Sri Lalita Sahasranamam

by Ramamurthy N (Tr.)

There are many books which provide meanings for Lalitâ Sahasranâma in English. Then what is the specialty of this book? This is not just another book. Below is explained in a nutshell, how different this book is and the research which has gone into this book.

The best feature of this book is that every name is compared with the corresponding meanings analogies in 20+ Upanishads, various mantras, Brahmasûtram, Devee Bhâgavatam, Mahâ Shodaanyâsam, Nityâ Shodashikârnavam, different Sutrâs, Shiva and other Puranas, Soundarya laharee, Sree Durgâ saptasatee, Sree Lalitâ Trisatee, Sree Lalitopâkhyânam, Sree Varivasyâ Rahasyam, Sreemad Bhagavad Geeta, Sreevidyâ saparyâpaddhati, Sruti and Smrutis, Vishnu Sahasranâmâ and what not.

It is very difficult to understand the Paribhâshâ Mandalam, which is written to split the verses and get the 1000 names properly. Further, though the earlier verses, Salâkshara Sûtras are not available at present, the available one or two Sûtras have been explained in simple language in this book – this is a new aspect. Such an elaborate discussion is just enough to describe how carefully our ancestors have accessed in the matter of splitting these names from the verses.