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Sri Shyamala Sahasranama Stotram

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shree shyaamalaa sahasranaama stotram'

sarvashri'ngaarashobhaad'hyaam' tungapeenapayodharaam |
gangaadharapriyaam' deveem' maatangeem' naumi santatam || 1 ||

shreemadvaikunt'hanilayam' shreepatim' siddhasevitam |
kadaachitsvapriyam' lakshmeernaaraayanamapri'chchhata || 2 ||

lakshmeeruvaacha |
kim' japyam' paramam' nree'naam' bhogamokshaphalapradam |
sarvavashyakaram' chaiva sarvaishvaryapradaayakam || 3 ||

sarvarakshaakaram' chaiva sarvatra vijayapradam |
brahmajnyaanapradam' pum'saam' tanme broohi janaardana || 4 ||

bhagavaanuvaacha |
naamasaarastavam' punyam' pat'hennityam' prayatnatah' |
tena preetaa shyaamalaambaa tvadvasham' kurute jagat || 5 ||

tantreshu lalitaadeenaam' shakteenaam' naamakoshatah' |
saaramuddhri'tya rachito naamasaarastavo hyayam || 6 ||

naamasaarastavam' mahyam' dattavaan parameshvarah' |
tava naamasahasram' tat shyaamalaayaa vadaamyaham || 7 ||

asya shreeshyaamalaaparameshvareenaamasaahasrastotramaalaa mantrasya, sadaashiva ri'shih', anusht'upchhandah', shreeraajaraajeshvaree shyaamalaa parameshvaree devataa, chaturvidhapurushaarthasiddhyarthe naamapaaraayane viniyogah' |

dhyaanam |
dhyaaye'ham' ratnapeet'he shukakalapat'hitam' shri'nvateem' shyaamagaatreem'
nyastaikaanghrim' saroje shashishakaladharaam' vallakeem' vaadayanteem |
kalhaaraabaddhamaulim' niyamitalasachchoolikaam' raktavastraam'
maatangeem' bhooshitaangeem' madhumadamuditaam' chitrakodbhaasiphaalaam ||

lamityaadi panchapoojaam' kuryaat |

atha stotram |
om saubhaagyalakshmeeh' saundaryanidhih' samarasapriyaa |
sarvakalyaananilayaa sarveshee sarvamangal'aa || 1 ||

sarvavashyakaree sarvaa sarvamangal'adaayinee |
sarvavidyaadaanadakshaa sangeetopanishatpriyaa || 2 ||

sarvabhootahri'daavaasaa sarvageervaanapoojitaa |
samri'ddhaa sangamuditaa sarvalokaikasam'shrayaa || 3 ||

saptakot'imahaamantrasvaroopaa sarvasaakshinee |
sarvaangasundaree sarvagataa satyasvaroopinee || 4 ||

samaa samayasam'vedyaa samayajnyaa sadaashivaa |
sangeetarasikaa sarvakalaamayashukapriyaa || 5 ||

chandanaalepadigdhaangee sachchidaanandaroopinee |
kadambavaat'eenilayaa kamalaakaantasevitaa || 6 ||

kat'aakshotpannakandarpaa kat'aakshitamaheshvaraa |
kalyaanee kamalaasevyaa kalyaanaachalavaasinee || 7 ||

kaantaa kandarpajananee karunaarasasaagaraa |
kalidoshaharaa kaamyaa kaamadaa kaamavardhinee || 8 ||

kadambakalikottam'saa kadambakusumapriyaa |
kadambamoolarasikaa kaamaakshee kamalaananaa || 9 ||

kambukant'hee kalaalaapaa kamalaasanapoojitaa |
kaatyaayanee keliparaa kamalaakshasahodaree || 10 ||

kamalaakshee kalaaroopaa kokaakaarakuchadvayaa |
kokilaa kokilaaraavaa kumaarajananee shivaa || 11 ||

sarvajnyaa santatonmattaa sarvaishvaryapradaayinee |
sudhaapriyaa suraaraadhyaa sukeshee surasundaree || 12 ||

shobhanaa shubhadaa shuddhaa shuddhachittaikavaasinee |
vedavedyaa vedamayee vidyaadharaganaarchitaa || 13 ||

vedaantasaaraa vishveshee vishvaroopaa viroopinee |
viroopaakshapriyaa vidyaa vindhyaachalanivaasinee || 14 ||

veenaavaadavinodajnyaa veenaagaanavishaaradaa |
veenaavatee binduroopaa brahmaanee brahmaroopinee || 15 ||

paarvatee paramaa'chintyaa paraashaktih' paraatparaa |
paraanandaa pareshaanee paravidyaa paraaparaa || 16 ||

bhaktapriyaa bhaktigamyaa bhaktaanaam' paramaa gatih' |
bhavyaa bhavapriyaa bheerurbhavasaagarataarinee || 17 ||

bhayaghnee bhaavukaa bhavyaa bhaaminee bhaktapaalinee |
bhedashoonyaa bhedahantree bhaavanaa munibhaavitaa || 18 ||

maayaa maheshvaree maanyaa maatangee malayaalayaa |
mahaneeyaa madonmattaa mantrinee mantranaayikaa || 19 ||

mahaanandaa manogamyaa matangakulamand'anaa |
manojnyaa maaninee maadhvee sindhumadhyakri'taalayaa || 20 ||

madhupreetaa neelakachaa maadhveerasamadaalasaa |
poornachandraabhavadanaa poornaa punyaphalapradaa || 21 ||

pulomajaarchitaa poojyaa purushaarthapradaayinee |
naaraayanee naadaroopaa naadabrahmasvaroopinee || 22 ||

nityaa navanavaakaaraa nityaanandaa niraakulaa |
nit'ilaakshapriyaa netree neelendeevaralochanaa || 23 ||

tamaalakomalaakaaraa tarunee tanumadhyamaa |
tat'itpishangavasanaa tat'itkot'isamadyutih' || 24 ||

madhuraa mangal'aa medhyaa madhupaanapriyaa sakhee |
chitkalaa chaaruvadanaa sukharoopaa sukhapradaa || 25 ||

koot'asthaa kaulinee koormapeet'hasthaa kut'ilaalakaa |
shaantaa shaantimatee shaantih' shyaamalaa shyaamalaakri'tih' || 26 ||

shankhinee shankaree shaivee shankhakund'alamand'itaa |
kundadantaa komalaangee kumaaree kulayoginee || 27 ||

nigarbhayogineesevyaa nirantararatipriyaa |
shivadootee shivakaree jat'ilaa jagadaashrayaa || 28 ||

shaambhavee yoginilayaa parachaitanyaroopinee |
daharaakaashanilayaa dand'ineeparipoojitaa || 29 ||

sampatkareegajaarood'haa saandraanandaa sureshvaree |
champakodbhaasitakachaa chandrashekharavallabhaa || 30 ||

chaaruroopaa chaarudatee chandrikaa shambhumohinee |
vimalaa vidushee vaanee kamalaa kamalaasanaa || 31 ||

karunaapoornahri'dayaa kaameshee kambukandharaa |
raajaraajeshvaree raajamaatangee raajavallabhaa || 32 ||

sachivaa sachiveshaanee sachivatvapradaayinee |
panchabaanaarchitaa baalaa panchamee paradevataa || 33 ||

umaa maheshvaree gauree sangeetajnyaa sarasvatee |
kavipriyaa kaavyakalaa kalau siddhipradaayinee || 34 ||

lalitaamantrinee ramyaa lalitaaraajyapaalinee |
lalitaasevanaparaa lalitaajnyaavasham'vadaa || 35 ||

lalitaakaaryachaturaa lalitaabhaktapaalinee |
lalitaardhaasanaarood'haa laavanyarasashevadhih' || 36 ||

ranjanee laalitashukaa lasachchooleevaraanvitaa |
raaginee ramanee raamaa ratee ratisukhapradaa || 37 ||

bhogadaa bhogyadaa bhoomipradaa bhooshanashaalinee |
punyalabhyaa punyakeertih' purandarapureshvaree || 38 ||

bhoomaanandaa bhootikaree kleenkaaree klinnaroopinee |
bhaanumand'alamadhyasthaa bhaaminee bhaaratee dhri'tih' || 39 ||

naaraayanaarchitaa naathaa naadinee naadaroopinee |
panchakonasthitaa lakshmeeh' puraanee puraroopinee || 40 ||

chakrasthitaa chakraroopaa chakrinee chakranaayikaa |
shat'chakramand'alaantah'sthaa brahmachakranivaasinee || 41 ||

antarabhyarchanapreetaa bahirarchanalolupaa |
panchaashatpeet'hamadhyasthaa maatri'kaavarnaroopinee || 42 ||

mahaadevee mahaashaktih' mahaamaayaa mahaamatih' |
mahaaroopaa mahaadeeptih' mahaalaavanyashaalinee || 43 ||

maahendree madiraadri'ptaa madiraasindhuvaasinee |
madiraamodavadanaa madiraapaanamantharaa || 44 ||

duritaghnee duh'khahantree dootee dootaratipriyaa |
veerasevyaa vighnaharaa yoginee ganasevitaa || 45 ||

nijaveenaaravaanandanimeelitavilochanaa |
vajreshvaree vashyakaree sarvachittavimohinee || 46 ||

shabaree shambaraaraadhyaa shaambaree saamasam'stutaa |
tripuraamantrajapinee tripuraarchanatatparaa || 47 ||

trilokeshee trayeemaataa trimoortistridiveshvaree |
ainkaaree sarvajananee sauh'kaaree sam'videeshvaree || 48 ||

bodhaa bodhakaree bodhyaa budhaaraadhyaa puraatanee |
bhand'asodarasam'hartree bhand'asainyavinaashinee || 49 ||

geyachakrarathaarood'haa gurumoortih' kulaanganaa |
gaandharvashaastramarmajnyaa gandharvaganapoojitaa || 50 ||

jaganmaataa jayakaree jananee janadevataa |
shivaaraadhyaa shivaardhaangee shinjanmanjeeramand'itaa || 51 ||

sarvaatmikaa hri'sheekeshee sarvapaapavinaashinee |
sarvarogaharaa saadhyaa dharminee dharmaroopinee || 52 ||

aachaaralabhyaa svaachaaraa khecharee yoniroopinee |
pativrataa paashahantree paramaarthasvaroopinee || 53 ||

pand'itaa parivaaraad'hyaa paashand'amatabhanjanee |
shreekaree shreematee devee bindunaadasvaroopinee || 54 ||

aparnaa himavatputree durgaa durgatihaarinee |
vyaalolashankhataat'ankaa vilasadgand'apaalikaa || 55 ||

sudhaamadhurasaalaapaa sindooratilakojjvalaa |
alaktakaaraktapaadaa nandanodyaanavaasinee || 56 ||

vaasantakusumaapeed'aa vasantasamayapriyaa |
dhyaananisht'haa dhyaanagamyaa dhyeyaa dhyaanasvaroopinee || 57 ||

daaridryahantree daurbhaagyashamanee daanavaantakaa |
teertharoopaa trinayanaa tureeyaa doshavarjitaa || 58 ||

medhaapradaayinee medhyaa medinee madashaalinee |
madhukait'abhasam'hartree maadhavee maadhavapriyaa || 59 ||

mahilaa mahimaasaaraa sharvaanee sharmadaayinee |
rudraanee ruchiraa raudree rukmabhooshanabhooshitaa || 60 ||

ambikaa jagataam' dhaatree jat'inee dhoorjat'ipriyaa |
sookshmasvaroopinee saumyaa suruchih' sulabhaa shubhaa || 61 ||

vipancheekalanikvaanavimohitajagattrayaa |
bhairavapremanilayaa bhairavee bhaasuraakri'tih' || 62 ||

pushpinee punyanilayaa punyashravanakeertanaa |
kurukullaa kund'alinee vaageeshee nakuleshvaree || 63 ||

vaamakeshee girisutaa vaartaaleeparipoojitaa |
vaaruneemadaraktaakshee vandaaruvaradaayinee || 64 ||

kat'aakshasyandikarunaa kandarpamadavardhinee |
doorvaashyaamaa dusht'ahantree dusht'agrahavibhedinee || 65 ||

sarvashatrukshayakaree sarvasampatpravardhinee |
kabareeshobhikalhaaraa kalashinjitamekhalaa || 66 ||

mri'naaleetulyadorvallee mri'd'aanee mri'tyuvarjitaa |
mri'dulaa mri'tyusam'hartree manjulaa manjubhaashinee || 67 ||

karpooraveet'eekabalaa kamaneeyakapolabhooh' |
karpoorakshodadigdhaangee kartree kaaranavarjitaa || 68 ||

anaadinidhanaa dhaatree dhaatreedharakulodbhavaa |
stotrapriyaa stutimayee mohinee mohahaarinee || 69 ||

jeevaroopaa jeevakaaree jeevanmuktipradaayinee |
bhadrapeet'hasthitaa bhadraa bhadradaa bhargabhaaminee || 70 ||

bhagaanandaa bhagamayee bhagalingaa bhageshvaree |
mattamaatangagamanaa maatangakulamanjaree || 71 ||

raajaham'sagatee raajnyee raajaraaja samarchitaa |
bhavaanee paavanee kaalee dakshinaa dakshakanyakaa || 72 ||

havyavaahaa havirbhoktree haarinee duh'khahaarinee |
sam'saarataarinee saumyaa sarveshee samarapriyaa || 73 ||

svapnavatee jaagarinee sushuptaa vishvaroopinee |
taijasee praajnyakalanaa chetanaa chetanaavatee || 74 ||

chinmaatraa chidghanaa chetyaa chichchhaayaa chitsvaroopinee |
nivri'ttiroopinee shaantih' pratisht'haa nityaroopinee || 75 ||

vidyaaroopaa shaantyateetaa kalaapanchakaroopinee |
hreenkaaree hreematee hri'dyaa hreechchhaayaa harivaahanaa || 76 ||

moolaprakri'tiravyaktaa vyaktaavyaktavinodinee |
yajnyaroopaa yajnyabhoktree yajnyaangee yajnyaroopinee || 77 ||

deekshitaa kshamanaa kshaamaa kshitih' kshaantih' shrutih' smri'tih' |
ekaa'nekaa kaamakalaa kalyaa kaalasvaroopinee || 78 ||

dakshaa daakshaayanee deekshaa dakshayajnyavinaashinee |
gaayatree gaganaakaaraa geerdevee garud'aasanaa || 79 ||

saavitree sakalaadhyakshaa brahmaanee braahmanapriyaa |
jagannaathaa jaganmoortih' jaganmri'tyunivaarinee || 80 ||

dri'groopaa dri'shyanilayaa drasht'ree mantree chirantanee |
vijnyaatree vipulaa vedyaa vri'ddhaa varsheeyasee mahee || 81 ||

aaryaa kuharinee guhyaa gauree gautamapoojitaa |
nandinee nalinee nityaa neetirnayavishaaradaa || 82 ||

gataagatajnyaa gandharvee girijaa garvanaashinee |
priyavrataa pramaa praanaa pramaanajnyaa priyam'vadaa || 83 ||

ashareeraa shareerasthaa naamaroopavivarjitaa |
varnaashramavibhaagajnyaa varnaashramavivarjitaa || 84 ||

nityamuktaa nityatri'ptaa nirlepaa niravagrahaa |
ichchhaajnyaanakriyaashaktih' indiraa bandhuraakri'tih' || 85 ||

manorathapradaa mukhyaa maaninee maanavarjitaa |
neeraagaa nirahankaaraa nirnaashaa nirupaplavaa || 86 ||

vichitraa chitrachaaritraa nishkalaa nigamaalayaa |
brahmavidyaa brahmanaad'ee bandhahantree balipriyaa || 87 ||

sulakshanaa lakshanajnyaa sundarabhroolataanchitaa |
sumitraa maalinee seemaa mudrinee mudrikaanchitaa || 88 ||

rajasvalaa ramyamoortirjayaa janmavivarjitaa |
padmaalayaa padmapeet'haa padminee padmavarninee || 89 ||

vishvambharaa vishvagarbhaa vishveshee vishvatomukhee |
adviteeyaa sahasraakshee viraad'roopaa vimochinee || 90 ||

sootraroopaa shaastrakaree shaastrajnyaa shastradhaarinee |
vedavidvedakri'dvedyaa vittajnyaa vittashaalinee || 91 ||

vishadaa vaishnavee braahmee vairinchee vaakpradaayinee |
vyaakhyaatree vaamanaa vri'ddhih' vishvanaathaa vishaaradaa || 92 ||

mudreshvaree mund'amaalaa kaalee kankaalaroopinee |
maheshvarapreetikaree maheshvara pativrataa || 93 ||

brahmaand'amaalinee budhnyaa matangamunipoojitaa |
eeshvaree chand'ikaa chand'ee niyantree niyamasthitaa || 94 ||

sarvaantaryaaminee sevyaa santatih' santatipradaa |
tamaalapallavashyaamaa taamrosht'hee taand'avapriyaa || 95 ||

naat'yalaasyakaree rambhaa nat'araajapriyaanganaa |
anangaroopaa'nangashreeranangeshee vasundharaa || 99 ||

saamraajyadaayinee siddhaa siddheshee siddhidaayinee |
siddhamaataa siddhapoojyaa siddhaarthaa vasudaayinee || 97 ||

bhaktimatkalpalatikaa bhaktidaa bhaktavatsalaa |
panchashaktyarchitapadaa paramaatmasvaroopinee || 98 ||

ajnyaanatimirajyotsnaa nityaahlaadaa niranjanaa |
mugdhaa mugdhasmitaa maitree mugdhakeshee madhupriyaa || 99 ||

kalaapinee kaamakalaa kaamakelih' kalaavatee |
akhand'aa nirahankaaraa pradhaanapurusheshvaree || 100 ||

rahah'poojyaa rahah'kelee rahah'stutyaa harapriyaa |
sharanyaa gahanaa guhyaa guhaantah'sthaa guhaprasooh' || 101 ||

svasam'vedyaa svaprakaashaa svaatmasthaa svargadaayinee |
nishprapanchaa niraadhaaraa nityaanityasvaroopinee || 102 ||

nirmadaa nartakee keertih' nishkaamaa nishkalaa kalaa |
asht'amoortiramoghomaa nandyaadiganapoojitaa || 103 ||

yantraroopaa tantraroopaa mantraroopaa manonmanee |
shivakaameshvaree devee chidroopaa chittaranginee || 104 ||

chitsvaroopaa chitprakaashaa chinmoortishchinmayee chitih' |
moorkhadooraa mohahantree mukhyaa krod'amukheesakhee || 105 ||

jnyaanajnyaatri'jnyeyaroopaa vyomaakaaraa vilaasinee |
vimarsharoopinee vashyaa vidhaanajnyaa vijri'mbhitaa || 106 ||

ketakeekusumaapeed'aa kastooreetilakojjvalaa |
mri'gyaa mri'gaakshee rasikaa mri'ganaabhisugandhinee || 107 ||

yakshakardamaliptaangee yakshinee yakshapoojitaa |
lasanmaanikyakat'akaa keyoorojjvaladorlataa || 108 ||

sindooraraajatseemantaa subhroovallee sunaasikaa |
kaivalyadaa kaantimatee kat'horakuchamand'alaa || 109 ||

talodaree tamohantree trayastrim'shatsuraatmikaa |
svayambhooh' kusumaamodaa svayambhukusumapriyaa || 110 ||

svaadhyaayinee sukhaaraadhyaa veerashreerveerapoojitaa |
draavinee vidrumaabhosht'hee veginee vishnuvallabhaa || 111 ||

haalaamadaalasadvaanee lolaa leelaavatee ratih' |
lopaamudraarchitaa lakshmeerahalyaaparipoojitaa || 112 ||

aabrahmakeet'ajananee kailaasagirivaasinee |
nidheeshvaree niraatankaa nishkalankaa jaganmayee || 113 ||

aadilakshmeeranantashreerachyutaa tattvaroopinee |
naamajaatyaadirahitaa naranaaraayanaarchitaa || 114 ||

guhyopanishadudgeetaa lakshmeevaaneenishevitaa |
matangavaradaa siddhaa mahaayogeeshvaree guruh' || 115 ||

gurupriyaa kulaaraadhyaa kulasanketapaalinee |
chichchandramand'alaantah'sthaa chidaakaashasvaroopinee || 116 ||

anangashaastratattvajnyaa naanaavidharasapriyaa |
nirmalaa niravadyaangee neetijnyaa neetiroopinee || 117 ||

vyaapinee vibudhashresht'haa kulashailakumaarikaa |
vishnuprasoorveeramaataa naasaamaniviraajitaa || 118 ||

naayikaa nagareesam'sthaa nityatusht'aa nitambinee |
panchabrahmamayee praanchee brahmaatmaikyasvaroopinee || 119 ||

sarvopanishadudgeetaa sarvaanugrahakaarinee |
pavitraa paavanaa pootaa paramaatmasvaroopinee || 120 ||

sooryenduvahninayanaa sooryamand'alamadhyagaa |
gaayatree gaatrarahitaa sugunaa gunavarjitaa || 121 ||

rakshaakaree ramyarupaa saattvikaa sattvadaayinee |
vishvaateetaa vyomaroopaa sadaarchanajapapriyaa || 122 ||

aatmabhoorajitaa jishnurajaa svaahaa svadhaa sudhaa |
nanditaasheshabhuvanaa naamasankeertanapriyaa || 123 ||

gurumoortirgurumayee gurupaadaarchanapriyaa |
gobraahmanaatmikaa gurvee neelakant'hee niraamayaa || 124 ||

maanavee mantrajananee mahaabhairavapoojitaa |
nityotsavaa nityapusht'aa shyaamaa yauvanashaalinee || 125 ||

mahaneeyaa mahaamoortirmahatee saukhyasantatih' |
poornodaree havirdhaatree ganaaraadhyaa ganeshvaree || 126 ||

gaayanaa garvarahitaa svedabindoollasanmukhee |
tungastanee tulaashoonyaa kanyaa kamalavaasinee || 127 ||

shri'ngaarinee shreeh' shreevidyaa shreepradaa shreenivaasinee |
trailokyasundaree baalaa trailokyajananee sudheeh' || 128 ||

panchakleshaharaa paashadhaarinee pashumochanee |
paashand'ahantree paapaghnee paarthivashreekaree dhri'tih' || 129 ||

nirapaayaa duraapaa yaa sulabhaa shobhanaakri'tih' |
mahaabalaa bhagavatee bhavaroganivaarinee || 130 ||

bhairavaasht'akasam'sevyaa braahmyaadiparivaaritaa |
vaamaadishaktisahitaa vaaruneemadavihvalaa || 131 ||

varisht'haa vashyadaa vashyaa bhaktaartidamanaa shivaa |
vairaagyajananee jnyaanadaayinee jnyaanavigrahaa || 132 ||

sarvadoshavinirmuktaa shankaraardhashareerinee |
sarveshvarapriyatamaa svayanjyotih' svaroopinee || 133 ||

ksheerasaagaramadhyasthaa mahaabhujagashaayinee |
kaamadhenurbri'hadgarbhaa yoganidraa yugandharaa || 134 ||

mahendropendrajananee maatangakulasambhavaa |
matangajaatisampoojyaa matangakuladevataa || 135 ||

guhyavidyaa vashyavidyaa siddhavidyaa shivaanganaa |
sumangal'aa ratnagarbhaa sooryamaataa sudhaashanaa || 136 ||

khad'gamand'alasampoojyaa saalagraamanivaasinee |
durjayaa dusht'adamanaa durnireekshyaa duratyayaa || 137 ||

shankhachakragadaahastaa vishnushaktirvimohinee |
yogamaataa yogagamyaa yoganisht'haa sudhaasravaa || 138 ||

samaadhinisht'haih' sam'vedyaa sarvabhedavivarjitaa |
saadhaaranaa sarojaakshee sarvajnyaa sarvasaakshinee || 139 ||

mahaashaktirmahodaaraa mahaamangal'adevataa |
kalau kri'taavataranaa kalikalmashanaashinee || 140 ||

sarvadaa sarvajananee nireeshaa sarvatomukhee |
sugood'haa sarvato bhadraa susthitaa sthaanuvallabhaa || 141 ||

charaacharajagadroopaa chetanaachetanaakri'tih' |
maheshvarapraananaad'ee mahaabhairavamohinee || 142 ||

manjulaa yauvanonmattaa mahaapaatakanaashinee |
mahaanubhaavaa maahendree mahaamarakataprabhaa || 143 ||

sarvashaktyaasanaa shaktirniraabhaasaa nirindriyaa |
samastadevataamoortih' samastasamayaarchitaa || 144 ||

suvarchalaa viyanmoortih' pushkalaa nityapushpinee |
neelotpaladal'ashyaamaa mahaapral'ayasaakshinee || 145 ||

sankalpasiddhaa sangeetarasikaa rasadaayinee |
abhinnaa brahmajananee kaalakramavivarjitaa || 146 ||

ajapaa jaad'yarahitaa prasannaa bhagavatpriyaa |
indiraa jagateekandaa sachchidaanandakandalee |
shreechakranilayaa devee shreevidyaa shreepradaayinee || 147 ||

phalashrutih' |
iti te kathito lakshmi naamasaarastavo mayaa |
shyaamalaayaa mahaadevyaah' sarvavashyapradaayakah' || 148 ||

ya imam' pat'hate nityam' naamasaarastavam' param |
tasya nashyanti paapaani mahaantyapi na sam'shayah' || 149 ||

trisandhyam' yah' pat'hennityam' varshamekamatandritah' |
saarvabhaumo maheepaalastasya vashyo bhaveddhruvam || 150 ||

moolamantrajapaante yah' pat'hennaamasahasrakam |
mantrasiddhirbhavettasya sheeghrameva varaanane || 151 ||

jagattrayam' vasheekri'tya saakshaatkaamasamo bhavet |
dine dine dashaavri'ttyaa mand'alam' yo japennarah' || 152 ||

sachivah' sa bhaveddevi saarvabhaumasya bhoopateh' |
shanmaasam' yo japennityam' ekavaaram' dri'd'havratah' || 153 ||

bhavanti tasya dhaanyaanaam' dhanaanaam' cha samri'ddhayah' |
chandanam' kunkumam' vaapi bhasma vaa mri'ganaabhikam || 154 ||

anenaiva triraavattyaa naamasaarena mantritam |
yo lalaat'e dhaarayate tasya vaktraavalokanaat || 155 ||

hantumudyatakhad'go'pi shatrurvashyo bhaveddhruvam |
anena naamasaarena mantritam' praashayejjalam || 156 ||

maasamaatram' varaarohe gaandharvanipuno bhavet |
sangeete kavitaayaam' cha naasti tatsadri'sho bhuvi || 157 ||

brahmajnyaanamavaapnoti moksham' chaapyadhigachchhati |
preeyate shyaamalaa nityam' preetaa'bheesht'am' prayachchhati || 158 ||

iti saubhaagyalakshmeekalpataantargate lakshmeenaaraayanasam'vaade asht'asaptitame khand'e shree shyaamalaa sahasranaama stotram |

Meaning

The Sri Shyamala Sahasranama Stotram is a powerful hymn composed in honor of Goddess Shyamala (also known as Matangi or Shyamala Devi), the Goddess of Speech, Music, Wisdom and Mantra. It enumerates a thousand names — each name embodying an aspect of Her divine power: eloquence, intellectual mastery, mantra potency, musical excellence, protection and ultimate liberation.  
At the beginning, Goddess Lakshmi questions the nature of the best means for both worldly and spiritual fulfillment — the answer is provided via this hymn, whereby reciting the names becomes the key to transformation: of speech, of life, of soul. The hymn emphasizes that the names themselves are a corpus of power, and when practiced with devotion, secrecy and sincerity, they grant purification, mastery and freedom.
It addresses the devotee’s mind, asking to commit to constant recitation or listening, and promises that such devotion places one under the safeguarding and grace of Shyamala — ultimately aligning the devotee’s speech and mind with Divine speech (Vak) itself.

Summary:
This Sahasranama is not just a list of names; it’s a spiritual technology. Each name functions as a sound-seed activating a dimension of the Goddess’s presence. Reciting them opens inner channels of eloquence, creativity, prosperity and liberation. Devotion to the hymn means anchoring yourself in the living vibration of divine speech. The result: transformation of one’s voice, mind, life and ultimately the self.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sri Shyamala Sahasranama Stotram?
It is a powerful devotional hymn that praises Goddess Shyamala (Matangi), the deity of speech, music, and wisdom, by enumerating her thousand names. Each name embodies an aspect of her divine power and significance.
When and how should one recite this Stotram?
It is best to recite this Stotram daily, preferably in the morning or evening after a bath, with a pure mind. It should be recited with devotion, concentration, and sincerity.
What are the benefits of reciting Sri Shyamala Sahasranama Stotram?
Reciting it grants eloquence (Vak Siddhi), mastery of knowledge, prosperity, purification from sins, protection, and ultimately, liberation (Moksha). It also brings inner peace and spiritual upliftment.
Who can recite this Stotram?
Anyone can recite this Stotram, especially those seeking eloquence, knowledge, artistic abilities, musical excellence, and spiritual progress. Devotion and faith are key.
How many times should this Stotram be recited?
It is generally considered auspicious to recite the complete Stotram once daily. If full recitation is not possible, regularly listening to it can also yield beneficial results.
What is the origin or history of this Stotram?
The Stotram begins with Goddess Lakshmi questioning Lord Narayana about the ultimate means for worldly and spiritual fulfillment. Lord Narayana then reveals the significance of Goddess Shyamala's 'Namasara Stavam,' compiled from the essence of names of various Tantric deities like Lalita.

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