Lalita Stotram-VII Class-VIII

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LALITA SAHASRANAMA STOTRAM -VII

Dear learner in the previous lessons you have studied names, their meaning and context in which they used. As know the names of Goddess Lalita are one thousand and in this lesson you will complete all these one thousand names.

OBJECTIVES After studying this lesson, you will be able: • recite shlokas properly; • explain some qualities of the Goddess Lalita; • describe the meaning of her names; and • analyze the character of Goddess Lalita.

Veda - C level 213 Lalita Sahasranama Stotram-VII Class-VIII 18.1 LALITA SAHASRANAM STOTRAM (151-164) Note lR;&KkukuUn&:ik lkejL;&ijk;.kk A difnZuh dykekyk dke/kqd~ dke:fi.kh AA ƒ‡ƒAA Satyagnanandaroopa - "She who is personification of truth, knowledge and happiness" Samarasyaparayana - She who stands in peace Kapardhini - She who is the wife of Kapardhi (Siva with hair) Kalamala - She who wears arts as garlands Kamadhukh - She who fulfills desires Kama roopini - She who can take any form

dykfuf/k% dkO;dyk jlKk jl'ksof/k% A iq"Vk iqjkruk iwT;k iq"djk iq"djs{k.kk AA ƒ‡„AA Kala nidhi - She who is the treasure of arts Kavyakala - She who is the art of writing Rasagna - She who appreciates arts Rasa sevadhi - She who is the treasure of arts Pushta - She who is healthy Purathana - She who is ancient Poojya - She who is fit to be worshipped Pushkara - She who gives exuberance Pushkarekshana - She who has lotus like eyes

214 Veda - C level Lalita Sahasranama Stotram-VII Class-VIII ijaT;ksfr% ija/kke ijek.kq% ijkRijk A ik'kgLrk ik'kgU=h ijeU=&foHksfnuh AA ƒ‡…AA Paramjyothi - She who is the ultimate light Note Paramdhama - She who is the ultimate resting place Paramanu - She who is the ultimate atom Parathpara - She who is better than the best PasaHastha - She who has rope in her hand PasaHanthri - She who cuts off attachment Para manthraVibhedini - She who destroys the effect of spells cast

ewrkZ·ewrkZ·fuR;r`Irk eqfuekul&gafldk A lR;ozrk lR;:ik lokZUr;kZfeuh lrh AA ƒ‡†AA Moortha - She who has a form Amoortha - She who does not have a form Anithyathriptha - She who gets happy with prayers using temporary things Muni manasahamsika - She who is the swan in the mind ( lake like) of sages Satyavritha - She who has resolved to speak only truth Sathyaroopa - She who is the real form Sarvantharyamini - She who is within everything Sathee - She who is Sathee the daughter of Daksha

Veda - C level 215 Lalita Sahasranama Stotram-VII Class-VIII czãk.kh czãtuuh cgq:ik cq/kkfpZrk A çlfo=h çp.Mk··Kk çfr"Bk çdVk—fr% AA ƒ‡‡AA Note Brahmani - She who is the strength behind creator Brahmaa - She who is the creator Janani - She who is the mother Bahuroopa - She who has several forms Budharchitha - She who is being worshipped by the enlightened Prasavithri - She who has given birth to everything Prachanda - She who is very angry Aagna - She who is the order Prathishta - She who has been installed PrakataKrithi - She who is clearly visible

çk.ks'ojh çk.knk=h i¥~pk'kRihB&:fi.kh A fo'k?k`³~[kyk fofoäLFkk ohjekrk fo;Rçlw% AA ƒ‡ˆAA Praneshwari - She who is goddess to the soul PranaDhatri - She who gives the soul Panchastpeetaroopini -"She who is in fifty Shakthipeethas like Kama ropa, Varanasi. Ujjain etc" Vishungala - She who is not chained

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Vivikthastha - She who is in lonely places Veeramatha - She who is the mother of heroes Viyatprasoo - She who has created the sky Note

eqdqUnk eqfäfuy;k ewyfoxzg&:fi.kh A HkkoKk Hkojksx?kuh HkopØ&çofrZuh AA ƒ‡‰AA Mukundaa - She who gives redemption Mukthinilaya - She who is the seat of redemption Moolavigraharoopini - She who is the basic statue Bavagna - She who understands wishes and thoughts Bhavarokagni - She who cures the sin of birth Bhava Chakra Pravarthani - She makes the wheel of birth rotate

NUn%lkjk 'kkL=lkjk eU=lkjk ryksnjh A mnkjdhfrZj~ míkeoSHkok o.kZ:fi.kh AA ƒ‡ŠAA Chandasara - She who is the meaning of Sasthrasara - She who is the meaning of (epics) Manthrasara - She who is the meaning of Manthras( chants) Thalodharee - She who has a small belly Udarakeerthi - She who has wide and tall fame

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Uddhhamavaibhava - She who has immeasurable fame Varna roopini - She who is personification of alphabets Note tUee`R;q&tjkrIr&tufoJkfUr&nkf;uh A loksZifu"k&nqn~&?kq"Vk 'kkUR;rhr&dykfRedk AA ƒ‡‹AA

Janmamrutyujarathapthajanavishranthidhayini - "She who is the panacea of ills of birth, death and aging" Sarvopanishadhudhgushta - She who is being loudly announced as the greatest by Shantyathheethakalathmika - She who is a greater art than peace

xEHkhjk xxukUrLFkk xfoZrk xkuyksyqik A dYiuk&jfgrk dk"Bk·dkUrk dkUrk/kZ&foxzgk AA ƒˆåAA

Gambheera - She whose depth cannot be measured Gagananthastha - She who is situated in the sky Garvitha - She who is proud Ganalolupa - She who likes songs Kalpanarahitha - She who does not imagine Kashta - She who is in the ultimate boundary Akantha - She who removes sins

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Kanthathavigraha - She who is half of her husband (kantha)

dk;Zdkj.k&fueqZäk dkedsfy&rjf³~xrk A Note duRdudrk&V³~dk yhyk&foxzg&/kkfj.kh AA ƒˆƒAA

Karyakarananirmuktha - She who is beyond the action and the cause Kama kelitharangitha - She who is the waves of the sea of the play of the God Kanath kanaka thadanga - She who wears the glittering golden ear studs Leelavigrahadharini - She who assumes several forms as play

vtk {k;fofueqZäk eqX/kk f{kç&çlkfnuh A vUreqZ[k&lekjk/;k cfgeqZ[k&lqnqyZHkk AA ƒˆ„AA

Ajha - She who does not have birth Kshayanirmuktha - She who does not have death Gubdha - She who is beautiful Ksipraprasadhini - She who is pleased quickly Antharmukhasamaradhya - She who is worshipped by internal thoughts Bahirmukhasudurlabha - She who can be attained by external prayers

Veda - C level 219 Lalita Sahasranama Stotram-VII Class-VIII =;h f=oxZfuy;k f=LFkk f=iqjekfyuh A fujke;k fujkyEck LokRekjkek lq/kkl`fr% AA ƒˆ…AA Note Thrayee - "She who is of the form of three Vedas vizRik, yajur and sama" Trivarganilaya - "She who is in three aspects of self, assets and pleasure" Thristha - She who is in three Tripura malini - She who is in tripura the sixth section of Srichakra Niramaya - She who is without diseases Niralamba - She who does not need another birth Swatmarama - She who enjoys within herself Sudhasruthi - She who is the rain of nectar

lalkji³~d&fueZXu&leq)j.k&if.Mrk A ;Kfç;k ;KdrZzh ;teku&Lo:fi.kh AA ƒˆ†AA Samsara panganirmagnasamuddharanapanditha - She who is capable of saving people who drown in the mud of day today life Yagnapriya - She who likes fire sacrifice Yagnakarthree - She who carries out fire sacrifice Yajamanaswaroopini - She who is the doer of fire sacrifice

220 Veda - C level Lalita Sahasranama Stotram-VII Class-VIII 18.1 LALITA SAHASRANAM STOTRAM (165-182) Note /kekZ/kkjk /kuk/;{kk /ku/kkU;&foof/kZuh A foçfç;k foç:ik fo'oHkze.k&dkfj.kh AA ƒˆ‡AA Dharma dhara - She who is the basis of Dharma-the rightful action Dhanadyaksha - She who presides over wealth Dhanadhanyavivardhani - She who makes wealth and grain to grow Viprapriya - She who likes those who learn Vedas Vipraroopa - She who is the learner of Vedas Viswabrhamanakarini - She who makes the universe to rotate

fo'oxzklk foæqekHkk oS".koh fo".kq:fi.kh A v;ksfuZ ;ksfufuy;k dwVLFkk dqy:fi.kh AA ƒˆˆAA Viswagrasa - She who eats the universe in one handful Vidhrumabha - She who has the luster of coral Vaishnavi - She who is the power of Vishnu roopini - She who is Vishnu Ayoni - She who does not have a cause or She who is not born nilaya - She who is the cause and source of everything

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Kootastha - She who is stable Kula roopini - She who is personification of culture Note ohjxks"Bhfç;k ohjk uS"deZ~;k ukn:fi.kh A foKkudyuk dY;k fonX/kk cSUnokluk AA ƒˆ‰AA Veeragoshtipriya - She who likes company of heroes Veera - She who has valour Naishkarmya - She who does not have attachment to action Nadharoopini - She who is the form of sound Vignanakalana - She who makes science Kalya - She who is expert in arts Vidhagdha - She who is an expert Baindavasana - She who sits in the dot of the thousand petalledlotus

rÙokf/kdk rÙoe;h rÙoeFkZ&Lo:fi.kh A lkexkufç;k lkSE;k lnkf'ko&dqVqfEcuh AA ƒˆŠAA or lksE;k Tathwadhika - She who is above all metaphysics Tatwamayee - She who is Metaphysics Tatwa Martha swaroopini - She who is personification of this and that Samaganapriya - She who likes singing of sama

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Soumya - She who is peaceful or She who is as pretty as the moon

Sadashivakutumbini - She who is consort of Sadashiva Note

lO;kilO;&ekxZLFkk lokZif}fuokfj.kh A LoLFkk LoHkkoe/kqjk /khjk /khjlefpZrk AA ƒˆ‹AA Savyapasavyamargastha - "She who is birth, death and living or She who likes the priestly and tantric methods" Sarvaapadvinivarini - She who removes all dangers Swastha - She who has everything within her or She who is peaceful Swabhavamadura - She who is by nature sweet Dheera - She who is courageous Dheerasamarchida - She who is being worshipped by the courageous

pkSrU;k?kZ~;&lekjk/;k pkSrU;&dqlqefç;k A lnksfnrk lnkrq"Vk r#.kkfnR;&ikVyk AA ƒ‰åAA Chaithnyarkyasamaradhya - She who is worshipped by the ablation of water Chaitanyakusumapriya - She who likes the never fading flowers Saddothitha - She who never sets

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Sadhathushta - She who is always happy Tharunadithyapatala - She who is like the early morning sunrise, Note is in the colour of patala (whitish red..somewhat pinkish).

nf{k.kk&nf{k.kkjk/;k njLesj&eq[kkEcqtk A dkSfyuh&dsoyk·u?kZ~;&dSoY;&innkf;uh AA ƒ‰ƒAA DakshinaDaksinaradhya - She who is worshipped by the learned and ignorant Dharasmeramukhambuja - She who has a smiling face like the lotus in full bloom Kaulinikevala - She who is mixture of the koula and kevala methods Anargyakaivalyapadadhayini - She who gives the immeasurable heavenly stature

Lrks=fç;k Lrqfrerh Jqfr&laLrqr&oSHkok A eufLouh ekuorh egs'kh e³~xyk—fr% AA ƒ‰„ AA

Stotrapriya - She who likes chants Sthuthimathi - She who gives boons for those who sing her chants Sthuthisamsthuthavaibhava - She who is worshipped by the Vedas

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Manaswaini - She who has a stable mind Manavathi - She who has big heart Mahesi - She who is the greatest goddess Note Mangalakruthi - She who does only good

fo'oekrk tx)k=h fo'kkyk{kh fojkfx.kh A çxYHkk ijeksnkjk ijkeksnk eukse;h AA ƒ‰… AA

ViswaMatha - The mother of the universe JagatDhathri - She who supports the world Visalakshi - She who is broad eyed Viragini - She who has renounced Pragalbha - She who is courageous Paramodhara - She who is great giver Paramodha - She who has great happiness Manomayi - She who is one with mind

O;kseds'kh foekuLFkk oftz.kh okeds'ojh A i¥~p;K&fç;k i¥~p&çsr&e¥~pkf/k'kkf;uh AA ƒ‰† AA

Vyomakesi - She who is the wife of who has sky as his hair Vimanastha - She who is at the top

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Vajrini - She who has indra’s wife as a part Vamakeshwaree - She who is goddess of the people who follow Note the left path Panchayagnapriya - She who likes the five sacrifices Panchaprethamanchadhisayini - She who sleeps on the cot made of five corpses

i¥~peh i¥~pHkwrs'kh i¥~p&la[;ksipkfj.kh A 'kk'orh 'kk'orS'o;kZ 'keZnk 'kEHkqeksfguh AA ƒ‰‡AA Panchami - She who is the consort of Sadshiva –the fifth of the panchabrahmas Panchabhoothesi - "She who is the chief of Panchabhoothasviz earth, sky, fire, air and water" Panchasankhyopacharini - "She who is to be worshipped by five methods of Gandha (sandal wood), Pushpa (flower), Dhoopa (incense), dheepa (light), Naivedya (offering)" Saswathi - She who is permanent Saswathaiswarya - She who gives perennial wealth Sarmadha - She who gives pleasure Sambhumohini - She who bewitches Lord Shiva

226 Veda - C level Lalita Sahasranama Stotram-VII Class-VIII /kjk /kjlqrk /kU;k /kfeZ.kh /keZof/kZuh A yksdkrhrk xq.kkrhrk lokZrhrk 'kekfRedk AA ƒ‰ˆAA Dhara - She who carries (beings like earth) Note Dharasutha - She who is the daughter of the mountain Dhanya - She who has all sort of wealth Dharmini - She who likes dharma Dharma vardhini - She who makes dharma grow Lokatheetha - She who is beyond the world Gunatheetha - She who is beyond properties Sarvatheetha - She who is beyond everything Samathmika - She who is peace

cU/kwd&dqlqeç[;k ckyk yhykfouksfnuh A lqe³~xyh lq[kdjh lqos"kk<îk lqokfluh AA ƒ‰‰ AA Bhandhookakusumaprakhya - She who has the glitter of bhandhooka flowers Bala - She who is a young maiden LeelaVinodhini - She who loves to play Sumangali - She who gives all good things Sukhakari - She who gives pleasure Suveshadya - She who is well made up Suvasini - She who is sweet scented(married woman)

Veda - C level 227 Lalita Sahasranama Stotram-VII Class-VIII lqokflU;pZu&çhrk··'kksHkuk 'kq)ekulk A fcUnq&riZ.k&lUrq"Vk iwoZtk f=iqjkfEcdk AA ƒ‰ŠAA Note Suvasinyarchanapreetha - She who likes the worship of married woman AAshobhana - She who has full glitter Shuddhamanasa - She who has a clean mind Bindhutharpanasanthushta - She who is happy with the offering in the dot of Anandamaya chakra Poorvaja - She who preceded every one Tripurambika - She who is the goddess of three cities

n'keqæk&lekjk/;k f=iqjkJh&o'k³~djh A Kkueqæk KkuxE;k KkuKs;&Lo:fi.kh AA ƒ‰‹AA Dasamudhrasamaradhya - She who is worshipped by ten mudras(postures of the hand) Thrpurasreevasankari - She who keeps the goddess Tripura sree Gnanamudhra - She who shows the symbol of knowledge Gnanagamya - She who can be attained by knowledge Gnanagneyaswaroopini - She who is wh at is thought and the thought

228 Veda - C level Lalita Sahasranama Stotram-VII Class-VIII ;ksfueqæk f=[k.Ms'kh f=xq.kkEck f=dks.kxk A vu?kk·n~Hkqr&pkfj=k okf¥~NrkFkZ&çnkf;uh AA ƒŠåAA Yoni mudhra - She who shows the symbol of pleasure Note Trikhandesi - "She who is the lord of three zones of fire, moon and sun" Triguna - She who is three characters Amba - She who is the mother Trikonaga - She who has attained at all vertices of a triangle Anaga - She who is not neared by sin Adbuthacharithra - She who has a wonderful history Vanchitharthapradayini - She who gives what is desired

vH;klkfr'k;&Kkrk "kM/okrhr&:fi.kh A vO;kt&d#.kk&ewfrj~Z vKku&/okUr&nhfidk AA ƒŠƒAA

Abhyasathisayagnatha - She who can be realized by constant practice Shaddwatheetharoopini - She who supersedes the six methods of prayers Avyajakarunamoorhy - She who shows mercy without reason Agnanadwanthadeepika - She who is the lamp that drives away ignorance

Veda - C level 229 Lalita Sahasranama Stotram-VII Class-VIII vkcky&xksi&fofnrk lokZuqYy³~?k;&'kkluk A JhpØjkt&fuy;k JheRk~&f=iqjlqUnjh AA ƒŠ„ AA Note Abalagopavidhitha - She who is worshipped by all right from children and cowherds Sarvanullangyasasana - She whose orders can never be disobeyed Sri chakra raja nilaya - She who lives in Srichakra Sri maththripurasundari - The beautiful goddess of wealth who is consort of the Lord of Tripura

Jhf'kok f'ko&'kä~;SD;&:fi.kh yfyrkfEcdk A ,oa Jhyfyrk nsO;k ukEuka lkglzda txq% AA Sri shivaa - She who is the eternal peace Shiva shakthaikyaroopini - She who is unification of Shiva and Shakthi Lalithambika - The easily approachable mother, In this way the thousands of names of Goddess Lalita have been said.

AA bfr Jhczãk.Miqjk.ks mÙkj[k.Ms Jhg;xzhokxLR;laokns Jhyfyrk lglzuke Lrks= dFkua lEiw.kZe~ AA

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INTEXT QUESTIONS 18.1

fjäLFkkukfu iwj;r Note 1. lR;&KkukuUn&:ik ------A 2. dykfuf/k% ------jlKk jl'ksof/k% A 3. ------ija/kke ijek.kq% ijkRijk A 4. czãk.kh ------cgq:ik cq/kkfpZrk A 5. çk.ks'ojh ------i¥~pk'kRihB&:fi.kh A 6. NUn%lkjk ------eU=lkjk ryksnjh A 7. xEHkhjk ------xfoZrk xkuyksyqik A 8. vtk ------eqX/kk f{kç&çlkfnuh A 9. =;h f=oxZfuy;k f=LFkk ------A 10. ------/kuk/;{kk /ku/kkU;&foof/kZuh A 11. rÙokf/kdk ------rÙoeFkZ&Lo:fi.kh A 12. Lrks=fç;k ------Jqfr&laLrqr&oSHkok A 13. fo'oekrk ------fo'kkyk{kh fojkfx.kh A 14. O;kseds'kh foekuLFkk oftz.kh ------A 15. /kjk /kjlqrk /kU;k /kfeZ.kh ------A

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WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT

Note • Recitation of shlokas. • Meaning and context of the names of the Goddess Lalita.

TERMINAL QUESTIONS

1. Write the qualities of goddess Lalita according to the shlokas given in this chapter. 2. Write meaning of the following- a) ;ksfufuy;k b) ohjxks"Bhfç;k c) lkexkufç;k d) lokZif}fuokfj.kh e) r#.kkfnR;&ikVyk f) ekuorh g) ijkeksnk h) okeds'ojh

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ANSWERS TO INTEXT QUESTIONS

18.1 Note 1. lkejL;&ijk;.kk 2. dkO;dyk 3. ijaT;ksfr% 4. czãtuuh 5. çk.knk=h 6. 'kkL=lkjk 7. xxukUrLFkk 8. {k;fofueqZäk 9. f=iqjekfyuh 10. /kekZ/kkjk 11. rÙoe;h 12. Lrqfrerh 13. tx)k=h 14. okeds'ojh 15. /keZof/kZuh

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