Lalitā Sahasranāma Flashcards
sindūrāruṇa vigrahāṃ trinayanāṃ māṇikya mauli sphurat tārānāyaka śekharāṃ smita mukhīm āpīna vakṣoruhām |
pāṇibhyām alipūrṇa ratna caṣakaṃ raktotpalaṃ bibhratīṃ saumyāṃ ratna ghaṭastha rakta caraṇāṃ dhyāyet parām ambikām ||
O Mother, I meditate on Your resplendent red form with three sacred eyes, wearing a sparkling jeweled crown and the crescent moon and displaying a sweet smile! I meditate on You, Mother of the Universe, with Your large breasts brimming with motherly love, holding in one hand a jewel-studded vessel filled with nectar and a red lotus flower in the other, and with Your red lotus feet resting on a golden jar filled with jewels!
dhyāyet padmāsanasthāṃ vikasita vadanāṃ padma patrāyatākṣīṃ hemābhāṃ pītavastrāṃ kara kalita lasaddhemapadmāṃ varāṅgīm |
sarvālaṅkāra yuktāṃ satatam abhayadāṃ bhaktanamrāṃ bhavānīṃ śrī vidyāṃ śānta mūrtiṃ sakala suranutāṃ sarva sampat pradātrīm ||
O Mother Bhavānī, let me meditate on Your beautiful form with the color of gold, with a beaming face and large lotus eyes, sitting in the lotus flower wearing a yellow garment and resplendent with all the ornaments, holding a golden lotus in Your hand, worshipped by the bowing devotees and always giving refuge! Let me meditate on You, O Śrī Vidyā, embodiment of peace, the object of worship by all the devas, and the bestower of all the riches!
sakuṅkuma vilepanā malika cumbi kastūrikāṃ samanda hasitekṣaṇāṃ saśara cāpa pāśāṅkuśam |
aśeṣa jana mohinīm aruṇa mālya bhūṣāmbarāṃ japā kusuma bhāsurāṃ japavidhau smaredambikām ||
O Mother of the Universe, as I sit for japa, let me remember Your form with the beauty of the hibiscus flower, wearing a red garland and sparkling ornaments, smeared with red saffron, shining with a mark of musk on Your forehead whose fragrance is attracting the bees, holding in Your hands the bow and the arrow, the noose and the goad, and displaying a gentle smile, throwing sweet glances around, and beguiling everyone!
aruṇāṃ karuṇā taraṅgitākṣīṃ dhṛta pāśāṅkuśa puṣpa bāṇa cāpām |
aṇimā dibhirāvṛtāṃ mayūkhair aham ityeva vibhāvaye bhavānīm ||
O Great Goddess, let me imagine that I am one with Your glorious red form, surrounded by the golden rays from anima and the other eight divine glories, holding the noose and the goad, the bow and the arrows of flowers, with eyes in which rise waves of compassion!
