The Secret Doctrine of Goddess Lalita
(Sri LalitaAṣṭottara Rahasyārthamu)
1. avyāja karuṇāmūrti
She who is pure compassion.
Devī is the embodiment of compassion. As the Mother of the Universe, She only has compassion for Her children. She shares Her wealth generously and equally with all. Existence-Consciousness (satta-spuratta) are Her wealth. We perceive them everywhere, not only as the substratum on which particulars appear, but also as the particulars themselves. Just as we experience our spouse, children, possessions, etc. externally, we experience pleasures and pains internally. Devī shares Her wealth in these two ways with Her children, as the external world of objects and the internal world of thoughts, perceptions, and emotions. Her love flows un-conditionally and profusely towards all.
If there is any dearth, it is in our perception. We have forgotten the compassionate One who is the source of our very existence. We are not satisfied with what She offers. We want more and chase after our desires. We run after objects and completely overlook Her presence, the underlying reality of all the objects we desire. In our ignorance, instead of recognizing what is as Her grace, we consider it an affliction (saṃsāra). Only those who contemplate on Her true nature relentlessly and yearn to realize Her are worthy of Her grace. She floods them with Her love and compassion. To such earnest seekers, who are free from the darkness of desire and attachment, She is no longer mohini, the one who enchants and distracts them from the truth. She is anugrāhini, the one who reveals the truth. In the light of the Self-Knowledge Devī bestows on them, these earnest seekers no longer perceive names and forms. Instead, they perceive Devī everywhere as sat-cīt, Presence-Awareness. While the rest of the world is asleep in ignorance, they remain awake in Self-Knowledge.