About this stotra
Composed by Sri Adi Shankaracharya in praise of mother Lalitha. The phalastuti of the stotram says the divine mother will give good knowledge, wealth, fame, happiness, fortune, and prosperity.
Lalitha Panchakam lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
प्रातः स्मरामि ललितावदनारविन्दं
विम्बाधरं पृथुलमौक्तिकशोभिनासम् ।
आकर्णदीर्घनयनं मणिकुण्डलाढ्यं
मन्दस्मितं मृगमदोज्ज्वलभालदेशम् ॥१॥
prātaḥ smarāmi lalitāvadanāravindaṃ
vimbādharaṃ pṛthula mauktika śobhināsam .
ākarṇadīrghanayanaṃ maṇikuṇḍalāḍhyaṃ
mandasmitaṃ mṛgamado ujjvala bhāladeśam ..1..
At the break of dawn, I remember the lotus face of Devi Lalita Tripurasundari
The lips are (red) like bimba fruits and the nose is adorned with large pearls
The large eyes are stretching upto the ears, and the ears are richly decorated with gem-studded earrings,
The face is lit with a gentle smile and the forehead is shining with the musk of the deer (Kasturi)
Word by word
- प्रातः (prātaḥ)
- at dawn
- स्मरामि (smarāmi)
- I remember
- ललितावदनारविन्दं (lalitāvadanāravindaṃ)
- lotus face of Lalita (lalita:Lalita | avadana:face | aravinda:lotus)
- विम्बाधरं (vimbādharaṃ)
- bimba-like lips (vimba:bimba fruit | adhara:lips)
- पृथुलमौक्तिकशोभिनासम् (pṛthulamauktikaśobhināsam)
- nose adorned with pearls (pṛthula:large | mauktika:pearls | śobhi:adorned | nāsam:nose)
- आकर्णदीर्घनयनं (ākarṇadīrghanayanaṃ)
- eyes stretching to ears (ākarṇa:to the ears | dīrgha:long | nayana:eyes)
- मणिकुण्डलाढ्यं (maṇikuṇḍalāḍhyaṃ)
- richly decorated earrings (maṇi:gem | kuṇḍala:earrings | āḍhya:richly decorated)
- मन्दस्मितं (mandasmitaṃ)
- gentle smile (manda:gentle | smita:smile)
- मृगमदोज्ज्वलभालदेशम् (mṛgamadojjvalabhāladeśam)
- forehead shining with musk (mṛga:deer | mada:musk | ujjvala:shining | bhāla:forehead | deśam:region)
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Verse 2
प्रातर्भजामि ललिताभुजकल्पवल्लीं
रक्ताङ्गुलीय लसदङ्गुलि पल्लवाढ्याम् ।
माणिक्यहेमवलयाङ्गदशोभमानां
पुण्ड्रेक्षुचापकुसुमेषुसृणिदधानाम् ॥२॥
prātarbhajāmi lalitābhujakalpavallīṃ
rakta aṅgulīya lasad aṅguli pallavāḍhyām .
māṇikya hema valaya aṅgada śobhamānāṃ
puṇḍrekṣu cāpa kusumeṣu sṛṇidadhānām ..2..
At the break of dawn, I worship the arms of Devi Lalita Tripurasundari which are like wish-fulfilling creepers (Kalpavalli),
The fingers are like shining sprouts and are richly decorated with red finger-rings,
The arms are adorned with golden bracelets studded with various gems,
The arms are holding a bow of Sugarcane, arrows of flowers and an ankusha (Goad)
Word by word
- प्रातः (prātaḥ)
- at dawn
- भजामि (bhajāmi)
- I worship
- ललिता (lalitā)
- Lalita
- भुजकल्पवल्लीं (bhujakalpavallīṃ)
- arms like wish-fulfilling creepers (bhuja:arms | kalpa:wish-fulfilling | vallīṃ:creepers)
- रक्ताङ्गुलीय (raktāṅgulīya)
- red finger-rings (rakta:red | aṅgulīya:finger-rings)
- लसदङ्गुलि (lasadaṅguli)
- shining fingers (lasat:shining | aṅguli:fingers)
- पल्लवाढ्याम् (pallavāḍhyām)
- richly decorated with sprouts (pallava:sprouts | āḍhyām:richly decorated)
- माणिक्य (māṇikya)
- ruby
- हेम (hema)
- gold
- वलयाङ्गद (valayāṅgada)
- bracelets and armlets (valaya:bracelets | aṅgada:armlets)
- शोभमानां (śobhamānām)
- shining
- पुण्ड्रेक्षु (puṇḍrekṣu)
- sugarcane bow (puṇḍra:sugarcane | ikṣu:bow)
- चाप (cāpa)
- bow
- कुसुमेषु (kusumeṣu)
- flower arrows (kusuma:flower | iṣu:arrows)
- सृणि (sṛṇi)
- goad
- दधानाम् (dadhānām)
- holding
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Verse 3
प्रातर्नमामि ललिताचरणारविन्दं
भक्तेष्टदाननिरतं भवसिन्धुपोतम् ।
पद्मासनादिसुरनायकपूजनीयं
पद्माङ्कुशध्वजसुदर्शनलाञ्छनाढ्यम् ॥३॥
prātarnamāmi lalitā caraṇa aravindaṃ
bhakteṣṭadānanirataṃ bhavasindhupotam .
padmāsana adi suranāyaka pūjanīyaṃ
padma aṅkuśa dhvaja sudarśana lāñchanāḍhyam ..3..
At the break of dawn, I Salute the lotus feet of Devi Lalita Tripurasundari,
(The Lotus Feet which are) engaged in granting the wishes of the devotees, and (finally) like a boat make them cross the ocean of samsara (Worldly Existence),
(The Lotus Feet which are) worshipped by padmasana (Lord Brahma seated on Lotus) and other leading suras (demi-gods),
And richly endowed with the auspicious marks of padma (Lotus), ankusha (Hook), dhwaja (Flag) and sudarshana chakra (Discus)
Word by word
- प्रातः (prātaḥ)
- at dawn
- नमामि (namāmi)
- I salute
- ललिता (lalitā)
- Lalita
- चरण (caraṇa)
- feet
- अरविन्दं (aravindaṃ)
- lotus
- भक्तेष्टदाननिरतं (bhakteṣṭadānanirataṃ)
- engaged in granting wishes (bhakta:devotees | iṣṭa:wishes | dāna:granting | nirataṃ:engaged in)
- भवसिन्धुपोतम् (bhavasindhupotam)
- boat across worldly ocean (bhava:worldly existence | sindhu:ocean | potam:boat)
- पद्मासन (padmāsana)
- Brahma seated on lotus
- आदि (ādi)
- and others
- सुरनायक (suranāyaka)
- leading suras (sura:gods | nāyaka:leaders)
- पूजनीयं (pūjanīyaṃ)
- worthy of worship
- पद्माङ्कुशध्वजसुदर्शनलाञ्छनाढ्यम् (padmāṅkuśadhvajasudarśanalāñchanāḍhyam)
- endowed with auspicious marks (padma:lotus | aṅkuśa:hook | dhvaja:flag | sudarśana:discus | lāñchana:marks | āḍhya:endowed with)
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Verse 4
प्रातः स्तुवे परशिवां ललितां भवानीं
त्रय्यन्तवेद्यविभवां करुणानवद्याम् ।
विश्वस्य सृष्टिविलयस्थितिहेतुभूतां
विद्येश्वरीं निगमवाङ्मनसातिदूराम् ॥४॥
prātaḥ stuve paraśivāṃ lalitāṃ bhavānīṃ
trayyanta vedya vibhavāṃ karuṇānavadyām .
viśvasya sṛṣṭi vilaya sthiti hetu bhūtāṃ
vidyeśvarīṃ nigama vāṅmanasātidūrām ..4..
At the break of dawn, I eulogize the auspicious nature of Lalita Bhavani which is beyond the mind,
Whose majesty, compassion and spotless purity can only be comprehended by understanding the vedanta,
And which is the cause of Sristhi (Creation), Vilaya (Dissolution) and Sthiti (Maintenance of Creation) of this universe,
Which is consciousness embodied as goddess, and which is beyond what the scriptures can express, speech can refer to, and mind can think about
Word by word
- प्रातः (prātaḥ)
- at dawn
- स्तुवे (stuve)
- I eulogize
- परशिवां (paraśivāṃ)
- supreme auspiciousness (para:supreme | śivāṃ:auspiciousness)
- ललितां (lalitāṃ)
- Lalita
- भवानीं (bhavānīṃ)
- Bhavani
- त्रय्यन्तवेद्यविभवां (trayyantavedya-vibhavāṃ)
- known by the end of Vedas (trayyanta:end of Vedas | vedya:known | vibhavāṃ:majesty)
- करुणानवद्याम् (karuṇānavadyām)
- spotless compassion (karuṇā:compassion | anavadyām:spotless)
- विश्वस्य (viśvasya)
- of the universe
- सृष्टिविलयस्थितिहेतुभूतां (sṛṣṭi-vilaya-sthiti-hetu-bhūtāṃ)
- cause of creation, dissolution, maintenance (sṛṣṭi:creation | vilaya:dissolution | sthiti:maintenance | hetu:cause | bhūtāṃ:being)
- विद्येश्वरीं (vidyeśvarīṃ)
- goddess of knowledge (vidyā:knowledge | īśvarīṃ:goddess)
- निगमवाङ्मनसातिदूराम् (nigama-vāṅ-manasātidūrām)
- beyond scriptures, speech, mind (nigama:scriptures | vāṅ:speech | manasa:mind | atidūrām:beyond)
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Verse 5
प्रातर्वदामि ललिते तव पुण्यनाम
कामेश्वरीति कमलेति महेश्वरीति ।
श्रीशाम्भवीति जगतां जननी परेति
वाग्देवतेति वचसा त्रिपुरेश्वरीति ॥५॥
prātarvadāmi lalite tava puṇyanāma
kāmeśvarīti kamaleti maheśvarīti .
śrīśāmbhavīti jagatāṃ jananī pareti
vāgdevateti vacasā tripureśvarīti ..5..
At the break of dawn, O Devi Lalita Tripurasundari, I utter your holy names,
(which are) "Kameshwari", "Kamala", "Maheshwari",
Sri "Sambhavi", "Jagat Janani", "Para",
"Vagdevi" of speech and "Tripureshwari"
Word by word
- प्रातः (prātaḥ)
- at dawn
- वदामि (vadāmi)
- I utter
- ललिते (lalite)
- O Lalita
- तव (tava)
- your
- पुण्यनाम (puṇyanāma)
- holy names (puṇya:holy | nāma:names)
- कामेश्वरीति (kāmeśvarīti)
- "Kameshwari" (kāma:desire | īśvarī:goddess)
- कमलेति (kamaleti)
- "Kamala"
- महेश्वरीति (maheśvarīti)
- "Maheshwari" (mahā:great | īśvarī:goddess)
- श्रीशाम्भवीति (śrīśāmbhavīti)
- "Sri Sambhavi" (śrī:holy | śāmbhavī:Sambhavi)
- जगताम् (jagatām)
- of the worlds
- जननी (jananī)
- mother
- परेति (pareti)
- "Para"
- वाग्देवतेति (vāgdevateti)
- "Vagdevi" (vāk:speech | devatā:goddess)
- वचसा (vacasā)
- by speech
- त्रिपुरेश्वरीति (tripureśvarīti)
- "Tripureshwari" (tri:three | pura:cities | īśvarī:goddess)
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Verse 6
यः श्लोकपञ्चकमिदं ललिताम्बिकायाः
सौभाग्यदं सुललितं पठति प्रभाते ।
तस्मै ददाति ललिता झटिति प्रसन्ना
विद्यां श्रियं विमलसौख्यमनन्तकीर्तिम् ॥६॥
yaḥ ślokapañcakamidaṃ lalitāmbikāyāḥ
saubhāgyadaṃ sulalitaṃ paṭhati prabhāte .
tasmai dadāti lalitā jhaṭiti prasannā
vidyāṃ śriyaṃ vimala saukhyam anantakīrtim ..6..
He who (recites) these five slokas of mother Lalita Tripurasundari,
which bestows good fortune and is charming to listen to; (He who) recites these at dawn,
To him mother Lalita bestows, being instantly pleased,
(She bestows) Vidya (Knowledge), Sri (Prosperity), pure happiness and endless fame.
Word by word
- यः (yaḥ)
- he who
- श्लोकपञ्चकम् (ślokapañcakam)
- five verses (śloka:verse | pañcakam:five)
- इदं (idaṃ)
- this
- ललिताम्बिकायाः (lalitāmbikāyāḥ)
- of Lalita Ambika (lalitā:Lalita | ambikāyāḥ:of Ambika)
- सौभाग्यदम् (saubhāgyadam)
- bestowing good fortune (saubhāgya:good fortune | dam:bestowing)
- सुललितम् (sulalitam)
- charming
- पठति (paṭhati)
- recites
- प्रभाते (prabhāte)
- at dawn
- तस्मै (tasmai)
- to him
- ददाति (dadāti)
- bestows
- ललिता (lalitā)
- Lalita
- झटिति (jhaṭiti)
- instantly
- प्रसन्ना (prasannā)
- pleased
- विद्याम् (vidyām)
- knowledge
- श्रियम् (śriyam)
- prosperity
- विमलसौख्यम् (vimalasaukhyam)
- pure happiness (vimala:pure | saukhyam:happiness)
- अनन्तकीर्तिम् (anantakīrtim)
- endless fame (ananta:endless | kīrtim:fame)
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