Lalitā Pañcaratnam

Question 1

॥ 1 ॥

prātaḥ smarāmi lalitāvadanāravindaṃ
bimbādharaṃ pṛthulamauktikaśōbhināsam ।
ākarṇadīrghanayanaṃ maṇikuṇḍalāḍhyaṃ
mandasmitaṃ mṛgamadōjjvalaphāladēśam

Answer 1

At the break of dawn, I remember the lotus-like face of Goddess Lalitha, whose lower lip resembles the Bimba fruit, whose nose is resplendent with a large pearl adorning it, whose eyes span until the width of her ears, which in turn are adorned with gem-studded earrings, with a gentle smile, and with her forehead glowing with a tilaka made of musk that intoxicates a deer.

Question 2

॥ 2 ॥

prātarbhajāmi lalitābhujakalpavallīṃ
raktāṅguḻīyalasadaṅguḻipallavāḍhyām ।
māṇikyahēmavalayāṅgadaśōbhamānāṃ
puṇḍrēkṣuchāpakusumēṣusṛṇīrdadhānām

Answer 2

At the break of dawn, I worship the wish-fulfilling creeper-like arms of Goddess Lalitha, which are shining with tender shoot-like fingers adorned with reddish-hued rings, which are glowing with bangles and armlets made of red coral and gold, which hold weapons like the sugarcane bow, flowery arrows, and the goad.

Question 3

॥ 3 ॥

prātarnamāmi lalitācharaṇāravindaṃ
bhaktēṣṭadānanirataṃ bhavasindhupōtam ।
padmāsanādisuranāyakapūjanīyaṃ
padmāṅkuśadhvajasudarśanalāñChanāḍhyam

Answer 3

At the break of dawn, I bow down to the lotus-like pair of feet of Goddess Lalitha, which are ever-immersed in bestowing the wishes of devotees, and which are the ship that sails us across the ocean of existence, which are worthy of worship by Brahma and other leaders of the suras, and which have the auspicious markings of a lotus, a goad, and a Sudarshana chakra.

Question 4

॥ 4 ॥

prātaḥ stuvē paraśivāṃ lalitāṃ bhavānīṃ
trayyantavēdyavibhavāṃ karuṇānavadyām ।
viśvasya sṛṣṭavilayasthitihētubhūtāṃ
vidyēśvarīṃ nigamavāṅmamanasātidūrām

Answer 4

At the break of dawn, I praise the ultimate, auspicious consort of Bhava, Goddess Lalitha, whose glory is understood by the study of Vedanta, whose compassion is blemishless, who is the cause of creation, maintenance, and dissolution of the universe, who is the ruler of all knowledge, and who is beyond the purview of sounds, speech, and thoughts!

Question 5

॥ 5 ॥

prātarvadāmi lalitē tava puṇyanāma
kāmēśvarīti kamalēti mahēśvarīti ।
śrīśāmbhavīti jagatāṃ jananī parēti
vāgdēvatēti vachasā tripurēśvarīti

Answer 5

At the break of dawn, I utter through my words your auspicious names, O Goddess Lalitha: as Kameshvari, the goddess of desire; Kamala, the one who is above impurities; and Maheshvari, the great ruler of all; as Sri Shambhavi, the auspicious consort of Shambhu; as Jagat Janani, the mother of the universe; and Para, the one who is of the beyond; as Vagdevata, the deity of sound; and Tripureshvari, the ruler of the three cities!

Question 6

yaḥ ślōkapañchakamidaṃ lalitāmbikāyāḥ
saubhāgyadaṃ sulalitaṃ paṭhati prabhātē ।
tasmai dadāti lalitā jhaṭiti prasannā
vidyāṃ śriyaṃ vimalasaukhyamanantakīrtim ॥

Answer 6

The one who chants at the break of dawn this simple set of five auspicious shlokas of Mother Lalitha, which grants good fortune to such a person, Goddess Lalitha, who is pleased immediately, grants knowledge, prosperity, pure bliss, and endless glory!