Shri Lalita Sahasranama Stotram — Lyrics with Meaning

Verse 1

Dhyanam Sinduraruna-vigraham trinayanam manikya-mauli-sphurat- tara-nayaka-shekharam smita-mukhim apina-vakshoruham | panibhyam ali-purna-ratna-chashakam raktotpalam bibhratim saumyam ratna-ghatastha-rakta-charanam dhyayet param ambikam ||

Meditation: Meditate on the Supreme Mother, red like sindoor, three-eyed, with the moon shining on her ruby crown and a smile on her face. She holds a jewelled cup and a red lotus, is gentle, and rests her red feet on a jewelled pot.

Verse 2

Arunam karuna-tarangitakshim dhrita-pashankusha-pushpa-bana-chapam | animadibhir avritam mayukhair aham ity eva vibhavaye bhavanim ||

I meditate on the rosy Bhavani, whose eyes ripple with waves of compassion and who holds the noose, goad, flower arrows and bow. Surrounded by powers like Anima as if by rays of light, I see her as my very own Self.

Verse 3

Dhyayet padmasanastham vikasita-vadanam padma-patrayatakshim hemabham pita-vastram kara-kalita-lasad-dhema-padmam varangim | sarvalankara-yuktam satatam abhayadam bhakta-namram bhavanim shrividyam shanta-murtim sakala-sura-nutam sarva-sampat-pradatrim ||

Meditate on Bhavani seated on a lotus, with a radiant face and long lotus-petal eyes, golden in colour, dressed in yellow, holding a shining golden lotus. Adorned with every ornament, always granting fearlessness and bending towards her devotees, she is Shri Vidya, peaceful, praised by all the gods and giver of every blessing.

Verse 4

Sakunkuma-vilepanam alika-chumbi-kasturikam samanda-hasitekshanam sa-shara-chapa-pashankusham | ashesha-jana-mohinim aruna-malya-bhushambaram japa-kusuma-bhasuram japa-vidhau smared ambikam ||

While chanting, remember Ambika, anointed with kumkum and with musk on her forehead, eyes bright with a gentle smile, holding arrows, bow, noose and goad. She enchants all beings, wears red garlands, ornaments and clothes, and glows like the red hibiscus flower.

Verse 5

Shrimata shrimaharajni shrimat-simhasaneshvari | chid-agni-kunda-sambhuta deva-karya-samudyata ||1||

She is the holy Mother, the great Queen, ruler of the glorious throne. She rose from the fire-pit of pure consciousness, ready to do the work of the gods.

Verse 6

Udyad-bhanu-sahasrabha chatur-bahu-samanvita | raga-svarupa-pashadhya krodhakarankushojjvala ||2||

She shines like a thousand rising suns and has four arms. She holds the noose, which stands for desire, and the bright goad, which stands for anger.

Verse 7

Mano-rupekshu-kodanda pancha-tanmatra-sayaka | nijaruna-prabha-pura-majjad-brahmanda-mandala ||3||

Her sugarcane bow is the mind, and her five arrows are the five subtle elements of sense. The whole universe is bathed in the flood of her rosy light.

Verse 8

Champakashoka-punnaga-saugandhika-lasat-kacha | kuruvinda-mani-shreni-kanat-kotira-mandita ||4||

Her hair shines with champak, ashoka, punnaga and saugandhika flowers. She wears a crown glittering with rows of ruby gems.

Verse 9

Ashtami-chandra-vibhrajad-alika-sthala-shobhita | mukha-chandra-kalankabha-mriganabhi-visheshaka ||5||

Her forehead glows like the half-moon of the eighth day. The musk mark on her moon-like face looks like the moon's beautiful spot.

Verse 10

Vadana-smara-mangalya-griha-torana-chillika | vaktra-lakshmi-parivaha-chalan-minabha-lochana ||6||

Her eyebrows are like the arched gateway to her face, the auspicious home of Kama. Her eyes dart like fish swimming in the stream of her face's beauty.

Verse 11

Nava-champaka-pushpabha-nasa-danda-virajita | tara-kanti-tiraskari-nasabharana-bhasura ||7||

Her nose is graceful like a fresh champak bud. Her nose ornament shines brighter than the stars.

Verse 12

Kadamba-manjari-klripta-karnapura-manohara | tatanka-yugali-bhuta-tapanodupa-mandala ||8||

Clusters of kadamba flowers over her ears make her lovely. The sun and moon are her pair of earrings.

Verse 13

Padmaraga-shiladarsha-paribhavi-kapola-bhuh | nava-vidruma-bimba-shri-nyakkari-radana-chchhada ||9||

Her cheeks outshine mirrors of ruby. Her lips are redder than fresh coral and the bimba fruit.

Verse 14

Shuddha-vidyankurakara-dvija-pankti-dvayojjvala | karpura-vitikamoda-samakarshi-digantara ||10||

Her two rows of teeth shine like sprouts of pure knowledge. The fragrance of her camphor-scented betel draws all the directions to her.

Verse 15

Nija-sallapa-madhurya-vinirbhartsita-kachchhapi | manda-smita-prabha-pura-majjat-kamesha-manasa ||11||

The sweetness of her speech puts even Sarasvati's kachchhapi veena to shame. Lord Kameshvara's mind is immersed in the glow of her gentle smile.

Verse 16

Anakalita-sadrishya-chibuka-shri-virajita | kamesha-baddha-mangalya-sutra-shobhita-kandhara ||12||

The beauty of her chin has no comparison. Her neck is graced by the mangalsutra tied by Kameshvara.

Verse 17

Kanakangada-keyura-kamaniya-bhujanvita | ratna-graiveya-chintaka-lola-muktaphalanvita ||13||

Her lovely arms wear golden armlets. She wears a jewelled necklace and a pendant of swaying pearls.

Verse 18

Kameshvara-prema-ratna-mani-pratipana-stani | nabhyalavala-romali-lata-phala-kucha-dvayi ||14||

She gives her heart in return for the jewel of Kameshvara's love. The poet likens her bosom to fruits on a creeper rising from her navel.

Verse 19

Lakshya-roma-latadharata-samunneya-madhyama | stana-bhara-dalan-madhya-patta-bandha-vali-traya ||15||

Her waist is so slender it can only be guessed from the fine line of hair. Three graceful folds mark her waist.

Verse 20

Arunaruna-kausumbha-vastra-bhasvat-katitati | ratna-kinkinika-ramya-rashana-dama-bhushita ||16||

Her hips shine in deep red safflower-dyed cloth. She wears a lovely girdle hung with jewelled bells.

Verse 21

Kamesha-jnata-saubhagya-mardavoru-dvayanvita | manikya-mukutakara-janu-dvaya-virajita ||17||

The softness and grace of her thighs is known only to Kameshvara. Her knees shine like ruby crowns.

Verse 22

Indragopa-parikshipta-smara-tunabha-janghika | gudha-gulpha kurma-prishtha-jayishnu-prapadanvita ||18||

Her calves are like Kama's quiver studded with red velvet insects. Her ankles are hidden, and the arches of her feet are lovelier than a tortoise's back.

Verse 23

Nakha-didhiti-sanchhanna-namaj-jana-tamoguna | pada-dvaya-prabha-jala-parakrita-saroruha ||19||

The light from her toenails covers the darkness of those who bow to her. The radiance of her feet surpasses the lotus.

Verse 24

Shinjana-mani-manjira-mandita-shri-padambuja | marali-manda-gamana maha-lavanya-shevadhih ||20||

Her lotus feet wear anklets of tinkling gems. She walks slowly like a swan and is a treasure-house of beauty.

Verse 25

Sarvaruna'navadyangi sarvabharana-bhushita | shiva-kameshvarankastha shiva svadhina-vallabha ||21||

She is rosy all over, flawless in every limb and adorned with every ornament. She sits on the lap of Shiva Kameshvara, is herself auspicious, and her beloved is devoted to her.

Verse 26

Sumeru-madhya-shringastha shriman-nagara-nayika | chintamani-grihantastha pancha-brahmasana-sthita ||22||

She lives on the middle peak of Mount Sumeru and is queen of the holy city. She sits in the palace of wish-fulfilling gems on a seat formed by the five Brahmas.

Verse 27

Maha-padmatavi-samstha kadamba-vana-vasini | sudha-sagara-madhyastha kamakshi kama-dayini ||23||

She dwells in the great lotus forest and the kadamba grove. Living amid the ocean of nectar, Kamakshi of lovely eyes grants wishes.

Verse 28

Devarshi-gana-sanghata-stuyamanatma-vaibhava | bhandasura-vadhodyukta-shakti-sena-samanvita ||24||

Hosts of gods and sages sing her glory. She leads an army of goddesses ready to destroy the demon Bhanda.

Verse 29

Sampatkari-samarudha-sindhura-vraja-sevita | ashvarudhadhishthitashva-koti-kotibhir avrita ||25||

A herd of elephants led by the goddess Sampatkari serves her. Millions of horses under the goddess Ashvarudha surround her.

Verse 30

Chakraraja-ratharudha-sarvayudha-pariskrita | geyachakra-ratharudha-mantrini-parisevita ||26||

Armed with every weapon, she rides the chariot Chakraraja. The goddess Mantrini, riding the chariot Geyachakra, attends her.

Verse 31

Kirichakra-ratharudha-dandanatha-puraskrita | jvalamalinikakshipta-vahni-prakara-madhyaga ||27||

Dandanatha (Varahi), riding the chariot Kirichakra, leads before her. She stands within the wall of fire raised by the goddess Jvalamalini.

Verse 32

Bhanda-sainya-vadhodyukta-shakti-vikrama-harshita | nitya-parakramatopa-nirikshana-samutsuka ||28||

She rejoices at the valour of her goddesses destroying Bhanda's army. She is eager to watch the heroic deeds of the Nitya goddesses.

Verse 33

Bhanda-putra-vadhodyukta-bala-vikrama-nandita | mantriny-amba-virachita-vishanga-vadha-toshita ||29||

She delights in the valour of the young goddess Bala, who slays Bhanda's sons. She is pleased when Mantrini slays the demon Vishanga.

Verse 34

Vishukra-prana-harana-varahi-virya-nandita | kameshvara-mukhaloka-kalpita-shri-ganeshvara ||30||

She rejoices in the courage of Varahi, who takes the life of Vishukra. By gazing at Kameshvara's face, she brought forth Shri Ganesh.

Verse 35

Maha-ganesha-nirbhinna-vighna-yantra-praharshita | bhandasurendra-nirmukta-shastra-pratyastra-varshini ||31||

She is overjoyed when Maha Ganesh shatters the device of obstacles. She answers every weapon hurled by Bhanda with a rain of counter-weapons.

Verse 36

Karanguli-nakhotpanna-narayana-dashakritih | maha-pashupatastragni-nirdagdhasura-sainika ||32||

From her fingernails arose the ten avatars of Narayan. With the fire of the great Pashupata weapon she burned the demon army.

Verse 37

Kameshvarastra-nirdagdha-sa-bhandasura-shunyaka | brahmopendra-mahendradi-deva-samstuta-vaibhava ||33||

With the Kameshvara weapon she burned Bhanda along with his city Shunyaka. Brahma, Vishnu, Indra and the other gods praise her glory.

Verse 38

Hara-netragni-sandagdha-kama-sanjivanaushadhih | shrimad-vagbhava-kutaika-svarupa-mukha-pankaja ||34||

She is the life-giving herb that revived Kama after he was burnt by Shiva's eye. Her lotus face is the form of the Vagbhava kuta, the first part of her fifteen-syllable mantra.

Verse 39

Kanthadhah-kati-paryanta-madhya-kuta-svarupini | shakti-kutaikatapanna-katyadho-bhaga-dharini ||35||

From her neck to her waist she is the middle part of the mantra. Below her waist she is one with the Shakti kuta, its final part.

Verse 40

Mula-mantratmika mula-kuta-traya-kalebara | kulamritaika-rasika kula-sanketa-palini ||36||

She is the soul of the root mantra, and her body is made of its three parts. She delights in the nectar of the Kula path and guards its sacred secrets.

Verse 41

Kulangana kulantastha kaulini kula-yogini | akula samayantastha samayachara-tatpara ||37||

She is the lady of the Kula tradition, dwelling within it as its yogini. She is also beyond it, abiding in the Samaya path and devoted to its inner worship.

Verse 42

Muladharaika-nilaya brahma-granthi-vibhedini | manipurantar-udita vishnu-granthi-vibhedini ||38||

As Kundalini she dwells in the Muladhara chakra and pierces the knot of Brahma. Rising in the Manipura chakra, she pierces the knot of Vishnu.

Verse 43

Ajna-chakrantaralastha rudra-granthi-vibhedini | sahasrarambujarudha sudha-sarabhivarshini ||39||

Reaching the Ajna chakra, she pierces the knot of Rudra. Rising to the thousand-petalled lotus, she showers streams of nectar.

Verse 44

Tadil-lata-sama-ruchih shat-chakropari-samsthita | mahasaktih kundalini bisa-tantu-taniyasi ||40||

She flashes like a streak of lightning and dwells above the six chakras. She is Kundalini, fine as a lotus-stalk fibre, and deeply fond of her devotees' worship.

Verse 45

Bhavani bhavana-gamya bhavaranya-kutharika | bhadra-priya bhadra-murtir bhakta-saubhagya-dayini ||41||

She is Bhavani, reached through meditation, the axe that clears the forest of worldly life. She loves what is good, is goodness itself and gives good fortune to devotees.

Verse 46

Bhakti-priya bhakti-gamya bhakti-vashya bhayapaha | shambhavi sharadaradhya sharvani sharma-dayini ||42||

She loves devotion, is reached by devotion and is won over by it; she removes fear. She is Shambhavi and Sharvani, Shiva's consort, worshipped by Sarasvati, and the giver of happiness.

Verse 47

Shankari shrikari sadhvi sharach-chandra-nibhanana | shatodari shantimati niradhara niranjana ||43||

She is Shankara's consort, giver of prosperity and ever faithful, with a face like the autumn moon. Slender-waisted and peaceful, she needs no support and is free of every stain.

Verse 48

Nirlepa nirmala nitya nirakara nirakula | nirguna nishkala shanta nishkama nirupaplava ||44||

She is untouched, pure, eternal, formless and never disturbed. She is beyond qualities, undivided, peaceful, free of desire and indestructible.

Verse 49

Nitya-mukta nirvikara nishprapancha nirashraya | nitya-shuddha nitya-buddha niravadya nirantara ||45||

She is ever free, unchanging, beyond the world and dependent on nothing. She is ever pure, ever awake, faultless and present everywhere without a gap.

Verse 50

Nishkarana nishkalanka nirupadhir nirishvara | niraga raga-mathani nirmada mada-nashini ||46||

She has no cause, no blemish, no limits and no lord above her. Free of attachment and pride herself, she destroys them in her devotees.

Verse 51

Nishchinta nirahankara nirmoha moha-nashini | nirmama mamata-hantri nishpapa papa-nashini ||47||

She is free of worry, ego and delusion, and removes delusion. She has no sense of 'mine', and she ends possessiveness and sin.

Verse 52

Nishkrodha krodha-shamani nirlobha lobha-nashini | nihsamshaya samshayaghni nirbhava bhava-nashini ||48||

She is free of anger, greed and doubt, and calms them in others. She is unborn and ends the cycle of birth and death.

Verse 53

Nirvikalpa nirabadha nirbheda bheda-nashini | nirnasha mrityu-mathani nishkriya nishparigraha ||49||

She is beyond mental divisions, unobstructed and without difference, and she removes the sense of separation. She is deathless, conquers death, and is beyond action and possession.

Verse 54

Nistula nila-chikura nirapaya niratyaya | durlabha durgama durga duhkha-hantri sukha-prada ||50||

She is beyond compare, with dark blue-black hair, imperishable and unsurpassable. She is Durga, rare and hard to reach, who removes sorrow and gives joy.

Verse 55

Dushta-dura durachara-shamani dosha-varjita | sarvajna sandra-karuna samanadhika-varjita ||51||

She stays far from the wicked, stops wrongdoing and is free of faults. She knows all, is full of deep compassion, and none is equal to or above her.

Verse 56

Sarva-shaktimayi sarva-mangala sadgati-prada | sarveshvari sarvamayi sarva-mantra-svarupini ||52||

She holds all powers, is wholly auspicious and grants the highest goal. She is the ruler of all, present in all, and the form of every mantra.

Verse 57

Sarva-yantratmika sarva-tantra-rupa manonmani | maheshvari mahadevi mahalakshmir mrida-priya ||53||

She is the soul of all yantras and the form of all tantras, the state beyond the mind. She is Maheshvari, Mahadevi, Mahalakshmi and beloved of Shiva.

Verse 58

Maha-rupa maha-pujya maha-pataka-nashini | maha-maya maha-sattva maha-shaktir maha-ratih ||54||

Her form is vast, she is most worthy of worship and destroys the gravest sins. She is the great Maya, great in goodness, the great Power and supreme delight.

Verse 59

Maha-bhoga mahaishvarya maha-virya maha-bala | maha-buddhir maha-siddhir maha-yogeshvareshvari ||55||

She has great joy, glory, valour and strength. She is great wisdom and great attainment, the ruler even of the greatest masters of yoga.

Verse 60

Maha-tantra maha-mantra maha-yantra mahasana | maha-yaga-kramaradhya maha-bhairava-pujita ||56||

She is the great tantra, mantra and yantra, seated on a great throne. She is worshipped through the great ritual and adored even by Mahabhairava.

Verse 61

Maheshvara-maha-kalpa-maha-tandava-sakshini | maha-kamesha-mahishi maha-tripura-sundari ||57||

She witnesses Maheshvara's great cosmic dance at the end of an age. She is the queen of Mahakameshvara, the great Tripura Sundari.

Verse 62

Chatuh-shashty-upacharadhya chatuh-shashti-kalamayi | maha-chatuh-shashti-koti-yogini-gana-sevita ||58||

She is worshipped with sixty-four offerings and is the form of the sixty-four arts. Hosts of sixty-four crore yoginis serve her.

Verse 63

Manu-vidya chandra-vidya chandra-mandala-madhyaga | charu-rupa charu-hasa charu-chandra-kaladhara ||59||

She is the Shri Vidya worshipped by Manu and by the Moon, and dwells in the moon's disc. Her form and smile are lovely, and she wears a beautiful crescent moon.

Verse 64

Characharajagan-natha chakraraja-niketana | parvati padma-nayana padmaraga-sama-prabha ||60||

She is the ruler of the moving and unmoving world and lives in the Shri Chakra. She is Parvati, lotus-eyed, shining like a ruby.

Verse 65

Pancha-pretasanasina pancha-brahma-svarupini | chinmayi paramananda vijnana-ghana-rupini ||61||

She sits on a seat made of the five Brahmas and is the form of all five. She is pure consciousness, supreme bliss and solid knowledge.

Verse 66

Dhyana-dhyatri-dhyeya-rupa dharmadharma-vivarjita | vishva-rupa jagarini svapanti taijasatmika ||62||

She is meditation, the meditator and the one meditated upon, beyond merit and sin. In waking she is the universal form; in dreaming she is the luminous inner self.

Verse 67

Supta prajnatmika turya sarvavastha-vivarjita | srishti-kartri brahma-rupa goptri govinda-rupini ||63||

In deep sleep she is the knowing self; as the fourth state, turiya, she is beyond all states. As Brahma she creates, and as Govinda she protects.

Verse 68

Samharini rudra-rupa tirodhana-karishvari | sadashivanugrahada pancha-kritya-parayana ||64||

As Rudra she dissolves, and as Ishvara she conceals. As Sadashiva she grants grace; thus all five divine acts are hers.

Verse 69

Bhanu-mandala-madhyastha bhairavi bhagamalini | padmasana bhagavati padmanabha-sahodari ||65||

She dwells in the sun's disc, and is Bhairavi and Bhagamalini. She is the Goddess seated on a lotus, sister of Padmanabha Vishnu.

Verse 70

Unmesha-nimishotpanna-vipanna-bhuvanavali | sahasra-shirsha-vadana sahasrakshi sahasrapat ||66||

Worlds appear when she opens her eyes and vanish when she closes them. She has a thousand heads and faces, a thousand eyes and a thousand feet.

Verse 71

A-brahma-kita-janani varnashrama-vidhayini | nijajna-rupa-nigama punyapunya-phala-prada ||67||

She is the mother of all, from Brahma down to the smallest insect, and sets the order of life. The Vedas are her command, and she gives the fruits of good and bad deeds.

Verse 72

Shruti-simanta-sinduri-krita-padabja-dhulika | sakalagama-sandoha-shukti-samputa-mauktika ||68||

The dust of her lotus feet is the sindoor in the hair-parting of the Vedas. All scriptures are like an oyster shell, and she is the pearl within.

Verse 73

Purushartha-prada purna bhogini bhuvaneshvari | ambika'nadi-nidhana hari-brahmendra-sevita ||69||

She grants the four goals of life, is complete, enjoys all and rules the worlds. She is Ambika, mother without beginning or end, served by Vishnu, Brahma and Indra.

Verse 74

Narayani nada-rupa nama-rupa-vivarjita | hrinkari hrimati hridya heyopadeya-varjita ||70||

She is Narayani, the form of primal sound, beyond name and form. She is the seed syllable 'Hrim', modest, dear to the heart, and beyond what is to be rejected or accepted.

Verse 75

Raja-rajarchita rajni ramya rajiva-lochana | ranjani ramani rasya ranat-kinkini-mekhala ||71||

She is worshipped by the king of kings; she is the Queen, lovely and lotus-eyed. She delights the mind, gives joy, is full of sweetness, and her girdle bells tinkle.

Verse 76

Rama rakendu-vadana rati-rupa rati-priya | rakshakari rakshasaghni rama ramana-lampata ||72||

She is Rama (Lakshmi), with a face like the full moon, the form of Rati and dear to her. She protects, destroys demons, is lovely, and is absorbed in her beloved Lord.

Verse 77

Kamya kamakala-rupa kadamba-kusuma-priya | kalyani jagati-kanda karuna-rasa-sagara ||73||

She is the one worth longing for, the form of Kamakala, fond of kadamba flowers. She is auspicious, the root of the world and an ocean of compassion.

Verse 78

Kalavati kalalapa kanta kadambari-priya | varada vama-nayana varuni-mada-vihvala ||74||

She is full of the arts, sweet of speech and lovely, fond of kadambari. She grants boons, has beautiful eyes and is lost in divine bliss.

Verse 79

Vishvadhika veda-vedya vindhyachala-nivasini | vidhatri veda-janani vishnu-maya vilasini ||75||

She is greater than the universe, known through the Vedas, and dwells on the Vindhya mountain. She sustains all, is the mother of the Vedas, Vishnu's Maya, and ever playful.

Verse 80

Kshetra-svarupa kshetreshi kshetra-kshetrajna-palini | kshaya-vriddhi-vinirmukta kshetrapala-samarchita ||76||

She is the field (the body), its ruler, and the protector of both body and the soul within it. She is free from decay and growth, and is worshipped by the guardians of sacred places.

Verse 81

Vijaya vimala vandya vandaru-jana-vatsala | vagvadini vamakeshi vahni-mandala-vasini ||77||

She is victorious, pure and worthy of praise, loving towards those who bow to her. She is the goddess of speech, with lovely hair, dwelling in the circle of fire.

Verse 82

Bhaktimat-kalpa-latika pashu-pasha-vimochini | samhritashesha-pashanda sadachara-pravartika ||78||

She is the wish-fulfilling vine for devotees and frees bound souls from their bonds. She removes hypocrisy and encourages right conduct.

Verse 83

Tapa-trayagni-santapta-samahladana-chandrika | taruni tapasaradhya tanu-madhya tamo'paha ||79||

For those scorched by the fire of the three kinds of suffering, she is cooling moonlight. Ever youthful, worshipped by ascetics, slender-waisted, she removes darkness.

Verse 84

Chitis tat-pada-lakshyartha chid-eka-rasa-rupini | svatmananda-lavi-bhuta-brahmadyananda-santatih ||80||

She is pure awareness, the true meaning of the word 'That' (Tat), one essence of consciousness. All the bliss of Brahma and the gods is just a drop of her own bliss.

Verse 85

Para pratyak-chiti-rupa pashyanti para-devata | madhyama vaikhari-rupa bhakta-manasa-hamsika ||81||

She is all four levels of speech, Para, Pashyanti, Madhyama and Vaikhari, the inner consciousness and the supreme deity. She is the swan in the lake of her devotees' minds.

Verse 86

Kameshvara-prana-nadi kritajna kama-pujita | shringara-rasa-sampurna jaya jalandhara-sthita ||82||

She is the life-breath of Kameshvara, knows all deeds, and is worshipped by Kama. She is full of grace and beauty, victorious, and abides at the Jalandhara seat.

Verse 87

Odyana-pitha-nilaya bindu-mandala-vasini | raho-yaga-kramaradhya rahas-tarpana-tarpita ||83||

She dwells at the Odyana seat and in the central point of the Shri Chakra. She is worshipped through secret inner worship and pleased by hidden offerings.

Verse 88

Sadyah-prasadini vishva-sakshini sakshi-varjita | shadanga-devata-yukta shadgunya-paripurita ||84||

She grants grace at once; she witnesses the universe but has no witness herself. She is attended by the six limb-deities and full of the six divine excellences.

Verse 89

Nitya-klinna nirupama nirvana-sukha-dayini | nitya-shodashika-rupa shrikanthardha-sharirini ||85||

She is ever moist with compassion, peerless, and grants the joy of liberation. She is the form of the sixteen Nitya goddesses and the half of Shiva's body.

Verse 90

Prabhavati prabha-rupa prasiddha parameshvari | mula-prakritir avyakta vyaktavyakta-svarupini ||86||

She is radiant, light itself, the renowned Supreme Goddess. She is primal nature, the unmanifest, and both the manifest and unmanifest.

Verse 91

Vyapini vividhakara vidyavidya-svarupini | maha-kamesha-nayana-kumudahlada-kaumudi ||87||

She pervades everything, takes many forms, and is both knowledge and ignorance. She is the moonlight that makes the lily-like eyes of Mahakameshvara bloom with joy.

Verse 92

Bhakta-harda-tamo-bheda-bhanumad-bhanu-santatih | shiva-duti shivaradhya shiva-murtih shivankari ||88||

She is the stream of sunlight that pierces the darkness in devotees' hearts. She made Shiva her messenger, is worshipped by Shiva, is Shiva's form and brings auspiciousness.

Verse 93

Shiva-priya shiva-para shishteshta shishta-pujita | aprameya svaprakasha mano-vacham agochara ||89||

She is dear to Shiva and devoted to him alone, loved and worshipped by the good. She is immeasurable, self-luminous and beyond the reach of mind and speech.

Verse 94

Chich-chhaktish chetana-rupa jada-shaktir jadatmika | gayatri vyahritih sandhya dvija-vrinda-nishevita ||90||

She is the power of consciousness and its form, and also the power and form of inert matter. She is the Gayatri, the sacred utterances and the Sandhya prayer, worshipped by the twice-born.

Verse 95

Tattvasana tattvamayi pancha-koshantara-sthita | nihsima-mahima nitya-yauvana mada-shalini ||91||

She sits on the principles of existence, is made of them, and dwells within the five sheaths. Her glory is boundless, she is ever young and radiant with divine joy.

Verse 96

Mada-ghurnita-raktakshi mada-patala-ganda-bhuh | chandana-drava-digdhangi champeya-kusuma-priya ||92||

Her reddish eyes roll with bliss and her cheeks glow pink. Her body is anointed with sandal paste, and she loves champak flowers.

Verse 97

Kushala komalakara kurukulla kuleshvari | kula-kundalaya kaula-marga-tatpara-sevita ||93||

She is skilful and gentle in form, the goddess Kurukulla and ruler of the Kula. She dwells in the hollow of the Muladhara and is served by followers of the Kaula path.

Verse 98

Kumara-gananathamba tushtih pushtir matir dhritih | shantih svastimati kantir nandini vighna-nashini ||94||

She is the mother of Kartikeya and Ganesh; she is contentment, nourishment, wisdom and courage. She is peace, well-being, radiance, joy, and the remover of obstacles.

Verse 99

Tejovati trinayana lolakshi-kama-rupini | malini hamsini mata malayachala-vasini ||95||

She is radiant and three-eyed, the form of love in women with lively eyes. She wears garlands, is the swan, the Mother, and dwells on the Malaya mountain.

Verse 100

Sumukhi nalini subhruh shobhana sura-nayika | kalakanthi kantimati kshobhini sukshma-rupini ||96||

She has a lovely face, lotus-like softness and fine eyebrows; she is radiant and leader of the gods. She is the wife of dark-throated Shiva, glowing, the stirrer of creation and subtle in form.

Verse 101

Vajreshvari vamadevi vayo'vastha-vivarjita | siddheshvari siddha-vidya siddha-mata yashasvini ||97||

She is Vajreshvari and Vamadevi, beyond all stages of age. She is the queen of the perfected ones, the perfected knowledge, their mother, and full of glory.

Verse 102

Vishuddhi-chakra-nilaya''rakta-varna trilochana | khatvangadi-praharana vadanaika-samanvita ||98||

(As Dakini) she dwells in the Vishuddhi chakra, rosy in colour and three-eyed. She holds the khatvanga and other weapons and has one face.

Verse 103

Payasanna-priya tvakstha pashu-loka-bhayankari | amritadi-maha-shakti-samvrita dakinishvari ||99||

She loves sweet rice pudding, dwells in the skin, and awes the ignorant. Surrounded by Amrita and other great powers, she is the goddess Dakini.

Verse 104

Anahatabja-nilaya shyamabha vadana-dvaya | damshtrojjvala'kshamaladi-dhara rudhira-samsthita ||100||

(As Rakini) she dwells in the lotus of the Anahata chakra, dark in colour, with two faces. She has gleaming tusks, holds a rosary and other items, and abides in the blood.

Verse 105

Kalaratry-adi-shakty-augha-vrita snigdhaudana-priya | maha-virendra-varada rakiny-amba-svarupini ||101||

Surrounded by Kalaratri and other powers, she likes rice cooked with ghee. She gives boons to great heroes and is the form of Mother Rakini.

Verse 106

Manipurabja-nilaya vadana-traya-samyuta | vajradikayudhopeta damary-adibhir avrita ||102||

(As Lakini) she dwells in the lotus of the Manipura chakra and has three faces. She holds the thunderbolt and other weapons and is surrounded by Damari and other powers.

Verse 107

Rakta-varna mamsa-nishtha gudanna-prita-manasa | samasta-bhakta-sukhada lakiny-amba-svarupini ||103||

She is red in colour, abides in the flesh, and is pleased by rice cooked with jaggery. She gives happiness to all devotees and is the form of Mother Lakini.

Verse 108

Svadhishthanambuja-gata chatur-vaktra-manohara | shuladyayudha-sampanna pita-varna'tigarvita ||104||

(As Kakini) she dwells in the lotus of the Svadhishthana chakra, lovely with four faces. She holds the trident and other weapons, is yellow in colour and full of majesty.

Verse 109

Medo-nishtha madhu-prita bandiny-adi-samanvita | dadhyannasakta-hridaya kakini-rupa-dharini ||105||

She abides in the fat tissue, loves honey, and is attended by Bandini and other powers. She is fond of curd rice and takes the form of Kakini.

Verse 110

Muladharambujarudha pancha-vaktra'sthi-samsthita | ankushadi-praharana varadadi-nishevita ||106||

(As Sakini) she sits in the lotus of the Muladhara chakra, has five faces and abides in the bones. She holds the goad and other weapons and is served by Varada and other powers.

Verse 111

Mudgaudanasakta-chitta sakiny-amba-svarupini | ajna-chakrabja-nilaya shukla-varna shadanana ||107||

She is fond of rice cooked with mung beans and is the form of Mother Sakini. (As Hakini) she dwells in the lotus of the Ajna chakra, white in colour, with six faces.

Verse 112

Majja-samstha hamsavati-mukhya-shakti-samanvita | haridrannaika-rasika hakini-rupa-dharini ||108||

She abides in the marrow, attended by Hamsavati and other chief powers. She loves rice cooked with turmeric and takes the form of Hakini.

Verse 113

Sahasra-dala-padmastha sarva-varnopashobhita | sarvayudha-dhara shukla-samsthita sarvatomukhi ||109||

(As Yakini) she dwells in the thousand-petalled lotus, shining with all colours. She holds every weapon, abides in the vital essence and faces every direction.

Verse 114

Sarvaudana-prita-chitta yakiny-amba-svarupini | svaha svadha'matir medha shrutih smritir anuttama ||110||

She is pleased with every kind of food offering and is the form of Mother Yakini. She is Svaha and Svadha, ignorance and intelligence, scripture and memory, and the highest of all.

Verse 115

Punya-kirtih punya-labhya punya-shravana-kirtana | pulomajarchita bandha-mochani barbaralaka ||111||

Her fame is holy, she is reached through merit, and hearing or singing of her brings merit. Indrani worships her; she frees from bondage and has curly locks.

Verse 116

Vimarsha-rupini vidya viyad-adi-jagat-prasuh | sarva-vyadhi-prashamani sarva-mrityu-nivarini ||112||

She is the power of self-awareness and knowledge, mother of the world that begins with space. Tradition praises her as the one who calms all illness and wards off death.

Verse 117

Agraganya'chintya-rupa kali-kalmasha-nashini | katyayani kala-hantri kamalaksha-nishevita ||113||

She is first among all, of unimaginable form, and destroys the sins of the Kali age. She is Katyayani, conqueror of time, served by lotus-eyed Vishnu.

Verse 118

Tambula-purita-mukhi dadimi-kusuma-prabha | mrigakshi mohini mukhya mridani mitra-rupini ||114||

Her mouth is full of betel and she glows like a pomegranate flower. She is doe-eyed, enchanting, foremost, Mridani the wife of Shiva, and a friend to all.

Verse 119

Nitya-tripta bhakta-nidhir niyantri nikhileshvari | maitry-adi-vasana-labhya maha-pralaya-sakshini ||115||

She is ever content, the treasure of devotees, the guide and ruler of all. She is reached through friendliness, compassion and similar virtues, and witnesses the great dissolution.

Verse 120

Para shaktih para nishtha prajnana-ghana-rupini | madhvi-panalasa matta matrika-varna-rupini ||116||

She is the supreme power, the final goal and solid wisdom. She rests absorbed in divine bliss and is the form of the letters of the alphabet.

Verse 121

Maha-kailasa-nilaya mrinala-mridu-dorlata | mahaniya daya-murtir maha-samrajya-shalini ||117||

She dwells on the great Kailash, her arms soft as lotus stalks. She is worthy of honour, mercy in form, and ruler of a vast empire.

Verse 122

Atma-vidya maha-vidya shri-vidya kama-sevita | shri-shodashakshari-vidya trikuta kama-kotika ||118||

She is knowledge of the Self, the great wisdom and Shri Vidya, served by Kama. She is the sixteen-syllable Shri Vidya, of three parts, and the form of Kamakoti.

Verse 123

Kataksha-kinkari-bhuta-kamala-koti-sevita | shirah-sthita chandra-nibha bhalasthendra-dhanuh-prabha ||119||

Crores of Lakshmis, servants of her glance, attend her. In meditation she shines like the moon at the crown of the head and like a rainbow on the forehead.

Verse 124

Hridayastha ravi-prakhya trikonantara-dipika | dakshayani daitya-hantri daksha-yajna-vinashini ||120||

In the heart she shines like the sun, a lamp within the triangle. She is Dakshayani (Sati), slayer of demons, who destroyed Daksha's sacrifice.

Verse 125

Darandolita-dirghakshi dara-hasojjvalan-mukhi | guru-murtir guna-nidhir go-mata guha-janma-bhuh ||121||

Her long eyes move gently, and her face glows with a soft smile. She is the form of the Guru, a treasury of virtues, mother of cows, and mother of Kartikeya.

Verse 126

Deveshi danda-nitistha daharakasha-rupini | pratipan-mukhya-rakanta-tithi-mandala-pujita ||122||

She is queen of the gods, upholder of justice and order, and the subtle space within the heart. She is worshipped on every lunar day from Pratipada to the full moon.

Verse 127

Kalatmika kala-natha kavyalapa-vinodini | sa-chamara-rama-vani-savya-dakshina-sevita ||123||

She is the arts and their mistress, and delights in poetry. Lakshmi and Sarasvati attend her on the left and right, waving fly-whisks.

Verse 128

Adi-shaktir ameya''tma parama pavanakritih | aneka-koti-brahmanda-janani divya-vigraha ||124||

She is the primal Power, immeasurable, the Self of all, supreme and pure in form. She is the mother of countless crores of universes and has a divine form.

Verse 129

Klinkari kevala guhya kaivalya-pada-dayini | tripura trijagad-vandya trimurtis tridasheshvari ||125||

She is the seed syllable 'Klim', the One alone, hidden, and the giver of liberation. She is Tripura, honoured by the three worlds, the Trinity itself and ruler of the gods.

Verse 130

Tryakshari divya-gandhadhya sindura-tilakanchita | uma shailendra-tanaya gauri gandharva-sevita ||126||

She is the three-syllable mantra, rich in divine fragrance, marked with a sindoor tilak. She is Uma, Gauri, daughter of the king of mountains, served by the Gandharvas.

Verse 131

Vishva-garbha svarna-garbha'varada vag-adhishvari | dhyana-gamya'parichchhedya jnanada jnana-vigraha ||127||

The universe is in her womb; she is the golden womb, destroyer of the wicked and ruler of speech. She is reached through meditation, cannot be limited, gives knowledge and is knowledge itself.

Verse 132

Sarva-vedanta-samvedya satyananda-svarupini | lopamudrarchita lila-klripta-brahmanda-mandala ||128||

All of Vedanta points to her; she is truth and bliss. Lopamudra worships her, and she created the universes as play.

Verse 133

Adrishya drishya-rahita vijnatri vedya-varjita | yogini yogada yogya yogananda yugandhara ||129||

She cannot be seen and is beyond all that is seen; she knows all, yet cannot be fully known. She is the yogini, giver of yoga, worthy, the bliss of yoga and the bearer of the ages.

Verse 134

Ichchha-shakti-jnana-shakti-kriya-shakti-svarupini | sarvadhara supratishtha sad-asad-rupa-dharini ||130||

She is the power of will, the power of knowledge and the power of action. She is the support of all, firmly established, taking forms both real and unreal.

Verse 135

Ashta-murtir aja-jaitri loka-yatra-vidhayini | ekakini bhuma-rupa nirdvaita dvaita-varjita ||131||

She has eight forms, conquers ignorance and runs the course of the world. She is the One alone, the infinite, non-dual, beyond all duality.

Verse 136

Annada vasuda vriddha brahmatmaikya-svarupini | brihati brahmani brahmi brahmananda bali-priya ||132||

She gives food and wealth, is the most ancient, and is the oneness of Brahman and the Self. She is vast, Brahmani, Brahmi, the bliss of Brahman, and fond of offerings.

Verse 137

Bhasha-rupa brihat-sena bhavabhava-vivarjita | sukharadhya shubhakari shobhana sulabha gatih ||133||

She is the form of language, has a vast army, and is beyond being and non-being. She is easy to worship, does good, is beautiful, and is a refuge easily reached.

Verse 138

Raja-rajeshvari rajya-dayini rajya-vallabha | rajat-kripa raja-pitha-niveshita-nijashrita ||134||

She is Rajarajeshvari, the queen of kings, who gives kingdoms and loves her realm. Her grace shines, and she seats those who rely on her on royal thrones.

Verse 139

Rajya-lakshmih kosha-natha chaturanga-baleshvari | samrajya-dayini satya-sandha sagara-mekhala ||135||

She is the fortune of the kingdom, mistress of the treasury and commander of the fourfold army. She grants empire, is true to her word, and wears the ocean as her girdle (she is the earth).

Verse 140

Dikshita daitya-shamani sarva-loka-vashankari | sarvartha-datri savitri sachchidananda-rupini ||136||

She gives initiation, subdues demons and holds all worlds under her sway. She grants every goal, is Savitri, and is being, awareness and bliss.

Verse 141

Desha-kalaparichchhinna sarvaga sarva-mohini | sarasvati shastramayi guhamba guhya-rupini ||137||

She is not limited by space or time, is everywhere and enchants all. She is Sarasvati, made of the scriptures, mother of Guha (Kartikeya), and of hidden form.

Verse 142

Sarvopadhi-vinirmukta sadashiva-pativrata | sampradayeshvari sadhvi guru-mandala-rupini ||138||

She is free of every limitation and wholly devoted to Sadashiva. She is the ruler of the sacred lineage, the virtuous one, and the form of the circle of gurus.

Verse 143

Kulottirna bhagaradhya maya madhumati mahi | ganamba guhyakaradhya komalangi guru-priya ||139||

She is beyond the senses, worshipped in the sun's disc, and is Maya, Madhumati and the Earth. She is mother of the ganas, worshipped by the guhyakas, tender of limb and dear to the Guru.

Verse 144

Svatantra sarva-tantreshi dakshinamurti-rupini | sanakadi-samaradhya shiva-jnana-pradayini ||140||

She is fully free, mistress of all tantras, and the form of Dakshinamurti, Shiva as Guru. Sanaka and the other sages worship her, and she grants the knowledge of Shiva.

Verse 145

Chitkala''nanda-kalika prema-rupa priyankari | nama-parayana-prita nandi-vidya nateshvari ||141||

She is a spark of consciousness, a bud of bliss, love itself, and one who does what is dear. She is pleased by the chanting of her names, is the wisdom worshipped by Nandi, and the consort of Nataraja.

Verse 146

Mithya-jagad-adhishthana muktida mukti-rupini | lasya-priya laya-kari lajja rambhadi-vandita ||142||

She is the ground of this changing, unreal world; she gives liberation and is liberation. She loves graceful dance, brings dissolution, is modesty itself, and is honoured by Rambha and other apsaras.

Verse 147

Bhava-dava-sudha-vrishtih paparanya-davanala | daurbhagya-tula-vatula jara-dhvanta-ravi-prabha ||143||

She is a shower of nectar on the forest fire of worldly life, and a wildfire to the forest of sin. She is a gale to the cotton-fluff of misfortune and sunlight to the darkness of old age.

Verse 148

Bhagyabdhi-chandrika bhakta-chitta-keki-ghanaghana | roga-parvata-dambholir mrityu-daru-kutharika ||144||

She is moonlight that makes the ocean of good fortune swell, and the rain cloud for the peacock of a devotee's heart. Devotees sing of her as a thunderbolt to the mountain of disease and an axe to the tree of death.

Verse 149

Maheshvari mahakali maha-grasa mahashana | aparna chandika chanda-mundasura-nishudini ||145||

She is Maheshvari and Mahakali, who swallows all things at the end of time. She is Aparna, Chandika, and slayer of the demons Chanda and Munda.

Verse 150

Ksharaksharatmika sarva-lokeshi vishva-dharini | trivarga-datri subhaga tryambaka trigunatmika ||146||

She is the soul of both the perishable and the imperishable, ruler of all worlds and bearer of the universe. She grants dharma, wealth and desire, is fortunate, three-eyed, and made of the three qualities.

Verse 151

Svargapavargada shuddha japa-pushpa-nibhakritih | ojovati dyutidhara yajna-rupa priyavrata ||147||

She grants heaven and liberation, is pure, and glows red like a hibiscus flower. She is full of vigour and light, the form of sacrifice, and fond of sacred vows.

Verse 152

Duraradhya duradharsha patali-kusuma-priya | mahati meru-nilaya mandara-kusuma-priya ||148||

She is hard to worship for the restless mind, and none can overcome her; she loves patali flowers. She is great, dwells on Mount Meru, and loves mandara flowers.

Verse 153

Viraradhya virad-rupa viraja vishvatomukhi | pratyag-rupa parakasha pranada prana-rupini ||149||

She is worshipped by heroes; she is the cosmic form, spotless, facing every direction. She is the inner Self, the supreme space, giver of life and life-breath itself.

Verse 154

Martanda-bhairavaradhya mantrini-nyasta-rajya-dhuh | tripureshi jayat-sena nistraigunya parapara ||150||

Martanda Bhairava worships her, and she has entrusted the burden of rule to Mantrini. She is Tripureshi, with a victorious army, beyond the three qualities, both the highest and the lower.

Verse 155

Satya-jnananda-rupa samarasya-parayana | kapardini kalamala kamadhuk kama-rupini ||151||

She is truth, knowledge and bliss, absorbed in the perfect harmony of Shiva and Shakti. She is the wife of Kapardi Shiva, a garland of arts, the wish-fulfilling cow, and takes any form she wills.

Verse 156

Kalanidhih kavya-kala rasajna rasa-shevadhih | pushta puratana pujya pushkara pushkarekshana ||152||

She is a treasure of arts, the art of poetry, a knower of beauty and its storehouse. She is full, ancient, worthy of worship, nourishing, and lotus-eyed.

Verse 157

Paranjyotih parandhama paramanuh paratpara | pasha-hasta pasha-hantri para-mantra-vibhedini ||153||

She is the supreme light, the supreme abode, the subtlest particle, higher than the highest. She holds the noose, cuts all bonds and breaks the harmful spells of enemies.

Verse 158

Murta'murta'nitya-tripta muni-manasa-hamsika | satya-vrata satya-rupa sarvantaryamini sati ||154||

She has form and is formless, and is pleased even by simple passing offerings; she is the swan in the minds of sages. She is true to her vow, truth itself, the inner ruler of all, and Sati.

Verse 159

Brahmani brahma-janani bahu-rupa budharchita | prasavitri prachanda''jna pratishtha prakatakritih ||155||

She is Brahmani, mother of Brahma, of many forms, worshipped by the wise. She gives birth to all, is fierce, is the divine command, the foundation and the manifest form.

Verse 160

Praneshvari pranadatri panchashat-pitha-rupini | vishrinkhala viviktastha vira-mata viyat-prasuh ||156||

She is the ruler and giver of life-breath, and the form of the fifty sacred seats. She is unbound, dwells in solitude, is mother of heroes and mother of space.

Verse 161

Mukunda mukti-nilaya mula-vigraha-rupini | bhavajna bhava-roga-ghni bhava-chakra-pravartini ||157||

She gives liberation, is its home, and is the root form of all. She knows every feeling, cures the disease of worldly existence, and turns the wheel of the world.

Verse 162

Chhandah-sara shastra-sara mantra-sara talodari | udara-kirtir uddama-vaibhava varna-rupini ||158||

She is the essence of the Vedas, the scriptures and the mantras, and slender-waisted. Her fame is great, her glory boundless, and she is the form of the letters.

Verse 163

Janma-mrityu-jara-tapta-jana-vishranti-dayini | sarvopanishad-udghushta shanty-atita-kalatmika ||159||

She gives rest to people scorched by birth, death and old age. All the Upanishads proclaim her, and she is the state beyond even peace.

Verse 164

Gambhira gaganantastha garvita gana-lolupa | kalpana-rahita kashtha'kanta kantardha-vigraha ||160||

She is deep, dwells in the sky, is majestic, and loves music. She is free of imagination, the final goal, free of sin, and half of her beloved Shiva's body.

Verse 165

Karya-karana-nirmukta kama-keli-tarangita | kanat-kanaka-tatanka lila-vigraha-dharini ||161||

She is free from cause and effect, and ripples with joyful play with Shiva. She wears shining gold earrings and takes forms for the sake of divine play.

Verse 166

Aja kshaya-vinirmukta mugdha kshipra-prasadini | antarmukha-samaradhya bahirmukha-sudurlabha ||162||

She is unborn, free from decay, charming, and quick to bless. Those who look within worship her, but she is very hard to find for those who look only outward.

Verse 167

Trayi trivarga-nilaya tristha tripura-malini | niramaya niralamba svatmarama sudha-sritih ||163||

She is the three Vedas, home of dharma, wealth and desire, present in the three worlds, and Tripuramalini. She is free of illness, needs no support, rejoices in her own Self, and is a stream of nectar.

Verse 168

Samsara-panka-nirmagna-samuddharana-pandita | yajna-priya yajna-kartri yajamana-svarupini ||164||

She is skilled at lifting out those sunk in the mud of worldly life. She loves sacrifice, performs it, and is the one who offers it.

Verse 169

Dharmadhara dhanadhyaksha dhana-dhanya-vivardhini | vipra-priya vipra-rupa vishva-bhramana-karini ||165||

She is the support of dharma, ruler of wealth, and increases wealth and grain. She loves the learned, takes their form, and sets the universe in motion.

Verse 170

Vishva-grasa vidrumabha vaishnavi vishnu-rupini | ayonir yoni-nilaya kutastha kula-rupini ||166||

She swallows the universe at dissolution, glows like coral, and is Vaishnavi, the form of Vishnu. She has no origin, is the origin of all, unchanging, and the form of the Kula.

Verse 171

Vira-goshthi-priya vira naishkarmya nada-rupini | vijnana-kalana kalya vidagdha baindavasana ||167||

She loves the company of heroes, is heroic herself, beyond action, and the form of primal sound. She brings knowledge to realisation, is capable and skilled, and sits on the central point of the Shri Chakra.

Verse 172

Tattvadhika tattvamayi tattvam-artha-svarupini | sama-gana-priya saumya sadashiva-kutumbini ||168||

She is above all principles yet made of them, and is the meaning of 'That' and 'you' in 'Tat tvam asi'. She loves the chanting of the Sama Veda, is gentle, and is the wife of Sadashiva.

Verse 173

Savyapasavya-margastha sarvapad-vinivarini | svastha svabhava-madhura dhira dhira-samarchita ||169||

She abides in both the left and right paths of worship and removes every calamity. She rests in herself, is sweet by nature, steady, and worshipped by the steadfast.

Verse 174

Chaitanyarghya-samaradhya chaitanya-kusuma-priya | sadodita sada-tushta tarunaditya-patala ||170||

She is worshipped with the offering of awareness and loves the flower of consciousness. She is ever shining, ever content, and rosy like the rising sun.

Verse 175

Dakshinadakshinaradhya dara-smera-mukhambuja | kaulini-kevala'narghya-kaivalya-pada-dayini ||171||

She is worshipped by the learned and the simple alike; her lotus face blooms with a gentle smile. She grants the priceless state of liberation to followers of the Kaula path and of pure knowledge.

Verse 176

Stotra-priya stutimati shruti-samstuta-vaibhava | manasvini manavati maheshi mangalakritih ||172||

She loves hymns, is worthy of praise, and the Vedas sing her glory. She is strong-minded, dignified, the consort of Mahesha, and auspicious in form.

Verse 177

Vishva-mata jagad-dhatri vishalakshi viragini | pragalbha paramodara paramoda manomayi ||173||

She is mother of the universe, sustainer of the world, large-eyed and free of attachment. She is bold, supremely generous, full of supreme joy, and the form of the mind.

Verse 178

Vyomakeshi vimanastha vajrini vamakeshvari | pancha-yajna-priya pancha-preta-manchadhishayini ||174||

The sky is her hair; she dwells in a celestial chariot, holds the thunderbolt and is Vamakeshvari. She loves the five sacrifices and rests on a couch formed of the five Brahmas.

Verse 179

Panchami pancha-bhuteshi pancha-sankhyopacharini | shashvati shashvataishvarya sharmada shambhu-mohini ||175||

She is Panchami, ruler of the five elements, worshipped with five offerings. She is eternal, of eternal glory, the giver of happiness and the enchantress of Shambhu.

Verse 180

Dhara dharasuta dhanya dharmini dharma-vardhini | lokatita gunatita sarvatita shamatmika ||176||

She is the earth, daughter of the mountain, blessed, righteous, and the one who grows dharma. She is beyond the worlds, beyond qualities, beyond everything, and peace itself.

Verse 181

Bandhuka-kusuma-prakhya bala lila-vinodini | sumangali sukhakari suveshadhya suvasini ||177||

She glows like the red bandhuka flower, is the young girl Bala, and delights in divine play. She is most auspicious, gives happiness, is beautifully dressed, and is ever-auspicious as a married lady.

Verse 182

Suvasiny-archana-prita''shobhana shuddha-manasa | bindu-tarpana-santushta purvaja tripurambika ||178||

She is pleased by the worship of married women, ever radiant and pure of mind. She is satisfied by offerings at the central point, is the first-born, and is Tripurambika.

Verse 183

Dasha-mudra-samaradhya tripurashri-vashankari | jnana-mudra jnana-gamya jnana-jneya-svarupini ||179||

She is worshipped with the ten mudras, and Tripurashri is under her sway. She is the gesture of wisdom, reached through wisdom, and both knowledge and what is known.

Verse 184

Yoni-mudra trikhandeshi trigunamba trikonaga | anagha'dbhuta-charitra vanchhitartha-pradayini ||180||

She is the Yoni mudra, ruler of the Trikhanda mudra, mother of the three qualities, and dwells in the triangle. She is sinless, of wondrous deeds, and grants what is wished for.

Verse 185

Abhyasatishaya-jnata shadadhvatita-rupini | avyaja-karuna-murtir ajnana-dhvanta-dipika ||181||

She is known through deep and steady practice and is beyond the six paths. She is compassion that needs no reason, and a lamp in the darkness of ignorance.

Verse 186

A-bala-gopa-vidita sarvanullanghya-shasana | shri-chakra-raja-nilaya shrimat-tripura-sundari ||182||

She is known to all, even children and cowherds, and none can disobey her command. She dwells in the Shri Chakra, king of yantras, and is the glorious Tripura Sundari.

Verse 187

Shri-shiva shiva-shaktyaikya-rupini lalitambika | evam shri-lalita-devya namnam sahasrakam jaguh ||

She is the auspicious Shivaa, the oneness of Shiva and Shakti, Mother Lalitambika. Thus (the goddesses of speech) sang the thousand names of Shri Lalita Devi.