Kakara Rupa Kalyani (Lalita Trishati Opening) — Complete Lyrics
ककाररूपा कल्याणी (ललिता त्रिशती आरम्भ)
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
Verse 1
ककाररूपा कल्याणी कल्याणगुणशालिनी ।
कल्याणशैलनिलया कमनीया कलावती ॥
Kakārarūpā kalyāṇī kalyāṇaguṇaśālinī |
Kalyāṇaśailanilayā kamanīyā kalāvatī ||
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
कमलाक्षी कल्मषघ्नी करुणामृतसागरा ।
कदम्बकाननावासा कदम्बकुसुमप्रिया ॥
Kamalākṣī kalmaṣaghnī karuṇāmṛtasāgarā |
Kadambakānanāvāsā kadambakusumapriyā ||
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
कन्दर्पविद्या कन्दर्पजनकापाङ्गवीक्षणा ।
कर्पूरवीटीसौरभ्यकल्लोलितककुप्तटा ॥
Kandarpavidyā kandarpajanakāpāṅgavīkṣaṇā |
Karpūravīṭīsaurabhyakallolitakakuptaṭā ||
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.
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