Sri. Lalitha Sahasranamam

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Lalitha Sahasranamam Stotram or Lalita Sahasra Namam Stotra is the sacred Hindu devotional slokha for the devotees of Goddess Lalitha Devi, the Divine Mother Goddess Parvathi Devi in the form of her and the male gods' feminine power, Shakti.

Lalitha Sahasranamam Stotram appears in Brahmanda Purana in the chapter of discussion between Sage Agasthya and Hayagriva, the incarnation of Lord Vishnu with the horse head. At his request of sage Agastya, Hayagreeva taught him Lalita Sahasranamam Stotram or the most holy 1000 names of Goddess Lalitha, the Goddess of bliss. Lalitha Sahasranamam Sloka is organized according to Pancha Kruthyam (5 works). The Pancha Kruthyam are Srishti (Creation), Stithi (Protection), Samharam (Destruction), Thirodhanam (Hiding), and Anugraham (Blessing).

Lalitha sahasranama was composed by 8 vaag devis (vaag devathas) upon the command of Devi Sri Lalitha. The 8 vaag devis are - Vasini, Kameshwari, Aruna, Vimala, Jayinee, Modhinee, Sarveshwari, Koulini. This depicts us the truth "One can worship Lalitha only if she wishes us to do so".

Lalita Sahasranamam is also known as the Rahasya Nama Sahasra (the thousand secret names). Lalitha Sahasra Namam is a very powerful slokha chanting it and meditating it on the meaning of the 1000 names of Goddess Lalitha will ward off all evils and would lead to the fulfillment of all the wishes of the devotees. Chanting Lalitha Sahasranamam on Fridays is considered auspicious.

Lalita sahasranama has the unique distinction, among all the sahasranamas, of not repeating even a single name. Further, in order to maintain the metre, sahasranamas use the artifice of adding words like tu, api, ca, and hi, which are only conjunctions not necessarily needed for the meaning except in rare cases of interpretation. Lalita sahasrama however does not make any use of such auxiliary conjunctions.

As part of our Educational activities our Priest Sri. Ramakrishna Bhat has created videos in three parts wherein he very clearly and slowly chants the Lalitha Sahasranama Stora with the intention of helping devotees who wish to learn the sacred sloka. The video has been made into three parts due to the size and time taken to chant the slokas repeatedly to ensure that devotees clearly understand and chant the way it is supposed to be chanted.

We are confident that devotees following the priest's chanting can learn the Sloka within two to three weeks if chanted daily.

Videos Created and Edited by Smt. Brinda and Sri. Gunny Muralidhar.

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