[Lalithambal Shobanam Tamil Pdf Download
Amancio Mccrae
This popular poem which used to be daily recited by thousands of ladies in Iyer homes in Tamil Nadu is a summary of Lalithopakhyanam found in Brahmanda Purana. It is narrated by Hayagreeva (The Horse faced incarnation of Lord Vishnu) to sage Agasthya as per his request. The Upakhyanam in the Purana is written in Sanskrit and the Iyer women considered Lalitha as their Goddess and someone composed a summary in the colloquial language used in households. The ladies used to learn it by heart and start singing it immediately after their bath. They usually complete it by the time their house hold chores are done. Towards the beginning of twentieth centaury, this prayer became very much popular in the Palakkad iyer homes and did not get to the same level of popularity in the Tamil Iyer homes.
1. We are singing this auspicious Lalithambal shobanam so that auspicious things will occur. Let the pretty Ganapathi, Subrahmanya and Goddess Saraswathy come before us and protect us. Let the., 33 crore devas, Indra, the holy trinity, Brahmins who have learned Vedas, let the goddess who presides over the figure with., 43 triangles and Lord Shiva who is known as Lord Kamesa protect us.
64. As per the words of the godly sage, the devas along with Indra started very hard penance to the Goddess for ten thousand years without food and sleep but the Goddess did not appear before them. Let good things happen. Let Good things happen.
65. The teacher of the asuras observing the penance of devas, behaved as if his capital was lost and walked fast to Bandasura and asked Bandasura to stop the penance of the devas. Hearing this the asura left Maya and sitting in the throne thought for some time and along with his army marched to kill the devas. Let good things happen. Let Good things happen.
66.When they went and saw there that there was fort all around the devas. He played several tricks but he was not able to break the fort. Seeing the fort the devas thought that it was constructed by Bandasura and being afraid they saluted the mother. Let good things happen. Let Good things happen.
67.Later all the devas talked with each other and decided on one thing. We will do one thing, if the goddess is there in this world let her save us. Let us cut small parts of the body and offer it in fire bit by bit and they started that, Let good things happen. Let Good things happen.
120.Hearing that the sons of Bandasura have come to fight, The Goddess sent Balamba to fight with them. She came in a chariot called Ganditha along with Dandini and Manthrini and they cut the sons of Bandasura and other Asuras in to small pieces. The great devas with a garland of fame came near the mother. Let good things happen. Let Good things happen.
121.Hearing about the death of his sons at the hand of Goddess Bala, Band wept and cried a lot and he sent Vishukra along with the murderous Vigna Yanthra(machine), That bad Visukra came inside the fort of fire and set up eight of those Yanthras on stones. Let good things happen. Let Good things happen.,
122. Due the Yanthras, The Shakthis lost their senses and were all benumbed. Dandini and Manthrini went and reported about this to the Goddess and the Goddess saw the face of Kameswara and Shakthi Ganapathi suddenly jumped there along with all good properties and he broke the Yanthra with his tusk and let there be god to the elephant faced God.
123,By his ear he created seven crores of army and also six commanders and killed completely the army of Visukra and killed his commander Gaja Mukhasura. Goddess gave him boons that all people would worship him. Let good things happen. Let Good things happen.
124. Shakthis then regained their composure and then Vishukra told Bandasura about it. The mad Bandasura again sent Visukra and Vidanga with orders that they should win. He added., 400 Akshouhini army to his existing army and sent all the commanders and all of them came to gate of the fort of fire. Let good things happen. Let Good things happen.
125.Manthrini opposed Vidanga and Varahi opposed the very bad Vishukra. Aswaroopa and others attacked the Akshouhini army. Due to the rain of arrows of the deceiving Vishukra the Shakthi army suffered and became thin, The army of the Goddess due to the sufferings approached the Goddess. Let good things happen. Let Good things happen.
126.Manthrini asked Varahi to call the Shakthis so that their sufferings will end. She showered water of Ganges on them as if the water was coming from the trunk of an elephant, The Shakthis drank the divine water and regained their strength and started the fighting with renewed vigour. Let good things happen. Let Good things happen.
127.Manthrini killed one and half portion of the army and also killed Vishanga with great anger. The other half was killed by Varahi and she also killed Vishukra and she further killed. Aswarooda killed the other one portion of the army that came then and within three days this war was over. Let good things happen. Let Good things happen.
133. Then Bandasura sent his army to defeat the army of Shakthis and seeing this The Shakthis became very angry and came out of the fort of fire. And the queen of queens mother Lalitha feeling that there are none to defeat Bandasura other than her came to the battle front. Let good things happen. Let Good things happen.
134.She came out of the fort of fire and saw good omens, The incomparable asuras beat their drums, blew horns loudly and started fighting with the Shakthi devis and then the Shakthi devis started killing the asuras. Let good things happen. Let Good things happen.
135,The Shakthi devis surrounded the asuras from all sides and one dragged the asura and pierced a knife in him, other Shakthis hit them with a spear ands some suddenly behead them. The elephants were cut in to pieces, The horses were cut in to pieces. Their heads as well the bodies of Asuras started rolling. Victory only to the great Goddess. Let good things happen. Let Good things happen.
136.When the Shakthis killed all asuras, in the battle field the watery blood from their bodies started flowing like the Cauvery river with tide, and in the river of battle field, corpses floated in blood. Sankari thus got victory by killing all asuras. Let good things happen. Let Good things happen.
137.The trees that had fallen on both sides of this river of blood was the headless body of the asuras and they were lying all over The flags of the asuras and their faces with eyes, and the umbrellas of asuras looked like a fully opened lotus and were lying in that river. Let good things happen. Let Good things happen.
138. Seeing the flow of blood in the battle field, all the devas saw that all the asuras were lying executed by the army of Shakthis and saw that the elephants and horses were floating like turtles. Their heart became happy and they showered Pari Jatha flowers on the Goddess. Let good things happen. Let Good things happen.
139.Devas caused rain of golden flowers and showed good omens. Bandasura with angry red eyes, rolled his eye balls cruelly, seeing that all his army was defeated, started to fight with mother Lalitha. The goddess without being afraid, became very angry on seeing Bandasura. Let good things happen. Let Good things happen.
140.Seeing the very bad Banda, both eyes of the goddess burnt red like fire, and she took her world famous Kodanda bow and pulled the string of the bow in a circular fashion and decided in her mind to kill the asura without waste of any time. Let good things happen. Let Good things happen.
163. As per the orders of the mother, Manmatha beat her with a flower arrow and she married Lord Shiva and enjoyed. A son was born to them Let good things happen. Let Good things happen. to The vela who killed Daruka and other asuras. He married Devayani and became the commander of deva army and lived in Sree pura. Let good things happen. Let Good things happen.