183. Niṣparigrahā
While giving everything to the world, She does not take anything away.
Her nature is sacrifice called yajña. The sage Andhatamasu wondered ‘Where is the centre of the Universe? Is there anyone who can tell me?’ he longed. After a long search and research, he arrives at the following conclusion that sacrifice is the centre of the Universe.
The father sacrifices his seed for the sake of the progeny. The mother sacrifices Her life in the service of the family. The good man sacrifices all he has in the service of the society around him. In the sacrifice are good things. Life itself is born out of the sacrifice. Thus sacrifice is the center of the Universe.
Source: Śrī Amṛtānandanātha Sarasvatī "Sudhā Syandinī Bhāṣyaṃ" Typed Manuscript
(an incomplete commentary on Lalitā Sahasranāma)
