Lalita Sahasranama Shlokas - Sri Vidya Chanting

Dhyan Shlok 1

om shrividyam shiva-vama-bhaga-nilayam hrinkar-mantrojvalam shrichakrankita bindu-madhya-vasatim shrimat-sabha-nayikam | shrimat-shanmukha vighnaraja-jananim shrimajjaganmohinim meenakshim pranato-[a]smi santatam-aham karunya-varamnidhim | |

Meaning: shrividyam: she who is the embodiment of Sri Vidya;
shiva-vama-bhaga-nilayam: she who resides as the left part of Lord Shiv;
hrinkar-mantrojvalam: she whose form shines with the Hrim mantra;
shrichakrankita bindu-madhya-vasatim: she who resides as the bindu in the middle of the Sri chakra;
shrimat-sabha-nayikam: She who is the revered goddess presiding the assembly of Devas shrimat-shanmukha vighnaraja-jananim: she who is the revered mother of Shanmukh (Lord Kartikeya) and Vighnaraja (Lord Ganesh);
shrimajjaganmohinim: she who is the great enchantress of the world meenakshim pranato-[a]smi santatam-aham: I always bow down to Devi Meenakshi;
karunya-varamnidhim: she who the ocean of compassion

Dhyan Shlok 2

sinduraruna-vigraham trinayanam manikya-maulisphurat taranayak-shekharam smitamukhimapina-vakshoruhaam | panibhyam-alipurna-ratna-chashakam raktotpalam vibhratim saumyam ratna-ghatasth-raktacharanam dhyayet-paramambikam | |

Meaning: sinduraruna-vigraham: she who has a radiant, vermilion complexion (the color of kumkum and the rising sun);
trinayanam: she who has three eyes;
manikya-mauli-sphurat taranayak-shekharam: and adorns a dazzling crown studded with rubies and a moon;
smitamukhimapina-vakshoruhaam: she who forever sports a captivating smile on her face, the one with a fully developed bosom (nourishing the Universe as a Mother);
panibhyam-alipurna-ratna-chashakam raktotpalam vibhratim: who holds a jewel-encrusted cup brimming with honey mead in one hand, and twirls a red lotus with the other;
saumyam ratna-ghatasth-raktacharanam: she who is forever the ocean of compassion and beauty and keeps her lustrous, crimson left foot on a pot of rubies;
dhyayet-paramambikam: we medidate on that Para Ambika (Supreme Divine mother)

Verse 1

Meaning: srimata: she who is auspicious mother;
shri maharagyni: she who is the auspicious ruler;
shrimat-sinhasaneshvari: she who is the ruler of the blessed lion-throne;
chidagni-kund-sambhuta: she who is born in the fire-pit of consciousness;
devakarya-samudyata: she who is enabler of the devas' work
(N1-N5)

Verse 2

Meaning: udyad-bhanu-sahasrabha: she who is radiant as thousands of rising suns;
chaturbahu-samanvita: she who is with four arms raagasvarup-pashadhya: she who bears the noose of desire;
krodhakarankushojjvala: she who bears the goad of anger
(N6-N9)

Verse 3

Meaning: manorupekshu-kodanda: she who bears the (sugarcane) bow of mind;
panchatanmatra-sayaka: she who bears the tanmatras (five subtle elements) as arrows;
nijarun-prabhapur-majjad-brahmand-mandala: she who bathes the universe in a rosy brilliance
(N10-N12)

Verse 4

Meaning: champakashok-punnag-saugandhikalasatkacha: she whose hair is adorned with champaka, punnag, and saugandhika flowers;
kuruvindamani-shreni-kanatkotir-mandita: she whose crown is studded with rows of Kuruvinda (name of a gem)
(N13-N14)

Verse 5

Meaning: ashtami-chandra-vibhraj-dalikasthal-shobhita: she whose forehead shines like the crescent moon of the eighth night of the lunar month;
mukh-chandra-kalankabh-mriganabhi-visheshaka: she who wears a kasturi (musk) mark on her forehead, which shines like the spot on the moon
(N15-N16)

Verse 6

Meaning: vadan-smar-mangalya-grihtoran-chillika: she whose eyebrows are the entrance arches of Kamraaj's palace;
vaktra-lakshmi parivah-chalanminabh-lochana: she whose eyes are like fishes moving and playing in the stream of her beautiful face
(N17-N18)

Verse 7

Meaning: navchampak-pushpabh-nasadand-virajita: she whose nose like a newly blossoming champaka flower;
tarakanti-tiraskari-nasabharan-bhasura: she whose nose stud shines brighter than stars
(N19-N20)

Verse 8

Meaning: kadambmanjari-klupta-karnapur-manohara: she who is captivating and wears bunches of kadamba (flowers) as ornaments in her ears;
tatanka-yugali-bhut-tapanodup-mandala: she who wears the sun and moon as earrings
(N21-N22)

Verse 9

Meaning: padmaraag-shiladarsha-paribhavi-kapolabhuh: she whose cheeks outshine the glow of mirrors made of padmaraag (a percious gem);
navavidruma-bimbashree-nyakkari-radanachada: she whose lips are brighter and redder than the coral and fresh bimba fruit
(N23-N24)

Verse 10

Meaning: shuddh-vidyankurakara-dvijapankti-dvayojvala: she who shines with her two rows of teeth which are buds of pure knowledge;
karpur-vitikamoda-samakarsh-digantara: she enjoys the betel leaves rolled with camphor, whose fragrance attracts the universe
(N25-N26)

Verse 11

Meaning: nij-sallap-madhurya-vinirbhartsit-kacchapi: she the sweet melody of whose speech puts to shame Ma Saraswati's veena, kacchapi;
mandasmit-prabhapur-majjatkamesh-manasa: she who submerges Kamesh's mind with her radiant smile
(N27-N28)

Verse 12

Meaning: anakalit-sadrishya-chubukshree-virajita: she whose chin is of unmatched beauty;
kamesh-baddh-mangalya-sutra-shobhit-kandhra: she whose neck is adorned with the marriage thread tied by Kamesh
(N29-N30)

Verse 13

Meaning: kanakangad-keyur-kamniya-bhujanvita: she whose arms are adorned with golden armlets;
ratnagraiveya-chintak-lol-mukta phalanvita: she whose neck is adorned with a necklace of gems, and a dangling pearl
(N31-N32)

Verse 14

Meaning: kameshvara-premratna-mani-pratipan-stani: she who offers her breasts to Kameshvara in return for a priceless gem—his love;
nabhyalval-romali-lata-phal-kuchadvaei: she whose breasts grow like fruits on a creeper of fine hairline rising from the root of her navel
(N33-N34)

Verse 15

Meaning: lakshyarom-latadharatasmunneya-madhyama: her delicate waist is guessed or inferred only by the fine hair rising from it;
stanbhaar-dalanmadhya-pattbandha-valitraya: she whose girdle or belt (belt formed by the three folds of skin on the stomach) supports her waist, bending under the burden of her breasts
(N35-N36)

Verse 16

Meaning: arunarun-kaosumbh-vastra-bhasvat-katitati: she whose bright waist is covered with a silken garment, the colour of kaosumbh (safflower), like that of a rising sun;
ratna-kinkinika-ramya-rashna-daam-bhushita: she who is wearing a golden belt studded with jewelled bells
(N37-N38)

Verse 17

Meaning: kamesh-gyat-saubhagya-mardavoru-dvayanvita: only Kamesh knows the symmetry and smoothness of her thighs;
manikya-makutakara-janudvaya-virajita: she whose knees are like jewelled discs made of makutakara (rubies)
(N39-N40)

Verse 18

Meaning: indragop-parikshipt-smaratunabh-janghika: she whose calves are like the gemstone-studded (the name of the gemstone is indragop, which is also the name of a red velvety insect found during rains) quiver of Kamadev gudagulpha: she whose ankles are hidden;
kurmaprishtha-jayishnu-prapadanvita: she whose foot is arched like the back of a tortoise
(N41-N43)

Verse 19

Meaning: nakha-didhiti-sanchanna-namajjan-tamoguna: she whose radiant toenails remove the tamas (darkness of ignorance) of her worshippers;
padadvaya-prabhajala-parakrita-saroruha: she whose feet, by their abundant radiance, outshine even the beauty of the lotus
(N44-N45)

Verse 20

Meaning: shinjan-manimanjira-mandit-shri-padambuja: she whose sacred lotus feet are decorated with jewelled, tinkling anklets;
marali-mandagamana: she who has the gentle gait of a swan;
mahalavanya-shevadhih: she who is the treasure house of beauty
(N46-N48)

Verse 21

Meaning: sarvaruna: she who radiates a rosy hue;
anavadyangi: she who has flawless limbs;
sarvabharan-bhushita: she who is wearing all kinds of ornaments;
shiv-kameshvarankastha: she who is seated in Kameshvara's lap;
shiva: she who is all auspiciousness and bestows auspiciousness;
svadhina-vallabha: she who has her Lord under her sway (Bhagvan Shiv)
(N49-N54)

Verse 22

Meaning: sumeru-madhya-shringastha: she who dwells in the middle of Mount Meru;
shrimannagar-nayika: she who rules over the auspicious city;
chintamani-grihantastha: she who lives in the palace made of chintamani (a jewel);
panch-brahmasan-sthita: she who is seated on the throne made of five Brahmas
(N55-N58)

Verse 23

Meaning: mahapadmatavi-sanstha: she who lives in a great forest of lotuses;
kadambvan-vasinee: she who lives in a grove of Kadamba trees;
sudhasagar-madhyastha: she who resides in the middle of the ocean of nectar;
kamakshi: she who has beautiful eyes or eyes that awaken desire;
kamdayini: she who fulfils desire
(N59-N63)

Verse 24

Meaning: devarshi-gan-sanghat stuyamanatma-vaibhava: she who is praised by many gods and sages;
bhandasura-vadhodyukta shaktisena-samanvita: she who has the army of Shaktis capable of slaying Bhandasura
(N64-N65)

Verse 25

Meaning: sampatkari-samarudh-sindhur-vraj-sevita: she who is attended by herds of elephants commanded by Sampatkari;
ashvarudha-adhishtitashva-koti-kotibhiravrita: she who is surrounded by crores of horses commanded by Ashvarudha
(N66-N67)

Verse 26

Meaning: chakraraj-radharudh-sarvayudh-parishkrita: she who is seated in the chariot known as Chakraraj, armed with all kinds of weapons;
geyachakra-radharudh-mantrini-parisevita: she who is attended by Mantrini who rides the Geyacakra chariot
(N68-69)

Verse 27

Meaning: kirichakra-radharudh dandanatha-puraskrita: she who is accompanied by Dandanatha riding the Kirichakra chariot;
jvala-malinikakshipt-vahniprakar-madhyaga: she who is at the center of Jvalamalini's fortress of fire
(N70-N71)

Verse 28

Meaning: bhandasainya-vadhodyukt-shakti-vikram-harshita: she who is delighted at the activity of Shaktis, who are intent on destroying Bhandasura;
nitya-parakramatop-nireekshan-samutsuka: she who is delighted to witness the courage of her Nityas
(N72-N73)

Verse 29

Meaning: bhanda-putra-vadhodyukt-bala-vikram-nandita: she who is pleased at the might of Bala's intent on fighting Bhandasura's sons;
mantrinyamba-virachita-vishang-vadh-toshita: she who celebrates Mantrini's conquest of the demon Vishang
(N74-N75)

Verse 30

Meaning: vishukra-pranaharan-varahi-viryanandita: she who delights in Varahi's conquest of Vishukra;
kameshvar-mukhalok-kalpit-shriganeshvara: she who gave birth to Sri Ganeshvara by glancing at Kameshvara's face
(N76-N77)

Verse 31

Meaning: maha-ganesh-nirbhinn-vighnyantra-praharshita: she who delights in Sri Ganesh destroying the obstacle formed by illusory figures;
bhandasurendra-nirmukta-shastra-pratyastra-varshini: she who showers counter weapons in response to Bhandasura's weapons
(N78-N79)

Verse 32

Meaning: karanguli-nakhotpanna-narayan-dashakritih: she whose ten fingernails gave birth to ten Narayanas (ten avataras);
maha-pashupatastragni-nirdagdhasur-sainika: she who reduced the demon army to ashes using the great weapon, Maha Pashupata.
(N80-81)

Verse 33

Meaning: kameshvarastra-nirdagdha-sabhandasur-shunyaka: she who destroyed Bhandasura's army and his capital, Shunyaka with the Kameshvarastra (fire weapon);
brahmopendra-mahendradi-dev-sanstut-vaibhava: she whose supreme powers are praised by Brahma, Vishnu (Upendra), Shiv (Mahendra) and other devas
(N82-83)

Verse 34

Meaning: har-netragni-sandagdh-kaam-sanjivanoshadhih: she who herself was the life-giving medicine to Kaamdev, who was burnt to ashes by lord Shiv's third eye;
shreemad-vagbhava-kutaika-svaroop-mukh-pankaja: she whose lotus face represents the divine vagbhava kuta (a group of syllables in the panchadashi mantra)
(N84-N85)

Verse 35

Meaning: kantadhah-kati-paryant-madhyakut-svarupinee: she who represents Madhyakut (a group of six middle syllables in the Panchadashi mantra) from throat to waist;
shakti-kutaikatapanna-katyadhobhag-dharinee: she whose form below the waist is Shaktikut (the last four syllables in the Panchadashi mantra)
(N86-N87)

Verse 36

Meaning: mula-mantratmika: she whose body is made up of three parts of root mantra (panchadashi) herself;
mula-kutatraya-kalevara: she whose body is composed of the three parts of the Panchdashi mantra;
kulamritaik-rasika: she who is the very nectar (kulamrit) of the kulas;
kulsanket-palini: she who is the protector the code of rituals of all kulas
(N88-91)

Verse 37

Meaning: kulangana: she who is wholly committed to the kula;
kulantastha: she who resides in the kula;
kaulinee: she who belongs to the kula;
kulayogini: she who presides over the yoga of the kula;
akula: she who does not belong to any kula or is beyond all kulas;
samayantastha: she who resides within as samaya, the inner worship;
samayachar-tatpara: she who is devoted to the the samaya mode of worship
(N92-N98)

Verse 38

Meaning: muladharaika-nilaya: she whose primary abode is the muladhaar (chakra);
brahmagranthi-vibhedini: she who pierces through the Brahma granthi (psychic knot);
mani-purantarudita: she who emerges at the Manipura chakra;
vishnugranthi-vibhedini: she who pierces the Vishnu granthi (the second psychic knot)
(N99-N102)

Verse 39

Meaning: agya-chakrantaralastha: she who resides at the centre of the agya (ajna) chakra;
rudragranthi-vibhedini: she who dissolves the Rudra granthi (the third and final psychic knot);
sahasrarambujarudha: she who rises up to the thousand-petalled Sahasraar (crown chakra);
sudha-sarabhivarshini: she who pours down streams of nectar (sudha or amrita)
(N103-N106)

Verse 40

Meaning: tadillata-samruchih: she who is radiant as a flash of lightning;
shatchakropari-sansthita: she who resides above the six chakras;
mahasaktih: she who is greatly attached to Shiv;
kundalini: she who is the coiled one;
bistantu-taniyasi: she who as fine as the fibre of a lotus stalk
(N107-N111)

Verse 41

Meaning: bhavani: she who gives life to Bhava (Shiv), and is his consort;
bhavanagamya: she who is attained through bhavana (contemplation);
bhavaranya-kutharika: she who is the axe that cuts through the dense forest of samsar;
bhadrapriya: she who is fond of all things auspicious;
bhadra-murtih: she who is the embodiment of auspiciousness;
bhakta-saubhagyadayini: she who grants the gift of auspicious fortune to her devotees
(N112-N117)

Verse 42

Meaning: bhaktipriya: she who delights in devotion;
bhaktigamya: she who is attained or approached through devotion;
bhaktivashya: she who is won over by devotion;
bhayapaha: she who removes all fear;
shambhavi: she who is the wife of Shambhu;
sharadaradhya: she who is worshipped by Ma Sharada (Saraswati);
sharvani: she who is the consort of Sharva (Lord Shiv);
sharmadayini: she who grants happiness
(N118-N125)

Verse 43

Meaning: shankari: she who grants auspiciousness;
shrikari: she who grants riches and abundance;
sadhvi: she who is devoted solely to Lord Shiv;
sharchchandra-nibhanana: she whose face is bright like the full moon on a clear autumn night;
shatodari: she who has a slender waist;
shantimati: she who is peaceful;
niradhara: she who is without support or dependence;
niranjana: she who is stainless or pristine
(N126-N133)

Verse 44

Meaning: nirlepa: she who is free of the impuritities (mal) of maya, ignorance and worldly attachments;
nirmala: she who is spotless;
nitya: she who is eternal;
nirakara: she who is formless;
nirakula: she who is free of all agitation;
nirguna: she who is beyond the gunas (sattva, rajas, and tamas);
nishkala: she who is indivisible (without parts);
shanta: she who is tranquil;
nishkama: who is free of all desire;
nirupaplava: she who is the indestructible
(N134-N143)

Verse 45

Meaning: nityamukta: she who is ever-free;
nirvikara: she who is unchanging;
nishprapancha: she who is without extension (who is transcendent, beyond the manifested universe);
nirashraya: she who needs no refuge (ashraya), independent;
nitya-shuddha: she who is ever-pure;
nitya-buddha: she who is ever-wise;
niravadya: she who is blameless or praiseworthy;
nirantara: she who is uninterrupted (goes on forever, eternally there)
(N144-N151)

Verse 46

Meaning: nishkarana: she who is without cause;
nishkalanka: she who is faultless;
nirupadhih: she who has no limitation;
nirishvara: she who has no superior;
niraga: she who is without passion or desire;
ragamathani: she who destroys passion or desires;
nirmada: she who is without pride;
madanashini: she who destroys pride
(N152-N159)

Verse 47

Meaning: nishchinta: she who is without anxiety;
nirahankara: she who is without ego (ahankaar);
nirmoha: she who is free from delusion;
mohanashini: she who destroys delusion;
nirmama: she who is free of self-interest;
mamatahantri: she who destroys self-interest or sense of ownership;
nishpaapa: she who is wiithout sin;
paapnashini: she who destroys sins
(N160-N167)

Verse 48

Meaning: nishkrodha: she who is free of anger;
krodhashamani: she who destroys anger;
nirlobha: she who is without greed;
lobhanashini: she who destroys greed;
nissanshaya: she who without doubt;
sanshayaghni: she who rdestroys all doubt;
nirbhava: she who is without origin;
bhavanashini: she who destroys the cycle of wordly existence
(N168-N175)

Verse 49

Meaning: nirvikalpa: who is free of vikalpas (mental constructs or imaginings);
nirabadha: she who is undisturbed;
nirbheda: she who beyond all differences;
bhednashini: she who destroys all differences;
nirnasha: she who is indestructible;
mrityumathani: she who destroys death;
nishkriya: she who is free of action;
nishparigraha: she who is free of possessiveness
(N176-N183)

Verse 50

Meaning: nistula: she who is incomparable;
nilachikura: she who has dark, bluish-black hair;
nirapaya: she who is imperishable;
niratyaya: she who cannot be defied;
durlabha: she who is difficult to attain;
durgama: she who is difficult to approach;
durga: she who carries one across the ocean of samsar;
dukhhantri: she who destroys sorrow;
sukhaprada: she who blesses with happiness
(N184-N192)

Verse 51

Meaning: dushtadura: she who is unattainable by sinners or through ignorance;
durachaar-shamani: she who ends evil customes and destroys the sense of separation;
doshavarjita: she who is free of faults;
sarvagyna: she who is all-knowing;
sandrakaruna: she who is intensely compassionate;
samanadhik-varjita: she who has none superior or equal to her
(N193-N198)

Verse 52

Meaning: sarvashaktimayi: she who has all powers;
sarva-mangala: she who is the source of all that is auspicious;
sadgatiprada: she who leads on to the right path;
sarveshvari: she who rules over all;
sarvamayi: she who is everything;
sarvamantra-svarupini: she who is the essence of all mantras
(N199-N204)

Verse 53

Meaning: sarva-yantratmika: she who is the soul of all yantras;
sarva-tantrarupa: she who is the form of all tantras;
manonmani: she who takes our awareness to the eighth plane of consciousness where she resides as manonmani;
maaheshvari: she who is the consort of Maheshvara;
mahadevi: she who is the great Devi or she whose body is immesaurable;
mahalakshmih: she who is the great Devi Lakshmi;
mridapriya: she who is the beloved of Mrida (Lord Shiv)
(N205-N211)

Verse 54

Meaning: maharupa: she who has a great form;
mahapujya: she who is highly revered and the ultimate object of worship;
mahapatak-nashini: she who destroys greatest of sins;
mahamaya: she who is the great illusion (maya);
mahasattva: she who is the great reality;
mahashaktih: she who is the great power;
maharatih: she who delights in her own essence
(N212-N218)

Verse 55

Meaning: mahabhoga: she who is the great extension or has immense wealth;
mahaishvarya: she who is a great ruler;
mahavirya: she who is supreme potency responsible for the creation;
mahabala: she who is great strength;
mahabuddhih: she who is supreme intellect;
mahasiddhih: she who is the highest attainment;
mahayogeshvareshvari: she who rules over the great yogis
(N219-N225)

Verse 56

Meaning: mahatantra: she who is the great tantra;
mahamantra: she who is the greatest mantra;
mahayantra: she who is the great yantra;
mahasana: she who is the great seat of 36 tatvas as Bindu;
mahayaag-kramaradhya: she who is worshipped through the step-by-step rituals of supreme sacrifice;
mahabhairava-pujita: she who is worshipped by the great Bhairav
(N226-N231)

Verse 57

Meaning: maheshvara-mahakalpa-mahatandava-sakshini: she who witnesses Maheshvara's great cosmic dance of time;
mahakamesh-mahishi: she who is the wife of Mahakameshvara;
mahatripura-sundari: she who is the supreme beauty in the three realms
(N232-N234)

Verse 58

Meaning: chatuh-shashtyupacharadhya: she who is worshipped with sixty-four offerings;
chatuh-shashtikalamayi: she who is the embodiment of the sixty-four arts;
mahachatuh-shashtikoti-yogini-ganasevita: she who is attended by sixty-four crore yoginis
(N235-N237)

Verse 59

Meaning: manuvidya: she who is embodiment of Manuvidya (Manu was a great Srividya upasak);
chandravidya: she who is the embodiment of chandravidya (a branch of Srividya identified with Chandra, another great Sri Vidya upasak;
chandramandal-madhyaga: she who resides at the centre of the lunar disc;
charurupa: she who is of exquisite beauty;
charuhasa: she who has a beautiful smile;
charuchandra-kaladhara: she who wears the crescent moon that neither waxes nor wanes
(N238-N243)

Verse 60

Meaning: charachar-jagannatha: she who rules over the animate and inanimate worlds;
chakraraj-niketana: who resides in the Shrichakra;
parvati: she who is the daughter of the mountain (Himavan);
padmanayana: she whose eyes are shaped like lotus petals;
padmaraag-samprabha: she whose complexion is red like that of ruby (padmaraag)
(N244-N248)

Verse 61

Meaning: pancha-pretasanasina: she who is seated on the five-corpse throne;
panchabrahm-svarupini: she whose form is composed of the five Brahmas;
chinmayi: she who is pure consciousness;
paramananda: she who is supreme bliss;
vigyan-ghanarupini: she who is embodiment of all-pervading intelligence
(N249-N253)

Verse 62

Meaning: dhyan-dhyatra-dhyeyarupa: she who is the form of meditation, the meditator and the object of meditation;
dharmadharm-vivarjita: she who is without (or beyond) the dualities of virtue and vice;
vishvarupa: she who is form of the universe;
jagarini: she who assumes the waking state;
svapanti: she who is the dream state;
taijasatmika: she who becomes the subtle objects of dream state
(N254-N259)

Verse 63

Meaning: supta: she who is in the deep-sleep state;
pragyatmika: she who is the collective form of the universe;
turya: she who is the witnessing consciousness;
sarvavastha-vivarjita: she who transcends (is beyond) all these states;
srishtikartri: she who is the creator;
brahmarupa: she who takes the form of Brahma;
goptri: she who protects;
govindarupini: who takes the form of Govinda
(N260-N267)

Verse 64

Meaning: sanharini: she who is the destroyer;
rudrarupa: she who takes the form of Rudra;
tirodhan-kari: she who is the concealer;
ishvari: she who is the ruler or consort of Ishana;
sadashiva: she who is Sadashiva, the bestower of auspiciousness;
anugrahada: she who bestows grace and blessings;
panchakritya-parayana: she who performs the five cosmic functions—creation, presevation, destruction, annihilation, and reappearance
(N268-N274)

Verse 65

Meaning: bhanumandala-madhyastha: she who is seated within the solar disc;
bhairavi: she who is the consort of Bhairav;
bhagamalini: she who wears a garland of suns or a garland made of six bhagas (excellences);
padmasana: who is seated upon a lotus;
bhagavati: she who is the refuge of all;
padmanabh-sahodari: she who resides at the lotus of the navel, sister of Sri Vishnu
(N275-N280)

Verse 66

Meaning: unmesh-nimishotpanna-vipanna-bhuvanavali: she who causes worlds to appear and vanish with mere opening and closing of her eyes;
sahasra-shirshavadana: she who has a thousand heads and faces;
sahasrakshi: she who has a thousand eyes;
sahasrapat: she who has a thousand feet
(N281-N284)

Verse 67

Meaning: abrahm-kita-janani: she who is the mother of all beings, from Brahma down to the insect;
varnashram-vidhayini: she who establishes the social order;
nijagyaroop-nigama: she who with her command manifests the Vedas;
punyaapunya-phalaprada: she who grants the fruits of good and bad actions
(N285-N288)

Verse 68

Meaning: shruti-simant-sinduri-krit-padabja-dhulika: she, the dust of whose feet becomes the sacred vermilion for the Shrutis (Vedas);
sakalagama-sandoha-shukti-samput-mauktika: she who is the pearl held within the shell of all scriptures
(N289-N290)

Verse 69

Meaning: purusharthaprada: she who confers the four aims of life (Purusharthas);
purna: she who is wholeness or fullness, the one who is complete;
bhogini: she who is the enjoyer;
bhuvaneshvari: she who is the ruler of the universe;
ambika: she who is the mother of the universe;
anadi-nidhana: she who has neither beginning nor end;
haribramhendra-sevita: she who is attended by Vishnu, Brahma, and Indra
(N291-N297)

Verse 70

Meaning: narayani: the Shakti of Sri Narayan;
nadarupa: she who is the form of sound;
namarup-vivarjita: she who transcends name and form;
hrinkari: she who is the form of the bija 'hrim';
hrimati: she who is the possessor of hri (hrim);
hridya: she who abides in the heart;
heyopadeya-varjita: she who neither accepts nor rejects anything
(N298-N304)

Verse 71

Meaning: rajrajarchita: she who is worshipped by Rajrajeshvara (Lord Shiv), the king of kings;
ragyi: the supreme ruler or the queen of Rajrajeshvara;
ramya: she who gives delight, beautiful;
rajivlochana: she whose eyes are those of a benevolent ruler, rajiv is also lotus;
so, the one who is lotus-eyed;
ranjani: she who is delightful;
ramani: she who bestows joy;
rasya: she who enjoys, or she who is of the nature of rasa;
ranatkinkini-mekhala: she who wears a girdle of tinkling bells
(N305-N312)

Verse 72

Meaning: rama: she who is the form of Lakshmi;
rakenduvadana: she whose face is like the full moon;
ratirupa: she who is the embodiment of pleasure (Rati is the wife of Kaamdev, the God of love);
ratipriya: she who loves pleasure;
rakshakari: she who is the protector;
raakshsaghni: she who is he slayer of rakshasas (demons);
raama: she who is of the nature of delight;
ramanlampata: who is devoted to Lord Shiv (Raman)
(N313-N320)

Verse 73

Meaning: kamya: she who is desirable;
kaamkalarupa: she who is the form of Kaamakala;
kadamb-kusuma-priya: she who is fond of Kadamba flowers;
kalyani: she who bestows auspiciousness;
jagatikanda: she who is the root of the world;
karuna-ras-sagara: she who is the ocean of compassion
(N321-N326)

Verse 74

Meaning: kalavati: she who is the embodiment of all arts;
kalalapa: she who speaks musically or the one with a refined expression;
kanta: she who is beautiful;
kadambari-priya: she who is fond of mead;
varada: she who grants wishes;
vamanayana: she who is has beautiful eyes;
varuni-mada-vihvala: she who is intoxicated (with varuni)
(N327-N333)

Verse 75

Meaning: vishvadhika: she who transcends the world;
vedvedya: she who is known through the Vedas;
vindhyachal-nivasini: she who resides in the Vindhya mountains;
vidhatri: she who creates and sustains the universe;
vedjanani: she who is the mother of the Vedas;
vishnumaya: she who is the maya of Sri Vishnu;
vilasini: she who is playful
(N334-N340)

Verse 76

Meaning: kshetrasvarupa: she whose body or form is the matter (kshetra);
kshetreshi: she who the consort of Kshetresh (Lord Shiv);
kshetra-kshetragya-palini: she who is the knower and protector of the matter (kshetra), she who is the protector of body and soul;
kshayavriddhi-vinirmukta: she who is free of growth and decay;
kshetrapal-smarchita: she who is worshipped by the kshetrapalas
(N341-N345)

Verse 77

Meaning: vijaya: she who is ever-victorious;
vimala: she who is without impurity;
vandya: she who is worthy of worship;
vandaru-jan-vatsala: she who is full of motherly love for those who worship her;
vagvadini: she who is the power of expression;
vamakeshi: she who is dark-haired;
vahnimandala-vasini: she who resides within the disc of fire
(N346-N352)

Verse 78

Meaning: bhaktimat-kalplatika: she who is the wish-fulfilling creeper (kalplatika) for the devotee;
pashupaash-vimochini: she who releases from the bondage of ignorance;
sanhrutashesh-paashanda: she who destroys all heretics devoted to only body, and mind;
sadachaar-pravartika: she who inspires right conduct (by making us aware of her presence)
(N353-N356)

Verse 79

Meaning: tapatrayagni-santapt-samahladan-chandrika: she who is the moonlight that cools the fire of misery;
taruni: she who is ever-youthful;
tapasaradhya: she who is worshipped by ascetics;
tanumadhya: she who is slender-waisted;
tamopaha: she who removes tamas (darkness)
(N357-N361)

Verse 80

Meaning: chitih: she who is pure wisdom;
tatpada-lakshyartha: she who is the supreme, the reality denoted by 'That';
chidekarasa-rupini: she who is the single cause of knowledge or the nature of pure intelligence;
svatmanand-lavibhuta-brahmadyanand-santatih: she, the smallest portion of whose bliss, is the combined bliss of Brahma and the other deities
(N362-N365)

Verse 81

Meaning: para: she who is supreme (para);
pratyakchitirupa: she who is the form of unmanifested consciousness;
pashyanti: she who is the second level of sound (pashyanti vak);
pardevata: she who is the supreme deity;
madhyama: she who assumes the form of madhyama vak;
vaikharirupa: she who assumes the form of vaikhari vak (manifested sound);
bhakt-manas-hansika: she who is the swan of discernment in her devotee's mind
(N366-N372)

Verse 82

Meaning: kameshvar-prananadi: she who is the life (prananadi) of Kameshvar;
kritagya: she who is the knower of all actions;
kamapujita: she who is worshipped by Kama;
shringar-ras-sampurna: she who is filled with the essence of love (shringar ras);
jaya: she who is the victorious one;
jalandhar-sthita: she who resides at the Jalandhara pitha
(N373-N378)

Verse 83

Meaning: odyanpitha-nilaya: she who resides at the Odyan peeth;
bindu-mandalvasini: she who resides at the bindu (in the Srichakra);
rahoyag-kramaradhya: she who is worshipped in secret through sacrificial fires;
rahastarpan-tarpita: she who is gratified by secret offerings (oblations)
(N379-N382)

Verse 84

Meaning: sadyah-prasadini: she who bestows grace at once;
vishva-sakshini: she who is the witness of the universe;
sakshivarjita: she who is unwitnessed;
shadangadevata-yukta: she who is accompanied by the six-limbed (shadanga) deities;
shadgunya-paripurita: she who is endowed with the six auspicious qualities
(N383-N387)

Verse 85

Meaning: nityaklinna: she who is ever-moist with compassion;
nirupama: she who is incomparable;
nirvan-sukh-dayini: she who grants the bliss of liberation;
nitya-shodashika-rupa: she who is the form of sixteen deities (15 Nitya Devis and Mother herself as the 16th deity);
shreekanthardh-sharirini: she who is half the body of Shrikantha (Lord Shiv)
(N388-N392)

Verse 86

Meaning: prabhavati: she who is radiant;
prabharupa: she who is the embodiment of radiance;
prasiddha: she who is celebrated;
parameshvari: she who is the supreme ruler;
mulaprakritih: she who is the primordial cause (mulaprakriti) of the universe;
avyakta: she who is unmanifested;
vyaktavyakt-svarupini: she who is both manifest and unmanifest
(N393-N399)

Verse 87

Meaning: vyapini: she who is the all-pervading one;
vividhakara: she who is of manifold forms;
vidyavidya-svarupini: she who has the form of both knowledge and ignorance;
mahakamesh-nayan-kumudahlad-kaumudi: she who is the moonlight that gladdens the lotus-eyed Kamesh
(N400-N403)

Verse 88

Meaning: bhakta-haarda-tamobheda-bhanumadbanu-santatih: she who is the ray of the sun that removes the darkness of ignorance from her devotee's heart;
shivduti: she for whom Lord Shiv becomes a messenger;
shivaradhya: she who is worshipped by Lord Shiv;
shivmurtih: she who is the form of Lord Shiv;
shivankari: she who confers auspiciousness (Shiv) or Shivahood
(N404-N408)

Verse 89

Meaning: shivpriya: she who is the beloved of Lord Shiv;
shivpara: she who is beyond Lord Shiv, being the source of all his attributes;
shishteshta: she who is sought by the wise or righteous;
shishta-pujita: she who is worshipped by the wise;
aprameya: she who is immeasurable;
svaprakasha: she who is self-luminous;
manovachamagochara: she who cannot be grasped by mind or speech
(N409-N415)

Verse 90

Meaning: chichaktih: she who is the power of consciousness;
chetanarupa: she who is pure consciousness;
jadashaktih: she who is the energy behind maya;
jadatmika: she who is the objective, inanimate world;
gayatri: she who is the mother of mantras;
vyahritih: she who is the utterance of mantras;
sandhya: she who is the junction of mantra, its practice and its grace;
dvijavrinda-nishevita: she who is worshipped by the twice-born
(N416-N423)

Verse 91

Meaning: tatvasana: she who is the seat of all tattvas;
tat: she who is 'That' (the supreme truth);
tvam: she who is referred to as 'Thou';
ayi: she who is mother of all;
panch-koshantar-sthita: she who resides within the five sheaths (panchakoshas);
nihseem-mahima: she who is gloriously unlimited;
nitya-yauvana: she who is ever-youthful;
madashalini: she who shines in the state of intoxication
(N424-N431)

Verse 92

Meaning: madaghurnita-raktakshi: she whose reddened eyes roll inward;
madpatal-gandbhuh: she whose cheeks are rosy;
chandan-drav-digdhangi: she whose body is smeared and fragrant with sandalwood;
champeya-kusuma-priya: she who is fond of Champaka flowers
(N432-N435)

Verse 93

Meaning: kushala: she who is skillful one;
komalakara: she who is the graceful one;
kurukulla: she who is the Kurukulla shakti;
kuleshvari: she who is the ruler of the kula;
kulakundalaya: she who resides in the Kulakunda (muladhaar chakra);
kaula-marg-tatpara-sevita: she who is worshipped by the ones in the Kaula tradition
(N436-N441)

Verse 94

Meaning: kumar-gananathamba: the mother of Skanda and Ganesh;
tushtih: she who is contentment;
pushtih: she who is nourishment;
matih: she who manifests as intelligence;
dhritih: she who is fortitude;
shantih: she who is tranquillity;
svastimati: she who is the eternal truth;
kantih: she who is radiance;
nandini: she who is delight;
vighnanashini: she who who destroys obstacles
(N442-N451)

Verse 95

Meaning: tejovati: she who is full of splendour;
trinayana: she who has sun moon, and fire as three eyes;
lolakshi-kamarupini: she who has rolling eyes;
malini: she who is wearing garlands (of 50 letters);
hansini: she who is the hamsa mantra or the one who is not separate from the hamsas (yoginis);
mata: she who is the mother of the universe;
malayachal-vasini: she who resides in the Malaya mountains
(N452-N458)

Verse 96

Meaning: sumukhi: she who has a lovely face;
nalini: she whose body is soft like lotus petals;
subhru: she who has beautiful eyebrows;
shobhana: she who is the shining one;
surnayika: she who is the leader of the devas;
kaalkanthi: she who is united with Lord Shiv (dark-throated);
kantimati: she who is radiant;
kshobhini: she who causes upheaval that brings forth the creation;
sukshmarupini: she who has a subtle form
(N459-N467)

Verse 97

Meaning: vajreshvari: she who is the sixth Nitya or the one with the brilliance of diamonds;
vamadevi: she who is the consort of Lord Shiv (Vamadev);
vayovastha-vivarjita: she who is exempt from the states of life;
siddheshvari: she who is worshipped by the siddhas;
siddhavidya: she who is the form of Siddhyavidya (Panchadashi mantra);
siddhmata: she who is the mother of the siddhas;
yashasvini: she who is famous or renowned
(N468-N474)

Verse 98

Meaning: vishudhichakra-nilaya: she who resides at the Vishuddha chakra;
raktavarna: she who is of a reddish complexion;
trilochana: she who has three-eyes;
khatvangadi-praharana: she who bears a club and other weapons;
vadanaika-samanvita: she who possesses one face
(N475-N479)

Verse 99

Meaning: payasannapriya: she who is fond of payasa (rice cooked in milk with sugar);
tvakstha: she who is the deity of the organ of touch;
pashuloka-bhayankari: she who incites fear in the pashus (ignorant people);
amritadi-mahashakti-sanvrita: she who is attended by Amrita and the other Shaktis;
dakinishvari: she who is known as Dakini
(N480-N484)

Verse 100

Meaning: anahatabja-nilaya: she who resides at the Anahat chakra;
shyamabha: she who is black in hue;
vadandvaya: she who is two-faced;
danshtrojvala: she who has shining tusks;
aksh-maladi-dhara: she who wears garlands of aksh beads (resembling 51 Sanskrit letters);
rudhirsansthita: she who presides over the blood of living beings
(N485-N490)

Verse 101

Meaning: kalaratryadi-shaktyaogh-vrita: she who is attended by Kalaratri and the other Shaktis;
snigdhodanapriya: she who is fond of food containing ghee and other fats;
mahavirendra-varada: she who bestows grace on the great warriors;
rakinyamba-svarupini: she who is the form of Rakini (a chakra yogini)
(N491-N494)

Verse 102

Meaning: manipurabja-nilaya: she who resides at the Manipura chakra;
vadanatraya-sanyuta: she who has three-faces;
vajradikayudhopeta: she who bears the vajra (lightning bolt) and other weapons;
damaryadibhir-avrita: she who is attended by Damari and the other Shaktis
(N495-N498)

Verse 103

Meaning: raktavarna: she who is of red complexion;
mansanishta: she who rules over flesh;
gudanna-preet-manasa: she who is fond of sweet jaggery rice;
samastabhakt-sukhada: she who grants happiness to all devotees;
lakinyamba-svarupini: she who is in the form of Lakini (a chakra yogini)
(N499-N503)

Verse 104

Meaning: svadhishtanambuj-gata: she who resides at the svadhishthaan chakra;
chaturvaktra-manohara: she who has four beautiful faces;
shuladyayudh-sampanna: who bears a trident and other weapons;
pitavarna: she who shines with a molten-gold hue;
atigarvita: she who is very proud
(N504-N508)

Verse 105

Meaning: medhonishtha: she who presides over fat (in living beings);
madhuprita: she who is fond of honey;
bandhinyadi-samanvita: she who is attended by Bandhini and the other Shaktis;
dadhyannasakta-hridaya: she who is fond of yogurt and rice offerings;
kakini-roop-dharini: she who is in the form of Kakini (a chakra yogini)
(N509-N513)

Verse 106

Meaning: muladharambujarudha: she who resides in the muladhaar (chakra);
pancha-vaktra: she who has five-faces;
asthi-sansthita: she who presides over the bones;
ankushadi-praharana: she who bears a goad and other weapons;
varadadi-nishevita: she who is attended by Varada and the other Shaktis
(N514-N518)

Verse 107

Meaning: mudgaodanasakta-chitta: she who is fond of offerings made from mudga beans and rice;
sakinyamba-svarupini: she who is in the form of Sakini (yogini);
agya-chakrabja-nilaya: she who resides at the agya chakra;
shuklavarna: she who is of white complexion;
shadanana: she who has six faces
(N519-N523)

Verse 108

Meaning: majjasanstha: she who presides over bone marrow;
hansavati-mukhyashakti-samanvita: she who is attended by Hamsavati as the chief Shakti;
haridranaik-rasika: who favours turmeric-flavoured food;
hakini-roop-dharini: who is Hakini (a chakra yogini)
(N524-N527)

Verse 109

Meaning: sahasradal-padmastha: she who resides at the sahasraar chakra;
sarva-varnopa-shobhita: she whose complexion contains all colours;
sarvayudhadhara: she who bears all weapons;
shukla-sansthita: who presides over reproductive tissue or she who resides in the semen;
sarvatomukhi: she who has faces that turn in all directions
(N528-N532)

Verse 110

Meaning: sarvaodan-preetchitta: who is fond of all offerings;
yakinyamba-svarupini: she who is in the form of Yakini (yogini);
svaha: she who is form of oblations offered to gods and godesses and ending with 'svaha';
svadha: she who is the form of oblations offered to ancestors with mantras that end with 'svadha';
amatih: she who is in the form of avidya or ignorance;
medha: she who is in the form of intelligence;
shrutih: she who is the form of wisdom or Vedas;
smriti: she who is the form of the derived scriptures (smriti);
anuttama: she who is the absolute best
(N533-N541)

Verse 111

Meaning: punyakirtih: she who bestows good fortune or she whose fame is sacred;
punyalabhya: she who is attained by righteous actions;
punyashravan-kirtana: she, hearing whose praise is itself sacred;
pulomajarchita: she who is worshipped by Pulomaja (Indra's wife);
bandh-mochani: she who releases one from the bondage;
bandhuralaka: she who has luxurious hair
(N542-N547)

Verse 112

Meaning: vimarsharupini: she who is in the form of vimarsha (reflection or meaning);
vidya: she who is in the form of knowledge;
viyadadi-jagatprasuh: she who is the mother of the universe, beginning with space and the other elements;
sarvavyadhi-prashamani: she who removes all diseases and sorrows;
sarvamrityu-nivarini: she who dispels all death
(N548-N552)

Verse 113

Meaning: agraganya: she who is the foremost one;
achintyarupa: she whose form is beyond the reach of thought;
kalikalmash-nashini: she who destroys the sins of the Kaliyug;
katyayani: she who is the sum total of radiance of all gods and goddesses, the daughter of sage Katyayan;
kalahantri: she who destroys death;
kamalaksh-nishevita: she who is worshipped by the lotus-eyed Lord Vishnu
(N553-N558)

Verse 114

Meaning: tambul-purita-mukhi: she whose face shines with betel leaves in her mouth;
dadimi-kusuma-prabha: she who radiates like the pomegranate flower;
mrigakshi: she who is doe-eyed;
mohini: she who enchants;
mukhya: she who is the foremost one;
mridani: she who is the consort of Mrida (Lord Shiv);
mitrarupini: she who is the form of the sun, who is everyone's friend (Mitra) in the universe (Suryadev is also called Mitra)
(N559-N565)

Verse 115

Meaning: nityatripta: she who is eternally contented;
bhaktnidhih: she who is the treasure of the devotee;
niyantri: she who controls and guides all beings;
nikhileshvari: she who is the ruler of all;
maityradi-vasanalabhya: she who is attained through four virtues;
mahapralaya-sakshini: she who witnesses the great dissolution
(N566-N571)

Verse 116

Meaning: parashaktih: she who is the supreme power;
paranishtha: she who is the supreme goal;
pragyan-ghanrupini: she who is pure concentrated knowledge;
madhvipanalasa: she who is in a languid and blissful state;
matta: she who is intoxicated;
matrika-varna-rupini: she who is in the form of the Matrikas (Sanskrit letters) and mantra sounds
(N572-N577)

Verse 117

Meaning: mahakailasa-nilaya: she who resides in the great Kailasa;
mrinal-mridu-dorlata: she whose arms are like soft lotus stalks;
mahniya: she who is illustrious;
dayamurtih: she who is the embodiment of mercy;
mahasamrajya-shalini: she who is the empress of all the worlds
(N578-N582)

Verse 118

Meaning: aatmvidya: she who is self-knowledge;
mahavidya: she who is great knowledge;
shrividya: she who is auspicious knowledge (of panchadashi mantra);
kamsevita: she who is worshipped by Kaamdev;
shri-shodashakshari-vidya: she who is in the form of the sixteen-syllabled mantra;
trikuta: she who is the form of triads (the three kutas);
kamakotika: she who is the nature of Lord Shiv
(N583-N589)

Verse 119

Meaning: kataksha-kinkari-bhut-kamala-koti-sevita: she who is attended by millions of Lakshmis by her mere glance;
shirah-sthita: she who resides at the sahasraar;
chandranibha: she who is moon-like;
bhalastha: she who resides in the forehead (at the agya chakra);
indra-dhanuh-prabha: she who is brilliant like the rainbow
(N590-N594)

Verse 120

Meaning: hridayastha: she who resides in the heart (anahat chakra);
raviprakhya: she who is sun-like;
trikonantar-dipika: she who is the light within the triangle;
dakshayani: she who is the daughter of Daksha (Sati);
daityahantri: she who is the slayer of demons;
dakshayagya-vinashini: she who destroyed Daksha's fire-ritual
(N595-N600)

Verse 121

Meaning: darandolita-dirghakshi: she whose large eyes see all;
dar-hasojjvalan-mukhi: she whose face is radiant with a smile;
gurumurtir: she who assumes the form of guru;
gunanidhih: she who is the treasure-house of virtue;
gomata: she who is the wish-granting cow (Kamadhenu: mother of cows);
guhajanmabhuh: she who is the mother of Guha (Kartikeya), she who keeps the secret of the divine birth of the universe
(N601-N606)

Verse 122

Meaning: deveshi: she who is the Shakti of the devas;
dandanitistha: she who maintains the rules of justice with exactness;
dahrakash-rupini: she who is the subtle being in the heart of all living beings;
pratipanmukhya-rakant-tithi-mandal-pujita: she who is worshipped daily beginning from Pratipada till the full moon
(N607-N610)

Verse 123

Meaning: kalatmika: she who is the source of the kalas;
kalanatha: she who is the ruler of all kalas;
kavyalap-vinodini: she who delights in poetry;
sachamara-rama-vani-savya-dakshin-sevita: she who is attended by Lakshmi on the left side and Sarasvati on right side with ceremonial fans
(N611-N614)

Verse 124

Meaning: aadishaktir: she who is the primordial power;
ameya: she who is immeasurable;
atma: she who is the self in all;
parama: she who is the supreme;
pavanakritih: she who is the pure one;
anekakoti-bramhanda-janani: she who is the creator of countless universes;
divyavigraha: she who is of divine body
(N615-N621)

Verse 125

Meaning: klinkari: she who makes the sound of the klim beeja;
kevala: she who is the absolute and the attributeless;
guhya: she who is secretive in form and in nature;
kaivalya-padadayini: she who bestows liberation;
tripura: she who is in the form of triads;
trijagadvandya: who is worshipped by the three worlds;
trimurtih: the form of the triads;
tridasheshvari: she who is the ruler of triads
(N622-N629)

Verse 126

Meaning: tryakshari: she whose form consists of three-syllables;
divya-gandhadya: she who is endowed with a divine fragrance;
sindura-tilakanchita: she who bears the mark of auspiciousness (sindura);
uma: she who is Uma (Ma Parvati);
shailendra-tanaya: she who is the daughter of the Himalaya;
gauri: she who has a fair complexion;
gandharv-sevita: she who who is attended by celestial singers (gandharvas)
(N630-N636)

Verse 127

Meaning: vishvagarbha: she whose womb carries the universe;
svarnagarbha: she who has the golden womb;
avarada: she who punishes the unholy;
vagadhishvari: she who presides over speech;
dhyanagamya: she who is attained through meditation;
aparichedya: she who is unlimited;
gynada: she who grants knowledge;
gynanvigraha: she who is the embodiment of knowledge
(N637-N644)

Verse 128

Meaning: sarvavedant-sanvedya: she who is known by all Vedanta;
satyananda-svarupini: she who is the embodiment of existence and bliss;
lopamudrarchita: she who is worshipped by Lopamudra (a foundational Sri Vidya seer);
lila-klupta-bramhanda-mandala: she who creates and maintains the universe for sport
(N645-N648)

Verse 129

Meaning: adrishya: she who is invisible;
drishyarahita: she who transcends the visible;
vigyatri: she who knows the truth beyond the physical universe, the sole perceiver;
vedyavarjita: she, who being knowledge herself, has nothing left to know;
yogini: she who is united with Lord Shiv;
yogada: she who bestows yoga;
yogya: she who is attained by yoga;
yogananda: she who is the bliss experienced in the state of divine union of Shiv-Shakti;
yugandhara: she who is the bearer of the yugas (ages)
(N649-N657)

Verse 130

Meaning: icchashakti-gyanshakti-kriyashakti-svarupini: she who is the form of iccha (will), gyan (knowledge), and kriya shakti (action);
sarvadhara: she who is the support of all;
supratishtha: she who is firmly established;
sadsadrupa-dharini: she who assumes the form of both being and non-being
(N658-N661)

Verse 131

Meaning: ashtamurtir: she who has eight-forms;
ajajaitri: she who conquers ignorance;
lokayatra-vidhayini: she who directs the course of the worlds;
ekakini: she who exists all by herself, alone;
bhumrupa: she who is the sum total all existing things;
nirdvaita: she who is devoid of duality;
dvaitvarjita: she who goes beyond duality
(N662-N668)

Verse 132

Meaning: annada: she who is the source of nourishment, giver of food;
vasuda: she who is the source of abundance;
vriddha: she who is ancient;
brahmatmaikya-svarupini: she whose nature is the union of Brahman and the Atman (jiva);
brihati: she who is immense;
brahmani: the consort of Lord Shiv (Brahmana);
brahmi: she who presides over speech, the feminine gender of Supreme Brahman;
brahmananda: she who is the form of eternal bliss;
balipriya: she who is fond of sacrificial offerings
(N669-N677)

Verse 133

Meaning: bhasharupa: she who is in the form of language;
brihatsena: she who has a mighty army;
bhavabhav-vivarjita: she who is free from existence and non-existence;
sukharadhya: she who is easily worshipped;
shubhakari: she who bestows good fortune or auspiciousness;
shobhana-sulabhagatih: she who is the easy path to auspiciousness
(N678-N683)

Verse 134

Meaning: raj-rajeshvari: she who rules over emperors;
rajya-dayini: she who grants territories;
rajya-vallabha: she who delights in all her territories;
rajatkripa: she who is the embodiemnt of radiating compassion;
rajpitha-niveshit-nijashrita: she who establishes her devotees (who take refuge in her) upon thrones
(N684-N688)

Verse 135

Meaning: rajyalakshmih: she who is the embodiment of wealth and prosperity;
koshnatha: she who is the ruler of the koshas;
chaturang-baleshvari: she who commands the four armies (armies of antahkarana: mind, intellect, conscience, and ego);
samrajya-dayini: she who bestows supreme dominion;
satyasandha: she who is devoted to truth;
sagarmekhala: she who wears the girdle of oceans
(N689-N694)

Verse 136

Meaning: dikshita: she who destroys the sins by initiating a devotee into her mantra;
daityashamni: she who is the destroyer of demons;
sarvalok-vashankari: she who controls all the worlds;
sarvarthadatri: she who grants all desires;
savitri: she who is the creative power of the universe;
sacchidanand-rupini: she who is in the form of (Sat-Chit-Anand) existence, consciousness, and bliss
(N695-N700)

Verse 137

Meaning: desh-kalaparichinna: she who is not limited by time and space;
sarvaga: she who is omnipresent;
sarvamohini: she who casts her spell (maya) on everyone;
sarasvati: she who is in the form of knowledge (Sarasvati);
shastramayi: she who is the form of the scriptures;
guhamba: she who dwells in the cave of the heart, she who is the mother of Guha (Kartikeya);
guhyarupini: she who has a secret form
(N701-N707)

Verse 138

Meaning: sarvopadhi-vinirmukta: she who is free of all limitations;
sadashiv-pativrata: she who is Sadashiv's devoted wife;
sampradayeshvari: she who is the guardian of sacred traditions;
sadhu: she who has the inherent quality of doing good things;
EE: she who is the beej EE (Kamakala);
gurumandal-rupini: she who embodies the lineage of Gurus
(N708-N713)

Verse 139

Meaning: kulottirna: she who transcends the kula (kula is the sum total of senses, so she transcends senses);
bhagaradhya: she who is worshipped in the sun;
maya: she who is Maya or illusion;
madhumati: she who is sweet as honey;
mahi: she who is the goddess Earth;
ganambha: she who is the mother of the ganas;
guhyakaradhya: she who is worshipped in secret;
komalangi: she who has tender-limbs;
gurupriya: she who is the beloved of the gurus
(N714-N722)

Verse 140

Meaning: svatantra: she who is absolutely free;
sarvatantreshi: she who is the embodiment of all tantras;
dakshanamurti-rupini: she who is the embodiment of Dakshinamurti;
sanakadi-samaradhya: she who is revered by Sanaka and the others;
shivagyan-pradayini: she who bestows the knowledge of Lord Shiv
(N723-N727)

Verse 141

Meaning: chitkala: she who is encased in the mind of all embodied souls as the kala (part) of chit (Brahman);
anandakalika: she who is the bud (initial sprout) of bliss;
premarupa: she who is pure love;
priyankari: she who causes love, as she is the embodiment of love;
nampaarayana-prita: she who delights in the repetition of her names;
nandividya: she who is worshipped with Nandi Panchadashi mantra;
nateshvari: she who is the consort of Nataraja
(N728-N734)

Verse 142

Meaning: mithya-jagadadhishthana: she who is the source of the illusory universe;
muktida: she who bestows liberation;
muktirupini: she who is the embodiment of liberation;
lasyapriya: she who is fond of the lasya (dance);
layakari: she who causes absorption (laya: a stage beyond meditation);
lajja: she who exists as modesty;
rambhadi-vandita: she who is adored by celestial damsels like Rambha and others
(N735-N741)

Verse 143

Meaning: bhavdaav-sudhavristhih: she who is the nectar-rain that douses the forest fire of samsar;
paaparanya-davanala: she who is the fire that burns down the forest of sin (ignorance);
dourbhagya-tulvaatula: she who is like the whirlwind (storm) that blows away misfotune like wisps of cotton;
jaradhvanta-raviprabha: she who is the ray of light that dispels darkness of old age
(N742-N745)

Verse 144

Meaning: bhagyabhi-chandrika: she who is like moonlight to the ocean of fortune;
bhakt-chittakeki-ghanaghna: she who is the rain-bearing cloud that gladdens a devotee's heart like a peacock that dances on seeing clouds;
rogaparvat-dambholir: she who is like a thunderbolt (dambholi: the vajra of Indravdev) that shatters the mountain of disease;
mrityudaru-kutharika: she, who is like an the axe for the tree of death
(N746-N749)

Verse 145

Meaning: maheshvari: she who is the supreme ruler;
mahakali: she who is the great Ma Kali;
mahagrasa: she who is the great devourer;
mahashana: she who is the great eater;
aparna: she who destroys rina (debt of karma), the one who did not even eat leaves (Ma Parvati);
chandika: she who is angry;
chandamundasura-nishudini: she who is the slayer of Chanda and Munda
(N750-N756)

Verse 146

Meaning: ksharaksharatmika: she who is both perishable and imperishable;
sarva-lokeshi: she who the supreme ruler of the worlds;
vishvadharini: she who supports the universe;
trivargadatri: she who grants the fulfillment of three goals of life (Dharm, Arth, and Kaam), so that we renounce them and move solely towards Moksh (liberation);
subhaga: she who is the seat of good fortune;
tryambaka: she who has three eyes;
trigunatmika: she who is the essence of the three gunas
(N757-N763)

Verse 147

Meaning: svarga-pavargada: she who bestows heaven and liberation;
shuddha: she who is the purest;
japapushpa-nibhakritih: she whose form is like a hibiscus flower;
ojovati: she who is full of vitality (ojas);
dyutidhara: she who radiates briliantly;
yagyarupa: she who is in the form form of yagna;
priyavrata: she who is fond of vows
(N764-N770)

Verse 148

Meaning: duraradhya: she who is difficult to worship;
duradharsha: she who is impossible to control;
patali-kusuma-priya: she who is fond of the Patali flowers;
mahati: she who is the great cosmic intelligence, she who is in the form of Narada's veena;
merunilaya: she who resides on Mount Meru;
mandaar-kusuma-priya: who is fond of Mandaar flowers
(N771-N776)

Verse 149

Meaning: viraradhya: she who is worshipped by the brave (vira);
viradrupa: she who is the form of the cosmos;
virja: she who is without passion (rajas);
vishvatomukhi: she who faces all directions;
pratyagrupa: she who is visible to the ones who see inwardly;
parakasha: she who is the supreme akash ether or space;
pranada: she who is the source of prana;
pranrupini: she who is the embodement of prana
(N777-N784)

Verse 150

Meaning: martaand-bhairavaradhya: she who is worshipped by Martaand Bhairav;
mantrini-nyasta-rajyadhuh: she who has entrusted her regal responsibilies to Mantrini;
tripureshi: she who is Tripura;
jayatsena: she who has the ever-victorious army;
nistraigunya: who is devoid of the three gunas (sattva, rajas, and tamas);
parapara: she who is both subject and object, the very process of knowing
(N785-N790)

Verse 151

Meaning: satya-gyana-nandarupa: she who is truth, knowledge and bliss;
samarasya-parayana: she who immersed in the state of oneness;
kapardini: she who is the consort of Kaparda (Lord Shiv);
kalamaala: she who wears garland made of 64 arts;
kamadhuk: she who grants what her devotees desire;
kamarupini: she who is the essence of desire
(N791-N796)

Verse 152

Meaning: kalanidhih: she who is the reservoir of the kalas (arts);
kavyakala: she who is the art of poetry;
rasagya: she who is the knower of rasa;
rasashevadhih: she who is the reservoir of rasa;
pushta: she who is full of vigour or nourishment;
puratana: she who is ancient;
pujya: she who is revered;
pushkara: she who is complete, the one who gives nourishment;
pushkarekshana: she who is the lotus-eyed one
(N797-N805)

Verse 153

Meaning: paranjyotih: she who is the supreme light;
parandhama: she who is the supreme abode;
paramanuh: she who is the subtlest;
paratpara: she who is the most supreme;
pashahasta: she who bears the noose;
pashahantri: she who destroys all bonds (that bind us like noose);
parmantra-vibhedini: she who destroys the illusion of evil mantras
(N806-N812)

Verse 154

Meaning: murta: she who has a form;
amurta: she who is formless;
anityatripta: she who is satisfied even with perishable offerings;
munimanasa-hansika: she who is the swan of discernment in the minds (manas lake) of the sages;
satyavrata: she who abides firmly in truth;
satyarupa: she who is the embodiment of truth;
sarvantaryamini: she who dwells in all;
sati: she who is Ma Sati, she who is eternal
(N813-N820)

Verse 155

Meaning: brahmaani: she who the Shakti of Brahman;
brahma: she who is Brahman;
janani: she who is the mother;
bahurupa: she who has multiple forms;
budharchita: she who is worshipped by the wise;
prasavitri: she who has delivered the universe;
prachanda: she who is the fierce one;
agya: she who is the divine commander;
pratishtha: she who is the foundation;
prakatakritih: she who is the manifested form of universe
(N821-N830)

Verse 156

Meaning: praneshvari: she who rules over prana;
prandatri: the who is the giver of prana;
panchashatpith-rupini: she who has 50 sacred seats of worship;
vishrankhala: she who is free;
viviktastha: she who who resides in secluded places;
virmata: she who is the mother Viras, Vir is also Sri Ganesh;
viyatprasuh: she who is the mother of ether or space
(N831-N837)

Verse 157

Meaning: mukunda: she who bestows salvation;
muktinilaya: she who is the abode of liberation;
mulavigraha-rupini: she whose form is the very root of everything;
bhavagya: she who is the knower of thought;
bhavarogaghni: she who removes disease of the cycle of life and death;
bhavchakra-pravartini: she who turns the wheel of earthly existence
(N838-N843)

Verse 158

Meaning: chanddah-sara: she who is the essence of poetic meter;
shastrasara: she who is the essence of scriptures;
mantrasara: she who is the essence of mantras;
talodari: she who is slim-waisted;
udarakirtir: she who posesses exalted fame;
udyham-vaibhava: she whose glorification is unlimited;
varnarupini: she who is in the form of letters
(N844-N850)

Verse 159

Meaning: janmamrityu-jaratapt-janavishranti-dayini: she who provides solace from birth, old age, and death;
sarvopanish-dud-ghushta: she who is celebrated in all the Upanishads;
shantyatit-kalatmika: she who transcends peace
(N851-N853)

Verse 160

Meaning: gambhira: she who is unfathomable (like a reservoir);
gaganantastha: she who resides in ether or space;
garvita: she who is proud (the 'I' consciousness);
ganalolupa: she who delights in music;
kalpana-rahita: she who is free of imaginary attributes (she is reality);
kashtha: she who is the highest goal;
akanta: she who ends all sins;
kantardha-vigraha: who is half the body of Lord Shiv
(N854-N861)

Verse 161

Meaning: karyakaran-nirmukta: she who is free of karma (the bond of cause and effect);
kamakeli-tarangita: she who overflows with desire and pleasure in the presence of Lord Shiv;
kanatkanakata-tanka: she who wears glittering gold earrings;
lila-vigraha-dharini: she who takes various forms just for play
(N862-N865)

Verse 162

Meaning: aja: she who is unborn;
kshayavinirmukta: she who is free from decay;
mugdha: she who is captivating;
kshipra-prasadini: she who is easily pleased;
antarmukh-samaradhya: she who is to be worshipped internally;
bahirmukh-sudurlabha: she who is difficult to reach when one is devoted to external objects
(N866-N871)

Verse 163

Meaning: trayi: she who is the revelation of three (reference to the Vedas);
trivargnilaya: she who is the abode of the three-fold aims;
tristha: she who is seated in triads;
tripuramalini: she who is the presiding deity of sixth avaran of Sri Chakra;
niramaya: she who is free of disease;
niralamba: she who depends on none;
svatmarama: she who rejoices in her Self;
sudhasritih: she who is the source of nectar
(N872-N879)

Verse 164

Meaning: sansarapank-nirmagna-samudharan-pandita: she who rises the ones sinking in samsar;
yagyapriya: she who is fond of sacrifice and rituals;
yagyakartri: she who is the doer of sacrificial rites;
yajamana-svarupini: she who is the form of the sacrificer, the yajaman
(N880-N883)

Verse 165

Meaning: dharmadhara: she who is the support of dharma;
dhanadhyaksha: she who is the ruler of wealth;
dhandhaanya-vivardhini: she who increases wealth and harvests;
viprapriya: she who is fond of the learned and wise (those with self-knowledge);
viprarupa: she who is in the form of knower of the self;
vishvabhraman-karini: she who sets the universe in motion with her maya
(N884-N889)

Verse 166

Meaning: vishvagrasa: she who devours the universe;
vidrumabha: she who shines like coral;
(red colour);
vaishnavi: she who is the Shakti of Lord Vishnu;
vishnurupini: she who is Vishnu;
ayonir: she who is without origin;
yoninilaya: she who is the seat of all of origins;
kutastha: she who veils her own nature;
kularupini: she who is the deity of Kaula
(N890-N897)

Verse 167

Meaning: viragoshtipriya: she who is fond of the assembly of warriors;
vira: she who is brave;
naishkarmya: she who is devoid of action (karma);
nadarupini: she who is the primal sound (nada);
vigynanakalana: she who provides the highest knowledge to realise Brahman;
kalya: she who is capable of creation, skillful;
vidagdha: she who is the expert in everything;
baindavasana: she who is seated at the bindu
(N898-N905)

Verse 168

Meaning: tatvadhika: she who beyond the tatvas or principles;
tatvamayi: she who is the tatvas;
tatvamartha-svarupini: she who is in the form of mahavakyas, she who is the meaning of 'Tat' (That) and 'Tvam' (Thou);
samaganpriya: she who is fond of the Samaveda chanting;
soumya: she who is benign and gentle;
sadashiv-kutumbini: she who is the consort of Sadashiva
(N906-N911)

Verse 169

Meaning: savyapasavya-margastha: she who can be reached by both the right-handed and left-handed paths;
sarvapad-vinivarini: she who removes all misfortunes;
svastha: she who abides in herself, the free one;
svabhavamadhura: she who is of a sweet nature;
dhira: she who is wise;
dhirsamarchita: she who is adored by the wise
(N912-N917)

Verse 170

Meaning: chaitanyarghya-samaradhya: she who is worshipped with consciousness as the oblation;
chaitanya-kusumapriya: she who is fond of the flower of consciousness;
sadodita: she who is perpetually sublime;
sadatushta: she who is ever-content;
tarunaditya-patala: she who is rosy like the dawn
(N918-N922)

Verse 171

Meaning: dakshina-dakshinaradhya: she who is adored by worshippers of both the right-handed and left-handed paths;
darasmer-mukhambuja: she whose lotus face beams with a smile;
kaulini-kevala: she who is worshipped as pure knowledge by the Kaulas (worshippers of the Kaula path);
anarghya-kaivalya-padadayini: she who confers the priceless fruit of liberation
(N923-N926)

Verse 172

Meaning: stotrapriya: she who is fond of hymns;
stutimati: she who is the recipient and essence of all praise;
shruti-sanstut-vaibhava: she whose glory is celebrated in the scriptures;
manasvini: she who is well known for her mind or intelligence;
manvati: she who is of a high mind;
maheshi: she who is the consort of Mahesha;
mangalakritih: she who is of an auspicious form
(N927-N933)

Verse 173

Meaning: vishvamata: she who is the mother of the universe;
jagad-dhatri: she who is the support of the universe;
vishalakshi: she who has large-eyes;
viragini: she who is dispassionate;
pragalbha: she who is skillful and confident;
paramodara: she is supremely generous;
paramoda: she who is supremely delightful;
manomayi: she who is in the form of mind
(N934-N941)

Verse 174

Meaning: vyomakeshi: she whose hair is the sky;
vimanastha: she who resides in her celestial chariot, the Sri Chakra;
vajrini: she who bears a vajra (lightning bolt);
vamakeshvari: she who is the presiding deity of the Vama path;
panchayagya-priya: she who is fond of the five forms of sacrifices;
pancha-preta-manchadhishayini: she who reclines on the couch made of five-corpses
(N942-N947)

Verse 175

Meaning: panchami: she who is the wife of Sadashiva (fifth among the panch Brahmas);
panchabhuteshi: she who rules over the five elements;
panch-sankhyopacharini: she who is worshipped with five offerings (upcharas);
shashvati: she who is the eternal one;
shashvataishvarya: she who is the embodiment of eternal wealth;
sharmada: she who bestows happiness;
shambhumohini: she who entices Lord Shiv
(N948-N954)

Verse 176

Meaning: dhara: she who is mother earth;
dharasuta: she who is the daughter of the Himalaya;
dhanya: she who is righteous;
dharmini: she who is virtuous;
dharmavardini: she who promotes dharma;
lokatita: she who goes beyond the lokas (worlds);
gunatita: she who goes beyond the gunas;
sarvatita: she who transcends everything;
shamatmika: she who is the nature of peace and bliss
(N955-N963)

Verse 177

Meaning: bandhuk-kusumaprakhya: she who resembles the bandhuka flower;
bala: she who is delightful in her child like innocence;
lilavinodini: she who relishes her sport of creation;
sumangali: she who is eternally auspicious;
sukhakari: she who grants happiness;
suveshadhya: she who looks attractive in her beautiful garments;
suvasini: she who is the ever-wife of Lord Shiv
(N964-N970)

Verse 178

Meaning: suvasinyarchana-prita: she who is pleased with adoration by suvasinis (married women);
ashobhana: she who is extremely beautiful;
shudhamanasa: she who is of pure-mind;
bindu-tarpana-santushta: she who is pleased by oblations at the bindu;
purvaja: she who is he first-born;
tripurambika: she who mother of the tripuras
(N971-N976)

Verse 179

Meaning: dashamudra-samaradhya: she who is worshipped by the ten mudras;
tripura-shrivanshankari: she who is the ruler of Tripura (Shri-vashankari);
gyanmudra: she who is the form of the mudra of knowledge;
gynangamya: she who is attained by knowledge;
gyangyeya-svarupini: she who is both knowledge and the known
(N977-N981)

Verse 180

Meaning: yonimudra: she who is in the form of yonimudra;
trikhandeshi: she who rules over Trikhanda;
triguna: she who is endowed with the three gunas;
amba: she who is the mother of the universe;
trikonaga: she who resides in the trikona (triangle of Sri Chakra);
anagha: she who is sinless;
adbhuta-charitra: she whose deeds evoke wonder and awe;
vanchitartha-pradayini: she who bestows all desires
(N982-N989)

Verse 181

Meaning: abhyasatishaya-gyata: she who is known through spiritual discipline;
shadadhvateet-rupini: she who transcends the six paths;
avyaj-karunamurtir: she who is compassionate without partiality;
agyan-dhvanta-dipika: she who is the lamp that dispels the darkness of ignorance
(N990-N993)

Verse 182

Meaning: abala-gopa-vidita: she who is known well by all, even children and cowherds;
sarvanullanghya-shasana: she whose commands are never disobeyed;
shrichakraraj-nilaya: she who resides in the Shrichakra, the king of chakras;
shrimat-tripurasundari: she who is the auspicious Tripurasundari Devi
(N994-N997)

Closing

shrishiva shiv-shaktyaikya-rupini lalitambika | om | |

Meaning: shrishiva: she who is the auspicious Shiva (Devi);
shiv-shaktyaikya-rupini: she who is the form of the union of Shiva and Shakti;
Lalitambika: she who is the divine Ma Lalita
(N998-N1000)

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