% Text title : lalitA trishati % File name : trishati.itx % Category : trishati % Location : doc\_devii % Language : Sanskrit % Subject : philosophy/hinduism/religion % Transliterated by : Rama Balasubramanian rbalasub at ecn.purdue.edu % Proofread by : Rama Balasubramanian rbalasub at ecn.purdue.edu % Latest update : November 1, 2010 % Send corrections to : Sanskrit@cheerful.com % Site access : http://sanskritdocuments.org % % This text is prepared by volunteers and is to be used for personal study % and research. The file is not to be copied or reposted for promotion of % any website or individuals or for commercial purpose without permission. % Please help to maintain respect for volunteer spirit. % \documentstyle[11pt,multicol,itrans]{article} #include=ijag.inc #endwordvowel=.h \portraitwide \parindent=100pt \let\usedvng=\Largedvng % for 1 column \pagenumbering{itrans} \def\engtitle#1{\hrule\medskip\centerline{\LARGE #1}} \def\itxtitle#1{\medskip\centerline{\LARGEdvng #1}\medskip\hrule} \def\endtitles{\medskip\obeyspaceslines} %% \begin{document} \engtitle{.. lalitA trishati (300 names of Goddess Lalita) ..}## \itxtitle{.. lalitA trishati ..}##\endtitles ## \section{.. lalitA trishati ..} ## Three hundred names of Goddess Lalita Introduction This introduction deals with the background of lalitAtrishatIstotram. Among the 18 purANas, brahmANDa-purANa is well known for the extolling of Lalita . It explains in detail the appearance of the Goddess Lalita to save the world from the clutches of the demon bhaNDAsura . There are three important sub-texts in this purANa. The first of these texts is LalitopAkhyAna, consisting of 45 chapters and is found in the last section of the purANa . The last five chapters are especially well known . They extol the the Divine mother, explain the significance of the mantra of the goddess (shoDashAkSharI-vidyA), the various mudras and postures to be practiced, meditations, initiations etc., and the mystical placement of the deities involved in Shri Chakra. The next text is the celebrated LalitA sahasranAma, which consists of 320 verses in three chapters. The third text is the lalitA trishati in which 300 names of the goddess is featured . There is a well known commentary on this work attributed to Adi ShankarAchArya. Lalita trishati and lalitA sahasranAma are dialogues between the sage Agastya and the god HayagrivaPronounced as hayagrIva. Hayagriva is the incarnation of ViShNu who assumed the form of a horse to kill a demon by the same name . Agastya was a sage of great renown, who is immortalized as a star in the celestial heavens(one of the seven Rishi-s, saptarShi or Ursa Major). He is the patron saint of Tamilnadu being a founder of a system of medicine called Siddha, and also having drunk the whole ocean in his kamaNDalum . According to yAska's Nirukta, Agastya is the half-brother of the great sage, VasishTha. The story of the meeting of Agastya and Hayagriva is given in the lalitopAkhyAna and is quite interesting . Agastya was visiting several places of pilgrimage and was sad to see many people steeped in ignorance and involved in only sensual pleasures . He came to kA~nchi and worshiped kAmAkShI and sought a solution for the masses . Pleased with the devotion and his caring for the society, Lord ViShNu appeared before Agastya and provided the sage Agastya with the solution of `curing' the worldly folk from ignorance . He explained that He is the primordial principle, and the source and the end of everything. Though He is above forms and guNas, He involves himself in them . He goes on to explain that a person should recognize that He is the pradhhAna (primordial) transformed into the universe, and that He is also the puruSha (conscious spirit) who is transcendental and beyond all qualities(guNa-s) and forms . However to recognize this, one has to perform severe penance, self-discipline etc . If (since) this is difficult, Lord ViShNu advises that the worship of the goddess will achieve the purpose of life, given as liberation from bondage, very easily . He points out that even other Gods like Shiva and Brahma have worshiped the goddess TripurA . ViShNu concludes his discourse saying that this was revealed to Agastya so that he (Agastya) can spread the message to gods, sages, and humans . ViShNu requests Agastya to approach his incarnation, Hayagriva and disappears from Agastya's sight. 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 entire universe . The great goddess abides in everyone and can be realized only in meditation . The worship of goddess is done with the lalitA sahasranamA (1000 names) and Hayagriva teaches him this great sahasranAmA. After this Agastya thanks Hayagriva and tells him that though he has heard about Sri Chakra upAsana and the sahasranAma he lacks the satisfaction of knowing all the secrets and catches hold of Hayagriva's feet . Hayagriva is taken aback and keeps quiet . At this time Goddess Lalita appears to Hayagriva and 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 then disappears . Hayagriva lifts up Agastya and tells him that he is indeed a great man 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 he had the vision of Lalita due to Agastya . He then gives him the following trishathi. ## lalitAtrishatIstotram.h ## ## .. atha shrIlalitAtrishatI stotram.h .. ## lalitAtrishatIstotram.h ## kakArarUpA kalyANI kalyANaguNashAlinI . kalyANashailanilayA kamanIyA kalAvatI .. 1.. kamalAkShI kalmaShaghnI karuNAmR^ita sAgarA . kadambakAnanAvAsA kadamba kusumapriyA .. 2.. kandarpavidyA kandarpa janakApA~Nga vIkShaNA . karpUravITI saurabhya kallolita kakuptaTA .. 3.. kalidoShaharA kaMjalochanA kamravigrahA . karmAdi sAkShiNI kArayitrI karmaphalapradA .. 4.. ekArarUpA chaikAkSharyekAnekAkSharAkR^itiH . etattadityanirdeshyA chaikAnanda chidAkR^itiH .. 5.. evamityAgamAbodhyA chaikabhakti madarchitA . ekAgrachitta nirdhyAtA chaiShaNA rahitAddR^itA .. 6.. elAsugaMdhichikurA chainaH kUTa vinAshinI . ekabhogA chaikarasA chaikaishvarya pradAyinI .. 7.. ekAtapatra sAmrAjya pradA chaikAntapUjitA . edhamAnaprabhA chaijadanekajagadIshvarI .. 8.. ekavIradi saMsevyA chaikaprAbhava shAlinI . IkArarUpA cheshitrI chepsitArtha pradAyinI .. 9.. IddR^igitya vinirdeshyA cheshvaratva vidhAyinI . IshAnAdi brahmamayI cheshitvAdyaShTa siddhidA .. 10.. IkShitrIkShaNa sR^iShTANDa koTirIshvara vallabhA . IDitA cheshvarArdhA~Nga sharIreshAdhi devatA .. 11.. Ishvara preraNakarI cheshatANDava sAkShiNI . Ishvarotsa~Nga nilayA chetibAdhA vinAshinI .. 12.. IhAvirAhitA chesha shakti rIShat.h smitAnanA . lakArarUpA lalitA lakShmI vANI niShevitA .. 13.. lAkinI lalanArUpA lasaddADima pATalA . lalantikAlasatphAlA lalATa nayanArchitA .. 14.. lakShaNojjvala divyA~NgI lakShakoTyaNDa nAyikA . lakShyArthA lakShaNAgamyA labdhakAmA latAtanuH .. 15.. lalAmarAjadalikA lambimuktAlatA~nchitA . lambodara prasUrlabhyA lajjADhyA layavarjitA .. 16.. hrIMkAra rUpA hrIMkAra nilayA hrIMpadapriyA . hrIMkAra bIjA hrIMkAramantrA hrIMkAralakShaNA .. 17.. hrIMkArajapa suprItA hrIMmatI hrIMvibhUShaNA . hrIMshIlA hrIMpadArAdhyA hrIMgarbhA hrIMpadAbhidhA .. 18.. hrIMkAravAchyA hrIMkAra pUjyA hrIMkAra pIThikA . hrIMkAravedyA hrIMkArachintyA hrIM hrIMsharIriNI .. 19.. hakArarUpA haladhR^itpUjitA hariNekShaNA . harapriyA harArAdhyA haribrahmendra vanditA .. 20.. hayArUDhA sevitAMghrirhayamedha samarchitA . haryakShavAhanA haMsavAhanA hatadAnavA .. 21.. hatyAdipApashamanI haridashvAdi sevitA . hastikumbhottu~Nka kuchA hastikR^itti priyAMganA .. 22.. haridrAkuMkumA digdhA haryashvAdyamarArchitA . harikeshasakhI hAdividyA hallAmadAlasA .. 23.. sakArarUpA sarvaj~nA sarveshI sarvama~NgalA . sarvakartrI sarvabhartrI sarvahantrI sanAtanA .. 24.. sarvAnavadyA sarvA~Nga sundarI sarvasAkShiNI . sarvAtmikA sarvasaukhya dAtrI sarvavimohinI .. 25.. sarvAdhArA sarvagatA sarvAvaguNavarjitA . sarvAruNA sarvamAtA sarvabhUShaNa bhUShitA .. 26.. kakArArthA kAlahantrI kAmeshI kAmitArthadA . kAmasaMjIvinI kalyA kaThinastana maNDalA .. 27.. karabhoruH kalAnAtha mukhI kachajitAmbhudA . kaTAkShasyandi karuNA kapAli prANa nAyikA .. 28.. kAruNya vigrahA kAntA kAntidhUta japAvaliH . kalAlApA kaMbukaNThI karanirjita pallavA .. 29.. kalpavallI samabhujA kastUrI tilakA~nchitA . hakArArthA haMsagatirhATakAbharaNojjvalA .. 30.. hArahAri kuchAbhogA hAkinI halyavarjitA . haritpati samArAdhyA haThAtkAra hatAsurA .. 31.. harShapradA havirbhoktrI hArda santamasApahA . hallIsalAsya santuShTA haMsamantrArtha rUpiNI .. 32.. hAnopAdAna nirmuktA harShiNI harisodarI . hAhAhUhU mukha stutyA hAni vR^iddhi vivarjitA .. 33.. hayya~NgavIna hR^idayA harikopAruNAMshukA . lakArAkhyA latApUjyA layasthityudbhaveshvarI .. 34.. lAsya darshana santuShTA lAbhAlAbha vivarjitA . la~NghyetarAj~nA lAvaNya shAlinI laghu siddhidA .. 35.. lAkShArasa savarNAbhA lakShmaNAgraja pUjitA . labhyatarA labdha bhakti sulabhA lA~NgalAyudhA .. 36.. lagnachAmara hasta shrIshAradA parivIjitA . lajjApada samArAdhyA laMpaTA lakuleshvarI .. 37.. labdhamAnA labdharasA labdha sampatsamunnatiH . hrIMkAriNI cha hrIMkari hrIMmadhyA hrIMshikhAmaNiH .. 38.. hrIMkArakuNDAgni shikhA hrIMkAra shashichandrikA . hrIMkAra bhAskararuchirhrIMkArAMbhoda cha~nchalA .. 39.. hrIMkAra kandA~NkurikA hrIMkAraika parAyaNAm.h . hrIMkAra dIrghikAhaMsI hrIMkArodyAna kekinI .. 40.. hrIMkArAraNya hariNI hrIMkArAvAla vallarI . hrIMkAra pa~njarashukI hrIMkArA~NgaNa dIpikA .. 41.. hrIMkAra kandarA siMhI hrIMkArAmbhoja bhR^i~NgikA . hrIMkAra sumano mAdhvI hrIMkAra tarumaMjarI .. 42.. sakArAkhyA samarasA sakalAgama saMstutA . sarvavedAnta tAtparyabhUmiH sadasadAshrayA .. 43.. sakalA sachchidAnandA sAdhyA sadgatidAyinI . sanakAdimunidhyeyA sadAshiva kuTumbinI .. 44.. sakAlAdhiShThAna rUpA satyarUpA samAkR^itiH . sarvaprapa~ncha nirmAtrI samanAdhika varjitA .. 45.. sarvottu~NgA saMgahInA saguNA sakaleshvarI . kakAriNI kAvyalolA kAmeshvara manoharA .. 46.. kAmeshvarapraNAnADI kAmeshotsa~Nga vAsinI . kAmeshvarAliMgitAMgI kameshvara sukhapradA .. 47.. kAmeshvara praNayinI kAmeshvara vilAsinI . kAmeshvara tapaH siddhiH kAmeshvara manaH priyA .. 48.. kAmeshvara prANanAthA kAmeshvara vimohinI . kAmeshvara brahmavidyA kAmeshvara gR^iheshvarI .. 49.. kAmeshvarAhlAdakarI kAmeshvara maheshvarI . kAmeshvarI kAmakoTi nilayA kA~NkShitArthadA .. 50.. lakAriNI labdharUpA labdhadhIrlabdha vA~nchitA . labdhapApa manodUrA labdhAhaMkAra durgamA .. 51.. labdhashaktirlabdha dehA labdhaishvarya samunnatiH . labdha vR^iddhirlabdha lIlA labdhayauvana shAlinI .. 52.. labdhAtishaya sarvA~Nga saundaryA labdha vibhramA . labdharAgA labdhapatirlabdha nAnAgamasthitiH .. 53.. labdha bhogA labdha sukhA labdha harShAbhi pUjitA . hrIMkAra mUrtirhrINkAra saudhashR^iMga kapotikA .. 54.. hrIMkAra dugdhAbdhi sudhA hrIMkAra kamalendirA . hrIMkAramaNi dIpArchirhrIMkAra tarushArikA .. 55.. hrIMkAra peTaka maNirhrIMkAradarsha bimbitA . hrIMkAra koshAsilatA hrIMkArAsthAna nartakI .. 56.. hrIMkAra shuktikA muktAmaNirhrIMkAra bodhitA . hrIMkAramaya sauvarNastambha vidruma putrikA .. 57.. hrIMkAra vedopaniShad.h hrIMkArAdhvara dakShiNA . hrIMkAra nandanArAma navakalpaka vallarI .. 58.. hrIMkAra himavadga~NgA hrIMkArArNava kaustubhA . hrIMkAra mantra sarvasvA hrIMkArapara saukhyadA .. 59.. .. iti shrI brahmANDapurANe uttarAkhaNDe shrI hayagrIvAgastyasa.nvAde shrIlalitAtrishatI stotra kathanaM sampUrNam.h .. ## The transliteration of Sanskrit terms is according to ITRANS scheme, which is close to the pronunciation. 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