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.