महालक्ष्मी अष्टकम्
Mahalakshmi Ashtakam
Eight verses of praise to Mahalakshmi, followed by the traditional phalashruti.
समर्पितमाँ लक्ष्मीnamaste'stu mahaamaaye shreepeethe surapoojite.shangkhachakragadaahaste mahaalakshmi namo'stu te (1)
namaste garudaaroodhe kolaasurabhayangkari.sarvapaapahare devi mahaalakshmi namo'stu te (2)
sarvajnye sarvavarade sarvadushtabhayangkari.sarvaduhkhahare devi mahaalakshmi namo'stu te (3)
siddhibuddhiprade devi bhuktimuktipradaayini.mantramoorte sadaa devi mahaalakshmi namo'stu te (4)
aadyantarahite devi aadishakti maheshvari.yogaje yogasambhoote mahaalakshmi namo'stu te (5)
sthoolasookshmamahaaraudre mahaashakti mahodare.mahaapaapahare devi mahaalakshmi namo'stu te (6)
padmaasanasthite devi parabrahmasvaroopini.parameshi jaganmaatarmahaalakshmi namo'stu te (7)
shvetaambaradhare devi naanaalangkaarabhooshite.jagatsthite jaganmaatarmahaalakshmi namo'stu te (8)
mahaalakshmyashtakn stotrn yh pathedbhaktimaannarh.sarvasiddhimavaapnoti raajyn praapnoti sarvadaa.
ekakaale pathennityn mahaapaapavinaashanam.dvikaaln yh pathennityn dhanadhaanyasamanvith.
trikaaln yh pathennityn mahaashatruvinaashanam.mahaalakshmeerbhavennityn prasannaa varadaa shubhaa.
महालक्ष्मी अष्टकम् का अर्थ
The hymn praises Mahalakshmi as the divine mother, bestower of wisdom, auspiciousness and liberation. The final verses are a traditional phalashruti describing the fruits of recitation.