35. ekAtapatrasAmrAjyapradA

Ravi Mayavaram msr at REDDY20.TAMU.EDU
Tue May 5 21:36:25 CDT 1998


35. ekAtapatrasamrAjyapradA

SHE who bestows the  supreme status of the unitary knowledge of
brahman.

"Atapa" denotes all the troubles arising from different sources.
"Atapatra" means one who protects from all these troubles. One that
protects from all the troubles is nothing but Atmaj~nAna. It quietens
all the woes arising from saMsara. "yat j~nAtva na punar mohamevaM
yAsyasi pANDava" [ bhagavad gIta 4-35] which means "by knowing which,
you will not have this delusion again'.  "eka" means unique.
Atmaj~nAna is the unique destroyer of all woes arising out aj~nAna.
sAmrAjya means supreme status. SHE gives the supreme status of unitary
knowledge of brahman.

This name can also mean that SHE confers greatness like Emperorship to
HER devotees.

AUM ekAtapatrasAmrAjyapradAyai namaH



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