Soundarya Lahari is a beautiful compostion of 100 shlokas composed by Bhagwan Adi Shankaracharya, it's literary brilliance is a testament of the depth and crystal clear understanding of Shiva and Shakti tattva of the Brahman which he holds.

Soundarya and Lahari are both Samskrutam words which means 'Beauty' and 'Waves' respectively.So, the literal meaning of Soundarya Lahari is 'Waves Of Beauty'. Soundarya Lahari consists of 2 parts, one is Ananda Lahari and other is Soundarya Lahari itself.

Ananda Lahari means 'Waves of Bliss or happiness' and it consists of 41 shlokas out of 100 dedicated to Shakti. These 41 shlokas describe the knowledge of Shakti Tattva.

Soundarya Lahari means 'Waves of Beauty' and it consists of remaining 59 shlokas which describe the shakti tattva from head to toe.This brilliant composition by Bhagwan Shankaracharya has a yantra for all 100 shlokas, it is believed that designing a yantras and reciting it's shlokas can help a person attain almost anything in the world.