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 ...

186. Nirapāyā She [is of] no danger Herself. She does not create dangers or dangerous situations to Her devotees. The Caṇḍi Saptaśatī says about Devi: “Those whose are dependent on Devi for succour kn...

185. Nīlacikurā Having black dresses. Black is the colour of the unknown. Surrounding Her moon-like white face is the colour of blackness. The unknown surrounds the known and the knowable. Source: Śrī...

184. Nistulā Devi has no equal. She is incomparable to anything else. She cannot be compared to anything else because there is nothing, only Her. Source: Śrī Amṛtānandanātha Sarasvatī "Sudhā Syandinī ...

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 th...

182. Niṣkriyā While performing all actions She is really actionless in the transcendental form. Action is defined as: force into distance moved by an object along this force. Force involves a second d...

181. Mṛtyumathanī Mṛtyu means death. Mathani has two meanings. The first meaning is vitiation. The second meaning is derived from the word Mithuna, this means “unites with”. As Kālī, She kills. Even w...

180. Nirnāśā She has no possibility of being destroyed; indestructible. Source: Śrī Amṛtānandanātha Sarasvatī "Sudhā Syandinī Bhāṣyaṃ" Typed Manuscript (an incomplete commentary on Lalitā Sahasranāma)

179. Bhedanāśinī She eliminates any concealed difference between Herself and the Devotee. This She does even by switching the conscious veils between inside and outside if necessary. Sometimes during ...

177. Nirābādhā She cannot be delimited by anything. She has no differences and treats all life on the same footing. Source: Śrī Amṛtānandanātha Sarasvatī "Sudhā Syandinī Bhāṣyaṃ" Typed Manuscript (an ...

176. Nirvikalpā Devi does not see the difference between Herself and Her devotee. The difference between Herself and Her devotee is nill. Source: Śrī Amṛtānandanātha Sarasvatī "Sudhā Syandinī Bhāṣyaṃ"...

175. Bhavanāśinī She destroys the wheel of Samsara for Her devotee. Source: Śrī Amṛtānandanātha Sarasvatī "Sudhā Syandinī Bhāṣyaṃ" Typed Manuscript (an incomplete commentary on Lalitā Sahasranāma)

174. Nirbhavā She is devoid of this world or the wheel of Samsara. Source: Śrī Amṛtānandanātha Sarasvatī "Sudhā Syandinī Bhāṣyaṃ" Typed Manuscript (an incomplete commentary on Lalitā Sahasranāma)

173. Saṃśayaghnī She manifests as Guru to Her devotee and clears his doubts. Source: Śrī Amṛtānandanātha Sarasvatī "Sudhā Syandinī Bhāṣyaṃ" Typed Manuscript (an incomplete commentary on Lalitā Sahasra...

172. Niḥsaṃśayā She has no doubt in Her mind. She is all clear thinking, no confusion. Source: Śrī Amṛtānandanātha Sarasvatī "Sudhā Syandinī Bhāṣyaṃ" Typed Manuscript (an incomplete commentary on Lali...

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 ...