197. Sāndrakaruṇā
Devi is full of a deep and abiding compassion towards Her devotees and showers grace abundantly on them.
It is not by our efforts, but through Her grace that we are uplifted. There are two ways of going up.
- The first is by a push from below, and
- The second is a pull from above.
Between the two, the second alternative is by far the most powerful. This is true even in ordinary human affairs. An interested person at the top management cadre can pull up a candidate, overruling so many others even with superior categories.
Source: Śrī Amṛtānandanātha Sarasvatī "Sudhā Syandinī Bhāṣyaṃ" Typed Manuscript
(an incomplete commentary on Lalitā Sahasranāma)
