Lalita Sahasranama

देवेशी दण्डनीतिस्था दहराकाशरूपिणी । प्रतिपन्मुख्यराकान्ततिथिमण्डलपूजिता

She is the goddess of the gods, established in the law of discipline, whose form is the subtle space within the heart; she is worshipped by the deities presiding over every lunar day, from the new moon to the full moon.

कलात्मिका कलानाथा काव्यालापविनोदिनी । ओर् विमोदिनी सचामररमावाणीसव्यदक्षिणसेविता

She is the essence of all arts, the mistress of the arts, and delights in poetic speech; she is served on her left and right by Lakshmi and Sarasvati, each holding a fly-whisk.

आदिशक्तिर् अमेयाऽऽत्मा परमा पावनाकृतिः । अनेककोटिब्रह्माण्डजननी दिव्यविग्रहा

She is the primordial power, of unfathomable nature, supreme, of the purest form; the mother of countless millions of universes, possessing a divine body.

क्लींकारी केवला गुह्या कैवल्यपददायिनी । त्रिपुरा त्रिजगद्वन्द्या त्रिमूर्तिस् त्रिदशेश्वरी

She who is embodied by the syllable 'klīṃ', who is unique, who is secret, who grants the state of liberation; She who is Tripurā, who is worshipped by the beings of the three worlds, who is the threefold form, who is the sovereign of the gods.

त्र्यक्षरी दिव्यगन्धाढ्या सिन्दूरतिलकाञ्चिता । उमा शैलेन्द्रतनया गौरी गन्धर्वसेविता

She who is of three syllables, who is endowed with divine fragrance, who is adorned with a vermilion mark on her forehead; She who is Umā, daughter of the mountain king, who is fair, who is served by the Gandharvas.

विश्वगर्भा स्वर्णगर्भा वरदा वागधीश्वरी । ध्यानगम्याऽपरिच्छेद्या ज्ञानदा ज्ञानविग्रहा

She who contains the universe within herself, who holds the essence of gold, who grants boons, who is the sovereign of speech; who is attained through meditation, who cannot be limited, who bestows knowledge, who is the very embodiment of knowledge.

सर्ववेदान्तसंवेद्या सत्यानन्दस्वरूपिणी । लोपामुद्रार्चिता लीलाक्ळिप्तब्रह्माण्डमण्डला

She who is realized through all Vedanta, who is of the nature of truth and bliss; who is worshipped by Lopamudra, who playfully creates the cosmic spheres.

अदृश्या दृश्यरहिता विज्ञात्री वेद्यवर्जिता । योगिनी योगदा योग्या योगानन्दा युगन्धरा

Invisible, beyond perception, the Knower, free from all that can be known; Yoginī, giver of yoga, fit for yoga, delight of yoga, bearer of ages.

इच्छाशक्तिज्ञानशक्तिक्रियाशक्तिस्वरूपिणी । सर्वाधारा सुप्रतिष्ठा सदसद्रूपधारिणी

She whose nature is the power of will, knowledge, and action; the support of all, firmly established, bearing the forms of both being and non-being.

अष्टमूर्तिर् अजाजैत्री लोकयात्राविधायिनी । ओर् अजाजेत्री एकाकिनी भूमरूपा निर्द्वैता द्वैतवर्जिता

She who is of eight forms; the unconquered; the ordainer of the course of the worlds; the solitary one; whose form is earth; non-dual; free from duality.

अन्नदा वसुदा वृद्धा ब्रह्मात्मैक्यस्वरूपिणी । बृहती ब्राह्मणी ब्राह्मी ब्रह्मानन्दा बलिप्रिया

Giver of food; bestower of wealth; the ancient one; whose nature is the unity of Brahman and the Self; vast; the consort of Brahma; possessing the power of Brahma; the bliss of Brahman; fond of offerings.

भाषारूपा बृहत्सेना भावाभावविवर्जिता । सुखाराध्या शुभकरी शोभना सुलभा गतिः

She who is the form of language, who has a vast army, who is beyond being and non-being; who is easily worshipped, who brings auspiciousness, who is beautiful, who is easily attained, who is the ultimate goal.

राजराजेश्वरी राज्यदायिनी राज्यवल्लभा । राजत्कृपा राजपीठनिवेशितनिजाश्रिता

She who is the sovereign of sovereigns, who grants kingdoms, who is beloved of kings; whose compassion shines like silver, who is established on the royal throne along with her devotees.

राज्यलक्ष्मीः कोशनाथा चतुरङ्गबलेश्वरी । साम्राज्यदायिनी सत्यसन्धा सागरमेखला

She is the fortune of sovereignty, the mistress of treasures, the ruler of armies with four divisions; the bestower of empire, steadfast in truth, and girdled by the ocean.

दीक्षिता दैत्यशमनी सर्वलोकवशङ्करी । सर्वार्थदात्री सावित्री सच्चिदानन्दरूपिणी

She is initiated, the subduer of demons, the one who brings all worlds under her sway; the giver of all aims, the inspirer, and the embodiment of existence, consciousness, and bliss.

देशकालापरिच्छिन्ना सर्वगा सर्वमोहिनी । सरस्वती शास्त्रमयी गुहाम्बा गुह्यरूपिणी

She is not limited by place or time, present everywhere, the bewilderer of all; She is Sarasvati, embodied as the scriptures, the Mother of the cave, whose form is secret.

सर्वोपाधिविनिर्मुक्ता सदाशिवपतिव्रता । सम्प्रदायेश्वरी साध्वी गुरुमण्डलरूपिणी

She is free from all limiting conditions, ever devoted to Sadashiva as His consort; She is the sovereign of the tradition, virtuous, and whose form is the circle of teachers.

कुलोत्तीर्णा भगाराध्या माया मधुमती मही । गणाम्बा गुह्यकाराध्या कोमलाङ्गी गुरुप्रिया

She who transcends the Kula tradition, who is worshipped by the Sun, who is Māyā, who is sweet in nature, who is the Earth, who is the Mother of the hosts, who is worshipped by the secret practitioners, who has tender limbs, who is dear to the Guru.

स्वतन्त्रा सर्वतन्त्रेशी दक्षिणामूर्तिरूपिणी । सनकादिसमाराध्या शिवज्ञानप्रदायिनी

She who is independent, who is the sovereign of all tantras, who takes the form of Dakṣiṇāmūrti, who is worshipped by Sanaka and others, who bestows the knowledge of Śiva.

चित्कलाऽऽनन्दकलिका प्रेमरूपा प्रियङ्करी । नामपारायणप्रीता नन्दिविद्या नटेश्वरी

She is the spark of consciousness, the bud of bliss, the embodiment of love, the giver of affection; she delights in the recitation of her names, is the wisdom of joy, and the sovereign of dance.

मिथ्याजगदधिष्ठाना मुक्तिदा मुक्तिरूपिणी । लास्यप्रिया लयकरी लज्जा रम्भादिवन्दिता

She is the foundation of the illusory world, the giver of liberation, and herself the form of liberation; she delights in dance, brings dissolution, is modesty itself, and is venerated by celestial nymphs like Rambha.

भवदावसुधावृष्टिः पापारण्यदवानला । दौर्भाग्यतूलवातूला जराध्वान्तरविप्रभा

She is the rain of nectar that quenches the wildfire of worldly existence, the fire that burns down the forest of sin, the wind that scatters the cotton of misfortune, and the radiant light that dispels the darkness of old age.

भाग्याब्धिचन्द्रिका भक्तचित्तकेकिघनाघना । रोगपर्वतदम्भोलिर् मृत्युदारुकुठारिका

She is the moonlight upon the ocean of fortune, the peacock-like dark cloud in the sky of devotees’ hearts, the thunderstorm that shatters the mountain of disease, and the axe that fells the tree of death.

महेश्वरी महाकाली महाग्रासा महाशना । अपर्णा चण्डिका चण्डमुण्डासुरनिषूदिनी

She is the great sovereign, the great time-force, the great devourer, the great consumer; she is Aparna, Chandika, and the slayer of the demons Chanda and Munda.

क्षराक्षरात्मिका सर्वलोकेशी विश्वधारिणी । त्रिवर्गदात्री सुभगा त्र्यम्बका त्रिगुणात्मिका

She embodies both the perishable and the imperishable, is the ruler of all worlds, the supporter of the universe; the giver of the three aims of life, auspicious, three-eyed, and of the nature of the three qualities.

स्वर्गापवर्गदा शुद्धा जपापुष्पनिभाकृतिः । ओजोवती द्युतिधरा यज्ञरूपा प्रियव्रता

She grants heaven and liberation, is pure, has the form resembling the hibiscus flower; she is full of vigor, bears radiance, is the embodiment of sacrifice, and delights in vows.

दुराराध्या दुराधर्षा पाटलीकुसुमप्रिया । महती मेरुनिलया मन्दारकुसुमप्रिया

She is difficult to approach, impossible to overpower, fond of pāṭalī blossoms; she is great, dwells on Mount Meru, and loves mandāra flowers.

वीराराध्या विराड्रूपा विरजा विश्वतोमुखी । प्रत्यग्रूपा पराकाशा प्राणदा प्राणरूपिणी

She is worshipped by the heroic; she has the form of the cosmic being; she is free from passion; she faces all directions; she is of fresh form; she is the supreme radiance; she is the giver of life; she is the embodiment of life.

मार्ताण्डभैरवाराध्या मन्त्रिणीन्यस्तराज्यधूः । ओर् मार्तण्ड त्रिपुरेशी जयत्सेना निस्त्रैगुण्या परापरा

She is worshipped by Mārtaṇḍa Bhairava; the sovereignty is entrusted to her minister; she is the queen of Tripura for Mārtaṇḍa; she has a victorious army; she is beyond the three guṇas; she is both the transcendent and the immanent.