Mahalakshmi Ashtakam

महालक्ष्म्यष्टकम्

Mahalakshmi Ashtakam is a short Sanskrit hymn of eight verses in which Indra praises Goddess Mahalakshmi. Every verse ends with "Mahalakshmi Namostu Te", "O Mahalakshmi, I bow to you", and three closing verses describe the merit of reciting it. Families recite it on Fridays, during Navratri and at Lakshmi puja on Diwali.

Shloka 1

Namastestu Mahamaye Shri Peethe Sura Poojite

Shankha Chakra Gada Haste Mahalakshmi Namostu Te

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.

Shloka 2

Namaste Garudarudhe Kolasura Bhayankari

Sarva Papa Hare Devi Mahalakshmi Namostu Te

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.

Shloka 3

Sarvagye Sarva Varade Sarva Dushta Bhayankari

Sarva Duhkha Hare Devi Mahalakshmi Namostu Te

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.

Shloka 4

Siddhi Buddhi Prade Devi Bhukti Mukti Pradayini

Mantra Murte Sada Devi Mahalakshmi Namostu Te

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.

Shloka 5

Adyanta Rahite Devi Adya Shakti Maheshwari

Yogaje Yoga Sambhute Mahalakshmi Namostu Te

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.

Shloka 6

Sthula Sukshma Maharaudre Mahashakte Mahodare

Maha Papa Hare Devi Mahalakshmi Namostu Te

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.

Shloka 7

Padmasana Sthite Devi Parabrahma Swaroopini

Parameshi Jaganmatar Mahalakshmi Namostu Te

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.

Shloka 8

Shvetambara Dhare Devi Nanalankara Bhushite

Jagatsthite Jaganmatar Mahalakshmi Namostu Te

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.

Phalashruti 1

Mahalakshmyashtakam Stotram Yah Pathed Bhaktiman Narah

Sarva Siddhim Avapnoti Rajyam Prapnoti Sarvada

The devotee who recites this hymn of eight verses to Mahalakshmi gains every kind of success and always attains sovereignty.

Phalashruti 2

Ekakalam Pathen Nityam Maha Papa Vinashanam

Dvikalam Yah Pathen Nityam Dhana Dhanya Samanvitah

Reciting it once every day destroys great sins. One who recites it twice a day is blessed with wealth and grain.

Phalashruti 3

Trikalam Yah Pathen Nityam Maha Shatru Vinashanam

Mahalakshmir Bhaven Nityam Prasanna Varada Shubha

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.