Kīrtana
Jam
A kīrtan to Lalitā sung from the Sahasranāma itself. Its verses are whole shlokas, taken in the order of the text; its chorus gathers single names from across the thousand. Sing along with the video, and learn the names as you go.
Verse 1
0:13Shloka 1 · Names 1–5(opens in a new tab)Risen from the fire of awareness
श्रीमाताश्री-माता श्रीमहाराज्ञीश्री-महा-राज्ञी श्रीमत्सिंहासनेश्वरीश्रीमत्-सिंहासनेश्वरी
śrīmātāśrī-mātā śrīmahārājñīśrī-mahā-rājñī śrīmatsiṃhāsaneśvarīśrīmat-siṃhāsaneśvarī
The Resplendent Mother · The Great Empress · Mistress Of The Lion Throne
चिदग्निकुण्डसम्भूताचिदग्नि-कुण्ड-सम्भूता देवकार्यसमुद्यतादेव-कार्य-समुद्यता
cidagnikuṇḍasambhūtācidagni-kuṇḍa-sambhūtā devakāryasamudyatādeva-kārya-samudyatā
Risen From The Fire Of Awareness · Risen For The Gods' Cause
Shloka 2 · Names 6–9(opens in a new tab)Four arms, and the noose of desire
उद्यद्भानुसहस्राभाउद्यद्-भानु-सहस्राभा चतुर्बाहुसमन्विताचतुर्-बाहु-समन्विता
udyadbhānusahasrābhāudyad-bhānu-sahasrābhā caturbāhusamanvitācatur-bāhu-samanvitā
Bright As A Thousand Dawns · Endowed With Four Arms
रागस्वरूपपाशाढ्याराग-स्वरूप-पाशाढ्या क्रोधाकाराङ्कुशोज्ज्वला
rāgasvarūpapāśāḍhyārāga-svarūpa-pāśāḍhyā krodhākārāṅkuśojjvalā
Rich With The Noose Of Longing · Blazing With The Goad Of Wrath
Chorus
0:47जय ओ
jaya o
Victory to you, O —
Tag
1:57Sustainer Of The WorldName 935 · Shloka 173(opens in a new tab)
Verse 2
2:14Shloka 41 · Names 112–117(opens in a new tab)The axe laid to the forest of becoming
भवानी भावनागम्याभावना-गम्या भवारण्यकुठारिकाभवारण्य-कुठारिका
bhavānī bhāvanāgamyābhāvanā-gamyā bhavāraṇyakuṭhārikābhavāraṇya-kuṭhārikā
Consort Of Bhava · Reached By Contemplation · Axe To The Forest Of Existence
भद्रप्रियाभद्र-प्रिया भद्रमूर्तिर्भक्तसौभाग्यदायिनीभद्र-मूर्तिर्-भक्त-सौभाग्य-दायिनी
bhadrapriyābhadra-priyā bhadramūrtirbhaktasaubhāgyadāyinībhadra-mūrtir-bhakta-saubhāgya-dāyinī
Fond Of The Auspicious · Auspicious In Form · Giver Of Fortune To Devotees
Shloka 42 · Names 118–125(opens in a new tab)Devotion has power over her
भक्तिप्रियाभक्ति-प्रिया भक्तिगम्याभक्ति-गम्या भक्तिवश्याभक्ति-वश्या भयापहा
bhaktipriyābhakti-priyā bhaktigamyābhakti-gamyā bhaktivaśyābhakti-vaśyā bhayāpahā
Fond Of Devotion · Reached By Devotion · Won Over By Devotion · Remover Of Fear
शाम्भवी शारदाराध्या शर्वाणी शर्मदायिनीशर्म-दायिनी
śāmbhavī śāradārādhyā śarvāṇī śarmadāyinīśarma-dāyinī
She Who Belongs To Śambhu · Worshipped By Śāradā · Consort Of Śarva · Bestower Of Bliss
Verse 3
4:13Shloka 52 · Names 199–204(opens in a new tab)All powers, all mantras
सर्वशक्तिमयीसर्व-शक्तिमयी सर्वमङ्गलासर्व-मङ्गला सद्गतिप्रदासद्-गति-प्रदा
sarvaśaktimayīsarva-śaktimayī sarvamaṅgalāsarva-maṅgalā sadgatipradāsad-gati-pradā
Made Of All Powers · Wholly Auspicious · Giver Of The Good Path
सर्वेश्वरी सर्वमयी सर्वमन्त्रस्वरूपिणीसर्व-मन्त्र-स्वरूपिणी
sarveśvarī sarvamayī sarvamantrasvarūpiṇīsarva-mantra-svarūpiṇī
Sovereign Of All · She Who Consists Of All · Very Form Of All Mantras
Shloka 53 · Names 205–211(opens in a new tab)From all the diagrams and all the scriptures to the beloved of the gracious one
सर्वयन्त्रात्मिकासर्व-यन्त्रात्मिका सर्वतन्त्ररूपासर्व-तन्त्र-रूपा मनोन्मनी
sarvayantrātmikāsarva-yantrātmikā sarvatantrarūpāsarva-tantra-rūpā manonmanī
Soul Of Every Yantra · Whose Form Is All Tantra · Mind Beyond Mind
माहेश्वरी महादेवीमहा-देवी महालक्ष्मीर्मृडप्रियामहा-लक्ष्मीर्-मृड-प्रिया
māheśvarī mahādevīmahā-devī mahālakṣmīrmṛḍapriyāmahā-lakṣmīr-mṛḍa-priyā
Consort Of The Great Lord · The Great Goddess · The Great Lakṣmī · Beloved Of Mṛḍa
Verse 4
6:09Shloka 55 · Names 219–225(opens in a new tab)Six goods of practice, and the sovereign of those who obtain them
महाभोगामहा-भोगा महैश्वर्या महावीर्यामहा-वीर्या महाबलामहा-बला
mahābhogāmahā-bhogā mahaiśvaryā mahāvīryāmahā-vīryā mahābalāmahā-balā
Of Boundless Enjoyment · Of Great Sovereignty · Of Great Potency · Of Great Strength
महाबुद्धिर्महासिद्धिर्महायोगेश्वरेश्वरीमहा-बुद्धिर्-महा-सिद्धिर्-महा-योगेश्वरेश्वरी
mahābuddhirmahāsiddhirmahāyogeśvareśvarīmahā-buddhir-mahā-siddhir-mahā-yogeśvareśvarī
The Great Intelligence · The Great Attainment · Sovereign Over The Masters Of Yoga
Shloka 56 · Names 226–231(opens in a new tab)The great tantra, the great mantra, the great diagram
महातन्त्रामहा-तन्त्रा महामन्त्रामहा-मन्त्रा महायन्त्रामहा-यन्त्रा महासना
mahātantrāmahā-tantrā mahāmantrāmahā-mantrā mahāyantrāmahā-yantrā mahāsanā
Mistress Of The Great Tantra · Mistress Of The Great Mantra · Mistress Of The Great Yantra · Enthroned On The Great Seat
महायागक्रमाराध्यामहा-याग-क्रमाराध्या महाभैरवपूजितामहा-भैरव-पूजिता
mahāyāgakramārādhyāmahā-yāga-kramārādhyā mahābhairavapūjitāmahā-bhairava-pūjitā
Worshipped By The Great Rite · Worshipped By Great Bhairava
Verse 5
8:05Shloka 109 · Names 528–532(opens in a new tab)The thousand-petalled lotus, where every particular becomes all
सहस्रदलपद्मस्थासहस्र-दल-पद्मस्था सर्ववर्णोपशोभितासर्व-वर्णोपशोभिता
sahasradalapadmasthāsahasra-dala-padmasthā sarvavarṇopaśobhitāsarva-varṇopaśobhitā
Seated In The Thousand-Petalled Lotus · Radiant With Every Colour
सर्वायुधधरासर्वायुध-धरा शुक्लसंस्थिताशुक्ल-संस्थिता सर्वतोमुखीसर्वतो-मुखी
sarvāyudhadharāsarvāyudha-dharā śuklasaṃsthitāśukla-saṃsthitā sarvatomukhīsarvato-mukhī
Bearer Of All Weapons · Established In Śukla · Facing Everywhere
Shloka 118 · Names 583–589(opens in a new tab)Four kinds of knowing, and the mantra named at last
आत्मविद्याआत्म-विद्या महाविद्यामहा-विद्या श्रीविद्याश्री-विद्या कामसेविताकाम-सेविता
ātmavidyāātma-vidyā mahāvidyāmahā-vidyā śrīvidyāśrī-vidyā kāmasevitākāma-sevitā
Knowledge Of The Self · The Great Learning · The Auspicious Vidyā · Attended By Kāma
श्रीषोडशाक्षरीविद्याश्री-षोडशाक्षरी-विद्या त्रिकूटात्रि-कूटा कामकोटिकाकाम-कोटिका
śrīṣoḍaśākṣarīvidyāśrī-ṣoḍaśākṣarī-vidyā trikūṭātri-kūṭā kāmakoṭikākāma-koṭikā
The Holy Sixteen-Syllabled Vidyā · Of Three Peaks · The Utmost Point Of Desire
Verse 6
10:10Shloka 164 · Names 880–883(opens in a new tab)Expert at hauling out the mired, and every role in the sacrifice at once
संसारपङ्कनिर्मग्नसमुद्धरणपण्डितासंसारपङ्क-निर्मग्न-समुद्धरण-पण्डिता
saṃsārapaṅkanirmagnasamuddharaṇapaṇḍitāsaṃsārapaṅka-nirmagna-samuddharaṇa-paṇḍitā
Expert At Raising Those Sunk In The Mire Of Rebirth
यज्ञप्रियायज्ञ-प्रिया यज्ञकर्त्रीयज्ञ-कर्त्री यजमानस्वरूपिणीयजमान-स्वरूपिणी
yajñapriyāyajña-priyā yajñakartrīyajña-kartrī yajamānasvarūpiṇīyajamāna-svarūpiṇī
To Whom Sacrifice Is Dear · Performer Of The Sacrifice · Embodied As The Sacrificer
Shloka 182 · Names 994–997(opens in a new tab)The thousandth name, and the line that closes the singing
आबालगोपविदिताआबाल-गोप-विदिता सर्वानुल्लङ्घ्यशासनासर्वानुल्लङ्घ्य-शासना
ābālagopaviditāābāla-gopa-viditā sarvānullaṅghyaśāsanāsarvānullaṅghya-śāsanā
Known To Child And Cowherd · Whose Command None Transgresses
श्रीचक्रराजनिलयाश्री-चक्र-राज-निलया श्रीमत्त्रिपुरसुन्दरीश्रीमत्-त्रि-पुर-सुन्दरी
śrīcakrarājanilayāśrī-cakra-rāja-nilayā śrīmattripurasundarīśrīmat-tri-pura-sundarī
Dwelling In The Sovereign Śrīcakra · The Glorious Tripurasundarī