% Text title : lalitaasahasranaama stotra 1 % File name : lalita.itx % Category : sahasranAma, devii, dashamahAvidyA, lalitA, stotra, devI % Location : doc\_devii % Transliterated by : M. Giridhar giridharmadras at gmail.com % Proofread by : Kirk Wortman kirkwort at hotmail.com, Sunder Hattangadi, Manda Krishna Srikanth 1) Book "Mantra Pushpam"; published by Ramakrishna Math, Khar, Mumbai 2) Book "Sri Lalita Sahasranama"; published by Sri Ramakrishna Math Mylapore, Madras; with text, transliteration and translation edited by Swami Tapasyananda 3) Videotape -- of Vedic Pandits, recorded from the Maharishi Channel % Latest update : August 2, 2002, October 8, 2022 % Send corrections to : sanskrit at cheerful dot c om % % This text is prepared by volunteers and is to be used for personal study % and research. 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Giridhar## || nyAsaH || asya shrIlalitAsahasranAmastotramAlAmantrasya | vashinyAdivAgdevatA R^iShayaH | anuShTupChandaH | shrIlalitAparameshvarI devatA | shrImadvAgbhavakUTeti bIjam | madhyakUTeti shaktiH | shaktikUTeti kIlakam | shrIlalitAmahAtripurasundarI\-prasAdasiddhidvArA chintitaphalAvAptyarthe jape viniyogaH | || dhyAnam || sindUrAruNavigrahAM trinayanAM mANikyamaulisphurat tArAnAyakashekharAM smitamukhImApInavakShoruhAm | pANibhyAmalipUrNaratnachaShakaM raktotpalaM vibhratIM saumyAM ratnaghaTastharaktacharaNAM dhyAyetparAmambikAm || ##The Divine mother is to be meditated upon as shining in a vermilion-red body, with a triple eyes, sporting a crown of rubies studded with the crescent moon, a face all smiles, a splendid bust, one hand holding a jewel-cup brimming with mead, and the other twirling a red lotus. ## aruNAM karuNAtara~NgitAkShIM dhR^itapAshA~NkushapuShpabANachApAm | aNimAdibhirAvR^itAM mayukhaiH ahamityeva vibhAvaye bhavAnIm || ##I meditate on the great Empress. She is red in color, and her eyes are full of compassion, and holds the noose, the goad, the bow and the flowery arrow in Her hands. She is surrounded on all sides by powers such as aNimA for rays and She is the Self within me.## dhyAyetpadmAsanasthAM vikasitavadanAM padmapatrAyatAkShIM hemAbhAM pItavastrAM karakalitalasaddhemapadmAM varA~NgIm | sarvAla~NkArayuktAM satatamabhayadAM bhaktanamrAM bhavAnIM shrIvidyAM shAntamUrtiM sakalasuranutAM sarvasampatpradAtrIm || ##The Divine Goddess is to be meditated upon as seated on the lotus with petal eyes. She is golden hued, and has lotus flowers in Her hand. She dispels fear of the devotees who bow before Her. She is the embodiment of peace, knowledge (vidyA), is praised by gods and grants every kind of wealth wished for.## saku~NkumavilepanAmalikachumbikastUrikAM samandahasitekShaNAM sasharachApapAshA~NkushAm | asheShajanamohinImaruNamAlyabhUShAmbarAM japAkusumabhAsurAM japavidhau smaredambikAm || ##I meditate on the Mother, whose eyes are smiling, who holds the arrow, bow, noose and the goad in Her hand. She is glittering with red garlands and ornaments. She is painted with kumkuma on her forehead and is red and tender like the japa flower.## || atha shrIlalitAsahasranAmastotram || OM shrImAtA shrImahArAj~nI shrImat\-siMhAsaneshvarI | chidagni\-kuNDa\-sambhUtA devakArya\-samudyatA || 1|| udyadbhAnu\-sahasrAbhA chaturbAhu\-samanvitA | rAgasvarUpa\-pAshADhyA krodhAkArA~NkushojjvalA || 2|| manorUpekShu\-kodaNDA pa~nchatanmAtra\-sAyakA | nijAruNa\-prabhApUra\-majjadbrahmANDa\-maNDalA || 3|| champakAshoka\-punnAga\-saugandhika\-lasatkachA | kuruvindamaNi\-shreNI\-kanatkoTIra\-maNDitA || 4|| aShTamIchandra\-vibhrAja\-dalikasthala\-shobhitA | mukhachandra\-kala~NkAbha\-mR^iganAbhi\-visheShakA || 5|| vadanasmara\-mA~Ngalya\-gR^ihatoraNa\-chillikA | vaktralakShmI\-parIvAha\-chalanmInAbha\-lochanA || 6|| navachampaka\-puShpAbha\-nAsAdaNDa\-virAjitA | tArAkAnti\-tiraskAri\-nAsAbharaNa\-bhAsurA || 7|| kadambama~njarI\-kL^ipta\-karNapUra\-manoharA | tATa~Nka\-yugalI\-bhUta\-tapanoDupa\-maNDalA || 8|| padmarAga\-shilAdarsha\-paribhAvi\-kapolabhUH | navavidruma\-bimbashrI\-nyakkAri\-radanachChadA || 9|| ##or## dashanachChadA shuddha\-vidyA~NkurAkAra\-dvijapa~Nkti\-dvayojjvalA | karpUra\-vITikAmoda\-samAkarShi\-digantarA || 10|| nija\-sallApa\-mAdhurya\-vinirbhartsita\-kachChapI | ##or## nija\-saMlApa mandasmita\-prabhApUra\-majjatkAmesha\-mAnasA || 11|| anAkalita\-sAdR^ishya\-chibukashrI\-virAjitA | ##or## chubukashrI kAmesha\-baddha\-mA~Ngalya\-sUtra\-shobhita\-kandharA || 12|| kanakA~Ngada\-keyUra\-kamanIya\-bhujAnvitA | ratnagraiveya\-chintAka\-lola\-muktA\-phalAnvitA || 13|| kAmeshvara\-premaratna\-maNi\-pratipaNa\-stanI | nAbhyAlavAla\-romAli\-latA\-phala\-kuchadvayI || 14|| lakShyaroma\-latAdhAratA\-samunneya\-madhyamA | stanabhAra\-dalanmadhya\-paTTabandha\-valitrayA || 15|| aruNAruNa\-kausumbha\-vastra\-bhAsvat\-kaTItaTI | ratna\-ki~NkiNikA\-ramya\-rashanA\-dAma\-bhUShitA || 16|| kAmesha\-j~nAta\-saubhAgya\-mArdavoru\-dvayAnvitA | mANikya\-mukuTAkAra\-jAnudvaya\-virAjitA || 17|| indragopa\-parikShipta\-smaratUNAbha\-ja~NghikA | gUDhagulphA kUrmapR^iShTha\-jayiShNu\-prapadAnvitA || 18|| nakha\-dIdhiti\-saMChanna\-namajjana\-tamoguNA | padadvaya\-prabhAjAla\-parAkR^ita\-saroruhA || 19|| si~njAna\-maNima~njIra\-maNDita\-shrI\-padAmbujA | ##or## shi~njAna marAlI\-mandagamanA mahAlAvaNya\-shevadhiH || 20|| sarvAruNA.anavadyA~NgI sarvAbharaNa\-bhUShitA | shiva\-kAmeshvarA~NkasthA shivA svAdhIna\-vallabhA || 21|| sumeru\-madhya\-shR^i~NgasthA shrImannagara\-nAyikA | chintAmaNi\-gR^ihAntasthA pa~ncha\-brahmAsana\-sthitA || 22|| mahApadmATavI\-saMsthA kadambavana\-vAsinI | sudhAsAgara\-madhyasthA kAmAkShI kAmadAyinI || 23|| devarShi\-gaNa\-saMghAta\-stUyamAnAtma\-vaibhavA | bhaNDAsura\-vadhodyukta\-shaktisenA\-samanvitA || 24|| sampatkarI\-samArUDha\-sindhura\-vraja\-sevitA | ashvArUDhAdhiShThitAshva\-koTi\-koTibhirAvR^itA || 25|| chakrarAja\-rathArUDha\-sarvAyudha\-pariShkR^itA | geyachakra\-rathArUDha\-mantriNI\-parisevitA || 26|| kirichakra\-rathArUDha\-daNDanAthA\-puraskR^itA | jvAlA\-mAlinikAkShipta\-vahniprAkAra\-madhyagA || 27|| bhaNDasainya\-vadhodyukta\-shakti\-vikrama\-harShitA | nityA\-parAkramATopa\-nirIkShaNa\-samutsukA || 28|| bhaNDaputra\-vadhodyukta\-bAlA\-vikrama\-nanditA | mantriNyambA\-virachita\-viSha~Nga\-vadha\-toShitA || 29|| vishukra\-prANaharaNa\-vArAhI\-vIrya\-nanditA | kAmeshvara\-mukhAloka\-kalpita\-shrIgaNeshvarA || 30|| mahAgaNesha\-nirbhinna\-vighnayantra\-praharShitA | bhaNDAsurendra\-nirmukta\-shastra\-pratyastra\-varShiNI || 31|| karA~Nguli\-nakhotpanna\-nArAyaNa\-dashAkR^itiH | mahA\-pAshupatAstrAgni\-nirdagdhAsura\-sainikA || 32|| kAmeshvarAstra\-nirdagdha\-sabhaNDAsura\-shUnyakA | brahmopendra\-mahendrAdi\-deva\-saMstuta\-vaibhavA || 33|| hara\-netrAgni\-saMdagdha\-kAma\-sa~njIvanauShadhiH | shrImadvAgbhava\-kUTaika\-svarUpa\-mukha\-pa~NkajA || 34|| kaNThAdhaH\-kaTi\-paryanta\-madhyakUTa\-svarUpiNI | shakti\-kUTaikatApanna\-kaTyadhobhAga\-dhAriNI || 35|| mUla\-mantrAtmikA mUlakUTatraya\-kalevarA | kulAmR^itaika\-rasikA kulasaMketa\-pAlinI || 36|| kulA~NganA kulAntasthA kaulinI kulayoginI | akulA samayAntasthA samayAchAra\-tatparA || 37|| mUlAdhAraika\-nilayA brahmagranthi\-vibhedinI | maNi\-pUrAntaruditA viShNugranthi\-vibhedinI || 38|| Aj~nA\-chakrAntarAlasthA rudragranthi\-vibhedinI | sahasrArAmbujArUDhA sudhA\-sArAbhivarShiNI || 39|| taDillatA\-samaruchiH ShaTchakropari\-saMsthitA | mahAsaktiH kuNDalinI bisatantu\-tanIyasI || 40|| bhavAnI bhAvanAgamyA bhavAraNya\-kuThArikA | bhadrapriyA bhadramUrtir bhakta\-saubhAgyadAyinI || 41|| bhaktipriyA bhaktigamyA bhaktivashyA bhayApahA | shAmbhavI shAradArAdhyA sharvANI sharmadAyinI || 42|| shA~NkarI shrIkarI sAdhvI sharachchandra\-nibhAnanA | shAtodarI shAntimatI nirAdhArA nira~njanA || 43|| nirlepA nirmalA nityA nirAkArA nirAkulA | nirguNA niShkalA shAntA niShkAmA nirupaplavA || 44|| nityamuktA nirvikArA niShprapa~nchA nirAshrayA | nityashuddhA nityabuddhA niravadyA nirantarA || 45|| niShkAraNA niShkala~NkA nirupAdhir nirIshvarA | nIrAgA rAgamathanI nirmadA madanAshinI || 46|| nishchintA nirahaMkArA nirmohA mohanAshinI | nirmamA mamatAhantrI niShpApA pApanAshinI || 47|| niShkrodhA krodhashamanI nirlobhA lobhanAshinI | niHsaMshayA saMshayaghnI nirbhavA bhavanAshinI || 48|| ##or## nissaMshayA nirvikalpA nirAbAdhA nirbhedA bhedanAshinI | nirnAshA mR^ityumathanI niShkriyA niShparigrahA || 49|| nistulA nIlachikurA nirapAyA niratyayA | durlabhA durgamA durgA duHkhahantrI sukhapradA || 50|| duShTadUrA durAchAra\-shamanI doShavarjitA | sarvaj~nA sAndrakaruNA samAnAdhika\-varjitA || 51|| sarvashaktimayI sarva\-ma~NgalA sadgatipradA | sarveshvarI sarvamayI sarvamantra\-svarUpiNI || 52|| sarva\-yantrAtmikA sarva\-tantrarUpA manonmanI | mAheshvarI mahAdevI mahAlakShmIr mR^iDapriyA || 53|| mahArUpA mahApUjyA mahApAtaka\-nAshinI | mahAmAyA mahAsattvA mahAshaktir mahAratiH || 54|| mahAbhogA mahaishvaryA mahAvIryA mahAbalA | mahAbuddhir mahAsiddhir mahAyogeshvareshvarI || 55|| mahAtantrA mahAmantrA mahAyantrA mahAsanA | mahAyAga\-kramArAdhyA mahAbhairava\-pUjitA || 56|| maheshvara\-mahAkalpa\-mahAtANDava\-sAkShiNI | mahAkAmesha\-mahiShI mahAtripura\-sundarI || 57|| chatuHShaShTyupachArADhyA chatuHShaShTikalAmayI | mahAchatuH\-ShaShTikoTi\-yoginI\-gaNasevitA || 58|| manuvidyA chandravidyA chandramaNDala\-madhyagA | chArurUpA chAruhAsA chAruchandra\-kalAdharA || 59|| charAchara\-jagannAthA chakrarAja\-niketanA | pArvatI padmanayanA padmarAga\-samaprabhA || 60|| pa~ncha\-pretAsanAsInA pa~nchabrahma\-svarUpiNI | chinmayI paramAnandA vij~nAna\-ghanarUpiNI || 61|| dhyAna\-dhyAtR^i\-dhyeyarUpA dharmAdharma\-vivarjitA | vishvarUpA jAgariNI svapantI taijasAtmikA || 62|| suptA prAj~nAtmikA turyA sarvAvasthA\-vivarjitA | sR^iShTikartrI brahmarUpA goptrI govindarUpiNI || 63|| saMhAriNI rudrarUpA tirodhAna\-karIshvarI | sadAshivA.anugrahadA pa~nchakR^itya\-parAyaNA || 64|| bhAnumaNDala\-madhyasthA bhairavI bhagamAlinI | padmAsanA bhagavatI padmanAbha\-sahodarI || 65|| unmeSha\-nimiShotpanna\-vipanna\-bhuvanAvalI | sahasra\-shIrShavadanA sahasrAkShI sahasrapAt || 66|| Abrahma\-kITa\-jananI varNAshrama\-vidhAyinI | nijAj~nArUpa\-nigamA puNyApuNya\-phalapradA || 67|| shruti\-sImanta\-sindUrI\-kR^ita\-pAdAbja\-dhUlikA | sakalAgama\-sandoha\-shukti\-sampuTa\-mauktikA || 68|| puruShArthapradA pUrNA bhoginI bhuvaneshvarI | ambikA.anAdi\-nidhanA haribrahmendra\-sevitA || 69|| nArAyaNI nAdarUpA nAmarUpa\-vivarjitA | hrIMkArI hrImatI hR^idyA heyopAdeya\-varjitA || 70|| rAjarAjArchitA rAj~nI ramyA rAjIvalochanA | ra~njanI ramaNI rasyA raNatki~NkiNi\-mekhalA || 71|| ramA rAkenduvadanA ratirUpA ratipriyA | rakShAkarI rAkShasaghnI rAmA ramaNalampaTA || 72|| kAmyA kAmakalArUpA kadamba\-kusuma\-priyA | kalyANI jagatIkandA karuNA\-rasa\-sAgarA || 73|| kalAvatI kalAlApA kAntA kAdambarIpriyA | varadA vAmanayanA vAruNI\-mada\-vihvalA || 74|| vishvAdhikA vedavedyA vindhyAchala\-nivAsinI | vidhAtrI vedajananI viShNumAyA vilAsinI || 75|| kShetrasvarUpA kShetreshI kShetra\-kShetraj~na\-pAlinI | kShayavR^iddhi\-vinirmuktA kShetrapAla\-samarchitA || 76|| vijayA vimalA vandyA vandAru\-jana\-vatsalA | vAgvAdinI vAmakeshI vahnimaNDala\-vAsinI || 77|| bhaktimat.h\-kalpalatikA pashupAsha\-vimochinI | saMhR^itAsheSha\-pAShaNDA sadAchAra\-pravartikA || 78|| ##or## pAkhaNDA tApatrayAgni\-santapta\-samAhlAdana\-chandrikA | taruNI tApasArAdhyA tanumadhyA tamo.apahA || 79|| chitistatpada\-lakShyArthA chidekarasa\-rUpiNI | svAtmAnanda\-lavIbhUta\-brahmAdyAnanda\-santatiH || 80|| parA pratyakchitIrUpA pashyantI paradevatA | madhyamA vaikharIrUpA bhakta\-mAnasa\-haMsikA || 81|| kAmeshvara\-prANanADI kR^itaj~nA kAmapUjitA | shR^i~NgAra\-rasa\-sampUrNA jayA jAlandhara\-sthitA || 82|| oDyANapITha\-nilayA bindu\-maNDalavAsinI | rahoyAga\-kramArAdhyA rahastarpaNa\-tarpitA || 83|| sadyaHprasAdinI vishva\-sAkShiNI sAkShivarjitA | ShaDa~NgadevatA\-yuktA ShADguNya\-paripUritA || 84|| nityaklinnA nirupamA nirvANa\-sukha\-dAyinI | nityA\-ShoDashikA\-rUpA shrIkaNThArdha\-sharIriNI || 85|| prabhAvatI prabhArUpA prasiddhA parameshvarI | mUlaprakR^itir avyaktA vyaktAvyakta\-svarUpiNI || 86|| vyApinI vividhAkArA vidyAvidyA\-svarUpiNI | mahAkAmesha\-nayana\-kumudAhlAda\-kaumudI || 87|| bhakta\-hArda\-tamobheda\-bhAnumadbhAnu\-santatiH | shivadUtI shivArAdhyA shivamUrtiH shiva~NkarI || 88|| shivapriyA shivaparA shiShTeShTA shiShTapUjitA | aprameyA svaprakAshA manovAchAmagocharA || 89|| chichChaktish chetanArUpA jaDashaktir jaDAtmikA | gAyatrI vyAhR^itiH sandhyA dvijavR^inda\-niShevitA || 90|| tattvAsanA tattvamayI pa~ncha\-koshAntara\-sthitA | niHsIma\-mahimA nitya\-yauvanA madashAlinI || 91|| ##or## nissIma madaghUrNita\-raktAkShI madapATala\-gaNDabhUH | chandana\-drava\-digdhA~NgI chAmpeya\-kusuma\-priyA || 92|| kushalA komalAkArA kurukullA kuleshvarI | kulakuNDAlayA kaula\-mArga\-tatpara\-sevitA || 93|| kumAra\-gaNanAthAmbA tuShTiH puShTir matir dhR^itiH | shAntiH svastimatI kAntir nandinI vighnanAshinI || 94|| tejovatI trinayanA lolAkShI\-kAmarUpiNI | mAlinI haMsinI mAtA malayAchala\-vAsinI || 95|| sumukhI nalinI subhrUH shobhanA suranAyikA | kAlakaNThI kAntimatI kShobhiNI sUkShmarUpiNI || 96|| vajreshvarI vAmadevI vayo.avasthA\-vivarjitA | siddheshvarI siddhavidyA siddhamAtA yashasvinI || 97|| vishuddhichakra\-nilayA.a.araktavarNA trilochanA | khaTvA~NgAdi\-praharaNA vadanaika\-samanvitA || 98|| pAyasAnnapriyA tvaksthA pashuloka\-bhaya~NkarI | amR^itAdi\-mahAshakti\-saMvR^itA DAkinIshvarI || 99|| anAhatAbja\-nilayA shyAmAbhA vadanadvayA | daMShTrojjvalA.akSha\-mAlAdi\-dharA rudhirasaMsthitA || 100|| kAlarAtryAdi\-shaktyaugha\-vR^itA snigdhaudanapriyA | mahAvIrendra\-varadA rAkiNyambA\-svarUpiNI || 101|| maNipUrAbja\-nilayA vadanatraya\-saMyutA | vajrAdikAyudhopetA DAmaryAdibhirAvR^itA || 102|| raktavarNA mAMsaniShThA guDAnna\-prIta\-mAnasA | samastabhakta\-sukhadA lAkinyambA\-svarUpiNI || 103|| svAdhiShThAnAmbuja\-gatA chaturvaktra\-manoharA | shUlAdyAyudha\-sampannA pItavarNA.atigarvitA || 104|| medoniShThA madhuprItA bandhinyAdi\-samanvitA | dadhyannAsakta\-hR^idayA kAkinI\-rUpa\-dhAriNI || 105|| mUlAdhArAmbujArUDhA pa~ncha\-vaktrA.asthi\-saMsthitA | a~NkushAdi\-praharaNA varadAdi\-niShevitA || 106|| mudgaudanAsakta\-chittA sAkinyambA\-svarUpiNI | Aj~nA\-chakrAbja\-nilayA shuklavarNA ShaDAnanA || 107|| majjAsaMsthA haMsavatI\-mukhya\-shakti\-samanvitA | haridrAnnaika\-rasikA hAkinI\-rUpa\-dhAriNI || 108|| sahasradala\-padmasthA sarva\-varNopa\-shobhitA | sarvAyudhadharA shukla\-saMsthitA sarvatomukhI || 109|| sarvaudana\-prItachittA yAkinyambA\-svarUpiNI | svAhA svadhA.amatir medhA shrutiH smR^itir anuttamA || 110|| puNyakIrtiH puNyalabhyA puNyashravaNa\-kIrtanA | pulomajArchitA bandha\-mochanI bandhurAlakA || 111|| ##or## mochanI barbarAlakA vimarsharUpiNI vidyA viyadAdi\-jagatprasUH | sarvavyAdhi\-prashamanI sarvamR^ityu\-nivAriNI || 112|| agragaNyA.achintyarUpA kalikalmaSha\-nAshinI | kAtyAyanI kAlahantrI kamalAkSha\-niShevitA || 113|| tAmbUla\-pUrita\-mukhI dADimI\-kusuma\-prabhA | mR^igAkShI mohinI mukhyA mR^iDAnI mitrarUpiNI || 114|| nityatR^iptA bhaktanidhir niyantrI nikhileshvarI | maitryAdi\-vAsanAlabhyA mahApralaya\-sAkShiNI || 115|| parA shaktiH parA niShThA praj~nAnaghana\-rUpiNI | mAdhvIpAnAlasA mattA mAtR^ikA\-varNa\-rUpiNI || 116|| mahAkailAsa\-nilayA mR^iNAla\-mR^idu\-dorlatA | mahanIyA dayAmUrtir mahAsAmrAjya\-shAlinI || 117|| AtmavidyA mahAvidyA shrIvidyA kAmasevitA | shrI\-ShoDashAkSharI\-vidyA trikUTA kAmakoTikA || 118|| kaTAkSha\-ki~NkarI\-bhUta\-kamalA\-koTi\-sevitA | shiraHsthitA chandranibhA bhAlasthendra\-dhanuHprabhA || 119|| hR^idayasthA raviprakhyA trikoNAntara\-dIpikA | dAkShAyaNI daityahantrI dakShayaj~na\-vinAshinI || 120|| darAndolita\-dIrghAkShI dara\-hAsojjvalan\-mukhI | gurumUrtir guNanidhir gomAtA guhajanmabhUH || 121|| deveshI daNDanItisthA daharAkAsha\-rUpiNI | pratipanmukhya\-rAkAnta\-tithi\-maNDala\-pUjitA || 122|| kalAtmikA kalAnAthA kAvyAlApa\-vinodinI | ##or## vimodinI sachAmara\-ramA\-vANI\-savya\-dakShiNa\-sevitA || 123|| Adishaktir ameyA.a.atmA paramA pAvanAkR^itiH | anekakoTi\-brahmANDa\-jananI divyavigrahA || 124|| klIMkArI kevalA guhyA kaivalya\-padadAyinI | tripurA trijagadvandyA trimUrtis tridasheshvarI || 125|| tryakSharI divya\-gandhADhyA sindUra\-tilakA~nchitA | umA shailendratanayA gaurI gandharva\-sevitA || 126|| vishvagarbhA svarNagarbhA.avaradA vAgadhIshvarI | dhyAnagamyA.aparichChedyA j~nAnadA j~nAnavigrahA || 127|| sarvavedAnta\-saMvedyA satyAnanda\-svarUpiNI | lopAmudrArchitA lIlA\-kL^ipta\-brahmANDa\-maNDalA || 128|| adR^ishyA dR^ishyarahitA vij~nAtrI vedyavarjitA | yoginI yogadA yogyA yogAnandA yugandharA || 129|| ichChAshakti\-j~nAnashakti\-kriyAshakti\-svarUpiNI | sarvAdhArA supratiShThA sadasadrUpa\-dhAriNI || 130|| aShTamUrtir ajAjaitrI lokayAtrA\-vidhAyinI | ##or## ajAjetrI ekAkinI bhUmarUpA nirdvaitA dvaitavarjitA || 131|| annadA vasudA vR^iddhA brahmAtmaikya\-svarUpiNI | bR^ihatI brAhmaNI brAhmI brahmAnandA balipriyA || 132|| bhAShArUpA bR^ihatsenA bhAvAbhAva\-vivarjitA | sukhArAdhyA shubhakarI shobhanA sulabhA gatiH || 133|| rAja\-rAjeshvarI rAjya\-dAyinI rAjya\-vallabhA | rAjatkR^ipA rAjapITha\-niveshita\-nijAshritA || 134|| rAjyalakShmIH koshanAthA chatura~Nga\-baleshvarI | sAmrAjya\-dAyinI satyasandhA sAgaramekhalA || 135|| dIkShitA daityashamanI sarvaloka\-vasha~NkarI | sarvArthadAtrI sAvitrI sachchidAnanda\-rUpiNI || 136|| desha\-kAlAparichChinnA sarvagA sarvamohinI | sarasvatI shAstramayI guhAmbA guhyarUpiNI || 137|| sarvopAdhi\-vinirmuktA sadAshiva\-pativratA | sampradAyeshvarI sAdhvI gurumaNDala\-rUpiNI || 138|| kulottIrNA bhagArAdhyA mAyA madhumatI mahI | gaNAmbA guhyakArAdhyA komalA~NgI gurupriyA || 139|| svatantrA sarvatantreshI dakShiNAmUrti\-rUpiNI | sanakAdi\-samArAdhyA shivaj~nAna\-pradAyinI || 140|| chitkalA.a.ananda\-kalikA premarUpA priya~NkarI | nAmapArAyaNa\-prItA nandividyA naTeshvarI || 141|| mithyA\-jagadadhiShThAnA muktidA muktirUpiNI | lAsyapriyA layakarI lajjA rambhAdivanditA || 142|| bhavadAva\-sudhAvR^iShTiH pApAraNya\-davAnalA | daurbhAgya\-tUlavAtUlA jarAdhvAnta\-raviprabhA || 143|| bhAgyAbdhi\-chandrikA bhakta\-chittakeki\-ghanAghanA | rogaparvata\-dambholir mR^ityudAru\-kuThArikA || 144|| maheshvarI mahAkAlI mahAgrAsA mahAshanA | aparNA chaNDikA chaNDamuNDAsura\-niShUdinI || 145|| kSharAkSharAtmikA sarva\-lokeshI vishvadhAriNI | trivargadAtrI subhagA tryambakA triguNAtmikA || 146|| svargApavargadA shuddhA japApuShpa\-nibhAkR^itiH | ojovatI dyutidharA yaj~narUpA priyavratA || 147|| durArAdhyA durAdharShA pATalI\-kusuma\-priyA | mahatI merunilayA mandAra\-kusuma\-priyA || 148|| vIrArAdhyA virADrUpA virajA vishvatomukhI | pratyagrUpA parAkAshA prANadA prANarUpiNI || 149|| mArtANDa\-bhairavArAdhyA mantriNInyasta\-rAjyadhUH | ##or## mArtaNDa tripureshI jayatsenA nistraiguNyA parAparA || 150|| satya\-j~nAnAnanda\-rUpA sAmarasya\-parAyaNA | kapardinI kalAmAlA kAmadhuk kAmarUpiNI || 151|| kalAnidhiH kAvyakalA rasaj~nA rasashevadhiH | puShTA purAtanA pUjyA puShkarA puShkarekShaNA || 152|| paraMjyotiH paraMdhAma paramANuH parAtparA | pAshahastA pAshahantrI paramantra\-vibhedinI || 153|| mUrtA.amUrtA.anityatR^iptA munimAnasa\-haMsikA | satyavratA satyarUpA sarvAntaryAminI satI || 154|| brahmANI brahmajananI bahurUpA budhArchitA | prasavitrI prachaNDA.a.aj~nA pratiShThA prakaTAkR^itiH || 155|| prANeshvarI prANadAtrI pa~nchAshatpITha\-rUpiNI | vishR^i~NkhalA viviktasthA vIramAtA viyatprasUH || 156|| mukundA muktinilayA mUlavigraha\-rUpiNI | bhAvaj~nA bhavarogaghnI bhavachakra\-pravartinI || 157|| ChandaHsArA shAstrasArA mantrasArA talodarI | udArakIrtir uddAmavaibhavA varNarUpiNI || 158|| janmamR^ityu\-jarAtapta\-janavishrAnti\-dAyinI | sarvopaniSha\-dud\-ghuShTA shAntyatIta\-kalAtmikA || 159|| gambhIrA gaganAntasthA garvitA gAnalolupA | kalpanA\-rahitA kAShThA.akAntA kAntArdha\-vigrahA || 160|| kAryakAraNa\-nirmuktA kAmakeli\-tara~NgitA | kanatkanakatA\-Ta~NkA lIlA\-vigraha\-dhAriNI || 161|| ajA kShayavinirmuktA mugdhA kShipra\-prasAdinI | antarmukha\-samArAdhyA bahirmukha\-sudurlabhA || 162|| trayI trivarganilayA tristhA tripuramAlinI | nirAmayA nirAlambA svAtmArAmA sudhAsR^itiH || 163|| ##or## sudhAsrutiH saMsArapa~Nka\-nirmagna\-samuddharaNa\-paNDitA | yaj~napriyA yaj~nakartrI yajamAna\-svarUpiNI || 164|| dharmAdhArA dhanAdhyakShA dhanadhAnya\-vivardhinI | viprapriyA viprarUpA vishvabhramaNa\-kAriNI || 165|| vishvagrAsA vidrumAbhA vaiShNavI viShNurUpiNI | ayonir yoninilayA kUTasthA kularUpiNI || 166|| vIragoShThIpriyA vIrA naiShkarmyA nAdarUpiNI | vij~nAnakalanA kalyA vidagdhA baindavAsanA || 167|| tattvAdhikA tattvamayI tattvamartha\-svarUpiNI | sAmagAnapriyA saumyA sadAshiva\-kuTumbinI || 168|| ##or## somyA savyApasavya\-mArgasthA sarvApadvinivAriNI | svasthA svabhAvamadhurA dhIrA dhIrasamarchitA || 169|| chaitanyArghya\-samArAdhyA chaitanya\-kusumapriyA | sadoditA sadAtuShTA taruNAditya\-pATalA || 170|| dakShiNA\-dakShiNArAdhyA darasmera\-mukhAmbujA | kaulinI\-kevalA.anarghya\-kaivalya\-padadAyinI || 171|| stotrapriyA stutimatI shruti\-saMstuta\-vaibhavA | manasvinI mAnavatI maheshI ma~NgalAkR^itiH || 172|| vishvamAtA jagaddhAtrI vishAlAkShI virAgiNI | pragalbhA paramodArA parAmodA manomayI || 173|| vyomakeshI vimAnasthA vajriNI vAmakeshvarI | pa~nchayaj~na\-priyA pa~ncha\-preta\-ma~nchAdhishAyinI || 174|| pa~nchamI pa~nchabhUteshI pa~ncha\-saMkhyopachAriNI | shAshvatI shAshvataishvaryA sharmadA shambhumohinI || 175|| dharAdharasutA dhanyA dharmiNI dharmavardhinI | lokAtItA guNAtItA sarvAtItA shamAtmikA || 176|| bandhUka\-kusumaprakhyA bAlA lIlAvinodinI | suma~NgalI sukhakarI suveShADhyA suvAsinI || 177|| suvAsinyarchana\-prItA.a.ashobhanA shuddhamAnasA | bindu\-tarpaNa\-santuShTA pUrvajA tripurAmbikA || 178|| dashamudrA\-samArAdhyA tripurAshrI\-vasha~NkarI | j~nAnamudrA j~nAnagamyA j~nAnaj~neya\-svarUpiNI || 179|| yonimudrA trikhaNDeshI triguNAmbA trikoNagA | anaghA.adbhuta\-chAritrA vA~nChitArtha\-pradAyinI || 180|| abhyAsAtishaya\-j~nAtA ShaDadhvAtIta\-rUpiNI | avyAja\-karuNA\-mUrtir aj~nAna\-dhvAnta\-dIpikA || 181|| AbAla\-gopa\-viditA sarvAnulla~Nghya\-shAsanA | shrIchakrarAja\-nilayA shrImat\-tripurasundarI || 182|| shrIshivA shiva\-shaktyaikya\-rUpiNI lalitAmbikA | evaM shrIlalitA devyA nAmnAM sAhasrakaM jaguH || || iti shrIbrahmANDapurANe uttarakhaNDe shrIhayagrIvAgastyasaMvAde shrIlalitA sahasranAma stotra kathanaM sampUrNam || ## \hrule\medskip Before we begin, let us offer ourselves at the feet of the Divine Mother, shrImat mahAtripurasundarI. This introduction deals with the background on lalitAsahasranAma (the purANa etc) and the importance of Shri Chakra, the diagrammitical form for meditation. (Only a brief description is provided here since it has been extensively described by Adi Shankara in the text of SaundaryalaharI. A detailed description of Lalita yantra (Shri Chakra) is given in the Hindu Tantrik page http://www.shivashakti.com/) Among the 18 purANas, brahmANDa-purANa is well known for the extolation of Lalita. It explains in detail the appearance of the Goddess Lalita to save the world from the clutches of the demon bhaNDAsura. There are three important sub-texts in this purANa. The first of these texts is LalitopAkhyAna, consisting of 45 chapters and is found in the last chapter of the purANa. The last five chapters are especially well known. They extol the greatness of the Divine mother, the significance of the mantra of the goddess (shoDashAkSharI-vidyA), the various mudras and postures to be practiced, meditations, initiations etc., and the mystical placement of the deities involved in Shri Chakra. The next text is the lalitA trishati in which 300 names of the goddess is featured. There is a well known commentary on this work by Adi ShankarAchArya. The third text is the celebrated LalitA sahasranAma, which consists of 320 verses in three chapters. The first chapter is 51 verses, and relates that the 1000 names of LalitA were recited by various devatas as commanded by the goddess herself. This chapter also explains that the verses are in anuShTup ChaNDaH(metre known as anuShTup) and that the deity Lalita is invoked in three kUTas (vAgbhava, kAmarAja, and shakti). The second chapter of the text contains the thousand names of the goddess in 182 1/2 verses (which is transliterated below). The third and final chapter is 86 1/2 verses long and enumerates the benefits accrued by reciting these one thousand names of the Goddess. This is mainly to encourage people to recite the names with concentration to achieve, if not anything else, a peace of mind. Lalita trishati and lalitA sahasranAma are dialogues between the sage Agastya and the god Hayagriva (Pronounced as hayagrIva). Hayagriva is the incarnation of ViShNu who assumed the form of a horse to kill a demon by the same name. Agastya was a sage of great renown, who is immortalized as a star in the celestial heavens(one of the seven Rishi-s, saptarShi or Ursa Major). He is the patron saint of Tamilnadu being a founder of a system of medicine called Siddha, and also having drunk the whole ocean in his kamaNDalum. According to yAska's Nirukta, Agastya is the half-brother of the great sage, VasishTha. The story of the meeting of Agastya and Hayagriva is given in the lalitopAkhyAna and is quite interesting. Agastya was visiting several places of pilgrimage and was sad to see many people steeped in ignorance and involved in only sensual pleasures. He came to kA~nchi and worshipped kAmAkShI and sought a solution for the masses. Pleased with the devotion and his caring for the society, Lord ViShNu appeared before Agastya and provided the sage Agastya with the solution of `curing' the worldly folk from ignorance. He explained that He is the primordial principle, and the source and the end of everything. Though He is above forms and guNas, He involves himself in them. He goes on to explain that a person should recognize that He is the pradhAna (primordial) transformed into the universe, and that He is also the puruSha (conscious spirit) who is transcendental and beyond all qualities(guNa-s) and forms. However to recognize this, one has to perform severe penance, self-discipline etc. If (since) this is difficult, Lord ViShNu advises that the worship of the goddess will achieve the purpose of life, given as liberation from bondage, very easily. He points out that even other Gods like Shiva and Brahma have worshiped the goddess TripurA. ViShNu concludes his discourse saying that this was revealed to Agastya so that he (Agastya) can spread the message to god, sages, and humans. ViShNu requests Agastya to approach his incarnation, Hayagriva and disappears from Agastya's sight. Agastya approaches Hayagriva with devotion and reverence. Hayagriva reveals to Agastya that the great Goddess, lalitA, is without beginning or end and is the foundation of the entire universe. The great goddess abides in everyone and can be realized only in meditation. The worship of goddess is done with the lalitA sahasranamA (1000 names) or with trishati (300 names) or with aShTottaranAma (108 names) or with Shri Chakra (diagrammatical form for meditation). In tantra shAstra, each devi/deva is worshipped as a mantra, and yantra. Shri Chakra is used to represent the divine mother diagrammatically. It denotes how the power of a small point in the centre of the Shri Chakra transforms itself into a series of triangles, circles, and lines. One can meditate on the Shri Chakra itself knowing the significance of the triangles and circles. These forms respresent the various transformations of the Reality. One can realize that the universe has evolved through the undifferentiated consciousness and has eventually become the universe as we know it. The recitation of sahasranAma and trishati are used in the worship of Shri Chakra. The correspondence between Shri Chakra as a yantra and the fifteen letter mantra of the goddess (pa~nchadashIvidyA, pronounced panchadashIvidyA) is achieved by carefully studying the Shri Chakra which is constructed using the symbolism of the three kUTa-s and the significance of the fifteen letters of the shrIvidyA. It is said that if meditation on Shri Chakra is not possible, recitation of the sahasranAma with utmost devotion would confer the same benefits, perhaps in longer time-frame. The sahasranAma also mentions how to meditate on the various centres of consciousness (chakras) in one's body. Kundalini, meaning coiled up, ordinarly resides in the muladhAra chakra, at the base of spine, and when it rises to the sahasrAra chakra at the top of the head, one becomes aware of the ultimate reality. Before reciting the sahasranAma, it is advised that the divine mother be meditated upon according to the dhyAna shloka-s, given in the beginning of the text. 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