लक्ष्मि लज्जे महाविद्ये Meaning — Line by Line
लक्ष्मि लज्जे महाविद्ये
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daṃṣṭrākarālavadane śiromālāvibhūṣaṇe
दंष्ट्राकरालवदने शिरोमालाविभूषणे । चामुण्डे मुण्डमथने नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
daṃṣṭrākarālavadane śiromālāvibhūṣaṇe cāmuṇḍe muṇḍamathane nārāyaṇi namo'stu te
Meaningहे दाढ़ों से विकराल मुख वाली, मुण्डमाला से विभूषित, मुण्ड का मर्दन करने वाली चामुण्डे! हे नारायणि! आपको नमस्कार है।
lakṣmi lajje mahāvidye śraddhe puṣṭi svadhe dhruve
लक्ष्मि लज्जे महाविद्ये श्रद्धे पुष्टि स्वधे ध्रुवे । महारात्रि महामाये नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
lakṣmi lajje mahāvidye śraddhe puṣṭi svadhe dhruve mahārātri mahāmāye nārāyaṇi namo'stu te
Meaningहे लक्ष्मी! हे लज्जे! हे महाविद्ये! हे श्रद्धे! हे पुष्टि! हे स्वधे! हे ध्रुवे! हे महारात्रि! हे महामाये! हे नारायणि! आपको नमस्कार है।
medhe sarasvati vare bhūti bābhravi tāmasi
मेधे सरस्वति वरे भूति बाभ्रवि तामसि । नियते त्वं प्रसीदेशे नारायणि नमोऽस्तुते ॥
medhe sarasvati vare bhūti bābhravi tāmasi niyate tvaṃ prasīdeśe nārāyaṇi namo'stute
Meaningहे मेधे! हे सरस्वति! हे वरे! हे भूति! हे बाभ्रवि! हे तामसि! हे नियते! प्रसन्न होइए, हे ईशे! हे नारायणि! आपको नमस्कार है।
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Origin & History
Source: Durga Saptashati Chapter 11
Author: Maharshi Markandeya (traditionally ascribed)
Period: Puranic period (c. 5th–6th century CE for the Devi Mahatmya)
The Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati or Chandi), part of the Markandeya Purana, recounts the Goddess's triumphs over the great demons. In Chapter 11, after Shumbha is slain, Indra and the gods sing the Narayani Stuti, saluting the Mother in form after form with the refrain 'Narayani Namostute.' These verses move from the fearsome Chamunda — who, with Kali, slew Chanda and Munda earlier in the text — to a sweeping litany of her gracious forms: Lakshmi, Sarasvati, Medha, Shraddha, Pushti and the cosmic powers of Maharatri and Mahamaya, declaring that all the riches and virtues of the worlds are the one Goddess herself.
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