ලලිතා ප්රාතඃස්මරණ ස්තෝත්රම්
ललिता प्रातःस्मरण स्तोत्रम् in Sinhala · සිංහල
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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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ප්රාතඃ ස්මරාමි ලලිතාවදනාරවින්දං විම්බාධරං පෘථුලමෞක්තිකශෝභිනාසම් . ආකර්ණදීර්ඝනයනං මණිකුණ්ඩලාඪ්යං මන්දස්මිතං මෘගමදෝජ්ජ්වලභාලදේශම් ..1..
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।
ප්රාතර්භජාමි ලලිතාභුජකල්පවල්ලීං රක්තාඞ්ගුලීයලසදඞ්ගුලිපල්ලවාඪ්යාම් . මාණික්යහේමවලයාඞ්ගදශෝභමානාං පුණ්ඩ්රේක්ෂුචාපකුසුමේෂුසෘණිං දධානාම් ..2..
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।
ප්රාතර්නමාමි ලලිතාචරණාරවින්දං භක්තේෂ්ටදානනිරතං භවසින්ධුපෝතම් . පද්මාසනාදිසුරනායකපූජනීයං පද්මාඞ්කුශධ්වජසුදර්ශනලාඤ්ඡනාඪ්යම් ..3..
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।
ප්රාතඃ ස්තුවේ පරශිවාං ලලිතාං භවානීං ත්රය්යන්තවේද්යවිභවාං කරුණානවද්යාම් . විශ්වස්ය සෘෂ්ටිවිලයස්ථිතිහේතුභූතාං විද්යේශ්වරීං නිගමවාඞ්මනසාතිදූරාම් ..4..
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।
ප්රාතර්වදාමි ලලිතේ තව පුණ්යනාම කාමේශ්වරීති කමලේති මහේශ්වරීති . ශ්රීශාම්භවීති ජගතාං ජනනී පරේති වාග්දේවතේති වචසා ත්රිපුරේශ්වරීති ..5..
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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Benefits of Chanting ललिता प्रातःस्मरण स्तोत्रम्
An ideal dawn (prātaḥ-smarana) prayer that begins the day with the remembrance of Lalita Tripurasundari
Each verse focuses the mind on a different aspect of the Mother — her face, arms, feet, cosmic nature and names
Invokes the supreme Goddess of the Sri Vidya tradition in a short, easily memorised form
The third verse hails her feet as the 'boat across the ocean of existence', invoking her saving grace
Reciting her holy names (verse five) is believed to grant auspiciousness, prosperity and purity
Cultivates devotion, mental clarity and an auspicious start to the day
Suitable for daily japa and for Sri Vidya upasakas alongside the Lalita Sahasranama
How to Chant ललिता प्रातःस्मरण स्तोत्रम्
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.
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