150. Niravadyā
No one can point out his finger at Devi and say [that there’s] the fault in Her.
151. Nirantarā
Antara means level. There are no different levels as the high and the low in Her. To Her, the highest and the lowest are the same.
152. Niṣkāraṇā
There is no cause for Devi. If there was a cause, that cause would have preceded Devi. Devi preceded everything and She is going to outlast everything. Therefore, there can be no cause for Devi. She is the cause of everything.
153. Niṣkalaṅkā
She has no blemishes of any sort.
154. Nirupādhi
There is no upādhi in Devi. The words Upādhi and Samādhi have some common features.
Upādhi means upa + adhi.
Samādhi means sama + adhi.
The word upa means small, the word sama means equal. Thus, the words Upādhi and Samādhi refer to a lesser and equal vehicle, a means of observation.
It is strange to think that Devi can be the Upādhi and the Samādhi at the same time. If we subtract a zero from a zero, we get a zero. The new zero that we have got is as capable, as potent, as the first zero to produce as many fresh zeros as one wants. The creator and the creatrix are on an equal footing. One is not bigger nor the container of the other. They are both one and the same.
Śaṅkara speaks thus of Brahmajñāna:
“jīvo brahmaiva nāparaḥ”, jīva is the same as Brahman.
The distinction between the Upādhi and Samādhi exists only as long as God is controlled by His Māyā willingly. When He wills Himself not to be so controlled, the Upādhi merges into Samādhi.
155. Nirīśvarā
There is no one controlling Devi. Devi controls everything. Hidden in this name is an approach to many a siddhi. The interested reader may do a bit of research quietly on his own. In this name as a mahāmantra, Devi will teach him the secrets.
156. Nīrāgā
She is not attached to anything.
157. Rāgamathanī
If the devotee has attachments, Devi hits him hard to remove those attachments.
One can be kind without attachments. One can be loving without attachments. None of the good qualities that the devotee can possess will be diminished in the least extent by getting rid of attachments. Supreme and Universal love can be truly had only on the basis of non-attachments. True love gives because givingness is Her nature. She does not ask for anything in return.
These two names above and some pairs of the names to follow are indicators to an ardent devotee of the path that must be followed in the initial stages at least, to gain a comprehensive understanding of the divine nature.
158. Nirmadā
She is devoid of pride.
159. Madanāśinī
She destroys the bloating ego of the ardent devotee.
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