Sahasranama position 715 of the 1,072 names

Shakambharyanukampini

शाकम्भर्यनुकम्पिनी

Śākambharyanukampinī

What Shakambharyanukampini means

Shakambharyanukampini is name 715 in the Adya Mahakali Sahasranama, the 1,072-name devotional text to Maa Kali. The Compassionate One Who Nourishes and Sustains the World with Vegetables during Famine.

Also spelled

  • Sakambharyanukampini
  • Source transliteration: SHHAKAMBHARY'ANU-KAMPINI

Sanskrit names travel into English in several romanizations. This page keeps the common spelling, the IAST form, and the source transliteration together so the same name is discoverable under each spelling readers use.

Meaning and elaboration

Meaning: The Compassionate One Who Nourishes and Sustains the World with Vegetables during Famine.

Elaboration

Shhaakambhary'anu-kampini joins Shhaakambhari, the Goddess who nourishes the world with vegetation, with Anu-kampini, the compassionate one. The name recalls the Mother's saving manifestation during a time of drought and famine, when she appeared to feed and preserve creation itself.

Shhaakambhari, the Nourishing Form Shaka refers to vegetables, grains, or herbs, and Bhari means "bearer" or "sustainer." Shhaakambhari is therefore "she who bears vegetation" or "she who nourishes with greens." In this form the Goddess appears when the world is stricken by severe drought and famine. She is depicted with plants, fruits, and vegetables arising from her body, revealing that all nourishment ultimately issues from her.

Anu-kampini: Compassion That Responds Anu-kampini means "the compassionate one," she whose heart trembles in response to suffering. Her gift of nourishment is not distant or impersonal. It flows directly from her boundless concern for living beings. Seeing hunger and distress, the Mother responds with empathy that becomes sustaining grace.

Divine Intervention in Crisis This name points to a direct act of divine intervention. When ordinary means fail and the earth can no longer feed her children, the Mother manifests as the life force within nature itself. She restores sustenance from her own being, showing herself as the ultimate preserver who answers the cries of creation.

Hope and Renewal in Desolation Shhaakambhary'anu-kampini stands for hope and renewal even in the harshest conditions. She restores fertility to a barren world and reminds devotees that divine grace can bring back life and abundance where famine and despair seem complete. In this form, the Mother is compassion and nourishment joined as one.

Text and sources

The name list follows the Adya Mahakali Sahasranama as compiled for this project. The English meaning and elaboration are interpretive notes for devotional study, not a translation of a single critical edition.

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