lalitatripura-sundarisri-vidyaadi-shankaracharya

𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌣 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍

ललिता प्रातःस्मरण स्तोत्रम् in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 5× repetitions·🕐 At dawn (Brahma muhurta), immediately on waking; also on Fridays and during Navaratri·📜 Devotional Sri Vidya / Shakta hymn (traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya)

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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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Verse 1

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌦𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑍁𑌲𑌮𑍗𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌮𑍍 । 𑌆𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌦𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌘𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌂 𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌕𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑌾𑌢𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌮𑍃𑌗𑌮𑌦𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌭𑌾𑌲𑌦𑍇𑌶𑌮𑍍 ॥௧॥

prātaḥ smarāmi lalitā-vadanāravindaṃ vimbādharaṃ pṛthula-mauktika-śobhi-nāsam | ākarṇa-dīrgha-nayanaṃ maṇi-kuṇḍalāḍhyaṃ manda-smitaṃ mṛgamadojjvala-bhāladeśam || 1||

Meaning:प्रातःकाल मैं देवी ललिता के मुखारविन्द का स्मरण करता हूँ — जिनके अधर बिम्बफल से लाल हैं, नासिका विशाल उज्ज्वल मोती से सुशोभित है, नेत्र कर्ण तक दीर्घ हैं, जो मणिमय कुण्डलों से अलंकृत हैं, मन्द मुस्कान वाली हैं और जिनका भालप्रदेश कस्तूरी से देदीप्यमान है।

Verse 2

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍀𑌂 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌲𑍀𑌯𑌲𑌸𑌦𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌲𑌿𑌪𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌵𑌾𑌢𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌹𑍇𑌮𑌵𑌲𑌯𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌦𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌕𑍁𑌸𑍁𑌮𑍇𑌷𑍁𑌸𑍃𑌣𑌿𑌂 𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥௨॥

prātar-bhajāmi lalitā-bhuja-kalpavallīṃ raktāṅgulīya-lasad-aṅguli-pallavāḍhyām | māṇikya-hema-valayāṅgada-śobhamānāṃ puṇḍrekṣu-cāpa-kusumeṣu-sṛṇiṃ dadhānām || 2||

Meaning:प्रातःकाल मैं ललिता की भुजाओं की उपासना करता हूँ, जो कल्पवल्ली के समान हैं — जिनकी अंगुलि-पल्लव रक्त-वर्ण अँगूठियों से दीप्त हैं, जो माणिक्य और स्वर्ण के वलय एवं अंगद से शोभायमान हैं, और जो इक्षु-धनुष, पुष्प-बाण, पाश एवं अंकुश धारण करती हैं।

Verse 3

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌚𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍁𑌪𑍋𑌤𑌮𑍍 । 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌶𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌜𑌸𑍁𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨𑌲𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌛𑌨𑌾𑌢𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥௩॥

prātar-namāmi lalitā-caraṇāravindaṃ bhakteṣṭa-dāna-nirataṃ bhava-sindhu-potam | padmāsanādi-sura-nāyaka-pūjanīyaṃ padmāṅkuśa-dhvaja-sudarśana-lāñchanāḍhyam || 3||

Meaning:प्रातःकाल मैं ललिता के चरणारविन्द को प्रणाम करता हूँ — जो भक्तों की अभीष्ट-सिद्धि में सदा तत्पर हैं, जो भवसागर से पार उतारने वाली नौका हैं, जो ब्रह्मा आदि देवश्रेष्ठों के द्वारा पूजनीय हैं, और जो कमल, अंकुश, ध्वज एवं सुदर्शन के मांगलिक चिह्नों से युक्त हैं।

Verse 4

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌵𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌗𑌮𑌵𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥௪॥

prātaḥ stuve para-śivāṃ lalitāṃ bhavānīṃ trayyanta-vedya-vibhavāṃ karuṇānavadyām | viśvasya sṛṣṭi-vilaya-sthiti-hetubhūtāṃ vidyeśvarīṃ nigama-vāṅmanasātidūrām || 4||

Meaning:प्रातःकाल मैं परशिवा ललिता भवानी की स्तुति करता हूँ — जिनका वैभव वेदान्त से ज्ञेय है, जो करुणा में निर्दोष हैं, जो विश्व की सृष्टि-स्थिति-प्रलय की हेतुभूता हैं, जो विद्या की ईश्वरी हैं और जो वाणी एवं मन से अत्यन्त दूर (अगम्य) हैं।

Verse 5

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑌵 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌮𑌲𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌿 । 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌵𑍀𑌤𑌿 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌜𑌨𑌨𑍀 𑌪𑌰𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌚𑌸𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌿 ॥௫॥

prātar-vadāmi lalite tava puṇya-nāma kāmeśvarīti kamaleti maheśvarīti | śrī-śāmbhavīti jagatāṃ jananī pareti vāgdevateti vacasā tripureśvarīti || 5||

Meaning:प्रातःकाल मैं हे ललिते! तुम्हारे पुण्य नामों का उच्चारण करता हूँ — कामेश्वरी, कमला, महेश्वरी, श्रीशाम्भवी, जगज्जननी, परा, वाग्देवता एवं त्रिपुरेश्वरी।

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𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌿🔊prātaḥ smarāmiAt dawn (prātaḥ) I remember / meditate (smarāmi)

𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌦𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂🔊lalitā-vadanāravindaṃthe lotus-face (vadana-aravinda) of Goddess Lalita

𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌂🔊vimbādharaṃwith lips red like the bimba fruit

𑌪𑍃𑌥𑍁𑌲𑌮𑍗𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌮𑍍🔊pṛthula-mauktika-śobhi-nāsamwhose nose is adorned with a large lustrous pearl

𑌆𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌦𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌘𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌂🔊ākarṇa-dīrgha-nayanaṃwith long eyes reaching to the ears

𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌂🔊manda-smitaṃwith a gentle, soft smile

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌿🔊prātar-bhajāmiAt dawn I worship / adore (bhajāmi)

𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍀𑌂🔊lalitā-bhuja-kalpavallīṃthe arms of Lalita, which are like wish-fulfilling creepers (kalpa-vallī)

𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌕𑍁𑌸𑍁𑌮𑍇𑌷𑍁𑌸𑍃𑌣𑌿𑌂 𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊puṇḍrekṣu-cāpa-kusumeṣu-sṛṇiṃ dadhānāmbearing the sugarcane bow, the flower-arrows, the noose and the goad

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿🔊prātar-namāmiAt dawn I bow down (namāmi)

𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌚𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂🔊lalitā-caraṇāravindaṃthe lotus-feet (caraṇa-aravinda) of Lalita

𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌤𑌂🔊bhakteṣṭa-dāna-nirataṃever intent on granting the desires of devotees

𑌭𑌵𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍁𑌪𑍋𑌤𑌮𑍍🔊bhava-sindhu-potamthe boat that ferries one across the ocean of worldly existence

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌵𑍇🔊prātaḥ stuveAt dawn I praise (stuve)

𑌪𑌰𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌂🔊para-śivāṃ lalitāṃ bhavānīṃLalita Bhavani, who is the supreme Shiva-Shakti (Para-Shiva)

𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌂🔊viśvasya sṛṣṭi-vilaya-sthiti-hetubhūtāṃthe cause of the creation, dissolution and sustenance of the universe

𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀𑌂🔊vidyeśvarīṃthe sovereign Goddess of all knowledge (Vidyā)

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌾𑌮𑌿🔊prātar-vadāmiAt dawn I utter / recite (vadāmi)

𑌤𑌵 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌾𑌮🔊tava puṇya-nāmaThy sacred, sin-destroying names

𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌮𑌲𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌿🔊kāmeśvarīti kamaleti maheśvarītias Kameshwari, as Kamala (Lakshmi), as Maheshwari

𑌵𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌿🔊vāgdevateti tripureśvarītias Vagdevata (Goddess of speech), as Tripureshwari

Benefits of Chanting ललिता प्रातःस्मरण स्तोत्रम्

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An ideal dawn (prātaḥ-smarana) prayer that begins the day with the remembrance of Lalita Tripurasundari

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Each verse focuses the mind on a different aspect of the Mother — her face, arms, feet, cosmic nature and names

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Invokes the supreme Goddess of the Sri Vidya tradition in a short, easily memorised form

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The third verse hails her feet as the 'boat across the ocean of existence', invoking her saving grace

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Reciting her holy names (verse five) is believed to grant auspiciousness, prosperity and purity

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Cultivates devotion, mental clarity and an auspicious start to the day

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Suitable for daily japa and for Sri Vidya upasakas alongside the Lalita Sahasranama

How to Chant ललिता प्रातःस्मरण स्तोत्रम्

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Best TimeAt dawn (Brahma muhurta), immediately on waking; also on Fridays and during Navaratri

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete ललिता प्रातःस्मरण स्तोत्रम् written in the Grantha 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.

It is a five-verse Sanskrit hymn to Goddess Lalita Tripurasundari, also called the Lalita Panchakam, in which every verse begins with 'prātaḥ' (at dawn). It praises her face, arms, feet, cosmic glory and holy names, and is recited as a morning remembrance (pratah-smarana) of the Divine Mother.

They are closely related five-verse hymns to Lalita and are sometimes printed under similar names, but this is the 'Pratah Smarami Lalita' dawn-prayer in which every verse opens with 'prātaḥ' (at dawn). It is distinct from the other Lalita entries such as the Pancharatnam, Sahasranama and Ashtottara.

As a Pratah-smarana (dawn-remembrance) stotram, it is best recited first thing in the morning. It is also especially auspicious on Fridays and during the nine nights of Navaratri, the great festival of the Goddess.

Lalita Tripurasundari — also called Rajarajeshwari, Kameshwari and Maha Tripurasundari — is the supreme Goddess of the Sri Vidya tradition, worshipped through the Sri Chakra and the Lalita Sahasranama. She holds the sugarcane bow, flower-arrows, noose and goad.