Sharada Navaratra Lalithopakhyana Parayanam

Śrī Lalitopākhyānam pārāyaṇam

Namaskarams,

With the Blessings of the Acharyas of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, Sharada Navratri Lalitopakhyanam Parayanam by Sri Shyam Panchapakesan, Starting tomorrow, INDIA time – Sunday, Oct 11- Oct 20 @ 7 AM IST
USA Time – Saturday, Oct 10 to Oct 19 @ 9:30 PM EST
♦️ Every Day @ 9:30 PM EST/ 7 AM IST♦️
Please stay mute and chant along or enjoy listening to the divine chanting. Zoom link to join https://us06web.zoom.us/j/7787206935?pwd=emlSb00vNTdQNFNZZjArMWhPQVVsZz09. Meeting ID: 778 720 6935 Passcode: 1894

The Lalitopākhyānam, “the story of Lalitā”, forms adhyāyas 5–44 of the Uttarabhāga of the Brahmāṇḍa Mahāpurāṇa, about 3,460 ślokas. Lord Hayagrīva does upadesam to Sage Agastya at Kāñcī. This is the same Hayagrīva–Agastya dialogue that gives us the Lalitā Sahasranāma.

It tells how Śrī Lalitā Parameśvarī rose from the chidagni kundam and married Kāmeśvara. It then follows her war on Bhaṇḍāsura with her śakti armies, led by Mantriṇī and Daṇḍanāthā. It goes on to describe the Śrīpura and the Cintāmaṇi gruham, the glory of Kāmākṣī at Kāñcī, and the worship of the Śrīcakra and her moola mantra.

The phalaśruti says that reading or hearing the text removes all sins, fulfils one’s wishes and protects from illness and danger. It asks that the text be recited during the Devī’s festival, and holds that a single full reading equals a crore recitations of the Caṇḍī.

We will recite it together over 10 days, in Devanāgarī and Tamil script on screen. All are welcome.

Sri Matre Namo Namaha
Jaya Jaya Shankara Hara Hara Shankara