It is one of the essential tantric literature.The divine mother herself asked the vaag devatas to sing in praise of her.Other Sahasranamas originated at the Earth plane, but Lalitha Sahasranama originated in heaven itself.Of all the available Sahasranamas, it is the only one praising the Divine Mother.The following points make it significant. Though there are many stortras dedicated to the Goddess, the Lalitha Sahasranama stands out. An alternative belief is that the Upanishad Bramham Mutt located at Kanchipuram is where this initiation happened. It is widely believed that the Lalithambigai temple at Thirumeyachur, near Myladuturai, is where Agastya was initiated into this sahasranama. Lord Hayagriva, satisfied at the penance, appeared before Sage Agastya and taught him these thousand names of the Goddess. On the other hand, Sage Agastya is one of the saptharishis (the stars of the constellation Saptarishi).Īgastya wanted to know the thousand holiest names of Sri Lalita and did penance towards Lord Hayagriva to have them taught to him. He is worshipped as the God of Knowledge and was the one who retrieved the Vedas from Asuras who stole them. Lord Hayagriva, featuring the head of a horse, is one of the incarnations of Lord Maha Vishnu. This stotra appears in the Brahmanda Purana, an ancient Hindu text, in the chapter of discussion between Lord Hayagriva and Sage Agastya. The legends of Lalitha SahasranamaĪs per the legends, Lalita Sahasranama was composed by the eight vaag devis (Vasini, Kameshvari, Aruna, Vimala, Jayani, Modini, Sarveshvari, and Kaulini) upon the directions of the Goddess Lalitha herself. A thousand names in Lalitha Sahasranama praises the qualities of the divine mother, each of the names is so powerful and full of divine vibrations. ‘Lalitha Tirupura Sundari’ is the supreme form of the divine mother, and thus this powerful Sahasranama is known by her name. ‘Lalitha’ itself is one of the important names of the Goddess. Lalitha Sahasranama praises the divine mother and lists a thousand names of her.

While some devotees recite Sahasranama daily, some recite it once a week or during auspicious days or festivals.

Of the available Sahasranamas, Vishnu Sahasranama, Lalitha Sahasranama and Shiva Sahasranama are very popular. Therefore, there are different Sahasranamas for each God or Goddess. Saharanama contains praise in thousand different names of a God or Goddess. The term ‘Sahasranama’ is of Sanskrit origin and means ‘the Thousand names.’ Hinduism has several sacred texts praising the Gods and Goddesses, and Sahasranama is one of them.

Lalitha sahasranamam chanting bhakti