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Kakara Rupa Kalyani (Lalita Trishati Opening) in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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Origin & Story

Lalita Trishati (opening names), Brahmanda Purana · Revealed by Lord Hayagriva to Sage Agastya · Ancient (Puranic)

In the Brahmanda Purana, the sage Agastya, after learning the greatness of the Goddess, was taught the secret of her worship by Lord Hayagriva, an incarnation of Vishnu and lord of wisdom. As the crown of this teaching, Hayagriva imparted the Lalita Trishati — three hundred names structured on the fifteen syllables of the Panchadashi mantra — beginning with the names from the syllable 'Ka'.

✦ As told in scripture

It is said that Lord Hayagriva imparted the Trishati to Agastya as a closely guarded secret, declaring that the Goddess herself had ordained these very names; tradition holds that offering each name with kumkuma at the Sri Chakra showers the worshipper with auspiciousness and fulfils worthy desires.

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Verse 1

𑌕𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌣𑍀 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌶𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌨𑍀 । 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌶𑍈𑌲𑌨𑌿𑌲𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑌮𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍀 ॥

Kakārarūpā kalyāṇī kalyāṇaguṇaśālinī | Kalyāṇaśailanilayā kamanīyā kalāvatī ||

Meaning:She is the very embodiment of the syllable 'Ka'; the Auspicious One, shining with every auspicious quality; She who dwells on the Mount of Auspiciousness, lovely beyond compare, mistress of all arts.

Verse 2

𑌕𑌮𑌲𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌮𑌷𑌘𑍍𑌨𑍀 𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌸𑌾𑌗𑌰𑌾 । 𑌕𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌾 𑌕𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌕𑍁𑌸𑍁𑌮𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾 ॥

Kamalākṣī kalmaṣaghnī karuṇāmṛtasāgarā | Kadambakānanāvāsā kadambakusumapriyā ||

Meaning:She is lotus-eyed, the destroyer of all sin, an ocean of the nectar of compassion; She who abides in the forest of Kadamba trees and delights in the Kadamba blossoms.

Verse 3

𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌜𑌨𑌕𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌵𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌾 । 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑌵𑍀𑌟𑍀𑌸𑍗𑌰𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌕𑌕𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌟𑌾 ॥

Kandarpavidyā kandarpajanakāpāṅgavīkṣaṇā | Karpūravīṭīsaurabhyakallolitakakuptaṭā ||

Meaning:She is the secret science of Kamakala; whose sidelong glance gives birth even to Kama, the god of love; and by the fragrance of whose camphor-scented betel the very quarters of the sky billow with sweetness.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌕𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾🔊kakara-rupaShe who is the very form of the syllable 'Ka' (the first letter of the Panchadashi mantra)

𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌣𑍀🔊kalyaniThe auspicious one, source of all welfare

𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌶𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌨𑍀🔊kalyana-guna-shaliniEndowed with all auspicious qualities

𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌶𑍈𑌲𑌨𑌿𑌲𑌯𑌾🔊kalyana-shaila-nilayaDwelling on the Mount of Auspiciousness (Meru / Sri Nagara)

𑌕𑌮𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌾🔊kamaniyaSupremely beautiful, lovely, desirable

𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍀🔊kalavatiAdorned with all arts / possessing the digits (kalas)

𑌕𑌮𑌲𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀🔊kamalakshiLotus-eyed

𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌮𑌷𑌘𑍍𑌨𑍀🔊kalmasha-ghniDestroyer of all sins and impurities

𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌸𑌾𑌗𑌰𑌾🔊karunamrita-sagaraAn ocean of the nectar of compassion

𑌕𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌾🔊kadamba-kanana-avasaShe who dwells in the forest of Kadamba trees

𑌕𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌕𑍁𑌸𑍁𑌮𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾🔊kadamba-kusuma-priyaFond of the Kadamba flowers

𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾🔊kandarpa-vidyaShe who is the science (mantra) of Kama, the Kamakala vidya

𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌜𑌨𑌕🔊kandarpa-janakathe begetter of Kama (the god of love)

𑌅𑌪𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌵𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌾🔊apanga-vikshanawhose sidelong glance (creates and enchants)

𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑌵𑍀𑌟𑍀🔊karpura-vitithe camphor-scented betel roll she chews

𑌸𑍗𑌰𑌭𑍍𑌯-𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌿𑌤-𑌕𑌕𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌟𑌾🔊saurabhya-kallolita-kakup-tataby whose fragrance the quarters of space are made to billow with sweetness

Benefits of Chanting Kakara Rupa Kalyani (Lalita Trishati Opening)

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Each name is built on the syllables of the sacred Panchadashi mantra of Sri Vidya

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Invokes the auspiciousness (kalyana) of the Goddess in every aspect of life

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Destroys sins and impurities (kalmasha) through the Mother's compassion

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Highly revered in Sri Vidya upasana for prosperity and inner refinement

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Considered especially potent as it was taught directly by Lord Hayagriva

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Recitation draws the grace, beauty and protection of Lalita Tripura Sundari

How to Chant Kakara Rupa Kalyani (Lalita Trishati Opening)

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Best TimeFridays, during Navaratri, on full-moon days and as part of Sri Vidya worship

The Lalita Trishati is traditionally recited after the Lalita Sahasranama, with the prefix 'Om aim hrim shrim' and each name often offered with kumkuma at the Sri Chakra. Begin with these opening names from the syllable 'Ka'. As the Trishati is an esoteric Sri Vidya text, it is ideally received from a guru; recite with a calm, pure and devoted mind, contemplating the auspicious form of the Goddess.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Kakara Rupa Kalyani (Lalita Trishati Opening) written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

The Lalita Trishati is a hymn of 300 names of the Goddess Lalita Tripura Sundari, found in the Brahmanda Purana, where Lord Hayagriva teaches it to the sage Agastya. 'Trishati' means 'three hundred'.

The Trishati is structured on the fifteen letters of the Panchadashi, the great fifteen-syllabled mantra of Sri Vidya. The first syllable is 'Ka', so the first twenty names all begin with 'Ka', starting with 'Kakara-rupa' — 'She who is the form of the syllable Ka'.

The Sahasranama has 1,000 names with no fixed syllabic pattern, while the Trishati has exactly 300 names — 20 for each of the 15 syllables of the Panchadashi mantra — making it a direct meditation on the mantra itself.

It is an esoteric Sri Vidya text and is traditionally received from a guru. However, devotees may recite it with reverence and devotion; receiving the Panchadashi mantra from a qualified teacher deepens its practice.