Lalita Sahasranama

सर्वशक्तिमयी सर्वमङ्गला सद्गतिप्रदा । सर्वेश्वरी सर्वमयी सर्वमन्त्रस्वरूपिणी

She is endowed with all powers, the source of all auspiciousness, the giver of the highest path; sovereign of all, pervading everything, and the embodiment of all mantras.

सर्वयन्त्रात्मिका सर्वतन्त्ररूपा मनोन्मनी । माहेश्वरी महादेवी महालक्ष्मीर् मृडप्रिया

She is the essence of all yantras, the form of all tantras, the transcender of the mind; the great sovereign, the supreme goddess, the great Lakshmi, beloved of Shiva.

महारूपा महापूज्या महापातकनाशिनी । महामाया महासत्त्वा महाशक्तिर् महारतिः

She is of great form, greatly worshipped, destroyer of great sins; the great enchantress, of supreme existence, of supreme power, of great delight.

महाभोगा महैश्वर्या महावीर्या महाबला । महाबुद्धिर् महासिद्धिर् महायोगेश्वरेश्वरी

She is of great enjoyment, great sovereignty, great valor, and great strength; she possesses great intelligence, great accomplishment, and is the supreme ruler of great yogis.

महातन्त्रा महामन्त्रा महायन्त्रा महासना । महायागक्रमाराध्या महाभैरवपूजिता

She is the greatest tantra, the greatest mantra, the greatest yantra, and the greatest seat; worshipped through the sequence of great sacrifices, and honored by Mahabhairava.

महेश्वरमहाकल्पमहाताण्डवसाक्षिणी । महाकामेशमहिषी महात्रिपुरसुन्दरी

She is the witness of the great cosmic dance of Shiva, the queen of Mahakamesha, and the supreme beauty of Tripura.

चतुःषष्ट्युपचाराढ्या चतुःषष्टिकलामयी । महाचतुःषष्टिकोटियोगिनीगणसेविता

She is adorned with sixty-four offerings, composed of sixty-four arts, and served by the great host of sixty-four crore yoginis.

मनुविद्या चन्द्रविद्या चन्द्रमण्डलमध्यगा । चारुरूपा चारुहासा चारुचन्द्रकलाधरा

She is the knowledge of sacred formulas, the knowledge of the moon, abiding at the center of the lunar disc; of beautiful form, with a lovely smile, bearing the charming crescent moon.

चराचरजगन्नाथा चक्रराजनिकेतना । पार्वती पद्मनयना पद्मरागसमप्रभा

She is the sovereign of all that moves and does not move, dwelling in the palace of the supreme wheel; she is Parvati, lotus-eyed, shining with the radiance of a padmaraga gem.

पञ्चप्रेतासनासीना पञ्चब्रह्मस्वरूपिणी । चिन्मयी परमानन्दा विज्ञानघनरूपिणी

Seated upon a throne of five corpses, embodying the essence of the five Brahmas; of the nature of pure consciousness, supreme bliss, and dense with knowledge.

ध्यानध्यातृध्येयरूपा धर्माधर्मविवर्जिता । विश्वरूपा जागरिणी स्वपन्ती तैजसात्मिका

She is of the forms of meditation, meditator, and the object of meditation; free from both righteousness and unrighteousness; of universal form, awake, dreaming, and of the nature of the subtle self.

सुप्ता प्राज्ञात्मिका तुर्या सर्वावस्थाविवर्जिता । सृष्टिकर्त्री ब्रह्मरूपा गोप्त्री गोविन्दरूपिणी

She is the one who appears as the sleeper, the embodiment of deep sleep, and the transcendent fourth state; She is beyond all states of consciousness. She is the creator of the universe, of the nature of Brahma; She is the protector, taking the form of Govinda.

संहारिणी रुद्ररूपा तिरोधानकरीश्वरी । सदाशिवाऽनुग्रहदा पञ्चकृत्यपरायणा

She is the dissolver of the universe, assuming the form of Rudra; She is the sovereign who brings about concealment. She is Sadāśiva, the bestower of grace, ever devoted to the fivefold acts.

भानुमण्डलमध्यस्था भैरवी भगमालिनी । पद्मासना भगवती पद्मनाभसहोदरी

She who dwells at the center of the solar orb, who is Bhairavi, who is adorned with fortune; who is seated on a lotus, the divine one, the sister of Padmanabha.

उन्मेषनिमिषोत्पन्नविपन्नभुवनावली । सहस्रशीर्षवदना सहस्राक्षी सहस्रपात्

From the opening and closing of her eyes arise and dissolve countless worlds; she who has a thousand heads and faces, a thousand eyes, a thousand feet.

आब्रह्मकीटजननी वर्णाश्रमविधायिनी । निजाज्ञारूपनिगमा पुण्यापुण्यफलप्रदा

Mother of all beings, from Brahma down to the smallest insect; She who ordains the duties of castes and stages of life; the Vedas are the very form of Her command; She grants the fruits of both virtue and vice.

श्रुतिसीमन्तसिन्दूरीकृतपादाब्जधूलिका । सकलागमसन्दोहशुक्तिसम्पुटमौक्तिका

The dust of Her lotus feet marks the parting of the hair of the Vedas; She is the pearl enclosed within the shell of all the collected scriptures.

पुरुषार्थप्रदा पूर्णा भोगिनी भुवनेश्वरी । अम्बिकाऽनादिनिधना हरिब्रह्मेन्द्रसेविता

She who grants the aims of human life, who is complete, who enjoys all delights, who is the sovereign of the worlds; the Mother, without beginning or end, who is served by Vishnu, Brahma, and Indra.

नारायणी नादरूपा नामरूपविवर्जिता । ह्रींकारी ह्रीमती हृद्या हेयोपादेयवर्जिता

She who is Narayani, whose form is sound, who is beyond name and form; who is the embodiment of the syllable 'Hrīm', who is possessed of modesty, who is pleasing to the heart, and who is free from both acceptance and rejection.

राजराजार्चिता राज्ञी रम्या राजीवलोचना । रञ्जनी रमणी रस्या रणत्किङ्किणिमेखला

She who is worshipped by kings of kings, the queen, the beautiful one, lotus-eyed; she who delights, who is enchanting, who is to be enjoyed, who wears a girdle with tinkling bells.

रमा राकेन्दुवदना रतिरूपा रतिप्रिया । रक्षाकरी राक्षसघ्नी रामा रमणलम्पटा

She who is Lakshmi, whose face is like the full moon, who is the embodiment of love, who delights in love; who grants protection, who destroys demons, who is pleasing, and who is passionately attached to her consort.

काम्या कामकलारूपा कदम्बकुसुमप्रिया । कल्याणी जगतीकन्दा करुणारससागरा

She who is desired, who is the very form of the creative power of desire, who delights in kadamba blossoms; who is auspicious, the root of the universe, and an ocean of the nectar of compassion.

कलावती कलालापा कान्ता कादम्बरीप्रिया । वरदा वामनयना वारुणीमदविह्वला

She who is adorned with arts, whose speech is artful, who is beautiful, who delights in kadambari wine; who grants boons, whose eyes are lovely, and who is intoxicated with the ecstasy of Varuni.

विश्वाधिका वेदवेद्या विन्ध्याचलनिवासिनी । विधात्री वेदजननी विष्णुमाया विलासिनी

She who surpasses the universe, who is known through the Vedas, who dwells on Mount Vindhya; the creatrix, mother of the Vedas, the power of Vishnu, the playful one.

क्षेत्रस्वरूपा क्षेत्रेशी क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञपालिनी । क्षयवृद्धिविनिर्मुक्ता क्षेत्रपालसमर्चिता

She whose nature is the field, who is the sovereign of the field, who protects both the field and the knower of the field; free from decay and growth, honored by the guardians of the field.

विजया विमला वन्द्या वन्दारुजनवत्सला । वाग्वादिनी वामकेशी वह्निमण्डलवासिनी

She who is victorious, pure, worthy of reverence, affectionate to those who bow to her, eloquent, with beautiful hair, and who dwells within the circle of fire.

भक्तिमत्कल्पलतिका पशुपाशविमोचिनी । संहृताशेषपाषण्डा सदाचारप्रवर्तिका

She who is the wish-fulfilling creeper for the devoted, the liberator from the bonds of worldly existence, the destroyer of all heretics, and the promoter of right conduct.

ओर् पाखण्डा तापत्रयाग्निसन्तप्तसमाह्लादनचन्द्रिका । तरुणी तापसाराध्या तनुमध्या तमोऽपहा

She is the moonlight that delights those scorched by the triple fires of suffering; she is ever youthful, worshipped by ascetics, slender-waisted, and the remover of darkness.

चितिस्तत्पदलक्ष्यार्था चिदेकरसरूपिणी । स्वात्मानन्दलवीभूतब्रह्माद्यानन्दसन्ततिः

She is consciousness, whose aim is the supreme state; she is of the very nature of pure consciousness; the bliss of her own self becomes the source of the bliss experienced by Brahma and the other gods.