Sri Lalitamba Parameshvara Stava
śrī lalitāṃbā parameśvara stavaḥ
kalayatu kalyāṇatatiṃ
kamalāsakhapadmayonimukhavaṃdyaḥ |
karimukhaṣaṇmukhayuktaḥ
kāmeśastripurasuṃdarīnāthaḥ || 1 ||
ekaivāhaṃ jagatī-
-tyāyodhanamadhya abravīdyādau |
śuṃbhaṃ prati sā pāyā-
-dādyā śaktiḥ kṛpāpayorāśiḥ || 2 ||
īṣaditi manyate ya-
-tpadabhaktaḥ śaṃbhuviṣṇumukhapadavīḥ |
sā me niścalaviratiṃ
dadyādviṣayeṣu viṣa ivātyaṃtam || 3 ||
labhate parātmavidyāṃ
sudṛḍhāmevāśu yatpadāsaktaḥ |
tāṃ naumi bodharūpā-
-mādyāṃ vidyāṃ śivājamukhasevyām || 4 ||
hrīmānbhavetsureśa-
-stadgururapi yatpadābjabhaktasya |
lakṣmīṃ giraṃ ca dṛṣṭvā
sā māmavyāttayoḥ pradānena || 5 ||
hasati vidhuṃ hāsena
pravālamapi paṃcaśākhamārdavataḥ |
adhareṇa biṃbamavyā-
-tsā mā somārdhamūrdhapuṇyatatiḥ || 6 ||
sakalāmnāyaśirobhi-
-stātparyeṇaiva gīyate rūpam |
yasyāḥ sāvatu satataṃ
gaṃgādharapūrvapuṇyaparipāṭhī || 7 ||
kalimalanivāraṇavrata-
-kṛtadīkṣaḥ kālasarvagarvaharaḥ |
karaṇavaśīkaraṇapaṭu-
-prābhavadaḥ pātu pārvatīnāthaḥ || 8 ||
haratu tamo hārdaṃ me
hālāhalarājamānagaladeśaḥ |
haṃsamanupratipādyaḥ
parahaṃsārādhyapādapāthojaḥ || 9 ||
lalanāḥ sureśvarāṇāṃ
yatpādapāthojamarcayaṃti mudā |
sā me manasi vihāraṃ
racayatu rākeṃdugarvaharavadanā || 10 ||
hrīmaṃtaḥ kalayati yo
mūlaṃ mūlaṃ samastalakṣmīnām |
taṃ cakravartino'pi
praṇamaṃti ca yāṃti tasya bhṛtyatvam ||
sadanaṃ prabhavati vācāṃ
yanmūrtidhyānato hi mūko'pi |
sarasāṃ sālaṃkārāṃ
sā me vācaṃ dadātu śivamahiṣī || 12 ||
karakalitapāśasṛṇiśara-
-śarāsanaḥ kāmadhukpraṇamrāṇām |
kāmeśvarīhṛdaṃbuja-
-bhānuḥ pāyādyuvā ko'pi || 13 ||
labdhvā svayaṃ pumarthāṃ-
-ścaturaḥ kiṃcātmabhaktavaryebhyaḥ |
dadyādyatpadabhaktaḥ
sā mayi karuṇāṃ karotu kāmeśī || 14 ||
hrīṃkārajapaparāṇāṃ
jīvanmuktiṃ ca bhuktiṃ ca |
yā pradadātyacirāttāṃ
naumi śrīcakrarājakṛtavasatim || 15 ||
śrīmātṛpadapayojā-
-saktasvāṃtena kenacidyatinā |
racitā stutiriyamavanau
paṭhatāṃ bhaktyā dadāti śubhapaṃktim || 16 ||
iti śṛṃgeri śrījagadguru śrīsaccidānaṃdaśivābhinavanṛsiṃhabhāratīsvāmibhiḥ viracitaḥ śrī lalitāṃbā parameśvara stavaḥ |
Meaning
1. Verse 1 — Salutations to Lalitāmbā, lotus-born and revered, the consort of Kāmeśa, the Tripura-sundarī—she who beautifies the world and bears auspiciousness.
2. Verse 2 — The cosmos relies on a singular power; that compassionate power of the Mother counters both creation and dissolution, balancing Shumbha’s pride.
3. Verse 3 — Whoso venerates her lotus-feet as Shiva–Vishnu’s refuge finds steadfast renunciation of sensual ensnarements and gains inner steadiness.
4. Verse 4 — Devotion to her feet yields supreme knowledge rapidly: she grants the siddhi of wisdom to those who serve Shiva’s lotus-feet.
5. Verse 5 — The Hṛīṃ-bearing grace that streams from her bestows Lakṣmī and splendor on those whose devotion is established at her padayoga.
6. Verse 6 — Her joyful laughter and tender play revive past merits; her presence sanctifies moonlike merits and purifies the aspirant.
7. Verse 7 — Her form is sung in every sacred line; those who study such early texts reap the merit of oceans of pilgrimage.
8. Verse 8 — She is the initiatory power who destroys Kaliyuga’s stain, humbling the proud and shielding the worshipper of Pārvatī’s Lord.
9. Verse 9 — She removes deep darkness (ṛta-hal) from the heart; her feet are the refuge of renouncers, the path of the paramahamsa.
10. Verse 10 — The gods joyfully worship her lotus-feet; may her gracious presence dwell within my heart and dispel pride and fear.
11. (Verse 11) — Her Hṛīṁ-essence gathers all Lakṣmīs’ roots; even emperors bow and become her servers when touched by that core grace.
12. (Verse 12) — From dhyāna on her form even a mute may receive speech; may the sovereign of speech, Śivamahīśī, grant me the ornament of words.
13. Verse 13 — Bound with noose and bow for the fulfillment of wishes, the Kāmeśvarī as the heart-sun grants longing’s fruition to devoted seekers.
14. Verse 14 — When devotees find righteous aims and steadfast service, Kāmeśī showers compassionate grace upon them.
15. Verse 15 — Repetition of the Hṛīṁ bija and related mantras grants liberation in life and enjoyment — long-lasting boons and royal grace follow.
16. Verse 16 — This stava, fashioned at the feet of the Mother, when recited with devotion brings auspicious lines of destiny and favorable outcomes.
Summary:
The Sri Lalitāmbā Parameśvara Stava is a compact, potent hymn celebrating the Mother’s salvific beauty and tantric efficacy. Each verse links outer imagery—lotus-feet, ornaments, laughter—to inner powers: knowledge (vidyā), speech (vāg), wealth (lakṣmī), mantra-siddhi and liberation (jīvanmukti). The text positions devotion at the feet of Lalitā as the shortcut to spiritual and worldly fruition: she removes ignorance and pride, sanctifies devotees, empowers poets and kings, and bestows speech and supreme realization. Recitation with bhakti yields protective grace, eloquence, prosperity, and liberation.
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