Goddess Lalita Tripurasundari

lalitāpañcaratnam

(Sri Lalita Pancharatnam in English (IAST))

Adi Shankaracharya

The Sri Lalita Pancharatnam is a profound devotional hymn composed by Adi Shankaracharya, dedicated to the Goddess Lalita Tripurasundari. Consisting of five exquisite verses, it offers a vivid, meditative visualization of the Devi’s divine form, from her lotus-like face to her radiant feet. Traditionally recited during the morning hours (Pratah), this stotra is believed to bestow inner peace, clarity of mind, and spiritual grace upon the devotee. By contemplating the beauty and majesty of the Divine Mother as described in these verses, practitioners seek to dissolve worldly attachments and attain union with the supreme consciousness of the Goddess.

lalitāpañcaratnam
prātaḥ smarāmi lalitāvadanāravindaṃ
bimbādharaṃ pṛthulamauktikaśobhināsam |
ākarṇadīrghanayanaṃ maṇikuṇḍalāḍhyaṃ
mandasmitaṃ mṛgamadojjvalaphāladeśam ||1||
prātarbhajāmi lalitābhujakalpavallīṃ
raktāṅgulīyalasadaṅgulipallavāḍhyām |
māṇikyahemavalayāṅgadaśobhamānāṃ
puṇḍrekṣucāpakusumeṣusṛṇīrdadhānām ||2||
prātarnamāmi lalitācaraṇāravindaṃ
bhakteṣṭadānanirataṃ bhavasindhupotam |
padmāsanādisuranāyakapūjanīyaṃ
padmāṅkuśadhvajasudarśanalāñchanāḍhyam ||3||
prātaḥ stuve paraśivāṃ lalitāṃ bhavānīṃ
trayyantavedyavibhavāṃ karuṇānavadyām |
viśvasya sṛṣṭivilayasthitihetubhūtāṃ
vidyeśvarīṃ nigamavāṅmanasātidūrām ||4||
prātarvadāmi lalite tava puṇyanāma
kāmeśvarīti kamaleti maheśvarīti |
śrīśāmbhavīti jagatāṃ jananī pareti
vāgdevateti vacasā tripureśvarīti ||5||
yaḥ ślokapañcakamidaṃ lalitāmbikāyāḥ
saubhāgyadaṃ sulalitaṃ paṭhati prabhāte |
tasmai dadāti lalitā jhaṭiti prasannā
vidyāṃ śriyaṃ vimalasaukhyamanantakīrtim ||6||
||iti śrīlalitāpañcaratnam||

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