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Rendered by shanmukha priya and hari priya duo,

popularly known as 'Priya sisters'.

Shanmukhapriya and Haripriya, popularly known as the Priya Sisters, are Carnatic music singers.

They hail originally from Amalapuram in East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. They attended Little Flower School in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. They started learning Carnatic music from their father, Sri V.V.Subbaram, at an early age. In order to nurture their musical talent, their father shifted base to Chennai. Later they became the disciples of the renowned duo Radha and Jayalakshmi who were disciples of the legendary G. N. Balasubramaniam. They learnt many nuances and subtleties of music during the five-year tenure under Radha and Jayalakshmi including the advice that the singing should be so clear that the listener should be able to notate the entire kriti.

Later they joined Professor T.R.Subramaniam. They learnt many pallavis and kritis from him.

They are part of the trend of duo singing in Carnatic music, which started in the 1950s, with performers like Radha Jayalakshmi, Soolamangalam Sisters and later continued by Bombay Sisters.

The Lalitha Pancharathnam is a beautiful stothram composed by " Sri Adi ShankaraAcharya " in praise of the goddess, It is believed that those who chant this stothram in the morning, extolling the mother Lalitha - the Goddess of bliss, an incarnation for Goddess Parvathi - would get luck, knowledge riches, endless fame by the grace of Goddess Lalitha.

SHRI LALITHA - better known as Sri Lalitha Maha Tripura Sundari, is the supreme goddess of the hindu pantheon more specifically to the shaktha cult. Lalitha means the playful one, and the whole creation, it's functioning and delusion are but the divine play of the universal mother. The Goddess is described to have a very beautiful ( maha lavanya ), ever youthful ( navayavvana ) form, her four hands equipped with the pasham ( noose ), ankusham ( goad ), ikshu kodandam ( sugercane bow ) and pancha baanam ( 5 floral arrows ). Seated on a pancha bramhasana ( a seat with bramha, vishnu, rudra and maheshwara as its four limbs, sada shiva forming its platform ), fanned by saraswathi and lakshmi on either side, she resides in the great city called Manidweepam. The most sacred and popular yanthra in the hindu pantheon - the " Sri Chakra " is considered an embodiment of the supreme goddess and worshiped with utmost devotion. Sri Lalitha Sahasranama is the most popular stothra rendered by hindus sings the praise of the goddess in 1008 epithets. She is considered the feminine personification of the all pervading, omni potent absoulte bramha tatthwa. Worshipping her is sure to bestow the devotee with anthing and everything he wishes for. 

श्रीललितापञ्चरत्नम्

प्रातः स्मरामि ललितावदनारविन्दं
बिम्बाधरं पृथुलमौक्तिकशोभिनासम् ।
आकर्णदीर्घनयनं मणिकुण्डलाढ्यं
मन्दस्मितं मृगमदोज्ज्वलफालदेशम् ॥१॥

I meditate in the morning,
On the lotus face of Lalitha,
Whose lips are red as the pomegranate,
Who has nose shining like a pearl,
Whose beautiful long eyes which extend to the ears,
Who has ear drops made of very precious gems,
Who has a very subtle pleasant smile,
Her forehead glows with a mark of perfume.

प्रातर्भजामि ललिताभुजकल्पवल्लीं
रक्ताङ्गुलीयलसदङ्गुलिपल्लवाढ्याम् ।
माणिक्यहेमवलयाङ्गदशोभमानां
पुण्ड्रेक्षुचापकुसुमेषुसृणीर्दधानाम् ॥२॥

I salute in the morning,
That Lalitha whose hand ,
Is like a wish giving climbing plant,
Who wears shining gem studded rings,
Who wears golden bangles with precious stones,
Who holds a bow of flowers,
And who has a goad in her hands.

प्रातर्नमामि ललिताचरणारविन्दं
भक्तेष्टदाननिरतं भवसिन्धुपोतम् ।
पद्मासनादिसुरनायकपूजनीयं
पद्माङ्कुशध्वजसुदर्शनलाञ्छनाढ्यम् ॥३॥

I worship in the morning,
The lotus like feet of Lalitha,
Which blesses her devotees with their wishes,
Which is a boat which helps them cross the samsara,
And who is worshipped by leaders of devas.
Sitting in the lotus posture,
And who holds lotus, goad, and flag
And the wheel in her hands.

प्रातः स्तुवे परशिवां ललितां भवानीं
त्रय्यन्तवेद्यविभवां करुणानवद्याम् ।
विश्वस्य सृष्टिविलयस्थितिहेतुभूतां
विद्येश्वरीं निगमवाङ्मनसातिदूराम् ॥४॥

I pray in the morning, that Lalitha
Who is the supreme giver of life,
Who is the Devi who is the slayer of arrogance,
Whose power and protection resides in the Vedas,
Who is the pure and auspicious form of mercy,
Who is the cause of creation, sustenance and destruction,
Beyond scripture, speech, mind and intellect.

प्रातर्वदामि ललिते तव पुण्यनाम
कामेश्वरीति कमलेति महेश्वरीति ।
श्रीशाम्भवीति जगतां जननी परेति
वाग्देवतेति वचसा त्रिपुरेश्वरीति ॥५॥

I repeat in the morning your holy names, Lalitha,
As the Devi of passion and love,
As one who sits on the lotus,
As the Supreme Deity,
As the Mother of the world,
As the Devi of words and language,
And as the one who is the Devi of the three cities.

यः श्लोकपञ्चकमिदं ललिताम्बिकायाः
सौभाग्यदं सुललितं पठति प्रभाते ।
तस्मै ददाति ललिता झटिति प्रसन्ना
विद्यां श्रियं विमलसौख्यमनन्तकीर्तिम् ॥६॥

He who reads these five stanzas,
In the morning , extolling the mother Lalitha,.
Who is easy to please
Would get luck, knowledge riches, endless fame
By the grace of Devi Lalitha.

॥इति श्रीललितापञ्चरत्नम्॥