% Text title : lalitAsahasranAmastotram complete % File name : lalitacomplete.itx % Category : sahasranAma, devii, dashamahAvidyA, lalitA, stotra, devI % Location : doc\_devii % Transliterated by : M. Giridhar giridharmadras at gmail.com % Proofread by : M. Giridhar, Kirk Wortman, Sunder Hattangadi, DPD, Rajani Arjun Shankar % Translated by : Comments by M. Giridhar % Description-comments : With pUrvapIThikA and phalashruti % Latest update : August 2, 2002, August 26, 2023 % 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. The file is not to be copied or reposted for promotion of % any website or individuals or for commercial purpose without permission. % Please help to maintain respect for volunteer spirit. % \documentstyle[11pt,multicol,itrans]{article} #include=ijag.inc #endwordvowel=.h \portraitwide \parindent=100pt \let\usedvng=\Largedvng % for 1 column \pagenumbering{itrans} \def\engtitle#1{\hrule\medskip\centerline{\LARGE #1}} \def\itxtitle#1{\medskip\centerline{\LARGEdvng #1}\medskip\hrule} \def\endtitles{\medskip\obeyspaceslines} %% \begin{document} \engtitle{.. shrI lalitA sahasra nAma stotram ..}## \itxtitle{.. shrIlalitAsahasranAmastotram pUrvapIThikA phalashruti sahitam ..}##\endtitles ## mAtaH shrIlalite prasIda ! lauhityanirjita japAkusumAnurAgAM pAshA~Nkushau dhanuriShUnapi dhArayantIm | tAmrekShaNAmaruNamAlyavisheShabhUShAM tAmbUlapUritamukhIM tripurAM namAmi || 1|| madhurAnmadhurA mahitAnmahitA mR^idulAnmR^idulA sulabhAtsalabhA | aruNAdaruNA sadayAtsadayA lalitAllalitA lalitA.avatu mAm || 2|| lalitaM charaNasaroje lalitataraM vadanashItaruchibimbe | lalitatamaM smitarochiShi lalitAkhyaM vastu me purataH || 3|| tvatprasUtastvadAj~naptastvadAsastvatparAyaNaH | tvannAmachintanaparastvadarthe.ahaM niyojitaH || 4|| tvayArjitamidaM sarvaM tava svaM parameshvari | tvadadhInaM karomIha tvadarthe tanniyojaye || 5|| tava devi vashe varte tavAj~nAmeva pAlayan | tava nAmAni gaNayan tvayi lIye gahANa mAm || 6|| eShA bhaktyA tava virachitA yA devi sevA svIkR^ityainAM sapadi sakalAnme.aparAdhAn kShamasva | nyUnaM yattattava karuNayA pUrNatAmetu sadyaH sAnanda me hR^idayakamale te.astu nityaM nivAsaH || 7|| shrIlalitAsahasranAmastotram (upoddhAtAkhyA prathamA kalA) gururbrahmA gurUrviShNuH gururdevo maheshvaraH | guruH sAkShAtparaM brahma tasmai shrIgurave. namaH || 1|| vande gurupadadvandvamavA~Nmanasagocharam | raktashuklaprabhAmishraM atarkyaM traipuraM mahaH || 2|| shuklAmbaradharaM viShNuM shashivarNaM chaturbhujam | prasannavadanaM vande sarvavighnopashAntaye || 3|| tripurAM kulanidhimIDe.aruNashriyaM kAmarAjaviddhA~NgIm | triguNairdevairninutAmekAntAM bindugAM mahArambhAm || 1|| lalitAnAmasahasre ChalArNasUtrAnuyAyinyaH | paribhAShA bhAShyante sa~NkShepAtkaulikapramodAya || 2|| pa~nchAshadeka Adau nAmasu sArdhadvyashItishatam | ShaDashItiH sArdhAnte sarve viMShatishatatrayaM shlokAH || 3|| dashabhUH sArdhanR^ipAlA adhyuShTaM sArdhanavaShaDadhyuShTam | munisUtahayAmbAshvoktirdhyAnamekena || 4|| ## BSR part 2 NR AchArya## agastya uvAcha \- ashvAnana mahAbuddhe sarvashAstravishArada | kathitaM lalitAdevyAH charitaM paramAdbhutam || 1|| pUrvaM prAdurbhavo mAtuH tataH paTTAbhiShechanam | bhaNDAsuravadhashchaiva vistareNa tvachoditaH || 2|| varNitaM shrIpuraM chApi mahAvibhavavistaram | shrImatpa~nchadashAkSharyAH mahimA varNitastathA || 3|| ShoDhAnyAsAdayo devyAH nyAsakhaNDe samIritAH | antaryAgakramashchaiva bahiryAgakramastathA || 4|| mahAyAgAkramashchApi pUjAkhaNDe samIritAH | purashcharaNakhaNDe tu japalakShaNamIritam || 5|| homakhaNDe tvayA prokto homadravyavidhikramaH | chakrarAjasya vidyAyAH shrIdevyA deshikAnmanoH || 6|| rahasyakhaNDe tAdAtmyaM parasparamudIritam | stotrakhaNDe bahuvidhAH stutayaH parikIrtitAH || 7|| mantriNIdaNDinIdevyoH prokte nAmasahasrake | na tu shrIlalitAdevyAH proktaM nAmasahasrakam || 8|| tatra me saMshayo jAto hayagrIva dayAnidhe | kiM vA tvayA vismR^itaM tajj~nAtvA vA samupekShitam || 9|| mama vA yogyatA nAsti shrotuM nAmasahasrakam | kimarthaM bhavatA noktaM tatra me kAraNaM vada || 10|| sUta uvAcha \- iti pR^iShTo hayagrIvo muninA kumbhajanmanA | prahR^iShTo vachanaM prAha tApasaM kumbhasambhavam || 11|| shrIhayagrIva uvAcha \- lopAmudrApate.agastya sAvadhAnamanAH shR^iNu | nAmrAM sahasraM yannoktaM kAraNaM tadvadAmi te || 12|| rahasyamiti matvA.ahaM noktavAMste na chAnyathA | punashcha pR^ichChate bhaktyA tasmAttatte vadAmyaham || 13|| brUyAchChiShyAya bhaktAya rahasyamapi deshikaH | bhavatA na pradeyaM syAdabhaktAya kadAchana || 14|| na shaThAya na duShTAya nAvishvAsAya karhichit | shrImAtR^ibhaktiyukttAya shrIvidyArAjavedine || 15|| upAsakAya shuddhAya deyaM nAmasahasrakam | yAni nAmasahasrANi sadyaH siddhipradAni vai || 16|| tantreShu lalitAdevyAsteShu mukhyamidaM mune | shrIvidyaiva tu mantrANAM tatra kAdiryathA parA || 17|| purANAM shrIpuramiva shaktInAM lalitA yathA | shrIvidyopAsakAnAM cha yathA devaH paraH shivaH || 18|| tathA nAmasahasreShu parametatprakIrtitam | yathAsya paThanAddevI prIyate lalitAmbikA || 19|| anyanAmasahasrasya pAThAnna prIyate tathA | shrImAtuH prItaye tasmAdanishaM kIrtayedidam || 20|| bilvapatraishchakrarAje yo.archayellalitAmbikAm | padyaivAM tulasIpuShpairebhirnAmasahasrakaiH || 21|| sadA prasAdaM kurute tasya siMhAsaneshvarI | chakrAdhirAjagabhyarchya japtvA pa~nchadashAkSharIm || 22|| japAnte kIrtayennityamidaM nAmasahasrakam | japastAdyashaktashchetpaThennAmasahasrakam || 23|| sA~NgArchane sA~Ngajjape yatphalaM tadApnuyAt | upAsane stutIranyAH paThedabhyudayo hi saH || 24|| idaM nAmasahasraM tu kIrtayennityakarmavat | chakrarAjArchanaM devyA japo nAmnAM cha kIrtanam || 25|| bhaktasya kR^ityametAvadanyadabhyudayaM viduH | bhaktasyAvashyakamidaM nAmasAhasrakIrtanam || 26|| tatra hetuM pravakShyAmi shR^iNu tvaM kumbhasambhava | purA shrIlalitAdevI bhaktAnAM hitakAmyayA || 27|| vAgdevIrvashinImukhyAH samAkShedamabravIt | devyuvAcha \- vAgdevatA vashinyAdyAH shR^iNudhvaM vachanaM mama || 28|| bhavatyo matprasAdena prollasadvAgvibhUtayaH | madbhaktAnAM vAgvibhUtipradAne viniyojitAH || 29|| machchakrasya rahasyaj~nA mama nAmaparAyaNAH | mama stotravidhAnAya tasmAdAj~nApayAmi vaH || 30|| kurudhvama~NkitaM stotraM mama nAmasahasrakaiH | yena bhaktaiH stutAyA me sadyaH prItiH parA bhavet || 31|| hayagrIva uvAcha \- ityAj~naptAstato devyaH shrIdevyA lalitAmbayA | rahasyairnAmabhirdivyaishchakruH stotramanuttamam || 32|| rahasyaM nAmasAhasramiti tadvishrutaM param | tataH kadAchitsadasi sthitvA siMhAsane.ambikA || 33|| svasevAvasaraM prAdAt sarveShAM kumbhasambhava | sevArthamAgatAstatra tvatyANIsratyakoTayaH || 34|| lakShmInArAyaNAnAM cha koTayaH samupAgatAH | gaurIkoTisametAnAM rudrANAmapi koTayaH || 35|| mantriNIdaNDinImukhyAH sevArthaM yAssamAgatAH | shaktayo vividhAkArAstAsAM saMkhyA na vidyate || 36|| divyaughA mAnavaughAshcha siddhaughAshcha samAgatAH | tatra shrIlalitAdevI sarveShAM darshanaM dadau || 37|| teShu dR^iShTvopaviShTeShu sve sve sthAne yathAkramam | tataH shrIlalitAdevIkaTAkShAkShepachoditAH || 38|| utthAya vashinImukhyA baddhAMjalipuTAstadA | astuvannAmasAhasraiH svakR^itairlaMlitAmbikAm || 39|| shrutvA stavaM prasannA.abhUlllitA parameshvarI | te sarve vismayaM jagbhurye tatra sadasi sthitAH || 40|| tataH provAcha lalitA sadasyAn devatAgaNAn | mamAj~nayaiva vAgdevyashchakruH stotramAnu.attamam || 41|| a~NkitaM nAmabhirdivyairmama prItividhAyakaiH | tatpaThadhvaM sadA yUyaM stotraM matprItivR^iddhaye || 42|| pravartayadhvaM bhakteShu mama nAmasahasrakam | idaM nAmasahasraM me yo. bhaktaH paThate sakR^it || 43|| sa me priyatamo j~neyastasmai kAmAndadAmyaham | shrIchakre mAM sadAbhyarchya japtvA pa~nchadashAkSharIm || 44|| pashchAnnAmasahasraM maM kIrtayenmama tuShTaye | mAmarchayatu vA mA vA vidyAM japatu vA na vA || 45|| kIrtayennAmasahasramidaM matprItaye sadA | matprItyA sakalAn kAmAMllabhate nAtra saMshayaH || 46|| tasmAnnAmasahasraM me kIrtayadhvaM sadAdarAt | shrIhayagrIva uvAcha \- iti shrIlaliteshAnI shAsti devAnsahAnugAn || 47|| tadAj~nayA tadArabhya brahmaviShNumaheshvarAH | shaktayo mantraNImukhyA idaM nAmasahasrakam || 48|| paThanti bhaktyA satataM lalitAparituShTaye | tasmAdavashyaM bhaktena kIrtanIyamidaM mune || 49|| Avashyakatve hetuste mayA prokto munIshvara | idAnIM nAmasAhasraM vakShyAmi shraddhayA shR^iNu || 50|| iti lalitAsahasranAmnyupoddhAtaprakaraNaM samAptam || \medskip\hrule\medskip || nyAsaH || asya shrIlalitAsahasranAmastotramahAmantrasya vashinyAdayo vAgdevatA R^iShayaH | anuShTup ChandaH | shrIlalitA parameshvarI devatA | shrImadbAgbhavakUTeti bIjam | madhyakUTeti shaktiH | shaktikUTeti kIlakam | dhyAnam | mama shrIlalitAmahAtripurasundarIprasAdasiddhidvArA chintitaphalAvAptyarthe jape viniyogaH | || karanyAsaH || aiM a~NguShThAbhyAM namaH | klIM tarjanIbhyAM namaH | sauH madhyamAbhyAM namaH | sauH anAmikAbhyAM namaH | klIM kaniShThikAbhyAM namaH | aiM karatalakarapR^iShThAbhyAM namaH | || a~NganyAsaH || aiM hR^idayAya namaH | klIM shirase svAhA | sauH shikhAyai vaShaT | sauH kavachAya huM | klIM netratrayAya vauShaT | aiM astrAya phaT | bhUrbhavassuvaromiti digbandhaH | || dhyAnam || sindUrAruNa vigrahAM trinayanAM mANikyamauli sphurat tArA nAyaka shekharAM smitamukhImApInavakShoruhAm | pANibhyAmalipUrNaratnachaShakaM raktotpalaM bibhratIM saumyAM ratna ghaTastha raktacharaNAM dhyAyet parAmambikAm || aruNAM karuNAtara~NgitAkShIM dhR^itapAshA~NkushapuShpabANachApAm | aNimAdibhirAvR^itAM mayUkhairahamityeva vibhAvaye bhavAnIm || dhyAyet padmAsanasthAM vikasitavadanAM padmapatrAyatAkShIM hemAbhAM pItavastrAM karakalitalasaddhemapadmAM varA~NgIm | sarvAla~NkArayuktAM satata mabhayadAM bhaktanamrAM bhavAnIM shrIvidyAM shAntamUrtiM sakalasuranutAM sarva sampatpradAtrIm || saku~NkumavilepanAmalikachumbikastUrikAM samandahasitekShaNAM sasharachApapAshA~NkushAm | asheShajanamohinIM aruNamAlyabhUShAmbarAM japAkusumabhAsurAM japavidhau smarAmyambikAm || lamityAdipa~nchapUjA \ldq{}laM\rdq{} pR^ithivItattvAtmikAyai shrIlalitAdevyai gandhaM parikalpayAmi | \ldq{}haM\rdq{} AkAshatattvAtmikAyai shrIlalitAdevyai puShpaM parikalpayAmi | \ldq{}yaM\rdq{} vAyutattvAtmikAyai shrIlalitAdevyai dhUpaM parikalpayAmi | \ldq{}raM\rdq{} vahnitattvAtmikAyai shrIlalitAdevyai dIpaM parikalpayAmi | \ldq{}vaM\rdq{} amR^itatattvAmikAyai shrIlalitAdevyai amR^itaM mahAnaivedyaM parikalpayAmi | \ldq{}saM\rdq{} sarvatattvAtmikAyai shrIlalitAdevyai sarvopachArapUjAM parikalpayAmi | (tataH pArAyaNaM kuryAt |) || atha shrIlalitAsahasranAmastotram || (dvitIyA tApinI kalA 1\-100 nAmAni) shrImAtA shrImahArAj~nI shrImatsiMhAsaneshvarI | chidagnikuNDasambhUtA devakAryasamudyatA || 1|| udyadbhAnusahasrAbhA chaturbAhusamanvitA | rAgasvarUpapAshADhyA krodhAkArA~NkushojjvalA || 2|| manorUpekShukodaNDA pa~nchatanmAtrasAyakA | nijAruNaprabhApUramajjadbrahmANDamaNDalA || 3|| champakAshokapunnAgasaugandhikalasatkachA | kuruvindamaNishreNIkanatkoTIramaNDitA || 4|| aShTamIchandravibhrAjadalikasthalashobhitA | mukhachandrakala~NkAbhamR^iganAbhivisheShakA || 5|| vadanasmaramA~NgalyagR^ihatoraNachillikA | vaktralakShmIparIvAhachalanmInAbhalochanA || 6|| navachampakapuShpAbhanAsAdaNDavirAjitA | tArAkAntitiraskArinAsAbharaNabhAsurA || 7|| kadambama~njarIkL^iptakarNapUramanoharA | tATa~NkayugalIbhUtatapanoDupamaNDalA || 8|| padmarAgashilAdarshaparibhAvikapolabhUH | navavidrumabimbashrInyakkAriradanachChadA || 9|| dashanachChadA shuddhavidyA~NkurAkAradvijapa~NktidvayojjvalA | karpUravITikAmodasamAkarShidigantarA || 10|| nijasallApamAdhuryavinirbhartsitakachChapI | nijasaMlApa mandasmitaprabhApUramajjatkAmeshamAnasA || 11|| anAkalitasAdR^ishyachibukashrIvirAjitA | chubukashrI kAmeshabaddhamA~NgalyasUtrashobhitakandharA || 12|| kanakA~NgadakeyUrakamanIyabhujAnvitA | ratnagraiveyachintAkalolamuktAphalAnvitA || 13|| kAmeshvarapremaratnamaNipratipaNastanI | nAbhyAlavAlaromAlilatAphalakuchadvayI || 14|| lakShyaromalatAdhAratAsamunneyamadhyamA | stanabhAradalanmadhyapaTTabandhavalitrayA || 15|| aruNAruNakausumbhavastrabhAsvatkaTItaTI | ratnaki~NkiNikAramyarashanAdAmabhUShitA || 16|| kAmeshaj~nAtasaubhAgyamArdavorudvayAnvitA | mANikyamukuTAkArajAnudvayavirAjitA || 17|| indragopaparikShiptasmaratUNAbhaja~NghikA | gUDhagulphA kUrmapR^iShThajayiShNuprapadAnvitA || 18|| nakhadIdhitisa~nChannanamajjanatamoguNA | padadvayaprabhAjAlaparAkR^itasaroruhA || 19|| si~njAnamaNima~njIramaNDitashrIpadAmbujA | shi~njAna marAlImandagamanA mahAlAvaNyashevadhiH || 20|| sarvAruNA.anavadyA~NgI sarvAbharaNabhUShitA | shivakAmeshvarA~NkasthA shivA svAdhInavallabhA || 21|| sumerumadhyashR^i~NgasthA shrImannagaranAyikA | chintAmaNigR^ihAntasthA pa~nchabrahmAsanasthitA || 22|| mahApadmATavIsaMsthA kadambavanavAsinI | sudhAsAgaramadhyasthA kAmAkShI kAmadAyinI || 23|| devarShigaNasa~NghAtastUyamAnAtmavaibhavA | bhaNDAsuravadhodyuktashaktisenAsamanvitA || 24|| sampatkarIsamArUDhasindhuravrajasevitA | ashvArUDhAdhiShThitAshvakoTikoTibhirAvR^itA || 25|| chakrarAjarathArUDhasarvAyudhapariShkR^itA | geyachakrarathArUDhamantriNIparisevitA || 26|| kirichakrarathArUDhadaNDanAthApuraskR^itA | jvAlAmAlinikAkShiptavahniprAkAramadhyagA || 27|| bhaNDasainyavadhodyuktashaktivikramaharShitA | nityAparAkramATopanirIkShaNasamutsukA || 28|| bhaNDaputravadhodyuktabAlAvikramananditA | mantriNyambAvirachitaviSha~NgavadhatoShitA || 29|| (vishukravadhatoShitA) ## (See a note at the end) ## vishukraprANaharaNavArAhIvIryananditA | (viSha~NgaprANaharaNa) kAmeshvaramukhAlokakalpitashrIgaNeshvarA || 30|| mahAgaNeshanirbhinnavighnayantrapraharShitA | bhaNDAsurendranirmuktashastrapratyastravarShiNI || 31|| karA~NgulinakhotpannanArAyaNadashAkR^itiH | mahApAshupatAstrAgninirdagdhAsurasainikA || 32|| kAmeshvarAstranirdagdhasabhaNDAsurashUnyakA | brahmopendramahendrAdidevasaMstutavaibhavA || 33|| haranetrAgnisandagdhakAmasa~njIvanauShadhiH | shrImadvAgbhavakUTaikasvarUpamukhapa~NkajA || 34|| kaNThAdhaHkaTiparyantamadhyakUTasvarUpiNI | shaktikUTaikatApannakaTyadhobhAgadhAriNI || 35|| mUlamantrAtmikA mUlakUTatrayakalevarA | kulAmR^itaikarasikA kulasa~NketapAlinI || 36|| kulA~NganA kulAntasthA kaulinI kulayoginI | akulA samayAntasthA samayAchAratatparA || 37|| mUlAdhAraikanilayA brahmagranthivibhedinI | (tR^itIyA dhUmrikA kalA 101\-200 nAmAni) maNipUrAntaruditA viShNugranthivibhedinI || 38|| Aj~nAchakrAntarAlasthA rudragranthivibhedinI | sahasrArAmbujArUDhA sudhAsArAbhivarShiNI || 39|| taDillatAsamaruchiH ShaTchakroparisaMsthitA | mahAsaktiH kuNDalinI bisatantutanIyasI || 40|| bhavAnI bhAvanAgamyA bhavAraNyakuThArikA | bhadrapriyA bhadramUrtirbhaktasaubhAgyadAyinI || 41|| bhaktipriyA bhaktigamyA bhaktivashyA bhayApahA | shAmbhavI shAradArAdhyA sharvANI sharmadAyinI || 42|| shA~NkarI shrIkarI sAdhvI sharachchandranibhAnanA | 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 nirupAdhirnirIshvarA | nIrAgA rAgamathanI nirmadA madanAshinI || 46|| nishchintA niraha~NkArA nirmohA mohanAshinI | nirmamA mamatAhantrI niShpApA pApanAshinI || 47|| niShkrodhA krodhashamanI nirlobhA lobhanAshinI | niHsaMshayA saMshayaghnI nirbhavA bhavanAshinI || 48|| nissaMshayA nirvikalpA nirAbAdhA nirbhedA bhedanAshinI | nirnAshA mR^ityumathanI niShkriyA niShparigrahA || 49|| nistulA nIlachikurA nirapAyA niratyayA | durlabhA durgamA durgA duHkhahantrI sukhapradA || 50|| duShTadUrA durAchArashamanI doShavarjitA | sarvaj~nA sAndrakaruNA samAnAdhikavarjitA || 51|| (chaturthI marIchyAkhyA kalA 201\-300 nAmAni) sarvashaktimayI sarvama~NgalA sadgatipradA | sarveshvarI sarvamayI sarvamantrasvarUpiNI || 52|| sarvayantrAtmikA sarvatantrarUpA manonmanI | mAheshvarI mahAdevI mahAlakShmIrmR^iDapriyA || 53|| mahArUpA mahApUjyA mahApAtakanAshinI | mahAmAyA mahAsattvA mahAshaktirmahAratiH || 54|| mahAbhogA mahaishvaryA mahAvIryA mahAbalA | mahAbuddhirmahAsiddhirmahAyogeshvareshvarI || 55|| mahAtantrA mahAmantrA mahAyantrA mahAsanA | mahAyAgakramArAdhyA mahAbhairavapUjitA || 56|| maheshvaramahAkalpamahAtANDavasAkShiNI | mahAkAmeshamahiShI mahAtripurasundarI || 57|| chatuHShaShTyupachArADhyA chatuHShaShTikalAmayI | mahAchatuHShaShTikoTiyoginIgaNasevitA || 58|| manuvidyA chandravidyA chandramaNDalamadhyagA | chArurUpA chAruhAsA chAruchandrakalAdharA || 59|| charAcharajagannAthA chakrarAjaniketanA | pArvatI padmanayanA padmarAgasamaprabhA || 60|| pa~nchapretAsanAsInA pa~nchabrahmasvarUpiNI | chinmayI paramAnandA vij~nAnaghanarUpiNI || 61|| dhyAnadhyAtR^idhyeyarUpA dharmAdharmavivarjitA | vishvarUpA jAgariNI svapantI taijasAtmikA || 62|| suptA prAj~nAtmikA turyA sarvAvasthAvivarjitA | sR^iShTikartrI brahmarUpA goptrI govindarUpiNI || 63|| saMhAriNI rudrarUpA tirodhAnakarIshvarI | sadAshivA.anugrahadA pa~nchakR^ityaparAyaNA || 64|| bhAnumaNDalamadhyasthA bhairavI bhagamAlinI | padmAsanA bhagavatI padmanAbhasahodarI || 65|| unmeShanimiShotpannavipannabhuvanAvalI | sahasrashIrShavadanA sahasrAkShI sahasrapAt || 66|| AbrahmakITajananI varNAshramavidhAyinI | nijAj~nArUpanigamA puNyApuNyaphalapradA || 67|| shrutisImantasindUrIkR^itapAdAbjadhUlikA | sakalAgamasandohashuktisampuTamauktikA || 68|| puruShArthapradA pUrNA bhoginI bhuvaneshvarI | ambikA.anAdinidhanA haribrahmendrasevitA || 69|| nArAyaNI nAdarUpA nAmarUpavivarjitA | (pa~nchamI jvAlinI kalA 301\-400 nAmAni) hrI~NkArI hrImatI hR^idyA heyopAdeyavarjitA || 70|| rAjarAjArchitA rAj~nI ramyA rAjIvalochanA | ra~njanI ramaNI rasyA raNatki~NkiNimekhalA || 71|| ramA rAkenduvadanA ratirUpA ratipriyA | rakShAkarI rAkShasaghnI rAmA ramaNalampaTA || 72|| kAmyA kAmakalArUpA kadambakusumapriyA | kalyANI jagatIkandA karuNArasasAgarA || 73|| kalAvatI kalAlApA kAntA kAdambarIpriyA | varadA vAmanayanA vAruNImadavihvalA || 74|| vishvAdhikA vedavedyA vindhyAchalanivAsinI | vidhAtrI vedajananI viShNumAyA vilAsinI || 75|| kShetrasvarUpA kShetreshI kShetrakShetraj~napAlinI | kShayavR^iddhivinirmuktA kShetrapAlasamarchitA || 76|| vijayA vimalA vandyA vandArujanavatsalA | vAgvAdinI vAmakeshI vahnimaNDalavAsinI || 77|| bhaktimatkalpalatikA pashupAshavimochinI | saMhR^itAsheShapAShaNDA sadAchArapravartikA || 78|| pAkhaNDA tApatrayAgnisantaptasamAhlAdanachandrikA | taruNI tApasArAdhyA tanumadhyA tamo.apahA || 79|| chitistatpadalakShyArthA chidekarasarUpiNI | svAtmAnandalavIbhUtabrahmAdyAnandasantatiH || 80|| parA pratyakchitIrUpA pashyantI paradevatA | madhyamA vaikharIrUpA bhaktamAnasahaMsikA || 81|| kAmeshvaraprANanADI kR^itaj~nA kAmapUjitA | shR^i~NgArarasasampUrNA jayA jAlandharasthitA || 82|| oDyANapIThanilayA bindumaNDalavAsinI | rahoyAgakramArAdhyA rahastarpaNatarpitA || 83|| sadyaHprasAdinI vishvasAkShiNI sAkShivarjitA | ShaDa~NgadevatAyuktA ShADguNyaparipUritA || 84|| nityaklinnA nirupamA nirvANasukhadAyinI | nityAShoDashikArUpA shrIkaNThArdhasharIriNI || 85|| prabhAvatI prabhArUpA prasiddhA parameshvarI | mUlaprakR^itiravyaktA vyaktAvyaktasvarUpiNI || 86|| (ShaShThI ruchyAkhyA kalA 401\-500 nAmAni) vyApinI vividhAkArA vidyAvidyA\-svarUpiNI | mahAkAmeshanayanakumudAhlAdakaumudI || 87|| bhaktahArdatamobhedabhAnumadbhAnusantatiH | shivadUtI shivArAdhyA shivamUrtiH shiva~NkarI || 88|| shivapriyA shivaparA shiShTeShTA shiShTapUjitA | aprameyA svaprakAshA manovAchAmagocharA || 89|| chichChaktish chetanArUpA jaDashaktirjaDAtmikA | gAyatrI vyAhR^itiH sandhyA dvijavR^indaniShevitA || 90|| tattvAsanA tattvamayI pa~nchakoshAntarasthitA | niHsImamahimA nityayauvanA madashAlinI || 91|| nissIma madaghUrNitaraktAkShI madapATalagaNDabhUH | chandanadravadigdhA~NgI chAmpeyakusumapriyA || 92|| kushalA komalAkArA kurukullA kuleshvarI | kulakuNDAlayA kaulamArgatatparasevitA || 93|| kumAragaNanAthAmbA tuShTiH puShTirmatirdhR^itiH | shAntiH svastimatI kAntirnandinI vighnanAshinI || 94|| tejovatI trinayanA lolAkShIkAmarUpiNI | mAlinI haMsinI mAtA malayAchalavAsinI || 95|| sumukhI nalinI subhrUH shobhanA suranAyikA | kAlakaNThI kAntimatI kShobhiNI sUkShmarUpiNI || 96|| vajreshvarI vAmadevI vayo.avasthAvivarjitA | siddheshvarI siddhavidyA siddhamAtA yashasvinI || 97|| vishuddhichakranilayA.a.araktavarNA trilochanA | khaTvA~NgAdipraharaNA vadanaikasamanvitA || 98|| pAyasAnnapriyA tvaksthA pashulokabhaya~NkarI | amR^itAdimahAshaktisaMvR^itA DAkinIshvarI || 99|| anAhatAbjanilayA shyAmAbhA vadanadvayA | daMShTrojjvalA.akShamAlAdidharA rudhirasaMsthitA || 100|| kAlarAtryAdishaktyaughavR^itA snigdhaudanapriyA | mahAvIrendravaradA rAkiNyambAsvarUpiNI || 101|| maNipUrAbjanilayA vadanatrayasaMyutA | vajrAdikAyudhopetA DAmaryAdibhirAvR^itA || 102|| (saptamI suShumNA kalA 501\-600 nAmAni) raktavarNA mAMsaniShThA guDAnnaprItamAnasA | samastabhaktasukhadA lAkinyambAsvarUpiNI || 103|| svAdhiShThAnAmbujagatA chaturvaktramanoharA | shUlAdyAyudhasampannA pItavarNA.atigarvitA || 104|| medoniShThA madhuprItA bandhinyAdisamanvitA | dadhyannAsaktahR^idayA kAkinIrUpadhAriNI || 105|| mUlAdhArAmbujArUDhA pa~nchavaktrA.asthisaMsthitA | a~NkushAdipraharaNA varadAdiniShevitA || 106|| mudgaudanAsaktachittA sAkinyambAsvarUpiNI | Aj~nAchakrAbjanilayA shuklavarNA ShaDAnanA || 107|| majjAsaMsthA haMsavatImukhyashaktisamanvitA | haridrAnnaikarasikA hAkinIrUpadhAriNI || 108|| sahasradalapadmasthA sarvavarNopashobhitA | sarvAyudhadharA shuklasaMsthitA sarvatomukhI || 109|| sarvaudanaprItachittA yAkinyambAsvarUpiNI | svAhA svadhA.amatirmedhA shrutiH smR^itiranuttamA || 110|| puNyakIrtiH puNyalabhyA puNyashravaNakIrtanA | pulomajArchitA bandhamochanI bandhurAlakA || 111|| mochanI barbarAlakA vimarsharUpiNI vidyA viyadAdijagatprasUH | sarvavyAdhiprashamanI sarvamR^ityunivAriNI || 112|| agragaNyA.achintyarUpA kalikalmaShanAshinI | kAtyAyanI kAlahantrI kamalAkShaniShevitA || 113|| tAmbUlapUritamukhI dADimIkusumaprabhA | mR^igAkShI mohinI mukhyA mR^iDAnI mitrarUpiNI || 114|| nityatR^iptA bhaktanidhirniyantrI nikhileshvarI | maitryAdivAsanAlabhyA mahApralayasAkShiNI || 115|| parA shaktiH parA niShThA praj~nAnaghanarUpiNI | mAdhvIpAnAlasA mattA mAtR^ikAvarNarUpiNI || 116|| mahAkailAsanilayA mR^iNAlamR^idudorlatA | mahanIyA dayAmUrtirmahAsAmrAjyashAlinI || 117|| AtmavidyA mahAvidyA shrIvidyA kAmasevitA | shrIShoDashAkSharIvidyA trikUTA kAmakoTikA || 118|| kaTAkShaki~NkarIbhUtakamalAkoTisevitA | shiraHsthitA chandranibhA bhAlasthendradhanuHprabhA || 119|| hR^idayasthA raviprakhyA trikoNAntaradIpikA | dAkShAyaNI daityahantrI dakShayaj~navinAshinI || 120|| (aShTamI bhogadA kalA 601\-700 nAmAni) darAndolitadIrghAkShI darahAsojjvalanmukhI | gurumUrtirguNanidhirgomAtA guhajanmabhUH || 121|| deveshI daNDanItisthA daharAkAsharUpiNI | pratipanmukhyarAkAntatithimaNDalapUjitA || 122|| kalAtmikA kalAnAthA kAvyAlApavinodinI | vimodinI sachAmararamAvANIsavyadakShiNasevitA || 123|| AdishaktirameyA.a.atmA paramA pAvanAkR^itiH | anekakoTibrahmANDajananI divyavigrahA || 124|| klI~NkArI kevalA guhyA kaivalyapadadAyinI | tripurA trijagadvandyA trimUrtistridasheshvarI || 125|| tryakSharI divyagandhADhyA sindUratilakA~nchitA | umA shailendratanayA gaurI gandharvasevitA || 126|| vishvagarbhA svarNagarbhA.avaradA vAgadhIshvarI | dhyAnagamyA.aparichChedyA j~nAnadA j~nAnavigrahA || 127|| sarvavedAntasaMvedyA satyAnandasvarUpiNI | lopAmudrArchitA lIlAkL^iptabrahmANDamaNDalA || 128|| adR^ishyA dR^ishyarahitA vij~nAtrI vedyavarjitA | yoginI yogadA yogyA yogAnandA yugandharA || 129|| ichChAshaktij~nAnashaktikriyAshaktisvarUpiNI | sarvAdhArA supratiShThA sadasadrUpadhAriNI || 130|| aShTamUrtirajAjaitrI lokayAtrAvidhAyinI | ajAjetrI ekAkinI bhUmarUpA nirdvaitA dvaitavarjitA || 131|| annadA vasudA vR^iddhA brahmAtmaikyasvarUpiNI | bR^ihatI brAhmaNI brAhmI brahmAnandA balipriyA || 132|| bhAShArUpA bR^ihatsenA bhAvAbhAvavivarjitA | sukhArAdhyA shubhakarI shobhanA sulabhA gatiH || 133|| rAjarAjeshvarI rAjyadAyinI rAjyavallabhA | rAjatkR^ipA rAjapIThaniveshitanijAshritA || 134|| rAjyalakShmIH koshanAthA chatura~NgabaleshvarI | sAmrAjyadAyinI satyasandhA sAgaramekhalA || 135|| dIkShitA daityashamanI sarvalokavasha~NkarI | sarvArthadAtrI sAvitrI sachchidAnandarUpiNI || 136|| (navamI vishvA kalA 701\-800 nAmAni) deshakAlAparichChinnA sarvagA sarvamohinI | sarasvatI shAstramayI guhAmbA guhyarUpiNI || 137|| sarvopAdhivinirmuktA sadAshivapativratA | sampradAyeshvarI sAdhvI gurumaNDalarUpiNI || 138|| kulottIrNA bhagArAdhyA mAyA madhumatI mahI | gaNAmbA guhyakArAdhyA komalA~NgI gurupriyA || 139|| svatantrA sarvatantreshI dakShiNAmUrtirUpiNI | sanakAdisamArAdhyA shivaj~nAnapradAyinI || 140|| chitkalA.a.anandakalikA premarUpA priya~NkarI | nAmapArAyaNaprItA nandividyA naTeshvarI || 141|| mithyAjagadadhiShThAnA muktidA muktirUpiNI | lAsyapriyA layakarI lajjA rambhAdivanditA || 142|| bhavadAvasudhAvR^iShTiH pApAraNyadavAnalA | daurbhAgyatUlavAtUlA jarAdhvAntaraviprabhA || 143|| bhAgyAbdhichandrikA bhaktachittakekighanAghanA | rogaparvatadambholirmR^ityudArukuThArikA || 144|| maheshvarI mahAkAlI mahAgrAsA mahAshanA | aparNA chaNDikA chaNDamuNDAsuraniShUdinI || 145|| kSharAkSharAtmikA sarvalokeshI vishvadhAriNI | trivargadAtrI subhagA tryambakA triguNAtmikA || 146|| svargApavargadA shuddhA japApuShpanibhAkR^itiH | ojovatI dyutidharA yaj~narUpA priyavratA || 147|| durArAdhyA durAdharShA pATalIkusumapriyA | mahatI merunilayA mandArakusumapriyA || 148|| vIrArAdhyA virADrUpA virajA vishvatomukhI | pratyagrUpA parAkAshA prANadA prANarUpiNI || 149|| mArtANDabhairavArAdhyA mantriNInyastarAjyadhUH | mArtaNDa tripureshI jayatsenA nistraiguNyA parAparA || 150|| satyaj~nAnAnandarUpA sAmarasyaparAyaNA | kapardinI kalAmAlA kAmadhuk kAmarUpiNI || 151|| kalAnidhiH kAvyakalA rasaj~nA rasashevadhiH | (dashamI bodhinI kalA 801\-900 nAmAni) puShTA purAtanA pUjyA puShkarA puShkarekShaNA || 152|| para~njyotiH parandhAma paramANuH parAtparA | pAshahastA pAshahantrI paramantravibhedinI || 153|| mUrtA.amUrtA.anityatR^iptA munimAnasahaMsikA | satyavratA satyarUpA sarvAntaryAminI satI || 154|| brahmANI brahmajananI bahurUpA budhArchitA | prasavitrI prachaNDA.a.aj~nA pratiShThA prakaTAkR^itiH || 155|| prANeshvarI prANadAtrI pa~nchAshatpITharUpiNI | vishR^i~NkhalA viviktasthA vIramAtA viyatprasUH || 156|| mukundA muktinilayA mUlavigraharUpiNI | bhAvaj~nA bhavarogaghnI bhavachakrapravartinI || 157|| ChandaHsArA shAstrasArA mantrasArA talodarI | udArakIrtiruddAmavaibhavA varNarUpiNI || 158|| janmamR^ityujarAtaptajanavishrAntidAyinI | sarvopaniShadudghuShTA shAntyatItakalAtmikA || 159|| gambhIrA gaganAntasthA garvitA gAnalolupA | kalpanArahitA kAShThA.akAntA kAntArdhavigrahA || 160|| kAryakAraNanirmuktA kAmakelitara~NgitA | kanatkanakatATa~NkA lIlAvigrahadhAriNI || 161|| ajA kShayavinirmuktA mugdhA kShipraprasAdinI | antarmukhasamArAdhyA bahirmukhasudurlabhA || 162|| trayI trivarganilayA tristhA tripuramAlinI | nirAmayA nirAlambA svAtmArAmA sudhAsR^itiH || 163|| sudhAsrutiH saMsArapa~NkanirmagnasamuddharaNapaNDitA | yaj~napriyA yaj~nakartrI yajamAnasvarUpiNI || 164|| dharmAdhArA dhanAdhyakShA dhanadhAnyavivardhinI | viprapriyA viprarUpA vishvabhramaNakAriNI || 165|| vishvagrAsA vidrumAbhA vaiShNavI viShNurUpiNI | ayoniryoninilayA kUTasthA kularUpiNI || 166|| (ekAdashI dhAriNI kalA 901\-1000 nAmAni) vIragoShThIpriyA vIrA naiShkarmyA nAdarUpiNI | vij~nAnakalanA kalyA vidagdhA baindavAsanA || 167|| tattvAdhikA tattvamayI tattvamarthasvarUpiNI | sAmagAnapriyA saumyA sadAshivakuTumbinI || 168|| somyA savyApasavyamArgasthA sarvApadvinivAriNI | svasthA svabhAvamadhurA dhIrA dhIrasamarchitA || 169|| chaitanyArghyasamArAdhyA chaitanyakusumapriyA | sadoditA sadAtuShTA taruNAdityapATalA || 170|| dakShiNAdakShiNArAdhyA darasmeramukhAmbujA | kaulinIkevalA.anarghyakaivalyapadadAyinI || 171|| stotrapriyA stutimatI shrutisaMstutavaibhavA | manasvinI mAnavatI maheshI ma~NgalAkR^itiH || 172|| vishvamAtA jagaddhAtrI vishAlAkShI virAgiNI | pragalbhA paramodArA parAmodA manomayI || 173|| vyomakeshI vimAnasthA vajriNI vAmakeshvarI | pa~nchayaj~napriyA pa~nchapretama~nchAdhishAyinI || 174|| pa~nchamI pa~nchabhUteshI pa~nchasa~NkhyopachAriNI | shAshvatI shAshvataishvaryA sharmadA shambhumohinI || 175|| dharAdharasutA dhanyA dharmiNI dharmavardhinI | lokAtItA guNAtItA sarvAtItA shamAtmikA || 176|| bandhUkakusumaprakhyA bAlA lIlAvinodinI | suma~NgalI sukhakarI suveShADhyA suvAsinI || 177|| suvAsinyarchanaprItA.a.ashobhanA shuddhamAnasA | bindutarpaNasantuShTA pUrvajA tripurAmbikA || 178|| dashamudrAsamArAdhyA tripurAshrIvasha~NkarI | j~nAnamudrA j~nAnagamyA j~nAnaj~neyasvarUpiNI || 179|| yonimudrA trikhaNDeshI triguNAmbA trikoNagA | anaghA.adbhutachAritrA vA~nChitArthapradAyinI || 180|| abhyAsAtishayaj~nAtA ShaDadhvAtItarUpiNI | avyAjakaruNAmUrtiraj~nAnadhvAntadIpikA || 181|| AbAlagopaviditA sarvAnulla~NghyashAsanA | shrIchakrarAjanilayA shrImattripurasundarI || 182|| shrIshivA shivashaktyaikyarUpiNI lalitAmbikA | evaM shrIlalitA devyA nAmnAM sAhasrakaM jaguH || || iti shrIbrahmANDa purANe uttarakhaNDe shrIhayagrIvAgastyasaMvAde shrIlalitAsahasranAmastotrakathanaM sampUrNam || \medskip\hrule\medskip phalashrutiH (kShamAkhyA dvAdashI kalA) ityetannAmasAhasraM kathitaM te ghaTodbhava | rahasyAnAM rahasyaM cha lalitAprItidAyakam || 1|| anena sadR^ishaM stotraM na bhUtaM na bhaviShyati | sarvarogaprashamanaM sarvasampatpravardhanam || 2|| sarvApamR^ityushamanaM kAlamR^ityunivAraNam | sarvajvarArtishamanaM dIrghAyuShyapradAyakam || 3|| putrapradamaputrANAM puruShArthapradAyakam | idaM visheShAchChrIdevyAH stotraM prItividhAyakam || 4|| japennityaM prayatnena lalitopAstitatparaH | prAtaH snAtvA vidhAnena sandhyAkarma samApya cha || 5|| pUjAgR^ihaM tato gatvA chakrerAjaM samarchayet | vidyAM japet sahasraM vA trishataM shatameva vA || 6|| rahasyanAmasAhasramidaM pashchAtpaThennaraH | janmamadhye sakR^ichchApi ya etatpaThate sudhIH || 7|| tasya puNyaphalaM vakShye shR^iNu tvaM kumbhasambhava | ga~NgAdi sarvatIrtheShu yaH snAyAtkoTijanmasu || 8|| koTili~NgapratiShThAM cha yaH kuryAdavimuktake | kurukShetre tu yo dadyAtkoTivAraM ravigrahe || 9|| koTiM sauvarNabhArANAM shrotriyeShu dvijanmasu | yaH koTiM hayamedhAnAmAhared gA~Ngarodhasi || 10|| AcharetkUpakoTIryo nirjale marubhUtale | durbhikShe yaH pratidinaM koTibrAhmaNabhojanam || 11|| shraddhayA parayA kuryAtsahasroparivatsarAn | tatpuNyaM koTiguNitaM labhetpuNyamanuttamam || 12|| rahasyanAmasAhasre nAmno.apyekasya kIrtanAt | rahasyanAmasAhasre nAmaikamapi yaH paThet || 13|| tasya pApAni nashyanti mahAntyapi na saMshayaH | nityakarmAnanuShThAnAnniShiddhakaraNAdapi || 14|| yatpApaM jAyate puMsAM tatsarvaM nashyati dhruvam | bahunAtra kimuktena shR^iNu tvaM kumbhasambhava || 15|| atraikanAmno yA shaktiH pAtakAnAM nivartane | tannivartyamaghaM kartuM nAlaM lokAshchaturdasha || 16|| yastyaktvA nAmasAhasraM pApahAnimabhIpsati | sa hi shItanivR^ityarthaM himashaile niShevate || 17|| bhakto yaH kIrtayennityamidaM nAmasahasrakam | tasmai shrIlitAdevI prItA.abhIShTaM prayachChati || 18|| akIrtayannidaM stotraM kathaM bhakto bhaviShyati | nityaM sa~NkIrtanAshaktaH kIrtayetpuNyavAsare || 19|| saMkrAntau viShuve chaiva svajanmatritaye.ayane | navamyAM vA chaturdashyAM sitAyAM shukravAsare || 20|| kIrtayennAmasAhasraM paurNamAsyAM visheShataH | paurNamAsyAM chandrabimbe dhyAtvA shrIlalitAmbikAm || 21|| pa~nchopachAraiH sampUjya paThennAmasahasrakam | sarve rogAH praNashyanti dIrghamAyushcha vindati || 22|| ayamAyuShkaro nAma prayogaH kalpachoditaH | jvarArtaM shirasi spR^iShTvA paThennAmasahasrakam || 23|| tatkShaNAtprashamaM yAti shirastodo jvaro.api cha | sarvavyAdhinivR^ittyarthaM spR^iShTvA bhasma japedidam || 24|| tadbhasmadhAraNAdeva nashyanti vyAdhayaH kShaNAt | jalaM sammantrya kumbhasthaM nAmasAhasrato mune || 25|| abhiShi~nchedgrahagrastAngrahA nashyanti tatkShaNAt | sudhAsAgaramadhyasthAM dhyAtvA shrIlalitAmbikAm || 26|| yaH paThennAmasAhasraM viShaM tasya vinashyati | vandhyAnAM putralAbhAya nAmasAhasramantritam || 27|| navanItaM pradadyAttu putralAbho bhaveddhruvam | devyAH pAshena sambaddhAmAkR^iShTAma~Nkushena cha || 28|| dhyAtvA.abhIShTAM striyaM rAtrau japennAmasahasrakam | AyAti svasamIpaM sA yadyapyantaH puraM gatA || 29|| rAjAkarShaNakAmashchedrAjAvasathadi~NmukhaH | trirAtraM yaH paThedetachChrIdevIdhyAnatatparaH || 30|| sa rAjA pAravashyena tura~NgaM vA mata~Ngajam | AruhyAyAti nikaTaM dAsavatpraNipatya cha || 31|| tasmai rAjyaM cha koshaM cha dadAtyeva vashaM gataH | rahasyanAmasAhasraM yaH kIrtayati nityashaH || 32|| tanmukhAlokamAtreNa muhyellokatrayaM mune | yastvidaM nAmasAhasraM sakR^itpaThati bhaktimAn || 33|| tasya ye shatravasteShAM nihantA sharabheshvaraH | yo vA.abhichAraM kurute nAmasAhasrapAThake || 34|| nivartya tatkriyAM hanyAttaM vai pratya~NgirA svayam || | ye krUradR^iShTyA vIkShante nAmasAhasrapAThakam || 35|| tAnandhAnkurute kShipraM svayaM mArtaNDabhairavaH | dhanaM yo harate chorairnAmasAhasrajApinaH || 36|| yatra kutra sthitaM vApi kShetrapAlo nihanti tam | vidyAsu kurute vAdaM yo vidvAnnAmajApinA || 37|| tasya vAkstambhanaM sadyaH karoti nakuleshvarI | yo rAjA kurute vairaM nAmasAhasrajApinA || 38|| chatura~NgabalaM tasya daNDinI saMharetsvayam | yaH paThennAmasAhasraM ShaNmAsaM bhaktisaMyutaH || 39|| lakShmIshchA~nchalyarahitA sadA tiShThati tadgR^ihe | mAsamekaM pratidinaM trivAraM yaH paThennaraH || 40|| bhAratI tasya jihvAgre ra~Nge nR^ityati nityashaH | yastvekavAraM paThati pakShamAtramatandritaH || 41|| muhyanti kAmavashagA mR^igAkShyastasya vIkShaNAt | yaH paThennAmasAhasraM janmamadhye sakR^innaraH || 42|| taddR^iShTigocharAssarve muchyante sarvakilbiShaiH | yo vetti nAmasAhasraM tasmai deyaM dvijanmane || 43|| annaM vastraM dhanaM dhAnyaM nAnyebhyastu kadAchana | shrImantrarAjaM yo vetti shrIchakraM yaH samarchati || 44|| yaH kIrtayati nAmAni taM satpAtraM vidurbudhAH | tasmai deyaM prayatnena shrIdevIprItimichChatA || 45|| na kIrtayati nAmAni mantrarAjaM na vetti yaH | pashutulyaH sa vij~neyastasmai dattaM nirarthakam || 46|| parIkShya vidyAviduShastebhyo dadyAdvichakShaNaH | shrImantrarAjasadR^isho yathA mantro na vidyate || 47|| devatA lalitAtulyA yathA nAsti ghaTodbhava | rahasyanAmasAhasratulyA nAsti tathA stutiH || 48|| likhitvA pustake yastu nAmasAhasramuttamam | samarchayetsadA bhaktyA tasya tuShyati sundarI || 49|| bahunAtra kimuktenA shR^iNu tvaM kumbhasambhava | nAnena sadR^ishaM stotraM sarvatantreShu dR^ishyate || 50|| tasmAdupAsako nityaM kIrtayedidamAdarAt | ebhirnAmasahasraistu shrIchakraM yo.archayetsakR^it || 51|| padmairvA tulasIpuShpaiH kalhArairvA kadambakaiH | champakairjAtikusumaiH mallikAkaravIrakaiH || 52|| utpalairbilvapatrairvA kundakesarapATalaiH | anyaiH sugandhikusumaiH ketakImAdhavImukhaiH || 53|| tasya puNyaphalaM vakttuM na shaknoti maheshvaraH | sA vetti lalitAdevI svachakrArchanajaM phalam || 54|| anye kathaM vijAnIyurbrahmAdyAH svalpamedhasaH | pratimAsaM paurNamAsyAmebhirnAmasahasrakaiH || 55|| rAtrau yashchakrarAjasthAmarchayetparadevatAm | sa eva lalitArUpastadrUpA lalitA svayam || 56|| na tayorvidyate bhedo bhedakR^itpApakR^idbhavet | mahAnavamyAM yo bhaktaH shrIdevIM chakramadhyagAm || 57|| archayennAmasAhasraistasya muktiH kare sthitA | yastu nAmasahasreNa shukravAre samarchayet || 58|| chakrarAje mahAdevIM tasya puNyaphalaM shR^iNu | sarvAnkAmAnavApyeha sarvasaubhAgyasaMyutaH || 59|| putrapautrAdisaMyukto bhuktvA bhogAnyathepsitAn | ante shrIlalitAdevyAH sAyujyamatidurlabham || 60|| prArthanIyaM shivAdyaishcha prApnotyeva na saMshayaH | yaH sahasraM brAhmaNAnAmebhirnAmasahasrakaiH || 61|| samarchya bhojayedbhaktyA pAyasApUpaShaDrasaiH | tasmai prINAti lalitA svasAmrAjyaM prayachChati || 62|| na tasya durlabhaM vastu triShu lokeShu vidyate | niShkAmaH kIrtayedyastu nAmasAhasramuttamam || 63|| brahmaj~nAnamavApnoti yena muchyeta bandhanAt | dhanArthI dhanamApnoti yasho.arthI chApnuyAdyashaH || 64|| vidyArthI chApnuyAdvidyAM nAmasAhasrakIrtanAt | nAnena sadR^ishaM stotraM bhogamokShapradaM mune || 65|| kIrtanIyamidaM tasmAdbhogamokShArthibhirnaraiH | chaturAshramaniShThaishcha kIrtanIyamidaM sadA || 66|| svadharmasamanuShThAnavaikalyaparipUrtaye | kalau pApaikabahule dharmAnuShThAnavarjite || 67|| nAmasa~NkIrtanaM muktvA nR^iNAM nAnyatparAyaNam | laukikAdvachanAnmukhyaM viShNunAmAnukIrtanam || 68|| viShNunAmasahasrAchcha shivanAmaikamuttamam | shivanAmasahasrAchcha devyA nAmaikamuttamam || 69|| devInAmasahasrANi koTishaH santi kumbhaja | teShu mukhyaM dashavidhaM nAmasAhasramuchyate || 70|| ga~NgA bhavAnI gAyatrI kAlI lakShmIH sarasvatI | rAjarAjeshvarI bAlA shyAmalA lalitA dasha || 71|| rahasyanAmasAhasramidaM shastaM dashasvapi | tasmAtsa~NkIrtayennityaM kalidoShanivR^ittaye || 72|| mukhyaM shrImAtR^inAmeti na jAnanti vimohitAH | viShNunAmaparAH kechichChivanAmaparAH pare || 73|| na kashchidapi lokeShu lalitAnAmatatparaH | yenAnya devatAnAma kIrtitaM janmakoTiShu || 74|| tasyaiva bhavati shraddhA shrIdevInAmakIrtane | charame janmani yathA shrIvidyopAsako bhavet || 75|| nAmasAhasrapAThashcha tathA charamajanmani | yathaiva viralA loke shrIvidyArAjavedinaH || 76|| tathaiva viralo guhyanAmasAhasrapAThakaH | mantrarAjajapashchaiva chakrarAjArchanaM tathA || 77|| rahasyanAmapAThashcha nAlpasya tapasaH phalam | apaThannAmasAhasraM prINayedyo maheshvarIm || 78|| sa chakShuShA vinA rUpaM pashyedeva vimUDhadhIH | rahasyanAmasAhasraM tyaktvA yaH siddhikAmukaH || 79|| sa bhojanaM vinA nUnaM kShun\-nivR^ittimabhIpsati | yo bhakto lalitAdevyAH sa nityaM kIrtayedidam || 80|| nAnyathA prIyate devI kalpakoTishatairapi | tasmAdrahasyanAmAni shrImAtuH prayataH paThet || 81|| iti te kathitaM stotraM rahasyaM kumbhasambhava | nAvidyAvedine brUyAnnAbhaktAya kadAchana || 82|| yathaiva gopyA shrIvidyA tathA gopyamidaM mune | pashutulyeShu na brUyAjjaneShu stotramuttamam || 83|| yo dadAti vimUDhAtmA shrIvidyArahitAya cha | tasmai kupyanti yoginyaH so.anarthaH sumahAnsmR^itaH || 84|| rahasyanAmasAhasraM tasmAtsa~Ngopayedidam | svatantreNa mayA noktaM tavApi kalashodbhava || 85|| lalitApreraNenaiva mayoktaM stotramuttamam | tena tuShTA mahAdevI tavAbhIShTaM pradAsyati || 86|| shrIsUta uvAcha \- ityuktvA shrIhayagrIvo dhyAtvA shrIlalitAmbikAm | AnandamagnahR^idayaH sadyaH pulakito.abhavat || 87|| (shrIbrahmANDapurANataH) pAshA~NkushekShusumarAjitapa~nchashAkhAM pATalyashAlisuShumA~nchita gAtravallIm | prAchInavAkstutapadAM paradevatAM tvAM pa~nchAyudhArchitapadAM praNamAmi devIm || ## 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. (reposted here with English meaning)## || dhyAnam || sindUrAruNa vigrahAM trinayanAM mANikyamauli sphurat tArA nAyaka shekharAM smitamukhI mApIna vakShoruhAm | pANibhyAmalipUrNa ratna chaShakaM raktotpalaM bibhratIM saumyAM ratna ghaTastha raktacharaNAM dhyAyet parAmambikAm || ##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 karuNA tara~NgitAkShIM dhR^ita pAshA~Nkusha puShpa bANachApAm | aNimAdibhi rAvR^itAM mayUkhai\- rahamityeva 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.## dhyAyet padmAsanasthAM vikasitavadanAM padmapatrAyatAkShIM hemAbhAM pItavastrAM karakalitalasaddhemapadmAM varA~NgIm | sarvAla~NkAra yuktAM satata mabhayadAM bhaktanamrAM bhavAnIM shrIvidyAM shAnta mUrtiM sakala suranutAM sarva sampatpradAtrIm || ##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~Nkuma vilepanAmalikachumbi kastUrikAM samanda hasitekShaNAM sashara chApa pAshA~NkushAm | asheShajana mohinIM aruNa mAlya bhUShAmbarAM japAkusuma bhAsurAM japavidhau smare dambikAm || ##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. May the Divine Mother guide us in our every action and thought, and may She confer upon us the greatest gift of all, mokSha, the liberation. AUM tat sat. As mentioned in Brahmanda purana, Shyamala devi (Mantrini) fought with Vishukra and killed him with Brahmashironamakastra (a powerful weapon named brahmashira). Dandanatha devi (Potrini) killed Vishanga with her plough weapon and pestle. However in Lalita sahasranama it is mentioned that Vishukra was killed by Varahi, and Vishanga was killed by Mantrini as above - mantriNyambAvirachitaviSha~NgavadhatoShitA vishukraprANaharaNavArAhIvIryananditA As a cautionary note, the sahasranAmastotram and trishati are not readily available in the Brahmandapurana book. It is possible that they belong to khilAs (appendix) of the purana added later. sahasranAma encoding and notes provided by Prof. M. Giridhar Proofread by Kirk Wortman, DPD, Rajani Arjun Shankar Brihatstotraratnakara part 2 by NR Acharya has some verses and markings different than above. \medskip\hrule\obeylines Please send corrections to sanskrit at cheerful dot c om Last updated \today https://sanskritdocuments.org \end{document}