How to Remove the Negatives within us ? ( #Thread )

Śrī Lalitā Sahasranāma Stōtra is a treasure trove of invaluable gems. However, the devout reading of entire stōtra bestows everything here and hereafter, clusters of some nāmās yields highly potential and specific benefits.

Below's 1such cluster of 17 nāmās, when recited with concentration & devotion, removes the 17 dōṣas present within. All these words contain the ‘Ni’ Upasarga.

नीरागा रागमथनी निर्मदा मदनाशिनी ॥
निश्चिन्ता निरहंकारा निर्मोहा मोहनाशिनी ।
निर्ममा ममताहन्त्री निष्पापा पापनाशिनी ॥

निष्क्रोधा क्रोधशमनी निर्लोभा लोभनाशिनी ।
निस्संशया संशयघ्नी निर्भवा भवनाशिनी ॥

निर्विकल्पा निराबाधा निर्भेदा भेदनाशिनी ।
निर्नाशा मृत्युमथनी निष्क्रिया निष्परिग्रहा ॥

The 17 dōṣas present within

1. rāgā – Attachment
2. mada – Haughtiness
3. cinta – Worry
4. ahaṅkāra – Ego

5 mōha – Delusion
6 mamata – Affection
7 pāpa – Sin – Not performing actions stipulated by scriptures but doin those that were told to be avoided.
8 krōdha – Anger
9 lōbha – Greed
10 śamśāya – Doubt
11 bhava – Existence; Cycle of births & deaths;
12 vikalpa – Wavering mind

13 bādha – Transformation
14 bhēda – Differences; She's 1 without any diff's of species, within species & within oneself.
15 nāśā – Destruction
16 kriya – Action
17 parigraha – Acceptance

any person devoid of something could never provide the same to other seeking from him.

Divine Mother is not like that. She is an embodiment of effulgence. Hence, She can give light to all. The moment light comes, darkness is gone. Similarly, when the Divine Mother seats Herself in the heart, all the dōṣās ward off themselves.

below are the meanings of 17 nāmās

She is –

1. nīrāgā - Devoid of any attachment; rāga madhanī – Hence, She removes attachments
2. nirmadā - Does not have any pride or haughtiness; mada nāśinī – Destroys pride.
3. niścintā - Free from all kinds of worries; Hence, Mother removes all worries.
4. nirahaṅkāra -

4. nirahaṅkāra - Egoless; Therefore, She destroys one’s ego completely
5. nirmōha - Free from delusion; She frees one from delusion
6. nirmama - Not affected by anyone or anything
7. niṣpāpa - Does not incur any sin
8. niṣkrōdhā - No anger
9. nirlōbhā - No greed for anything.

10. nirvikalpa - Mother doesn't hav any fluctuation of mind
11. nirbhēda - One without any differences.
12. nissamśāya - Doubtless & perfect;
13. nirbhava - One who doesn't have the cycle of births & deaths.
She is bhava nāśinī - liberates from mundane cycle of births & deaths

14. niṣkriyā - She's responsible for all the actions done but She doesn't do any actions.
15. niṣparigrahā - She does not take anything
16. mr̥utyumathanī - Scriptures describe ‘Mr̥utyu’ as the stage in which 1 thinks one is (body) & one don’t know what one is (The real Self)