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ශ්රීමාතා ශ්රීමහාරාජ්ඤී (ලලිතා සහස්රනාම ආරම්භ)

Sri Mata Sri Maharajni (Lalita Sahasranama Opening) in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Fridays, during Navaratri, on full-moon days and at the start of the Lalita Sahasranama·📜 Opening names of the Lalita Sahasranama, Brahmanda Purana (Lalitopakhyana)
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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగుதமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡമലയാളംગુજરાતીবাংলাଓଡ଼ିଆਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Opening names of the Lalita Sahasranama, Brahmanda Purana (Lalitopakhyana) · The eight Vagdevatas (revealed in the Lalitopakhyana) · Ancient (Puranic)

In the Lalitopakhyana of the Brahmanda Purana, the gods, oppressed by the demon Bhandasura, performed a great sacrifice from whose fire of consciousness the Goddess Lalita arose. At her command, the eight Vagdevatas composed her thousand names. These opening names hail her birth from the fire of consciousness and her arming for the cosmic battle that follows.

✦ As told in scripture

Tradition holds that the recitation of the Lalita Sahasranama, beginning with these names, was itself granted by the Goddess as the supreme means of grace; devotees who chant it on Fridays report the lifting of long-standing obstacles to prosperity and the descent of the Mother's protective presence in their homes.

Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

ඕං ශ්රීමාතා ශ්රීමහාරාජ්ඤී ශ්රීමත්සිංහාසනේශ්වරී . චිදග්නිකුණ්ඩසංභූතා දේවකාර්යසමුද්යතා ..

Oṁ Śrīmātā Śrīmahārājñī Śrīmatsiṁhāsaneśvarī | Cidagnikuṇḍasaṁbhūtā Devakāryasamudyatā ||

Meaning:Om. She is the Divine Mother (Sri Mata), the great Empress (Sri Maharajni), the sovereign seated on the glorious lion throne. She arose from the fire-pit of pure consciousness, having risen to accomplish the work of the gods.

Verse 2

උද්යද්භානුසහස්රාභා චතුර්බාහුසමන්විතා . රාගස්වරූපපාශාඪ්යා ක්රෝධාකාරාඞ්කුශෝජ්ජ්වලා ..

Udyadbhānusahasrābhā Caturbāhusamanvitā | Rāgasvarūpapāśāḍhyā Krodhākārāṅkuśojjvalā ||

Meaning:She shines like a thousand rising suns and bears four arms. In her hands she holds the noose that is desire and the goad that is anger.

Verse 3

මනෝරූපේක්ෂුකෝදණ්ඩා පඤ්චතන්මාත්රසායකා . නිජාරුණප්රභාපූරමජ්ජද්බ්රහ්මාණ්ඩමණ්ඩලා ..

Manorūpekṣukodaṇḍā Pañcatanmātrasāyakā | Nijāruṇaprabhāpūramajjadbrahmāṇḍamaṇḍalā ||

Meaning:Her bow is the sugarcane stalk of the mind, and her five arrows are the five subtle elements; the entire sphere of the universe is bathed in the flood of her own rosy radiance.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ශ්රීමාතා🔊ShrimataThe auspicious Divine Mother of all
ශ්රීමහාරාජ්ඤී🔊ShrimaharajniThe great Empress, supreme sovereign queen
ශ්රීමත්සිංහාසනේශ්වරී🔊Shrimat-simhasaneshvariThe ruler seated on the glorious lion throne
චිදග්නිකුණ්ඩසංභූතා🔊Chidagni-kunda-sambhutaBorn from the fire-pit of consciousness (chit)
දේවකාර්යසමුද්යතා🔊Devakarya-samudyataRisen to accomplish the mission of the gods (slaying Bhandasura)
උද්යද්භානුසහස්රාභා🔊Udyadbhanu-sahasrabhaRadiant as a thousand rising suns
චතුර්බාහුසමන්විතා🔊Chaturbahu-samanvitaEndowed with four arms
රාගස්වරූපපාශාඪ්යා🔊Raga-svarupa-pashadhyaHolding the noose that is the form of attachment (raga)
ක්රෝධාකාරාඞ්කුශෝජ්ජ්වලා🔊Krodhakara-ankushojjvalaResplendent with the goad in the form of anger (krodha)
මනෝරූපේක්ෂුකෝදණ්ඩා🔊Manorupa-ikshu-kodandaBearing the sugarcane bow that is the mind
පඤ්චතන්මාත්රසායකා🔊Pancha-tanmatra-sayakaWhose five arrows are the five subtle elements (tanmatras)
නිජාරුණප්රභාපූර🔊Nija-aruna-prabha-puraBy the flood of her own rosy radiance
මජ්ජද්බ්රහ්මාණ්ඩමණ්ඩලා🔊Majjad-brahmanda-mandalaIn which the whole sphere of the universe is bathed/immersed

Benefits of Chanting Sri Mata Sri Maharajni (Lalita Sahasranama Opening)

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Invokes the Divine Mother Lalita as supreme sovereign of the universe

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The opening names carry the essence of the entire Sahasranama

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Reciting Sri Mata Sri Maharajni daily draws maternal grace and protection

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Symbolic weapons teach the devotee to offer desire and anger to the Mother

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Associated with prosperity, sovereignty and spiritual upliftment (Sri Vidya)

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Auspicious beginning for the full Lalita Sahasranama chant

How to Chant Sri Mata Sri Maharajni (Lalita Sahasranama Opening)

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Best TimeFridays, during Navaratri, on full-moon days and at the start of the Lalita Sahasranama

After the dhyana, begin the thousand names with these opening verses. Pronounce each name clearly, beginning with 'Om Sri Mata Sri Maharajni', and continue through the Sahasranama. The first three names — Sri Mata, Sri Maharajni, Sri Simhasaneshvari — are themselves a powerful invocation and may be repeated with devotion when time is short.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Sri Mata Sri Maharajni (Lalita Sahasranama Opening) 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.
They are Sri Mata (the Divine Mother), Sri Maharajni (the great Empress), and Sri Simhasaneshvari (the queen on the lion throne). They open the thousand names of the Goddess Lalita.
It means 'born from the fire-pit of consciousness'. The Goddess Lalita is said to have manifested from the sacrificial fire of pure consciousness to destroy the demon Bhandasura and protect the gods.
These are symbolic: the noose is attachment (raga), the goad is anger (krodha), the bow is the mind (sugarcane), and the five arrows are the five subtle elements (tanmatras). The devotee surrenders these inner forces to the Mother.
Yes. While the full Sahasranama has a thousand names, the opening verses beginning with Sri Mata Sri Maharajni form a complete and revered invocation of the Divine Mother.

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