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\engtitle{.. lalitA trishati (300 names of Goddess Lalita) ..}##
\itxtitle{.. lalitA trishati ..}##\endtitles ##
\chapter{lalitAtrishatIstotram}
\section{|| shrIlalitAtrishatI pUrvapIThikA ||}
agastya uvAcha \-\-
hayagrIva dayAsindho bhagavanshiShyavatsala |
tvattaH shrutamasheSheNa shrotavyaM yadyadastitat || 1||
rahasya nAma sAhasramapi tvattaH shrutaM maya |
itaH paraM me nAstyeva shrotavyamiti nishchayaH || 2||
tathApi mama chittasya paryAptirnaiva jAyate|
kArtsnyArthaH prApya ityeva shochayiShyAmyahaM prabho || 3||
kimidaM kAraNaM brUhi j~nAtavyAMsho.asti vA punaH |
asti chenmama tadbrUhi brUhItyuktA praNamya tam || 4||
sUta uvAcha \-
samAlalambe tatpAda yugaLaM kalashodbhavaH |
hayAnano bhItabhItaH kimidaM kimidaM tviti || 5||
mu~nchamu~ncheti taM chokkA chintAkrAnto babhUva saH |
chiraM vichArya nishchinvan vaktavyaM na mayetyasau || 6||
taShNI sthitaH  smarannAj~nAM lalitAmbAkR^itAM purA |
praNamya vipraM samunistatpAdAvatyajansthitaH || 7||
varShatrayAvadhi tathA gurushiShyau tathA sthitau|
taChR^iMvantashcha pashyantaH sarve lokAH suvismitAH || 8||
tatra shrIlalitAdevI kAmeshvarasamanvitA |
prAdurbhUtA hayagrIvaM rahasyevamachodayat || 9||
shrIdevI uvAcha \-
AshvAnanAvayoH prItiH shAstravishvAsini tvayi |
rAjyaM deyaM shiro deyaM na deyA ShoDashAkSharI || 10||
svamAtR^i jAravat gopyA vidyaiShatyAgamA jaguH |
tato .atigopaniyA me sarvapUrtikarI stutiH || 11||
mayA kAmeshvareNApi kR^itA sA~NgopitA bhR^isham |
madAj~nayA vachodevyashchatrararnAmasahasrakam || 12||
AvAbhyAM kathitA mukhyA sarvapUrtikarI stutiH |
sarvakriyANAM vaikalyapUrtiryajjapato bhavet || 13||
sarva pUrtikaraM tasmAdidaM nAma kR^itaM mayA |
tadbrUhi tvamagastyAya pAtrameva na saMshayaH || 14||
patnyasya lopAmudrAkhyA mAmupAste.atibhaktitaH |
aya~ncha nitarAM bhaktastasmAdasya vadasva tat || 15||
amu~nchamAnastvadvAdau varShatrayamasau sthitaH |
etajj~nAtumato bhaktayA hitameva nidarshanam || 16||
chittaparyAptiretasya nAnyathA sambhaviShyatI |
sarvapUrtikaraM tasmAdanuj~nAto mayA vada || 17||
sUta uvAcha \-
ityuktAntaradhadAmbA kAmeshvarasamanvitA |
athotthApya hayagrIvaH pANibhyAM kumbhasambhavam || 18||
saMsthApya nikaTevAcha uvAcha bhR^isha vismitaH |
hayagrIva uvAcha \-\-
kR^itArtho.asi kR^itArtho.asi kR^itArtho.asi ghaTodbhava || 19||
tvatsamo lalitAbhakto nAsti nAsti jagatraye |
enAgastya svayaM devI tavavaktavyamanvashAt || 20||
sachChiShyena tvayA chAhaM dR^iShTvAnasmi tAM shivAm |
yatante darshanArthAya brahmaviShNvIshapUrvakAH || 21||
ataH paraM te vakShyAmi sarvapUrtikaraM sthavam |
yasya smaraNa mAtreNa paryAptiste bhaveddhR^idi || 22||
rahasyanAma sAhsrAdapi guhyatamaM mune |
AvashyakaM tato.apyetallalitAM samupAsitum || 23||
tadahaM sampravakShyAmi lalitAmbAnushAsanAt |
shrImatpa~nchadashAkSharyAH kAdivarNAnkrAman mune || 24||
pR^ithagviMshati nAmAni kathitAni ghaTodbhava |
Ahatya nAmnAM trishatI sarvasampUrtikAraNI || 25||
rahasyAdirahasyaiShA gopanIyA prayatnataH |
tAM shR^iNuShva mahAbhAga sAvadhAnena chetasA || 26||
kevalaM nAmabuddhiste na kArya teShu kumbhaja|
mantrAtmakaM eteShAM nAmnAM nAmAtmatApi cha || 27||
tasmAdekAgramanasA shrotavyaM cha tvayA sadA |
sUta uvAcha \-
iti yuktA taM hayagrIvaH proche nAmashatatrayam || 28||

|| iti shrIlalitAtrishatIstotrasya pUrvapIThikA sampUrNam |

\section{|| nyAsam ||}
asya shrIlalitAtrishatI stotranAmAvaliH mahAmantrasya bhagavAn hayagrIva R^iShiH\,
anuShTupChandaH\, shrIlalitAmahAtripurasundarI devatA\,
aiM bIjam\, sauH shaktiH\, klIM kIlakam\,
mama chaturvidhaphalapuruShArthe jape (vA) pArAyaNe viniyogaH ||
aiM a~NguShThAbhyAM namaH |
klIM tarjanIbhyAM namaH |
sauH madhyamAbhyAM namaH |
aiM anAmikAbhyAM namaH |
klIM kaniShThikAbhyAM namaH |
sauH karatalakarapR^iShThAbhyAM namaH ||
aiM hR^idayAya namaH |
klIM shirase svAhA |
sauH shikhAyai vaShaT |
aiM kavachAya huM |
klIM netratrayAya vauShaT |
sauH astrAya phaT |
bhUrbhuvassuvaromiti digbandhaH ||

\section{|| dhyAnam||}
atimadhurachApahastAmaparimitAmodasaubhAgyAm |
aruNAmatishayakaruNAmabhinavakulasundarIM vande ||

\section{|| laM ityAdi pa~nchapUjA ||}
laM pR^ithivyAtmikAyai shrIlalitAmbikAyai gandhaM samarpayAmi |
haM AkAshAtmikAyai shrIlalitAmbikAyai puShpaiH pUjayAmi |
yaM vAyvAtmikAyai shrIlalitAmbikAyai ku~NkumaM AvAhayAmi |
raM vahyAtmikAyai shrIlalitAmbikAyai dIpaM darshayAmi |
vaM amR^itAtmikAyai shrIlalitAmbikAyai amR^itaM mahAnaivedyaM nivedayAmi |
saM sarvAtmikAyai shrIlalitAmbikAyai sarvopachArapUjAM samarpayAmi ||

\section{.. atha shrIlalitAtrishatI stotram ..}
kakArarUpA kalyANI kalyANaguNashAlinI .
kalyANashailanilayA kamanIyA kalAvatI .. 1..
kamalAkShI kalmaShaghnI karuNAmR^itasAgarA .
kadambakAnanAvAsA kadambakusumapriyA .. 2..
kandarpavidyA kandarpajanakApA~NgavIkShaNA .
karpUravITIsaurabhyakallolitakakuptaTA .. 3..
kalidoShaharA ka~njalochanA kamravigrahA .
karmAdisAkShiNI kArayitrI karmaphalapradA .. 4..
ekArarUpA chaikAkSharyekAnekAkSharAkR^itiH .
etattadityanirdeshyA chaikAnandachidAkR^itiH .. 5..
evamityAgamAbodhyA chaikabhaktimadarchitA .
ekAgrachittanirdhyAtA chaiShaNA rahitAddR^itA .. 6..
elAsugandhichikurA chainaH kUTavinAshinI .
ekabhogA chaikarasA chaikaishvaryapradAyinI .. 7..
ekAtapatrasAmrAjyapradA chaikAntapUjitA .
edhamAnaprabhA chaijadanekajagadIshvarI .. 8..
ekavIrAdisaMsevyA chaikaprAbhavashAlinI .
IkArarUpA cheshitrI chepsitArthapradAyinI .. 9..
IddR^igityavinirdeshyA cheshvaratvavidhAyinI .
IshAnAdibrahmamayI cheshitvAdyaShTasiddhidA .. 10..
IkShitrIkShaNasR^iShTANDakoTirIshvaravallabhA .
IDitA cheshvarArdhA~NgasharIreshAdhidevatA .. 11..
IshvarapreraNakarI cheshatANDavasAkShiNI .
Ishvarotsa~NganilayA chetibAdhAvinAshinI .. 12..
IhAvirAhitA cheshashaktirIShatsmitAnanA .
lakArarUpA lalitA lakShmIvANIniShevitA .. 13..
lAkinI lalanArUpA lasaddADimapATalA .
lalantikAlasatphAlA lalATanayanArchitA .. 14..
lakShaNojjvaladivyA~NgI lakShakoTyaNDanAyikA .
lakShyArthA lakShaNAgamyA labdhakAmA latAtanuH .. 15..
lalAmarAjadalikA lambimuktAlatA~nchitA .
lambodaraprasUrlabhyA lajjADhyA layavarjitA .. 16..
hrI.nkArarUpA hrI.nkAranilayA hrI.npadapriyA .
hrI.nkArabIjA hrI.nkAramantrA hrI.nkAralakShaNA .. 17..
hrI.nkArajapasuprItA hrI.nmatI hrI.nvibhUShaNA .
hrI.nshIlA hrI.npadArAdhyA hrI.ngarbhA hrI.npadAbhidhA .. 18..
hrI.nkAravAchyA hrI.nkArapUjyA hrI.nkArapIThikA .
hrI.nkAravedyA hrI.nkArachintyA hrI.n hrI.nsharIriNI .. 19..
hakArarUpA haladhR^itpUjitA hariNekShaNA .
harapriyA harArAdhyA haribrahmendravanditA .. 20..
hayArUDhA sevitA.nghrirhayamedhasamarchitA .
haryakShavAhanA haMsavAhanA hatadAnavA .. 21..
hatyAdipApashamanI haridashvAdisevitA .
hastikumbhottu~NkakuchA hastikR^ittipriyA~NganA .. 22..
haridrAku~NkumA digdhA haryashvAdyamarArchitA .
harikeshasakhI hAdividyA hAlAmadollasA .. 23..
sakArarUpA sarvaj~nA sarveshI sarvama~NgalA .
sarvakartrI sarvabhartrI sarvahantrI sanAtanA .. 24..
sarvAnavadyA sarvA~NgasundarI sarvasAkShiNI .
sarvAtmikA sarvasaukhyadAtrI sarvavimohinI .. 25..
sarvAdhArA sarvagatA sarvAvaguNavarjitA .
sarvAruNA sarvamAtA sarvabhUShaNabhUShitA .. 26..
kakArArthA kAlahantrI kAmeshI kAmitArthadA .
kAmasa~njIvinI kalyA kaThinastanamaNDalA .. 27..
karabhoruH kalAnAthamukhI kachajitAmbhudA .
kaTAkShasyandikaruNA kapAliprANanAyikA .. 28..
kAruNyavigrahA kAntA kAntidhUtajapAvaliH .
kalAlApA kambukaNThI karanirjitapallavA .. 29..
kalpavallI samabhujA kastUrI tilakA~nchitA .
hakArArthA haMsagatirhATakAbharaNojjvalA .. 30..
hArahArikuchAbhogA hAkinI halyavarjitA .
haritpatisamArAdhyA haThAtkArahatAsurA .. 31..
harShapradA havirbhoktrI hArdasantamasApahA .
hallIsalAsyasantuShTA haMsamantrArtharUpiNI .. 32..
hAnopAdAnanirmuktA harShiNI harisodarI .
hAhAhUhUmukhastutyA hAnivR^iddhivivarjitA .. 33..
hayya~NgavInahR^idayA harikopAruNAMshukA .
lakArAkhyA latApUjyA layasthityudbhaveshvarI .. 34..
lAsyadarshanasantuShTA lAbhAlAbhavivarjitA .
la~NghyetarAj~nA lAvaNyashAlinI laghusiddhidA .. 35..
lAkShArasasavarNAbhA lakShmaNAgrajapUjitA .
labhyatarA labdhabhaktisulabhA lA~NgalAyudhA .. 36..
lagnachAmarahasta shrIshAradA parivIjitA .
lajjApadasamArAdhyA lampaTA lakuleshvarI .. 37..
labdhamAnA labdharasA labdhasampatsamunnatiH .
hrI.nkAriNI cha hrI.nkArI hrI.nmadhyA hrI.nshikhAmaNiH .. 38..
hrI.nkArakuNDAgnishikhA hrI.nkArashashichandrikA .
hrI.nkArabhAskararuchirhrI.nkArAMbhodacha~nchalA .. 39..
hrI.nkArakandA~NkurikA hrI.nkAraikaparAyaNAm .
hrI.nkAradIrghikAhaMsI hrI.nkArodyAnakekinI .. 40..
hrI.nkArAraNyahariNI hrI.nkArAvAlavallarI .
hrI.nkArapa~njarashukI hrI.nkArA~NgaNadIpikA .. 41..
hrI.nkArakandarA siMhI hrI.nkArAmbhojabhR^i~NgikA .
hrI.nkArasumano mAdhvI hrI.nkArataruma~njarI .. 42..
sakArAkhyA samarasA sakalAgamasaMstutA .
sarvavedAnta tAtparyabhUmiH sadasadAshrayA .. 43..
sakalA sachchidAnandA sAdhyA sadgatidAyinI .
sanakAdimunidhyeyA sadAshivakuTumbinI .. 44..
sakAlAdhiShThAnarUpA satyarUpA samAkR^itiH .
sarvaprapa~nchanirmAtrI samanAdhikavarjitA .. 45..
sarvottu~NgA sa~NgahInA saguNA sakaleShTadA .  ## var ## sakaleshvarI
kakAriNI kAvyalolA kAmeshvaramanoharA .. 46..
kAmeshvarapraNAnADI kAmeshotsa~NgavAsinI .
kAmeshvarAli~NgitA~NgI kAmeshvarasukhapradA .. 47..
kAmeshvarapraNayinI kAmeshvaravilAsinI .
kAmeshvaratapaH siddhiH kAmeshvaramanaHpriyA .. 48..
kAmeshvaraprANanAthA kAmeshvaravimohinI .
kAmeshvarabrahmavidyA kAmeshvaragR^iheshvarI .. 49..
kAmeshvarAhlAdakarI kAmeshvaramaheshvarI .
kAmeshvarI kAmakoTinilayA kA~NkShitArthadA .. 50..
lakAriNI labdharUpA labdhadhIrlabdhavA~nchitA .
labdhapApamanodUrA labdhAha~NkAradurgamA .. 51..
labdhashaktirlabdhadehA labdhaishvaryasamunnatiH .
labdhavR^iddhirlabdhalIlA labdhayauvanashAlinI .. 52..  ## var ## labdhabudhiH

labdhAtishayasarvA~NgasaundaryA labdhavibhramA .
labdharAgA labdhapatirlabdhanAnAgamasthitiH .. 53..  ## var ## labdhagati

labdhabhogA labdhasukhA labdhaharShAbhipUritA .  pUjitA
hrI.nkAramUrtirhrI.nkArasaudhashR^i~NgakapotikA .. 54..
hrI.nkAradugdhAbdhisudhA hrI.nkArakamalendirA .
hrI.nkAramaNidIpArchirhrI.nkAratarushArikA .. 55..
hrI.nkArapeTakamaNirhrI.nkAradarshabimbitA .
hrI.nkArakoshAsilatA hrI.nkArAsthAnanartakI .. 56..
hrI.nkArashuktikA muktAmaNirhrI.nkArabodhitA .
hrI.nkAramayasauvarNastambhavidrumaputrikA .. 57..
hrI.nkAravedopaniShad hrI.nkArAdhvaradakShiNA .
hrI.nkAranandanArAmanavakalpaka vallarI .. 58..
hrI.nkArahimavadga~NgA hrI.nkArArNavakaustubhA .
hrI.nkAramantrasarvasvA hrI.nkAraparasaukhyadA .. 59..

|| iti shrIlalitAtrishatIstotraM sampUrNam || 
\iti
\section{|| shrIlalitA trishatI uttarapIThikA ||}

hayagrIva uvAcha \-

ityevaM te mayAkhyAtaM devyA nAmashatatrayam |
rahasyAtirahasyatvAdgopanIyaM tvayA mune || 1||
shivavarNAni nAmAni shrIdevyA kathitAni hi |
shaktayakSharANi nAmAni kAmeshakathitAni cha || 2||
ubhayAkSharanAmAni hyubhAbhyAM kathitAni vai |
tadanyairgrathitaM stotrametasya sadR^ishaM kimu || 3||
nAnena sadR^ishaM stotraM shrIdevI prItidAyakam |
lokatraye.api kalyANaM sambhavennAtra saMshayaH|| 4||
sUta uvAcha \-

iti hayamukhagItaM stotrarAjaM nishamya
pragalita kaluSho.abhR^ichchittaparyAptimetya |

nijagurumatha natvA kumbhajanmA taduktaM
punaradhikarahasyaM j~nAtumevaM jagAda || 5||
agastya uvAcha \-\-
ashvAnana mahAbhAga rahasyamapi me vada |
shivavarNAni kAnyatra shaktivarNAni kAni hi || 6||
ubhayorapi varNAni kAni vA vada deshika|
iti pR^iShTaH kumbhajena hayagrIvo.avadatyunaH || 7||
hayagrIva uvAcha \-

tava gopyaM kimastIha sAkShAdambAnushAsanAt |
idaM tvatirahasyaM te vakShyAmi kumbhaja || 8||
etadvij~nanamAtreNa shrIvidyA siddhidA bhavet |
katrayaM hadbayaM chaiva shaivo bhAgaH prakIrtitaH || 9||
shaktayakSharANi sheShANihrI~NkAra ubhayAtmakaH |
evaM vibhAgamaj~nAtvA ye vidyAjapashAlinaH || 10||
na teshAM siddhidA vidyA kalpakoTishatairapi |
chaturbhiH shivachakraishcha shaktichakraishcha pa~nchabhiH || 11||
nava chakraishla saMsiddhaM shrIchakraM shivayorvapuH |
trikoNamaShTakonaM cha dashakoNadbayaM tathA || 12||
chaturdashAraM chaitAni shaktichakrANi pa~ncha cha |
bindushchAShTadalaM padmaM padmaM ShoDashapatrakam || 13||
chaturashraM cha chatvAri shivachakrANyanukramAt |
trikoNe baindavaM shliShTaM aShTAreShTadalAmbujam || 14||
dashArayoH ShoDashAraM bhUgR^ihaM bhuvanAshrake |
shaivAnAmapi shAktAnAM chakrANAM cha parasparam || 15||
avinAbhAvasambandhaM yo jAnAti sa chakravit |
trikoNarUpiNi shaktirbindurUpaparaH shivaH || 16||
avinAbhAvasambandhaM tasmAdvindutrikoNayoH |
evaM vibhAgamaj~nAtvA shrIchakraM yaH samarchayet || 17||
na tatphalamavApnoti lalitAmbA na tuShyati |
ye cha jAnanti loke.asminshrIvidyAchakravedinaH || 18||
sAmanyavedinaH sarve visheShaj~no.atidurlabhaH |
svayaM vidyA visheShaj~no visheShaj~na samarchayet || 19||
tasmaiH deyaM tato grAhyamashaktastavyadApayet|
andhamtamaH pravishanti ye .avidyAM samupAsate || 20||
iti shrutirapAhaitAnavidyopAsakAnpunaH |
vidyAnyopAsakAneva nindatyAruNikI shrutiH || 21||
ashrutA sashrutAsashva yajchAnoM ye.apyaya~njanaH |
savaryanto nApekShante indramagnishcha ye viduH || 22||
sikatA iva saMyanti rashmibhiH samudIritAH |
asmAllokAdamuShmAchchetyAha chAraNyaka shrutiH || 23||
yasya no pashchimaM janma yadi vA sha~NkaraH svayam|
tenaiva labhyate vidyA shrImatpachchadashAkSharI || 24||
iti mantreShu bahudhA vidyAyA mahimochyate |
mokShaikahetuvidyA tu shrIvidyA nAtra saMshayaH || 25||
na shilpadi j~nAnayukte vidvachChavdhaH prayujyate |
mokShaikahetuvidyA sA shrIvidyaiva na saMshayaH || 26||
tasmAdvidyAvidevAtra vidvAnvidvAnitIryate |
svayaM vidyAvide dadyAtkhyApayettadguNAnsudhIH || 27||
svayaMvidyArahasyaj~no vidyAmAhAtmyamavedyapi
vidyAvidaM nArchayechchetko vA taM pUjayejjanaH || 28||
prasa~NgAdidamuktaM te prakR^itaM shR^iNu kumbhaja |
yaH kIrtayetsakR^itbhaktayA divyanAmashatatrayam || 29||
tasya puNyamahaM vakShye dvaM kumbhasambhava |
rahasyanAmasAhasrapAThe yatphalamIritam || 30||
tatphalaM koTiguNitamekanAmajapAdbhavet |
kAmeshvarIkAmeshAbhyAM kR^itaM nAmashatatrayam || 31||
nAnyena tulayedetatstotreNAnya kR^itena cha |
shriyaH paramparA yasya bhAvi vA chottarottaram || 32||
tenaiva labhyate chaitatpashchAchCheyaH parIkShayet |
asyA nAmnAM trishatyAstu mahimA kena varNayate || 33||
yA svayaM shivayorvaktapadmAbhyAM pariniHsR^itA |
nityaM ShoDashasa~NkhyAkAnviprAnAdau tu bhojayet || 34||
abhyaktAMsitilatailena snAtAnuShNena vAriNA |
abhyarcha gandhapuShpAdyaiH kAmeshvaryAdinAmabhiH || 35||
sUpApUpaiH sharkarAdmaiH pAyasaiH phalasaMyutaiH |
vidyAvido visheSheNa bhojayetpoDasha dvijAn || 36||
evaM nityArchanaM kuryAtAdau brAhmaNa bhojanam |
trishatInAmabhiH pashchAdbrAhmaNAnkramasho.archayet || 37||
tailAbhya~NgAtikaM datvA vibhave sati bhaktitaH |
shuklapratipadArabhya paurNamAsyavadhi kramAt || 38||
divase divase viprA bhojyA viMshatIsa~NkhyayA |
dashabhiH pa~nchabhirvApi trIbhirekanavA dinaiH || 39||
triMshatpaShTiH shataM viprAH sambhojyastishataM kramAt |
evaM yaH kurute bhaktayA janmamadhye sakR^innaraH || 40||
tasyaiva saphalaM janma muktistasya kare sthirAH |
rahasyanAma sAhastra bhojane.apyevmevahi || 41||
Adau nityabaliM kuryAtpashchAdvAhmaNabhojanam |
rahasyanAmasAhasramahimA yo mayoditaH || 42||
sashikarANuratraikanAmapno mahimavAridheH |
vAgdevIrachite nAmasAhasne yadyadIritam || 43||
tatphalaM koTiguNitaM nAmno.apyekasya kIrtanAt |
etanyairjapaiH stotrairarchanairyatphalaM bhavet || 44||
tatphalaM koTiguNitaM bhavennAmashatatrayAt |
vAgdevirachitAstotre tAdR^isho mahimA yadi || 45||
sAkShAtkAmeshakAmeshI kR^ite .asmingR^ihR^itAmiti |
sakR^itsankIrtanAdeva nAmnAmnasmivshatatraye || 46||
bhavechchittasya paryaptirnyUnamanyAnapekShiNI |
na j~nAtavyamito.apyanyatra japtavyashcha kumbhaja || 47||
yadyatsAdhyatamaM kArya tattadarthamida~njapet |
tattatphalamavApnoti pashchAtkArya parIkShayet || 48||
ye ye prayogAstantreShu taistairyatsAdhyate phalam |
tatsarva siddhayati kShipraM nAmatrishatakIrtanAt || 49||
AyuShkaraM puShTikaraM putradaM vashyakArakam |
vidyApradaM kIrtikaraM sukhavitvapradAyakam || 50||
sarvasampatpradaM sarvabhogadaM sarvasaukhyadam |
sarvAbhiShTapradaM chaiva devyA nAmashatatrayam || 51||
etajjapaparo bhUyAnnAnyadichChetkadAchana |
etatkIrtanasantuShTA shrIdevI lalitAmbikA || 52||
bhaktasya yadyadiShTaM syAttattatyUrayate dhruvam |
tasmAtkubhodbhavamune kIrtaya tvamidam sadA || 53||
nAparaM ki~nchidapi te boddhavyaM nAvashiShyate |
iti te kathitaM stotra lalitA prItidAyakam || 54||
nAvidyAvedine brUyAnnAbhaktAya kadAchana |
na shaThAya na duShTAya nAvishvAsAya kahirchit|| 56||
yo brUyAtrishatIM nAmnAM tasyAnartho mahAnbhavet |
ityAj~nA shA~NkarI proktA tasmAdgopyamidaM tvayA || 57||
lalitA preritenaiva mayoktam stotramuttamam |
rahasyanAmasAhasrAdapi gopyamidaM mune || 58||
sUta uvAcha \-
evamuktvA hayagrIvaH kumbhajaM tApasottamam |
stotreNAnena lalitAM stutvA tripurasundarI ||
AnandalaharImagnaramAnasaH samavartata || 59||

.. iti shrI brahmANDapurANe uttarAkhaNDe
shrI hayagrIvAgastyasa.nvAde
shrIlalitAtrishatI stotra kathanaM sampUrNam ..
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\section{Three hundred names of Goddess Lalita}
\section{Introduction}
This introduction deals with the background of lalitAtrishatIstotram. 

Among the 18 purANas, brahmANDa-purANa is well known for the
extolling 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 the Divine
mother, explain 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 celebrated LalitA sahasranAma, which consists of 320
verses in three chapters. The third text is the lalitA trishati
in which 300 names of the goddess is featured.There is a well
known commentary on this work attributed to Adi ShankarAchArya.

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 worshiped 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 pradhhAna (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 gods, 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) and Hayagriva teaches him this great sahasranAmA.

After this Agastya thanks Hayagriva and tells him that though he
has heard about Sri Chakra upAsana and the sahasranAma he lacks
the satisfaction of knowing all the secrets and catches hold
of Hayagriva's feet. Hayagriva is taken aback and keeps quiet.

At this time Goddess Lalita appears to Hayagriva and tells him
that both Agastya and his wife Lopamudra are very dear to her,
and that Agastya is worthy of receiving the secret Lalita
trishatI and then disappears.

Hayagriva lifts up Agastya and tells him that he is indeed a
great man since Lalita herself had commanded him to impart the
trishatI to Agastya. He also tells him that he is fortunate to
have Agastya as a disciple since he had the vision of Lalita
due to Agastya. He then gives him the following trishatI.

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