Dhyana The start of the Lalita Sahasranama is characterized by the Dhyana, which are descriptive verses for visualization. An alternative origin is that the Upanishad Bramham Mutt at Kanchipuram is where this initiation happened.

The temple at Thirumeyachur, near Kumbakonam, is said to be where Agastya was initiated into this sahasranama. Agastya is one of the sages of yore and one of the stars of the constellation Saptarishi Ursa major.Īt the request of Agastya, Hayagriva is said to have taught him the thousand holiest names of Lalita. The sahasranama says that 'One can worship Lalitha only if she wishes us to do so. Composition The Lalita Sahasranama is said to have been composed by the eight vaag devis Vasini, Kameshvari, Aruna, Vimala, Jayani, Modini, Sarveshvari, and Kaulini upon the command of the goddess Lalita herself.

The Lalita Sahasranama does not use any such auxiliary conjunctions and is unique in being an enumeration of holy names that meets the metrical, poetical and mystic requirements of a sahasranama by their order throughout the text.Įtymologically, 'Lalita' means 'She Who Plays. Generally, sahasranamas use the artifice of adding words like tu, api, ca, and hi, which are conjunctions that do not necessarily add to the meaning of the name except in cases of interpretation. The Lalitha Saharanama is one of the only sahasranamas that does not repeat a single name. Therefore the Sahasranama can be chanted in stotra form, or namavali form. Etymologically, 'Lalita' means 'She Who Plays.

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