Sri Lalita Lakaradi Shatanama Stotram

Seated on the peak of Kailasa, the Lord of Lords, the Guru of the Universe,

I asked about the supreme bliss, the Divine Bhairava, the Supreme Lord.

Sri Bhairava spoke:

O Kaulesha, I wish to hear the most excellent and supreme mantra,

The hundred names of Lalita, granting all desires.

Sri Bhairava said:

Listen, O Devi, great fortune, to this unparalleled hymn,

By reciting it, one attains all powers of accomplishment.

The six actions are accomplished by the grace of this hymn.

It should be kept secret, just as the essence of animals is.

O Devi, of the hundred names starting with 'La' of Lalita,

The sage is proclaimed as the King of Kings, in the meter of Anushtubh.

The deity is the Goddess Lalita, for the accomplishment of the six actions,

The application is declared for Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Moksha.

One should perform the six limbs of action with the seed of speech and desire.

In the practice, one should perform the mantra repetition by connecting the letters of the sacred syllables.

This is the mantra of the hundred names of Shri Lalita, composed by the sage Shri Rajarajeshvara, in the Anushtub meter, with the goddess Shri Lalita as the deity, for the accomplishment of the six actions, and for the purposes of dharma, artha, kama, and moksha, the recitation is prescribed.

Hand gestures (Karanyasa) –

Om Aim, I bow with my thumbs.

Om Klim, I bow with my index fingers.

Om Sauh, I bow with my middle fingers.

Om Aim, I bow with my ring fingers.

Om Klim, I bow with my little fingers.

Om Sauh, I bow with the palms of my hands.

Body gestures (Anganyasa) –

Om Aim, I bow to my heart.

Om Klim, I offer my head.

Om Sauh, I offer my crown.

Om Aim, I offer my armor.

Om Klim, I offer my three eyes.

Om Sauh, I offer my weapon.

Now the meditation –

I meditate on the one who has the brilliance of the rising sun, with four arms and three eyes.

I worship Shiva, who holds the nooses, goads, and arrows.

Now the hymn –

Lalita, Lakshmi, with playful eyes,

Lakshmana, worshipped by Lakshmana,

The protector of Lakshmana's life,

Lakini, dear to Lakshmana,

Restless, the one who has the form of letters,

With a shy tongue, modest and bashful,

Targeted, aimed, adorned with letters,

With a playful essence, a divine play,

Charming and the essence of nectar,

Charming and with a long-lasting nectar,

Modesty, the one with modest wisdom,

A young maiden, beloved of maidens,

Salt, sweet, and graceful,

The mother of the world, revered by all,

The mother of the world, the one who gives birth,

Red, with red eyes,

Also known as the Lord of the Lingam,

The song of the Lingam, the essence of the Lingam,

The garland of the Lingam, dear to the Lingam,

The one who names the Lingam,

The Lingam, always blissful,

Pleased by the nectar of the Lingam,

Pleased by the worship of the Lingam,

Worthy of reverence,

The form of the Lingam,

Residing in the Lingam,

Eagerly embracing the Lingam.

Engaged in the worship of vines, bestowing satisfaction to those who practice with them,

The protector of those who worship vines, granting success in vine-related endeavors.

Residing in the abode of vines, worthy of worship, revered by all,

Vine flowers, vine-like, the essence of vines, embodying the nature of vines.

Satisfied by the touch of vines, rejoicing in the divine form of vines,

The knowledge of vines, the essence of vines, the charm of vines, a treasure of vines.

Content with the flowers of clove, situated in the midst of clove vines,

Manifesting the form of clove vines, satisfied by the offerings of clove.

Worshipped through the letters, arising from the sounds of letters,

Adorned by the letters, pleasing in the colors of letters,

Born from the seeds of letters, as well as established in the letters,

Residing in the seeds of letters, the essence of all seeds of letters,

The all-encompassing form of letters, eager to cut through the target,

The bearer of the target, shaking the target, granting success in the recitation of the target.

The form of millions of targets, residing in the playful arts of the target.

Worshipped by the guardians of the world, adorned with the red dye of lac,

Transcending the world, the seal of Lopamudra, embodying the essence of modesty.

Without shame, embodying modesty, guiding the journey of the world,

Beloved of dance, the creator of rhythm, with a large belly in the world.

Granting the powers of lightness and other accomplishments, bestowing the treasure of beauty,

Written in the letters and syllables, the graceful goddess Lalita.

The fruit of this teaching –

Thus, O Goddess, it has been told to you, more secret than the secret.

In the morning, at noon, in the evening, and always at night,

Whoever reads this, the best of practitioners, will conquer the three worlds.

Free from all sins, they will attain the feet of Lalita,

In the empty abode, in the sacred forest, in the temple of Shiva,

In the empty place, by the pond, on the riverbank, at the crossroads,

In solitary places, in the house of the season, in the house of courtesans,

One should recite the one hundred and eight names for all accomplishments.

Whatever the practitioner desires, that will indeed come to pass.

In the cosmic sphere, all beings that exist on this earthly plane,

O Goddess, all the accomplished ones are eternally present like the sun.

By merely remembering the practitioners, all the siddhis are attained,

What is the story of those who chant and meditate before them?

O Goddess, the chant of the hundred thousand is glorified,

The hymn of the hundred thousand brings forth the fruits of all actions.

Whoever recites it a thousand times for a month and a half,

Surely, the entire world becomes his servant after that period.

Daily, by offering oblations with the flowers of the Palasha tree,

All the maidens of the earth and those in all realms are present as well.

The maidens of the netherworld, the serpent maidens, and the yaksha maidens,

Will be subdued by him who is in the half of the circle; there is no doubt about it.

At the root of the sacred fig tree, if one reads it a hundred times with meditation,

Without a doubt, that moment, the afflictions will cease, O Goddess.

In the empty abode, if one reads the thousand hymns with meditation,

Lakshmi, please be gracious; surely, the three worlds will be subdued.

The cloth of the dead is to be taken, wrapped in the name of the enemy.

Having established the life force, one should perform the worship.

In the cremation ground, on the night of the new moon, one should recite it two thousand times.

One obtains the power to immobilize the tongue and instantly becomes mute.

In the cremation ground, one who recites the hymn, even one and a half times, is wise.

The destruction of enemies will happen immediately; otherwise, this is my statement.

The cloth of the dead is to be taken on Saturday, wrapped with the name of the enemy.

By writing the name of the enemy, one should establish the life force.

Then, worshipping Lalita with the flowers of Krishna,

In the cremation ground, on the night of the new moon, one should recite the hymn a hundred times.

Then, one attains death, equal to that of the king of the gods.

Taking the ashes from the cremation ground, on an auspicious Saturday,

Wrapping oneself in the cloth of the dead, one should bind it with the rope of the deceased.

Having performed the ten mantras, one should dig at the enemy's place.

After seven nights, the one who performs the ritual will attain liberation.

By worshipping the maiden and reading with devotion,

nothing difficult will be unattainable for him, either in heaven or on earth.

In times of famine or under the oppression of kings,

in the midst of battles or enmity,

wherever fear arises, let a person recite this everywhere.

There, there will surely be safety for him, without a doubt.

By bringing together a beautiful maiden on the left side,

and performing the chant, he will achieve success.

The poor man, on the fourteenth day,

who recites this with the union of the beloved,

will become like Kubera, if he recites it eight times.