Lalita Sahasranama

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.

सत्यज्ञानानन्दरूपा सामरस्यपरायणा । कपर्दिनी कलामाला कामधुक् कामरूपिणी

She whose form is truth, knowledge, and bliss; who is devoted to perfect harmony; who is adorned with matted hair; who is garlanded with arts; who is the wish-fulfilling cow; who assumes the form of desire.

कलानिधिः काव्यकला रसज्ञा रसशेवधिः । पुष्टा पुरातना पूज्या पुष्करा पुष्करेक्षणा

She who is the treasury of arts; who is skilled in poetry; who knows the essence of taste; who is the repository of flavor; who is nourished; who is ancient; who is worthy of worship; who is like a lotus; who has lotus-like eyes.

परंज्योतिः परंधाम परमाणुः परात्परा । पाशहस्ता पाशहन्त्री परमन्त्रविभेदिनी

She is the supreme light, the highest abode, the subtlest atom, transcending even the transcendent; she holds the noose, destroys the noose, and breaks through the highest mantras.

मूर्ताऽमूर्ताऽनित्यतृप्ता मुनिमानसहंसिका । सत्यव्रता सत्यरूपा सर्वान्तर्यामिनी सती

She is both manifest and unmanifest, eternally fulfilled, the swan of the sages’ minds; she is devoted to truth, embodies truth, dwells within all, and is ever pure.

ब्रह्माणी ब्रह्मजननी बहुरूपा बुधार्चिता । प्रसवित्री प्रचण्डाऽऽज्ञा प्रतिष्ठा प्रकटाकृतिः

She who is the power of Brahma, the mother of Brahma, of many forms, worshipped by the wise; the creator, of fierce command, the foundation, manifest in form.

प्राणेश्वरी प्राणदात्री पञ्चाशत्पीठरूपिणी । विशृङ्खला विविक्तस्था वीरमाता वियत्प्रसूः

She who is the sovereign of life, the giver of life, whose form is the fifty seats; unrestrained, dwelling in solitude, mother of heroes, source of the sky.

मुकुन्दा मुक्तिनिलया मूलविग्रहरूपिणी । भावज्ञा भवरोगघ्नी भवचक्रप्रवर्तिनी

She is Mukunda, the abode of liberation, the primal form of the deity; knower of emotions, destroyer of worldly afflictions, and the one who sets the wheel of existence in motion.

छन्दःसारा शास्त्रसारा मन्त्रसारा तलोदरी । उदारकीर्तिर् उद्दामवैभवा वर्णरूपिणी

She is the essence of metrical hymns, the essence of scriptures, the essence of mantras, slender-waisted; renowned for her noble fame, possessing boundless splendor, and manifest as the forms of letters.

जन्ममृत्युजरातप्तजनविश्रान्तिदायिनी । सर्वोपनिषदुद्घुष्टा शान्त्यतीतकलात्मिका

She who grants repose to those afflicted by birth, death, and old age; She who is proclaimed by all Upanishads; She whose essence transcends peace.

गम्भीरा गगनान्तस्था गर्विता गानलोलुपा । कल्पनारहिता काष्ठाऽकान्ता कान्तार्धविग्रहा

She is profound; She abides in the expanse of the sky; She is proud; She delights in song; She is free from imagination; She is the ultimate state; She is beloved; She has a form that is half her consort.

कार्यकारणनिर्मुक्ता कामकेलितरङ्गिता । कनत्कनकताटङ्का लीलाविग्रहधारिणी

She is free from cause and effect, adorned with the waves of love's play; her earrings shine with gold, and she assumes a form for divine sport.

अजा क्षयविनिर्मुक्ता मुग्धा क्षिप्रप्रसादिनी । अन्तर्मुखसमाराध्या बहिर्मुखसुदुर्लभा

She is unborn, untouched by decay, charming, and quickly grants grace; she is worshipped by those who turn inward, and is difficult to attain for those who turn outward.

त्रयी त्रिवर्गनिलया त्रिस्था त्रिपुरमालिनी । निरामया निरालम्बा स्वात्मारामा सुधासृतिः

She is the embodiment of the three Vedas, the abode of the three aims of life, established in three realms, adorned with the three cities; free from disease, independent, delighting in her own self, and the stream of nectar.

ओर् सुधास्रुतिः संसारपङ्कनिर्मग्नसमुद्धरणपण्डिता । यज्ञप्रिया यज्ञकर्त्री यजमानस्वरूपिणी

She is the stream of nectar, the expert in rescuing those immersed in the mire of worldly existence; fond of sacrifices, the performer of sacrifices, and the very form of the sacrificer.

धर्माधारा धनाध्यक्षा धनधान्यविवर्धिनी । विप्रप्रिया विप्ररूपा विश्वभ्रमणकारिणी

She is the foundation of righteousness, the overseer of wealth, the increaser of riches and grain; she delights in Brahmins, assumes their form, and causes the movement of the universe.

विश्वग्रासा विद्रुमाभा वैष्णवी विष्णुरूपिणी । अयोनिर् योनिनिलया कूटस्था कुलरूपिणी

She devours the universe, shines like coral, is devoted to Vishnu, assumes the form of Vishnu; she is unborn, yet the abode of birth, unchanging, and embodies the lineage.

वीरगोष्ठीप्रिया वीरा नैष्कर्म्या नादरूपिणी । विज्ञानकलना कल्या विदग्धा बैन्दवासना

She delights in the assembly of heroes; she is heroic, established in actionless state, of the nature of sound; she is skilled in discernment, auspicious, clever, and seated in the bindu.

तत्त्वाधिका तत्त्वमयी तत्त्वमर्थस्वरूपिणी । सामगानप्रिया सौम्या सदाशिवकुटुम्बिनी

She surpasses the principles; she is composed of the principles; she is the essence of the meaning of the principles; she delights in the singing of the Sama Veda, is gentle, and is the consort of Sadashiva.

ओर् सोम्या सव्यापसव्यमार्गस्था सर्वापद्विनिवारिणी । स्वस्था स्वभावमधुरा धीरा धीरसमर्चिता

She is gentle, abiding in the paths both to the left and right, remover of all misfortunes; she is established in herself, naturally sweet, steadfast, and honored by the wise.

चैतन्यार्घ्यसमाराध्या चैतन्यकुसुमप्रिया । सदोदिता सदातुष्टा तरुणादित्यपाटला

She is worshipped with offerings of consciousness, fond of flowers of awareness; ever arisen, ever satisfied, radiant with the hue of the rising sun.