Goddess Lakshmi

śrī aṣṭalakṣmī stotram

(Ashta Lakshmi Stotram in English (IAST))

(ādilakṣmi sumanasa vandita sundari)

Also known as sumanasa vandita sundari madhavi candra sahodari

The Ashta Lakshmi Stotram celebrates the eight divine manifestations of Goddess Lakshmi — Adi Lakshmi (primal form), Dhanya Lakshmi (grain and abundance), Dhairya Lakshmi (courage and fortitude), Gaja Lakshmi (royalty and sovereignty), Santana Lakshmi (progeny and continuity), Vijaya Lakshmi (victory and success), Vidya Lakshmi (wisdom and learning), and Dhana Lakshmi (material wealth).Each verse addresses one form and culminates in invoking her as the beloved of Madhusudana (Vishnu). The stotram is widely recited on Fridays and during Diwali for the blessings of prosperity in all its dimensions — material, intellectual, and spiritual.

ādilakṣmi
sumanasa vandita sundari mādhavi, candra sahòdari hemamaye
munigaṇa vandita mokṣapradāyani, mañjula bhāṣiṇi vedanute |
paṅkajavāsini deva supūjita, sadguṇa varṣiṇi śāntiyute
jaya jayahe madhusūdana kāmini, ādilakṣmi paripālaya mām || 1 ||
dhānyalakṣmi
ayikali kalmaṣa nāśini kāmini, vaidika rūpiṇi vedamaye
kṣīra samudbhava maṅgala rūpiṇi, mantranivāsini mantranute |
maṅgaladāyini ambujavāsini, devagaṇāśrita pādayute
jaya jayahe madhusūdana kāmini, dhānyalakṣmi sadāpālaya mām || 2 ||
dhairyalakṣmi
jayavaravarṣiṇi vaiṣṇavi bhārgavi, mantra svarūpiṇi mantramaye
suragaṇa pūjita śīghra phalaprada, jñāna vikāsini śāstranute |
bhavabhayahāriṇi pāpavimocani, sādhu janāśrita pādayute
jaya jayahe madhu sūdhana kāmini, dhairyalakṣmī paripālaya mām || 3 ||
gajalakṣmi
jaya jaya durgati nāśini kāmini, sarvaphalaprada śāstramaye
radhagaja turagapadāti samāvṛta, parijana maṇḍita lokanute |
harihara brahma supūjita sevita, tāpa nivāriṇi pādayute
jaya jayahe madhusūdana kāmini, gajalakṣmī rūpeṇa pālaya mām || 4 ||
santānalakṣmi
ayikhaga vāhini mohini cakriṇi, rāgavivardhini jñānamaye
guṇagaṇavāradhi lokahitaiṣiṇi, svarasapta bhūṣita gānanute |
sakala surāsura deva munīśvara, mānava vandita pādayute
jaya jayahe madhusūdana kāmini, santānalakṣmī tvaṃ pālaya mām || 5 ||
vijayalakṣmi
jaya kamalāsini sadgati dāyini, jñānavikāsini gānamaye
anudina marcita kuṅkuma dhūsara, bhūṣita vāsita vādyanute |
kanakadharāstuti vaibhava vandita, śaṅkaradeśika mānyapade
jaya jayahe madhusūdana kāmini, vijayalakṣmī sadā pālaya mām || 6 ||
vidyālakṣmi
praṇata sureśvari bhārati bhārgavi, śokavināśini ratnamaye
maṇimaya bhūṣita karṇavibhūṣaṇa, śānti samāvṛta hāsyamukhe |
navanidhi dāyini kalimalahāriṇi, kāmita phalaprada hastayute
jaya jayahe madhusūdana kāmini, vidyālakṣmī sadā pālaya mām || 7 ||
dhanalakṣmi
dhimidhimi dhindhimi dhindhimi-dindhimi, dundhubhi nāda supūrṇamaye
ghumaghuma ghuṅghuma ghuṅghuma ghuṅghuma, śaṅkha nināda suvādyanute |
veda pūrāṇetihāsa supūjita, vaidika mārga pradarśayute
jaya jayahe madhusūdana kāmini, dhanalakṣmi rūpeṇā pālaya mām || 8 ||

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