36. ekA.ntapUjitA

[Ravi Mayavaram]

[continuation]

ekA.nta means secret, SHE is worshipped in secret places like caves.
"guha nivAtAshrayena prayojayet" [shevatAshvatara upaniShad 2-10] -
meditate in places like caves, where there is no strong breeze.  SHE
is meditated upon by yogis in secret places like caves.

ekA.nta pUjitA means SHE is worshipped by kAmeshvara in secret.

ekA.nta pUjita means SHE is meditated as Self. "kashchit dhIraH
pratyak AtamAnAM Ikshad AvR^itta chakShur amR^itattvaM ichChan.h"
[kaTha upaniShad] which means 'One such hero desiring immortality,
discovered his SELF through inner vision'.

AUM ekA.ntapUjitAyai namaH