Lalita Pratah Smarana Stotram
ललिता प्रातःस्मरण स्तोत्रम्
Also known as: lalita pratah smarana stotram · lalita panchakam · pratah smarami lalita · lalita pancharatnam pratah smarami · pratah smarami lalita vadanaravindam
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✦ Meaning
The Lalita Panchakam (also called Lalita Pratah Smarana Stotram) is a beloved five-verse hymn to Goddess Lalita Tripurasundari, the supreme deity of the Sri Vidya tradition. Each verse opens at dawn (prātaḥ) with a different act of devotion — remembering her face, worshipping her creeper-like arms, bowing to her feet, praising her cosmic nature, and reciting her holy names. It is traditionally chanted first thing in the morning as a Pratah-smarana (dawn-remembrance) of the Divine Mother.
Origin & Story
Devotional Sri Vidya / Shakta hymn (traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya) · Adi Shankaracharya (traditional attribution) · c. 8th century CE (traditional attribution)
The Lalita Panchakam belongs to the family of 'Pratah-smarana' hymns in which each verse is recited at the break of day as the very first act of devotion. Modelled on the structure of such dawn-prayers, its five verses lead the worshipper from the Mother's lotus-face, to her wish-granting arms bearing the sugarcane bow and flower-arrows, to her saving feet, to her cosmic nature as the cause of creation, and finally to the joyful recitation of her sacred names. It is cherished by Sri Vidya devotees as a concise daily remembrance of Lalita Tripurasundari.
✦ As told in scripture
Devotees hold that to begin the day by remembering the Mother's lotus-face and uttering her names — Kameshwari, Kamala, Maheshwari, Tripureshwari — sanctifies the whole day, and that her feet, praised in the third verse as a 'boat across the ocean of existence', carry the sincere worshipper safely through every difficulty.
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प्रातः स्मरामि ललितावदनारविन्दं विम्बाधरं पृथुलमौक्तिकशोभिनासम् । आकर्णदीर्घनयनं मणिकुण्डलाढ्यं मन्दस्मितं मृगमदोज्ज्वलभालदेशम् ॥१॥
prātaḥ smarāmi lalitā-vadanāravindaṃ vimbādharaṃ pṛthula-mauktika-śobhi-nāsam | ākarṇa-dīrgha-nayanaṃ maṇi-kuṇḍalāḍhyaṃ manda-smitaṃ mṛgamadojjvala-bhāladeśam || 1||
Meaning:At dawn I meditate upon the lotus-face of Goddess Lalita — with lips red as the bimba fruit, her nose adorned with a large radiant pearl, her eyes long and reaching to the ears, beautified by jewelled earrings, with a gentle smile, and her forehead glowing with musk.
प्रातर्भजामि ललिताभुजकल्पवल्लीं रक्ताङ्गुलीयलसदङ्गुलिपल्लवाढ्याम् । माणिक्यहेमवलयाङ्गदशोभमानां पुण्ड्रेक्षुचापकुसुमेषुसृणिं दधानाम् ॥२॥
prātar-bhajāmi lalitā-bhuja-kalpavallīṃ raktāṅgulīya-lasad-aṅguli-pallavāḍhyām | māṇikya-hema-valayāṅgada-śobhamānāṃ puṇḍrekṣu-cāpa-kusumeṣu-sṛṇiṃ dadhānām || 2||
Meaning:At dawn I worship the arms of Lalita, which are like wish-fulfilling creepers — their finger-tendrils glowing with ruby rings, lovely with bracelets and armlets of ruby and gold, holding the sugarcane bow, the flower-arrows, the noose and the goad.
प्रातर्नमामि ललिताचरणारविन्दं भक्तेष्टदाननिरतं भवसिन्धुपोतम् । पद्मासनादिसुरनायकपूजनीयं पद्माङ्कुशध्वजसुदर्शनलाञ्छनाढ्यम् ॥३॥
prātar-namāmi lalitā-caraṇāravindaṃ bhakteṣṭa-dāna-nirataṃ bhava-sindhu-potam | padmāsanādi-sura-nāyaka-pūjanīyaṃ padmāṅkuśa-dhvaja-sudarśana-lāñchanāḍhyam || 3||
Meaning:At dawn I bow to the lotus-feet of Lalita — ever intent on granting the desires of her devotees, the boat that carries one across the ocean of worldly existence, worthy of worship by Brahma (the lotus-seated) and the other chief gods, marked with the auspicious signs of the lotus, the goad, the banner and the discus.
प्रातः स्तुवे परशिवां ललितां भवानीं त्रय्यन्तवेद्यविभवां करुणानवद्याम् । विश्वस्य सृष्टिविलयस्थितिहेतुभूतां विद्येश्वरीं निगमवाङ्मनसातिदूराम् ॥४॥
prātaḥ stuve para-śivāṃ lalitāṃ bhavānīṃ trayyanta-vedya-vibhavāṃ karuṇānavadyām | viśvasya sṛṣṭi-vilaya-sthiti-hetubhūtāṃ vidyeśvarīṃ nigama-vāṅmanasātidūrām || 4||
Meaning:At dawn I praise Lalita Bhavani, the supreme Shiva — whose glory is known through the end portion of the Vedas (Vedanta), flawless in compassion, the very cause of the creation, dissolution and sustenance of the universe, the Sovereign of Knowledge, far beyond the reach of scripture, speech and mind.
प्रातर्वदामि ललिते तव पुण्यनाम कामेश्वरीति कमलेति महेश्वरीति । श्रीशाम्भवीति जगतां जननी परेति वाग्देवतेति वचसा त्रिपुरेश्वरीति ॥५॥
prātar-vadāmi lalite tava puṇya-nāma kāmeśvarīti kamaleti maheśvarīti | śrī-śāmbhavīti jagatāṃ jananī pareti vāgdevateti vacasā tripureśvarīti || 5||
Meaning:At dawn I utter thy holy names, O Lalita — Kameshwari, Kamala, Maheshwari, Shri Shambhavi, Mother of all the worlds, the Supreme One, Goddess of Speech, and Tripureshwari.
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Benefits of Chanting Lalita Pratah Smarana Stotram
An ideal dawn (prātaḥ-smarana) prayer that begins the day with the remembrance of Lalita Tripurasundari
Each verse focuses the mind on a different aspect of the Mother — her face, arms, feet, cosmic nature and names
Invokes the supreme Goddess of the Sri Vidya tradition in a short, easily memorised form
The third verse hails her feet as the 'boat across the ocean of existence', invoking her saving grace
Reciting her holy names (verse five) is believed to grant auspiciousness, prosperity and purity
Cultivates devotion, mental clarity and an auspicious start to the day
Suitable for daily japa and for Sri Vidya upasakas alongside the Lalita Sahasranama
How to Chant Lalita Pratah Smarana Stotram
This is a Pratah-smarana stotram, meant to be recited first thing in the morning, ideally before rising from bed or just after bathing. Sit facing east, recall the Mother's lotus-face as described in the first verse, and chant the five verses slowly and with feeling. It may be recited once daily, or three or five times. Conclude by uttering her holy names in the fifth verse and praying for her grace through the day.