Lalita Sahasranama
About this text: The Lalita Sahasranama appears in the Lalitopakhyana section of the Brahmanda Purana. Hayagriva, an avatar of Vishnu, recites these 1000 names to the sage Agastya. Each name encodes an attribute, power, or philosophical dimension of Goddess Lalita Tripurasundari, the presiding deity of the Sri Vidya tradition in Shakta theology.
“She who is the cause of all causes, the primordial power from whom the threefold universe of creation, sustenance, and dissolution proceeds.”
All 1000 Names
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About the Lalita Sahasranama
The Lalitopakhyana narrative describes Lalita Tripurasundari's manifestation from the Chidagni Kunda (the fire of pure consciousness) to defeat the demon Bhandasura. After her victory, the assembled deities praise her through these 1000 names. The names are organized thematically: they begin with her sovereign forms (names 1-25), move through her cosmological functions, and conclude with her identity as Para Brahman, the absolute reality beyond all attributes.
The most authoritative commentary is Bhaskararaya's Saubhagya Bhaskara (18th century), which interprets each name through the lens of Sri Vidya mantra science and Shakta Advaita philosophy. The sahasranama is traditionally recited on Fridays, during Navaratri, and as a central practice in Sri Vidya upasana. Adi Shankaracharya's Saundarya Lahari and the Lalita Trishati (300 names) are companion texts in the same tradition.