Sahasranāma Stotram

Lalitā Triśati and Lalitā Sahasranāma Stotram are dialogues between the sage Agastya and the God Hayagrīva as recorded in Brahmāṇḍa-Purāṇa, which is well known for the extolling Śrī Lalitā Devī. Lalitā Triśati and Lalitā Sahasranāma are dialogues between the sage Agastya and the God Hayagrīva. It is said that the recitation of Lalitā Sahasranāma will confer great benefits on the

*/ bhavānī bhāvanāgamyā bhavāraṇya-kuṭhārikā । bhadrapriyā bhadramūrtir bhakta-saubhāgya-dāyinī ॥ 41॥ Bhavānī: Who is Bhavānī, the consort of Bhava (Shiva). Bhāvanāgamyā: Who is realized through devoted meditation. bhavāraṇya-kuṭhārikā: Who is verily like an axe for clearing the jungle of Samsara (transmigratory existence) in which the Jiva is caught. Bhadrapriyā: Who is fond of everything auspicious. bhadramūrtiḥ: Who is the embodiment of

*/ parā pratyak-citī-rūpā paśyantī para-devatā । madhyamā vaikharī-rūpā bhakta-mānasa-haṁsikā ॥ 81॥ Parā: Who is the Parā or the Transcendent Word (above the other lower stages of speech known as Paśyantī, Madhyama and Vaikharī). pratyak-citī-rūpā: Who is in the form of consciousness turned inwards (when the Reality is unmanifest in dissolution). Paśyantī: Who is Paśyantī or speech in the inaudible stage.

*/ darāndolita-dīrghākṣī dara-hāsojjvalan-mukhī । gurumūrtir guṇa-nidhir gomātā guha-janmabhūḥ ॥ 121॥ darāndolita-dīrghākṣī: Who has shapely, wide and elongated eyes tremulous with mercy. dara-hāsojjvalan-mukhī: Whose face is lit with a gentle smile. Gurumūrtir: Who assumes the form of the Guru. guṇa-nidhi: Who is a treasure house of virtues. Gomātā: Who is the source of speech. guha-janmabhūḥ: Who is the mother of Guha

*/ satya-jñānānanda-rūpā sāmarasya-parāyaṇā । kapardinī kalāmālā kāma-dhuk kāma-rūpiṇī ॥ 151॥ satya-jñānānanda-rūpā: Who is Truth, Knowledge and Bliss. sāmarasya-parāyaṇā: Who is the harmony of all Diversities. Kapardinī: Who is the Consort of Kapardinī (Shiva). Kalāmālā: Who wears all arts and crafts as a garland. Kāmadhuk: Who is a Kāmadhuk (the wish-yielding celestial Cow) to Her devotees. Kāma-rūpiṇī: Who can assume any