Amnaya Stotram Audio

At the request of Shree Arunkumar M, a visitor to this blog, here is the audio for Amnaya Stotram. ( Pronounced AamNaaya ). Adiyen, the servant here, is NOT knowledgeable on this particular stotram. All that can be said ( being bereft of Divine Knowledge ) is that while reciting and listening, it just fills one with a level of unexplainable bliss. Just listening to the names of the Devis has this inexplicable positive effect. There is some information available in the public domain, but a knowledgeable person may be able to shed more light into this amazing stotram.

Thanks to Shree Arunkumar for exposing this treatise. If anyone would like to add to the general knowledge of this stotram, please do so in the comments for the common good of all.

This is a short hymn. 8 MB

And now the audio: 8 minutes 46 seconds long.

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znS2hNaXo0UGJSLTQ/view?usp=sharing

The Sanskrit lyrics can be found at :

http://sanskritdocuments.org/doc_devii/AmnAyastotram.pdf

Om Shree Tripura Sundari Devi Namo Namaha !

 

Lalita Stava Raja Stotram Audio

The Lalita Stava Raja Stotram is NOT to be confused with the Lalita Stava Ratnam; the latter which deals with the Maha Meru, is composed by Sage Durvasa ( incidentally, He has a sannidhi in the Kamakshi Amman Temple in Kancheepuram, which stood out specially because of increased awareness during recent trip to India in July 2016 ).

The Lalita Stava Raja Stotram on the other hand, is in the Brahmanda Maha Puranam. The Devas who were being tortured by the asura Bhandasura, seek the help of Goddess Lalita Maha Tripura Sundari and in the treatise here are extolling the Devi. Indra who is in charge of the Devas, in verse 31 says to Goddess Lalita Tripura Sundari, that “if You are pleased, O Bestower of well-being, we are being oppressed by the Daityas (asuras), give us a good living and we are surrendering to Your Feet (Sharannaagathi)”

To that request, the Devi says, in verse 32 and 32.5, that “ I will finish the entire clan belonging to Bhandasura, and you will again gain control of the three worlds – (Bhur, Bhuva, Suva) and all the Devas will be free of fear." The Goddess proceeds in verse 33 to 36 to say that “Any devotee of Mine that recites this shloka will gain material and spiritual wealth, knowledge and will be disease free. The devotee will be blessed with good children, good friends and a well-disposed spouse.” So the benefits of reciting or listening to this hymn is outlined by the Devi Herself.

Parayanam of Sri Brahmanda Puranam is going on in the house currently and upon reaching this portion which is in the thirteenth chapter of the Lalitopakyana section, there was a deep feeling that this wonderful hymn should reach anyone who is interested in Sri Lalita Maha Tripura Sundari and hence this presentation. Since the copy of the pertinent section could not be nicely scanned, it was decided to copy the lyrics and handwrite it and then scan it for everyone. That is what is included in the link at this post at the bottom. The pleasure one receives when simply copying and writing back such Divine verses is simply out of this world. ( Unfortunately, this is in Sanskrit only. Anyone who can write Tamil/Telugu/Kannada nicely could take on an undertaking to re-write in that specific language. Sri Veda Vyasa Maharishi will be very happy with such an effort. It is fairly short – only four pages long.) This is a relatively short hymn – 7.16 MB.

And now the audio: about 7 minutes 49 seconds long.

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znX1Ywb1dONWxWSkE/view?usp=sharing

One error in the audio: Verse 13 / 2nd  line audio should be "Paada" NOT "Paadaa".

As stated above, the Sanskrit lyrics can be found at :

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znMmdzU05DU3FjdDA/view?usp=sharing

Om Shree Lalita Maha Tripura Sundari Devi Namo Namaha !

 

Lalita Trishati Audio

 

Lalita Trishati is a powerful hymn comprising of three hundred names of Lalita Tripura Sundari Devi. It was given to Sage Agastya by Lord Hyagriva. One of the main inspirations in reciting this powerful stotram is that since direct initiation in the Pancha Dasi mantra has not been received from a guru, the back door way to please and praise Shree Lalilta Maha Tripura Sundari was deemed to be through the recitation of this shlokam. Hopefully, the end goal of praising the Devi is accomplished.

If you observe the names, they follow the pattern of the Pancha Dasi Mantra accurately. In the recitation, there in an error in Verse 28, line 2:  it should be Kataakshasyandhi, not Kataakshayasyandhi.

This is a short hymn. And now the audio: 11 minutes 54 seconds long.

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1zndzQwcTdLdXoyZ2s/view?usp=sharing

The Sanskrit lyrics can be found at :

http://sanskritdocuments.org/doc_devii/trishati.pdf

The above site has lyrics in other languages also.

Om Shree Lalita Maha Tripura Sundari Devi Namo Namaha !

Lalita Stava Ratnam Audio mp3

Lalita Stava Ratnam is quite a complicated treatise written by Sage Durvasa. This is a detailed description of the structure of the Sri Chakra yantra in the form of Maha Meru. The inspiration to recite this phenomenal stotram came about from reading an article that dealt with an upanyasam of Sri Kanchi Maha Periyava, wherein He had praised the Lalita Stava Ratnam, which also goes by the name of Arya Dvishathi, as it comprises of 214 verses. As one listens to or recites Lalita Stava Ratnam, one can envision Goddess Lalita Maha Tripura Sundari and All of the associated Devis and Yoginis of the Sri Chakra.

This is a complicated set of mantras; during recitation, some errors were found in the original first printed source given below; hence comparisons were made with the second printed source given below; inspite of this, it is believed there are a couple of printing errors.

This is a long hymn. The key in the recitation is to know where the break points in the lines are and the intonations as to where to go high and low on the recitation so it sounds nice. The audio skips through the nyaasams in the beginning and goes straight to the hymn. Because of age, you can find the voice becoming somewhat weaker towards the end of the recital.

And now the audio: about 1 hour long.
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znWGp1SXJSNUd4SWc/view?usp=sharing

NOTE: BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY LARGE FILE ABOUT 57 MEGABYTES, YOU WILL HAVE TO DOWNLOAD AND THEN LISTEN. On mobile devices and some computers, you may get the message -- This file is too large for Google to scan, download anyway? -- You will have to answer "YES" and then listen after download. On some computers, when you hit the play button, if nothing seems to happen, click the Download arrow at the top, click download anyway and then listen. Sorry for the inconvenience -- but this is a big file and praise to Sri Lalita Tripura Sundari Devi -- Her Grace is magnificent !

There have been some errors in the audio pronunciation as given here:

Verse 10/2^nd line: Mispronounced as “Ma” instead of “Maa”.
Verse 46/1^st line: Mispronounced as “Lo” instead of “Lee”.
Verse 116/2^nd line: Mispronounced as “mala” instead of “lama”.
Verse 124/2^nd line: Mispronounced as “Lo” instead of “Lou”.
Verse 126/2^nd line: Mispronounced as “Maavanthu” instead of “Maamavanthu”.
Verse 181/2^nd line: Mispronounced as “Vindhyaam” instead of “Vidhyaam”.
Verse 188/2^nd line: Mispronounced as “Shobha” instead of “Shobhi”.
Verse 204/1^st  line: Mispronounced as “Mey” instead of “Maam”.

The Sanskrit lyrics can be found at :

http://sanskritdocuments.org/doc_devii/lalitAstavaratnam.pdf

They can also be found at:

https://archive.org/stream/Lalita-Stava-Ratnam-Durvasa-Edited-by-Ballajin-Nath-Pandit/Lalita-stava-ratnam-durvasa-edited-by-ballajin-nath-panditkashmirShaivism#page/n33/mode/2up

Om Shree Lalita Maha Tripura Sundari Devi Namo Namaha !

 

Shodashi Sahasranamam Audio

Devi Shodashi is the third Dasha Mahavidya and also goes by the name of Tripura Sundari, Lalita Devi and Raja Rajeshwari. Informative Wikipedia article can be found at :  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripura_Sundari .

In a previous post, we had addressed the Shathanama stotram for Shodashi Devi which comprised of a hundred name hymn. Here in the Tripura Sundari Sahasranamam, we will be dealing with a thousand name hymn. A closely related thousand name hymn is the widely known Lalita Sahasranamam. It may of interest to note that the Lalita Sahasranamam is from Brahmanda Puranam, whereas the Shodashi Sahasranamam that is addressed here is from the Vamakeshwara Tantra, as denoted in the last closing line. Here, there is a dialogue between Lord Shiva and Lord Karthikeya. In fact, in the opening section, Lord Shiva is first praised and He in turn advises Lord Karthikeya about the Shodashi Sahasranamam.

The Shodashi Sahasranamam is a thousand name hymn and the flow of words is simply superb; it can be used in Sahasranama Homams with the addition of “Svaha” at the end of every line which is numbered.  This is a beautiful offering of praise to Goddess Tripura Sundari. I must give credit to Kishore, my brother-in-law for providing me this stotram. It gives me joy to listen to it and hopefully you will enjoy it too!

And now the audio: 30 minutes and 29 seconds long.

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znUmhFbEVGQ2JBQkU/view?usp=sharing

NOTE: BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY LARGE FILE ABOUT 30 MEGABYTES, YOU MAY HAVE TO DOWNLOAD AND THEN LISTEN. On mobile devices and some computers, you may get the message -- This file is too large for Google to scan, download anyway? -- answer "YES" and then listen after download. On some computers, when you hit the play button, if nothing seems to happen, click the Download arrow at the top, click download anyway and then listen. Sorry for the inconvenience -- but this is a big file and praise to Sri Shodashi Devi -- Her Grace is magnificent !

I have made a pdf copy of the shloka in Sanskrit and it can be found below:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znUXMzSC11OE5FdTA/view?usp=sharing

Om Shree Shodashi Devi Namo Namaha !

 

Shodashi Shathanama Stotram Audio

 

Devi Shodashi is the third Dasha Mahavidya and also goes by the name of Tripura Sundari, Lalita Devi and Raja Rajeshwari. An informative Wikipedia article can be found at :  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripura_Sundari .

She is the main deity of worship for Sri Vidya Upasakas. I have NOT been initiated into Sri Vidya Pancha Dasi or the Shodasi mantras by any guru; no one would initiate me. However, I still worship Tripura Sundari Devi, since She gives me happiness. And I worship Her to thank for all of the great things She has done for all people everywhere. Those people that have received Pancha Dasi or Shodasi mantra deeksha are indeed blessed souls and must have done a lot of penance and meritorious deeds either in this life or in previous lives.

The Shodashi Shatanama Stotram is a hundred name hymn in praise of Goddess Shodashi and is really beautiful. I must give credit to Kishore, my brother-in-law for providing me this stotram. It gives me joy to listen to it and hopefully you will enjoy it too!

And now the audio: 4 minutes and 5 seconds long.

( Mobile devices: click download; then play.)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znb240eDNyVk53RUU/view?usp=sharing

I have made a pdf copy of the shloka in Sanskrit and it can be found below:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znR2VsdHBpeWFjTk0/view?usp=sharing

Om Shree Shodashi Devi Namo Namaha !

 

Tripura Sundari Ashtakam Audio

Devi Tripura Sundari, also known as Shodashi, is the third Dasha MahaVidya. The above photo is from our pooja room. As per Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, She is one of the most beautiful Goddesses. There are many beautiful shlokas that praise Devi Tripura Sundari. Shree Adi Shankara has composed a beautiful Asktakam for Her; the words are simply beautiful. Additionally, note that it is composed in the Sanskrit metre called Prthvi.

While you can simply read it as prose, the real beauty can be felt when one understands how to recite a shloka written in Prthvi. The setting is as follows: t R t r r R r R  || t r r R r R R r R. Many great ancient shlokas written in Prthvi, when sung following the above setting, will simply melt your heart as you offer your praise to the Divine. We will visit other such shlokas in the future. You may want to listen to the audio and then try to sing it yourself – the pleasure will be out of this world !

I present now my vocal rendering of Devi Tripura Sundari Ashtakam which is 4 minutes 18 seconds:
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znNWxLckJQdFFWLVU/view?usp=sharing

Sanskrit lyrics can be found at:

http://sanskritdocuments.org/doc_devii/tripurasund8.pdf