What is the significance of lalitha sahasranamam?
Sonu Goswami's answer: Lalitha Sahasranamam is one of the most sacred and powerful stotras in Sanatana Dharma. It beautifully praises Devi Lalitha Tripura Sundari through her thousand names. She is worshipped as the Supreme Divine Mother→ the source of all creation, preservation, and dissolution....
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Lalitha Sahasranam is one of the most sacred and powerful stotras in Sanatana Dharma. It beautifully praises Devi Lalitha Tripura Sundari through her thousand names. She is worshipped as the Supreme Divine Mother→ the source of all creation, preservation, and dissolution.
Though she is revered as the Goddess above all gods, our scriptures and saints remind us that she also resides within each one of us, in the subtle form of Kundalini Shakti, resting silently at the base of the spine→ waiting to awaken through sincere devotion and spiritual practice.
Many sincere seekers search for God in temples, rituals, or scriptures. But Lalitha Sahasranamam gently reminds us that the Supreme Shakti we seek is already within us→ resting quietly at the base of the spine in the form of Kundalini.
When chanted with bhakti and purity, this sacred hymn not only offers worship to the Divine Mother but also helps to awaken Her presence within→ through the power of sound (nāda), devotion (shraddha), and meditative awareness.
This core truth is beautifully explained by Om Swami Ji in his book Kundalini: An Untold Story (I’m a devoted reader of his books). He shares that Kundalini Shakti manifests in three primary forms→ Brahma Kundalini, Vishnu Kundalini, and Maheshwari (Shiva) Kundalini.
Each of these represents a different divine force, with its own unique nature, spiritual qualities, and even the ability to influence our physical and mental well-being in subtle but powerful ways.
The Three Types of Kundalini: Qualities and Healing Influence
1. Brahma Kundalini
- Essence: The creative spark, the power of growth and manifestation.
- Influence: Enhances creative pursuits, art, innovation, and overall vitality.
- Path: Ascends from the root (Muladhara), nourishing the sacral (Swadhisthana) and solar plexus (Manipura) chakras.
- Color: Red-orange or golden.
- Foods: Sweet fruits, rice pudding, gentle spices.
- Healing benefits: Boosts stamina and physical strength, supports reproductive health, and aids metabolic balance.
- Helpful for: Fatigue, reproductive challenges (like infertility or menstrual disorders), digestive sluggishness, weakened immunity, and slow healing.
2. Vishnu Kundalini
- Essence: The harmonizer, responsible for preservation and emotional balance.
- Influence: Deepens compassion, strengthens devotion, and promotes dharma (righteous living).
- Path: Active in the heart (Anahata) and throat (Vishuddha) chakras.
- Color: Blue or green.
- Foods: Leafy greens, dairy (milk, ghee), cucumbers, tulsi.
- Healing benefits: Nurtures emotional health, boosts immunity, supports heart and respiratory function.
- Helpful for: Anxiety, mild depression, heart-related stress, asthma, allergies, autoimmunity, high blood pressure, and insomnia.
3. Mahesh (Shiva) Kundalini
- Essence: The force of transformation, leading toward liberation and self-realization.
- Influence: Supports detachment, deep meditation, and the awakening of higher consciousness.
- Path: Predominantly works in the third eye (Ajna) and crown (Sahasrara) chakras.
- Color: White, violet, or pale gold.
- Foods: Very minimal→ fasting, light root vegetables, tulsi water, or reliance on prana.
- Healing benefits: Clears psychosomatic blockages, enhances mental clarity, and promotes states of deep peace.
- Helpful for: Chronic headaches, migraines, nervous system imbalances, long-standing psychological stress, disturbed sleep, and excessive mental chatter.
Om Swami Ji lovingly reminds us that Kundalini is not something to be forced or rushed. It is a sacred and powerful energy that must be approached with deep shraddha (faith), sambhavana (reverence), and careful inner preparation. If one tries to awaken it without readiness, it can lead to emotional or physical imbalance.
As Swamiji explains, true awakening happens only when Shakti rises and unites with Shiva at the Sahasrara (crown chakra)→ bringing profound peace, bliss, and silence within.
But this path is not about techniques alone. It requires purity of intention, sincere bhakti, disciplined sadhana, and inner stillness. For many, this journey takes years→ sometimes even 12 years or more→ of dedicated practice.
While chanting Lalitha Sahasranamam and working with Kundalini energy can bring healing and strength, Swamiji always advises that such practices should support, not replace, medical treatment. The spiritual path bears the best fruit when it nurtures the body, mind, and soul together.