LALITHA SAHASRANAMAM
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शक्ति कूटैक तापन्न कट्यधोभाग धारिनी (87)
Shakti Kutaika Tapanna Kaṭyadhobhaga Dharini (87)
Meaning:
Devi bears the portion of her subtle body lower from the waist to her feet and is identical with Shaktikuta.
Shaktikuta is the third and concluding part of the Panchadasi Mantra. It is a group of four syllables. It is called so because of the power (the Shakti) it represents.
Interpretation:
Devi's body from waist to her feet is called Shakti Kuta. This Kuta is the source of energy which gives the other two Kutas - the Vagbhava Kuta and Madhya Kuta (previous two namahs) the required power to function. That's why Shakti Kuta also referred to as Kriya Shakti.
This is also the Kundalini Shakti that leads to moksha or the ultimate Liberation. There are four Purushardhas such as Dharma, Ardha, Kama, Moksha. The three Kutas mentioned here in LSN is called Trivarga and is made up of Dharma, Ardha-Kama combined together, andMoksha;
These three Kutas reside in Devi's mantra Shariram. That's the interpretation given of the three Kutas and the Panchadasi Mantram.
Author's Notes:
Devi Lalithambika represents all forms of energies and that's why she is referred to as the Adi Shakti.
The word 'Shakti' derives it's origin from the root word 'Shak,' meaning potency or the potential to produce, the inherent aspect of Devi Maa.
Devotees firmly believe that the whole universe to be a manifestation of Devi or Shakti. The earliest term applied to the feminine form of divinity is also Shakti.
The Shakta tradition glorifies Devi, as Shakti, the energy giving power behind all creations in this universe. Nothing can ever function without energy or power, and it's Devi and Devi alone, who provides that Shakti.
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