Sri Lalitha Sahasranamam is traditionally recited during the Navaratri celebrations, especially on the eighth day (Astami), which is dedicated to Goddess Mahakali and Mahalakshmi. The recitation is believed to purify the mind, bring peace, and bestow prosperity.
६०. चराचरजगन्नाथामन्मथुरूपा मनोज्ञा ।मत्स्यरूपा महेशानी मानिनी माननीया ॥
By embracing the Sri Lalitha Sahasranamam as a devotional practice, practitioners can deepen their spiritual growth, attain inner peace, and experience the transformative power of the divine feminine energy.
ध्यायेत्पद्मासनस्थां विकसितवदनां पद्मपत्रायताक्षीं,हेमाभां पीतवस्त्रां करकलितलसद्धेमपद्मां वरांगीम् ।सर्वालंकारयुक्तां सकलमभयदां भक्तनम्रां भवानीं,श्रीविद्यां शान्तमूर्तिं सकलसुरनुतां सर्वसम्पत्प्रदात्रीम् ॥ १ ॥ sri lalitha sahasranamam lyrics in sanskrit
The specific vibrations of Sanskrit syllables soothe the nervous system.
: Composed by the eight Vak Devis (Goddesses of Speech) at the command of the Divine Mother herself.
सिन्दूरारुणविग्रहां त्रिनयनां माणिक्यमौलिस्फुरत्तारानायकशेखरां स्मितमुखीमापीनवक्षोरुहाम् ।पाणिभ्यामलिपूर्णरत्नचषकं रक्तोत्पलं विभ्रतींसौम्यां रत्नघटस्थरक्तचरणां ध्यायेत्परामम्बिकाम् ॥ Sri Lalitha Sahasranamam is traditionally recited during the
Below are the opening meditative verses (Dhyanam) and the beginning sections of the 1,000 names in the original Devanagari (Sanskrit) script. ध्यानम् (Dhyanam - Meditation Verses)
शक्तितूटैकतापन्नकट्यधोभागधारिणी ।मूलमन्त्रात्मिका मूलकूटत्रयकलेवरा ॥ ३३ ॥
५३. तन्त्रारूपा सनातनी महामहेश्वरी महा- ।देवी महालक्ष्मीरनघप्रिया महारूपा ॥ practitioners can deepen their spiritual growth
: It creates a protective energetic shield (Kavacha) around the practitioner's home.
६५. महात्रिपुरसुन्दरी महाकामेशमहिषी ।महामहेन्द्रमथनी महामण्डलवासिनी ॥
(Note: The chanting continues sequentially through the structural split of the names, concluding at name 1000 with "Lalithambika".)
नित्यमुक्ता निर्विकारा निष्प्रपञ्चा निराश्रया ।नित्यशुद्धा नित्यबुद्धा निरवद्या निरन्तरा ॥ २४ ॥
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