सिन्दूरारुणविग्रहां त्रिनयनां माणिक्यमौलिस्फुरत् तारानायकशेखरां स्मितमुखीमापीनवक्षोरुहाम्। पाणिभ्यामलिपूर्णरत्नचषकं रक्तोत्पलं बिभ्रतीं सौम्यां रत्नघटस्थरक्तचरणां ध्यायेत्परामम्बिकाम्॥

Meaning

Let one meditate on the Supreme Mother Lalita-Tripurasundari whose form glows vermilion like the dawn, who bears three eyes, whose ruby crown sparkles with the crescent moon as a diadem, whose face is gently smiling and whose bosom is full; in her two hands she holds a jewelled cup brimming with mead and a red lotus; serene of mien, her crimson feet rest upon a jewel-studded pot. This dhyana sloka opens the Sri Lalita Sahasranama recited by Hayagriva to Agastya, fixing the upasaka's chitta on the Devi's saguna form before invoking the thousand names. The vermilion hue signifies pure rajas wielded for grace; the cup and lotus are bhoga and moksha bestowed simultaneously upon the sincere sadhaka.