Mahalakshmi Ashtakam
verse 1
नमस्तेऽस्तु महामाये श्रीपीठे सुरपूजिते ।
Namaste'stu mahāmāye śrīpīṭhe surapūjite |
शङ्खचक्रगदाहस्ते महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते
Śaṅkhacakragadāhaste mahālakṣmi namo'stu te
Meaning
Salutations to You, Mahamaya, enthroned on the Shri-pitha, worshipped by the gods,
conch, discus and mace in Your hands: Mahalakshmi, salutations to You.
verse 2
नमस्ते गरुडारूढे कोलासुरभयङ्करि ।
Namaste garuḍārūḍhe kolāsurabhayaṅkari |
सर्वपापहरे देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते
Sarvapāpahare devi mahālakṣmi namo'stu te
Meaning
Salutations to You, riding upon Garuda, terror of the asura Kola,
remover of every sin, O Devi: Mahalakshmi, salutations to You.
verse 3
सर्वज्ञे सर्ववरदे सर्वदुष्टभयङ्करि ।
Sarvajñe sarvavarade sarvaduṣṭabhayaṅkari |
सर्वदुःखहरे देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते
Sarvaduḥkhahare devi mahālakṣmi namo'stu te
Meaning
All-knowing, granter of every boon, terror of all the wicked,
remover of every sorrow, O Devi: Mahalakshmi, salutations to You.
verse 4
सिद्धिबुद्धिप्रदे देवि भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायिनि ।
Siddhibuddhiprade devi bhuktimuktipradāyini |
मन्त्रमूर्ते सदा देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते
Mantramūrte sadā devi mahālakṣmi namo'stu te
Meaning
Giver of siddhi and wisdom, O Devi, bestower of both worldly enjoyment and liberation,
You whose very form is mantra, O Devi eternal: Mahalakshmi, salutations to You.
verse 5
आद्यन्तरहिते देवि आद्यशक्तिमहेश्वरि ।
Ādyantarahite devi ādyaśaktimaheśvari |
योगजे योगसम्भूते महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते
Yogaje yogasambhūte mahālakṣmi namo'stu te
Meaning
Without beginning or end, O Devi, primal Shakti, great Sovereign,
born of yoga, arisen out of yoga: Mahalakshmi, salutations to You.
verse 6
स्थूलसूक्ष्ममहारौद्रे महाशक्ति महोदरे ।
Sthūlasūkṣmamahāraudre mahāśakti mahodare |
महापापहरे देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते
Mahāpāpahare devi mahālakṣmi namo'stu te
Meaning
Gross and subtle at once, terrible in Your great wrath, mighty Shakti whose womb holds the worlds,
remover of the gravest sins, O Devi: Mahalakshmi, salutations to You.
verse 7
पद्मासनस्थिते देवि परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणि ।
Padmāsanasthite devi parabrahmasvarūpiṇi |
परमेशि जगन्माता महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते
Parameśi jaganmātā mahālakṣmi namo'stu te
Meaning
Seated on the lotus, O Devi, whose form is the supreme Brahman,
supreme Sovereign, Mother of the world: Mahalakshmi, salutations to You.
verse 8
श्वेताम्बरधरे देवि नानालङ्कारभूषिते ।
Śvetāmbaradhare devi nānālaṅkārabhūṣite |
जगत्स्थिते जगन्मातर्महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते
Jagatsthite jaganmātarmahālakṣmi namo'stu te
Meaning
Clad in white, O Devi, adorned with many ornaments,
abiding within the world, Mother of the world: Mahalakshmi, salutations to You.
phalashruti
महालक्ष्म्यष्टकस्तोत्रं यः पठेद्भक्तिमान्नरः ।
Mahālakṣmyaṣṭakastotraṃ yaḥ paṭhedbhaktimānnaraḥ |
सर्वसिद्धिमवाप्नोति राज्यं प्राप्नोति सर्वदा ॥
Sarvasiddhimavāpnoti rājyaṃ prāpnoti sarvadā ||
एककाले पठेन्नित्यं महापापविनाशनम् ।
Ekakāle paṭhennityaṃ mahāpāpavināśanam |
द्विकालं यः पठेन्नित्यं धनधान्यसमन्वितः ॥
Dvikālaṃ yaḥ paṭhennityaṃ dhanadhānyasamanvitaḥ ||
त्रिकालं यः पठेन्नित्यं महाशत्रुविनाशनम् ।
Trikālaṃ yaḥ paṭhennityaṃ mahāśatruvināśanam |
महालक्ष्मीर्भवेन्नित्यं प्रसन्न वरदा शुभा ॥
Mahālakṣmīrbhavennityaṃ prasanna varadā śubhā ||
Meaning
The devoted person who recites this Mahalakshmi Ashtakam stotram
attains every accomplishment and always comes into sovereignty.
Recited once each day, it destroys the gravest sins.
Whoever recites it twice a day is filled with wealth and grain.
Whoever recites it three times a day sees great enemies destroyed,
and Mahalakshmi is ever pleased with him, granting boons, bringing good.
colophon
इतीन्द्रकृतं महालक्ष्म्यष्टकं सम्पूर्णम्॥
Itīndrakṛtaṃ mahālakṣmyaṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇam
Meaning
Thus ends the Mahalakshmi Ashtakam composed by Indra.
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