Sri Lalita Chalisa
Sri Lalita Chalisa
Sri Lalita Chalisa
śrī lalitā cālīsā
lalitāmātā śambhupriyā jagatiki mūlaṃ nīvammā
śrī bhuvaneśvari avatāraṃ jagamantaṭikī ādhāram || 1 ||
herambuniki mātavugā hariharādulu sevimpa
caṇḍunimuṇḍuni saṃhāraṃ cāmuṇḍeśvari avatāram || 2 ||
padmarekula kāntulalo bālātripurasundarigā
haṃsavāhanārūḍhiṇigā vedamātavai vaccitivi || 3 ||
śvetavastramu dhariyiñci akṣaramālanu paṭṭukòni
bhaktimārgamu cūpitivi jñānajyotini nimpitivi || 4 ||
nitya annadāneśvarigā kāśīpuramuna kòluvuṇḍa
ādibikṣuvai vaccāḍu sākṣādāparameśvaruḍu || 5 ||
kadambavana sañcāriṇigā kāmeśvaruni kalatramugā
kāmitārtha pradāyinigā kañci kāmākṣivaināvu || 6 ||
śrīcakrarāja nilayinigā śrīmat tripurasundarigā
siri sampadalu ivvammā śrīmahālakṣmigā rāvammā || 7 ||
maṇidvīpamuna kòluvuṇḍi mahākāli avatāramulo
mahiṣāsuruni campitivi mullokālanu elitivi || 8 ||
pasiḍi vènnèla kāntulalo paṭṭuvastrapudhāraṇalo
pārijātapu mālalalo pārvati devigā vaccitivi || 9 ||
raktavastramu dhariyiñci raṇaraṅgamuna praveśiñci
raktabījuni hatamārci ramyakapardinivaināvu || 10 ||
kārtikeyuniki mātavugā kātyāyinigā karuṇiñci
kaliyugamantā kāpāḍa kanakadurgavai vèlisitivi || 11 ||
rāmaliṅgeśvaru rāṇivigā ravikula somuni ramaṇivigā
ramā vāṇi sevitagā rājarājeśvarivaināvu || 12 ||
khaḍgaṃ śūlaṃ dhariyiñci pāśupatāstramu cebūni
śumbha niśumbhula dunumāḍi vaccindi śrīśyāmalagā || 13 ||
mahāmantrādhidevatagā lalitātripurasundarigā
daridra bādhalu tòligiñci mahadānandamu kaligiñce || 14 ||
artatrāṇa parāyaṇive advaitāmṛta varṣiṇive
ādiśaṅkara pūjitave aparṇādevi rāvammā || 15 ||
viṣṇu pādamuna janiyiñci gaṅgāvatāramu èttitivi
bhāgīrathuḍu ninu kòluva bhūlokāniki vaccitivi || 16 ||
āśutoṣuni mèppiñci ardhaśarīraṃ dālcitivi
ādiprakṛti rūpiṇigā darśanamiccènu jagadambā || 17 ||
dakṣuni iṇṭa janiyiñci satīdevigā cāliñci
aṣṭādaśa pīṭheśvarigā darśanamiccènu jagadambā || 18 ||
śaṅkhu cakramu dhariyiñci rākṣasa saṃhāramunu cesi
lokarakṣaṇa cesāvu bhaktula madilo nilicāvu || 19 ||
parābhaṭṭārika devatagā paramaśānta svarūpiṇigā
cirunavvulanu cindistū cèṛku gaḍanu dharayiñcitivi || 20 ||
pañcadaśākṣari mantrādhitagā parameśvara parameśvarito
pramathagaṇamulu kòluvuṇḍa kailāsambe pulakiñce || 21 ||
surulu asurulu andarunu śirasunu vañci mròkkaṅgā
māṇikyāla kāntulato nī pādamulu mèrisinavi || 22 ||
mūlādhāra cakramulo yoginulaku ādīśvariyai
aṅkuśāyudha dhāriṇigā bhāsillènu śrī jagadambā || 23 ||
sarvadevatala śaktulace satya svarūpiṇi rūpòndi
śaṅkhanādamu cesitivi siṃhavāhinigā vaccitivi || 24 ||
mahāmeruvu nilayinivi mandāra kusuma mālalato
munulandaru ninu kòlavaṅga mokṣamārgamu cūpitivi || 25 ||
cidambareśvari nī līla cidvilāsame nī sṛṣṭi
cidrūpī paradevatagā cirunavvulanu cindiñce || 26 ||
ambā śāmbhavi avatāraṃ amṛtapānaṃ nī nāmaṃ
adbhutamainadi nī mahima atisundaramu nī rūpam || 27 ||
ammalaganna ammavugā muggurammalaku mūlamugā
jñānaprasūnā rāvammā jñānamunandarikivvammā || 28 ||
niṣṭhato ninne kòlicèdamu nī pūjalane cesèdamu
kaṣṭamulannī kaḍaterci kanikaramuto mamu kāpāḍu || 29 ||
rākṣasa bādhalu paḍaleka devatalantā prārthimpa
abhayahastamu cūpitivi avatāramulu dālcitivi || 30 ||
aruṇāruṇapu kāntulalo agni varṇapu jvālalalo
asurulanandari dunumāḍi aparājitavai vaccitivi || 31 ||
girirājuniki putrikagā nandananduni sodarigā
bhūlokāniki vaccitivi bhaktula korkèlu tīrcitivi || 32 ||
parameśvaruniki priyasatigā jagamantaṭikī mātavugā
andari sevalu andukòni antaṭa nīve niṇḍitivi || 33 ||
karuṇiñcammā lalitammā kāpāḍammā durgammā
darśanamiyyaga rāvammā bhaktula kaṣṭaṃ tīrcammā || 34 ||
e vidhamugā ninu kòlicinanu e peruna ninu pilicinanu
mātṛhṛdayavai dayacūpu karuṇāmūrtigā kāpāḍu || 35 ||
mallèlu mòllalu tèccitimi manasunu nīke iccitimi
maguvalamantā ceritimi nī pārāyaṇa cesitimi || 36 ||
trimātṛrūpā lalitammā sṛṣṭi sthiti layakāriṇivi
nī nāmamulu ènnènno lèkkiñcuṭa mā taramavunā || 37 ||
āśritulandaru rāraṇḍi ammarūpamu cūḍaṇḍi
ammaku nīrājanamicci amma dīvèna pòndudamu || 38 ||
sadācāra sampannavugā sāmagāna priyalolinivi
sadāśiva kuṭumbinivi saubhāgyamicce devatavu || 39 ||
maṅgalagaurī rūpamunu manasula niṇḍā nimpaṇḍi
mahādeviki manamantā maṅgala hāratuliddāmu || 40 ||
About This Stotram
Overview
Sri Lalita Chalisa is a devotional hymn in 40 verses dedicated to Goddess Lalita Tripurasundari, the principal deity of the Srikula Shakta tradition. The chalisa format presents the Goddess's attributes, deeds, and divine forms in a structured, rhythmic composition. The text belongs to the popular Shakta devotional tradition and shows influence from South Indian Lalita worship.
What are the benefits of chanting Sri Lalita Chalisa?
- Recitation is said to bring Goddess Lalita's grace and protection.
- Devotees chant it for removal of obstacles and adversities.
- It is used to seek fulfillment of desires and material prosperity.
- The 40-verse structure makes it accessible for daily recitation.
- It is recited for spiritual progress within the Shakta tradition.
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening recitation are traditional. Navaratri is the primary festival occasion. Fridays and the month of Shravana are also considered auspicious for this chalisa.
Historical and traditional background
The chalisa as a devotional form gained wide popularity in medieval India as an accessible format for the masses. It typically consists of 40 verses (chalisa means forty) narrating a deity's glories. This chalisa dedicated to Lalita shows vocabulary and phrasing associated with South Indian Shakta devotional traditions. The author is unknown. The text circulated within popular devotional streams as a shorter alternative to the Lalita Sahasranama.
Available scripts
This text is available in 14 scripts: Devanagari, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Bengali, IAST, Gurmukhi, Oriya, Assamese, Sinhala, ITRANS, HK. Use the script selector to read it in your preferred script.
Related Texts
- Sri Lalitha Trishati Stotram — the 300-name hymn to Lalita, a traditional stepping stone between the chalisa and the full sahasranama.
- Sri Lalita Sahasranama — the thousand-name hymn to Lalita from the Brahmanda Purana, the most authoritative text in Srikula worship.