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श्रीमाता श्रीमहाराज्ञी (ललिता सहस्रनाम आरम्भ) in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Fridays, during Navaratri, on full-moon days and at the start of the Lalita Sahasranama·📜 Opening names of the Lalita Sahasranama, Brahmanda Purana (Lalitopakhyana)
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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగుதமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡമലയാളംગુજરાતીবাংলাଓଡ଼ିଆਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Opening names of the Lalita Sahasranama, Brahmanda Purana (Lalitopakhyana) · The eight Vagdevatas (revealed in the Lalitopakhyana) · Ancient (Puranic)

In the Lalitopakhyana of the Brahmanda Purana, the gods, oppressed by the demon Bhandasura, performed a great sacrifice from whose fire of consciousness the Goddess Lalita arose. At her command, the eight Vagdevatas composed her thousand names. These opening names hail her birth from the fire of consciousness and her arming for the cosmic battle that follows.

✦ As told in scripture

Tradition holds that the recitation of the Lalita Sahasranama, beginning with these names, was itself granted by the Goddess as the supreme means of grace; devotees who chant it on Fridays report the lifting of long-standing obstacles to prosperity and the descent of the Mother's protective presence in their homes.

Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

𑍐 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍀 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌹𑌾𑌸𑌨𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 । 𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌕𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌸𑌂𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾 ॥

Oṁ Śrīmātā Śrīmahārājñī Śrīmatsiṁhāsaneśvarī | Cidagnikuṇḍasaṁbhūtā Devakāryasamudyatā ||

Meaning:ॐ। वह श्रीमाता हैं, श्रीमहाराज्ञी हैं, दिव्य सिंहासन पर विराजमान ईश्वरी हैं। वे चिदग्नि-कुण्ड से प्रकट हुईं और देवताओं के कार्य (भण्डासुर-वध) हेतु उद्यत हुईं।

Verse 2

𑌉𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌭𑌾 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍁𑌸𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾 । 𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌪𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌢𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌶𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌾 ॥

Udyadbhānusahasrābhā Caturbāhusamanvitā | Rāgasvarūpapāśāḍhyā Krodhākārāṅkuśojjvalā ||

Meaning:वे सहस्र उदीयमान सूर्यों के समान प्रभावाली और चार भुजाओं से युक्त हैं। अपने हाथों में वे राग-रूप पाश और क्रोध-रूप अंकुश धारण करती हैं।

Verse 3

𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌕𑍋𑌦𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌾 𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌾 । 𑌨𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌪𑍂𑌰𑌮𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌦𑍍𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑌾 ॥

Manorūpekṣukodaṇḍā Pañcatanmātrasāyakā | Nijāruṇaprabhāpūramajjadbrahmāṇḍamaṇḍalā ||

Meaning:उनका धनुष मन रूपी इक्षु-दण्ड है और पाँच बाण पाँच तन्मात्राएँ हैं; उनकी अपनी अरुण प्रभा के प्रवाह में सम्पूर्ण ब्रह्माण्ड-मण्डल निमग्न रहता है।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾🔊ShrimataThe auspicious Divine Mother of all
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍀🔊ShrimaharajniThe great Empress, supreme sovereign queen
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌹𑌾𑌸𑌨𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀🔊Shrimat-simhasaneshvariThe ruler seated on the glorious lion throne
𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌕𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌸𑌂𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾🔊Chidagni-kunda-sambhutaBorn from the fire-pit of consciousness (chit)
𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾🔊Devakarya-samudyataRisen to accomplish the mission of the gods (slaying Bhandasura)
𑌉𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌭𑌾🔊Udyadbhanu-sahasrabhaRadiant as a thousand rising suns
𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍁𑌸𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾🔊Chaturbahu-samanvitaEndowed with four arms
𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌪𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌢𑍍𑌯𑌾🔊Raga-svarupa-pashadhyaHolding the noose that is the form of attachment (raga)
𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌶𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌾🔊Krodhakara-ankushojjvalaResplendent with the goad in the form of anger (krodha)
𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌕𑍋𑌦𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌾🔊Manorupa-ikshu-kodandaBearing the sugarcane bow that is the mind
𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌾🔊Pancha-tanmatra-sayakaWhose five arrows are the five subtle elements (tanmatras)
𑌨𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌪𑍂𑌰🔊Nija-aruna-prabha-puraBy the flood of her own rosy radiance
𑌮𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌦𑍍𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑌾🔊Majjad-brahmanda-mandalaIn which the whole sphere of the universe is bathed/immersed

Benefits of Chanting श्रीमाता श्रीमहाराज्ञी (ललिता सहस्रनाम आरम्भ)

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Invokes the Divine Mother Lalita as supreme sovereign of the universe

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The opening names carry the essence of the entire Sahasranama

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Reciting Sri Mata Sri Maharajni daily draws maternal grace and protection

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Symbolic weapons teach the devotee to offer desire and anger to the Mother

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Associated with prosperity, sovereignty and spiritual upliftment (Sri Vidya)

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Auspicious beginning for the full Lalita Sahasranama chant

How to Chant श्रीमाता श्रीमहाराज्ञी (ललिता सहस्रनाम आरम्भ)

Repetitions1times
Best TimeFridays, during Navaratri, on full-moon days and at the start of the Lalita Sahasranama

After the dhyana, begin the thousand names with these opening verses. Pronounce each name clearly, beginning with 'Om Sri Mata Sri Maharajni', and continue through the Sahasranama. The first three names — Sri Mata, Sri Maharajni, Sri Simhasaneshvari — are themselves a powerful invocation and may be repeated with devotion when time is short.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete श्रीमाता श्रीमहाराज्ञी (ललिता सहस्रनाम आरम्भ) 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.
They are Sri Mata (the Divine Mother), Sri Maharajni (the great Empress), and Sri Simhasaneshvari (the queen on the lion throne). They open the thousand names of the Goddess Lalita.
It means 'born from the fire-pit of consciousness'. The Goddess Lalita is said to have manifested from the sacrificial fire of pure consciousness to destroy the demon Bhandasura and protect the gods.
These are symbolic: the noose is attachment (raga), the goad is anger (krodha), the bow is the mind (sugarcane), and the five arrows are the five subtle elements (tanmatras). The devotee surrenders these inner forces to the Mother.
Yes. While the full Sahasranama has a thousand names, the opening verses beginning with Sri Mata Sri Maharajni form a complete and revered invocation of the Divine Mother.

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