PrAtah smarAmi LalitA vadanAravindam bimbAdharam pr^thulamouktikashobhinAsam AkarNadIrghanayanam maNikunDalAdhyam mandasmitam mr^gamadojjvalaphAladesham 1 I think of Shri LalitA every morning,

that Shri LalitA whose face is like a lotus, whose lower lip is like a bimbA fruit, whose nose is adorned with a large nose piece, whose eyes span from ear to ear, whose ears have diamond-studded ear-rings, who has a gentle graceful smile, and whose forehead is smeared with kastUri(?) (I am not sure of mr^ga+mada+ujjvala and how it is equated to the phAladesham. Can learned members help me out here?) prAtarbhajAmi LalitAbhujakalpavallIm raktAnguLIyalasadanguLi pallavADhyAm mANikyahemavalayAmgada-shobhamAnAm punDrekshu-cApa-kusumeShusr^NIrdadhAnAm 2 Here, Shri Shankara likens Shri LalitA's arms to a twining creeper. I worship every morning those arms and shoulders (the twining creeper) of Shri LalitA, who are adorned with fingers (like the tender leaves) that have red diamond rings; that are brightened with diamond-studded bracelets, and having sugar cane flower arrows, and whip (the weapons); I worship that Shri LalitA

prAtarnamAmi LalitAcaraNAravindam bhakteShTadAnaniratam bhavasindhupotam padmAsanAdisuranAyakapUjanIyam padmAmkushadhvajasudarshanalAnChanADhyam 3 Every morning I bow to the lotus feet of that Shri LalitA, who ever satisfies the devotees' wants; who is the boat that helps crossing of the ocean of samsAra; who is worshiped by Brahmah, Indra and other devatAs; who is characterized by the lotus, the prod, the flag and the sudarshana; I bow to that Shri LalitA. prAtahstuve parashivAm LalitAm bhavAnIm trayyantavedyavibhavAm karuNa'navadyAm vishwasya sr^ShTivilayasthiti hetubhUtAm vishveswarIm nigamava~gmanasA'tidUrAm 4 I chant every morning the names of that Shri LalitA whose greatness can be known through the upanishads; whose heart is very tender, filled with kindness; the one who is the cause for the creation, sustenance, and destruction of this jagat; who is the lord of all the universe; and the one who is beyond the vedAs, and beyond the words, mind and intellect. I chant that Shri LalitA's names every morning.

prAtarvadAmi Lalite tava puNyanAma kAmeshwarIti kamaleti maheshwarIti shrI shAmbhavIti jagatAm jananI pareti vAgdevatIti vacasA tripureshwarIti 5 O Shri LalitA, I say every morning your most auspicious names "Kameshwari, kamala, maheshwari, shAmbhavi, jagat-jananI, paradevatA, vAgdevI, tripureshwarI". yah shlokapa~ncakamidam LalitAmbikAyAh soubhAgyadam sulalitam paThati prabhAte tasmai dadAti LalitA ghatiti prasannA vidyAm shriyam vimalasoukhya manantakIrtim 6 Whoever studies these five verses on Shri LalitA every morning, the verses that give soubhAgyam (I cannot think of a proper english word for this bountiful and pregnant word), will be blessed with the higher knowledge (parA vidyA), with prosperity, with happiness, and with unending fame.