207. Manonmanī Mana means mind. Unmana means beyond the mind. Thus the combination Manonmanī is the union of opposites of mind and beyond it. This name is a classic example in Lalitā Sahasranāma. Very...

206. Sarvatantrarūpā Devi has all the tantras in Her. Mantra, Yantra and Tantra are the three basic elements. Mantra is the basic concept of unit, the entity to be worshipped. Yantra is the vehicle us...

205. Sarvayantrātmikā Devi represents all the yantras corresponding to all the sound forms of the mantras. Yantra means an engine, a vehicle, a seat or a place for an upādhi, where a conscious force c...

204. Sarvamantrasvarūpiṇī The sounds have forms as forms have forms. The forms of sounds, especially standing wave patterns, can be photographed fairly very easily; with the help of high-speed cameras...

203. Sarvamayī She is everyone. Source: Śrī Amṛtānandanātha Sarasvatī "Sudhā Syandinī Bhāṣyaṃ" Typed Manuscript (an incomplete commentary on Lalitā Sahasranāma)

202. Sarveśvarī She controls everyone by being the thoughts, the emotions, the feelings and experiences of everyone. Source: Śrī Amṛtānandanātha Sarasvatī "Sudhā Syandinī Bhāṣyaṃ" Typed Manuscript (an...

201. Sadgatipradā Sat means “truth”, gati means “movement to”, prada means “giver of”. Devi propels the devotee towards a realisation of the truth. Experience of the phenomenon world is to be had at t...

200. Sarvamaṅgalā Devi is all auspiciousness. Like all engulfing fires She consumes all evil. Sarvamaṅgalā is one of the incarnations of Durgā along with Jvālāmālinī. This is considered to be a virgin...

199. Sarvaśaktimayī She is omnipotent. Śakti can be interpreted as energy or force or potency. Potency implies a latent energy. She is the power of the consciousness which can create, move and annihil...

198. Samānādhikavarjitā She treats all equally. The above paragraph might have given an understanding that the Devi is partial to Her devotees. This name dispels all such wrong notions, by making it c...

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 a...

196. Sarvajñā Both Śiva and Devi have this common name of sarvajña meaning knower of everything. Devi is the witnessed consciousness, Śiva is the witnessing consciousness in everyone, at all possible ...

195. Doṣavarjitā She is free from any blemish. In the defensive role of protecting the devotees, She will no doubt attack the evil forces and may appear to be cruel. But this is the cruelty of a surge...

194. Durāchāraśamanī She cools down the effect of evil procedures. There are different procedures both for achieving good and bad ends. Devi protects Her devotees from the evil and effect of evil proc...

193. Duṣṭadūrā She keeps the evil force at a distance. The force or the evil trend, such as sadistic or masochistic tendencies in man. Sadism involves deriving pleasure by hurting others. The connecti...

192. Sukhapradā Sukha means pleasure which is distinct from bliss. Intense pleasure may be likened to bliss. These words differ in degree of intensity of experience. Devi not only eliminates misery, b...

191. Duḥkhahantrī Devi kills the misery. Misery comes out of attachment to worldly possessions, or to bodily comforts, or to mental imagery, or to individual life. By removing the ignorance concerning...

190. Durgā Durgā, the famous Goddess protecting human prosperity and intelligence, is the virgin form of Devi. Mary of Christianity, of Mariyamma of the Hindus - is the same virgin aspect. The word Ma...

189. Durgamā The path to transcendence is littered with difficulties. The first difficulty concerns the identification of the soul with the physical body of Devi, Sadhaṭa. The second difficulty consis...

188. Durlabhā She is difficult to obtain. It is not easy to transcend the human mode of thinking for a human, or ant mode of thinking for an ant. Source: Śrī Amṛtānandanātha Sarasvatī "Sudhā Syandinī ...