𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍃𑌕𑌾𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌃
Mantra Matrika Pushpamala Stavam in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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Devotional Sri Vidya / Shakta hymn (Stotrarnava); traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya · Adi Shankaracharya (traditional attribution) · c. 8th century CE (traditional attribution)
The Mantra Matrika Pushpamala Stava is one of the most refined examples of manasa puja in the Sri Vidya tradition. Rather than describing the Goddess's beauty alone, it leads the worshipper step by step through the full ritual of Devi puja — but performed entirely in contemplation. Its deeper secret lies in its structure: the first letters of the verses are held to spell out the Panchadashi, the fifteen-syllable heart-mantra of Sri Vidya, so that to recite the garland is to silently invoke the mantra. For this reason it is treasured by upasakas as both a hymn and a meditative practice.
✦ As told in scripture
The hymn's own concluding verses declare the fruit of its recitation: the worshipper who offers this garland of mantra-letters at the twilights each day attains a pure mind, has Saraswati dwelling upon his tongue and the world-blessing Lakshmi abiding in his home — the Mother Herself dancing in the lotus of his heart.
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𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌲𑍋𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌲𑌹𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌿- 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍀𑌪𑍇 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌕𑌵𑌾𑌟𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌾𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌵𑌾𑌟𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑍇 । 𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌸𑌭𑌾𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍇 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌜𑌨𑌨𑌿 𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌹𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌯𑍇 ॥௧॥
kallolollasitāmṛtābdhi-laharī-madhye virājanmaṇi- dvīpe kalpaka-vāṭikā-parivṛte kādamba-vāṭyujjvale | ratna-stambha-sahasra-nirmita-sabhā-madhye vimānottame cintāratna-vinirmitaṃ janani te siṃhāsanaṃ bhāvaye || 1||
Meaning:1. O Mother, I meditate upon Thy lion-throne, fashioned of the wish-gem Chintamani — set within a glorious palace in a hall raised on a thousand jewelled pillars, upon the Island of Gems (Manidvipa) that gleams amid the surging waves of the ocean of nectar, encircled by groves of Kalpaka and Kadamba trees.
𑌏𑌣𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌲𑌭𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑌲𑌸𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑌤𑌲𑍈𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌶𑍗 𑌬𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍀𑌮𑍍 । 𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌂 𑌬𑌾𑌣𑌮𑌪𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌵𑌦𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑍗𑌸𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌂𑌸𑌮𑌕𑍁𑌟𑌾𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌯𑍇 ॥௨॥
eṇāṅkānala-bhānu-maṇḍala-lasacchrīcakra-madhye sthitāṃ bālārka-dyuti-bhāsurāṃ karatalaiḥ pāśāṅkuśau bibhratīm | cāpaṃ bāṇam api prasanna-vadanāṃ kausumbha-vastrānvitāṃ tāṃ tvāṃ candra-kalāvataṃsa-makuṭāṃ cāru-smitāṃ bhāvaye || 2||
Meaning:2. I meditate upon Thee, seated in the heart of the Sri Chakra that shines with the orbs of moon, fire and sun — radiant as the rising sun, bearing in Thy hands the noose, the goad, the bow and the arrow, with a serene face, clad in saffron robes, Thy crown adorned with the crescent moon, and a lovely smile.
𑌈𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌪𑌦𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍈𑌕𑌫𑌲𑌦𑌂 𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌂 𑌤𑍇 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌮𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌭𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌰𑌰𑍍𑌘𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑍈𑌃 । 𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌚𑌮𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌕𑌂 𑌤𑌵 𑌜𑌲𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌧𑍇 𑌤𑌦𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌂 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌯𑍇 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥௩॥
īśānādi-padaṃ śivaika-phaladaṃ ratnāsanaṃ te śubhaṃ pādyaṃ kuṅkuma-candanādi-bharitair arghyaṃ saratnākṣataiḥ | śuddhair ācamanīyakaṃ tava jalair bhaktyā mayā kalpitaṃ kāruṇyāmṛta-vāridhe tad akhilaṃ santuṣṭaye kalpatām || 3||
Meaning:3. The seat upon the plane of Ishana that yields Shiva as its sole fruit, this auspicious jewelled throne, the water for Thy feet rich with saffron and sandal, the arghya with gems and unbroken rice, and the pure water for sipping — all this, O Ocean of compassionate nectar, I have prepared with devotion: may it be for Thy satisfaction.
𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌜𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌜𑌗𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌾𑌲𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌲𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌲𑍇𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌪𑌟𑍀𑌰𑌕𑍁𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌮𑌲𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑌮𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌦𑌕𑍈𑌃 । 𑌗𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌰𑍈𑌰𑌪𑌿 𑌨𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌕𑍇𑌰𑌸𑌲𑌿𑌲𑍈𑌃 𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍋𑌦𑌕𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑌯𑍈𑌤𑌦𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌂 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌯𑍇 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥௪॥
lakṣye yogi-janasya rakṣita-jagaj-jāle viśālekṣaṇe prāleyāmbu-paṭīra-kuṅkuma-lasat-karpūra-miśrodakaiḥ | go-kṣīrair api nālikera-salilaiḥ śuddhodakair mantritaiḥ snānaṃ devi dhiyā mayaitad akhilaṃ santuṣṭaye kalpatām || 4||
Meaning:4. O wide-eyed One, the goal of the yogis, who guard the whole web of the worlds — this bath with waters mingled with snow-cool sandal, saffron and camphor, with cow's milk, coconut water and pure consecrated water, which I have offered Thee in contemplation: may it all be for Thy satisfaction.
𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌿𑌤𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌤𑌨𑍋 𑌹𑍇𑌮𑌾𑌚𑌲𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍈- 𑌰𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍈𑌰𑍁𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍀𑌯𑌸𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑍗𑌸𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍁𑌕𑌮𑍍 । 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌤𑌿𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌸𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌮𑌲𑌂 𑌸𑍗𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍂𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌂 𑌦𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑌯𑍈𑌤𑌦𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌂 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌯𑍇 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥௫॥
hrīṅkārāṅkita-mantra-lakṣita-tano hemācalāt sañcitai- r ratnair ujjvalam uttarīya-sahitaṃ kausumbha-varṇāṃśukam | muktā-santati-yajña-sūtram amalaṃ sauvarṇa-tantūdbhavaṃ dattaṃ devi dhiyā mayaitad akhilaṃ santuṣṭaye kalpatām || 5||
Meaning:5. O Thou whose form is revealed by the mantra bearing the Hrīṃ-kāra — this upper garment and saffron-hued silk bright with gems gathered from the golden mountain, and this immaculate sacred thread of strung pearls wrought of golden filaments, which I have offered Thee in contemplation: may it all be for Thy satisfaction.
𑌹𑌂𑌸𑍈𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌭𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌗𑌮𑌨𑍇 𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌲𑍀𑌮𑍁𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌾𑌂 𑌹𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍋𑌲𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌹𑍀𑌰𑌪𑍂𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌤𑌰𑍇 𑌹𑍇𑌮𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌦𑍇 𑌕𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌣𑍇 । 𑌮𑌞𑍍𑌜𑍀𑌰𑍗 𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌕𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑍇 𑌮𑌕𑍁𑌟𑌮𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍁𑌚𑍂𑌡𑌾𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌮𑍗𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌲𑍀𑌯𑌕𑌟𑌕𑍗 𑌕𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌚𑍀𑌮𑌪𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍀𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁 ॥௬॥
haṃsair apy ati-lobhanīya-gamane hārāvalīm ujjvalāṃ hindola-dyuti-hīra-pūritatare hemāṅgade kaṅkaṇe | mañjīrau maṇi-kuṇḍale makuṭam apy ardhendu-cūḍāmaṇiṃ nāsā-mauktikam aṅgulīya-kaṭakau kāñcīm api svīkuru || 6||
Meaning:6. Be pleased to accept the brilliant rows of necklaces — O Thou whose gait shames even the swans — and the golden armlets and bangles set with swinging diamonds, the anklets, the jewelled earrings, the crown with its crescent-moon crest-jewel, the nose-pearl, the rings and the bracelets, and the girdle (kanchi) too.
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍇 𑌘𑌨𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌕𑍁𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌮𑌘𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌪𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍂𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌿𑌲𑌕𑌂 𑌚 𑌫𑌾𑌲𑌫𑌲𑌕𑍇 𑌗𑍋𑌰𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌾𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌮𑍍 । 𑌗𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌾𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑍇 𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌯𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌂 𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌠𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌜𑍇 𑌮𑍃𑌗𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌪𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌮𑌮𑌲𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥௭॥
sarvāṅge ghana-sāra-kuṅkuma-ghana-śrī-gandha-paṅkāṅkitaṃ kastūrī-tilakaṃ ca phāla-phalake gorocanā-patrakam | gaṇḍādarśana-maṇḍale nayanayor divyāñjanaṃ te'ñcitaṃ kaṇṭhābje mṛga-nābhi-paṅkam amalaṃ tvat-prītaye kalpatām || 7||
Meaning:7. May it please Thee — the camphor, saffron and fragrant sandal-paste anointing Thy whole body, the musk-mark upon Thy forehead and the gorochana design, the touch of divine collyrium to Thy eyes upon Thy mirror-like cheeks, and the spotless musk-paste upon Thy lotus-throat.
𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌲𑌮𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌕𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑍗𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌪𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍇𑌰𑍁𑌹𑍈- 𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌚𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌕𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌤𑍀𑌵𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌕𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌕𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 । 𑌕𑍇𑌤𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑌵𑍀𑌰𑌕𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍈𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌲𑍃𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍋 𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌵𑌰𑌦𑍇 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌯𑍇 𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥௮॥
kalhārotpala-mallikā-maruvakaiḥ sauvarṇa-paṅkeruhai- r jātī-campaka-mālatī-vakulakair mandāra-kundādibhiḥ | ketakyā karavīrakair bahu-vidhaiḥ kḷptāḥ srajo mālikāḥ saṅkalpena samarpayāmi varade santuṣṭaye gṛhyatām || 8||
Meaning:8. O Bestower of boons, in contemplation I offer Thee garlands woven of many flowers — white and blue lotuses, jasmine and marjoram, golden lotuses, jati and champaka, malati and vakula, mandara, kunda, ketaki and oleander: may they be received for Thy satisfaction.
𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌦𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌯𑌸𑌿 𑌯𑍈𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍈𑌰𑌨𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑍈- 𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍃𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌕𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌲𑌭𑌰𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌧𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌿 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌶𑌯𑌮𑍍 । 𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬 𑌕𑍋𑌮𑌲𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾𑌗𑍃𑌹𑌾- 𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌦𑌶𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌗𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌲𑍁𑌘𑍃𑌤𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍂𑌪𑍈𑌰𑌹𑌂 𑌧𑍂𑌪𑌯𑍇 ॥௯॥
hantāraṃ madanasya nandayasi yair aṅgair anaṅgojjvalai- r yair bhṛṅgāvali-nīla-kuntala-bharair badhnāsi tasyāśayam | tānīmāni tavāmba komalatarāṇy āmoda-līlā-gṛhā- ṇy āmodāya daśāṅga-guggulu-ghṛtair dhūpair ahaṃ dhūpaye || 9||
Meaning:9. O Mother, with those limbs glowing with formless beauty by which Thou delightest the Slayer of Madana (Shiva), and with those tresses dark as a swarm of bees by which Thou bindest His heart — those Thy most tender pleasure-bowers of fragrance — for their delight I offer the incense of ten-ingredient guggulu and ghee.
𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌮𑍁𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌹𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍇 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌰𑍇 𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌮𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌃 । 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌹𑌾𑌟𑌕𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌧𑍃𑌤𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌘𑍃𑌤𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌤𑍈- 𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌗𑌣𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌸𑍁𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌯𑍇 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥௧௦॥
lakṣmīm ujjvalayāmi ratna-nivahodbhāsvattare mandire mālā-rūpa-vilambitair maṇi-maya-stambheṣu sambhāvitaiḥ | citrair hāṭaka-putrikā-kara-dhṛtair gavyair ghṛtair vardhitai- r divyair dīpa-gaṇair dhiyā girisute santuṣṭaye kalpatām || 10||
Meaning:10. O Daughter of the Mountain, in contemplation I make Lakshmi (radiance) shine within Thy temple ablaze with heaps of gems — with wondrous rows of divine lamps hung like garlands, set upon jewelled pillars, held in the hands of golden figurines, fed with cow's ghee: may it be for Thy satisfaction.
𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌹𑌾𑌟𑌕𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌲𑍀𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌂 𑌘𑍃𑌤𑌸𑍂𑌪𑌶𑌾𑌕𑌭𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌭𑍇𑌦𑌂 𑌤𑌥𑌾 । 𑌦𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌂 𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌶𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌦𑌧𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌂 𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌮𑌾𑌷𑌾𑌪𑍂𑌪𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌮𑍍𑌬 𑌸𑌫𑌲𑌂 𑌨𑍈𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌯𑍇 ॥௧௧॥
hrīṅkāreśvari tapta-hāṭaka-kṛtaiḥ sthālī-sahasrair bhṛtaṃ divyānnaṃ ghṛta-sūpa-śāka-bharitaṃ citrānna-bhedaṃ tathā | dugdhānnaṃ madhu-śarkarā-dadhi-yutaṃ māṇikya-pātre sthitaṃ māṣāpūpa-sahasram amba saphalaṃ naivedyam āvedaye || 11||
Meaning:11. O Sovereign of the Hrīṃ-kāra, I present to Thee, O Mother, the food-offering complete — divine rice heaped in a thousand vessels of refined gold, filled with ghee, lentils and vegetables, varieties of seasoned rice, milk-rice with honey, sugar and curds set in ruby bowls, and a thousand black-gram cakes.
𑌸𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌯𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌕𑍇𑌤𑌕𑍀𑌦𑌲𑌰𑍁𑌚𑌾 𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍂𑌲𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍀𑌦𑌲𑍈𑌃 𑌪𑍂𑌗𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍂𑌰𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌣𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌰𑍈𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑌖𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑍈𑌃 । 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌚𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌜𑌾𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌨𑍈𑌃 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾 𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌚𑌿𑌕𑌾 𑌤𑌵 𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍇 𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌦𑍁𑌮𑍇 ॥௧௨॥
sacchāyair vara-ketakī-dala-rucā tāmbūla-vallī-dalaiḥ pūgair bhūri-guṇaiḥ sugandhi-madhuraiḥ karpūra-khaṇḍojjvalaiḥ | muktā-cūrṇa-virājitair bahu-vidhair vaktrāmbujāmodanaiḥ pūrṇā ratna-kalācikā tava mude nyastā purastād ume || 12||
Meaning:12. O Uma, before Thee is set, for Thy delight, a jewelled casket full of betel — with fragrant, lustrous betel-leaves like fine ketaki petals, with areca-nuts of many virtues, sweet and aromatic, bright with pieces of camphor and adorned with pearl-powder — the many delights that perfume the lotus-mouth.
𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌕𑌮𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌰𑌲𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌲𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌮𑍗𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌿𑌃 । 𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌲𑌮𑍃𑌦𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌸𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍋𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌨𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌨𑌂 𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥௧௩॥
kanyābhiḥ kamanīya-kāntibhir alaṅkārāmalārārtikāṃ pātre mauktika-citra-paṅkti-vilasat-karpūra-dīpāvaliḥ | uttat-tāla-mṛdaṅga-gīta-sahitaṃ nṛtyat-padāmbhoruhaṃ mantrārādhana-pūrvakaṃ suvihitaṃ nīrājanaṃ gṛhyatām || 13||
Meaning:13. May the waving of lights (arati) be accepted — well performed with mantra-worship — offered by maidens of lovely radiance bearing the spotless lamp-tray, a row of camphor lamps gleaming amid pearl-studded patterns in the vessel, accompanied by cymbals, drum and song, with their dancing lotus-feet.
𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍗𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌤𑍁 𑌧𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌰𑌸𑌾- 𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑍀 𑌚 𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌚𑌾𑌮𑌰𑌵𑌰𑍇 𑌧𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤𑍀 । 𑌵𑍀𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌣𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌵- 𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌿𑌕𑌸𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌟𑌰𑌸𑌂 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌦𑌾𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥௧௪॥
lakṣmīr mauktika-lakṣa-kalpita-sitacchatraṃ tu dhatte rasā- d indrāṇī ca ratiś ca cāmara-vare dhatte svayaṃ bhāratī | vīṇām eṇa-vilocanāḥ sumanasāṃ nṛtyanti tad-rāgava- d bhāvair āṅgika-sāttvikaiḥ sphuṭa-rasaṃ mātas tad ākarṇyatām || 14||
Meaning:14. Lakshmi lovingly holds aloft the white parasol fashioned of a hundred thousand pearls; Indrani and Rati wave the choice fly-whisks; Bharati (Saraswati) herself plays the veena; and the doe-eyed celestial maidens dance, expressing pure emotion with gesture and feeling in keeping with the melody — O Mother, deign to listen.
𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌟𑍇𑌨 𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌨𑍋𑌪𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍀𑌮𑍗𑌲𑌿𑌭𑌿- 𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌨𑍋 𑌤𑌵 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍗 𑌕𑍋 𑌵𑌾 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑍇 । 𑌸𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌶𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌰 𑌏𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌂𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑌃 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥௧௫॥
hrīṅkāra-traya-sampuṭena manunopāsye trayī-maulibhi- r vākyair lakṣya-tano tava stuti-vidhau ko vā kṣametāmbike | sallāpāḥ stutayaḥ pradakṣiṇa-śataṃ sañcāra evāstu te saṃveśo namasaḥ sahasram akhilaṃ tvat-prītaye kalpatām || 15||
Meaning:15. O Mother, I worship Thee with the mantra enclosed in the triple Hrīṃ-kāra; O Thou whose form the Vedantic words reveal — who is fit to praise Thee, O Ambika? Let my conversations be Thy hymns of praise, my every movement a hundred circumambulations, my lying down a thousand prostrations: may all of it be for Thy delight.
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌯𑌾 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌯𑍇𑌚𑍍𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌾 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍁 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌲𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌃 । 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍋𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌪𑍇 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌾 𑌨𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌰𑌸𑌾- 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌣𑍀 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌰𑍋𑌰𑍁𑌹𑍇 𑌜𑌲𑌧𑌿𑌜𑌾 𑌗𑍇𑌹𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌾 ॥௧௬॥
śrī-mantrākṣara-mālayā girisutāṃ yaḥ pūjayec cetasā sandhyāsu prati-vāsaraṃ su-niyatas tasyāmalaṃ syān manaḥ | cittāmbhoruha-maṇḍape girisutā nṛttaṃ vidhatte rasā- d vāṇī vaktra-saroruhe jaladhi-jā gehe jagan-maṅgalā || 16||
Meaning:16. Whoever, well-restrained, worships the Mountain-Daughter with this garland of sacred mantra-letters in his heart at the twilights every day — his mind becomes pure: the Daughter of the Mountain lovingly dances in the lotus-pavilion of his heart, Saraswati dwells on the lotus of his mouth, and Lakshmi, the bliss of the worlds, abides in his home.
𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌰𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌾 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌮𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾 । 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌪𑌦𑌮𑌕𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌬𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾 𑌮𑌦𑌯𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍃𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍃𑌕𑌾𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾 ॥௧௭॥
iti giri-vara-putrī-pāda-rājīva-bhūṣā bhuvanam akhilam etat pātu mātṛ prasannā | śiva-pada-makaranda-syandinī iyaṃ nibaddhā madayatu kavi-bhṛṅgān mātṛkā-puṣpa-mālā || 17||
Meaning:17. Thus this flower-garland of the mantra-letters (Matrika Pushpamala), an ornament for the lotus-feet of the Daughter of the Mountain-King, distilling the honey of Shiva's feet — may the gracious Mother by it protect this whole world, and may it intoxicate with joy the bee-like poets.
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Benefits of Chanting Mantra Matrika Pushpamala Stavam
A complete manasa puja (mental worship) of Lalita Tripurasundari that requires no external materials — only devotion and imagination
Each verse offers a different upachara (service) to the Goddess, teaching the full sequence of Devi worship
The verse-initials secretly contain the Panchadashi (fifteen-syllable) mantra, making the hymn itself a form of Sri Vidya japa
The closing phala-shruti promises a pure mind, the indwelling of Saraswati in speech, and Lakshmi's abode in the home
Cultivates one-pointed visualisation of the Mother seated in the Sri Chakra on Manidvipa
Bestows devotion, eloquence, prosperity and inner purity on the daily reciter
Especially powerful for those who cannot perform elaborate external puja but wish to worship the Devi fully
How to Chant Mantra Matrika Pushpamala Stavam
This is a manasa-puja stotram: as you chant, mentally visualise and offer each upachara to the Goddess in turn — seat Her on the jewelled throne, give the bath, robes, ornaments, sandal-paste, flowers, incense, lamps, food, betel and arati, exactly as the verses describe. Recite slowly at the twilights, holding the image of the Mother seated in the Sri Chakra. Conclude with the sixteenth and seventeenth verses, surrendering all action to Her. No physical materials are needed; the worship is performed entirely in the mind.
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