lalitatripurasundarisri-vidyaadi-shankaracharya

ලලිතා පඤ්චරත්නම්

Lalita Pancharatnam in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 5× repetitions·🕐 Early morning (Brahma muhurta / at dawn) immediately after waking and bathing; also on Fridays and during Navratri·📜 Devotional hymn attributed to Adi Shankaracharya (Sri Vidya / Shakta tradition)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Devotional hymn attributed to Adi Shankaracharya (Sri Vidya / Shakta tradition) · Adi Shankaracharya · c. 8th century CE (traditional attribution)

Adi Shankaracharya, alongside his Advaita philosophy, composed many hymns to the Divine Mother, regarding Shakti as inseparable from Brahman. The Lalita Pancharatnam belongs to his Sri Vidya devotional corpus, praising Lalita Tripurasundari — the same Goddess celebrated in the Lalita Sahasranama and Soundarya Lahari. Cast as a five-fold dawn meditation, it distils the worship of the supreme Goddess into a form any devotee can recite each morning.

✦ As told in scripture

It is traditionally held that one who recites these five verses every morning with devotion is never wanting in learning or livelihood, for the Mother herself promises in the final verse to grant 'vidya, shri, vimala saukhya and ananta kirti' — knowledge, wealth, untainted happiness and endless renown — swiftly and graciously.

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Verse 1

ප්රාතඃ ස්මරාමි ලලිතාවදනාරවින්දං බිම්බාධරං පෘථුලමෞක්තිකශෝභිනාසම් . ආකර්ණදීර්ඝනයනං මණිකුණ්ඩලාඪ්යං මන්දස්මිතං මෘගමදෝජ්ජ්වලභාලදේශම් .. 1..

prātaḥ smarāmi lalitāvadanāravindaṃ bimbādharaṃ pṛthulamauktikaśobhināsam | ākarṇadīrghanayanaṃ maṇikuṇḍalāḍhyaṃ mandasmitaṃ mṛgamadojjvalabhāladeśam || 1||

Meaning:1. At dawn I meditate on the lotus face of Goddess Lalita — her lips red as the bimba fruit, her nose graced with a large pearl, her eyes long as if to touch her ears, adorned with jewelled earrings, wearing a gentle smile, her forehead bright with a mark of musk.

Verse 2

ප්රාතර්භජාමි ලලිතාභුජකල්පවල්ලීං රත්නාඞ්ගුලීයලසදඞ්ගුලිපල්ලවාඪ්යාම් . මාණික්යහේමවලයාඞ්ගදශෝභමානාං පුණ්ඩ්රේක්ෂුචාපකුසුමේෂුසෘණීන්දධානාම් .. 2..

prātarbhajāmi lalitābhujakalpavallīṃ ratnāṅgulīyalasadaṅgulipallavāḍhyām | māṇikyahemavalayāṅgadaśobhamānāṃ puṇḍrekṣucāpakusumeṣusṛṇīndadhānām || 2||

Meaning:2. At dawn I worship the wish-granting creeper-like arms of Lalita, her fingers like tender shoots glowing with gem-set rings, beautiful with bracelets and armlets of ruby and gold, bearing the sugarcane bow, the flower-arrows, the noose and the goad.

Verse 3

ප්රාතර්නමාමි ලලිතාචරණාරවින්දං භක්තේෂ්ටදානනිරතං භවසින්ධුපෝතම් . පද්මාඞ්කුශධ්වජසුදර්ශනලාඤ්ඡනාඪ්යං පද්මාසනාදිසුරනායකපූජනීයම් .. 3..

prātarnamāmi lalitācaraṇāravindaṃ bhakteṣṭadānaniratiṃ bhavasindhupotam | padmāṅkuśadhvajasudarśanalāñchanāḍhyaṃ padmāsanādisuranāyakapūjanīyam || 3||

Meaning:3. At dawn I bow to the lotus feet of Lalita, ever intent on granting devotees' wishes, the very boat across the ocean of worldly existence, marked with the auspicious lotus, goad, banner and discus, and worthy of worship by Brahma (seated on the lotus) and the foremost of the gods.

Verse 4

ප්රාතඃ ස්තුවේ පරශිවාං ලලිතාං භවානීං ත්රය්යන්තවේද්යවිභවාං කරුණානවද්යාම් . විශ්වස්ය සෘෂ්ටිවිලයස්ථිතිහේතුභූතාං විශ්වේශ්වරීං නිගමවාඞ්මනසාතිදූරාම් .. 4..

prātaḥ stuve paraśivāṃ lalitāṃ bhavānīṃ trayyantavedyavibhavāṃ karuṇānavadyām | viśvasya sṛṣṭivilayasthitihetubhūtāṃ viśveśvarīṃ nigamavāṅmanasātidūrām || 4||

Meaning:4. At dawn I praise Lalita Bhavani, the supreme Shiva (Para-Shakti), whose glory is known through the end-portions of the Vedas (Vedanta), flawless in compassion, the cause of the universe's creation, dissolution and sustenance, the Mistress of the cosmos, far beyond the reach of scripture, speech and mind.

Verse 5

ප්රාතර්වදාමි ලලිතේ තව පුණ්යනාම කාමේශ්වරීති කමලේති මහේශ්වරීති . ශ්රීශාම්භවීති ජගතාං ජනනී පරේති වාග්දේවතේති වචසා ත්රිපුරේශ්වරීති .. 5..

prātarvadāmi lalite tava puṇyanāma kāmeśvarīti kamaleti maheśvarīti | śrīśāmbhavīti jagatāṃ jananī pareti vāgdevateti vacasā tripureśvarīti || 5||

Meaning:5. At dawn I utter your holy names, O Lalita — Kameshwari, Kamala, Maheshwari, Shri-Shambhavi, Mother of the worlds, the Supreme One, the Goddess of speech, and Tripureshwari.

Verse 6

යඃ ශ්ලෝකපඤ්චකමිදං ලලිතාම්බිකායාඃ සෞභාග්යදං සුලලිතං පඨති ප්රභාතේ . තස්මෛ දදාති ලලිතා ඣටිති ප්රසන්නා විද්යාං ශ්රියං විමලසෞඛ්යමනන්තකීර්තිම් .. 6..

yaḥ ślokapañcakamidaṃ lalitāmbikāyāḥ saubhāgyadaṃ sulalitaṃ paṭhati prabhāte | tasmai dadāti lalitā jhaṭiti prasannā vidyāṃ śriyaṃ vimalasaukhyamanantakīrtim || 6||

Meaning:6. Whoever reads at dawn these five sweet, fortune-bestowing verses of Mother Lalita — to him the ever-gracious Lalita swiftly grants knowledge, prosperity, pure happiness and everlasting fame.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ප්රාතඃ ස්මරාමි🔊prātaḥ smarāmiat dawn I remember / meditate upon

ලලිතාවදනාරවින්දම්🔊lalitā-vadana-aravindamthe lotus face of Goddess Lalita

බිම්බාධරම්🔊bimbādharamwith lips red like the bimba fruit

පෘථුලමෞක්තිකශෝභිනාසම්🔊pṛthula-mauktika-śobhi-nāsamwhose nose is adorned with a large pearl

ආකර්ණදීර්ඝනයනම්🔊ākarṇa-dīrgha-nayanamwith eyes long, reaching almost to the ears

මණිකුණ්ඩලාඪ්යම්🔊maṇi-kuṇḍala-āḍhyamadorned with gem-studded earrings

මන්දස්මිතම්🔊mandasmitamwith a gentle smile

මෘගමදෝජ්ජ්වලභාලදේශම්🔊mṛgamada-ujjvala-bhāla-deśamwhose forehead shines with a mark of musk (kasturi tilaka)

ප්රාතර්භජාමි🔊prātar-bhajāmiat dawn I worship

ලලිතාභුජකල්පවල්ලීම්🔊lalitā-bhuja-kalpavallīmthe arms of Lalita, like wish-fulfilling celestial vines

පුණ්ඩ්රේක්ෂුචාපකුසුමේෂුසෘණීන්🔊puṇḍrekṣu-cāpa-kusumeṣu-sṛṇīnholding the sugarcane bow, flower-arrows, noose and goad

ප්රාතර්නමාමි🔊prātar-namāmiat dawn I bow to

ලලිතාචරණාරවින්දම්🔊lalitā-caraṇa-aravindamthe lotus feet of Lalita

භවසින්ධුපෝතම්🔊bhava-sindhu-potamthe boat that carries one across the ocean of worldly existence

ප්රාතඃ ස්තුවේ🔊prātaḥ stuveat dawn I praise

පරශිවාං ලලිතාං භවානීම්🔊para-śivāṃ lalitāṃ bhavānīmLalita Bhavani, who is the supreme Shiva (Para-Shakti)

විශ්වස්ය සෘෂ්ටිවිලයස්ථිතිහේතුභූතාම්🔊viśvasya sṛṣṭi-vilaya-sthiti-hetubhūtāmthe cause of the creation, dissolution and sustenance of the universe

නිගමවාඞ්මනසාතිදූරාම්🔊nigama-vāṅmanasā-atidūrāmbeyond the reach of the Vedas, speech and mind

ප්රාතර්වදාමි🔊prātar-vadāmiat dawn I utter (your names)

කාමේශ්වරීති කමලේති මහේශ්වරීති🔊kāmeśvarī-iti kamale-iti maheśvarī-itias Kameshwari, as Kamala (Lakshmi), as Maheshwari

වාග්දේවතේති ත්රිපුරේශ්වරීති🔊vāgdevatā-iti tripureśvarī-itias the Goddess of speech (Saraswati), as Tripureshwari

Benefits of Chanting Lalita Pancharatnam

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An ideal short morning prayer (pratah smarana) to begin the day with the grace of the Divine Mother

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Bestows knowledge (vidya), wealth (shri), pure happiness and lasting fame, as promised in the final verse

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Invokes Lalita Tripurasundari, the supreme deity of Sri Vidya, in an accessible five-verse form

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Cultivates devotion and one-pointed remembrance of the Goddess from waking

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Calms and purifies the mind, fostering sattvic clarity

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Removes obstacles to learning and is cherished by students and seekers of wisdom

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Connects the devotee to the deeper Lalita Sahasranama tradition through its names (Kameshwari, Kamala, Tripureshwari)

How to Chant Lalita Pancharatnam

Repetitions5times

Best TimeEarly morning (Brahma muhurta / at dawn) immediately after waking and bathing; also on Fridays and during Navratri

As a pratah-smarana (dawn remembrance), recite the five verses soon after waking, ideally after a bath, seated facing east before an image or Sri Chakra of Lalita. Read slowly, visualising the Goddess described in each verse — face, arms, feet, cosmic form, and names. Conclude with the sixth (phala-shruti) verse. A single sincere recitation each morning is the traditional practice; it may also be repeated thrice.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Lalita Pancharatnam written in the Sinhala 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.

It is traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, the 8th-century philosopher-saint who composed many devotional hymns, including several to the Divine Mother in the Sri Vidya tradition.

'Pancharatnam' means 'five jewels' — pancha (five) and ratna (jewel). The hymn consists of five precious verses praising Goddess Lalita, with a sixth verse describing the fruits of recitation.

'Pratah' means 'at dawn'. The hymn is designed as a morning meditation: the devotee remembers the Goddess's face, worships her arms, bows to her feet, praises her cosmic glory and recites her names — a complete dawn upasana in five verses.

The closing verse states that the ever-gracious Lalita swiftly grants knowledge, prosperity, pure happiness and unending fame to those who read these five verses each morning.