Then how to chant? Just do the opposite of what is mentioned above. These are the 6 ways one should not chant Lalita Sahasranama. It should not be chanted in a feeble voice that the listeners are not able to hear. It is also not good to chant the mantras without understanding the meaning as well (5.Anartho). Hence all of them had memorized the mantras and chanted flawlessly. Ayurveda physicians and other practitioners also considered Lalita Sahasranama as a path of worship. Lalita Sahasranama was an integral part of such practices. One used to live according to the temple rules and have only the prasad. In India, there was a custom of staying in a temple for a longer period of time to do spiritual practices. The mantras should be recited from memory (4.Likhitha Patakah). (3.Shirahkambi) It is considered the lowest grade of an act to read a book. We can see sometime people chanting while having a sip of tea. (2.Sheeghri) One shouldn’t unnecessarily shake the head or look here and there while chanting Lalita Sahasranama. We shouldn’t boast that “I had to go to the office or catch the train, hence I completed the entire Lalita Sahasranama in just 5 minutes!”. Lalita Sahasranama shouldn’t be chanted like a song or too much musical (1.Geeti). Those who recite the mantras in a singsong manner, (too) quickly, with a nodding of the head, use a written text at the time of recitation, do not know the meaning of passages read, and have a low voice, are six kinds of bad reciters There are many rules in scriptures on how to and how not to chant Lalita Sahasranama. After the daily morning routines, and practices, Sri Chakra puja should be performed before chanting Lalita Sahasranama. This Lalita Sahasranama Stotra composed by the Vashinyadi Vagdevis should be chanted with the utmost reverence by all of us.
The huge story of slaying Bhandasura and the great war is described in a nutshell in Lalita Sahasranama starting fromīhaṇḍāsura vadhodyukta śakti senā samanvitā to brahmopendra mahendrādi deva saṁstuta vaibhavā (whose many powers are extolled by Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, and other gods.) Om brahmopendra mahendrādi deva saṁstuta vaibhavāyai namaḥ
(who burned and destroyed Bhandasura and his capital Shunyaka with the mighty Kameshvara missile.) Om kāmeśvarāstra nirdagdha sabhaṇḍāsura śūnyakāyai namaḥ Using another special weapon named Kameshwarastra, Devi destroyed Bhandasura and his city. Using a special weapon named Maha Pashupata, Devi destroyed the entire asura army. (who created from Her fingernails all ten incarnations of Narayana (Vishnu).) Om karāṅguli nakhotpanna nārāyaṇa daśākṛtyai namaḥ killed the demons named Hiranyaksya and so on. Sri Rama, Sri Krishna, Balarama, Parasurama, Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, etc. From the fingernails of Devi, manifested the 10 avatars of Lord Vishnu. Bhandasura took 10 incarnations named Ravana, Kumbhakarna, Duryodhana, Dushasana, Dantavaktra etc. Mother was happy and blessed Ganapati with Her glance. It is when Lord Ganapati intervened and destroyed all the vighna yantras. When the vignhna yantras were placed by the asuras, the shakti sena lost the enthusiasm for war and became lazy. Lord Ganapati destroyed all the Vighna Yantras made by the asuras. Goddess Jwalamalini made a huge wall of fire to protect the Shakti Sena.