Deity

Lalita

ललिताLalitā

verses
327
books
12
chapters
96

What the texts say

In the Brahmanda Purana, Lalita is hailed as the Supreme Goddess, four-armed and adorned with the noose, goad, bow and arrows. Brahmanda Purana 3.10.89 Its sacred account of Lalita begins with a salutation to her as the sole Mother of the world. Brahmanda Purana 3.5.1 When the warriors' cries filled the world, Lalita set out to meet the daitya Bhanda, and the quarters shook at the clash of weapon and counter-weapon. Brahmanda Purana 3.29.33, 3.29.56 Brahma and the other gods then praise her as slayer of the great asura Bhanda and as Kameshvari, one of her names. Brahmanda Purana 3.30.11 In another hymn Brahma greets her with victory as Mother of the world. Brahmanda Purana 3.39.22 In the Narada Purana, the Thousand Names of Lalita are declared to bestow success in all aims. Narada Purana 1.3.89.164

Where to read

Every verse that names Lalita, book by book.

  1. Brahmanda Purana

    174 verses · 31 chapters

    All 174 verses in the Brahmanda Purana
    • 3.10.4

      Is sab ke beech mein Vishnu ne Lalita ki puja ki. Vishnu sab duniya ka rakshak hai. Lalita wohi hai jo Vishnu ke saath ek hai.

    • 3.15.35

      Devi ne jo kaam kiya tha woh dekh ke Brahma khush ho gaye. Brahma, jo sab duniya ke pitaji hain, unhone Devi ko do naam diye. Ek naam Kamakshi rakha aur doosra Kameshwari.

    • 2.39.41

      Garud par sawaar hain. Duniya ke nau hisson ki raksha karti hain. Chamak mein Neelanchal jaisi hain. Galey mein chamak hai. Chal mein halki hain. Lalita naam hai. Likhne ki rani hain. Samundar jaisi hain.

  2. Padma Purana

    42 verses · 14 chapters

    All 42 verses in the Padma Purana
    • 6.47.8

      Lalita naam ki ek apsara thi. Lalita naam ka ek gandharv bhi tha. Dono pati-patni the. Dono ek dusre ko bahut pyaar karte the.

    • 1.29.12

      Woh itni sundar thi ki duniya se bhi aage nikal gayi. Isliye uska naam Lalita rakha, kyunki woh sabse nyari thi. Shiv, jo dhanush utha ke chalte the, ne us devi se shaadi ki. Woh teeno duniya ki sabse sundar thi.

    • 1.11.4

      Phir Nanda aata hai, aur Lalita bhi. Wahan ek tirth hai. Maya-puri shubh hai. Mitrapada bhi hai, he raja. Uske baad Kedara aata hai jo bahut bada hai.

  3. Narada Purana

    34 verses · 9 chapters

    All 34 verses in the Narada Purana
    • 1.3.82.170

      Vimala jaisi deviyan uski seva mein rehti hain. Lalita aur baki log uski puja karte hain. Woh bohot saare kamal ke beech mein rehti hai aur khush rehti hai. Tripura bhi uski hifaazat mein rahta hai.

    • 1.3.85.58

      Aath naam hain jo yaad rakhe jaate hain. Tara, Athogra, Mahogra, Vajra, Kali, Saraswati, Kameshwari, aur Chamunda. Inko Tara-wali kehte hain.

    • 1.3.88.8

      Chandravali aur Lalita, yeh dono Radha ki sabse pyari saheliyan hain. Aath saheliyon mein Malavati sabse upar hai. Us group mein Chandravali ko sabse badi maana jaata hai.

  4. Skanda Purana

    32 verses · 16 chapters

    All 32 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 7.1.62.1

      Bhagwan ne kaha, Mahadevi, ab tisri devi ke paas jao. Woh chauraste wali devi hai. Woh Lalita ke purab taraf hai, das kadam door.

    • 1.2.43.60

      Rajni aur devi Nikshuba bhi thi. Lalita bhi thi jiska naam sab jaante the. Yagya mein bhag lene wale devta bhi the. Aur jo baaki log bataye gaye the, woh bhi.

    • 1.3.5.50

      Ek baar Indra ne socha ki yogiyon ki tapasya todni hai. Unhone Brahma se madad maangi. Brahma ne ek sundar stri banayi jiska naam Lalita tha.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Lalita matters most.

  1. The Greatness of Kāmadā Ekādaśī (Caitra, Bright Fortnight)

    Padma Purana 6.47 · 15 verses

    protagonist

  2. The Vow of Offering Lamps

    Agni Purana 7.200 · 2 verses

  3. Mohinī’s Appearance and the Defeat of Malaka

    Brahmanda Purana 3.10 · 2 verses

  4. The Wedding Festival of Lalitā and Kāmeśvara

    Brahmanda Purana 3.15 · 1 verse

  5. The Vow of the Bed of Good Fortune (Saubhāgya-śayana) and the Saubhāgyāṣṭaka

    Padma Purana 1.29 · 5 verses

    divine_revealer

  6. The Observance of Ananta-Tritiya (Giritanaya Vrata): Lalita-Gauri Worship for Fortune, Health, and Liberation

    Matsya Purana 62 · 4 verses

    Culminating deity-form installed on the lotus pericarp

  7. The Māhātmya of Catvarā Devī (the Crossroads Goddess)

    Skanda Purana 7.1.62 · 1 verse

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