Dhyana Slokas
Verse 1 of Dhyana Slokam
Verse 2 of Dhyana Slokam
Verse 3 of Dhyana Slokam
Verse 4 of Dhyana Slokam
- 1) An Offering – to the Mother of True Knowledge (Śrī Mātā)
- 2) In Praise of Mother Lakshmi (Śrī Mahārājñī)
- 3) The Glory of the Mother of All Creation (Śrīmat Siṃhāsaneśvarī)
- 4) The Fire Within (Cidagnikuṇḍa-saṃbhūtā)
- 5) The birth and rebirth of goodness in this world (Devakārya-samudyatā)
- 6) Reborn – with the morning sun! (Udyadbhānu-sahasrābhā)
- 7) Be strong – for the energy is within you! (Caturbāhu-samanvitā)
- 8) Desire, the destroyer, or desire, the creator? (Rāgasvarūpa-pāśāḍhyā)
- 9) The best way to overcome anger (Krodhākāraṅkuśojvalā)
- 10) The mind – a tricky weapon indeed! (Manorūpekṣu-kodaṇḍā)
- 11) The five arrows of the mind (Pañcatanmātra-sāyakā)
- 12) Glow with true inner brilliance! (Nijāruṇa-prabhā-pūra-majjad-brahmāṇḍa-manḍalā)
- 13) Flowers or wearer of flowers? (Campakāśoka-punnāga-saugandhika-lasat-kacā)
- 14) A Crown of Rubies (Kuruvinda-maṇiśreṇī-kanat-koṭīra-maṇḍitā)
- 15) A forehead that glows as bright and beautiful as the moon on the 8th day (Aṣṭamī -candra-vibrāja-dhalika-sthala-śobhitā)
- 16) A little tilak, tiny yet mighty! (Mukhacandra-kalaṇkābha-mṛganābhi-viśeṣakā)
- 17) Her Eyebrows, the entrance to desires untold! (Vadanasmara-māṅgalya-gṛhatoraṇa-cillikā)
- 18) Eyes as graceful and enchanting as a fish moving in a pond! (Vaktra-lakṣmī-parīvāha-calan-mīnābha-locanā)
- 19) Her nose as pretty as a magnolia flower – with fragrant breath that soothes and relaxes (Navacampaka-puṣpābha-nāsadaṇḍa-virājitā)
- 20) A bejeweled nose, that outshines the stars! (Tārākānti-tiraskāri-nāsabharaṇa-bhāsurā)
- 21) Ears adorned by Kadamba flowers, with their very deep and all-enveloping scent! (Kadamba-mañjarī-klpta-karṇapūra-manoharā)
- 22) Ears adorned by the sun and moon! (Tāṭaṅka-yugalī-bhūta-tapanoḍupa-maṇḍalā)
- 23) Cheeks that are redder than the prince of rubies, and more resplendent! (Padmarāga-śilādharśa-paribhāvi-kapolabhūḥ)
- 24) Lips so full, so red, and so very pleasant to behold! (Navavidruma-bimbaśrī-nyakkāri-radanacchadā)
- 25) Two rows of gleaming teeth, that are an entire universe, a body of knowledge, of their own!(Śuddha-vidhyāṅkurākāra-dhvijapakṅti-dvayojvalā)
- 26) Chewing betel leaves, and attracting the four directions with the fragrance! (Karpūravīṭikāmodha-samākarṣi-digantarā)
- 27) A voice so sweet, it puts all else to shame. (Nija-sallāpa-mādurya-vinirbhartsita-kacchapī)
- 28) A smile that enchants, and liberates! (Mandasmita-prabhāpūra-majjatkāmeśa-mānasā)
- 29) A perfect chin – a chin beyond compare! (Anākalita-sādṛśya-cibuka-śrī-virājitā)
- 30) A neck adorned by the auspicious thread tied by Lord Kāmeśa Himself – true auspiciousness embodied! (Kāmeśa-baddha-māṅgalya-sūtra-śobhita-kandharā)
- 31) Arms adorned with golden ornaments. (Kanakāṅgada-keyūra-kamanīya-bhujanvitā)
- 32) A necklace of gems and gold, with a pearl pendant, adorning her throat! (Ratna-graiveya-cintāka-lola-muktā-phalānvitā)
- 33) Devotion rewarded twice over! (Kāmeśvara-premaratna-maṇi-pratipaṇa-stanī)
- 34) The bosom that comforts, like the grapes on a vine! (Nābhyālavāla-romāli-latā-phala-kucadvayā)
- 35) A waist so slim, it can be observed only by the creeper-like navel hairs!(Lakṣya-roma-latādhāratā-samunneya-madhyamā)
- 36) Creation, sustenance, dissolution – the three continuous functions that Mother Lalitha always attends to! (Stanabhāra-dalanmadhya-paṭṭabandha-valitrayā)
- 37) A waist clothed in red silk! (Aruṇaruṇa-kausumbha-vastra-bhāsvat-kaṭītaṭī)
- 38) A girdle adorned with jewel-studded bells! (Ratna-kiṅkiṇikā-ramya-raśanā-dāma-bhūṣitā)
- 39) Some secrets need to stay secret – for the benefit of all life! (Kāmeśa-jñāta-saubhāgya-mārdavoru-dvayānvitā)
- 40) Two knees, each a delicate shade of pink, strong yet delicate, the crowns on the thighs! (Māṇikya-mukuṭākāra-jānudvaya-virājitā)
- 41) Calves like the sapphire-studded quiver of Manmatha (Cupid)! (Indragopa-parikṣipta-smaratūṇābha-jaṅghikā)
- 42) Well-rounded ankles (Gūḍha-gulphā)
- 43) Those pretty arches of the feet (Kūrma-pṛṣṭha-jayiṣṇu-prapadānvitā)
- 44) Toenails that are so bright they seem to emit their own light! (Nakhadīdhiti-saṃchanna-namajjana-tamoguṇā)
- 45) Oh those Beautiful Feet! (Pada-dvaya-prabhā-jāla-parākṛta-saroruhā)
- 46) Delightful anklets that adorn those divine ankles (Siñjāna-maṇi-mañjīra-maṇḍita-srīpadāmbujā)
- 47) Her incomparable gait! (Marālī-manda-gamanā)
- 48) A treasure-house of beauty! (Mahā-lāvanya-śevadhiḥ)
- 49) All in red, like the morning sun (Sarvāruṇā)
- 50) A Flawless form (Anavadyāṅgī)
- 51) Adorned with all ornaments (Sarvābharaṇa-bhūṣitā)
- 52) Seated on the left thigh of Siva (Śiva-kāmeśvarāṅkasthā)
- 53) Another form of Siva (Śiva)
- 54) The only partner of Siva (Svādhīna-vallabhā)
- 55) She who dwells on the middle peak of Mount Sumeru (Sumeru-madhya-śṛṅgasthā)
- 56) Ruler of the beautiful and blessed city (Śrīman-nagara-nāyikā)
- 57) The House which removes all mental afflictions (Cintāmaṇi-gṛuhāntasthā)
- 58) Seated on a seat borne by the Five Brahmas (Pañca-brahmāsana-sthitā)
- 59) One who is seated on a thousand-petalled lotus(Mahāpadmāṭavī-saṃsthā)
- 60) Living in the middle of a forest of fragrant Kadamba trees (Kadaṃbavana-vāsinī)
- 61) Situated in the middle of an ocean of life-giving nectar (Sudhā-sāgara-madhyasthā)
- 62) The Doe-Eyed One (Kāmākṣī)
- 63) The Granter of Wishes (Kāmadāyinī)
- 64) She who is Venerated by Devas, Rsis and Ganas (Devarṣi-gaṇa-saṃghāta-stūyamānātma-vaibhavā)
- 65) To find absolution, discard all desire! (Bhaṇḍāsura-vadhodyukta-śakti-senā-samanvitā)
- 66) Sampatkari – The Vidya that grants all legitimate desires – Sampatkarī-samārūḍha-sindhura-vraja-sevitā सम्पत्करी-समारूढ-सिन्धुर-व्रज-सेविता
- 67) Senses are like wild horse -which only the mind can rein in – Āśvārūḍhā-dhiṣṭhitāśva-koṭikoṭibhi-rāvṛtā आश्वारूढा-धिष्ठिताश्व-कोटिकोटिभि-रावृता
- 68) Riding the Chariot that is also the SriChakra, resplendent and armed with all the weapons knowledge presents. Cakrarāja-rathārūḍha-sarvāyudha-pariṣkṛtā चक्रराज-रथारूढ-सर्वायुध-परिष्कृता
- 69) Geyachakra – the Chariot of Mantrini Devi – Geyacakra-rathārūḍha-mantriṇī-parisevitā गेयचक्र-रथारूढ-मन्त्रिणी-परिसेविता
- 70) The Chariot of Mother Varahi Devi – KiriChakra Ratha (Kiricakra-rathārūḍha-daṇḍa-nāthā-puraskṛtā किरिचक्र-रथारूढ-दण्ड-नाथा-पुरस्कृता
- 71) Living in the middle of the fortress of fire! Jvālāmālinikākṣipta-vahniprākāra-madhyagā ज्वालामालिनिकाक्षिप्त-वह्निप्राकार-मध्यगा
- 72) Destroyer of Bhandasura (the demon Bhanda) – Bhaṇḍasainya-vadhodhyukta-śakthivikrama-harṣitā भण्डसैन्य-वधोध्युक्त-शक्थिविक्रम-हर्षिता
- 73) Destroyer of Duality – Remover of the veil of ignorance (otherwise called Maya) – Nityā-pārākramāṭopa-nirīkṣaṇa-samutsukā नित्या-पाराक्रमाटोप-निरीक्षण-समुत्सुका
- 74)Bala – the Child – provider of control over the Tattvas – Bhaṇḍaputra-vadhodyukta-bālā-vikrama-nanditā भण्डपुत्र-वधोद्युक्त-बाला-विक्रम-नन्दिता
- 75) Destroyer of base desires – Mantriṇyambā-viracita-viśaṅgavadha-toṣitā मन्त्रिण्यम्बा-विरचित-विशङ्गवध-तोषिता
- 76) Destroyer of Visukra – Viśukra-prāṇaharaṇa-Vārāhī-vīrya-nanditā विशुक्र-प्राणहरण-वाराही-वीर्य-नन्दिता