Lalitha Trishathi Stotram
Dhyanam
Athi –madhura –chapa –hastha –aparimitha moda –bana sowbhagyam
Aruna-athisaya-karuna-abhinava-kula sundharim vande
Bow I before Her,
Who is the Colour of red,
Who is mercy of mercies,
Who is epitome of beauty, every minute and second
Who holds the bow made of sugarcane,
And who has arrows which bring happy prosperity.
1 Kakara Roopa She who is like the alphabet ‘ka’-This
alphabet
‘ka’ represents light- This is also the first
letter of the Pancha dasakshari manthra
2 Kalyani She who makes good things to happen
3 Kalyana- guna shalini She who is personification of good qualities
4 Kalyana shaila nilaya She who resides at the peak of the mountain
of good
5 Kamaniya She who is attractive
6 Kalavathi She in whom fine arts reside
7 Kamalakshi She who has lotus like eyes
8 Kalmashagni She who destroys sin(Kalmasha literally
means dirt)
9 Karunamritha sagara She who is the sea of the nectar of mercy
10 Kadambha kanana vasa She who lives in the forest of Kadamba (a tree
of heaven) 11 Kadamba kusuma priya She who likes the flowers of Kadamba
(indicates mind with good thoughts)
12 Kandharpa vidhya She who is the holy knowledge worshipped by
the God of love.
13 Kandharpa janakapanga
veekshana
She who created God of love by her sight
14 Karpoora veedi kallolitha
kakupthada
She who fills all the world by the holy scent of
chewing of betel leaf with ingredients like
cardamom, nutmeg, mace, camphor, saffron
etc
15 Kali dosha hara She who destroys the bad effects of Kali
(communal discord is also called kali)
16 Kanja lochana She who has eyes like lotus and Neelotpala
flowers which are born in water. Or She who
takes care of the universe by her mere vision.
17 Kamra vigraha She who has a mien which steals the mind
18 Karmadhi sakshini She who is the witness for action
19 Karayathree She who makes one do actions
20 Karma phala pradha She who gives fruits of actions
21 Eakara Roopa She who is like the alphabet ‘ea’-Ea denotes
the absolute truth, the brahma- This is also
the second letter of the pancha dasakshari
manthra
22 Eaka ksharya She who is denoted by the holy letter ‘Om’
23 Eka aneka akshra krithi She who is personification of each alphabet as
well as all alphabets
24 Ethath-thathithya nirdesya She who cannot be indicated as this or that
25 Ekananda -chidakrithi She who is personification of ultimate
happiness and knowledge
26 Evamithyaagama bodhya She who is not indicated as ‘this’ by scriptures
or she who is not described by scriptures
27 Eka bhakthi madarchida She who is being worshipped by those with
one minded devotion
28 Ekagra chitha nirdyatha She who can only be meditated upon by fully
concentrated attention (thought)
29 Eshana rahi dathrudha She who is supported by those without
attachment (desire)
30 Ela sugandhi chikura She who has hairs with the sweet smell of
cardamom
31 Ena kooda vinasini She who destroys bundles of sin
32 Eka bhoga She who enjoys all pleasures herself
33 Eka rasa She who is the essence of only love
34 Ekaiswarya pradayini She who gives the real and only asset ( the
asset of salvation)
35 Ekatha pathra samrajya
pradha
She who gives you the power of the emperor
of the world 36 Ekanda poojitha She who can be worshipped in absolute
solitude
37 Edhamana prabha She who has the foremost luster
38 Ejadeneka jagadeeswari She who is the goddess of all the moving
world
39 Eka veeradhi samsevya She who is being worshipped by valorous
warriors first
40 Eka prabhava salinya She who has unmatchable riches
41 Eekara Roopa She who is like the alphabet “ee”-ee denotes
Shakthi , that which makes us all move-This is
also the third letter of Pancha dasakshari
manthra
42 Eesithri She who eggs you do everything or She who is
the motive force
43 Eepsithartha-pradayini She who gives that which is asked
44 Eedrigithya vi nirdesya She who cannot be indicated or limited by
word “like this”- she who cannot be described
by words
45 Eeswaratwa vidhayini She who gives you the feeling of God- she who
makes you feel god like
46 Eesanadhi brahma mayi She who is in the form of five gods viz
brahma, Vishnu Rudra, Eesa, and Sadashiva
47 Eesithwadh ashta Siddhidha She who gives the eight super natural powers
48 Eekshithri She who exists because of her will or she who
is the witness
49 Eekshana srushtanda kotya She who creates billions of beings by her will
50 Eeswara vallabha She who is the consort of Eeswara ( God)
51 Eeditha She who is praised in the holy books like
Vedas, puranas etc
52 Eeswarardhanga sareera She who is half the body of Eeswara
53 Eesaadhi devatha She who is the Goddess to the God(Eeswara)
54 Eeswara prerana kari She who make suggestions to the God
(Eeswara)
55 Eesa thandava sakshini She who is the witness to the cosmic dance of
God(Eeswara)
56 Eeswaroth sanga nilaya She who sits on the lap of the God(Eeswara)
57 Eedhi badhaa vinasini She who destroys unexpected calamities
58 Eeha virahitha She who does not have desire to attain the
unattainable
59 Eesha shakthi She who is the power within of God(Eeswara)
60 Eeshath smithanana She who has a smiling face
61 Lakara roopa She who is the form of alphabet “la”- la
denotes the wave which initiates wisdom-This
is the fourth letter of pancha dasaakshari
manthra 62 Lalitha She who is simplicity personified Or She who
is like the mother who makes children happy
by play acting
63 Lakshmi Vani nishevitha She who is served by Lakshmi the goddess of
wealth and Sarawathi , the goddess of
knowledge
64 Laakhini She who is easily approachable
65 Lalana roopa She who can be seen as goddess in all women
66 Lasadh dharadima patala She who is the colour of opened pomegranate
flower
67 Lalanthika –lasadh bala She who has a shining forehead with the
beautiful thilaka (dot)
68 Lalada nayanarchidha She who is worshipped by Rudra who has an
eye in the forehead or She who is worshipped
by those yogis with insight
69 Lakshanojwala divyangi She who shines with all perfections
70 Laksha kodyanda nayika She who is the lord of billions of universes
71 Lakshyartha She who is the inner meaning of the aims
72 Lakshanagamya She who cannot be understood by
explanations
73 Labdhakama She whose desires have been fulfilled
74 Lathathanu She who has a soft body of a climbing plant
(tendril)
75 Lalamara jadhalika She who has a thilaka made of musk in the
forehead
76 Lambi muktha lathanchitha She who beautifies herself with long pearl
chains
77 Lambodhara prasa She who is the mother of Lord Ganapthi
78 Labhya She who can be attained
79 Lajjadya She who has the wealth of shyness or She who
hides shyly from non-devotees
80 Laya varjidha She who never dies during ultimate deluge
81 Hreemgara Roopa She who is of the form of word “hreem”- the
fifth letter of panchadasakshari manthra
82 Hreemgara nilaya She who resides in “Hreem”
83 Hreem pada priya She who likes the manthra “hreem”
84 Hreem kara beejha She who is hidden in the manthra “hreem”
85 Hreem kara manthra She who has “hreem” as manthra (word of
incitation)
86 Hreem kara lakshana She who has “hreem” as property,- (Ha
denotes Shiva, Ra denotes Goddess and EE
denotes Vishnu, thus hreem indicates
creation, organization and destruction)
87 Hreemkara japa supreetha She who is pleased by recitation of Hreem
88 Hreemathi She who has within her hreem 89 Hreemvibhushana She who has hreem as ornament
90 Hreem shila She who has all the good qualities of
hreem(Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva)
91 Hreem padaradhya She who can be worshipped by the word
hreem
92 Hreem garbha She who has within her hreem (Brahma,
Vishnu and Shiva)
93 Hreem padhabidha She who takes the name of hreem
94 Hreemkara vachya She who is the meaning of hreem
95 Hreemkara poojya She who is being worshipped by hreem
96 Hreem kara peediga She who is the basis of hreem
97 Hreemkara vedhya She who can be realized by hreem
98 Hreemkara chinthya She who can be meditated through hreem
99 Hreem She who gives salvation
100 Hreem sareerini She who has her body as hreem
101 Hakara roopa She who is of the form of alphabet “ha”- this
letter indicates the valour which kills enemiesthis is the sixth letter of panchadasakshari
manthra
102 Hala drith poojitha She who is worshipped by him who has the
plough( could be Lord Balarama or the
farmer)
103 Harinekshana She who has eyes similar to the deer
104 Harapriya She who is the darling of Lord Shiva
105 Hararadhya She who is being worshipped by Lord Shiva
106 Haribrahmendra vandhitha She who is worshipped by Vishnu, Brahma
and Indra
107 Haya roodaa sevithangri She who is worshiped by the horse mounted
cavalry
108 Hayamedha samarchidha She who is worshipped during Aswa medha
yaga(horse sacrifice)
109 Haryaksha vahana She who rides the lion (Durga)
110 Hamsa vahana She who rides the swan (Saraswathi)
111 Hatha dhanava She who kills asuras
112 Hathyadi papa samani She who reduces the effect of sins like murder
113 Harid aswadhi sewitha She who is worshipped by he who rides the
green horse(Indra)
114 Hasthi kumbhothunga kucha She who has breasts as high as the forehead of
the elephant
115 Hasthi krithi priyangana She who is the darling of he who wears
elephant skin (Shiva)
116 Haridhra kumkuma digdha She whose body is covered with turmeric
powder and kumkum (saffron)
117 Haryaswadhya amara
archidha
She who is worshiped by Indra (he who rides
on green horse ) and other devas 118 Harikesa sakhi She who is the friend of Paramasiva(who has
hair of golden green)
119 Hadhi vidhya She who is the personification of Hadhi
vidhya named as Lopa mudhra (ha-sa-ka-lahrim ha-sa-ka-ha-la-hrim sa-ka-la-hrim)
120 Halaa madhalasa She who is drunk with wine which was
created from the ocean of milk
121 Sakara roopa She who is of the form of alphabet “sa” –
which denotes material wealth and pleasuresThis is also the sixth letter of
Panchadasakshari manthra
122 Sar vagna She who knows everything
123 Sarvesi She who rules over everything
124 Sarva mangala She who gives all good things or She who is all
good things personified
125 Sarva karthri She who is the doer of all actions
126 Sarva bharthri She who takes care of everything
127 Sarva hanthri She who destroys everything
128 Sanathana She who does not have any beginning or She
who is eternal
129 Sarva navadhya She who does not have any blemish(she who
is always new)
130 Sarvanga sundari She whose every organ of the body is beautiful
131 Sarva sakshini She who is the witness of everything
132 Sarvathmika She who is the soul of every thing
133 Sarva sowkhya dhatri She who gives all pleasures (actually good
aspects of life)
134 Sarva vimohini She who bewitches everything
135 Sarvadhara She who is the basis of everything
136 Sarva gatha She who is everywhere or She who goes
everywhere
137 Sarva avaguna varjitha She who has deleted all bad qualities from
her
138 Sarvaruna She who is reddish or She who is the dawn of
everything
139 Sarva maatha She who is the mother of everybody (She who
is the end of reasoning in all)
140 Sarva bhooshana bhooshitha She who is made up with all ornaments ( since
she is you yourself , she wears all your
ornaments)
141 Kakara artha She whose meaning is the alphabet ‘ka’-This
alphabet ‘ka’ represents light- This is also the
eighth letter of the Pancha dasaksshari
manthra
142 Kala hanthri She who is destroyer of (beyond) time or She
who destroys God of death 143 Kameshi She who rules over desires
144 Kamithartha da She who fulfills all desires
145 Kama sanjivini She who brought the God of love (kama0 to
life
146 Kalya She who is an expert in fine arts or She who is
fit for being meditating upon
147 Kadina sthana mandala She who has firm breasts
148 Kara bhoru She who has thighs like the elephant’s trunk
149 Kala nadha mukhya She who has face like a full moon
150 Kacha jitambudha She who has hair which resembles the dark
cloud
151 Kadakshyandhi-karuna She who has a merciful sight (slant sight)
152 Kapali-prana-nayiga She who is the wife of Lord Shiva
153 Karunya vigraha She who is total personification of mercy
154 Kantha She who is the stealer of minds
155 Kanthi dhootha japavali She who has a luster greater than flowers
156 Kalalapa She whose talk is in crescents
157 Kambhu kanti She who has a neck like conch
158 Kara nirjitha pallava She whose hands softer than tender leaf buds
159 Kalpa valli sama bhuja She who has arms as beautiful as the kalpaga
creeper
160 Kasthuri thilakanchitha She who wears thilaka with musk (dot in the
forehead)
161 Hakarartha She whose meaning is the alphabet ‘ha’-This
alphabet ‘ka’ represents money, valour etc-
This is also the ninth letter of the Pancha
dasakshari manthra
162 Hamsa gathi She whose gait is like a swan Or She who is
attainable only by realized souls
163 Haataka abharnojjwala She who shines wearing gold ornaments
164 Haara Haari kucha bhoga She who has a breast decorated by ornaments
or She whose breasts attract Shiva
165 Hakini She who cuts the bondages
166 Halya varjitha She who keeps away bad thoughts
167 Harithpathi samaradhya She who is being worshipped by those eight
gods who guard the different directions(dig
balakas)
168 Hatahthkara hathasura She who killed asuras quickly by her valour
169 Harsha pradha She who gives happiness
170 Havirbhokthri She who partakes the offering given to devas
in fire
171 Hardha santhama sapaha She who removes darkness from the mind
172 Halleesa lasya santhushta She who is pleased with dance (with two
sticks?) of girls
173 Hamsa manthrartha roopini She who understands the inner meaning of hamsa manthra (the manthra relating to
breath control)
174 Hanopadhana nirmuktha She who has got beyond wants
175 Harshini She who blesses one with happiness
176 Hari sodhari She who is the sister Lord Vishnu
177 Haha Hoohoo Mukha
sthutya
She who is being praised by Gandharvas
called Haahaa and Hoohoo
178 Hani vriddhi vivarjitha She who has got beyond growth and death
179 Hayyangavina hridhaya She who has a heart like butter
180 Harikoparunam shuka She who is of red colour
181 Lakarakhya She whose meaning is the alphabet ‘la’– This
is the tenth letter of the Pancha dasakshari
manthra
182 Latha poojya She who is being worshipped by chaste
women
183 Laya sthith udbaveswari She who is the supreme Goddess now and
during the deluge
184 Lasya darshana santhushta She who becomes pleased by seeing women’s
dance
185 Labha labha vivarjitha She who is beyond botheration in receipt and
loss
186 Langye tharagna She who does not obey others orders or She
who gives orders which cannot be disobeyed
187 Lavanya shalini She who is of unmatched beauty and grace
188 Laghu siddhita She who gives supernatural powers easily
189 Laksha rasa savarnabha She who shines in the colour of the juice of
sealing wax
190 Lakshmanagraja poojitha She who was worshipped by Lord Rama
(elder brother of Lakshmana)
191 Labhyethara She who is different from results of action
192 Labdha bhakthi sulabha She who can be attained by devotion
(bhakthi)
193 Langalayudha She who has a plough as a weapon (In her
form of Adisesha)
194 Lagna-chamara-hastha-srisaradha-parivijitha
She who is served by Lakshmi and Sarawathi
(actually fanned by them using chamara)
195 Lajjapada samaradhya She who is most fit to be worshipped by those
who shy of (shun) this world
196 Lampata She who has hidden herself from the earthly
principles
197 Lakuleshwari She in whom the communities in the world
merge
198 Labdha-maana She who is praised by all
199 Labdha -rasa She who has attained the ultimate happiness 200 Labdha sampath
samunnadhi
She who has attained (got) the apex of riches
201 Hringarini She who is the personification of the letter
“Hrim”-This is the eleventh letter of
Panchadasakshari mantra
202 Hrinkaradhi She who is the origin of the matharakshara of
“Hrim” and “Om”
203 Hrim Madhya She who is in the midst of Hrim or She who is
the reason of existence of the middle life of the
earth
204 Hrim Shikhamani She who wears “hrim” in her head
205 Hrim kara kundagni shikha She who is the flame of the fire place (homa
kundam) called “hrim”
206 Hrim kara sasi chandrika She who is the nectar like rays of the light of
the moon called “hrim”
207 Hrimkara Bhaskara ruchi She who is the hurting and powerful rays of
the sun called “hrim”
208 Hrimkarambodha chanchala She who is the ray of lightning of the black
clouds called “Hrim”
209 Hrimkara kandham kurika She who is the germinating tendril of the
tuber called “Hrim”
210 Hrimkaraiga parayana She who completely relies on “hrim”
211 Hrim kara deergiga hamsi She who is the she swan playing in the canal
called “hrim”
212 Hrimkarodhyana kekini She who is the peahen playing in the garden
of “hrim”
213 Hrimkararanya harini She who is the doe (female deer) playing in
the forest of “hrim”
214 Hrimkaravaala Vallari She who is the ornamental climber in the
flower bed of “hrim”
215 Hrim kara panchara sukhi She who is the green parrot in the cage called
“hrim”
216 Hrimkarangana deepika She who is the light kept in the courtyard
called “hrim”
217 Hrimkara kandhara simhi She who is the lioness living in the cave called
“hrim”
218 Hrimkarambhoja bringika She who is the she-insect playing in the lotus
flower called “hrim”
219 Hrimkara sumano maadhvi She who is the honey in the flower called
“hrim”
220 Hrimkara tharu manjari She who is the flower bunch in the tree called
“hrim”
221 Sakarakhya She who is of the form of alphabet “sa”-the
twelfth letter of the pancha dasakshari
manthra
222 Samarasa She who is uniformly spread all over the universe (like the salt in water)
223 Sakalagama samsthitha She who is being praised by all holy books
224 Sarva vedantha thatparya
bhoomi
She who is the place where the ultimate
meaning of Vedantha ( the philosophical
books of Veda) are found
225 Sad asada asraya She who is the place where the formless and
those with form lives
226 Sakhala She who has all the rays (She who is complete)
227 Satchidananda She who is the ultimate true happiness
228 Saadhya She who is reachable
229 Sadgathi Dhayini She who gives salvation
230 Sanakathi muni dhyeya She who is being meditated upon by sages like
Sanaka
231 Sada shiva Kudumbini She who is the wife of Sada Shiva
232 Sakaladhishtana roopa She who is the common point of worship of all
different methods of worship
233 Sathya roopa She who is personification of truth
234 Samaa krithi She who treats everybody equally
235 Sarva prapancha nirmathri She who has made all the universe
236 Samanadhika varjitha She who is incomparable
237 Sarvothunga She who is the greatest among all
238 Sanga hina She who does not have attachments
239 Saguna She who has all the good qualities
240 Sakaleshtada She who gives all that is desired
241 Kakarini She who sounds like the alphabet “ka”- -it is
also the thirteenth letter of the
panchadasakshari manthra
242 Kavya lola She who is mentioned in epics in the form of
supreme happiness
243 Kameshwara manohara She who steals the mind of The god of Kama
(The god of love )-i.e. Shiva
244 Kameswara prana nadi She who is the ultimate indicator of the soul of
The god of Kama(the god of love)
245 Kamesoth sanga vasini She who sits on the left lap of The god of
Kama(the god of love)
246 Kameshawara alingathangi She who is being embraced by the god of
Kama(the god of love)
247 Kameshwara sukha pradha She who gives pleasure to The god of
Kama(the god of love)
248 Kameshwara pranayini She who is the sweet heart of The god of
Kama(the god of love)
249 Kameshwara vilasini She who makes devotees understand The god
of Kama(the god of love)
250 Kameshwara thapa siddhi She who is the result of penance done by The
god of Kama(the god of love) 251 Kameshwara mana priya She who is most dear to the mind of The god
of Kama(the god of love)
252 Kameshwara prana nadha She who is the ruler of the mind of The god of
Kama(the god of love)
253 Kameshwara vimohini She who steals the mind of the god of
Kama(the god of love)
254 Kameshwara brahma vidhya She who is the ultimate science of reaching the
truth as made known by the god of Kama(the
god of love)
255 Kameshwara graheswari She who is the lord of the house of The god of
Kama(The god of love) i.e. the goddess of the
entire universe
256 Kameshwara ahladhakaree She who makes The god of Kama (the god of
love) supremely happy
257 Kameshwara maheswari She who is the supreme goddess of the god of
Kama(the god of love)
258 Kameshwari She who is being worshipped by the god of
love(Kama)
259 Kama koti nilaya She who presides over the Kama koti peeta in
Kanchipuram (literally seat of billions of love)
260 Kamakshitharthada She who fulfills the desires of devotees
261 Lakarini She who sounds like the alphabet “la”- -it is
also the fourteenth letter of the
panchadasakshari manthra
262 Labdha roopa She who has taken the form to fulfill the
desires of devotees
263 Labhdha di She who can be got known by wisdom
264 Labhdha vanchitha She who fulfills all that one wants
265 Labhdha papa mano dhoora She who is far away from the reach of sinners
266 Labhdha ahankara
dhurghama
She whom the egoists will find difficult to
reach
267 Labhdha shakthi She who gets all powers by her will
268 Labhdha deha She who gets a body if she wills
269 Labdha iswarya samunnathi She who can get all the wealth by her will
270 Labhdha vriddhi She who has reached the infinite
271 Labhdha leela She who can become playful by her will
272 Labhdha yowana shalini She who is ever young by her will
273 Labhdahika sarvanga
soundarya
She who is the supreme beauty by her will
274 Labhdha vibrama She who enacts the play of maintaining the
world
275 Labhdha raga She who has desires
276 Labhdha pathi She who has Shiva as her husband
277 Labhdha nanagama sthithi She who leads to existence of scriptures
278 Labhdha bhoga She who enjoys fulfillment of her will 279 Labhdha sukha She who enjoys comforts
280 Labhdha harshabhi pooritha She who gets fulfilled by the supreme
happiness that she desires
281 Hrimkara moorthi She who is the personification of the sound
“hrim”- the fifteenth and last letter of the
panchadasakshari manthra
282 Hrim kara soudha shringa
kaphodhiga
She who is the dove who lives in the top of the
palace called “hrim”
283 Hrim kara dughabdhi sudha She who is the butter (nectar) churned from
the ocean of milk called “hrim”
284 Hrimkara kamalendhira She who is Goddess Lakshmi sitting on the
lotus called “hrim”
285 Hrimkara mani deeparchi She who is the light of the ornamental lamp
called “hrim”
286 Hrimkara tharu sharika She who is the lady bird sitting on the tree
called “hrim”
287 Hrimkara petaka mani She who is the pearl locked in the box called
“hrim”
288 Hrimkaradarsha bimbhidha She who is the image reflected in the mirror
called “hrim”
289 Hrinkara kosasilatha She who is the shining sword in the packet
called “hrim”
290 Hrimkara sthana narthaki She who is the dancer in the stage called
“hrim”
291 Hrimkara shukthika
mukthamani
She who is the pearl found in the oyster shell
called “hrim”
292 Hrimkara bodhitha She who is being taught by the sound “hrim”
293 Hrimkaramaya sowarna
stambha vidhruma puthrika
She who is the coral statue on the shining
pillars called “hrim”
294 Hrimkara vedhoupanishad She who is the upanishad placed in the top of
Veda called “hrim”
295 Hrimkara dwara dakshina She who is the money gifted in the gate called
“hrim”
296 Hrimkara nandhanarama
nava kalpaga vallari
She who is the new divine climber present in
the garden called “hrim”
297 Hrimkara himavath ganga She who is the river Ganga in the himalaya
mountain called “hrim”
298 Hrimkararnava kousthubha She who is the precious gem given birth by
the ocean called “hrim”
299 Hrimkara manthra
sarwaswa
She who is the total wealth churned out of the
manthra “hrim”
300 Hrimkarapara sowkhyadha She who gives all pleasures to those who chant
“hrim”