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108 Names of Devi and the Shri Lalita Sahasranam Stotram Dhyanam
(This is a meditation on Devi chanted at the beginning of Shri Lalita Sahasranam, the Thousand
Names of Devi)

sindhur aruna vigraham

trinayanam
manikya mauli spurat
tara nayaka shekharam
smita mukhim apina
vakshoruham
panibhyam alipurna
ratna chashakam
raktotpalam bibhratim
saumyam ratna
ghatastha rakta
charanam dhyayet param
ambikam

dhyayet padmasanastham
vikasita vadanam padma
patraya takshim
hemabham pita vastram
karakali talasat
hemapadmam varangim

sarvalankara yuktam
satatam abhayatam
bhaktanamram bhavanim
shri vidyam shanta
murtim sakala suranutam
sarva sampat pradatrim

sakumkuma vilepana
mallika chumbi
kasturikam
samanda hasitekshanam
sashara chapa
pashamkusham

asesha jana mohinim

aruna malya
bhushojvalam
japa kusuma bhasuram
japavidhau
smaretambikam

arunam karunam
tarangi takshim
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dhrita pasham
kusha pushpa bana
chapam
animadibhi ravratam
mayukhai
rahamityeva vibhavayet
mahesim

She has three eyes; Her hue is like

that of red sindhura; the diadem of precious stones She wears has a crescent on
it shining wonderfully.

That She is easily accessible is

indicated by Her benign smile; Her children have an inexhaustible store of the
milk of life in Her full breasts; the vessel of honey in one hand and the red
lotus in the other symbolize joy and wisdom of which She alone in the source;
and Her feet placed on the precious pot full of valuable gems indicate that
these are not difficult for those who surrender to Her feet and take refuge in
Her.

I meditate on Sri Bhavani who is

seated in the lotus of expansive countenance, Whose eyes are like lotus petals,
who is golden-hued, who wears a yellow raiment, who has in her hand lotus
flowers of gold, who always dispels fear, whose devotees bow before her, who is
the embodiment of peace, who is Sri Vidya Herself who is praised by the gods,
and who gives every wealth that is sought...

I meditate on the Mother whose eyes

are smiling a little, who has in Her hands the arrow, the bow, the noose and
goad, who bewitches everybody, who is glittering with red garlands and
ornaments, who is painted with vermillion, whose forehead is kissed with the
mark of musk and who is red and tender like the japa flower...

I mediate on the great Empress who is

light red in color, whose eyes are full of compassion, who has in Her hands the
noose, the goad, the bow and the flowery arrow and who is surrounded on all
sides by powers, such as 'anima,' like rays, as if She is the Self within me...

108
Names of Devi, the Divine Mother
(This is a selection
of names from the Shri Lalita Sahasranam,
the Thousand Names
of Devi)

OM SHRI LALITAMBIKAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
great goddess Shri Lalitambika
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OM SHRI MATRE NAMAHA

Salutations to the
sacred Mother

OM SHRI MAHA RAGNYAI

NAMAHA
Salutations to the
great Empress

OM BHAVANYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
consort of Shiva

OM BHAVANA GAMYAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is reached through constant reflection on Truth

OM BHADRA PRIYAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who loves to be benevolent

OM BHADRA MURTYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is the embodiment of benevolence

OM BHAKTI PRIYAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is pleased by Her devotees' loving worship

OM BHAKTI GAMYAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is reached by yearning service and meditation

OM BHAKTI VASYAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is made one's own by loving acts of devotion

OM BHAYA PAHAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who dispels all fear

OM SHAMBHAVYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
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Mother who worships Shambhu

OM SHARADARADHYAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is worshiped as the Goddess of learning in the autumn

OM SHARVANYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is the consort of Sarva

OM SHARMADAYINYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is always the giver of happiness

OM SHANKARYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is inseparable from Parama Shiva

OM SHRIKARYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is Vishnu's consort, Lakshmi

OM SHATODARYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who has a slender waist

OM SHANTIMATYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is ever at peace with Her devotees

OM NIRADHARAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who has no other support

OM NIRANJANAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is unstained

OM NIRLEPAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is untouched

OM NIRMALAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is ever pure

OM NITYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
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Mother who is eternal

OM NIRAKARAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is without form

OM NIRAKULAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is never perturbed

OM NIRGUNAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is attributeless

OM NISHKALAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is indivisible

OM SHANTAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is perfectly serene

OM NISHKAMAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is free from all desires

OM NITYAMUKTAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is eternally free from illusion

OM NIRVIKARAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is the unchanging basis for all change

OM NISHPRAPANCHAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is beyond all phenomena of the world

OM NIRASHRAYAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who depends on none

OM NITYA SHUDDHAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is eternally taintless
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OM NITYA BUDDHAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is perpetual abode of knowledge

OM NIRAVADYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is entirely free from flaw

OM NIRANTARAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is without end

OM NISHKARANAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is without beginning

OM NISHKALANKAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who has no lapse whatsoever

OM NIRUPADHAYE NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is limitless

OM NIRISHVARAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Motherwho is supreme

OM NIRAGAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who has no passions

OM RAGA MATHANYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who destroys all attachments

OM NIRMADAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who has no pride

OM MADANASHINYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who wipes out arrogance
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OM NISHCHINTAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is free from all anxiety

OM NIRAHANKARAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is completely free from ego

OM NIRMOHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is completely free of delusion

OM MOHA NASHINYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who cures the delusions of Her devotees

OM NIRMAMAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who has no ego or "my"-ness

OM MAMATA HANTRYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who destroys conceit and selfishness in Her devotees

OM NISHPAPAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is the negation of sin

OM PAPA NASHINYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who completely destroys sin by the mere repetition of Her name

OM NISHKRODHAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who has no enemy or anger

OM KRODHA SHAMANYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who extinguishes anger rising in the minds of Her devotees

OM NIRLOBHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is completely free from greed
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OM LOBHA NASHINYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who removes greed from the minds of Her devotees

OM NIHSAMSHAYAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is free from doubt

OM NIRBHAVAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who has no origin

OM BHAVA NASHINYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who puts an end to the rounds of birth and death

OM NIRVIKALPAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is the eternal pure intelligence

OM NIRABADHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who remains ever untroubled

OM NIRBHEDAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother in whom all are one

OM BHEDA NASHINYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who destroys the distinctions made by the mind

OM NIRNASHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is immortal

OM MRITYU MATHANYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who uproots the cause of death in Her devotees

OM NISHKRIYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is beyond all action
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OM NISHPARIGRAHAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who takes nothing

OM NISTULAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is unequaled

OM NILA CHIKURAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who has locks of shining black hair

OM NIRAPAYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who never departs

OM NIRATYAYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is beyond all danger

OM DURLABHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is attained through long-sustained and necessary efforts

OM DURGAMAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is not reached without painstaking continued exertion

OM DURGAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is Goddess Durga

OM DUKHA HANTRYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who destroys sorrow

OM SUKHA PRADAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who confers the bliss of liberation

OM SARVAGNAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is omniscient

OM SANDRA KARUNAYAI
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NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is intensely compassionate

OM SARVA SHAKTI MAYYAI

NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is the source of all power

OM SARVA MANGALAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who possesses all that is auspicious

OM SAD GATI PRADAYAI

NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who takes the seeker to the supreme goal

OM SARVESHVARYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is the queen of the universe

OM SARVAMAYYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is immanent in all

OM MAHESHVARYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who transcends nature and is the source of all

OM MAHA KALYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the
Mother who is the great goddess Kali who destroys even death

OM MAHA DEVYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the
Mother who is the great goddess

OM MAHA LAKSHMYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is the great goddess Lakshmi who is the source of life's bounty

OM MAHA RUPAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the
Mother who is the supreme form

OM MAHA PUJYAYAI
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NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is worthy of worship

OM MAHA MAYAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the
Mother who is the great creator of the illusory energy

OM MAHA SATTVAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is the supreme existence

OM MAHA SHAKTYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is the supreme energy

OM MAHA RATYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the
Mother who is boundless bliss

OM MAHA BHOGAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is the supreme enjoyment and luxury

OM MAHAISHVARYAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who has supreme dominion

OM MAHA VIRYAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother of supreme prowess and strength

OM MAHA BALAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the
Mother who is of great strength

OM MAHA BUDDHYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is supreme intelligence

OM MAHA SIDDHYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother whose attainments are supreme
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OM MAHA TANTRAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is the subject of the great Tantras

OM MAHA MANTRAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is the great mantra

OM MAHA YANTRAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is worshiped in the symbols of yantras

OM MAHASANAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother whose seat is worthy of great worship

OM PARAM JYOTYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is the supreme radiance

OM PARAM DHAMNE NAMAHA

Salutations to the
Mother who is the supreme abode

OM PARAMANAVE NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is the most subtle

OM PARAT PARAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is the greatest

OM PARA SHAKTYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is the supreme energy

OM SHRI SHIVAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is with the worshipful Shiva

OM SHIVA SHAKTAIKYA
RUPINYAI NAMAHA
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Salutations to the
Mother who is the form of energy or potency united with Lord Shiva

OM VISHNU SHAKTYAIKYA
RUPINYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is a form of the potency (shakti) united with Lord Vishnu

OM BRAHMA SHAKTYAIKYA
RUPINYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is a form of the potency (shakti) united with Brahma

OM SHRI LALITAMBIKAYAI
NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is the goddess Shri Lalitambika

OM SHRI MATA
AMRITANANDAMAYE NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother who is called Amritanandamayi

OM SHRI MAHA TRIPURA

SUNDARYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the
Mother whose name is also the divine Mother Tripurasundari