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Lalitha Sahasranamam — the thousand names of Lalita Maa IAST

श्री ललिता सहस्रनाम स्तोत्रम्

187 lines · about 8 min to say · Lalita Sahasranama, Brahmanda Purana (Lalitopakhyana)

Durga Maa

Durga Maa

The Devi of Navratri

sindūrāruṇavigrahāṁ trinayanāṁ māṇikyamaulisphura- ttārānāyakaśekharāṁ smitamukhīmāpīnavakṣoruhām . pāṇibhyāmalipūrṇaratnacaṣakaṁ raktotpalaṁ bibhratīṁ saumyāṁ ratnaghaṭastharaktacaraṇāṁ dhyāyetparāmambikām .

Let one hold in dhyana the supreme Mother: Her form red as sindoor, three-eyed, the moon shining on Her crown of rubies; smiling, full-bosomed, holding in Her hands a jewelled cup brimming with nectar and a red lotus; gentle, Her red feet resting on a jewelled pot.

aruṇāṁ karuṇātaraṅgitākṣīṁ dhr̥tapāśāṅkuśapuṣpabāṇacāpām . aṇimādibhirāvr̥tāṁ mayūkhai- rahamityeva vibhāvaye bhavānīm .

I contemplate Bhavani as my own very self: She who is red as the dawn, Her eyes rippling with compassion, holding the noose, the goad, the flower-arrows and the bow, ringed as if by rays by the powers Anima and the rest.

dhyāyetpadmāsanasthāṁ vikasitavadanāṁ padmapatrāyatākṣīṁ hemābhāṁ pītavastrāṁ karakalitalasaddhemapadmāṁ varāṅgīm . sarvālaṅkārayuktāṁ satatamabhayadāṁ bhaktanamrāṁ bhavānīṁ śrīvidyāṁ śāntamūrtiṁ sakalasuranutāṁ sarvasampatpradātrīm .

Let one hold in dhyana Bhavani seated on a lotus, Her face in bloom, Her eyes long as lotus petals; golden, in yellow silk, a golden lotus shining in Her hand, lovely of limb; wearing every ornament, ever granting freedom from fear, She to whom the bhaktas bow; Shri Vidya, the form of peace, praised by all the devas, giver of every kind of wealth.

sakuṅkumavilepanāmalikacumbikastūrikāṁ samandahasitekṣaṇāṁ saśaracāpapāśāṅkuśām . aśeṣajanamohinīmaruṇamālyabhūṣāmbarāṁ japākusumabhāsurāṁ japavidhau smaredambikām .

At the time of japa, let one remember Ambika: anointed with kumkum, musk kissing Her brow, Her glance soft with a smile, bearing arrows, bow, noose and goad; She who enchants every being, clothed and adorned in red garlands and jewels, glowing like the hibiscus flower.

śrīmātā śrīmahārājñī śrīmatsiṁhāsaneśvarī . cidagnikuṇḍasambhūtā devakāryasamudyatā . 1 .

She is the Mother, the great Queen, the Queen of the glorious lion throne; She who rose from the fire-altar of pure consciousness, ready to do the work of the devas.

udyadbhānusahasrābhā caturbāhusamanvitā . rāgasvarūpapāśāḍhyā krodhākārāṅkuśojjvalā . 2 .

She shines like a thousand rising suns and has four arms; She holds the noose that is desire, and is bright with the goad that is anger.

manorūpekṣukodaṇḍā pañcatanmātrasāyakā . nijāruṇaprabhāpūramajjadbrahmāṇḍamaṇḍalā . 3 .

Her sugarcane bow is the mind and Her arrows the five subtle elements; the whole round of the universe is drowned in the flood of Her own red light.

campakāśokapunnāgasaugandhikalasatkacā . kuruvindamaṇiśreṇīkanatkoṭīramaṇḍitā . 4 .

Her hair gleams with champak, ashoka, punnaga and saugandhika flowers; She is adorned with a crown that glitters with rows of kuruvinda rubies.

aṣṭamīcandravibhrājadalikasthalaśobhitā . mukhacandrakalaṅkābhamr̥ganābhiviśeṣakā . 5 .

Her forehead shines like the moon of the eighth night; the musk mark on it is like the dark spot on the moon of Her face.

vadanasmaramāṅgalyagr̥hatoraṇacillikā . vaktralakṣmīparīvāhacalanmīnābhalocanā . 6 .

Her eyebrows are the festive arch at the door of Kama's house, which is Her face; Her eyes are like fish darting in the stream of beauty that flows from it.

navacampakapuṣpābhanāsādaṇḍavirājitā . tārākāntitiraskārināsābharaṇabhāsurā . 7 .

Her nose is lovely as a fresh champak bud; She shines with a nose-jewel whose light puts the stars to shame.

kadambamañjarīkaॢptakarṇapūramanoharā . tāṭaṅkayugalībhūtatapanoḍupamaṇḍalā . 8 .

She is lovely with sprays of kadamba flowers over Her ears; the sun and the moon are the pair of earrings She wears.

padmarāgaśilādarśaparibhāvikapolabhūḥ . navavidrumabimbaśrīnyakkāriradanacchadā . 9 .

Her cheeks outshine mirrors of ruby; Her lips put fresh coral and the bimba fruit to shame.

śuddhavidyāṅkurākāradvijapaṅktidvayojjvalā . karpūravīṭikāmodasamākarṣidigantarā . 10 .

Her two rows of teeth shine like the first shoots of pure knowledge; the fragrance of the camphor betel She chews draws the world from every quarter.

nijasallāpamādhuryavinirbhartsitakacchapī . mandasmitaprabhāpūramajjatkāmeśamānasā . 11 .

The sweetness of Her speech shames Kacchapi, Saraswati's vina; the flood of Her soft smile drowns the mind of Kameshvara.

anākalitasādr̥śyacibukaśrīvirājitā . kāmeśabaddhamāṅgalyasūtraśobhitakandharā . 12 .

Her chin is lovely beyond all comparison; Her neck is graced with the mangalsutra that Kameshvara tied.

kanakāṅgadakeyūrakamanīyabhujānvitā . ratnagraiveyacintākalolamuktāphalānvitā . 13 .

Her arms are lovely with golden armlets and bracelets; She wears a jewelled necklace with a swinging pendant of pearls.

kāmeśvarapremaratnamaṇipratipaṇastanī . nābhyālavālaromālilatāphalakucadvayī . 14 .

Her bosom is what She gives in return for the jewel of Kameshvara's love; Her breasts are the fruit of the fine line of hair that rises like a creeper from the basin of Her navel.

lakṣyaromalatādhāratāsamunneyamadhyamā . stanabhāradalanmadhyapaṭṭabandhavalitrayā . 15 .

Her waist is so slender it can only be inferred from the line of hair it bears; the band that holds it, bending under the weight of Her bosom, forms three folds.

aruṇāruṇakausumbhavastrabhāsvatkaṭītaṭī . ratnakiṅkiṇikāramyaraśanādāmabhūṣitā . 16 .

Her hips shine in silk dyed with safflower, red as the dawn; She wears a girdle lovely with little jewelled bells.

kāmeśajñātasaubhāgyamārdavorudvayānvitā . māṇikyamukuṭākārajānudvayavirājitā . 17 .

The grace and softness of Her thighs are known to Kameshvara alone; Her knees shine like crowns of ruby.

indragopaparikṣiptasmaratūṇābhajaṅghikā . gūḍhagulphā kūrmapr̥ṣṭhajayiṣṇuprapadānvitā . 18 .

Her shins are like Kama's quivers set about with red indragopa; Her ankles are rounded and hidden, and the arches of Her feet outdo the tortoise's back.

nakhadīdhitisañchannanamajjanatamoguṇā . padadvayaprabhājālaparākr̥tasaroruhā . 19 .

The light of Her toenails clears away the darkness of all who bow to Her; the radiance of Her two feet outshines the lotus.

śiñjānamaṇimañjīramaṇḍitaśrīpadāmbujā . marālīmandagamanā mahālāvaṇyaśevadhiḥ . 20 .

Her lotus feet are adorned with jewelled anklets that tinkle; She walks slow and graceful as a swan, a great treasure-house of beauty.

sarvāruṇā'navadyāṅgī sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā . śivakāmeśvarāṅkasthā śivā svādhīnavallabhā . 21 .

She is red all over, flawless in every limb, adorned with every ornament; She sits on the lap of Kameshvara, who is Shiva; She is Shiva's own, all goodness, and Her Beloved is ever Hers.

sumerumadhyaśr̥ṅgasthā śrīmannagaranāyikā . cintāmaṇigr̥hāntasthā pañcabrahmāsanasthitā . 22 .

She sits on the middle peak of Sumeru, Queen of the glorious city; She dwells within the house of chintamani, the wish-jewel, seated on the throne of the five Brahmas.

mahāpadmāṭavīsaṁsthā kadambavanavāsinī . sudhāsāgaramadhyasthā kāmākṣī kāmadāyinī . 23 .

She dwells in the great lotus forest and lives in the kadamba grove; She stands in the midst of the ocean of nectar, Kamakshi of the lovely eyes, who grants every wish.

devarṣigaṇasaṅghātastūyamānātmavaibhavā . bhaṇḍāsuravadhodyuktaśaktisenāsamanvitā . 24 .

Her greatness is praised by hosts of devas and rishis; She leads the army of shaktis set on slaying the asura Bhanda.

sampatkarīsamārūḍhasindhuravrajasevitā . aśvārūḍhādhiṣṭhitāśvakoṭikoṭibhirāvr̥tā . 25 .

She is attended by herds of elephants led by Sampatkari, and surrounded by millions upon millions of horses under Ashvarudha.

cakrarājarathārūḍhasarvāyudhapariṣkr̥tā . geyacakrarathārūḍhamantriṇīparisevitā . 26 .

She rides the chariot Chakraraja, armed with every weapon; Mantrini, riding the chariot Geyachakra, attends on Her.

kiricakrarathārūḍhadaṇḍanāthāpuraskr̥tā . jvālāmālinikākṣiptavahniprākāramadhyagā . 27 .

Dandanatha, riding the chariot Kirichakra, goes before Her; She stands at the centre of the rampart of fire that Jvalamalini has raised.

bhaṇḍasainyavadhodyuktaśaktivikramaharṣitā . nityāparākramāṭopanirīkṣaṇasamutsukā . 28 .

She rejoices in the valour of the shaktis bent on destroying Bhanda's army; She watches eagerly the might and fire of the Nitya devis.

bhaṇḍaputravadhodyuktabālāvikramananditā . mantriṇyambāviracitaviṣaṅgavadhatoṣitā . 29 .

She delights in the valour of Bala, set on slaying Bhanda's sons; She is pleased when Mantrini Amba slays Vishanga.

viśukraprāṇaharaṇavārāhīvīryananditā . kāmeśvaramukhālokakalpitaśrīgaṇeśvarā . 30 .

She delights in the might of Varahi, who takes the life of Vishukra; by a glance at Kameshvara's face She brings forth Shri Ganesha.

mahāgaṇeśanirbhinnavighnayantrapraharṣitā . bhaṇḍāsurendranirmuktaśastrapratyastravarṣiṇī . 31 .

She rejoices when Mahaganesha shatters the yantra of obstacles; She showers a counter-weapon on every weapon that Bhanda, king of the asuras, lets fly.

karāṅgulinakhotpannanārāyaṇadaśākr̥tiḥ . mahāpāśupatāstrāgninirdagdhāsurasainikā . 32 .

From the nails of Her fingers She brought forth the ten forms of Narayana; She burnt the asura armies in the fire of the great Pashupata weapon.

kāmeśvarāstranirdagdhasabhaṇḍāsuraśūnyakā . brahmopendramahendrādidevasaṁstutavaibhavā . 33 .

With the Kameshvara weapon She burnt Bhanda together with his city Shunyaka; Her glory is praised by Brahma, Vishnu, Indra and all the devas.

haranetrāgnisandagdhakāmasañjīvanauṣadhiḥ . śrīmadvāgbhavakūṭaikasvarūpamukhapaṅkajā . 34 .

She is the herb of life that revived Kama, burnt by the fire of Hara's eye; Her lotus face is the Vagbhava kuta, the first part of Her mantra.

kaṇṭhādhaḥkaṭiparyantamadhyakūṭasvarūpiṇī . śaktikūṭaikatāpannakaṭyadhobhāgadhāriṇī . 35 .

From Her throat to Her waist She is the middle kuta; below Her waist She is the Shakti kuta alone.

mūlamantrātmikā mūlakūṭatrayakalevarā . kulāmr̥taikarasikā kulasaṅketapālinī . 36 .

She is the root mantra itself, and its three kutas are Her body; She delights in the nectar of Kula alone, and guards the secret ways of the Kula path.

kulāṅganā kulāntaḥsthā kaulinī kulayoginī . akulā samayāntaḥsthā samayācāratatparā . 37 .

She is the lady of the Kula, dwelling within it, Kaulini, the yogini of the Kula; She is also beyond all Kula, dwelling within Samaya and devoted to the Samaya way.

mūlādhāraikanilayā brahmagranthivibhedinī . maṇipūrāntaruditā viṣṇugranthivibhedinī . 38 .

Her own dwelling is the Muladhara, and She pierces the knot of Brahma; She rises in the Manipura and pierces the knot of Vishnu.

ājñācakrāntarālasthā rudragranthivibhedinī . sahasrārāmbujārūḍhā sudhāsārābhivarṣiṇī . 39 .

She stands within the Ajna chakra and pierces the knot of Rudra; She ascends to the thousand-petalled lotus and pours down streams of nectar.

taṭillatāsamaruciḥ ṣaṭcakroparisaṁsthitā . mahāsaktiḥ kuṇḍalinī bisatantutanīyasī . 40 .

She is bright as a streak of lightning and dwells above the six chakras; She is Mahasakti, who delights in the great festival of Her union with Shiva; She is Kundalini, finer than a lotus fibre.

bhavānī bhāvanāgamyā bhavāraṇyakuṭhārikā . bhadrapriyā bhadramūrtirbhaktasaubhāgyadāyinī . 41 .

She is Bhavani, reached through deep contemplation, an axe to the forest of worldly life; She loves all that is good, is goodness itself, and gives good fortune to Her bhaktas.

bhaktipriyā bhaktigamyā bhaktivaśyā bhayāpahā . śāmbhavī śāradārādhyā śarvāṇī śarmadāyinī . 42 .

She loves bhakti, is reached by bhakti and won by bhakti, and She takes fear away; She is Shambhavi, adored by Sharada, Sharvani, the giver of joy.

śāṅkarī śrīkarī sādhvī śaraccandranibhānanā . śātodarī śāntimatī nirādhārā nirañjanā . 43 .

She is Shankari, who brings joy and plenty, the faithful one, Her face like the autumn moon; slender of waist, full of peace, resting on nothing, touched by no stain.

nirlepā nirmalā nityā nirākārā nirākulā . nirguṇā niṣkalā śāntā niṣkāmā nirupaplavā . 44 .

She is untainted, pure, eternal, without form, without unrest; beyond the gunas, without parts, at peace, without desire, beyond all harm.

nityamuktā nirvikārā niṣprapañcā nirāśrayā . nityaśuddhā nityabuddhā niravadyā nirantarā . 45 .

She is ever free, changeless, beyond the spread of the world, depending on nothing; ever pure, ever awake, without fault, unbroken everywhere.

niṣkāraṇā niṣkalaṅkā nirupādhirnirīśvarā . nīrāgā rāgamathanī nirmadā madanāśinī . 46 .

She is without cause, without stain, without limit, with none above Her; without passion, She ends passion; without pride, She ends pride.

niścintā nirahaṅkārā nirmohā mohanāśinī . nirmamā mamatāhantrī niṣpāpā pāpanāśinī . 47 .

She is without care, without ego, without delusion, and destroys delusion; with no sense of 'mine', She ends that sense in others; without sin, She destroys sin.

niṣkrodhā krodhaśamanī nirlobhā lobhanāśinī . niḥsaṁśayā saṁśayaghnī nirbhavā bhavanāśinī . 48 .

She is without anger and calms anger; without greed, She destroys greed; without doubt, She kills doubt; She has no birth, and She ends the round of births.

nirvikalpā nirābādhā nirbhedā bhedanāśinī . nirnāśā mr̥tyumathanī niṣkriyā niṣparigrahā . 49 .

She is beyond all wavering thought, undisturbed, without division, and removes division; She never perishes and overcomes death; She is beyond action and owns nothing.

nistulā nīlacikurā nirapāyā niratyayā . durlabhā durgamā durgā duḥkhahantrī sukhapradā . 50 .

She is beyond compare, Her hair dark and shining, never failing, never overstepped; hard to win, hard to reach, She is Durga, who ends sorrow and gives joy.

duṣṭadūrā durācāraśamanī doṣavarjitā . sarvajñā sāndrakaruṇā samānādhikavarjitā . 51 .

She is far from the wicked and puts an end to wrong conduct, free of every fault; She knows all, Her compassion is deep, and none is equal to Her or above Her.

sarvaśaktimayī sarvamaṅgalā sadgatipradā . sarveśvarī sarvamayī sarvamantrasvarūpiṇī . 52 .

She holds every power, She is all that is good, and She gives the true goal; She rules all, is present in all, and is the very form of every mantra.

sarvayantrātmikā sarvatantrarūpā manonmanī . māheśvarī mahādevī mahālakṣmīrmr̥ḍapriyā . 53 .

She is the soul of every yantra and the form of every tantra, Manonmani beyond the mind; She is Maheshvari, Mahadevi, Mahalakshmi, the beloved of Shiva.

mahārūpā mahāpūjyā mahāpātakanāśinī . mahāmāyā mahāsattvā mahāśaktirmahāratiḥ . 54 .

Great is Her form, greatest of all to be honoured, She destroys even the gravest sins; She is the great Maya, great in goodness, great in power, great in delight.

mahābhogā mahaiśvaryā mahāvīryā mahābalā . mahābuddhirmahāsiddhirmahāyogeśvareśvarī . 55 .

Great are Her joys, Her sovereignty, Her valour and Her strength; great Her understanding and Her attainment; She is Queen even of the great lords of yoga.

mahātantrā mahāmantrā mahāyantrā mahāsanā . mahāyāgakramārādhyā mahābhairavapūjitā . 56 .

She is the great tantra, the great mantra, the great yantra, seated on the great seat; She is adored by the order of the great yaga, and Mahabhairava offers puja to Her.

maheśvaramahākalpamahātāṇḍavasākṣiṇī . mahākāmeśamahiṣī mahātripurasundarī . 57 .

She is witness to Maheshvara's great dance at the end of the great age; She is the great Queen of Mahakameshvara, Mahatripurasundari.

catuḥṣaṣṭyupacārāḍhyā catuḥṣaṣṭikalāmayī . mahācatuḥṣaṣṭikoṭiyoginīgaṇasevitā . 58 .

She is honoured with the sixty-four offerings and holds the sixty-four arts; She is served by the great hosts of yoginis, sixty-four crores of them.

manuvidyā candravidyā candramaṇḍalamadhyagā . cārurūpā cāruhāsā cārucandrakalādharā . 59 .

She is the vidya of Manu and the vidya of the Moon, dwelling at the centre of the Moon's disc; lovely of form, lovely of smile, She wears the lovely crescent moon.

carācarajagannāthā cakrarājaniketanā . pārvatī padmanayanā padmarāgasamaprabhā . 60 .

She rules the world of all that moves and all that is still, and dwells in the Shri Chakra; She is Parvati, lotus-eyed, with the glow of a ruby.

pañcapretāsanāsīnā pañcabrahmasvarūpiṇī . cinmayī paramānandā vijñānaghanarūpiṇī . 61 .

She is seated on the five pretas, the five Brahmas who lie lifeless without Her, and is the five Brahmas Herself; She is consciousness, supreme bliss, knowing made solid.

dhyānadhyātr̥dhyeyarūpā dharmādharmavivarjitā . viśvarūpā jāgariṇī svapantī taijasātmikā . 62 .

She is dhyana, the one who holds it, and the One held in it; She is beyond merit and demerit; the whole world is Her form; She is waking, She is dreaming, and She is the soul of the dreamer.

suptā prājñātmikā turyā sarvāvasthāvivarjitā . sr̥ṣṭikartrī brahmarūpā goptrī govindarūpiṇī . 63 .

She is deep sleep and its soul, the fourth state beyond, and free of every state; She creates as Brahma, and protects in the form of Govinda.

saṁhāriṇī rudrarūpā tirodhānakarīśvarī . sadāśivānugrahadā pañcakr̥tyaparāyaṇā . 64 .

She withdraws all things in the form of Rudra, and as Ishvari She veils them; as Sadashiva She gives grace; She is given to the five acts.

bhānumaṇḍalamadhyasthā bhairavī bhagamālinī . padmāsanā bhagavatī padmanābhasahodarī . 65 .

She dwells at the centre of the sun's disc, Bhairavi, garlanded with the six excellences; She is seated on a lotus, Bhagavati, the sister of Padmanabha.

unmeṣanimiṣotpannavipannabhuvanāvalī . sahasraśīrṣavadanā sahasrākṣī sahasrapāt . 66 .

Rows of worlds arise as She opens Her eyes and vanish as She closes them; She has a thousand heads and faces, a thousand eyes, a thousand feet.

ābrahmakīṭajananī varṇāśramavidhāyinī . nijājñārūpanigamā puṇyāpuṇyaphalapradā . 67 .

She is Mother of all, from Brahma to the smallest insect, and sets the order of varna and ashrama; the Vedas are Her own command, and She gives the fruit of good and bad deeds.

śrutisīmantasindūrīkr̥tapādābjadhūlikā . sakalāgamasandohaśuktisampuṭamauktikā . 68 .

The dust of Her lotus feet is the sindoor in the parting of the Vedas' hair; She is the pearl held in the shell of all the scriptures together.

puruṣārthapradā pūrṇā bhoginī bhuvaneśvarī . ambikā'nādinidhanā haribrahmendrasevitā . 69 .

She grants the four aims of life, She is whole and full, She enjoys, She rules the worlds; She is Ambika, without beginning or end, served by Hari, Brahma and Indra.

nārāyaṇī nādarūpā nāmarūpavivarjitā . hrīṅkārī hrīmatī hr̥dyā heyopādeyavarjitā . 70 .

She is Narayani, whose form is sound, beyond name and form; She is the syllable hrim, full of modesty, dwelling in the heart, with nothing to take up or set aside.

rājarājārcitā rājñī ramyā rājīvalocanā . rañjanī ramaṇī rasyā raṇatkiṅkiṇimekhalā . 71 .

The king of kings offers Her puja; She is the Queen, lovely, lotus-eyed; She delights the heart, gives joy, is joy to taste, and wears a girdle of tinkling bells.

ramā rākenduvadanā ratirūpā ratipriyā . rakṣākarī rākṣasaghnī rāmā ramaṇalampaṭā . 72 .

She is Rama, Her face the full moon, the very form of Rati and dear to Rati; She protects, She slays the rakshasas, She is joy, and She delights in Her Beloved.

kāmyā kāmakalārūpā kadambakusumapriyā . kalyāṇī jagatīkandā karuṇārasasāgarā . 73 .

She is the one to be longed for, the form of Kamakala, fond of kadamba flowers; She is Kalyani, all goodness, the root of the world, an ocean of compassion.

kalāvatī kalālāpā kāntā kādambarīpriyā . varadā vāmanayanā vāruṇīmadavihvalā . 74 .

She is full of every art, sweet of speech, beautiful, fond of the drink kadambari; She grants boons, Her eyes are lovely, and She is lost in the rapture of varuni, the nectar of bliss.

viśvādhikā vedavedyā vindhyācalanivāsinī . vidhātrī vedajananī viṣṇumāyā vilāsinī . 75 .

She is above the universe, known through the Vedas, dwelling on the Vindhya mountain; She creates and sustains, She is Mother of the Vedas, Vishnu's Maya, and full of play.

kṣetrasvarūpā kṣetreśī kṣetrakṣetrajñapālinī . kṣayavr̥ddhivinirmuktā kṣetrapālasamarcitā . 76 .

She is the field, the body, and its Queen, guarding both the field and the knower of the field; She is free of waning and waxing, and the guardians of the field offer Her puja.

vijayā vimalā vandyā vandārujanavatsalā . vāgvādinī vāmakeśī vahnimaṇḍalavāsinī . 77 .

She is ever victorious, spotless, worthy of every bow, and loving to all who bow to Her; She is the voice that speaks, Her hair is lovely, and She dwells in the circle of fire.

bhaktimatkalpalatikā paśupāśavimocinī . saṁhr̥tāśeṣapāṣaṇḍā sadācārapravartikā . 78 .

She is the wish-granting creeper to those who have bhakti, and frees bound souls from their bonds; She sweeps away every false path and sets good conduct going.

tāpatrayāgnisantaptasamāhlādanacandrikā . taruṇī tāpasārādhyā tanumadhyā tamo'pahā . 79 .

She is the moonlight that cools and gladdens those scorched by the three fires of suffering; She is ever young, adored by ascetics, slender of waist, the remover of darkness.

citistatpadalakṣyārthā cidekarasarūpiṇī . svātmānandalavībhūtabrahmādyānandasantatiḥ . 80 .

She is pure consciousness, the meaning the word 'That' points to, consciousness of a single flavour; the bliss of Brahma and all the rest is only a drop of Her own bliss.

parā pratyakcitīrūpā paśyantī paradevatā . madhyamā vaikharīrūpā bhaktamānasahaṁsikā . 81 .

She is Para, consciousness turned within, Pashyanti, the supreme deity; She is Madhyama and the spoken word Vaikhari, the swan on the lake of Her bhaktas' minds.

kāmeśvaraprāṇanāḍī kr̥tajñā kāmapūjitā . śr̥ṅgārarasasampūrṇā jayā jālandharasthitā . 82 .

She is the very breath of Kameshvara's life; She knows all that is done; Kama offers Her puja; She is full of the flavour of love, victorious, dwelling in the Jalandhara pitha.

oḍyāṇapīṭhanilayā bindumaṇḍalavāsinī . rahoyāgakramārādhyā rahastarpaṇatarpitā . 83 .

Her seat is the Odyana pitha, and She dwells in the circle of the bindu; She is adored by the order of the inner, secret yaga, and pleased by its secret offerings.

sadyaḥprasādinī viśvasākṣiṇī sākṣivarjitā . ṣaḍaṅgadevatāyuktā ṣāḍguṇyaparipūritā . 84 .

Her grace comes at once; She witnesses the whole world and has no witness Herself; the devatas of the six limbs are with Her, and She is full of the six excellences.

nityaklinnā nirupamā nirvāṇasukhadāyinī . nityāṣoḍaśikārūpā śrīkaṇṭhārdhaśarīriṇī . 85 .

She is ever tender with compassion, beyond compare, the giver of the bliss of nirvana; She is the sixteen Nityas, and half of the body of Shrikantha, who is Shiva.

prabhāvatī prabhārūpā prasiddhā parameśvarī . mūlaprakr̥tiravyaktā vyaktāvyaktasvarūpiṇī . 86 .

She is radiant, radiance itself, renowned, the supreme Ruler; She is the root of nature, the unmanifest, and both the manifest and the unmanifest.

vyāpinī vividhākārā vidyā'vidyāsvarūpiṇī . mahākāmeśanayanakumudāhlādakaumudī . 87 .

She pervades all, has countless forms, and is both knowledge and ignorance; She is the moonlight that makes the water-lily eyes of Mahakameshvara open in joy.

bhaktahārdatamobhedabhānumadbhānusantatiḥ . śivadūtī śivārādhyā śivamūrtiḥ śivaṅkarī . 88 .

She is the stream of sunbeams that breaks the darkness in Her bhaktas' hearts; She is Shivaduti, for whom Shiva went as messenger; Shiva adores Her; She is Shiva in form and the maker of all that is good.

śivapriyā śivaparā śiṣṭeṣṭā śiṣṭapūjitā . aprameyā svaprakāśā manovācāmagocarā . 89 .

She is dear to Shiva and wholly given to Shiva, loved and honoured by the good; She is beyond measure, shining by Her own light, beyond the reach of mind and word.

cicchaktiścetanārūpā jaḍaśaktirjaḍātmikā . gāyatrī vyāhr̥tiḥ sandhyā dvijavr̥ndaniṣevitā . 90 .

She is the power of consciousness and consciousness itself, the power in lifeless matter and matter itself; She is Gayatri, the vyahritis and Sandhya, served by the twice-born.

tattvāsanā tattvamayī pañcakośāntarasthitā . niḥsīmamahimā nityayauvanā madaśālinī . 91 .

She is seated on the tattvas and made of them (read also: She is 'That', She is 'You'); She dwells within the five sheaths; Her glory has no bounds; She is ever young, radiant in rapture.

madaghūrṇitaraktākṣī madapāṭalagaṇḍabhūḥ . candanadravadigdhāṅgī cāmpeyakusumapriyā . 92 .

Her reddened eyes roll with rapture and Her cheeks are flushed with it; Her body is anointed with sandal paste, and She loves the champak flower.

kuśalā komalākārā kurukullā kuleśvarī . kulakuṇḍālayā kaulamārgatatparasevitā . 93 .

She is skilful, gentle of form, Kurukulla, Queen of the Kula; She dwells in the Kulakunda and is served by those given to the Kaula path.

kumāragaṇanāthāmbā tuṣṭiḥ puṣṭirmatirdhr̥tiḥ . śāntiḥ svastimatī kāntirnandinī vighnanāśinī . 94 .

She is the Mother of Kumara and of Ganesha; She is contentment, nourishment, understanding and steadiness; peace, well-being, radiance and delight, and the destroyer of obstacles.

tejovatī trinayanā lolākṣīkāmarūpiṇī . mālinī haṁsinī mātā malayācalavāsinī . 95 .

She is full of light, three-eyed, with restless eyes, taking any form She wills; She wears garlands, She is one with the swan-like yogis, the Mother, dwelling on the Malaya mountain.

sumukhī nalinī subhrūḥ śobhanā suranāyikā . kālakaṇṭhī kāntimatī kṣobhiṇī sūkṣmarūpiṇī . 96 .

She is fair of face, soft as a lotus, with lovely brows, radiant, the leader of the devas; She is Kalakanthi, Shiva's own, full of light, the stirrer of the mind, subtle beyond sight.

vajreśvarī vāmadevī vayo'vasthāvivarjitā . siddheśvarī siddhavidyā siddhamātā yaśasvinī . 97 .

She is Vajreshvari, Vamadevi, untouched by age; She is Queen of the siddhas, the siddhas' own vidya, Mother of the siddhas, and full of renown.

viśuddhicakranilayā''raktavarṇā trilocanā . khaṭvāṅgādipraharaṇā vadanaikasamanvitā . 98 .

She dwells in the Vishuddhi chakra, rosy in colour, three-eyed; She bears the khatvanga and other weapons, and has one face.

pāyasānnapriyā tvaksthā paśulokabhayaṅkarī . amr̥tādimahāśaktisaṁvr̥tā ḍākinīśvarī . 99 .

She loves payasam, dwells in the skin, and fills bound creatures with fear; surrounded by Amrita and the other great shaktis, She is Dakini, their Queen.

anāhatābjanilayā śyāmābhā vadanadvayā . daṁṣṭrojjvalā'kṣamālādidharā rudhirasaṁsthitā . 100 .

She dwells in the Anahata lotus, dark in colour, with two faces; bright with tusks, She holds the rosary and more, and presides over the blood.

kālarātryādiśaktyaughavr̥tā snigdhaudanapriyā . mahāvīrendravaradā rākiṇyambāsvarūpiṇī . 101 .

She is surrounded by Kalaratri and the host of shaktis, and loves rice rich with ghee; She grants boons to great heroes, and is Rakini Amba.

maṇipūrābjanilayā vadanatrayasaṁyutā . vajrādikāyudhopetā ḍāmaryādibhirāvr̥tā . 102 .

She dwells in the Manipura lotus, with three faces; She holds the vajra and other weapons, and Damari and others surround Her.

raktavarṇā māṁsaniṣṭhā guḍānnaprītamānasā . samastabhaktasukhadā lākinyambāsvarūpiṇī . 103 .

She is red in colour, presides over the flesh, and loves rice sweetened with jaggery; She gives joy to all Her bhaktas, and is Lakini Amba.

svādhiṣṭhānāmbujagatā caturvaktramanoharā . śūlādyāyudhasampannā pītavarṇā'tigarvitā . 104 .

She dwells in the Svadhishthana lotus, lovely with four faces; She holds the trident and other weapons, yellow in colour, and very proud.

medoniṣṭhā madhuprītā bandhinyādisamanvitā . dadhyannāsaktahr̥dayā kākinīrūpadhāriṇī . 105 .

She presides over the fat, loves honey, and is attended by Bandhini and the rest; Her heart is set on curd rice, and She takes the form of Kakini.

mūlādhārāmbujārūḍhā pañcavaktrā'sthisaṁsthitā . aṅkuśādipraharaṇā varadādiniṣevitā . 106 .

She is seated on the Muladhara lotus, with five faces, presiding over the bones; She holds the goad and other weapons, and Varada and the rest attend on Her.

mudgaudanāsaktacittā sākinyambāsvarūpiṇī . ājñācakrābjanilayā śuklavarṇā ṣaḍānanā . 107 .

Her heart is set on rice cooked with mung, and She is Sakini Amba; She dwells in the lotus of the Ajna chakra, white in colour, with six faces.

majjāsaṁsthā haṁsavatīmukhyaśaktisamanvitā . haridrānnaikarasikā hākinīrūpadhāriṇī . 108 .

She presides over the marrow, attended by Hamsavati and the other chief shaktis; She loves rice with turmeric above all, and takes the form of Hakini.

sahasradalapadmasthā sarvavarṇopaśobhitā . sarvāyudhadharā śuklasaṁsthitā sarvatomukhī . 109 .

She dwells in the thousand-petalled lotus, bright with every colour; She bears every weapon, presides over the seed of life, and has faces on every side.

sarvaudanaprītacittā yākinyambāsvarūpiṇī . svāhā svadhā'matirmedhā śrutiḥ smr̥tiranuttamā . 110 .

Every kind of rice offering pleases Her, and She is Yakini Amba; She is svaha and svadha, She is ignorance and wisdom, the Veda and the smriti, unsurpassed.

puṇyakīrtiḥ puṇyalabhyā puṇyaśravaṇakīrtanā . pulomajārcitā bandhamocanī barbarālakā . 111 .

Her fame is pure, She is reached through merit, and to hear and sing of Her is merit itself; Shachi, Indra's queen, offers Her puja; She frees from bondage, and Her locks are curling.

vimarśarūpiṇī vidyā viyadādijagatprasūḥ . sarvavyādhipraśamanī sarvamr̥tyunivāriṇī . 112 .

She is Vimarsha, the power of self-awareness, and Vidya, knowledge; She gave birth to the world from space onwards; She calms every disease and wards off every death.

agragaṇyā'cintyarūpā kalikalmaṣanāśinī . kātyāyanī kālahantrī kamalākṣaniṣevitā . 113 .

She is first of all, of a form beyond thought, the destroyer of the sins of the Kali age; She is Katyayani, the slayer of time, served by the lotus-eyed Vishnu.

tāmbūlapūritamukhī dāḍimīkusumaprabhā . mr̥gākṣī mohinī mukhyā mr̥ḍānī mitrarūpiṇī . 114 .

Her mouth is full of betel, and She glows like the pomegranate flower; She is doe-eyed, enchanting, the first of all, Mridani, Shiva's own, and a friend to all.

nityatr̥ptā bhaktanidhirniyantrī nikhileśvarī . maitryādivāsanālabhyā mahāpralayasākṣiṇī . 115 .

She is ever content, the treasure of Her bhaktas, the guide and Queen of all; She is reached through friendliness and the other good dispositions, and witnesses the great dissolution.

parāśaktiḥ parāniṣṭhā prajñānaghanarūpiṇī . mādhvīpānālasā mattā mātr̥kāvarṇarūpiṇī . 116 .

She is the supreme Shakti, the supreme goal, knowing made whole; languid and rapt with the sweet drink madhvi, She is the form of the letters of the alphabet.

mahākailāsanilayā mr̥ṇālamr̥dudorlatā . mahanīyā dayāmūrtirmahāsāmrājyaśālinī . 117 .

She dwells on the great Kailasa, Her arms soft as lotus stalks; She is worthy of all honour, compassion in form, and rules the great empire of the worlds.

ātmavidyā mahāvidyā śrīvidyā kāmasevitā . śrīṣoḍaśākṣarīvidyā trikūṭā kāmakoṭikā . 118 .

She is the knowledge of the Self, the great knowledge, Shri Vidya, served by Kama; She is the sixteen-syllabled Shri Vidya, of three parts, and Kamakotika.

kaṭākṣakiṅkarībhūtakamalākoṭisevitā . śiraḥsthitā candranibhā bhālasthendradhanuḥprabhā . 119 .

Millions of Lakshmis, made Her servants by a single sidelong glance, serve Her; in the head She shines like the moon, and on the brow like a rainbow.

hr̥dayasthā raviprakhyā trikoṇāntaradīpikā . dākṣāyaṇī daityahantrī dakṣayajñavināśinī . 120 .

In the heart She shines like the sun, a diya within the triangle; She is Dakshayani, slayer of the daityas, who brought Daksha's yajna to ruin.

darāndolitadīrghākṣī darahāsojjvalanmukhī . gurumūrtirguṇanidhirgomātā guhajanmabhūḥ . 121 .

Her long eyes move gently and Her face is bright with a soft smile; She is the Guru in form, a treasure of virtues, the Mother of the cows, and the birthplace of Guha.

deveśī daṇḍanītisthā daharākāśarūpiṇī . pratipanmukhyarākāntatithimaṇḍalapūjitā . 122 .

She is Queen of the devas, upholding just rule, the space within the heart; She is honoured through the circle of the tithis, from Pratipada to the full moon.

kalātmikā kalānāthā kāvyālāpavinodinī . sacāmararamāvāṇīsavyadakṣiṇasevitā . 123 .

She is made of the kalas and is their Queen, delighting in poetry; Lakshmi and Saraswati, holding chamaras, serve Her on the left and on the right.

ādiśaktirameyātmā paramā pāvanākr̥tiḥ . anekakoṭibrahmāṇḍajananī divyavigrahā . 124 .

She is the first Shakti, of immeasurable self, the supreme, pure in form; She is Mother of many crores of worlds, and Her body is divine.

klīṅkārī kevalā guhyā kaivalyapadadāyinī . tripurā trijagadvandyā trimūrtistridaśeśvarī . 125 .

She is the syllable klim, the one alone, the secret one, the giver of liberation; She is Tripura, honoured in the three worlds, the Trimurti in one, Queen of the devas.

tryakṣarī divyagandhāḍhyā sindūratilakāñcitā . umā śailendratanayā gaurī gandharvasevitā . 126 .

She is the three syllables, rich with divine fragrance, marked with a tilak of sindoor; She is Uma, daughter of the king of mountains, Gauri, served by the gandharvas.

viśvagarbhā svarṇagarbhā'varadā vāgadhīśvarī . dhyānagamyā'paricchedyā jñānadā jñānavigrahā . 127 .

She holds the universe in Her womb, She is the golden womb, She cuts down the base, She is Queen of speech; She is reached in dhyana, beyond all bounds, the giver of knowledge, knowledge in form.

sarvavedāntasaṁvedyā satyānandasvarūpiṇī . lopāmudrārcitā līlākaॢptabrahmāṇḍamaṇḍalā . 128 .

She is known through all the Vedanta, truth and bliss in form; Lopamudra offers Her puja, and in play She has made the round of the worlds.

adr̥śyā dr̥śyarahitā vijñātrī vedyavarjitā . yoginī yogadā yogyā yogānandā yugandharā . 129 .

She is unseen, with nothing to see, the knower with nothing left to know; She is Yogini, the giver of yoga, worthy of yoga, the bliss of yoga, the bearer of the ages.

icchāśaktijñānaśaktikriyāśaktisvarūpiṇī . sarvādhārā supratiṣṭhā sadasadrūpadhāriṇī . 130 .

She is the power of will, the power of knowing and the power of action; the support of all, firmly set, She takes the form of what is and what is not.

aṣṭamūrtirajājaitrī lokayātrāvidhāyinī . ekākinī bhūmarūpā nirdvaitā dvaitavarjitā . 131 .

She has eight forms, She conquers ignorance, She sets the course of the worlds; She is alone, She is all that exists, without duality, beyond all duality.

annadā vasudā vr̥ddhā brahmātmaikyasvarūpiṇī . br̥hatī brāhmaṇī brāhmī brahmānandā balipriyā . 132 .

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

bhāṣārūpā br̥hatsenā bhāvābhāvavivarjitā . sukhārādhyā śubhakarī śobhanā sulabhā gatiḥ . 133 .

She is language itself, with a vast army, beyond being and non-being; She is easily adored, She does good, She is radiant, easy to reach, the goal.

rājarājeśvarī rājyadāyinī rājyavallabhā . rājatkr̥pā rājapīṭhaniveśitanijāśritā . 134 .

She is Rajarajeshvari, who gives kingdoms and cherishes them; Her grace shines out, and She seats those who take refuge in Her on royal thrones.

rājyalakṣmīḥ kośanāthā caturaṅgabaleśvarī . sāmrājyadāyinī satyasandhā sāgaramekhalā . 135 .

She is the fortune of kingdoms, mistress of the treasury, commander of the fourfold army; She gives empire, She is true to Her word, and the oceans are Her girdle.

dīkṣitā daityaśamanī sarvalokavaśaṅkarī . sarvārthadātrī sāvitrī saccidānandarūpiṇī . 136 .

She keeps a vrat, She quells the daityas, She holds all the worlds in Her sway; She grants every aim, She is Savitri, being, consciousness and bliss in form.

deśakālāparicchinnā sarvagā sarvamohinī . sarasvatī śāstramayī guhāmbā guhyarūpiṇī . 137 .

She is bounded by neither place nor time, present everywhere, enchanting all; She is Saraswati, made of the scriptures, Mother of Guha, secret in form.

sarvopādhivinirmuktā sadāśivapativratā . sampradāyeśvarī sādhvī gurumaṇḍalarūpiṇī . 138 .

She is free of every limiting adjunct, the faithful wife of Sadashiva; She is Queen of the sacred traditions, the good one, and the whole line of gurus in form.

kulottīrṇā bhagārādhyā māyā madhumatī mahī . gaṇāmbā guhyakārādhyā komalāṅgī gurupriyā . 139 .

She has gone beyond the Kula, She is adored in the sun's disc, She is Maya, sweet as honey, the Earth; She is Mother of Shiva's ganas, adored by the guhyakas, soft of limb and dear to the Guru.

svatantrā sarvatantreśī dakṣiṇāmūrtirūpiṇī . sanakādisamārādhyā śivajñānapradāyinī . 140 .

She is free, the Queen of every tantra, Dakshinamurti in form; Sanaka and the sages adore Her, and She gives the knowledge of Shiva.

citkalā''nandakalikā premarūpā priyaṅkarī . nāmapārāyaṇaprītā nandividyā naṭeśvarī . 141 .

She is the spark of consciousness, the bud of bliss, love itself, the giver of what is dear; She is pleased when Her names are said through, She is Nandi's vidya, and the Queen of Shiva the dancer.

mithyājagadadhiṣṭhānā muktidā muktirūpiṇī . lāsyapriyā layakarī lajjā rambhādivanditā . 142 .

She is the ground on which the passing world appears, the giver of liberation and liberation itself; She loves the lasya dance, She dissolves all, She is modesty, and Rambha and the apsaras bow to Her.

bhavadāvasudhāvr̥ṣṭiḥ pāpāraṇyadavānalā . daurbhāgyatūlavātūlā jarādhvāntaraviprabhā . 143 .

She is the rain of nectar on the forest fire of worldly life, the wildfire to the forest of sins; the gale that scatters the cotton of misfortune, the sunlight that ends the darkness of old age.

bhāgyābdhicandrikā bhaktacittakekighanāghanā . rogaparvatadambholirmr̥tyudārukuṭhārikā . 144 .

She is the moonlight that swells the ocean of good fortune, the rain-cloud to the peacocks of Her bhaktas' hearts; the thunderbolt to the mountain of disease, the axe to the tree of death.

maheśvarī mahākālī mahāgrāsā mahāśanā . aparṇā caṇḍikā caṇḍamuṇḍāsuraniṣūdinī . 145 .

She is Maheshvari, Mahakali, who swallows the great and devours all at the end; She is Aparna, Chandika, the slayer of the asuras Chanda and Munda.

kṣarākṣarātmikā sarvalokeśī viśvadhāriṇī . trivargadātrī subhagā tryambakā triguṇātmikā . 146 .

She is both the perishing and the imperishable, the Queen of all worlds, who bears the universe; She gives the three aims of life, She is full of grace, three-eyed, the soul of the three gunas.

svargāpavargadā śuddhā japāpuṣpanibhākr̥tiḥ . ojovatī dyutidharā yajñarūpā priyavratā . 147 .

She gives heaven and liberation, She is pure, Her form glows like the hibiscus; She is full of vigour, full of light, the yajna in form, and fond of vrats.

durārādhyā durādharṣā pāṭalīkusumapriyā . mahatī merunilayā mandārakusumapriyā . 148 .

She is hard to win and cannot be overcome, and She loves the patali flower; She is great, dwelling on Meru, and loves the mandara flower.

vīrārādhyā virāḍrūpā virajā viśvatomukhī . pratyagrūpā parākāśā prāṇadā prāṇarūpiṇī . 149 .

Heroes adore Her; She is the cosmic whole, free of passion, facing every way; She is the inner Self, the supreme space, the giver of life and life itself.

mārtāṇḍabhairavārādhyā mantriṇīnyastarājyadhūḥ . tripureśī jayatsenā nistraiguṇyā parāparā . 150 .

Martanda Bhairava adores Her; She has given the burden of rule to Mantrini; She is Queen of Tripura, whose army is ever victorious, beyond the three gunas, both the higher and the lower.

satyajñānānandarūpā sāmarasyaparāyaṇā . kapardinī kalāmālā kāmadhukkāmarūpiṇī . 151 .

She is truth, knowledge and bliss, steady in the oneness of Shiva and Shakti; She is Kapardini, Shiva's own, wearing the arts as a garland, the cow of plenty, lovely in form.

kalānidhiḥ kāvyakalā rasajñā rasaśevadhiḥ . puṣṭā purātanā pūjyā puṣkarā puṣkarekṣaṇā . 152 .

She is the treasury of the arts, the art of poetry, knower of every rasa and its treasure-house; She is full and nourished, ancient, worthy of honour, the lotus, lotus-eyed.

parañjyotiḥ parandhāma paramāṇuḥ parātparā . pāśahastā pāśahantrī paramantravibhedinī . 153 .

She is the supreme light, the supreme abode, the subtlest atom, higher than the highest; She holds the noose in Her hand, She cuts every bond, and She breaks the spells of others.

mūrtā'mūrtā'nityatr̥ptā munimānasahaṁsikā . satyavratā satyarūpā sarvāntaryāmiṇī satī . 154 .

She has form and is formless, pleased even by passing offerings, the swan in the minds of sages; She is true to Her vrat, truth itself, the dweller in all, Sati.

brahmāṇī brahmajananī bahurūpā budhārcitā . prasavitrī pracaṇḍā''jñā pratiṣṭhā prakaṭākr̥tiḥ . 155 .

She is Brahmani, the Mother of Brahma, of many forms, adored by the wise; She gives birth to all, Her command is mighty, She is the foundation, manifest in all that is seen.

prāṇeśvarī prāṇadātrī pañcāśatpīṭharūpiṇī . viśr̥ṅkhalā viviktasthā vīramātā viyatprasūḥ . 156 .

She is Queen of the breath and giver of life, the fifty sacred seats in form; She is unfettered, dwelling apart, Mother of heroes, Mother of the sky.

mukundā muktinilayā mūlavigraharūpiṇī . bhāvajñā bhavarogaghnī bhavacakrapravartinī . 157 .

She is Mukunda, the home of liberation, the root form of all; She knows every feeling, cures the sickness of worldly life, and turns its wheel.

chandaḥsārā śāstrasārā mantrasārā talodarī . udārakīrtiruddāmavaibhavā varṇarūpiṇī . 158 .

She is the essence of the Vedas, of the scriptures and of the mantras, slender of waist; Her fame is generous, Her glory unbounded, and She is the letters in form.

janmamr̥tyujarātaptajanaviśrāntidāyinī . sarvopaniṣadudghuṣṭā śāntyatītakalātmikā . 159 .

She gives rest to those scorched by birth, death and old age; all the Upanishads proclaim Her, and She is the kala that lies beyond peace.

gambhīrā gaganāntasthā garvitā gānalolupā . kalpanārahitā kāṣṭhā'kāntā kāntārdhavigrahā . 160 .

She is deep beyond sounding, dwelling in space, proud, delighting in song; She is free of all imagining, the final goal, the end of sorrow, half of Her Beloved's body.

kāryakāraṇanirmuktā kāmakelitaraṅgitā . kanatkanakatāṭaṅkā līlāvigrahadhāriṇī . 161 .

She is free of cause and effect, rippling with the play of love; She wears glittering gold earrings, and takes forms at will in play.

ajā kṣayavinirmuktā mugdhā kṣipraprasādinī . antarmukhasamārādhyā bahirmukhasudurlabhā . 162 .

She is unborn, free from decay, captivating, quick to be pleased; She is adored by those who turn within, and very hard to find for those who look outward.

trayī trivarganilayā tristhā tripuramālinī . nirāmayā nirālambā svātmārāmā sudhāsr̥tiḥ . 163 .

She is the three Vedas, the home of the three aims of life, dwelling in the three, Tripuramalini; She is free of all ills, resting on nothing, delighting in Her own Self, a stream of nectar.

saṁsārapaṅkanirmagnasamuddharaṇapaṇḍitā . yajñapriyā yajñakartrī yajamānasvarūpiṇī . 164 .

She is skilled in lifting out those sunk in the mire of worldly life; She loves the yajna, performs it, and is Herself the one for whom it is performed.

dharmādhārā dhanādhyakṣā dhanadhānyavivardhinī . viprapriyā viprarūpā viśvabhramaṇakāriṇī . 165 .

She upholds dharma, She is the keeper of wealth, She makes wealth and grain increase; She loves the learned, She is in their form, and She keeps the world turning.

viśvagrāsā vidrumābhā vaiṣṇavī viṣṇurūpiṇī . ayoniryoninilayā kūṭasthā kularūpiṇī . 166 .

She swallows the universe, glows like coral, She is Vaishnavi, Vishnu in form; She has no source and is the source of all, unchanging as the anvil, the Kula in form.

vīragoṣṭhīpriyā vīrā naiṣkarmyā nādarūpiṇī . vijñānakalanā kalyā vidagdhā baindavāsanā . 167 .

She loves the company of heroes and is heroic, beyond action, sound itself in form; She is the fullness of knowing, fit to create, wise in all things, seated in the bindu.

tattvādhikā tattvamayī tattvamarthasvarūpiṇī . sāmagānapriyā saumyā sadāśivakuṭumbinī . 168 .

She is above the tattvas and made of them, the very meaning of 'That' and 'You'; She loves the singing of the Sama Veda, She is gentle, and She is Sadashiva's wife.

savyāpasavyamārgasthā sarvāpadvinivāriṇī . svasthā svabhāvamadhurā dhīrā dhīrasamarcitā . 169 .

She is reached by the right-hand path and the left, and wards off every calamity; She rests in Herself, sweet by nature, wise, adored by the wise.

caitanyārghyasamārādhyā caitanyakusumapriyā . sadoditā sadātuṣṭā taruṇādityapāṭalā . 170 .

She is adored with consciousness as the arghya, and loves consciousness as Her flower; She is ever risen, ever content, rosy as the young morning sun.

dakṣiṇādakṣiṇārādhyā darasmeramukhāmbujā . kaulinīkevalā'narghyakaivalyapadadāyinī . 171 .

She is adored by the wise and the simple alike, Her lotus face lit by a soft smile; She is Kaulini, the one alone, and gives the priceless state of liberation.

stotrapriyā stutimatī śrutisaṁstutavaibhavā . manasvinī mānavatī maheśī maṅgalākr̥tiḥ . 172 .

She loves stutis and is what every stuti praises; the Vedas sing Her glory; She is high-minded, full of dignity, Mahesha's Queen, all goodness in form.

viśvamātā jagaddhātrī viśālākṣī virāgiṇī . pragalbhā paramodārā parāmodā manomayī . 173 .

She is Mother of the universe, the nurse of the world, wide-eyed, free of attachment; bold and assured, supremely generous, supremely joyful, made of mind.

vyomakeśī vimānasthā vajriṇī vāmakeśvarī . pañcayajñapriyā pañcapretamañcādhiśāyinī . 174 .

The sky is Her hair, She rides in a celestial chariot, She bears the vajra, She is Vamakeshvari; She loves the five yajnas, and rests on the couch of the five pretas.

pañcamī pañcabhūteśī pañcasaṅkhyopacāriṇī . śāśvatī śāśvataiśvaryā śarmadā śambhumohinī . 175 .

She is the fifth, the Queen of the five elements, honoured with the five offerings; She is eternal, of eternal sovereignty, the giver of joy, who enchants Shambhu.

dharā dharasutā dhanyā dharmiṇī dharmavardhinī . lokātītā guṇātītā sarvātītā śamātmikā . 176 .

She is the Earth, the daughter of the mountain, blessed, righteous, the one who makes dharma grow; beyond the worlds, beyond the gunas, beyond all, peace itself.

bandhūkakusumaprakhyā bālā līlāvinodinī . sumaṅgalī sukhakarī suveṣāḍhyā suvāsinī . 177 .

She is bright as the bandhuka flower, Bala the ever-young, delighting in play; She is ever blessed as a wife, the giver of joy, richly and beautifully dressed, a suvasini.

suvāsinyarcanaprītā''śobhanā śuddhamānasā . bindutarpaṇasantuṣṭā pūrvajā tripurāmbikā . 178 .

She is pleased when suvasinis offer Her puja, radiant, pure of mind; She is content with offerings to the bindu, the first-born, Tripurambika.

daśamudrāsamārādhyā tripurāśrīvaśaṅkarī . jñānamudrā jñānagamyā jñānajñeyasvarūpiṇī . 179 .

She is adored with the ten mudras, and holds Tripurashri in Her sway; She is the jnana mudra, reached by knowledge, both knowledge and the known.

yonimudrā trikhaṇḍeśī triguṇā'mbā trikoṇagā . anaghā'dbhutacāritrā vāñchitārthapradāyinī . 180 .

She is the yoni mudra, Queen of the three parts, the Mother of the three gunas, dwelling in the triangle; She is sinless, wondrous in Her deeds, and grants every wish.

abhyāsātiśayajñātā ṣaḍadhvātītarūpiṇī . avyājakaruṇāmūrtirajñānadhvāntadīpikā . 181 .

She is known through long and steady practice, and Her form is beyond the six paths; She is compassion that asks no reason, the diya that ends the darkness of ignorance.

ābālagopaviditā sarvānullaṅghyaśāsanā . śrīcakrarājanilayā śrīmattripurasundarī . 182 .

She is known to all, down to children and cowherds, and none can set Her command aside; She dwells in the Shri Chakra, king of chakras, the glorious Tripurasundari.

śrīśivā śivaśaktyaikyarūpiṇī lalitāmbikā . evaṁ śrīlalitādevyā nāmnāṁ sāhasrakaṁ jaguḥ . 183 .

She is Shri Shiva, the oneness of Shiva and Shakti in form, Lalitambika. So did Vashini and the devis of speech sing the thousand names of Shri Lalita Devi.

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