.. lalitA trishati (300 names of Goddess Lalita) ..

॥ लिलता ि शित ॥

Three hundred names of Goddess LalitaIntroduction

This introduction deals with the background oflalitAtrishatIstotram.Among the 18 purANas, brahmANDa-purANa is well known for theextolling of Lalita . It explains in detail the appearance ofthe Goddess Lalita to save the world from the clutches of thedemon bhaNDAsura . There are three important sub-texts in thispurANa.The first of these texts is LalitopAkhyAna, consisting of 45chapters and is found in the last section of the purANa . Thelast five chapters are especially well known . They extol thethe Divine mother, explain the significance of the mantraof the goddess (shoDashAkSharI-vidyA), the various mudras andpostures to be practiced, meditations, initiations etc., andthe mystical placement of the deities involved in Shri Chakra.The next text is the celebrated LalitA sahasranAma, whichconsists of 320 verses in three chapters.The third text is the lalitA trishati in which 300 names of thegoddess is featured . There is a well known commentary on thiswork attributed to Adi ShankarAchArya.Lalita trishati and lalitA sahasranAma are dialogues betweenthe sage Agastya and the god HayagrivaPronounced as hayagrIva.Hayagriva is theincarnation of ViShNu who assumed the form of a horseto kill a demon by the same name . Agastya was a

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sage of great renown, who is immortalized as a star in thecelestial heavens(one of the seven Rishi-s, saptarShi or Ursa Major).He is the patron saint of Tamilnadu being afounder of a system of medicine called Siddha, and also havingdrunk the whole ocean in his kamaNDalum . According to yAska'sNirukta, Agastya is the half-brother of the great sage,VasishTha.The story of the meeting of Agastya and Hayagriva isgiven in the lalitopAkhyAna and is quite interesting . Agastyawas visiting several places of pilgrimage and was sad to seemany people steeped in ignorance and involved in only sensualpleasures . He came to kA nchi and worshiped kAmAkShI and soughta solution for the masses . Pleased with the devotion and hiscaring for the society, Lord ViShNu appeared before Agastyaand provided the sage Agastya with the solution of `curing' theworldly folk from ignorance . He explained that He is theprimordial principle, and the source and the end of everything.Though He is above forms and guNas, He involves himself inthem . He goes on to explain that a person should recognize thatHe is the pradhhAna (primordial) transformed into the universe,and that He is also the puruSha (conscious spirit) who istranscendental and beyond all qualities(guNa-s) and forms . However torecognize this, one has to perform severe penance,self-discipline etc . If (since) this is difficult, Lord ViShNuadvises that the worship of the goddess will achieve thepurpose of life, given as liberation from bondage,very easily . He points out that evenother Gods like Shiva and Brahma have worshiped the goddessTripurA . ViShNu concludes his discourse saying that this wasrevealed to Agastya so that he (Agastya) can spread the messageto gods, sages, and humans . ViShNu requests Agastya to approach

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his incarnation, Hayagriva and disappears from Agastya'ssight.Agastya approaches Hayagriva with devotion and reverence.Hayagriva reveals to Agastya that the great Goddess, lalitA,is without beginning or end and is the foundation of the entireuniverse . The great goddess abides in everyone and can berealized only in meditation . The worship ofgoddess is done with the lalitA sahasranamA (1000 names) and Hayagrivateaches him this great sahasranAmA.After this Agastya thanks Hayagriva and tells him that though he has heardabout Sri Chakra upAsana and the sahasranAma he lacks the satisfaction ofknowing all the secrets and catches hold of Hayagriva's feet . Hayagriva istaken aback and keeps quiet . At this time Goddess Lalita appears to Hayagrivaand tells him that both Agastya and his wife Lopamudra are very dear to her,and that Agastya is worthy of receiving the secret Lalita trishati and thendisappears . Hayagriva lifts up Agastya and tells him that he is indeed a greatman since Lalita herself had commanded him to impart the trishathi to Agastya.He also tells him that he is fortunate to have Agastya as a disciple since hehad the vision of Lalita due to Agastya . He then gives him the followingtrishathi.

ललतािशतीताेम्

॥ अथ ीललतािशती ताेम् ॥

lalitAtrishatIstotram

ककारपा कयाणी कयाणगुणशालनी ।कयाणशैलिनलया कमनीया कलावती ॥ १॥कमलाी कषी कणामृत सागरा ।कदबकाननावासा कदब कुसमया ॥ २॥कदपवा कदप जनकापा वीणा ।

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कपूरवीट साैरय काेलत ककुटा ॥ ३॥कलदाेषहरा कंजलाेचना कवहा ।कमाद साणी कारयी कमफलदा ॥ ४॥एकारपा चैकायेकानेकाराकृितः ।एतदयिनदेया चैकानद चदाकृितः ॥ ५॥एवमयागमाबाेया चैकभ मदचता ।एकाच िनयाता चैषणा रहतातृा ॥ ६॥एलासगंधचकुरा चैनः कूट वनाशनी ।एकभाेगा चैकरसा चैकैय दायनी ॥ ७॥एकातप सााय दा चैकातपूजता ।एधमानभा चैजदनेकजगदर ॥ ८॥एकवीरद संसेया चैकाभव शालनी ।ईकारपा चेशी चेसताथ दायनी ॥ ९॥ईृगय विनदेया चेरव वधायनी ।ईशानाद मयी चेशवा सदा ॥ १०॥ईीण सृाड काेटरर वभा ।ईडता चेराधा शररेशाध देवता ॥ ११॥ईर ेरणकर चेशताडव साणी ।ईराेस िनलया चेितबाधा वनाशनी ॥ १२॥ईहावराहता चेश श रषत् तानना ।लकारपा ललता ली वाणी िनषेवता ॥ १३॥लाकनी ललनापा लसाडम पाटला ।ललतकालसफाला ललाट नयनाचता ॥ १४॥लणाेल दया लकाेटड नायका ।लयाथा लणागया लधकामा लतातनुः ॥ १५॥ललामराजदलका लबमुालताता ।लबाेदर सूल या लाढा लयवजता ॥ १६॥ंकार पा ंकार िनलया ंपदया ।ंकार बीजा ंकारमा ंकारलणा ॥ १७॥ंकारजप सीता ंमती ंवभूषणा ।ंशीला ंपदाराया ंगभा ंपदाभधा ॥ १८॥

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ंकारवाया ंकार पूया ंकार पीठका ।ंकारवेा ंकारचया ं ंशररणी ॥ १९॥हकारपा हलधृपूजता हरणेणा ।हरया हराराया हरे वदता ॥ २०॥हयाढा सेवतांहयमेध समचता ।हयवाहना हंसवाहना हतदानवा ॥ २१॥हयादपापशमनी हरदाद सेवता ।हतकुाेु कुचा हतकृ यांगना ॥ २२॥हराकंुकुमा दधा हयामराचता ।हरकेशसखी हादवा हामदालसा ॥ २३॥सकारपा सवा सवेशी सवमला ।सवकी सवभी सवही सनातना ॥ २४॥सवानवा सवा सदर सवसाणी ।सवाका सवसाैय दाी सववमाेहनी ॥ २५॥सवाधारा सवगता सवावगुणवजता ।सवाणा सवमाता सवभूषण भूषता ॥ २६॥ककाराथा कालही कामेशी कामताथदा ।कामसंजीवनी कया कठनतन मडला ॥ २७॥करभाेः कलानाथ मुखी कचजताुदा ।कटायद कणा कपाल ाण नायका ॥ २८॥काय वहा काता कातधूत जपावलः ।कलालापा कंबुकठ करिनजत पवा ॥ २९॥कपव समभुजा कतूर ितलकाता ।हकाराथा हंसगितहाटकाभरणाेला ॥ ३०॥हारहार कुचाभाेगा हाकनी हयवजता ।हरपित समाराया हठाकार हतासरा ॥ ३१॥हषदा हवभाे हाद सतमसापहा ।हसलाय सता हंसमाथ पणी ॥ ३२॥हानाेपादान िनमुा हषणी हरसाेदर ।हाहा मुख तया हािन वृ ववजता ॥ ३३॥हयवीन दया हरकाेपाणांशका ।

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लकाराया लतापूया लयथयुवेर ॥ ३४॥लाय दशन सता लाभालाभ ववजता ।लेतराा लावय शालनी लघु सदा ॥ ३५॥लाारस सवणाभा लणाज पूजता ।लयतरा लध भ सलभा लालायुधा ॥ ३६॥लचामर हत ीशारदा परवीजता ।लापद समाराया लंपटा लकुलेर ॥ ३७॥लधमाना लधरसा लध संपसमुितः ।ंकारणी च ंकर ंमया ंशखामणः ॥ ३८॥ंकारकुडा शखा ंकार शशचका ।ंकार भाकरचकारांभाेद चला ॥ ३९॥ंकार कदाु रका ंकारैक परायणाम् ।ंकार दघकाहंसी ंकाराेान केकनी ॥ ४०॥ंकारारय हरणी ंकारावाल वर ।ंकार परशक ंकाराण दपका ॥ ४१॥ंकार कदरा संही ंकारााेज भृका ।ंकार समनाे मावी ंकार तमंजर ॥ ४२॥सकाराया समरसा सकलागम संतता ।सववेदात तापयभूमः सदसदाया ॥ ४३॥सकला सदानदा साया सितदायनी ।सनकादमुिनयेया सदाशव कुटबनी ॥ ४४॥सकालाधान पा सयपा समाकृितः ।सवप िनमाी समनाधक वजता ॥ ४५॥सवाेुा संगहीना सगुणा सकलेर ।ककारणी कायलाेला कामेर मनाेहरा ॥ ४६॥कामेरणानाड कामेशाेस वासनी ।कामेरालंगतांगी कमेर सखदा ॥ ४७॥कामेर णयनी कामेर वलासनी ।कामेर तपः सः कामेर मनः या ॥ ४८॥कामेर ाणनाथा कामेर वमाेहनी ।कामेर वा कामेर गृहेर ॥ ४९॥

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कामेराादकर कामेर महेर ।कामेर कामकाेट िनलया काताथदा ॥ ५०॥लकारणी लधपा लधधील ध वाता ।लधपाप मनाेदरूा लधाहंकार दगुमा ॥ ५१॥लधशल ध देहा लधैय समुितः ।लध वृल ध लला लधयाैवन शालनी ॥ ५२॥लधाितशय सवा साैदया लध वमा ।लधरागा लधपितल ध नानागमथितः ॥ ५३॥लध भाेगा लध सखा लध हषाभ पूजता ।ंकार मूितकार साैधंग कपाेितका ॥ ५४॥ंकार दुधाध सधा ंकार कमलेदरा ।ंकारमण दपाचकार तशारका ॥ ५५॥ंकार पेटक मणकारदश बबता ।ंकार काेशासलता ंकाराथान नतक ॥ ५६॥ंकार शका मुामणकार बाेधता ।ंकारमय साैवणत वम पुिका ॥ ५७॥ंकार वेदाेपिनषद् ंकारावर दणा ।ंकार नदनाराम नवकपक वर ॥ ५८॥ंकार हमवा ंकाराणव काैतभा ।ंकार म सववा ंकारपर साैयदा ॥ ५९॥॥ इित ी ाडपुराणे उराखडेी हयीवागयसंवादेीललतािशती ताे कथनं संपूणम् ॥

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