhibitions in Devi, She comes to you in whatever form you call.
- If you want Her to be the light, She will be knowledge in your brain.
- If you want Her to be the darkness, She will give you a good night's sleep.
- If you call Her mother, She will feed you and nourish you with milk from Her breasts.
- If you call Her your daughter, She will say sweet things to you and come and sleep on your lap.
- If you call Her your mistress, She will open up Her deepest mysteries to you.
- If you call Her your friend, She will advise you what to do.
She is a constant source of inspiration, a walking stick in old age to the devotee. Unfailing in Her devotion to the devotee, She is constantly finding ways and means and creating situations for the development of every individual soul into Godhood. Her infinite love for God expresses love for all life forms.
Source: Śrī Amṛtānandanātha Sarasvatī "Sudhā Syandinī Bhāṣyaṃ" Typed Manuscript
(an incomplete commentary on Lalitā Sahasranāma)
