Thousand Names of Lalita: 94. koulini

94. कौलिनी

94. koulini

94. கௌலினி

kula implies Shakti akula implies shiva – their merger is called koulam – as she represents that she is koulini

Footnotes

1. Also indicates a thousand petaled flower under the sahasra chakra – called kula each petal indicating a kula shakti – the devi herself being in the center of this flower – hence koulini
2. Also the external puja of the devi in the srichakra is called kulam – as she is being worshiped through kulam – she is koulini