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Sindhuraruna Vigraham (Lalita Sahasranama Dhyana)

सिन्दूरारुण विग्रहां (ललिता सहस्रनाम ध्यान) in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 3× repetitions·🕐 Before the Lalita Sahasranama, on Fridays, during Navaratri and on full-moon (Purnima) days·📜 Dhyana verse of the Lalita Sahasranama, Brahmanda Purana (Lalitopakhyana)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

This is the principal dhyana (meditation verse) recited before the Lalita Sahasranama, painting the form of the supreme Goddess Lalita Tripura Sundari. She is visualised as vermilion-red, three-eyed, crowned with rubies and the crescent moon, smiling gently, holding a jewelled cup of nectar and a red lotus. Meditating on this radiant form prepares the heart to receive the thousand names of the Divine Mother.

Origin & Story

Dhyana verse of the Lalita Sahasranama, Brahmanda Purana (Lalitopakhyana) · Traditional (Vagdevatas / Lalitopakhyana of the Brahmanda Purana) · Ancient (Puranic)

The Lalita Sahasranama, revealed in the Lalitopakhyana of the Brahmanda Purana, was composed by the eight Vagdevatas at the command of the Goddess Lalita. It is prefaced by several dhyana verses that establish the worshipper's vision of the Mother; 'Sindhuraruna vigraham' is the foremost among them, describing her vermilion radiance and divine attributes before the thousand names begin.

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees in the Sri Vidya tradition hold that those who hold this vermilion form of the Mother steadily in meditation before chanting her names experience an overflowing of Sri (auspiciousness) — beauty, eloquence and prosperity — as the Goddess is said to dwell wherever her form is lovingly contemplated.

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The Mantra

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Sindūrāruṇa vigrahāṁ trinayanāṁ māṇikyamauli sphurat Tārā nāyaka śekharāṁ smitamukhīmāpīna vakṣoruhām | Pāṇibhyāmalipūrṇa ratna caṣakaṁ raktotpalaṁ bibhratīṁ Saumyāṁ ratna ghaṭastha raktacaraṇāṁ dhyāyet parāmambikām ||

Meaning:One should meditate upon the supreme Mother whose form glows red as vermilion, who has three eyes, whose ruby crown sparkles, who wears the crescent moon — lord of the stars — as her crest; the gently smiling Goddess with a full bosom, bearing in her two hands a jewelled cup brimming with honey-nectar and a red lotus, serene, her reddened feet resting upon a jewelled vessel.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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sindura-aruna🔊of a hue red as vermilion / the rising sun

vigraham🔊form, body, divine image

trinayanam🔊three-eyed (sun, moon and fire)

manikyamauli🔊with a crown of rubies

sphurat🔊shining, glittering

tara nayaka shekharam🔊wearing the lord of stars (the crescent moon) as a crest

smitamukhim🔊with a smiling face

apina vakshoruham🔊with a full bosom

panibhyam🔊with her two hands

alipurna ratna chashakam🔊a jewelled cup full of honey-wine (madhu)

raktotpalam🔊a red lotus

bibhratim🔊holding, bearing

saumyam🔊gentle, serene, benign

ratna ghatastha raktacharanam🔊her red feet resting on a jewelled vessel

dhyayet🔊one should meditate upon

param ambikam🔊the supreme Mother (Ambika)

Benefits of Chanting सिन्दूरारुण विग्रहां (ललिता सहस्रनाम ध्यान)

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Establishes the proper meditative vision of the Goddess before chanting the Sahasranama

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Invokes the grace and presence of Lalita Tripura Sundari in the heart

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Steadies and purifies the mind through detailed divine visualisation

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Considered auspicious for prosperity, beauty and spiritual refinement (Sri Vidya upasana)

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Awakens devotion and surrender to the Divine Mother as supreme reality

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Prepares the practitioner for the full Lalita Sahasranama recitation

How to Chant सिन्दूरारुण विग्रहां (ललिता सहस्रनाम ध्यान)

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Best TimeBefore the Lalita Sahasranama, on Fridays, during Navaratri and on full-moon (Purnima) days

Recite this dhyana verse three times after the panchapuja and before beginning the thousand names. Close the eyes and form the image described — the vermilion-hued, three-eyed Mother holding the nectar cup and red lotus — holding the vision steadily in the heart. Then proceed to chant the Lalita Sahasranama. The dhyana may also be recited on its own as a daily meditation on the Goddess.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete सिन्दूरारुण विग्रहां (ललिता सहस्रनाम ध्यान) written in the English 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.

A dhyana sloka is a meditation verse that describes the form, ornaments and attributes of a deity, recited before a stotra so the worshipper can visualise the deity in the heart. This is the chief dhyana of the Lalita Sahasranama.

She is Lalita Tripura Sundari, the supreme Divine Mother of the Sri Vidya tradition, also called Rajarajeshwari. She is visualised holding a jewelled cup of nectar and a red lotus, seated in radiant vermilion beauty.

The cup of honey-nectar (madhu) represents the bliss of divine consciousness, while the red lotus symbolises pure-hearted love and the unfolding of spiritual awareness in the devotee.

Yes. While it traditionally introduces the thousand names, this dhyana is a complete meditation on the Goddess and may be recited daily on its own with devotion.