Lakṣmī Tantra—Chapter 4 Insights
Channel: Consciousness Research Centre
Date: 2020-11-14

This series is classified Vivartha-vāda | Rāja-yoga | Suśupti | Viśuddhi-cakra
Holy Names of the Goddess from 4th Chapter of Lakṣmī Tantra:
“…he who learns these holy names with understanding attains happiness.”—4.62
Mahā-Lakṣmī—the activities of rājo-guṇa, characterized all over the universe as merit and demerit, as completed and yet to be completed, and also because She is respected as māhāt (the highest)
Mahāśrī—Her aspect as māhāt, the ultimate resort of the noble
Caṇḍī—ardent with passion; wife of Caṇḍa, a sarcastic name from the story of Her killing Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa, who inappropriately proposed marriage to Her
Caṇḍikā—of a fierce nature, also refers to Devī Māhātmya
Bhadrā—Her aspect of being auspicious and beneficial, like a cow
Kālī—black in color, when She encourages goodness; also Her name when She destroys the hostile
Bhadrakālī—simultaneously regulate the conduct of both friends and enemies by good or bad means respectively
Māyā—of inscrutable qualities; source of illusion, unreality, deception, fraud, trick, sorcery, witchcraft, magic; compassion
Mahāmāyā—great and all-pervading
Mohinī—fascinating and bewitching all; sweet like jasmine
Durgā—difficult to reach, and also saves Her devotees
Maheśvarī—consort of Maheśvara, Śiva
Triguṇā—tutelary Deity of the complex of the three phenomenal guṇas
Bhagavatī—existence in the form of all six divine attributes; wife of Bhagavān (God), who participates with Him in performing the sacrifice called bhagavat, God’s protection of those who have taken refuge in Him
Yogā, Yogamāyā—connects or links Her devotees with God
Māyāyogā—confers knowledge on men
Vyoman—spacious, vast, etheric
Purī—because of Her characteristic abundance
Śakti—She is the power to render all things possible
Parāvarā—She represents parāvara, the Absolute
Rājñī—because of Her invariable power to delight
Śantā—always in the condition of peacefulness
Prakṛti—the universe is produced from Her as a mode of Herself
Śaye—She abides in all beings
Rame—She takes delight in the virtuous
Mahā-Kālī—the activities of tamo-guṇa
Tāmasī—night, darkness, sleep
Mahāmāyā—the great illusion of death
Mahāmārī—the great slaughterer of enemies
Kṣudhā—hungry for blood of the enemy
Tṛṣā—strong desire, daughter of Cupid
Nidrā—sleep
Kṛṣṇā—blackish in color
Ekavīrā—equal in strength
Kālarātrī—the night of all-destroying time; the night of destruction at the end of the world
Duratyayā—difficult to overcome or surpass; insurmountable
Mahā-Sarasvatī—the miraculous activity generated by sattva-guṇa
Mahāvidyā—Goddess of knowledge, learning, scholarship, philosophy, logic, metaphysics, practical arts and crafts, knowledge of soul or spiritual truth
Mahāvāṇī—the seven svaras of the musical octave, the seven principal meters, eloquent speech or fine diction
Bhāratī—Goddess of speech, voice, word, eloquence, literary composition, dramatic art or recitation
Vāk—eloquent voice or speech personified
Sarasvatī—abounding in refreshing pools and lakes, recognizes wisdom, bestows vitality, renown and riches
Āryā—respectable, faithful, pure, of a good family
Brāhmī—Goddess of speech, śakti of Brahmā
Mahādhenu—great milk-giving cow
Vedagarbhā—the womb, seed or essence of the Vedas
Dhā—holding, maintaining. giving wisdom
Gīḥ—abiding in sacred speech and music

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