trishatii puurva piiThikaa - verses 23 - 28

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rahasyanaama saahsraadapi guhyatamaM mune |

aavashyakaM tato.apiyetallalitaaM samupaasitum.h || 23 ||

 

O sage, this is a greater secret (and more important) than the

important (and secret) sahasranaamam, hence it is very essential

for worshipping shrii lalitaambaa.

 

tadahaM saMpravakShyaami lalitaambaa anushaasanaat.h |

shriimatpa~nchadashaakSharyaaH kaadivarNaan.h kraaman.h mune || 24 ||

 

O sage, I will instruct this to you because of the command of

shrii lalitaambaa Herself. This work will describe the glory of

akSharas present in shrImadpanchadashaakSharii according to

reading of kaadi-vidyaa.

 

pR^ithagviMshati naamaani kathitaani ghaTodbhava |

aahastya naamnaaM trishatii sarvasMpuurti kaaraNii || 25 ||

 

O pot-born sage, for each of the 15 akShara-s beginning with ka,

there are 20 names describing them in this 300 names (trishatii)

which will bring fulfillment and completion to everything.

 

rahasyaadi rahasyaiShaa gopaniiya prayatnataH |

taaM shR^iNuShva mahaabhaaga saavadhaanena chetasa || 26 ||

 

This is more secret than best of secrets, hence guard this with

great care. You being a very lucky one to obtain this,

please listen to this with attention and care.

 

mantraatmakaM eteShaaM naamnaaM naamatmataapi cha |

tasmaat.h ekaagramanasa shrotavya cha tvayaa sadaa || 27 ||

 

They are verily mantra-s even though they seem to be just names,

hence, with one pointed mind listen to this.

 

suuta uvaacha

(suuta spoke)

 

iti yukytva taM hayagriivaH proche naamashatatrayam.h || 28 ||

 

After saying thus, shrii hayagriiva began to instruct the 300

names to sage agastya

 

|| iti shrii lalitaa trishatii stotra puurva bhaagaH ||

 

Thus end the prologue of shrii lalita trishatii.

 

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After the dhyaana shloka, may ambaaL bless us to dive deep into

the shankara bhaShyam.

 

Please send your corrections to me, I will update the text in my

WWW page. All the errors in this translation are due to my

ignorance. It is the nature of the ignorant to err, and to

forgive is the nature of wise. So please condone the errors in

this work and correct them.

 

Thank you.

 

Ravi

 

AUM shriimaatre namaH