Sri Mata Sri Maharajni (Lalita Sahasranama Opening) — Complete Lyrics
श्रीमाता श्रीमहाराज्ञी (ललिता सहस्रनाम आरम्भ)
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
Verse 1
ॐ श्रीमाता श्रीमहाराज्ञी श्रीमत्सिंहासनेश्वरी ।
चिदग्निकुण्डसंभूता देवकार्यसमुद्यता ॥
Oṁ Śrīmātā Śrīmahārājñī Śrīmatsiṁhāsaneśvarī |
Cidagnikuṇḍasaṁbhūtā Devakāryasamudyatā ||
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
उद्यद्भानुसहस्राभा चतुर्बाहुसमन्विता ।
रागस्वरूपपाशाढ्या क्रोधाकाराङ्कुशोज्ज्वला ॥
Udyadbhānusahasrābhā Caturbāhusamanvitā |
Rāgasvarūpapāśāḍhyā Krodhākārāṅkuśojjvalā ||
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
मनोरूपेक्षुकोदण्डा पञ्चतन्मात्रसायका ।
निजारुणप्रभापूरमज्जद्ब्रह्माण्डमण्डला ॥
Manorūpekṣukodaṇḍā Pañcatanmātrasāyakā |
Nijāruṇaprabhāpūramajjadbrahmāṇḍamaṇḍalā ||
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.
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