Mahalakshmi Ashtakam in Malayalam
മഹാലക്ഷ്മ്യഷ്ടകം
Mahalakshmi Ashtakam is a short Sanskrit hymn of eight verses in which Indra praises Goddess Mahalakshmi. Below is the complete Mahalakshmi Ashtakam in Malayalam script, every line also in English letters, with the meaning of each verse in simple English.
- Malayalam script
- 11 verses
- 3 min
- Traditional; spoken by Indra (said to be from the Padma Purana)
- Best on Friday
Recite line by line, listen, count with a mala. The reader opens in Malayalam.
നമസ്തേഽസ്തു മഹാമായേ ശ്രീപീഠേ സുരപൂജിതേ। Namastestu Mahamaye Shri Peethe Sura Poojite
ശങ്ഖചക്രഗദാഹസ്തേ മഹാലക്ഷ്മി നമോഽസ്തു തേ॥ Shankha Chakra Gada Haste Mahalakshmi Namostu Te
Meaning
Salutations to you, O Mahamaya, seated on the throne of Shri and worshipped by the gods. You hold the conch, the discus and the mace in your hands. O Mahalakshmi, I bow to you.
- നമസ്തേഽസ്തു Namastestu
- salutations be to you
- മഹാമായേ Mahamaye
- O great Maya, the Lord's wondrous power
- ശ്രീപീഠേ Shri Peethe
- O you seated on the throne of Shri
- സുരപൂജിതേ Sura Poojite
- worshipped by the gods
- ശങ്ഖചക്രഗദാഹസ്തേ Shankha Chakra Gada Haste
- holding conch, discus and mace in your hands
- മഹാലക്ഷ്മി Mahalakshmi
- O Mahalakshmi
- നമോഽസ്തു തേ Namostu Te
- salutations to you
Indra speaks this hymn. Shri Peetha, "the seat of Shri", is read by many as Kolhapur (Karavira), where Mahalakshmi is worshipped as Ambabai. Conch, discus and mace are the emblems she shares with Vishnu.
നമസ്തേ ഗരുഡാരൂഢേ കോലാസുരഭയങ്കരി। Namaste Garudarudhe Kolasura Bhayankari
സർവപാപഹരേ ദേവി മഹാലക്ഷ്മി നമോഽസ്തു തേ॥ Sarva Papa Hare Devi Mahalakshmi Namostu Te
Meaning
Salutations to you who ride on Garuda, you who struck terror into the demon Kolasura. O Goddess who takes away every sin, O Mahalakshmi, I bow to you.
- നമസ്തേ Namaste
- salutations to you
- ഗരുഡാരൂഢേ Garudarudhe
- O rider on Garuda
- കോലാസുരഭയങ്കരി Kolasura Bhayankari
- terror of the demon Kolasura
- സർവപാപഹരേ Sarva Papa Hare
- remover of all sins
- ദേവി Devi
- O Goddess
- മഹാലക്ഷ്മി Mahalakshmi
- O Mahalakshmi
- നമോഽസ്തു തേ Namostu Te
- salutations to you
Kolasura is the demon whom, according to the Karavira Mahatmya, Mahalakshmi defeated at Kolhapur. The city's name is linked to him.
സർവജ്ഞേ സർവവരദേ സർവദുഷ്ടഭയങ്കരി। Sarvagye Sarva Varade Sarva Dushta Bhayankari
സർവദുഃഖഹരേ ദേവി മഹാലക്ഷ്മി നമോഽസ്തു തേ॥ Sarva Duhkha Hare Devi Mahalakshmi Namostu Te
Meaning
You know all things and grant every boon, and all wicked beings fear you. O Goddess who removes all sorrow, O Mahalakshmi, I bow to you.
- സർവജ്ഞേ Sarvagye
- O all-knowing one
- സർവവരദേ Sarva Varade
- giver of every boon
- സർവദുഷ്ടഭയങ്കരി Sarva Dushta Bhayankari
- terror of all the wicked
- സർവദുഃഖഹരേ Sarva Duhkha Hare
- remover of all sorrow
- ദേവി Devi
- O Goddess
- മഹാലക്ഷ്മി Mahalakshmi
- O Mahalakshmi
- നമോഽസ്തു തേ Namostu Te
- salutations to you
സിദ്ധിബുദ്ധിപ്രദേ ദേവി ഭുക്തിമുക്തിപ്രദായിനി। Siddhi Buddhi Prade Devi Bhukti Mukti Pradayini
മന്ത്രമൂർതേ സദാ ദേവി മഹാലക്ഷ്മി നമോഽസ്തു തേ॥ Mantra Murte Sada Devi Mahalakshmi Namostu Te
Meaning
O Goddess, you give success and wisdom, and you grant both the joys of this world and liberation. You are present always in the form of the mantra. O Mahalakshmi, I bow to you.
- സിദ്ധിബുദ്ധിപ്രദേ Siddhi Buddhi Prade
- giver of success and wisdom
- ദേവി Devi
- O Goddess
- ഭുക്തിമുക്തിപ്രദായിനി Bhukti Mukti Pradayini
- bestower of worldly joy and liberation
- മന്ത്രമൂർതേ Mantra Murte
- O you whose form is the mantra
- സദാ Sada
- always
- ദേവി Devi
- O Goddess
- മഹാലക്ഷ്മി Mahalakshmi
- O Mahalakshmi
- നമോഽസ്തു തേ Namostu Te
- salutations to you
Some books read "मन्त्रपूते" (purified by mantra) for "मन्त्रमूर्ते" (whose form is the mantra).
ആദ്യന്തരഹിതേ ദേവി ആദ്യശക്തിമഹേശ്വരി। Adyanta Rahite Devi Adya Shakti Maheshwari
യോഗജേ യോഗസംഭൂതേ മഹാലക്ഷ്മി നമോഽസ്തു തേ॥ Yogaje Yoga Sambhute Mahalakshmi Namostu Te
Meaning
O Goddess without beginning or end, primal power and great sovereign, you are born of yoga and revealed through yoga. O Mahalakshmi, I bow to you.
- ആദ്യന്തരഹിതേ Adyanta Rahite
- without beginning or end
- ദേവി Devi
- O Goddess
- ആദ്യശക്തിമഹേശ്വരി Adya Shakti Maheshwari
- primal power, great sovereign
- യോഗജേ Yogaje
- born of yoga
- യോഗസംഭൂതേ Yoga Sambhute
- revealed through yoga
- മഹാലക്ഷ്മി Mahalakshmi
- O Mahalakshmi
- നമോഽസ്തു തേ Namostu Te
- salutations to you
stotranidhi.com notes "योगज्ञे" (knower of yoga) as a variant of "योगजे".
സ്ഥൂലസൂക്ഷ്മമഹാരൌദ്രേ മഹാശക്തേ മഹോദരേ। Sthula Sukshma Maharaudre Mahashakte Mahodare
മഹാപാപഹരേ ദേവി മഹാലക്ഷ്മി നമോഽസ്തു തേ॥ Maha Papa Hare Devi Mahalakshmi Namostu Te
Meaning
You are the gross and the subtle, and you are fierce beyond measure. O great power whose womb holds the universe, O Goddess who removes the gravest sins, O Mahalakshmi, I bow to you.
- സ്ഥൂലസൂക്ഷ്മമഹാരൌദ്രേ Sthula Sukshma Maharaudre
- gross and subtle, and fierce beyond measure
- മഹാശക്തേ Mahashakte
- O great power
- മഹോദരേ Mahodare
- whose womb holds the universe
- മഹാപാപഹരേ Maha Papa Hare
- remover of the gravest sins
- ദേവി Devi
- O Goddess
- മഹാലക്ഷ്മി Mahalakshmi
- O Mahalakshmi
- നമോഽസ്തു തേ Namostu Te
- salutations to you
sanskritdocuments.org prints "महाशक्ति"; we follow stotranidhi.com, which has the vocative "महाशक्ते" that the grammar of the line needs.
പദ്മാസനസ്ഥിതേ ദേവി പരബ്രഹ്മസ്വരൂപിണി। Padmasana Sthite Devi Parabrahma Swaroopini
പരമേശി ജഗന്മാതർമഹാലക്ഷ്മി നമോഽസ്തു തേ॥ Parameshi Jaganmatar Mahalakshmi Namostu Te
Meaning
O Goddess seated on the lotus, you are the Supreme Brahman itself. O supreme Lady, Mother of the world, O Mahalakshmi, I bow to you.
- പദ്മാസനസ്ഥിതേ Padmasana Sthite
- seated on a lotus
- ദേവി Devi
- O Goddess
- പരബ്രഹ്മസ്വരൂപിണി Parabrahma Swaroopini
- whose very nature is the Supreme Brahman
- പരമേശി Parameshi
- O supreme Lady
- ജഗന്മാതഃ Jaganmatah
- O Mother of the world
- മഹാലക്ഷ്മി Mahalakshmi
- O Mahalakshmi
- നമോഽസ്തു തേ Namostu Te
- salutations to you
sanskritdocuments.org prints "जगन्माता" here; stotranidhi.com has "जगन्मातर्महालक्ष्मि", the vocative joined by sandhi, as in verse 8. We follow stotranidhi.com.
ശ്വേതാംബരധരേ ദേവി നാനാലങ്കാരഭൂഷിതേ। Shvetambara Dhare Devi Nanalankara Bhushite
ജഗത്സ്ഥിതേ ജഗന്മാതർമഹാലക്ഷ്മി നമോഽസ്തു തേ॥ Jagatsthite Jaganmatar Mahalakshmi Namostu Te
Meaning
O Goddess dressed in white and adorned with many ornaments, you are present throughout the world and you are its Mother. O Mahalakshmi, I bow to you.
- ശ്വേതാംബരധരേ Shvetambara Dhare
- dressed in white
- ദേവി Devi
- O Goddess
- നാനാലങ്കാരഭൂഷിതേ Nanalankara Bhushite
- adorned with many ornaments
- ജഗത്സ്ഥിതേ Jagatsthite
- present throughout the world
- ജഗന്മാതഃ Jaganmatah
- O Mother of the world
- മഹാലക്ഷ്മി Mahalakshmi
- O Mahalakshmi
- നമോഽസ്തു തേ Namostu Te
- salutations to you
മഹാലക്ഷ്മ്യഷ്ടകം സ്തോത്രം യഃ പഠേദ്ഭക്തിമാന്നരഃ। Mahalakshmyashtakam Stotram Yah Pathed Bhaktiman Narah
സർവസിദ്ധിമവാപ്നോതി രാജ്യം പ്രാപ്നോതി സർവദാ॥ Sarva Siddhim Avapnoti Rajyam Prapnoti Sarvada
Meaning
The devotee who recites this hymn of eight verses to Mahalakshmi gains every kind of success and always attains sovereignty.
- മഹാലക്ഷ്മ്യഷ്ടകം സ്തോത്രം Mahalakshmyashtakam Stotram
- this hymn of eight verses to Mahalakshmi
- യഃ Yah
- whoever
- പഠേത് Pathet
- recites
- ഭക്തിമാൻ Bhaktiman
- with devotion
- നരഃ Narah
- a person
- സർവസിദ്ധിം Sarva Siddhim
- every success
- അവാപ്നോതി Avapnoti
- attains
- രാജ്യം Rajyam
- sovereignty, a kingdom
- പ്രാപ്നോതി Prapnoti
- gains
- സർവദാ Sarvada
- always
The phalashruti ("fruit of hearing") gives the merit that tradition attaches to the hymn. These are statements of faith.
ഏകകാലം പഠേന്നിത്യം മഹാപാപവിനാശനം। Ekakalam Pathen Nityam Maha Papa Vinashanam
ദ്വികാലം യഃ പഠേന്നിത്യം ധനധാന്യസമന്വിതഃ॥ Dvikalam Yah Pathen Nityam Dhana Dhanya Samanvitah
Meaning
Reciting it once every day destroys great sins. One who recites it twice a day is blessed with wealth and grain.
- ഏകകാലം Ekakalam
- once a day
- പഠേത് Pathet
- should recite
- നിത്യം Nityam
- every day
- മഹാപാപവിനാശനം Maha Papa Vinashanam
- destruction of great sins
- ദ്വികാലം Dvikalam
- twice a day
- ധനധാന്യസമന്വിതഃ Dhana Dhanya Samanvitah
- blessed with wealth and grain
sanskritdocuments.org reads "एककाले"; stotranidhi.com reads "एककालं", matching "द्विकालं" and "त्रिकालं". We follow stotranidhi.com.
ത്രികാലം യഃ പഠേന്നിത്യം മഹാശത്രുവിനാശനം। Trikalam Yah Pathen Nityam Maha Shatru Vinashanam
മഹാലക്ഷ്മീർഭവേന്നിത്യം പ്രസന്നാ വരദാ ശുഭാ॥ Mahalakshmir Bhaven Nityam Prasanna Varada Shubha
Meaning
For one who recites it three times a day, great enemies are destroyed, and Mahalakshmi, auspicious and generous with boons, is always pleased with that person.
- ത്രികാലം Trikalam
- three times a day
- യഃ പഠേന്നിത്യം Yah Pathen Nityam
- whoever recites every day
- മഹാശത്രുവിനാശനം Maha Shatru Vinashanam
- destruction of great enemies
- മഹാലക്ഷ്മീഃ Mahalakshmih
- Mahalakshmi
- ഭവേത് Bhavet
- becomes
- നിത്യം Nityam
- always
- പ്രസന്നാ Prasanna
- pleased
- വരദാ Varada
- giver of boons
- ശുഭാ Shubha
- auspicious
About Mahalakshmi Ashtakam
The hymn opens with the words "Indra uvacha", "Indra said". Tradition places it in the Padma Purana, though printed booklets rarely give a chapter, and we have not traced it in a critical edition. In eight short verses Indra greets Mahalakshmi as Mahamaya, the rider on Garuda, the slayer of Kolasura, the giver of both worldly joy and liberation, and the Supreme Brahman seated on a lotus.
Questions
Is this the same Mahalakshmi Ashtakam that is sung in Hindi?
Yes. These are the same Sanskrit words, written in Malayalam letters so you can read them aloud. It is a transliteration, not a translation into Malayalam. The meaning of each verse is given in English.
How was the Malayalam text prepared?
We keep one checked Devanagari edition (Mahalakshmyashtakam as printed in "Prabhata Stotranidhi" (stotranidhi.com, Devanagari); cross-checked line by line with sanskritdocuments.org mahaalakshmyashhTakaM (Indra-krita, with meaning)) and write it in Malayalam letters with fixed spelling rules, so every verse matches the original letter for letter. The English-letter line is the common singing spelling.