Sri Lalitha Sahasranam Sthothram in English

Lalitaa Sahasranaama Stotra

.. atha shrii lalitaa sahasranaama stotram.h ..

OM shriimaataa shriimahaaraaGYI shriimatsiMhaa saneshvarii .

chidagni kuNDasaMbhuutaa devakaarya samudyataa .. 1..

udyadbhAnu sahasrAbhA chaturbaahu samanvitaa .

raagasvaruupa paashaaDhyaa krodhaa kaaraaN^kushojjvalaa .. 2..

manoruupekshu kodaNDaa paJNcha tanmaatra saayakaa .

nijaaruNa prabhaapuura majjadbrahmaaNDa maNDalaa .. 3..

champakaa shokapunnaaga saugandhika lasatkachaa .

kuruvinda maNishreNii kanatkoTiira maNDitaa .. 4..

ashhTamI cha.ndra vibhraaja dalikasthala shobhitaa .

mukhachandra kalaN^kAbha mR^iganaabhi visheshhakaa .. 5..

vadanasmara maaN^galya gR^ihatoraNa chillikA .

vaktra lakshmii pariivaaha chalan miinaabha lochanaa .. 6..

navachampaka pushhpaabha nAsaadaNDa viraajitaa .

taaraakaanti tiraskaari naasaabharaNa bhaasuraa .. 7..

kadamba maJNjarii klupta karNapuura manoharaa .

taaTaN^ka yugaliibhuuta tapanoDupa maNDalaa .. 8..

padmaraaga shilaadarsha paribhaavi kapolabhuuH .

navavidruma bimbashrii nyakkaari radanachchhadaa .. 9..

shuddha vidyaaN^kuraakaara dvijapaN^kti dvayojjvalaa .

karpuura viiTikaamoda samaakarshhi digantaraa .. 10..

nijasallaapa maadhurya vinirbhartsita kachchhapii .

ma.ndasmita prabhaapuura majjatkaamesha maanasaa .. 11..

anaakalita saadR^ishya chibukashrii viraajitaa .

kaamesha baddhamaaN^galya suutra shobhita ka.ndharaa .. 12..

kanakaaN^gada keyuura kamaniiya bhujaanvitaa .

ratnagraiveya chintaaka lolamuktaa phalaanvitaa .. 13..

kaameshvara premaratna maNipratipaNa stanii .

naabhyaalavaala romaali lataaphala kuchadvayii .. 14..

lakshyaroma lataadhaarataa samunneya madhyamaa .

stanabhaara dalanmadhya paTTabandha valitrayaa .. 15..

aruNaaruNa kausumbha vastrabhaasvat.h kaTiitaTii .

ratnakiN^kiNi kaaramya rashanaa daama bhuushhitaa .. 16..

kaamesha GYaata saubhaagya maardavoru dvayaanvitaa .

maaNikya makuTaakaara jaanudvaya viraajitaa .. 17..

indragopa parikshipta smaratuuNaabha ja.nghikaa .

guuDhagulphaa kuurmapR^ishhTha jayishhNu prapadaanvitaa .. 18..

nakhadiidhiti sa.nchhanna namajjana tamoguNaa .

padadvaya prabhaajaala paraakR^ita saroruhaa .. 19..

siJNjaana maNimaJNjiira maNDitashrii padaaMbujaa .

maraalii ma.ndagamanaa mahaalaavaNya shevadhiH .. 20..

sarvaaruNaa.a navadyaaN^gii sarvaabharaNa bhuushhitaa .

shiva kaameshvaraaN^kasthaa shivaa svaadhiina vallabhaa .. 21..

sumeru madhya shR^iN^gasthaa shriimannagara naayikaa .

chintaamaNi gR^ihaantasthaa paJNchabrahmaa sanasthitaa .. 22..

mahaapadmaaTavii saMsthaa kadamba vanavaasinii .

sudhaasaagara madhyasthaa kaamaakshii kaamadaayinii .. 23..

devarshhi gaNasa.nghaata stuuyamaanaatma vaibhavaa .

bhaNDaasura vadhodyukta shaktisenaa samanvitaa .. 24..

sampatkarii samaaruuDha si.ndhura vrajasevitaa .

ashvaaruuDhaa dhishhThitaashva koTikoTi bhiraavR^itaa .. 25..

chakraraaja rathaaruuDha sarvaayudha parishhkR^itaa .

geyachakra rathaaruuDha ma.ntriNii parisevitaa .. 26..

kirichakra rathaaruuDha daNDanaatha puraskR^itaa .

jvaalaa maalinikaakshipta vahni praakaara madhyagaa .. 27..

bhaNDasainya vadhodyukta shaktivikrama harshhitaa .

nityaa paraakramaaTopa niriikshaNa samutsukaa .. 28..

bhaNDaputra vadhodyukta baalaavikrama nanditaa .

mantriNyambaa virachita vishhaN^ga vadhatoshhitaa .. 29..

vishukra praaNaharaNa vaaraahii viiryananditaa .

kaameshvara mukhaaloka kalpita shriigaNeshvaraa .. 30..

mahaagaNesha nirbhinna vighnayantra praharshhitaa .

bhaNDaasurendra nirmukta shastra pratyastra varshhiNii .. 31..

karaaN^guli nakhotpanna naaraayaNa dashaakR^itiH .

mahaapaashu pataastraagni nirdagdhaasura sainikaa .. 32..

kaameshvaraastra nirdagdha sabhaNDaasura shuunyakaa .

brahmopendra mahendraadi devasaMstuta vaibhavaa .. 33..

haranetraagni sa.ndagdha kaama sa.njiiva naushhadhiH .

shriimadvaagbhava kuuTaika svaruupa mukhapaN^kajaa .. 34..

kaNThaadhaH kaTiparyanta madhyakuuTa svaruupiNii .

shaktikuuTaika taapanna kaTyadho bhaagadhaariNii .. 35..

muulamantraatmikaa muula kuuTatraya kalebaraa .

kulaamR^itaika rasikaa kulasa.nketa paalinii .. 36..

kulaaN^ganaa kulaantasthaa kaulinii kulayoginii .

akulaa samayaantasthaa samayaachaara tatparaa .. 37..

muulaadhaaraika nilayaa brahmagranthi vibhedinii .

maNipuuraantaruuditaa vishhNugranthi vibhedinii .. 38 ..

aaGYaa chakraantaraalasthaa rudragranthi vibhedinii .

sahasraaraaM bujaaruuDhaa sudhaasaaraabhi varshhiNii .. 39 ..

taDillataa samaruchiH shhaTchakropari saMsthitaa .

mahaasaktiH kuNDalinii bisatantu taniiyasii .. 40..

bhavaanI bhaavanaagamyaa bhavaaraNya kuThaarikaa .

bhadrapriyaa bhadramuurttiH bhakta saubhaagya daayinii .. 41..

bhaktipriyaa bhaktigamyaa bhaktivashyaa bhayaapahaa .

shAMbhavii shaaradaaraadhyaa sharvaaNii sharmadAyinI .. 42..

shA~NkarI shrIkarI saadhvii sharachchandra nibhaananaa .

shaatodarii shaantimatii niraadhaaraa nira.njanaa .. 43..

nirlepaa nirmalaa nityaa niraakaraa niraakulaa .

nirguNA nishhkalaa shaantaa nishhkaamaa niruupaplavaa .. 44..

nityamuktaa nirvikaaraa nishhprapaJNchaa niraashrayaa .

nityashuddhaa nityabuddhaa niravadyaa nirantaraa .. 45..

nishhkaaraNA nishhkalaN^kaa nirupaadhir niriishvaraa .

niiraagaa raagamathanii nirmadaa madanaashinii .. 46..

nishchintaa niraha.nkaaraa nirmohaa mohanaashinii .

nirmamaa mamataahantrii nishhpaapaa paapanaashinii .. 47..

nishhkrodhaa krodhashamanii nirlobhaa lobhanaashinii .

nissaMshayaa saMshayaghnii nirbhavaa bhavanaashinii .. 48..

nirvikalpaa niraabaadhaa nirbhedaa bhedanaashinii .

nirnaashaa mR^ityumathanii nishhkriyaa nishhparigrahaa .. 49..

nistulaa nilachikuraa nirapaayaa niratyayaa .

durlabhaa durgamA durgA duHkhahantrii sukhapradaa .. 50..

dushhTadUrA duraachaara shamanii doshha varjitaa .

sarvaGYA saandrakaruNaa samaanadhika varjitaa .. 51..

sarvashakti mayii sarva maN^galaa sadgati pradaa .

sarveshvari sarvamayii sarvamantra svaruupiNI .. 52..

sarva yantraatmikaa sarva tantraruupaa manonmanI .

maaheshvarii mahaadevii mahaalakshmii mR^iDapriyaa .. 53..

mahaaruupaa mahaapuujyaa mahaapaataka naashinii .

mahaamaayaa mahaasattvaa mahaashaktiH mahaaratiH .. 54..

mahaabhogaa mahaishvaryaa mahaaviiryaa mahaabalaa .

mahaabuddhiH mahaasiddhiH mahaayogesh vareshvarii .. 55..

mahaatantraa mahaamantraa mahaayantraa mahaasanaa .

mahaayaaga kramaaraadhyaa mahaabhairava puujitaa .. 56..

maheshvara mahaakalpa mahaataaNDava saakshiNii .

mahaakaamesha mahishhii mahaatripura sundarii .. 57..

chatushhshhashhT.h yupachaaraaDhyaa chatushhshhashhTi kalaamayii .

mahaa chatushhshhashhTi koTi yoginii gaNasevitaa .. 58..

manuvidyaa chandravidyaa chandramaNDala madhyagaa .

chaaruruupaa chaaruhaasaa chaaruchandra kalaadharaa .. 59..

charaachara jagannaathaa chakraraaja niketanaa .

paarvatii padmanayanaa padmaraaga samaprabhaa .. 60..

paJNchapretaasa naasiinaa paJNchabrahma svarupiNii .

chinmayii paramaanandaa viGYaana ghanaruupiNii .. 61..

dhyaana dhyaatR^i dhyeyaruupaa dharmaadharma vivarjitaa .

vishvarupaa jaagariNii svapantii taijasaatmikaa .. 62..

suptaa praaGYaatmikaa turyaa sarvaavasthaa vivarjitaa .

sR^ishhTikartrii brahmaruupaa goptrii govindarUpiNI .. 63..

saMhAriNI rudrarUpA tirodhaana karIshvarI .

sadAshivA.anugrahadaa paJNchakR^itya paraayaNaa .. 64..

bhaanumaNDala madhyasthaa bhairavii bhagamAlinii .

padmaasanaa bhagavatii padmanaabha sahodarii .. 65..

unmeshha nimishhotpanna vipanna bhuvanaavalii .

sahasrashiirshha vadanaa sahasraakshii sahasrapaat.h ..66..

aabrahmakiiTa jananii varNaashrama vidhaayini .

nijaaGYArUpa nigamaa puNyaapuNya phalapradaa .. 67..

shruti siimanta sinduurii kR^itapaadaabja dhuulikaa .

sakalaagama sa.ndoha shukti saMpuTa mauktikaa .. 68..

purushhaarttha pradaa puurNaa bhoginii bhuvaneshvarii .

aMbikaa.anaadi nidhanaa haribrahmendra sevitaa .. 69..

naaraayaNii naadarUpaa naamarUpa vivarjitaa .

hrii.nkaarii hriimatii hR^idyaa heyopaadeya varjitaa .. 70..

rAjarAjArchchitaa raaGYii ramyaa raajiiva lochanaa .

ra.njanii ramaNii rasyaa raNatkiN^kiNi mekhalaa .. 71..

ramaa raakenduvadanaa ratiruupaa ratipriyaa .

rakshaakarii raakshasaghnii raamaa ramaNa lampaTaa .. 72..

kaamyaa kaama kalaaruupaa kadamba kusumapriyaa .

kalyaaNii jagatiikandaa karuNaarasa saagaraa .. 73..

kalaavatii kalaalaapaa kaantaa kaadambarii priyaa .

varadaa vaamanayanaa vaaruNii madavihvalaa .. 74..

vishvaadhikaa vedavedyaa vindhyaachala nivaasinii .

vidhaatrii vedajananii vishhNumAyaa vilaasinii .. 75..

kshetrasvaruupaa kshetreshii kshetrakshetraGYa paalinii .

kshayavR^iddhi vinirmuktaa kshetrapaala samarchchitaa .. 76..

vijayaa vimalaa vandyaa vandaaru jana vatsalaa .

vaagvaadinii vaamakeshii vahnimaNDala vaasinii .. 77..

bhakti matkalpalatikaa pashupaasha vimochinii .

saMhR^itaasheshha paashhaNDaa sadaachaara pravarttikaa .. 78..

taapatrayaagni sa.ntapta samaahlaadana chandrikaa .

taruNii taapasaaraadhyaa tanumadhyaa tamopahaa .. 79..

chitistatpada lakshyaartthaa chideka rasaruupiNii .

svaatmaananda laviibhuuta brahmaadyaananda sa.ntatiH .. 80..

paraapratyak chitiirUpA pashyantii paradevataa .

madhyamaa vaikhariiruupaa bhakta maanasa haMsikaa .. 81..

kaameshvara praaNanaaDI kR^itaGYA kAmapUjitA .

shR^iN^gaara rasasaMpuurNaa jayaa jaalandhara sthitaa .. 82..

oDyaaNa piiThanilayaa bindumaNDala vaasinii .

rahoyaaga kramaaraadhyaa rahastarpaNa tarppitaa .. 83..

sadyaHprasaadinii vishva saakshiNii saakshivarjitaa .

shhaDaN^ga devataayuktaa shhaaDguNya paripuuritaa .. 84..

nityaklinnaa nirupamaa nirvaaNa sukhadaayinii .

nityaashhoDa shikaaruupaa shriikaNThaardha shariiriNI .. 85..

prabhaavatii prabhaarUpA prasiddhaa parameshvarii .

muulaprakR^iti ravyaktaa vyaktaa vyakta svaruupiiNi .. 86..

vyaapinii vividhaakaaraa vidyaavidyaa svaruupiNI .

mahaakaamesha nayana kumudaahlaada kaumudii .. 87..

bhaktahaarda tamobheda bhaanumad.h bhaanusantatiH .

shivaduutii shivaaraadhyaa shivamuurttiH shiva.nkarii .. 88..

shivapriyaa shivaparaa shishhTeshhTaa shishhTapuujitaa .

aprameyaa svaprakaashaa manovaachaama gocharaa .. 89..

chichchhaktish chetanaarUpaa jaDashaktir jaDaatmikaa .

gaayatrii vyaahR^itiH sa.ndhyaa dvijabR^inda nishhevitaa .. 90..

tatvaasanaa tatvamayii paJNcha koshaantara sthitaa .

nissiima mahimaa nitya yauvanaa madashaalinii .. 91..

madaghuurNita raktaakshii madapaaTala gaNDabhuuH .

chandanadrava digdhaaN^gii chaampeya kusumapriyaa .. 92..

kushalaa komalaakaaraa kurukullaa kuleshvarii .

kulakuNDaalayaa kaula maarga tatpara sevitaa .. 93..

kumaaragaNa naathaambaa tushhTiH pushhTir matirdhR^itiH .

shaantiH svastimatii kaantir nandinii vighna naashinii .. 94..

tejovatii trinayanaa lolaakshi kaamaruupiNii .

maalinii haMsinii mAtA malayaachala vaasinii .. 95..

sumukhii nalinii subhruuH shobhanaa suranaayikaa .

kaalakaNThii kaantimati kshobhiNii suukshma ruupiNii .. 96..

vajreshvarii vaamadevii vayovasthaa vivarjitaa .

siddheshvari siddhavidyaa siddhamaataa yashasvinii .. 97..

vishuddhi chakranilayaa.a.a raktavarNaa trilochanaa .

khaTvaaN^gaadi praharaNaa vadanaika samanvitaa .. 98..

paayasaannapriyaa tvaksthaa pashuloka bhaya.nkarii .

amR^itaadi mahaashakti saMvR^itaa Daakiniishvarii .. 99..

anaaha taabjanilayaa shyaamaabhaa vadanadvayaa .

daMshhTrojjvalaa.a kshamaalaadi dharaa rudhira saMsthitaa .. 100..

kaalaraatryaadi shaktyaugha vR^itaa snigdhau danapriyaa .

mahaaviirendra varadaa raakiNyambaa svaruupiNI .. 101..

maNipuuraabja nilayaa vadana trayasaMyutaa .

vajraadi kaayudhopetaa Daamaryaadi bhiraavR^itaa .. 102..

raktavarNaa maaMsanishhThaa guDAnna priitamaanasaa .

samasta bhaktasukhadaa laakinyaMbaa svaruupiNI .. 103..

svaadhishhThaanaaM bujagataa chaturvaktra manoharaa .

shUlAdyAyudha saMpannaa pItavarNA tigarvitaa .. 104..

medonishhThaa madhupriitaa bandinyaadi samanvitaa .

dadhyannaasakta hR^idayaa kaakinii ruupadhaariNI .. 105..

mUlaadhaaraambujaarUDhaa paJNchavaktraasthi saMsthitaa .

aN^kushaadi praharaNaa varadaadi nishhevitaa .. 106..

mudgauda nAsaktachittaa saakinyambaa svaruupiNI .

AGYA chakraabja nilayaa shuklavarNA shhaDAnanaa .. 107..

majjaa saMsthaa haMsavatii mukhyashakti samanvitaa .

haridraannaika rasikaa haakinii ruupadhaariNI .. 108..

sahasradala padmasthaa sarvavarNopa shobhitaa .

sarvaayudha dharaa shukla saMsthitaa sarvatomukhii .. 109..

sarvaudana priitachittaa yaakinyambaa svaruupiNI .

svaahaa svadhaa.amatir medhaa shrutiH smR^iti ranuttamaa .. 110..

puNyakiirttiH puNyalabhyaa puNyashravaNa kIrttanA .

pulomajaarchitaa bandha mochanii barbaraalakaa .. 111..

vimarsharuupiNI vidyaa viyadaadi jagatprasuuH .

sarvavyaadhi prashamanii sarvamR^ityu nivaariNii .. 112..

agragaNyaa.a chintyarUpA kalikalmashha naashinii .

kaatyaayanii kaalahantrii kamalaaksha nishhevitaa .. 113..

taambuula puuritamukhii daaDimii kusumaprabhaa .

mR^igaakshii mohinii mukhyaa mR^iDAnI mitrarUpiNI .. 114..

nityatR^iptaa bhaktanidhiH niyantrii nikhileshvarii .

maitryaadi vaasanaa labhyaa mahaapralaya saakshiNI .. 115..

paraashaktiH paraanishhThA praGYAna ghanarupiNI .

mAdhvii pAnaalasaa mattaa maatR^ikaa varNarUpiNI .. 116..

mahaakailaasa nilayaa mR^iNAla mR^idu dorlataa .

mahanIyA dayaamuurttiH mahaasaaMraajya shaalinii .. 117..

aatmavidyaa mahaavidyaa shriividyaa kaamasevitaa .

shriishhoDa shaaksharii vidyaa trikuuTaa kaamakoTikaa .. 118..

kaTaakshakiN^karii bhuuta kamalaakoTi sevitaa .

shiraHsthitaa chandranibhaa bhaalasthendra dhanuHprabhaa .. 119..

hR^idayasthaa raviprakhyaa trikoNAntara dIpikA .

dAkshAyaNI daityahantrii dakshayaGYa vinaashinii .. 120..

daraandolita diirghaakshii darahaaso jvalanmukhii .

gurumuurttir guNanidhir gomaataa guhajanmabhuuH .. 121..

deveshii daNDaniitisthaa daharaakaasha ruupiNii .

pratipan mukhyaraakaanta tithimaNDala puujitaa .. 122..

kalaatmikaa kalaanaathaa kaavyaalaapa vinodinii .

sachaamara ramaavaaNI savyadakshiNa sevitaa .. 123..

aadishakti rameyaa.a.atmaa paramaa paavanaakR^itiH .

anekakoTi brahmaaNDa jananii divya vigrahaa .. 124..

klii.nkaarii kevalaa guhyaa kaivalya padadaayinii .

tripuraa trijagadvandyaa trimuurtis tridasheshvarii .. 125..

tryakshari divya gandhaaDhyaa sinduura tilakaaJNchitaa .

umaa shailendra tanayaa gaurii gandharva sevitaa .. 126..

vishvagarbhaa svarNagarbhaa.a varadaa vaagadhiishvarii .

dhyaana gamyaa.a parichchhedyaa GYAnadaa GYAna vigrahaa .. 127..

sarva vedaanta saMvedyaa satyaananda svaruupiNI .

lopaamudraar chitaa lIlaa klupta brahmaaNDa maNDalaa .. 128..

adR^ishyaa dR^ishyarahitaa viGYAtrI vedyavarjitaa .

yoginii yogadaa yogyaa yogaanandaa yuga.ndharaa .. 129..

ichchhaashakti GYAnashakti kriyaashakti svarUpiNI .

sarvaadhaaraa supratishhThaa sadasad ruupadhaariNI .. 130..

ashhTamuurtti rajaajaitrii lokayaatra vidhaayinii .

ekaakinii bhuumarUpA nirdvaitaa dvaita varjitaa .. 131..

annadaa vasudaa vR^iddhaa brahmaatmaikya svarUpiNI .

bR^ihatii braahmaNI braahmI brahmaa nandaa balipriyaa .. 132..

bhaashhaarUpA bR^ihatsenaa bhaavaabhaava vivarjitaa .

sukhaaraadhyaa shubhakarii shobhanaa sulabhaagatiH .. 133..

raaja raajeshvarii raajya daayinii raajya vallabhaa .

raajatkR^ipaa raajapiiTha niveshita nijaashritaa .. 134..

raajyalakshmiiH koshanaathaa chaturaN^ga baleshvarii .

saamraajya daayinii satya sa.ndhaa saagara mekhalaa .. 135..

diikshitaa daityashamanii sarvaloka vasha.nkarii .

sarvaarttha daatrii saavitrii sacchidaananda rUpiNI .. 136..

deshakaalaa parichchhinnaa sarvagaa sarva mohinii .

sarasvatii shaastramayii guhaambaa guhyaruupiNI .. 137..

sarvopaadhi vinirmuktaa sadaashiva pativrataa .

saMpradaayeshvarii saadhvii guruumaNDala rUpiNI .. 138..

kulottiirNA bhagaaraadhyaa maayaa madhumatii mahii .

gaNAmbA guhyakaaraadhyaa komalaaN^gii guruupriyaa .. 139..

svatantraa sarvatantreshii dakshiNAmUrtti rUpiNI .

sanakAdi samArAdhyA shivaGYAna pradAyinI .. 140..

chitkalaa.a.a nandakalikaa premarUpA priya.nkarii .

naamapaaraayaNa priitaa nandividyaa naTeshvarii .. 141..

mithyaa jagada dhishhThaanaa muktidaa mukti rUpiNI .

laasyapriyaa layakarii lajjaa rambhaadi vanditaa .. 142..

bhavadaa vasudhaa vR^ishhTiH paapaaraNya davaanalaa .

daurbhaagya tuula vaatuulaa jaraadhvaantara viprabhaa .. 143..

bhaagyaabdhi chandrikaa bhakta chittakeki ghanaa ghanaa .

rogaparvata daMbholir mR^ityudaaru kuThaarikaa .. 144..

maheshvarii mahaakaalii mahaagraasaa mahaashanaa .

aparNA chaNDikA chaNDa muNDAsura nishhuudinii .. 145..

ksharaaksharaatmikA sarva lokeshii vishvadhaariNI .

trivarga daatrii subhagaa tryambakaa triguNAtmikA .. 146..

svargA pavargadaa shuddhaa japaapushhpa nibhaakR^itiH .

ojovatii dyutidharaa yaGYarUpA priyavrataa .. 147..

duraaraadhyaa duraadharshhaa paaTalii kusumapriyaa .

mahatii merunilayaa mandaara kusumapriyaa .. 148..

vIrArAdhyA viraaD.h ruupaa virajaa vishvatomukhii .

pratyagruupaa paraakaashaa praaNadA prANarUpiNI .. 149..

mArtaNDa bhairavaaraadhyA mantriNI nyastaraaj yadhuuH .

tripureshii jayatsenaa nistraiguNyA paraaparaa .. 150..

satyaGYAnaa nandarUpA saamarasya paraayaNA .

kapardinI kalAmAlA kAmadhuk.h kAmarUpiNI .. 151..

kalaanidhiH kaavyakalaa rasaGYA rasashevadhiH .

pushhTA puraatanA pUjyA pushhkarA pushhkarekshaNA .. 152..

paraMjyotiH paraMdhAma paramANuH parAtparaa .

paashahastaa paashahantrii paramantra vibhedinI .. 153..

muurttaa.a muurttaa.a nityatR^iptA munimAnasa haMsikA .

satyavratA satyarUpA sarvAntar yAminI satI .. 154..

brahmANI brahmajananI bahurUpA budhArchitA .

prasavitrii prachaNDA.a.aGYA pratishhThA prakaTaa kR^itiiH .. 155..

prANeshvarI prANadaatrii paJNchaashat piiTharUpiNI .

vishR^iN^khalaa viviktasthaa vIramAtA viyatprasUH .. 156..

mukundA muktinilayaa muulavigraha rUpiNI .

bhaavaGYA bhavarogaghnii bhavachakra pravartinI .. 157..

chhandaHsArA shaastrasArA mantrasArA talodarii .

udArakiirtti ruddAma vaibhavA varNa rUpiNI .. 158..

janmamR^ityu jaraatapta jana vishrAnti dAyinI .

sarvopanishha dudghushhTA shAntyatiita kalaatmikaa .. 159..

gambhIrA gaganAntasthA garvitaa gaanalolupaa .

kalpanaa rahitaa kAshhThA.a kaantaa kaantaardha vigrahaa .. 160..

kaarya kaaraNa nirmuktaa kaamakeli taraN^gitaa .

kanatkanaka taaTaN^kA lIlAvigraha dhaariNI .. 161..

ajaakshaya vinirmuktaa mugdhra kshipra prasaadinii .

antarmukha samaaraadhyaa bahirmukha sudurlabhaa .. 162..

trayii trivarga nilayaa tristhaa tripuramaalinii .

niraamayaa niraalambaa svaatmaaraamaa sudhaasrutiH .. 163..

saMsaara paN^ka nirmagna samuddharaNa paNDitA .

yaGYapriyA yaGYakartrii yajamaana svarUpiNI .. 164..

dharmaadhaaraa dhanaadhyakshaa dhanadhaanya vivardhinI .

viprapriyaa viprarUpA vishva bhramaNa kAriNI .. 165..

vishvagraasaa vidrumaabhaa vaishhNavI vishhNurUpiNI .

ayoniryoni nilayaa kuuTasthA kularUpiNI .. 166..

viiragoshhThI priyaa viiraa naishhkarmyaa naadarUpiNI .

viGYAna kalanA kalyA vidagdhA bainda vAsanA .. 167..

tatvaadhikaa tattvamayii tatvamarttha svaruupiNI .

saamagaanapriyA saumyA sadaashiva kuTumbinii .. 168..

savyaa pasavya maargasthaa sarvaapadvi nivaariNI .

svasthaa svabhaavamadhuraa dhiiraa dhiira samarchchitaa .. 169..

chaitanyaarghya samaaraadhyaa chaitanya kusumapriyaa .

sadoditaa sadaatushhTA taruNAditya pATalA .. 170..

dakshiNA dakshiNArAdhyA darasmera mukhAMbujA .

kaulinii kevalaa.anarghya kaivalyapada daayinii .. 171..

stotrapriyaa stutimatii shruti saMstuta vaibhavaa .

manasvinii maanavatii maheshii ma.ngalaakR^itiH .. 172..

vishvamaataa jagaddhaatrii vishaalaakshii viraagiNI .

pragalbhA paramodArA parAmodA manomayii .. 173..

vyomakeshii vimaanasthaa vajriNI vaamakeshvarii .

paJNcha yaGYapriyA paJNcha preta maJNchaadhi shaayinI .. 174..

paJNchamii paJNchabhuuteshi paJNcha sa.nkhyopachaariNI .

shaashvatii shaashvataish varyaa sharmadaa shaMbhu mohinii .. 175..

dharaa dharasutaa dhanyaa dharmiNI dharma vardhinI .

lokaatiitaa guNAtiitA sarvaatiitA shamAtmikA .. 176..

bandhuuka kusumaprakhyaa bAlA lIlA vinodinI .

sumaN^galii sukhakarii suveshhaaDhyA suvaasinii .. 177..

suvaasinyarchchana priitaa shobhanaa shuddha maanasaa .

bindutarpaNa sa.ntushhTA puurvajaa tripuraaMbikaa .. 178..

dasha mudraa samaaraadhyaa tripuraashrii vasha.nkarii .

GYAnamudrA GYAnagamyA GYAnaGYeya svarUpiNI .. 179..

yonimudrA trikhaNDeshii triguNAMbaa trikoNagA .

anaghA.adbhuta chaaritraa vAJNchhitaarttha pradaayinii .. 180..

abhyAsAti shayaGYAtaa shhaDadhvaatiita rUpiNI .

avyAja karuNAmUrtti raGYAna dhvAnta diipikaa .. 181..

aabaalagopa viditaa sarvaanulla.nghya shaasanaa .

shrichakra raajanilayaa shriimat.h tripura sundarii .. 182..

shriishivaa shivashaktyaikya rUpiNI lalitAmbikaa .

evaM shriilalitaa devyaaH naam naaM saahasrakaM jaguH

.. iti shrii brahmaaNDa puraaNe uttaraakhaNDe shrii hayagriivaagastyasaMvaade shriilalitaa sahasranaama stotra kathanaM saMpuurNaM ..

Gow-padma vrata

Gow-Padma Vrata

1. Newly married girls are suppose put gopadma rangoli for 5 years
2. Suppose to start from 1st ekadasi of aashada maasa and keep the rangoli (see below) everyday till utvana dwadasi(tulasi pooja)
3. prepare

1st year-33 sovtu shavigae payasa (make in a new vessel)
2nd year-33 yarriyappa
3rd year-33 muchoore
4th year-33 yeL unDe
5th year-33 kayi holigae should be done for naivedhya

1. Give bagina to brothers or to a brahmin
2. Give yelle adikae ccoconut,dakshinae, fruits etc

go-padma rangoli

(should draw 33 gow-padma in cow and 5 in calf.)

1. Open swargada baagilu (see figure below).
2. Give argya (33 akshate) in koLa.
3. perform the pooja to the gow-padma by keeping 33 tuLsi daLa (or flowers and arshina-kumkuma).
4. Keep 10 kaDle beLe for naivedhya.
5. Perform 33 pradakshina namaskara (atleast 5).

Opening the swargada baagilu

Note:

1. 7 days of the above procedure make it half - vrata
2. should draw 33 go-padma in cow and 5 in calf.
3. after doing pooja,with the help of right hand fore finger you have to remove rangoli from swargada bagilu,
4. and close narakada bagilu in the same way.
5. this is done do get rid of our sins,and dirga sowmangalya,with good children,and for all good luck in our life .
6. in the last year of pooja give silver "govu-karu"(cow and kid) as dana if possible or affordable

Sri Varalakshmi Pooja

Sri Varalakshmi Pooja

 

Varalakshmi Pooja or Varalakshmi Vratham is an important ritual observed by married women in South India for the prosperity and welfare of their families. The observance is dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi and falls on the Friday before Shravan Poornima. Varalakshmi Puja is an elaborate pooja and is usually performed with the help of elderly women who have performed the Pooja earlier.

 The date of Varalakshmi Vratham in 2011 is August 12. Varalakshmi Pooja falls on a Friday in the month of Sravana(August) and the preparations for the puja begins on Thursday itself. All the necessary items needed for the pooja are collected by Thursday.

Goddess Lakshmi – the goddess of wealth and prosperity – is worshipped on this day.

Varalakshmi literally means the boon granting goddess. Worshipping Goddess Lakshmi on this day is equivalent to worshipping Ashtalaksmi – the eight goddesses of Wealth, Earth, Learning, Love, Fame, Peace, Pleasure,Santhan and Strength.

Story of varalakshmi

The name Varalakshmi itself can be interpreted in two ways. In one sense, Varalakshmi is one who grants boons. In another, she is the Goddess who is invited into the home and honoured. The different types of benefits that will accrue thanks to performing the Varalakshmi puja are “dhan” (money), “dhanyam” (grains or food), “arogyam” (health), “sampath” (property), “sathsanthanam” (virtuous offspring) and “dheerga saumangalyam” (longevity of the husband).

Origins of the Sri Varalakshi pooja
One of the stories suggests that it was a game of dice which caused a small tiff between Lord Shiva and Parvati as to who was the victor. An honest gana, Chitranemi, was asked to arbitrate and he decided in Shiva’s favour. An angry Parvati cursed him to suffer from leprosy. When Shiva pleaded with her, she gave in and said the day women in the world observed Varalakshmi puja, Chitranemi would get deliverance. Chitranemi got relief when he observed some women performing the puja. Ever since then, this vratham has been observed.

Charumathy is said to have celebrated this pooja first.

Once Goddess Parvati asked Lord Shiva about a vratha or nombu that will be beneficial to women. Lord Shiva then mentioned the importance of Varalakshmi Vratha. The conversation on Varalakshmi Vratha between Parvati and Shiva takes place in the Skanda Purana.

To illustrate the importance of the Vratha, Lord Shiva narrates the story of Charumati. Pleased with Charumati’s devotion to her husband and family, Goddess Lakshmi appeared in her dream and asked her to perform the Varalakshmi Vratha. Charumati invited all her neighbors, friends and relatives and performed the Varalakshmi puja as directed by Goddess Lakshmi. Soon after the puja, all the people who participated in the puja where blessed with wealth and prosperity.

How to observe Sri Varalakshmi  Pooja. 

Usually Preparation and Performing Pooja will be 3 days from Thursday.

Requirements:

The pooja requirements vary from region to region.

• Picture or image or idol of Maha Lakshmi.
• Kalash made of brass or silver.
• Lamps, bells, agarbathis – usual puja articles.
• Kajavastra
• Garlands
• A piece of blouse to cover the idol.
• Threads or Saradu
• Mirror
• Combs
• Bichola karugumani
• 5 dry dates
• 5 turmeric roots
• 5 coins
• 1 Lemon
• Some gold (coin or something)
• Bananas
• Locally available fruits
• Betel leaves
• Betel nuts
• Banana leaf with tip
• Mango leaves
• Flowers as available

Preparation for the Pooja

On Thursday : Inviting Lakshmi to home

The preparation of the ‘kalasham or kalash.’ A bronze or silver pot is selected and is cleaned thoroughly and Lakshmi picture or a swastika symbol is drawn using  Javla(sunnambu and manjal). The kalasham pot is filled with 5 hands of raw rice , 5 coins, a single whole lime, 5turmeric roots, 5 dry dates and 5 beetle nut, some Gold and finally bichola karukumani. The items used to fill the kalasham vary from region to region and some includes comb, mirror, bangles and so.

The kalasham up to the neck is sometimes covered with a cloth and mango leaves are placed on the mouth of the kalasham.

Place 5 Mango leaves on mouth of pot and  keep a coconut smeared with turmeric is used to close the mouth of the kalasham. To this coconut, an face of Goddess Lakshmi is fixed.

The mango leaves represent the life forms. And coconut a product from the life forms is again filled with water symbolically representing endless cycle and the single thread that runs in all of us.

A kalasha is an important accompaniment in Hindu rituals conducted during housewarming or Grihapravesa, wedding, etc.,

Now decorate the kalasam with Jewels. Now the kalasham symbolically represents Goddess Lakshmi.

Now put rangoli and place wooden palagai and keep the kalasam.The kalasham is usually placed on a bed of rice.

Now onwards the kalsam symbolically represents Goddess Lakshmi.

On Friday:

PROCEDURE:

1. Mangala Snaanam

2. Thulasi Pooja

3. Hosthilu Pooje

4. Ganesha / Yamuna  Pooja 

5. Varalakshmi pooja

6. Naivedya

7. Aarathi

8. tieing Saradu

9. Thamboola

1. Mangala Snaanam

People wake up early in the morning on and take oil bath. Traditionally speaking the waking up time for the pooja is the brahma muhurtham. Then the designated pooja area and house is cleaned well and a beautiful ‘kolam’ or rangoli is drawn on the intended place of puja.

2. Thulasi Pooja

Do Thulasi pooja asusual.

3. Hosthilu Pooje

Draw a rangoli, apply turmeric and vermilion to the Hostilu

4. Ganesha / Yamuna  Pooja 

The kalasham is usually placed on a bed of rice. First Lord Ganesha is worshipped. Then Yamuna Pooja is performed. Place Lakshmi Kalasam & yamuna kalasam near Thulasi Brindavan. Do pooja for it.Then bring kalasam to the entrance of house take aarthi and bring back to pooja room.

5. Varalakshmi pooja

 The pooja for  the Varalakshmi begins .

The puja consists of singing slokas dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi like the Lakshmi Sahasranamam, Lakshmi Shobana, Astothra etc.

6. Naivedya

Different types of sweets are offered. Some people offer pongal.

7. Aarthi

Arati is performed on the kalasham. 

8. Varalakshmi Nombu Saradu or thread

Yellow thread is prepared with nine knots and flower is placed in the center. Place this while doing pooja and do pooja for this too. It is tied on the right hand

9. Thamboola

Thamboolam – betel leaf is offered to women in the locality and in the evening an arati is offered.

Some notes:

Varalakshmi nombu or Vara Mahalakshmi Vrata, is performed on a Friday. The Rahu Kalam, or the inauspicious period, on Fridays is from 10:30 to 12:00 noon. So the Varalakshmi Puja can be observed in the morning before 1030 hrs or in the afternoon. Avoid performing the puja during the Rahu Kalam period.

The woman who is observing the Varalakshmi Puja abstains from eating certain kind of food and this varies from region to region. In some regions, women fast till the pooja period. Please do not fast (Upvaas). Fasting is done from morning till Varalakshmi Pooja is over. Mahalakshmi don’t like fasting on Friday’s.

On Saturday :

The next day, that is on Saturday, after taking a bath Maru pooja is performed to the kalasham. And kalasam is dismantled by keeping whole kalasam in rice drum before going to bed.

There are no hard rules in performing the Varalakshmi Pooja and you can be flexible on the pooja items. Even a simple prayer will please Goddess Lakshmi.

Varalakshmi pooja is a special observance by women and is dedicated to Varamahalakshmi or Goddess Lakshmi. It is believed that she will grant boons to those who observe the pooja. 

Special Prayers or Slokas to be chanted on Varalakshmi Pooja

• Sri Lakshmi Gayathri
• Mahalakshmi Mantra
• Sri Lakshmi Ashtotram
• Sri Mahalshmi Astakam
• Sri Astalakshmi Astothram
• Sri Lakshmi Sahasranamam
• Sri Lakshmi Shobana
• For some slokas you can search Mahalakshmi slokas in our blog

Sri Lakshmi Gayathri

“Om Maha Lakshmyacha vithmahae Vishupathanycha theemahee:
Thannao Lakshmi Prachodayathu” 

Sri Mahalakshmi Mantram:

 ”Thurithouka Nivaarana Praveenae
Vimalae Paasoora Paathu Devavapuae
Pranavapprathi Paathya Vasthiyae

Spuranakyae HariVallabae Namasthae

What if I missed the Varalakshmi Pooja?

• Do to some reason we may miss to do the Varalakshmi Pooja on the day. Thosw who failed to observe it, can do it during the following Friday. Another option is to observe it during a Friday or any day during Navratri.