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श्री महालक्ष्म्यष्टकम्
नमस्तेऽस्तु महामाये श्रीपीठे सुरपूजिते।
शङ्खचक्रगदाहस्ते महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥१॥
नमस्ते गरुडारूढे कोलासुरभयङ्करि।
सर्वपापहरे देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥२॥
सर्वज्ञे सर्ववरदे सर्वदुष्टभयङ्करि।
सर्वदुःखहरे देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥३॥
सिद्धिबुद्धिप्रदे देवि भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायिनि।
मन्त्रमूर्ते सदा देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥४॥
आद्यन्तरहिते देवि आद्यशक्ति महेश्वरि।
योगजे योगसम्भूते महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥५॥
स्थूलसूक्ष्ममहारौद्रे महाशक्ति महोदरे।
महापापहरे देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥६॥
पद्मासनस्थिते देवि परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणि।
परमेशि जगन्मातर्महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥७॥
श्वेताम्बरधरे देवि नानालङ्कारभूषिते।
जगत्स्थिते जगन्मातर्महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥८॥
महालक्ष्म्यष्टकं स्तोत्रं यः पठेद्भक्तिमान्नरः।
सर्वसिद्धिमवाप्नोति राज्यं प्राप्नोति सर्वदा॥
एककाले पठेन्नित्यं महापापविनाशनम्।
द्विकालं यः पठेन्नित्यं धनधान्यसमन्वितः॥
त्रिकालं यः पठेन्नित्यं महाशत्रुविनाशनम्।
महालक्ष्मीर्भवेन्नित्यं प्रसन्ना वरदा शुभा॥
The complete text in Roman script.
श्लोक
Namaste'stu mahāmāye śrīpīṭhe surapūjite |
Śaṅkhacakragadāhaste mahālakṣmi namo'stu te || 1 ||
Namaste garuḍārūḍhe kolāsurabhayaṅkari |
Sarvapāpahare devi mahālakṣmi namo'stu te || 2 ||
Sarvajñe sarvavarade sarvaduṣṭabhayaṅkari |
Sarvaduḥkhahare devi mahālakṣmi namo'stu te || 3 ||
Siddhibuddhiprade devi bhuktimuktipradāyini |
Mantramūrte sadā devi mahālakṣmi namo'stu te || 4 ||
Ādyantarahite devi ādyaśakti maheśvari |
Yogaje yogasambhūte mahālakṣmi namo'stu te || 5 ||
Sthūlasūkṣmamahāraudre mahāśakti mahodare |
Mahāpāpahare devi mahālakṣmi namo'stu te || 6 ||
Padmāsanasthite devi parabrahmasvarūpiṇi |
Parameśi jaganmātarmahālakṣmi namo'stu te || 7 ||
Śvetāmbaradhare devi nānālaṅkārabhūṣite |
Jagatsthite jaganmātarmahālakṣmi namo'stu te || 8 ||
फलश्रुति
Mahālakṣmyaṣṭakaṃ stotraṃ yaḥ paṭhedbhaktimānnaraḥ |
Sarvasiddhimavāpnoti rājyaṃ prāpnoti sarvadā ||
Ekakāle paṭhennityaṃ mahāpāpavināśanam |
Dvikālaṃ yaḥ paṭhennityaṃ dhanadhānyasamanvitaḥ ||
Trikālaṃ yaḥ paṭhennityaṃ mahāśatruvināśanam |
Mahālakṣmīrbhavennityaṃ prasannā varadā śubhā ||
What it says, in simple English.
1 – Salutations to you, great Maya, seated on the throne of prosperity and worshipped by the gods, holding conch, discus and mace – O Mahalakshmi, I bow to you.
2 – Salutations to you who ride Garuda and struck terror into the demon Kolasura; remover of all sins – O Mahalakshmi, I bow to you.
3 – All-knowing giver of every boon, terror of all the wicked, remover of all sorrow – I bow to you.
4 – Giver of success and wisdom, of enjoyment and liberation, embodiment of mantra – I bow to you.
5 – Without beginning or end, primordial Shakti, great Goddess, born of yoga and revealed through yoga – I bow to you.
6 – Gross and subtle, most fierce, great power, vast-bellied, destroyer of great sins – I bow to you.
7 – Seated on the lotus, whose very form is the Supreme Brahman, supreme ruler and mother of the world – I bow to you.
8 – Clad in white, adorned with many ornaments, abiding in and mothering the world – I bow to you.
Phalashruti – Whoever reads this hymn with devotion attains every success. Read once a day it destroys great sins; twice a day it brings wealth and grain; three times a day it destroys powerful enemies, and Mahalakshmi remains ever pleased and gracious.
Chanted on Fridays, during Diwali and Navratri, and in the Kolhapur Mahalakshmi tradition.
