श्री ललिता सहस्रनाम स्तोत्रम् सहस्रनामावलि: - Shree Lalitaa Sahasranaama Stotram, Sahasranaamaavalihi (Sanskrit - English with Meaning)

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Introduction This sahasra namavali of Lalitha is taken from the Lalitha sahasranama stotra (hymn which praises) which occurs in Brahmanda purana (Old epic of the universe) in the Chapter on discussion between Hayagreeva and Agasthya. Hayagreeva is an incarnation of Vishnu with the horse head and is believed to be the storehouse of knowledge. Agasthya is one of the great sages of yore who is one of the stars of the constellation of great bear. At his request Hayagreeva taught him the most holy 1000 names of Lalitha.

Parama Shiva is one of the trinity of Hindu pantheous who is in charge of destruction. He married Sathi, the daughter of Daksha. Daksha and Paramashiva were not getting on well and consequently he did not invite Paramashiva for one of the great fire sacrifices that he conduted. However Sathi went to attend the function in spite of Paramashiva's protest. Daksha insulted her husband and she jumped into the fire and ended her life. Consequently at the behest of Paaramashiva Daksha was killed and later given life with a goat's head. However this incident upset Paramashiva and he entered into deep meditation. Sathi took birth as the daughter of the mountain (Parvathy) Himalayas and stared doing penance on Shiva for getting him as her husband. The devas faced a very great eneme Soora Padma who had a boon that he could be killed only by a son of Shiva and Paravathy. So to wake Shiva from his deep meditation the devas deputed Manmatha, the God of love who shot his flower arrows at Paramashiva. Paramashiva woke up and opened his third eye and burnt the God love into ashes. The Devas and Rathi Devi the wife of Manmatha requested Paramashiva to give life to Manmatha. Heeding to their request Paramashiva stared at the ashes of Manmatha. The ashes became Bhandasura Who made the entire world as impotent and ruled from the city called Shonitha pura. He started troubling the devas. The devas then sought the advice of Sage Narada who advised them to conduct a fire sacrifice. From the fire rose Sri Lalitha Tripura Sundari.

She was extremely beautiful, having dark thick long hair with scent of Champaka, Asoka and Punnaga flowers, having the musk thilaka on her forehead, having eyelids which appeared as God of love, having eyes which were like the fish playing in the beauteous lake in her face. Having nose with studs which shined more than the stars, Having ears with sun and moon studs, having cheeks which were like mirror of Padmaraga, Having beautiful rows of white teeth, chewing Thamboola with camphor, having voice sweeter than the sound emanating from Veena of Saraswathi, Having such a beautiful smile that Lord Shiva himself could not take his eyes off, wearing Mangala soothra and necklaces with beautiful shining dollars, Having breasts Captivating invaluable love of kamaesvara, having row of faint beautiful hair raising through her belly, having stomach with three pretty folds, wearing red silk tied with a string with red bells.

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