Sri Kamala Ashtottara Sata Namavali

Lakshmi

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  • verse 1
    ॐ महामायायै नमः ।ॐ महालक्ष्म्यै नमः ।ॐ महावाण्यै नमः ।ॐ महेश्वर्यै नमः ।ॐ महादेव्यै नमः ।ॐ महारात्र्यै नमः ।ॐ महिषासुरमर्दिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कालरात्र्यै नमः ।ॐ कुह्वै नमः ।ॐ पूर्णायै नमः । 10 ।

    ōṃ mahāmāyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ mahālakṣmyai namaḥ ।ōṃ mahāvāṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ mahēśvaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ mahādēvyai namaḥ ।ōṃ mahārātryai namaḥ ।ōṃ mahiṣāsuramardinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālarātryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuhvai namaḥ ।ōṃ pūrṇāyai namaḥ । 10 ।
    meaning

    Salutations to Maha-Maya (the great illusion); Maha-Lakshmi; Maha-Vani (the great speech); Maheshvari; Maha-Devi; Maha-Ratri (the great night); Mahishasura-mardini (slayer of the buffalo demon); Kala-ratri (the dark night of time); Kuhve (the new moon); and the complete (Purna).

    word by word
    ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
    नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
    महादेव्यैMahaa-DevyaiTo the Mahadevi, the Great Goddess
    महामायाMahaa-MaayaaThe Great Enchantress · The Great Maya [which enchants the Mind] · Devi Mahamaya
    नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
    महालक्ष्मीMahaalakssmiiDevi Mahalakshmi
    महारात्रिMahaa-RaatriThe Darkness of the Great Night [Most Secret and Unfathomable] · The Great Night full of Mystery
    कालरात्रिKaalaraatriNight of Destruction
    पूर्णPuurnnaFilled with
  • verse 2
    ॐ आनन्दायै नमः ।ॐ आद्यायै नमः ।ॐ भद्रिकायै नमः ।ॐ निशायै नमः ।ॐ जयायै नमः ।ॐ रिक्तायै नमः ।ॐ महाशक्त्यै नमः ।ॐ देवमात्रे नमः ।ॐ कृशोदर्यै नमः ।ॐ शच्यै नमः । 20 ।

    ōṃ ānandāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ ādyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ bhadrikāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ niśāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ jayāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ riktāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ mahāśaktyai namaḥ ।ōṃ dēvamātrē namaḥ ।ōṃ kṛśōdaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ śachyai namaḥ । 20 ।
    meaning

    Salutations to Ananda (bliss); the primordial one; the auspicious; the night; victory; the empty (void); the great power; mother of the gods; Krishodari (slender-waisted); and Shachi (Indra's wife).

    word by word
    ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
    नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
    आद्यायैAadyaayaiTo Adya Maa
    आनन्दAanandaBliss
    नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
    निस्NisFree from
    जयJayaVictory · Conquest, Victory, Triumph · Victory, Triumph · Victory to You · Victory, Glory
  • verse 3
    ॐ इन्द्राण्यै नमः ।ॐ शक्रनुतायै नमः ।ॐ शङ्करप्रियवल्लभायै नमः ।ॐ महावराहजनन्यै नमः ।ॐ मदनोन्मथिन्यै नमः ।ॐ मह्यै नमः ।ॐ वैकुण्ठनाथरमण्यै नमः ।ॐ विष्णुवक्षःस्थलस्थितायै नमः ।ॐ विश्वेश्वर्यै नमः ।ॐ विश्वमात्रे नमः । 30 ।

    ōṃ indrāṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ śakranutāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ śaṅkarapriyavallabhāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ mahāvarāhajananyai namaḥ ।ōṃ madanōnmathinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ mahyai namaḥ ।ōṃ vaikuṇṭhanātharamaṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ viṣṇuvakṣaḥsthalasthitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ viśvēśvaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ viśvamātrē namaḥ । 30 ।
    meaning

    Salutations to Indrani (queen of heaven); praised by Indra; dearest to Shankara; mother of the great boar-form; who agitates desire; the earth; the beloved of Vaikuntha's lord (Vishnu); who abides on Vishnu's chest; the sovereign of the universe; and the mother of the universe.

    word by word
    ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
    नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
    इन्द्राणीIndraanniiIndrani, the Consort of Indra Deva
    नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
    महीMahiithe Great World, the Earth
  • verse 4
    ॐ वरदायै नमः ।ॐ अभयदायै नमः ।ॐ शिवायै नमः ।ॐ शूलिन्यै नमः ।ॐ चक्रिण्यै नमः ।ॐ मायै नमः ।ॐ पाशिन्यै नमः ।ॐ शङ्खधारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ गदिन्यै नमः ।ॐ मुण्डमालायै नमः । 40 ।

    ōṃ varadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ abhayadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ śivāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ śūlinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ chakriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ māyai namaḥ ।ōṃ pāśinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ śaṅkhadhāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ gadinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ muṇḍamālāyai namaḥ । 40 ।
    meaning

    Salutations to the boon-granter; who gives freedom from fear; the auspicious; bearer of the trident; bearer of the discus; who embodies maya; bearer of the noose; bearer of the conch; bearer of the mace; and adorned with a garland of skulls.

    word by word
    ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
    नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
    शिवायैShivaayaiTo Her Who is One with Shiva, the Auspicious One
    वरदVaradaGiver of Boons
    नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
    चक्रिणीCakrinniiHolder of Chakra [Discus] · Chakrini, the One with Chakra
    माMaaTo Sound, Bellow, Roar
    गदिनीGadiniiHolder of Gada [Mace]
  • verse 5
    ॐ कमलायै नमः ।ॐ करुणालयायै नमः ।ॐ पद्माक्षधारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ अम्बायै नमः ।ॐ महाविष्णुप्रियङ्कर्यै नमः ।ॐ गोलोकनाथरमण्यै नमः ।ॐ गोलोकेश्वरपूजितायै नमः ।ॐ गयायै नमः ।ॐ गङ्गायै नमः ।ॐ यमुनायै नमः । 50 ।

    ōṃ kamalāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karuṇālayāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ padmākṣadhāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ ambāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ mahāviṣṇupriyaṅkaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ gōlōkanātharamaṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ gōlōkēśvarapūjitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ gayāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ gaṅgāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ yamunāyai namaḥ । 50 ।
    meaning

    Salutations to Kamala (the lotus goddess); the abode of compassion; who holds the lotus in her eyes; Amba (the mother); who gives delight to Maha-Vishnu; beloved of Goloka's lord; worshiped by Goloka's sovereign; Gaya (the sacred city); Ganga; and Yamuna.

    word by word
    ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
    नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
    कमलKamalaLotus
    नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
    अम्बAmbaMother
    गङ्गाGanggaaDevi Ganga
    यमुनाYamunaaRiver Yamuna
  • verse 6
    ॐ गोमत्यै नमः ।ॐ गरुडासनायै नमः ।ॐ गण्डक्यै नमः ।ॐ सरय्वै नमः ।ॐ ताप्यै नमः ।ॐ रेवायै नमः ।ॐ पयस्विन्यै नमः ।ॐ नर्मदायै नमः ।ॐ कावेर्यै नमः ।ॐ केदारस्थलवासिन्यै नमः । 60 ।

    ōṃ gōmatyai namaḥ ।ōṃ garuḍāsanāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ gaṇḍakyai namaḥ ।ōṃ sarayvai namaḥ ।ōṃ tāpyai namaḥ ।ōṃ rēvāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ payasvinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ narmadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāvēryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kēdārasthalavāsinyai namaḥ । 60 ।
    meaning

    Salutations to the Gomati river; who rides Garuda; the Gandaki river; the Sarayu river; the Tapti river; the Reva river; the milk-giving river; the Narmada river; the Kaveri river; and who dwells in the sacred site of Kedara.

    word by word
    ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
    नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
    नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
    गरुडासनाGarudda-Aasanaa[Devi Vaishnavi] Who is seated on a Garuda
    नर्मदाNarmadaaRiver Narmada
    कावेरीKaaveriiRiver Kaveri
  • verse 7
    ॐ किशोर्यै नमः ।ॐ केशवनुतायै नमः ।ॐ महेन्द्रपरिवन्दितायै नमः ।ॐ ब्रह्मादिदेवनिर्माणकारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ वेदपूजितायै नमः ।ॐ कोटिब्रह्माण्डमध्यस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कोटिब्रह्माण्डकारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ श्रुतिरूपायै नमः ।ॐ श्रुतिकर्यै नमः ।ॐ श्रुतिस्मृतिपरायणायै नमः । 70 ।

    ōṃ kiśōryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kēśavanutāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ mahēndraparivanditāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ brahmādidēvanirmāṇakāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ vēdapūjitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kōṭibrahmāṇḍamadhyasthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kōṭibrahmāṇḍakāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ śrutirūpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ śrutikaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ śrutismṛtiparāyaṇāyai namaḥ । 70 ।
    meaning

    Salutations to the young girl; praised by Keshava; saluted by Mahendra; who creates Brahma and other gods; worshiped by the Vedas; who abides in the center of billions of universes; who creates billions of universes; who embodies the Shruti texts; who acts in accordance with Shruti; and devoted to Shruti and Smriti.

    word by word
    ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
    नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
    नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
  • verse 8
    ॐ इन्दिरायै नमः ।ॐ सिन्धुतनयायै नमः ।ॐ मातङ्ग्यै नमः ।ॐ लोकमातृकायै नमः ।ॐ त्रिलोकजनन्यै नमः ।ॐ तन्त्रायै नमः ।ॐ तन्त्रमन्त्रस्वरूपिण्यै नमः ।ॐ तरुण्यै नमः ।ॐ तमोहन्त्र्यै नमः ।ॐ मङ्गलायै नमः । 80 ।

    ōṃ indirāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ sindhutanayāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ mātaṅgyai namaḥ ।ōṃ lōkamātṛkāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ trilōkajananyai namaḥ ।ōṃ tantrāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ tantramantrasvarūpiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ taruṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ tamōhantryai namaḥ ।ōṃ maṅgaḻāyai namaḥ । 80 ।
    meaning

    Salutations to Indira (resplendent one); daughter of the ocean; Matangi; mother of all the worlds; mother of the three worlds; the Tantra itself; who embodies tantra and mantra; the young; the destroyer of darkness; and the auspicious.

    word by word
    ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
    नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
    इन्दिराIndiraaDevi Lakshmi
    नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
    मातंगीMaatan.giiDevi Matangi
    तन्त्रTantraTantra
    मङ्गलManggalaAuspicious, Felicity, Welfare, Happiness
  • verse 9
    ॐ मङ्गलायनायै नमः ।ॐ मधुकैटभमथन्यै नमः ।ॐ शुम्भासुरविनाशिन्यै नमः ।ॐ निशुम्भादिहरायै नमः ।ॐ मात्रे नमः ।ॐ हरिशङ्करपूजितायै नमः ।ॐ सर्वदेवमय्यै नमः ।ॐ सर्वायै नमः ।ॐ शरणागतपालिन्यै नमः ।ॐ शरण्यायै नमः । 90 ।

    ōṃ maṅgaḻāyanāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ madhukaiṭabhamathanyai namaḥ ।ōṃ śumbhāsuravināśinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ niśumbhādiharāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ mātrē namaḥ ।ōṃ hariśaṅkarapūjitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ sarvadēvamayyai namaḥ ।ōṃ sarvāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ śaraṇāgatapālinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ śaraṇyāyai namaḥ । 90 ।
    meaning

    Salutations to the auspicious path; who churned Madhu and Kaitabha; who destroys Shumbhasura; who destroys Nishumbha and others; the mother; worshiped by Hari and Shankara; who embodies all the gods; the all; who protects those who seek refuge; and the refuge.

    word by word
    ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
    नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
    नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
    मात्राMaatraaMaatras of Om
    सर्वSarvaAll
  • verse 10
    ॐ शम्भुवनितायै नमः ।ॐ सिन्धुतीरनिवासिन्यै नमः ।ॐ गन्धार्वगानरसिकायै नमः ।ॐ गीतायै नमः ।ॐ गोविन्दवल्लभायै नमः ।ॐ त्रैलोक्यपालिन्यै नमः ।ॐ तत्त्वरूपायै नमः ।ॐ तारुण्यपूरितायै नमः ।ॐ चन्द्रावल्यै नमः ।ॐ चन्द्रमुख्यै नमः । 100 ।

    ōṃ śambhuvanitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ sindhutīranivāsinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ gandhārvagānarasikāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ gītāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ gōvindavallabhāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ trailōkyapālinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ tattvarūpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ tāruṇyapūritāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ chandrāvalyai namaḥ ।ōṃ chandramukhyai namaḥ । 100 ।
    meaning

    Salutations to the wife of Shambhu (Shiva); who dwells on the ocean shore; who delights in gandharva music; the embodiment of sacred song; dear to Govinda; who protects all three worlds; whose nature is the ultimate truth; filled with youthfulness; Chandravali (Radha's friend); and the moon-faced.

    word by word
    ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
    नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
    नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
    गीतGiitaSung
    चन्द्रावलीCandraavaliiCandravali [14th name] · signifying rays of Moon
  • verse 11
    ॐ चन्द्रिकायै नमः ।ॐ चन्द्रपूजितायै नमः ।ॐ चन्द्रायै नमः ।ॐ शशाङ्कभगिन्यै नमः ।ॐ गीतवाद्यपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ सृष्टिरूपायै नमः ।ॐ सृष्टिकर्यै नमः ।ॐ सृष्टिसंहारकारिण्यै नमः । 108 ।

    ōṃ chandrikāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ chandrapūjitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ chandrāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ śaśāṅkabhaginyai namaḥ ।ōṃ gītavādyaparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ sṛṣṭirūpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ sṛṣṭikaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ sṛṣṭisaṃhārakāriṇyai namaḥ । 108 ।
    meaning

    Salutations to Chandrika (moonlight); worshiped by the moon; the moon herself; sister of the moon; devoted to music and song; who takes the form of creation; who performs creation; and who brings about creation and dissolution. These complete the 108 names of Kamala.

    word by word
    ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
    नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
    चन्द्रिकाCandrikaaIllumination, Elucidation
    नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
    चन्द्रCandraMoon
    सृष्टिरूपाSrsstti-RuupaaOf the form of the Creator of this World
  • verse 12
    इति श्री कमलाष्टोत्तरशतनामावलिः ॥

    iti śrī kamalāṣṭōttaraśatanāmāvaḻiḥ ॥
    meaning

    Colophon: Thus concludes the Sri Kamala Ashtottara Shatanamaavali (108 names of Kamala/Lakshmi).

    word by word
    इतिItiRefers to something that precedes
    श्रीShriiBeauty, Splendour, Lustre

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