Śrī Lalitā Sahasranāmam 120–121: Ecstatic Symptoms
Channel: Consciousness Research Centre
Date: 2021-05-09

This video is classified Vivartha-vāda | Rāja-yoga | Viśuddhi-cakra | Śrī Lalitā Sahasranāmam
120. Bhakti-vaśyā भक्ति-वश्या 
She is attracted and controlled by devotion. Vaśya means attraction or keeping under control. Śivānanda Lahari is in praise of Śiva and Saundarya-Laharī is in praise of Lalitāmbikā. Both have one hundred ślokas and are composed by Ādi Śaṅkarācārya. Śivānanda Lahari 62 refers to the Divine Mother as bhakti-janani meaning “Mother, thy name is devotion,” and bhaktārbhakam rakṣati: “She nurses the devotee as Her child.” When one is overwhelmed with the feeling of devotion, tears roll down from his eyes, his voice gets choked and goosebumps appear. This could be followed by shuddering of the body. 

121. Bhayāpahā भयापहा 
She dispels fear. Taittirīya Upaniṣad II.9 says, “Having known Brahman, he is not afraid of anything as there is none by his side.” He is with Brahman who is always only a witness; therefore the Upaniṣad says that there is none with him. Bṛhadāraṇayaka Upaniṣad 1.4.2 says, “If there is nothing else except me, where is the question of fear?” The root cause of fear is the existence of the Other, a second person. The existence of the Other is felt only out of ignorance. In fact, there is no second in this universe. Everything is only the same Supreme Self within, who prevails in everybody. When it is mistaken for the second, this happens because of māyā.

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