ଶ୍ରୀମହାଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀସୁପ୍ରଭାତମ୍

A dawn hymn of some fifty verses, and it begins by waking her rather than by praising her — the imperative is repeated four times in the first verse alone. Shri Lakshmi, Mahalakshmi, daughter of the sea of milk, rise, beloved of Hari, giver of good fortune to devotees; rise, rise, Shri Lakshmi, dweller on Vishnu's breast, rise, you who are full of compassion. The second settles into the refrain the form requires, may there be a good morning to you, and works it around the lotus in every position the word allows: seated in the middle of the lotus, lotus-eyed, your lotus feet long worshipped by the lotus hand, mother of the lotus-born. The last verses turn to blessing rather than waking, ending on auspiciousness repeated until it becomes the whole line.