Thursday, December 25

ధనుర్మాసం


మార్గశిర మాసంలో పౌర్ణమి తర్వాత ధనుర్లగ్నం నుండి ధనుర్మాసం ప్రారంభమై భోగి నాడు ముగుస్తుంది. పురాణ కాలం లో అంటే ద్వాపరయుగం లో బృందావనం నందు గోపికలు, శ్రీ కృష్ణుడినే పతి గా పొందాలని, కాత్యాయని దేవిని పూజిస్తూ, కాత్యాయని వ్రతం చేసేవారు. ఆ విధంగానే కలియుగం లో శ్రీరంగానికి 90కి.మీ దూరంలో ఉన్న శ్రీవల్లిపుట్టుర్ లో నివిసిస్తూ ఉన్న విష్ణుచిత్తుడనే వైష్ణవ భక్తుడు ఉండేవారు. అతని కుమార్తె పేరు ఆండాళ్
( గోదాదేవి), ఆమె కృష్ణుడికి గొప్ప భక్తురాలు. ఆ శ్రీ కృష్ణ భగవానుడినే పెళ్లాడ దలచినది. శ్రివల్లిపుట్టుర్ లో కృష్ణ మందిరానికి రోజు తండ్రి తో కలిసి ఆండాళ్ కూడా వెళ్లి దర్శనం చేసుకొనేది. వెళ్ళేటప్పుడు పూల మాలలను తనే స్వయంగా కట్టి, ముందుగా తను అలంకరించుకొని, తిరిగి స్వామికి సమర్పించేది. ఒకరోజు గుడిలోని పూజారి పూలమాలలోని వెంట్రుకను చూసి దాన్ని ముందుగా ఎవరో అలంకరించుకోన్నారని గ్రహించి, ఆగ్రహించి మాలను తిరస్కరించారు. గోదాదేవి సాధన ఆ విధంగా కొన్ని రోజులు జరిగాక. శ్రీ రంగనాయక ఆండల్ ను వివాహం చేసుకొన్నారు. తదుపరి ఆండల్ స్వామి వారిలో లీనం ఐనది.ఈ వృతాంతం అంత శ్రీకృష్ణ దేవరాయలు వ్రాసిన ఆముక్త మాల్యద లో వివరించబడినది.
శ్రిరంగానాయక, గోదాదేవి వివాహం భోగి రోజున జరిగింది కావున భోగి కల్యాణం అని వాడుకలోకి వచ్చింది.30
పాసురములతో(పాటలతో) కూడిన తిరుపావై ని గోదాదేవి రాసింది. ప్రతీరోజు ఒక పాటతో రంగానాయకుడిని సేవించేది.


THIRUPPAVAI
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Tuesday, December 23

శ్రీ లలిత సహస్రనామం ( 6 )

151. Satyagyananandarupa samarasya parayana
Kapardini kalamala kamadhukh kamarupini

Satyagyananandarupa: Who is Truth, Knowledge and Bliss.
Samarasya parayana: Who is the harmony of all Diversities.
Kapardini: Who is the Consort of Kapardin (Shiva).
Kalamala: Who wears all arts and crafts as a garland.
Kamadhukh: Who is a kamadukh (the wish-yielding celestial Cow) to Her devotees.
Kamarupini: Who can assume any form.

152. Kalanidhih kavyakala rasagya rasashevadhih
Pushta puratana pujya pushkara pushkarekshana

Kalanidhih: Who is the treasury of all arts.
Kavyakala: Who is the art of poetry.
Rasagya: Who knows all Rasas (tastes, values, joys etc.).
Rasashevadhih: Who is Herself the treasure of all Rasa
Pushta: Who is full of vigour.
Puratana: Who is the most Ancient Being.
Pujya: Who is worthy of devoted worship.
Pushkara: Who is like a lotus in bloom.
Pushkarekshana: Who has eyes charming like petals of lotus.

153. Paramjyotih paramdhama paramanuh paratpara
Pashahasta pashahantri paramantra vibhedini

Paramjyotih: Who is the Supreme Light that illumines all luminaries.
Paramdhama: Who is the Supreme Abode that homes all things that exists.
Paramanuh: Who is also the subtlest particle.
Paratpara: Who is the Supermost superior even to Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva who are adored as supreme deities.
Pashahasta: Who holds in Her hands the nosse that binds all to Samsara.
Pashahantri: Who cuts the bond of Samsara.
Paramantra vibhedini: Who breaks the spells of one’s enemies.

154. Murta murta nityatrupta munimanasa hamsika
Satyavrata satyarupa sarvantaryamini sati

Murta: Who has forms.
Amurta: Who is formless also.
Anityatrupta: Who is satisfied even with our perishable offerings.
Munimanasa hamsika: The swan who swims in the Manasa lake of the minds of saints.
Satyavrata: Who is vowed to truth.
Satyarupa: Who is herself truth.
Sarvantaryamini: Who is the Inner Ruler of all beings.
Sati: Who is the Eternal Being as also the Consort of Parama – Shiva.

155. Brahmani brahmajanani bahurupa budharchita
Prasavitri prachandagya pratishtha prakata krutih .

Brahmani: Who is the Shakti of Brahma the Creator.
Brahmane: Who is Herself Brahma.
Janani: Who is the Mother of the Universe.
Bahurupa: Who has taken the form of the many.
Budharchita: Who is worshipped by the wise.
Prasavitri: Who gives birth to the universe.
Prachanda: Who is awe-inspiring.
Agya: Who is divine commandments.
Pratishtha: Who is the foundation of all things.
Prakatakrutih: Who is manifest in all as the I-sense.

156. Praneshvari pranadatri panchashat pitharupini
Vishrunkhala viviktastha viramata viyatprasuh

Praneshvari: Who is the ruler of Prana (life force).
Pranadatri: Who gives life.
Panchashat pitharupini: Who forms the fifty basic sounds of our speech, or who has fifty centres of worship.
Vishrunkhala: Who is ever unfettered.
Viviktastha: Who dwells in the hearts of the wise or in sacred secluded spots.
Viramata: Who is the Mother worshipped by the heroes (Viras).
Viyatprasuh: Who is the source of Viyat, the substance from which evolution takes place.

157. Mukunda muktinilaya mulavigraha rupini
Bhavagya bhavarogaghni bhavachakra pravartini

Mukunda: Who gives salvation to Jivas.
Muktinilaya: Who is the Abode of those who attain salvation.
Mulavigraha rupini: Who is the Root from which all other Shaktis like Bala have their origin.
Bhavagya: Who knows all thoughts and sentiments.
Bhavarogaghni: Who can cure the disease of recurring transmigratory existence.
Bhavachakra pravartini: Who has also set in motion the wheel of recurring transmigratory existence.

158. Chandahsara shastrasara mantrasara talodari
Udarakirti ruddama vaibhava varna rupini

Chandahsara: Who is the essence of all Vedas.
Shastrasara: Who is the essence of all Shastras (Scriptures).
Mantrasara: Who is the source of all Mantras.
Talodari: Who, though slender of waist, contains within Herself all the Talas, (worlds) like Atala, Vitala and others.
Udarakirti: Whose fame extends everywhere.
Ruddama vaibhava: Who is boundless in Her might and glory.
Varna rupini: Whose form is denoted by the letters of our language.

159. Janmamrutyu jaratapta jana vishranti dayini
Sarvopanisha dudghushta shantyatita kalatmika

Janmamrutyu jaratapta jana vishranti dayini: Who gives peace and repose to those afflicted with birth, old age and death.
Sarvopanisha dudghushta: Whom all the Upanishads proclaim.
Shantyatita kalatmika: Who transcends even the state of peace.

160. Gambhira gaganantastha garvita ganalolupa
Kalpana rahita kashtha kanta kantardha vigraha

Gambhira: Who is inscrutable.
Gaganatastha: Who pervades all space.
Garvita: Who is the Pride of Shiva (`I’ as Prakasha), which is the source of the Creative process.
Ganalolupa: Who is fond of music.
Kalpana rahita: Who is untouched by the creative process, which proceeds from Her will.
Kashta: Who is the Supreme Goal.
Kanta: Who affaces all sin.
Kantardha vigraha: Who is half the person of Her Consort, Parama-Shiva.

161. Karya karana nirmukta kamakeli tarangita
Kanatkanaka tatanka lilavigraha dharini

Karya karana nirmukta: Who is not subject to the laws of cause and effect.
Kamakeli tarangita: Who overflows with joy in the company of Her Lord, Kameshvara.
Kanatkanaka tatanka: Who wears ear-ornaments of burnished gold.
Lilavigraha dharini: Who takes various forms of Her cosmic play.

162. Ajakshaya vinirmukta mugdha kshipra prasadini
Antarmukha samaradhya bahirmukha sudurlabha

Ajaya: For whom there is no birth.
Kshaya vinirmukta: Whom there is no decay also.
Mugdha: Who is attractive by her artless beauty and innocence.
Kshipra prasadini: Who is easily pleased.
Antarmukha samaradhya: Whose worship is easy for those whose, mental gaze is turned inward.
Bahirmukha sudurlabha: Whose worship difficult for those whose mental gaze goes outwards.

163. Trayi trivarga nilaya tristha tripuramalini
Niramaya niralamba svatmarama sudhasrutih

Trayi: Who is the three-fold Veda.
Trivarga nilaya: Who is implicit in the threefold aim of life (Dharma, Artha and Kama).
Tristha: Who is present in the three periods of existence like past, present and future.
Tripuramalini: Who is the Deity of the threefold circles in the Shri-chakra.
Niramaya: Who is free from the ills of life.
Niralamba: Who depends on none.
Svatmarama: Who is merged in the joy of Her own Self.
Sudhasrutih: Who is the source of Sudha (spiritual nectar).

164. Samsara panka nirmagna samuddharana pandita
Yagyapriya yagyakartri yajamana svarupini

Samsara panka nirmagna samuddharana pandita: Who is skilled in rescuing men who are sunk in the mire of Samsara.
Yagyapriya: Who delights in acts of sacrifice.
Yagyakartri: Who directs all sacrificial acts.
Yajamana svarupini: Who takes the form of the institutor of sacrifice.

165. Dharmadhara dhanadhyaksha dhanadhanya vivardhini
Viprapriya viprarupa vishva bhramana karini

Dharmadhara: Who is the support of Dharma.
Dhanadhyaksha: Who controls all riches.
Dhanadhanya vivardhini: Who increases riches and harvests.
Viprapriya: Who loves the learned.
Viprarupa: Who is Herself the learned.
Vishva bhramana karini: Who causes, the universe to revolve in cyclic motion.

166. Vishvagrasa vidrumabha vaishnavi vishnurupini
Ayoniryoni nilaya kutastha kularupini

Vishvagrasa: Who devours the universe at the end of the cycle.
Vidrumabha: Who is like coral in complexion.
Vaishnavi: Who is Vaishnavi, the power of Vishnu.
Vishnurupini: Who is Herself in the form of Vishnu.
Ayoni: Who has no source other than Herself.
Yoni nilaya: Who houses the power that generates everything.
Kutastha: Who is the changeless.
Kularupini: Who is the Deity of the Kaula sect.

167. Viragoshti priya vira naishkarmya nadarupini
Vigyana kalana kalya vidagdha bainda vasana

Viragoshti priya: Who is fond of the assembly of the devotees of the heroic mode of worship.
Vira: Who is Herself the Hero.
Naishkarmya: Who transcends work (Karma).
Nadarupini: Who is the primal mystic sound.
Vigyana kalana: Who is realization of the Absolute.
Kalya: Who is one to be reckoned with.
Vidagdha: Who is the wisdom displayed in all skills.
Bainda vasana: Who is seated in the Bindu, the central dot in the Shri-chakra.

168. Tatvadhika tatvamayi tatvamartha svarupini
Samaganapriya saumya sadashiva kutumbini

Tatvadhika: Who transcends all cosmic categories.
Tatvamayi: Who comprehends all cosmic categories.
Tatvamartha svarupini: Who is one with the non-dual Being denoted by the words Tat and Tvam in the great Vedic sentence Tat-tvamasi.
Samagana priya: Who loves the chanting of Samaveda.
Saumya: Who is the object of worship in Soma sacrifice.
Sadashiva kutumbini: Who is the Consort of sadashiva.

169. Savya pasavya margastha sarvapad vinivarini
Svastha svabhavamadhura dhira dhira samarchita

Savya pasavya margastha: Who is reached by both the paths – Savya (samaya) and Apasavya (kaula).
Sarvapad vinivarini: Who wards off all dangers.
Svastha: Who is sweet by nature.
Svabhavamadhura: Who is sweet by nature.
Dhira: Who is endowed with wisdom.
Dhira samarchita: Who is worshipped by the wise with care and completeness.

170. Chaitanyarghya samaradhya chaitanya kusumapriya
Sadodita sadatushta tarunaditya patala

Chaitanyarghya samaradhya: Who is best worshipped with the offereings of the spirit as Arghya.
Chaitanya kusumapriya: Who loves the flower offerings of the spirit.
Sadodita: Who is ever shining.
Sadatushta: Who is ever pleased.
Tarunaditya patala: Who is rosy like the morning sun.

171. Dakshina dakshinaradhya darasmera mukhambuja
Kaulini kevalanarghya kaivalyapada dayini

Dakshina dakshinaradhya: Who is worshipped according to both the Dakshinacara and its opposite, by the learned and the unlearned.
Darasmera mukhambuja: Whose smiling face gladdens all.
Kaulini kevala: Who is the ultimate object of Kaula worship.
Anarghya kaivalyapada dayini: Who confers the priceless state of ultimate bliss and freedom.

172. Stotrapriya stutimati shruti samstuta vaibhava
Manasvini manavati maheshi mangalakrutih

Stotrapriya: Who loves hymns of praise.
Stutimati: Who is worthy of hymns of praise.
Shruti samstuta vaibhava: Whose glory is praised by the Vedas.
Manasvini: Who is self-possessed.
Manavati: Who is high-minded.
Maheshi: Who is the great queen.
Mangalakrutih: With a benign form.

173. Vishvamata jagaddhatri vishalakshi viragini
Pragalbha paramodara paramoda manomayi

Vishvamata: Who is the Mother of the Universe.
Jagaddhatri: Who is the protectress of the universe.
Vishalakshi: Who has large eyes or who is worshipped as Vishala at Kasi.
Viragini: Who is utterly passionless.
Pragalbha: Who is surprisingly daring
Paramodara: Who is supremely generous.
Manomayi: Who is all spirit.

174. Vyomakeshi vimanastha vajrini vamakeshvari
Pancha yagyapriya pancha preta manchadhi shayini

Vyomakeshi: Who has the skies above as Her locks of hair on the head.
Vimanastha: Who is seated high in Her celestial car.
Vajrini: Who is Indrani.
Vamakeshvari: Who is the deity of the leftward path of the Kaulas.
Pancha yagya priya: Who loves the five sacrifices of the rightward Savya path.
Pancha ptreta manchadhi shayini: Who is seated on a seat supported by the Five Dead, (Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, Ishvara and Sadashiva).

175. Panchami panchabhuteshi pancha sankhyopacharini
Shashvati shashvat-aishvarya sharmada shambhu mohini

Panchami: Who is the Consort of the Fifth of these (Sadashiva).
Panchabhuteshi: Who rules over the five primordial elements.
Pancha sankhyopacharini: Who is worshipped with the fivefold offerings.
Shashvati: Who is eternal.
Shashvat-aishvarya: Whose dominion is eternal.
Sharmada: Who gives eternal happiness.
Shambhu mohini: Who is the charmer of Shambhu, Her Consort.

176. Dhara dharasuta dhanya dharmini dharma vardhini
Lokatita gunatita sarvatita shamatmika

Dhara: Who is earth on which all beings rest.
Dharasuta: Who is the daughter of Himavan, the king of mountains.
Dhanya: Who is supremely blessed.
Dharmini: Who is righteous.
Dharma vardhini: Who promotes righteousness in devotees.
Lokatita: Who transcends all the worlds.
Gunatita: Who transcends the three Gunas of Prakruti known as Sattva, Rajas and Tamas.
Sarvatita: Who transcends everything.
Shamatmika: Who is the soul of peace.

177. Bandhuka kusumaprakhya bala lila vinodini
Sumangali sukhakari suveshadhya suvasini

Bandhuka kusumaprakhya: Who has the tender grace of Bandhuka blossoms.
Bala: Who is eternally young.
Lila vinodini: Who sports in the creation of the universe.
Sumangali: Who is most auspicious in Herself.
Sukhakari: Who bestows happiness.
Suveshadhya: Who is gracefully attired.
Suvasini: Who is ever with Her consort.

178. Suvasinyarchana prita shobhana shuddha manasa
Bindutarpana santushta purvaja tripurambika

Suvasinyarchana prita: Who is pleased with respect shown to married women.
Shobhana: Whose splendour beams forth in all directions.
Shuddha manasa: Who is ever pure in mind.
Bindutarpana santushta: Who is pleased with libations offered to the Bindu (the central dot in the Shri chakra).
Purvaja: Who is the first born.
Tripurambika: Who is the Mother-Goddess Tripurambika (who represents the stresses in the creative process known Nada, Bindu, and Kala).

179. Dasha mudra samaradhya tripurashri vashankari
Gyanamudra gyanagamya gyanagyeya svarupini

Dasha mudra samaradhya: Who is worshipped through the ten Mudras or signs and poses of the hands and fingers in worship.
Tripurashri vashankari: Who controls Tripurashri (a powerful Deity) presiding over the fifth avarana called sarvarthasadhaka chakra.
Gyanamudra: Who is gyana-mudra also known as Cin-mudra – the finger-pose of knowledge.
Gyanagamya: Who is attained through knowledge.
Gyanagyeya svarupini: Who is both knowledge and the object of knowledge.

180. Yonimudra trikhandeshi trigunamba trikonaga
Anaghadbhuta charitra vanchitartha pradayini

Yonimudra: Who is the finger-pose of creation as well (Yoni-mudra).
Trikhandeshi: Who is the presiding deity of the Trikhanda, the three regions of Brahmarandhra, Manipura and Muladhara.
Triguna: Who is endowed with the three modes of Sattva, Rajas and Tamas.
Amba: Who is Amba, the mother of all.
Trikonaga: Who dwells in the triangle of Shri-chakra.
Anagha: Who is sinless.
Adhbhuta charitra: Whose ways are marvellous.
Vanchitartha pradayini: Who grants worshippers whatever they want

181. Abhyasati shayagyata shadadhvatita rupini
Avyaja karunamurti ragyana dhvanta dipika

Abhyasati shayagyata: Who is known only through the strenuous practice of spiritual disciplines.
Shadadhvatita rupini: Who transcends the six modes of devotion (Varna, Pada, Mantra, Kala, Tattva and Bhuvana).
Avyaja karunamurti: Who is unconditional grace.
Ragyana dhvanta dipika: Who dispels the darkness of ignorance.

182. Abalagopa vidita sarvanulanghya shasana
Shrichakra rajanilaya shrimath tripura sundari

Amabalgopa vidita: Who can be understood by all, even by a child or a cowherd.
Sarvanulanghya shasana: Whose laws none dares to transgress.
Shrichakra rajanilaya: Who dwells in the sovereign Shri-chakra.
Shrimath tripura sundari: Who is the divine Tripura-sundari.

183. Shrishiva shivashaktyaikya rupini lalitambika
Evam shrilalita devyah naam naam sahasrakam jaguh

Shrishiva: Who is the blessed Shiva (who is identical with Shiva).
Shivashaktyaikya rupini: Who is the unity of Shiva and Shakti.
Lalitambika: Who is called Lalitambika (the goddess who is Lalita, the playful) because Her Cosmic functions are just like a sport to Her, and Ambika because she is the Mother of all..





Monday, December 22

శ్రీ లలిత సహస్రనామం ( 5 )

121. Darandolita dirghakshi darahaso jvalanmukhi
Gurumurtir gunanidhir gomata guhajanmabhuh

Darandolita dirghakshi: Who has shapely, wide and elongated eyes tremulous with mercy.
Darahaso jvalanmukhi: Whose face is lit with a gentle smile.
Gurumurtir: Who assumes the form of the Guru.
Gunanidhir: Who is a treasure house of virtues.
Gomata: Who is the source of speech.
Guhajanmabhuh: Who is the mother of Guha (Kartikeya).

122. Deveshi dandanitistha daharakasha rupini
Pratipan mukhyarakanta tithimandala pujita

Deveshi: Who is the ruler of all divinities.
Dandanitishtha: Who sits on the throne of justice.
Daharakasha rupini: Who is the subtle Self in the heart of man.
Pratipan mukhyarakanta tithimandala pujita: Who is to be worshipped on the full – moon day, which is the last day (Tithi) of the lunar fortnight beginnng with Pratipada.

123. Kalatmika kalanatha kavyalapa vinodini
Sachamara ramavani savyadakshina sevita

Kalatmika: Who is Herself all the phases (kalas) of the moon.
Kalanatha: Who is the mistres of all the kalas.
Kavyalapa vinodini: Who delights in the language of poetry.
Sachamara ramavani savyadakshina sevita: Who is seved by Lakshmi and Sarasvati standing on Her left and right sides holding Chowri fans.

124. Adishakti rameyama parama pavanakrutih
Anekakoti brahmanda janani divya vigraha

Adishakti: Who is the Adishakti or Primordial Power, which creates every thing and pervades every thing.
Ameya: Whose greatness is immeasurable.
Atma: Who is the Self in all.
Parama: Who is also the Supreme Self.
Pavanakrutih: Whose form is holy and sanctifying.
Anekakoti brahmanda janani: Who has given brith to several crores of world systems.
Divya vigraha: Who has Divine form.

125. Klinkari kevala guhya kaivalya padadayini
Tripura trijagadvandya trimurti tridasheshvari

Klinkari: Who is represented by the holy syllable Klim, known as the Kamaraja Bija.
Kevala: Who is the absolute devoid of all attributes.
Guhya: Who is worshipped in secrecy by some adepts.
Kaivalya padadayini: Who confers Kaivalya, the state of Absolute Bliss.
Tripura: Who is Tripura or the One with three aspects.
Trijagadvandya: Who is adored by all in the three worlds.
Trimurti: Who has the three forms of Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshvara.
Tridashesvari: Who is Mistress governing the Divinites (Tridasas).

126. Tryakshari divya gandhadhya sindura tilakanchita
Uma shailendra tanaya gauri gandharva sevita

Tryakshari: Who is the Mantra of three parts (Panchadashi Mantra of Shrividya).
Divya gandhadhya: Who is full of divine fragrance.
Sindura tilakanchita: Who is adorned with the vermilion mark on the forehead.
Uma: Who is Uma-Brahma-vidya personified.
Shailendra tanaya: Who is the daughter of the King of Mountains, the Himalayas.
Gauri: Who is Gauri, the fair complexioned one.
Gandharva sevita: Who is attended upon by Gandharvas, the celestial minstrels.

127. Vishvagarbha svarnagarbha varada vagadhishvari
Dhyana gamya parichhedya gyanada gyana vigraha

Vishvagarbha: Who has the universe in her womb.
Svarnagarbha: Who has everything wholesome and charming hidden within her.
Varada: Who defeats the ignoble demons.
Vagadhishvari: Who presides over speech.
Dhyana gamya: Who can be approached through meditation.
Parichhedya: Who is the Infinite without any limitation.
Gyanada: Who is the giver of Supreme Knowledge.
Gyana vigraha: Who is Herself the embodiment of Supreme Knowledge.

128. Sarva vedanta samvedya satyananda svarupini
Lopamudrarchita lila klupta brahmanda mandala

Sarva Vedanta samvedya: Whom all the Vendantas (Upanishads) declare.
Satyananda svarupini: Who is Supreme Knowledge and Supreme Bliss.
Lopamudrarchita: Who is worshipped through the Mantra named after Lopamudra.
Lila klupta brahmanda mandala: For whom the creation of many a universe is a mere sport.

129. Adrushya drushyarahita vigyatri vedyavarjita
Yogini yogada yogya yogananda yugandhara

Adrushya: Who is not an object of ordinary vision.
Drushyarahita: Who is beyond objectivity.
Vigyatri: Who is the ultimate subject.
Vedyavarjita: Who, being omniscient, has nothing more to know.
Yogini: Who is Yogini.
Yogada: Who can bestow Yoga to votaries.
Yogya: Who is the object of Yoga.
Yogananda: Who is the bliss realized through Yoga.
Yugandhara: Who bears the Yoke of Yoga consisting in regulating the evolution during vast periods of time (Yugas).

130. Ichhashakti gyanashakti kriyashakti svarupini
Sarvadhara supratishtha sadasad rupadharini

Ichhashakti gyanashakti kriyashakti svarupini: Who is the Power of Will (Ichha – shakti), Power of Knowledge (Gyana – shakti) and Power of Action (Kriya – shakti).
Sarvadhara: On whom everything rests.
Supratishtha: Who is the firm foundation of all existence.
Sadasad rupadharini: Who takes the forms of both Being and Non –being.

131. Ashtamurti rajajaitri lokayatra vidhayini
Ekakini bhumarupa nirdvaita dvaita varjita

Ashtamurti: Who has an eightfold form.
Rajajaitri: Who helps to overcome Aja (Ignorance).
Lokayatra vidhayini: Who directs the cosmic process.
Ekakini: Who is the Alone
Bhumarupa: Who is Infinite by nature.
Nirdvaita: Who has no opposite
Dvaita varjita: Who is without any duality.

132. Annada vasuda vrudha brahmatmaikya svarupini
Bruhati brahmani brahmi brahma nanda balipriya

Annada: Who supplies food to all.
Vasuda: Who is the generous giver of everything valuable.
Vrudha: Who is the Primeval One.
Brahmatmaikya svarupini: Who is the symbol of the oneness of Brahman and the Atman.
Bruhati: Who is the Immense.
Brahmani: Who is the wisdom of the Eternal.
Brahmi: Who belongs to the Eternal.
Brahmananda: Who is the bliss of Brahman.
Balipriya: Who loves the offerings of devotees.

133. Bhasharupa bruhatsena bhavabhava vivarjita
Sukharadhya shubhakari shobhana sulabhagatih

Bhasharupa: Who is in the form of language.
Bruhatsena: Who leads a mighty army.
Bhavabhava vivarjita: Who is beyong being and non–being.
Sukharadhya: Whose worship is easy to perform.
Shubhakari: Who is blissful in blessing.
Shobhana sulabhagatih: Whose path is lustrous and easy to traverse.

134. Raja rajeshvari rajya dayini rajya vallabha
Rajatkrupa rajapitha niveshita nijashrita

Raja rajeshvari: Who is Rajarajeshvari (The Ruler of rulers).
Rajya dayini: Who bestows dominion.
Rajya vallabha: Who loves dominion.
Rajatkrupa: Who is gloriously compassionate.
Rajapitha niveshita nijashrita: Who raises Her devotees to royal status.

135. Rajyalakshmih koshanatha chaturanga baleshvari
Samrajya dayini satya sandha sagara mekhala

Rajyalakshmih: Who is the goddess of sovereignty.
Koshanatha: Who presides over treasure or the five sheaths (Koshas) of the human personality.
Chaturanga baleshvari: Who commands armies well – equipped in all the four arms.
Samrajya dayini: Who bestows imperial dominion.
Satya sandha: Who is wedded to Truth.
Sagara mekhala: Whose girdle is the sea.

136. Dikshita daityashamani sarvaloka vashankari
Sarvartha datri savitri sachhidananda rupini

Dikshita: Who is under a holy vow.
Daityashamani: Who quells evil forces.
Sarvaloka vashankari: Who keeps all the worlds under Her sway.
Sarvartha datri: Who grants all our wants.
Savitri: Who is the Creative Power.
Sachhidanada rupini: Whose form is Existence – Knowledge – Bliss absolute.

137. Deshakala parichhinna sarvaga sarva mohini
Sarasvati shastramayi guhamba guhyarupini

Deshakala parichhinna: Who is not limited by space and time.
Sarvaga: Who is present in all as the inner controller.
sarva mohini: Who casts Her spell on all.
Sarasvati: Who is Sarasvati, the Goddess of discriminative wisdom and spiritual illumination.
Shastramayi: Who is the science of the spirit.
Guhamba: Who is the Mother residing in the cave of intelligence (Also the mother of Guha or Subrahmanya).
Guhyarupini: Whose form is subtle.

138. Sarvopadhi vinirmukta sadashiva pativrata
Sampradayeshvari sadhvi gurumandala rupini

Sarvopadhi vinirmukta: Who is free from all limitations.
Sadashiva pativrata: Who is the devoted Consort of Sadashiva.
Sampradayeshvari: Who is the guardian of sacred traditions.
Sadhvi: Who is rightly understood as the Power that dispels ignorance.
Yai: Who is donoted by the syllable I.
Gurumandala rupini: Who embodies in Herself the teaching of successive lines of teachers.

139. Kulottirna bhagaradhya maya madhumati mahi
Ganamba guhyakaradhya komalangi gurupriya

Kulottirna: Who transcends the sphere of the senses, including the mind.
Bhagaradhya: Who is worshipped in the orbit of the Sun.
Maya: Who is the Power called Maya.
Madhumati: Who is called madhumati, the ultimate step to be taken by the highest Yoginis.
Mahi: Who is Mahi, the common ground of all.
Ganamba: Who is the Mother of all the hosts of Shiva and Ganesha.
Guhyakaradhya: Who is worshppped by the demi – gods called the Guhyakas.
Komalangi: Whose form is delicate and pleasing.
Gurupriya: Who is the Consort of Shiva, the great Guru.

140. Svatantra sarvatantreshi dakshinamurti rupini
Sanakadi samaradhya shivagyana pradayini

Svatantra: Who is the only Independent Being.
Sarvatantreshi: Who is the presiding deity of all the Tantras.
Dakshinamurti rupini: Who has taken the form of Dakshinamurti.
Sanakadi samaradhya: Who is worthy of being worshipped by Sanaka and other great ascetics.
Shivagyana pradayini: Who imparts the knowledge of the Supreme Being (Shiva).

141. Chitkal anandakalika premarupa priyankari
Namaparayana prita nandividya nateshvari

Chitkala: Who is a spark of Divine Consciousness (Chitkala).
Anandakalika: Who is the bud of Divine Bliss.
Premarupa: Who is pure Love itself.
Priyankari: Who grants what is dear to us.
Namaparayana prita: Who is pleased with a litany of Her names.
Nandividya: Who is the Deity of the Mantra of Nandikeshvara.
Nateshvari: Who is the counterpart of Chidambara Nateshvara.

142. Mithya jagada dhishthana muktida mukti rupini
Lasyapriya layakari lajja rambhadi vandita

Mithya jagada dhishthana: Who is the ground of the Changing universe.
Muktida: Who is the giver of salvation.
Mukti rupini: Who is Herself salvation.
Lasyapriya: Who likes the rhythmic dance of women, called Lasya.
Layakari: Who generates harmony in dance and music.
Lajja: Who is modesty itself.
Rambhadi vandita: Who is adored by Rambha and other celestial damsels.

143. Bhava dava sudha vrushtih paparanya davanala
Daurbhagya tula vatula jaradhvanta raviprabha

Bhava dava sudha vrushtih: Who is the rain of nectar that puts out the wild fire of Samsara.
Paparanya davanala: Who is also the wild fire that burns down the jungles of sins.
Daurbhagya tula vatula: Who is the wind that drives away the flakes of misfortune.
Jaradhvanta raviprabha: Who removes by her effulgence the gloom of infirmities attendant on old age.

144. Bhaagyabdhi chandrika bhakta chittakeki ghana ghana
Rogaparvata dambholir mrutyudaru kutharika

Bhagyabdhi chandrika: Who is the full moon that sets up the tides of good fortune.
Bhakta chitta keki ghana ghana: Who is heavily water – laden cloud that makes the hearts of devotees dance like peacocks.
Rogaparvata dambholir: Who is the thunderbolt that shatters the mountain of diseases.
Mrutyudaru kutharika: Who is the axe that cuts down the tree of death.

145. Maheshvari mahakali mahagrasa mahashana
Aparna chandika chanda mundasura nishudini

Maheshvari: Who is the Supreme Sovereign.
Mahakali: Who is Mahakali – the Divine Mother who consumes everything as Time.
Mahagrasa: Who is the great Devourer.
Mahashana: Whose repast consists of this mighty universe.
Aparna: Who is Aparna – the one who did not take even a leaf while performing austerities.
Chandika: Who is the Chandika, the awe – inspiring one.
Chanda mundasura nishudini: Who is the destroyer of the demons Chanda and Munda, and came to be known as Chamunda for this reason.

146. Ksharaksharatmika sarva lokeshi vishvadharini
Trivarga datri subhaga tryambaka trigunatmika

Ksharaksharatmika: Who is both the changeful and the changeless.
Sarva lokeshi: Who is the Ruler of all the worlds.
Vishvadharini: Who supports the whole universe.
Trivarga datri: Who bestows the traid of human values (aspiration to do meritorious acts, the capacity for it, and the means for it).
Subhaga: Who is the goddess affluence.
Tryambaka: Who is the three – eyed Goddess.
Trigunatmika: Her in whom the three dispositions of Nature are in harmony.

147. Svargapavargada shuddha japapushpa nibhakrutih
Ojovati dyutidhara yagyarupa priyavrata

Svargapavargada: Who bestows the enjoyments of Paradise and the eternal bliss of Moksha.
Shuddha: Who is ever pure.
Japapushpa nibhakrutih: Whose colour is of the nature of japa flowers (China rose).
Ojovati: Who is full of energy.
Dyutidhara: Who is full of splendour.
Yagyarupa: Who is Vishnu, the embodiment of sacrifice.
Priyavrata: Who is fond of holy vows.

148. Duraradhya duradharsha patali kusumapriya
Mahati merunilaya mandara kusumapriya

Duraradhya: Who is hard to worship by those having no control over the senses.
Duradharsha: Who is hard to resist.
Patali kusuma priya: Who is fond of Patali flower (the pale – red trumpet flowers).
Mahati: Who is greater than all.
Merunilaya: Who resides on Meru.
Mandara kusuma priya: Who loves the Mandara flowers (coral – tree flowers of heaven).

149. Viraradhya viradh rupa viraja vishvatomukhi
Pratyagrupa parakasha pranada pranarupini

Viraradhya: Who is worshipped by the Viras (the heroic).
Viradh rupa: Who is the Virat, the Cosmic Whole.
Viraja: Who is without any stain.
Vishvatomukhi: Who faces all directions.
Pratyagrupa: Who is the Self within.
Parakasha: Who is the Transcendental Ether.
Pranada: Who gives life.
Pranarupini: Who is Herself Life (Prana or Brahma).

150. Martanda bhairavaradhya mantrini nyasta rajyadhuh
Tripureshi jayatsena nistraigunya parapara

Martanda bhairavaradhya: Who is adored by Martanda bhairava (a form of Shiva).
Mantrini nyasta rajyadhuh: Who has invested her minister (Shyamalamba) with all Her regal authority.
Tripureshi: Who is the deity Tripura.
Jayatsena: Who has victorious armies at Her command.
Nistraigunya: Who is devoid of the three dispositions of Nature.
Parapara: Who is both the Absolute and the Relative.

Thursday, December 18

శ్రీ లలిత సహస్రనామం (4 )

101. Kalaratryadi shaktyaugha vruta snigdhau danapriya
Mahavirendra varada rakinyamba svarupini

Kalaratradi shaktyaugha vruta: Who is attended by Kalaratri and eleven other Shaktis.
Snigdhau danapriya: Who loves offerings of rice mixed with ghee.
Mahavirendra varada: Who grants boons to great heroes.
Rakinyamba svarupini: Who is the Mother as Rakini.

102. Manipurabja nilaya vadana trayasamyuta
Vajradi kayudhopeta damaryadi bhiravruta

Manipurabja nilaya: Who resides in the Manipura centre and is known as Lakini
Vadana trayasamyuta: Who has three faces.
Vajradi kayudhopeta: Who has the thunderbolt and other weapons.
Damaryadi bhiravruta: Who is surrounded by ten Sankits beginning with Damari.

103. Raktavarna mamsanishtha gudanna pritamanasa
Samasta bhaktasukhada lakinyamba svarupini

Raktavarna: Who has a ruddy hue.
Mamsanishtha: Who presides over flesh in living creatures.
Gudanna pritamanasa: Who has a liking for rice cooked with jaggery.
Samasta bhaktasukhada: Who bestows happiness on all devotees
Lakinyamba svarupini: Who is the Mother with the form of Lakini.

104. Svadhishthanam bujagata chaturvaktra manohara
Shuladyayudha sampanna pitavarna tigarvita

Svadhisthanam bujagata: Who abides in the Svadhisthana Chakra under the name of Kakini.
Chaturvaktra manohara: Who is fascinating with Her four faces.
Shuldayayudha sampanna: Who is armed with a trident and other weapons in Her four hands.
Pitavarna: Who is yellow in hue (i.e. golden in colour).
Tigarvita: Who is very dignified.

105. Medonishtha madhuprita bandhinyadi samanvita
Dadhyannasakta hrudaya kakini rupadharini

Medonishtha: Who presides over fatty substances in living beings.
Madhuprita: Who loves to have offerings of honey.
Bandinyadi samanvita: Who is surrounded by Bandhini and other five Saktis.
Dadhyannasakta hrudaya: Who loves to have offerings of curd.
Kakini rupadharini: The Mother who appears in the form of Kakini.

106. Muladharambujarudha panchavaktrasthi samsthita
Ankushadi praharana varadadi nishevita

Muladharabujarudha: Who assumes Her place in the Muladhara Chakra, described as a lotus of four petals.
Panchavaktra: Who exhibits five faces.
Sthisamsthita: Who presides over bones in living creatures.
Ankushadi praharana: Who is armed with a goad and other weapons.
Varadadi nishevita: Who is attended on by Varada and three other Saktis.

107. Mudgauda nasaktachitta sakinyamba svarupini
Agya chakrabja nilaya shuklavarna shadanana

Mudgauda nasaktachitta: Who loves offerings of boiled pulse and rice.
Sakinyamba svarupini: The Mother who appears in the form of Sakini.
Agya charkabja nilaya: The Mother who resides in the agya chakra (which is described as a lotus with two petals).
Shuklavarna: Who is white in complexion.
Shadanana: Who has six faces.

108. Majja samstha hamsavati mukhyashakti samanvita
Haridrannaika rasika hakini rupadharini

Majja samstha: Who presides over marrow of living beings.
Hamsavati mukhyashakti: Who is attended n by Hanshavati and other Shaktis.
Samanvita: Who is attended on by Hamsavati and other Saktis.
Haridrannaika rasika: Who loves offerings of saffron – flavoured rice.
Hakini rupadharini: Who assumes the form ofHakini.

109. Sahasradala padmastha sarvavarnopa shobhita
Sarvayudha dhara shukla samsthita sarvatomukhi

Sahasradala padmastha: Who dwells in the Shahasrara which is described as a thousand petalled lotus.
Sarvavarnopa shobhita: Who shines with all colours.
Sarvyudha dhara: Who is armed with all weapons.
Shukla samsthita: Who presides over the vital fluid in all creatures.
Sarvatomukhi: Who has faces all round and see in all directions.

110. Sarvaudana pritachitta yakinyamba svarupini
Svaha svadhamatir medha shrutih smruti ranuttama

Sarvaudana pritachitta: Who loves to have offerings of all kinds of food.
Yakinyamba svarupini: The Mother who appears in the form of Yakini.
Svaha: Who is the deity of Svaha, the sacred exclamation with which oblations aremade in sacrificial fire for gods.
Svadha: The Deity Svadha, the sacred exclamation uttred while making oblations to the Pitrs (manes).
Amatir: Who is Amiti (Buddhi or knowledge).
Medha: Who has become intelligence.
Shrutih: Who has become memory.
Anuttama: Who has none superior.