Daily Sūtra 4—Śrī Lalithā Sahasranāma, Dhyāna Verse 2
Channel: Consciousness Research Centre
Date: 14/12/2021

“I meditate on Bhavānī, the supreme happiness, whose color is red like the sun at dawn and from whom rays of light are emanating. (This confirms Her red complexion discussed in the previous śloka.) Her compassion for Her devotees emanates from Her eyes like ocean waves. In this śloka She is described with four hands. In the rear hands She has two weapons called pāśam (like a lariat) and aṅkuśa (a sharp-edged metal weapon normally used to control elephants). In the front hands she holds a bow made out of sugarcane and arrows made out of flowers. They represent four of Her premier assistants. She is surrounded by aṣṭama-siddhis. Each siddhi is represented by a goddess in Śrī Cakra. I meditate on Her form called Bhavānī, a state of supreme happiness with beams of light.”

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aruṇāṁ karuṇā-taraṁgitākṣīṁ dhṛta-pāśāṅkuśa-puṣpa-bāṇa-cāpām |
aṇimādibirāvṛtām mayūkhai-rahamityeva vibhāvaye ||

aruṇām—like the rising sun at dawn; karuṇa—compassion; tarangitākṣīm—waves of compassion emanating continuously from Her eyes; dhṛta—supported by; pāśa—noose, a type of weapon (pāśam also means anything that binds a soul); aṅkuśa—another type of weapon, used to control elephants; puṣpa-bāṇa—arrows made out of flowers or using flowers as arrows; cāpām—bow, She has a bow made out of sugarcane and arrows made out of flowers; aṇimādibir—aśṭamā (eight) siddhis like animā, mahimā, garimā, laghimā, prāpti, prākāmyā, iṣṭvā and vaśtvā; āvṛtām—surrounded by; mayūkhaiḥ—a ray or beam of light; aham—I; ityeva—like this; vibhāvaye—beatitude, a state of supreme happiness; bhavānīm—Bhavānī, another name of Lalitāmbikā, the 112th nāma in this Sahasranāma.