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LALITĀ-SAHASRANAMA
57 Chintamani is said to be a gem which yields all
objects of desire The Devi's palace is built of these
gems
58 The five Brahmãs are Brahma, Visnu, Rudra,
Isvara and Sadasiva The first four are said to form
the four legs of the Devi's couch and the fifth the
counterpane on it
59 The 'lotus forest' may also have reference to
the sahasrara-the thousand-petalled lotus, supposed to
be the seat of Siva and Sakti in the head of man
60 Similarly the 'ocean of nectar' may have re-
ference to the moon in the pericarp of sahasrara.
65 From here the author begins to refer to the
details of the Devi's fight with Bhandasura The
commentator points out that the fight is only an alle-
gory. Bhanda is the Jiva steeped in ajñana and
Lalita is the Atman and Saktis are the inherent powers
of the soul
66 Sampatkarī is the Sakti who was at the head of
the elephants in the army
The elephants are supposed to stand for the sense-
objects
67. Aśvarudha is the Sakti who was at the head of
the horse in the army. Horses are supposed to repre-
sent the senses
68 Chakraraja is a kind of chariot mentioned in
the Lalitopakhyāna It may also be taken to mean the
Sri Chakra
LALITĀ-SAHASRANAMA
57 Chintamani is said to be a gem which yields all
objects of desire The Devi's palace is built of these
gems
58 The five Brahmãs are Brahma, Visnu, Rudra,
Isvara and Sadasiva The first four are said to form
the four legs of the Devi's couch and the fifth the
counterpane on it
59 The 'lotus forest' may also have reference to
the sahasrara-the thousand-petalled lotus, supposed to
be the seat of Siva and Sakti in the head of man
60 Similarly the 'ocean of nectar' may have re-
ference to the moon in the pericarp of sahasrara.
65 From here the author begins to refer to the
details of the Devi's fight with Bhandasura The
commentator points out that the fight is only an alle-
gory. Bhanda is the Jiva steeped in ajñana and
Lalita is the Atman and Saktis are the inherent powers
of the soul
66 Sampatkarī is the Sakti who was at the head of
the elephants in the army
The elephants are supposed to stand for the sense-
objects
67. Aśvarudha is the Sakti who was at the head of
the horse in the army. Horses are supposed to repre-
sent the senses
68 Chakraraja is a kind of chariot mentioned in
the Lalitopakhyāna It may also be taken to mean the
Sri Chakra