The Thousand Names Of The Divine Mother: Shri Lalita Sahasranama

"Sri Lalita Sahasranama is an unequalled composition in which the profound import of mantras, poetic beauty, and musical quality combine in a captivating manner. With this hymn, one worships Lalita Mahatripurasundari who is the Supreme Goddess, the union of Siva and Sakti, through a thousand names arranged in a metrical framework. Each name is a mantra. The entire hymn can be considered also a mantra. The names shed light on Devi's form, attributes. abode, the stories of Her incarnations and on Her gross, subtle, and supreme nature" -- cover p. 4. "Sri Lalita Sahasranama is an unequalled composition in which the profound import of mantras, poetic beauty, and musical quality combine in a captivating manner. With this hymn, one worships Lalita Mahatripurasundari who is the Supreme Goddess, the union of Siva and Sakti, through a thousand names arranged in a metrical framework. Each name is a mantra. The entire hymn can be considered also a mantra. The names shed light on Devi's form, attributes. abode, the stories of Her incarnations and on Her gross, subtle, and supreme nature"--Page 4 of cover