Lalitha Sahasranamam (46-50)

46.SINJANIMANIMANJIRAMANDASMITHAPADAMBHUJA
Her lotus feet are adorned with jeweled anklets which tinkle

Her lotus feet here is the site for meditation to raise ourselves from the kama loka to rupa loka.So what is kama loka and rupa loka?The world we live in, is Kama-Loka or the world of desire, in which the Kama-chitta or the desireful mind operates, like a hungry tiger prowling in a dense forest. Kama-Loka is the private picture which each individual mind projects upon the screen of the scientific world or the world of true forms, known as Rupa-Lo.ka.The lotus feet prescibes the method to raise ourselves from kama loka to rupa loka.They are: (a) inhibition of bodily and mental functions by Asana, Pranayama and Pratyahara; (b) concentration on one selected object without thinking of another, by Dharana; (c) replacement of the object by a mental image of it; (d) divesting the image of all concrete sensations and conceiving the image in an abstract mental cognition with all the individualised characters of the image.It is here that Rupa-Jnana or the lowest form of super-normal perception dawns.
There are five stages of Rupa-Dhyana or meditation on the true forms of things, viz., (a) removal of stupor by reasoning or Vitarka; (b) removal of doubt by discrimination or Vichara; (c) removal of aversion by compassion or Karuna; (d) removal of distraction or worry by contentment or Mudita; (e) removal of sensuous desire by one-pointedness or Ekagrata.

Transcendent to everything, there is the Nirbija-Satta or the seedless Absolute Existence, without even these impressions mentioned above. Here, the Goal of life is reached.Such is the glory of her feet ,the jewels mentioned are all the methods to attain the goal of oneness within us.

In the verses below Abirami Bhattar says in Abirami Anthadhi:

தஞ்சம் பிரித்து இல்லை ஈது அல்லது,

என்று உன் தவன்னேரிக்கேநேஞ்சம் பயில நினைகின்ரிளேன்;

ஒற்றை நீல்சிளையுமஞ்சு அம்பும் இக்கு அலராகி நின்றாய்:

அறியார் எனினும்பஞ்சு அஞ்சு மேல் அடியார்,

அடியார் பெற்ற பாலரையே

Refuge I never had,
Except the thought of thee.
But I request you, oh mother,
Who has the sweet cane as her bow,
And five flowers as arrows,
To be like the mother on earth,
Who has the softest feet,
Pardon and love,
But not to punish for mistakes great,
Their sons, whom they fed their milk.
Namo vakam broomo nayana ramaneeyaya padayo

Thavasmai dwandhaya sphuta ruchi rasalaktha kavathe

Asooyathyantham yadhamihananaaya spruhyathe

Passonamisana pramadhavana kamkhelitharave

We tell our salutations,To thine two sparkling feet.

Which are most beautiful to the eyes,

And Painted by the juice of red cotton.

We also know well ,

That God of all animals, your consort,

Is very jealous of the asoka trees in the garden ,

Which yearn for kick by your feet

is well said in soundarya lahiri.

47.MARALIMANDAGAMANA
Her gait is like that of a swan

So why is her walking compared to that of the movement of a swan.is it that the steps are very small so as to make herself understood to the human soul or is it that her steps are small and beautiful to watch to symbolize the art of living.An individual's subtle body is constituted of his mind and intellect, that is, his entire thoughts. Man's subtle body is responsible for the creation of his gross body and also the world that he experiences. The thoughts of an individual determine the type of physical body he possesses. The same thoughts are also responsible for the type of world that the individual experiences around him. As the thoughts, so the world. If a man possesses good thoughts he sees a good world. If his thoughts are bad he sees a bad world. Yudhisthira, a virtuous man saw virtue everywhere, while Duryodhana saw vice everywhere. When thoughts are absent there is no world at all. In deep sleep there are no thoughts, no world. This phenomenon is true not only of the microcosm but of the macrocosm as well. so not only is the movement of the swan compared but its characteristic feature or the unique faculty of separating pure milk from a mixture of milk and water. It is reputed to have the ability to draw the milk alone and leave the water behind. Similarly does a man of Realization move about in the world recognizing the one divinity in the pluralistic phenomena of the world is the underlying current in this sentence.see what soundarya lahiri tell us,

Pada-nyasa-kreeda-parichayam iv'arabdhu-manasah

Skhalanthas the khelam bhavana-kala-hamsa na jahati;

Atas tesham siksham subhaga-mani-manjira-ranitha-

Chchalad achakshanam charana-kamalam charu-charite.

She who has a holy life,

The swans in your house,Follow you without break,

As if to learn ,Your gait which is like a celestial play.

So thine lotus like feet,Taking recourse to the musical sound,

Produced by gems in your anklets,

Appears to teach them what they want.

48. MAHALAVANYASHEVADHIHI
She is a treasure house of beauty

Here the treasure house of beauty is being referred to the mystical experience or journey that one goes through when we relate her every movement in her body and when we describe the beauty of her with that of the vedantas and the philosophy.Her body not only symbolizes the scriptures but also the essence and the techniques to be followed to attain moksha.So after one goes through the verses he becomes the true devotee of Devi and remains at her feet to experience the liberation of the soul.

as you will find in abirami anthadhi :

நாயேனையும் இங்கு ஒரு பொருளாக நயந்து வந்து,

நீயே நினைவின்றி ஆண்டு கொண்டே;

ந்நின்னை உள்ளவன்னம்பெஎன் அறியும் அறிவு தந்தாய்;

என்ன பேரு பெற்றேன்!--தாயே, மலைமகளே,

செங்கன் மால் திருத் தங்கைச்சியே

Dog like, was I even then,
When thou saw me oh my mother,
And decided in your wish divine,
To rule my mind and made me,
Know thine divine grace.
How lucky I am,
Mother, who is the daughter of mountain great,
And red eyed Vishnu’s sister of gold.

49.SARVARUNA
She is all rosy hued . i.e her garments,jewels, flowers and etc are all rosy hued

Here the colour is specified only to bring out the grace and charm of the divine.Divinity is often associated with love.so by expressing her love she exhibits the rose colour which soothens the mind of her subjects.she is potrayed as loving mother ,a gentle wife,a true lover,is that what makes her go rosy red above everthing a devotee devotee,her colour brings reflections of one's self .The love she envisages is seen when shiva reflects her colour showing that when one loves the other the love is transmitted in the other person also.

Gataas the mancathvam Druhina-Hari-Rudr'eshavara-bhrutah

Sivah svacchac-chaya-ghatita-kapata-pracchada-pata;

Tvadhiyanam bhasaam prati-phalana-rag'arunathaya

Sariri srungaro rasa iva dhrisam dhogdhi kuthukam.

Brahma, Vishnu, Rudhra and Easwara,

Who are the gods who rule the world,

Become the four legs of your cot,So that they are able to serve you always.

Sadhashiva who is white in colour.Becomes the bed spread on which you sleep,

And appears red , because he reflects your colour.

And to your eyes which are the personification,Of the feelings of love,

He gives lot of happiness.

50 ANAVADYANGI
Her limbs are faultless.

As I said earlier her limbs are the sakthi and power of this universe.It is faultless it knows no distinction of race,caste or religion.sakthi is worshipped in three forms.Maiden, Mother and Crone. Her aspects are mirrored in the phases of the moon: waxing, full and waning.
The Maiden represents youth, emerging sexuality, the huntress running with her hounds. The Mother symbolizes feminine power, fertility, and nurturing. The Crone is wisdom, the compassion which comes from experience, and the one who guides us through the death experience. she is everywhere and this is illustrated as one looks into history and finds the names of goddess in different regions.for eg.Goddesses have been called by many names by different cultures and ages: Anat, Aphrodite, Aradia, Arianrhod, Artemis, Astarte, Brighid, Ceres, Demeter, Diana, Eostre, Freya, Gaia, Hera, Ishtar, Isis, Juno, Kali, Lilith, Ma'at, Mary, Minerva, Ostare, Persephone, Venus, Vesta, etc. proving therefore her existence everywhere in different forms.the same view is expressed in soundarya lahiri thus:

Giram aahur devim Druhina-gruhinim agaamavidho

Hareh pathnim padhmam Hara-sahacharim adhri-thanayam;

Thuriya kapi thvam dhuradhigama-niseema-mahima

Maha-maya visvam bhramayasi parabhrahma mahishi.

Oh , Parashakthi who is one with Parabrahma,

Though those who have learned Vedas,

Call you as Brahma’s wife Sarawathi,

Or call you as Vishnu’s wife Lakshmi,

Or call you as Shiva’s wife Parvathi,

You are the fourth called Maha Maya,

Who gives life to the world,

And have attained all that is to attain.

So is her radiance because of her multi faceted personality?