Lalita
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Lalita (sometimes written Lalitha) is another name for Devi and means elegant or beautiful. The thousand names of Devi are recited in the Lalita sahasranama, which is considered one of the greatest prayers to Lalita, an aspect of Parvati.
Lalita is also the name of one of the principal gopis within traditional Gaudiya Vaishnava worship of Radha and Krishna.
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[edit] Among the gopis
Within Vaishnava theology Lalita is included amongst the eight principle gopis, known as 'sakhis'. Within these eight Lalita Devi in the main sakhi who serves Radha and Krishna. Her mother is Saradi and her father is Vishoka. Her husband is Bhairava, who is a close friend of Govardhana Malla, the husband of Chandravali.
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- Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend (ISBN 0-500-51088-1) by Anna Dhallapiccola
