Sri Lalitha Trishati Stotram
Sri Lalitha Trishati Stotram
zrI lalitA trizati stotram
asya zrIlalitA trizatIstotra mahAmantrasya, bhagavAn hayagrIva RSiH, anuSTup chandaH, zrIlalitAmahAtripurasundarI devatA, aiM bIjaM, sauH zaktiH, klIM kIlakaM, mama caturvidhapuruSArthaphalasiddhyarthe jape viniyogaH |
aimityAdibhiraGganyAsakaranyAsAH kAryAH |
dhyAnam |
atimadhuracApahastA-
-maparimitAmodabANasaubhAgyAm |
aruNAmatizayakaruNA-
-mabhinavakulasundarIM vande |
zrI hayagrIva uvAca |
kakArarUpA kalyANI kalyANaguNazAlinI |
kalyANazailanilayA kamanIyA kalAvatI || 1 ||
kamalAkSI kalmaSaghnI karuNAmRtasAgarA |
kadambakAnanAvAsA kadambakusumapriyA || 2 ||
kandarpavidyA kandarpajanakApAGgavIkSaNA |
karpUravITisaurabhyakallolitakakuptaTA || 3 ||
kalidoSaharA kaJjalocanA kamravigrahA |
karmAdisAkSiNI kArayitrI karmaphalapradA || 4 ||
ekArarUpA caikAkSaryekAnekAkSarAkRtiH |
etattadityanirdezyA caikAnandacidAkRtiH || 5 ||
evamityAgamAbodhyA caikabhaktimadarcitA |
ekAgracittanirdhyAtA caiSaNArahitAdRtA || 6 ||
elAsugandhicikurA cainaHkUTavinAzinI |
ekabhogA caikarasA caikaizvaryapradAyinI || 7 ||
ekAtapatrasAmrAjyapradA caikAntapUjitA |
edhamAnaprabhA caijadanekajagadIzvarI || 8 ||
ekavIrAdisaMsevyA caikaprAbhavazAlinI |
IkArarUpA cezitrI cepsitArthapradAyinI || 9 ||
IdRgityavinirdezyA cezvaratvavidhAyinI |
IzAnAdibrahmamayI cezitvAdyaSTasiddhidA || 10 ||
IkSitrIkSaNasRSTANDakoTirIzvaravallabhA |
IDitA cezvarArdhAGgazarIrezAdhidevatA || 11 ||
IzvarapreraNakarI cezatANDavasAkSiNI |
IzvarotsaGganilayA cetibAdhAvinAzinI || 12 ||
IhAvirahitA cezazaktirISatsmitAnanA |
lakArarUpA lalitA lakSmIvANIniSevitA || 13 ||
lAkinI lalanArUpA lasaddADimapATalA |
lalantikAlasatphAlA lalATanayanArcitA || 14 ||
lakSaNojjvaladivyAGgI lakSakoTyaNDanAyikA |
lakSyArthA lakSaNAgamyA labdhakAmA latAtanuH || 15 ||
lalAmarAjadalikA lambimuktAlatAJcitA |
lambodaraprasUrlabhyA lajjADhyA layavarjitA || 16 ||
hrIMkArarUpA hrIMkAranilayA hrIMpadapriyA |
hrIMkArabIjA hrIMkAramantrA hrIMkAralakSaNA || 17 ||
hrIMkArajapasuprItA hrIMmatI hrIMvibhUSaNA |
hrIMzIlA hrIMpadArAdhyA hrIMgarbhA hrIMpadAbhidhA || 18 ||
hrIMkAravAcyA hrIMkArapUjyA hrIMkArapIThikA |
hrIMkAravedyA hrIMkAracintyA hrIM hrIMzarIriNI || 19 ||
hakArarUpA haladhRkpUjitA hariNekSaNA |
harapriyA harArAdhyA haribrahmendravanditA || 20 ||
hayArUDhAsevitAGghrirhayamedhasamarcitA |
haryakSavAhanA haMsavAhanA hatadAnavA || 21 ||
hatyAdipApazamanI haridazvAdisevitA |
hastikumbhottuGgakucA hastikRttipriyAGganA || 22 ||
haridrAkuGkumAdigdhA haryazvAdyamarArcitA |
harikezasakhI hAdividyA hAlAmadAlasA || 23 ||
sakArarUpA sarvajJA sarvezI sarvamaGgalA |
sarvakartrI sarvabhartrI sarvahantrI sanAtanA || 24 ||
sarvAnavadyA sarvAGgasundarI sarvasAkSiNI |
sarvAtmikA sarvasaukhyadAtrI sarvavimohinI || 25 ||
sarvAdhArA sarvagatA sarvAvaguNavarjitA |
sarvAruNA sarvamAtA sarvabhUSaNabhUSitA || 26 ||
kakArArthA kAlahantrI kAmezI kAmitArthadA |
kAmasaJjIvanI kalyA kaThinastanamaNDalA || 27 ||
karabhorUH kalAnAthamukhI kacajitAmbudA |
kaTAkSasyandikaruNA kapAliprANanAyikA || 28 ||
kAruNyavigrahA kAntA kAntidhUtajapAvaliH |
kalAlApA kambukaNThI karanirjitapallavA || 29 ||
kalpavallIsamabhujA kastUrItilakAJcitA |
hakArArthA haMsagatirhATakAbharaNojjvalA || 30 ||
hArahArikucAbhogA hAkinI halyavarjitA |
haritpatisamArAdhyA haThAtkArahatAsurA || 31 ||
harSapradA havirbhoktrI hArdasantamasApahA |
hallIsalAsyasantuSTA haMsamantrArtharUpiNI || 32 ||
hAnopAdAnanirmuktA harSiNI harisodarI |
hAhAhUhUmukhastutyA hAnivRddhivivarjitA || 33 ||
hayyaGgavInahRdayA harigopAruNAMzukA |
lakArAkhyA latApUjyA layasthityudbhavezvarI || 34 ||
lAsyadarzanasantuSTA lAbhAlAbhavivarjitA |
laGghyetarAjJA lAvaNyazAlinI laghusiddhidA || 35 ||
lAkSArasasavarNAbhA lakSmaNAgrajapUjitA |
labhyetarA labdhabhaktisulabhA lAGgalAyudhA || 36 ||
lagnacAmarahastazrIzAradAparivIjitA |
lajjApadasamArAdhyA lampaTA lakulezvarI || 37 ||
labdhamAnA labdharasA labdhasampatsamunnatiH |
hrIMkAriNI hrIMkArAdyA hrIMmadhyA hrIMzikhAmaNiH || 38 ||
hrIMkArakuNDAgnizikhA hrIMkArazazicandrikA |
hrIMkArabhAskararucirhrIMkArAmbhodacaJcalA || 39 ||
hrIMkArakandAGkurikA hrIMkAraikaparAyaNA |
hrIMkAradIrghikAhaMsI hrIMkArodyAnakekinI || 40 ||
hrIMkArAraNyahariNI hrIMkArAvAlavallarI |
hrIMkArapaJjarazukI hrIMkArAGgaNadIpikA || 41 ||
hrIMkArakandarAsiMhI hrIMkArAmbhojabhRGgikA |
hrIMkArasumanomAdhvI hrIMkAratarumaJjarI || 42 ||
sakArAkhyA samarasA sakalAgamasaMstutA |
sarvavedAntatAtparyabhUmiH sadasadAzrayA || 43 ||
sakalA saccidAnandA sAdhyA sadgatidAyinI |
sanakAdimunidhyeyA sadAzivakuTumbinI || 44 ||
sakAlAdhiSThAnarUpA satyarUpA samAkRtiH |
sarvaprapaJcanirmAtrI samanAdhikavarjitA || 45 ||
sarvottuGgA saGgahInA saguNA sakaleSTadA |
kakAriNI kAvyalolA kAmezvaramanoharA || 46 ||
kAmezvaraprANanADI kAmezotsaGgavAsinI |
kAmezvarAliGgitAGgI kAmezvarasukhapradA || 47 ||
kAmezvarapraNayinI kAmezvaravilAsinI |
kAmezvaratapaHsiddhiH kAmezvaramanaHpriyA || 48 ||
kAmezvaraprANanAthA kAmezvaravimohinI |
kAmezvarabrahmavidyA kAmezvaragRhezvarI || 49 ||
kAmezvarAhlAdakarI kAmezvaramahezvarI |
kAmezvarI kAmakoTinilayA kAGkSitArthadA || 50 ||
lakAriNI labdharUpA labdhadhIrlabdhavAJchitA |
labdhapApamanodUrA labdhAhaGkAradurgamA || 51 ||
labdhazaktirlabdhadehA labdhaizvaryasamunnatiH |
labdhavRddhirlabdhalIlA labdhayauvanazAlinI || 52 ||
labdhAtizayasarvAGgasaundaryA labdhavibhramA |
labdharAgA labdhapatirlabdhanAnAgamasthitiH || 53 ||
labdhabhogA labdhasukhA labdhaharSAbhipUritA |
hrIMkAramUrtirhrIMkArasaudhazRGgakapotikA || 54 ||
hrIMkAradugdhAbdhisudhA hrIMkArakamalendirA |
hrIMkAramaNidIpArcirhrIMkArataruzArikA || 55 ||
hrIMkArapeTakamaNirhrIMkArAdarzabimbitA |
hrIMkArakozAsilatA hrIMkArAsthAnanartakI || 56 ||
hrIMkArazuktikAmuktAmaNirhrIMkArabodhitA |
hrIMkAramayasauvarNastambhavidrumaputrikA || 57 ||
hrIMkAravedopaniSad hrIMkArAdhvaradakSiNA |
hrIMkAranandanArAmanavakalpakavallarI || 58 ||
hrIMkArahimavadgaGgA hrIMkArArNavakaustubhA |
hrIMkAramantrasarvasvA hrIMkAraparasaukhyadA || 59 ||
uttarapIThikA (phalazRtiH)
hayagrIva uvAca |
ityevaM te mayAkhyAtaM devyA nAmazatatrayam |
rahasyAtirahasyatvAdgopanIyaM tvayA mune || 1 ||
zivavarNAni nAmAni zrIdevyA kathitAni hi |
zaktyakSarANi nAmAni kAmezakathitAni ca || 2 ||
ubhayAkSaranAmAni hyubhAbhyAM kathitAni vai |
tadanyairgrathitaM stotrametasya sadRzaM kimu || 3 ||
nAnena sadRzaM stotraM zrIdevIprItidAyakam |
lokatraye'pi kalyANaM sambhavennAtra saMzayaH || 4 ||
sUta uvAca |
iti hayamukhagItaM stotrarAjaM nizamya
pragalitakaluSo'bhUccittaparyAptimetya |
nijagurumatha natvA kumbhajanmA taduktaM
punaradhikarahasyaM jJAtumevaM jagAda || 5 ||
agastya uvAca |
azvAnana mahAbhAga rahasyamapi me vada |
zivavarNAni kAnyatra zaktivarNAni kAni hi || 6 ||
ubhayorapi varNAni kAni vA vada dezika |
iti pRSTaH kumbhajena hayagrIvo'vadatpunaH || 7 ||
hayagrIva uvAca |
tava gopyaM kimastIha sAkSAdambAnuzAsanAt |
idaM tvatirahasyaM te vakSyAmi zRNu kumbhaja || 8 ||
etadvijJAnamAtreNa zrIvidyA siddhidA bhavet |
katrayaM hadvayaM caiva zaivo bhAgaH prakIrtitaH || 9 ||
zaktyakSarANi zeSANi hrIGkAra ubhayAtmakaH |
evaM vibhAgamajJAtvA ye vidyAjapazAlinaH || 10 ||
na teSAM siddhidA vidyA kalpakoTizatairapi |
caturbhiH zivacakraizca zakticakraizca paJcabhiH || 11 ||
navacakraizca saMsiddhaM zrIcakraM zivayorvapuH |
trikoNamaSTakoNaM ca dazakoNadvayaM tathA || 12 ||
caturdazAraM caitAni zakticakrANi paJca ca |
binduzcASTadalaM padmaM padmaM SoDazapatrakam || 13 ||
caturazraM ca catvAri zivacakrANyanukramAt |
trikoNe baindavaM zliSTaM aSTAre'STadalAmbujam || 14 ||
dazArayoH SoDazAraM bhUgRhaM bhuvanAzrake |
zaivAnAmapi zAktAnAM cakrANAM ca parasparam || 15 ||
avinAbhAvasambandhaM yo jAnAti sa cakravit |
trikoNarUpiNI zaktirbindurUpaparaH zivaH || 16 ||
avinAbhAvasambandhaM tasmAdbindutrikoNayoH |
evaM vibhAgamajJAtvA zrIcakraM yaH samarcayet || 17 ||
na tatphalamavApnoti lalitAmbA na tuSyati |
ye ca jAnanti loke'smin zrIvidyAcakravedinaH || 18 ||
sAmanyavedinaH sarve vizeSajJo'tidurlabhaH |
svayaMvidyAvizeSajJo vizeSajJaM samarcayet || 19 ||
tasmai deyaM tato grAhyamazaktastasya dApayet |
andhaM tamaH pravizanti ye'vidyAM samupAsate || 20 ||
iti zrutirapAhaitAnavidyopAsakAnpunaH |
vidyAnyopAsakAneva nindatyAruNikI zrutiH || 21 ||
azrutA sazrutAsazca yajvAno ye'pyayajvanaH |
svaryanto nApekSante indramagniM ca ye viduH || 22 ||
sikatA iva saMyanti razmibhiH samudIritAH |
asmAllokAdamuSmAccetyAha cAraNyakazrutiH || 23 ||
yasya no pazcimaM janma yadi vA zaGkaraH svayam |
tenaiva labhyate vidyA zrImatpaJcadazAkSarI || 24 ||
iti mantreSu bahudhA vidyAyA mahimocyate |
mokSaikahetuvidyA tu zrIvidyA nAtra saMzayaH || 25 ||
na zilpAdijJAnayukte vidvacchabdhaH prayujyate |
mokSaikahetuvidyA sA zrIvidyaiva na saMzayaH || 26 ||
tasmAdvidyAvidevAtra vidvAnvidvAnitIryate |
svayaM vidyAvide dadyAtkhyApayettadguNAnsudhIH || 27 ||
svayaMvidyArahasyajJo vidyAmAhAtmyavedyapi |
vidyAvidaM nArcayeccetko vA taM pUjayejjanaH || 28 ||
prasaGgAdidamuktaM te prakRtaM zRNu kumbhaja |
yaH kIrtayetsakRdbhaktyA divyanAmazatatrayam || 29 ||
tasya puNyamahaM vakSye zRNu tvaM kumbhasambhava |
rahasyanAmasAhasrapAThe yatphalamIritam || 30 ||
tatphalaM koTiguNitamekanAmajapAdbhavet |
kAmezvarIkAmezAbhyAM kRtaM nAmazatatrayam || 31 ||
nAnyena tulayedetat stotreNAnyakRtena ca |
zriyaH paramparA yasya bhAvi vA cottarottaram || 32 ||
tenaiva labhyate caitatpazcAcchreyaH parIkSayet |
asyA nAmnAM trizatyAstu mahimA kena varNyate || 33 ||
yA svayaM zivayorvaktrapadmAbhyAM pariniHsRtA |
nityaM SoDazasaGkhyAkAnviprAnAdau tu bhojayet || 34 ||
abhyaktAMstilatailena snAtAnuSNena vAriNA |
abhyarcya gandhapuSpAdyaiH kAmezvaryAdinAmabhiH || 35 ||
sUpApUpaiH zarkarAdyaiH pAyasaiH phalasaMyutaiH |
vidyAvido vizeSeNa bhojayetSoDaza dvijAn || 36 ||
evaM nityArcanaM kuryAdAdau brAhmaNabhojanam |
trizatInAmabhiH pazcAdbrAhmaNAnkramazo'rcayet || 37 ||
tailAbhyaGgAdikaM datvA vibhave sati bhaktitaH |
zuklapratipadArabhya paurNamAsyavadhi kramAt || 38 ||
divase divase viprA bhojyA viMzatisaGkhyayA |
dazabhiH paJcabhirvApi tribhirekena vA dinaiH || 39 ||
triMzatSaSTiH zataM viprAH sambhojyAstrizataM kramAt |
evaM yaH kurute bhaktyA janmamadhye sakRnnaraH || 40 ||
tasyaiva saphalaM janma muktistasya kare sthirA |
rahasyanAmasAhasrabhojane'pyevameva hi || 41 ||
Adau nityabaliM kuryAtpazcAdbrAhmaNabhojanam |
rahasyanAmasAhasramahimA yo mayoditaH || 42 ||
sa zIkarANuratnaikanAmno mahimavAridheH |
vAgdevIracite nAmasAhasre yadyadIritam || 43 ||
tatphalaM koTiguNitaM nAmno'pyekasya kIrtanAt |
etadanyairjapaiH stotrairarcanairyatphalaM bhavet || 44 ||
tatphalaM koTiguNitaM bhavennAmazatatrayAt |
vAgdevIracite stotre tAdRzo mahimA yadi || 45 ||
sAkSAtkAmezakAmezIkRte'smingRhyatAmiti |
sakRtsaGkIrtanAdeva nAmnAmasmin zatatraye || 46 ||
bhaveccittasya paryAptirnyUnamanyAnapekSiNI |
na jJAtavyamito'pyanyatra japtavyaM ca kumbhaja || 47 ||
yadyatsAdhyatamaM kAryaM tattadarthamidaM japet |
tattatphalamavApnoti pazcAtkAryaM parIkSayet || 48 ||
ye ye prayogAstantreSu taistairyatsAdhyate phalam |
tatsarvaM sidhyati kSipraM nAmatrizatakIrtanAt || 49 ||
AyuSkaraM puSTikaraM putradaM vazyakArakam |
vidyApradaM kIrtikaraM sukavitvapradAyakam || 50 ||
sarvasampatpradaM sarvabhogadaM sarvasaukhyadam |
sarvAbhISTapradaM caiva devyA nAmazatatrayam || 51 ||
etajjapaparo bhUyAnnAnyadicchetkadAcana |
etatkIrtanasantuSTA zrIdevI lalitAmbikA || 52 ||
bhaktasya yadyadiSTaM syAttattatpUrayate dhruvam |
tasmAtkumbhodbhava mune kIrtaya tvamidaM sadA || 53 ||
nAparaM kiJcidapi te boddhavyamavaziSyate |
iti te kathitaM stotraM lalitAprItidAyakam || 54 ||
nAvidyAvedine brUyAnnAbhaktAya kadAcana |
na zaThAya na duSTAya nAvizvAsAya karhicit || 56 ||
yo brUyAttrizatIM nAmnAM tasyAnartho mahAnbhavet |
ityAjJA zAGkarI proktA tasmAdgopyamidaM tvayA || 57 ||
lalitApreritenaiva mayoktaM stotramuttamam |
rahasyanAmasAhasrAdapi gopyamidaM mune || 58 ||
sUta uvAca |
evamuktvA hayagrIvaH kumbhajaM tApasottamam |
stotreNAnena lalitAM stutvA tripurasundarIm |
AnandalaharImagnamAnasaH samavartata || 59 ||
iti brahmANDapurANe uttarakhaNDe hayagrIvAgastyasaMvAde lalitopAkhyAne stotrakhaNDe zrIlalitAtrizatIstotraratnam |
About This Stotram
Overview
Sri Lalitha Trishati Stotram is a Sanskrit stotram in 117 verses dedicated to Goddess Lalitha Tripurasundari. The nyasa assigns Lord Hayagriva as the rishi, connecting the text to the Sri Vidya tradition where Hayagriva is the divine teacher of the Srikula lineage. The stotram includes nyasa, dhyana, and bija mantras, reflecting its Tantric structure. It belongs to the Shakta tradition of Sri Vidya upasana.
What are the benefits of chanting Sri Lalitha Trishati Stotram?
- Chanting is said to lead to attainment of the four human goals: dharma, artha, kama, and moksha.
- Devotees recite it for spiritual purification and liberation.
- It is used for protection from negative energies and obstacles.
- The bija mantras within the text are considered potent for invocation of the Goddess.
- Regular recitation is associated with Lalitha's grace and blessings.
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening recitation are traditional. Lalitha Panchami, Navaratri, and the month of Shravana are especially recommended. It is a core text in Sri Vidya ritual and is recited alongside the Lalitha Sahasranama.
Historical and traditional background
The attribution to Lord Hayagriva as rishi places this stotram within the Sri Vidya lineage transmitted through the Srikula Shakta tradition. Hayagriva, the horse-headed avatar of Vishnu, is the principal teacher of Sri Vidya according to tradition. The inclusion of bija mantras like "Aim," "Sauh," and "Klim" and the formal nyasa structure indicate Tantric composition. The trishati is a recognized component of Lalitha puja across South Indian Shakta traditions. The exact date of composition is not known.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Sri Lalitha Trishati Namavali — the namavali form of the same 300 names, used for puja worship with individual salutations.
- Sri Lalita Sahasranama — the foundational thousand-name hymn from the Brahmanda Purana, the primary text of Srikula worship.