Verse 2 of 11
Shloka 2 of Mahalakshmi Ashtakam
Namaste Garudarudhe Kolasura Bhayankari नमस्ते गरुडारूढे कोलासुरभयङ्करि।
Sarva Papa Hare Devi Mahalakshmi Namostu Te सर्वपापहरे देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥
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.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Namaste नमस्ते | salutations to you |
| Garudarudhe गरुडारूढे | O rider on Garuda |
| Kolasura Bhayankari कोलासुरभयङ्करि | terror of the demon Kolasura |
| Sarva Papa Hare सर्वपापहरे | remover of all sins |
| Devi देवि | O Goddess |
| Mahalakshmi महालक्ष्मि | O Mahalakshmi |
| Namostu Te नमोऽस्तु ते | salutations to you |
Why this verse matters
Kolasura is the demon whom, according to the Karavira Mahatmya, Mahalakshmi defeated at Kolhapur. The city's name is linked to him.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- namaste garuḍārūḍhe kolāsurabhayaṅkari|sarvapāpahare devi mahālakṣmi namo'stu te||
- Telugu
- నమస్తే గరుడారూఢే కోలాసురభయంకరి।సర్వపాపహరే దేవి మహాలక్ష్మి నమోఽస్తు తే॥
- Tamil
- நமஸ்தே க³ருடா³ரூடே⁴ கோலாஸுரப⁴யங்கரி।ஸர்வபாபஹரே தே³வி மஹாலக்ஷ்மி நமோ(அ)ஸ்து தே॥
- Kannada
- ನಮಸ್ತೇ ಗರುಡಾರೂಢೇ ಕೋಲಾಸುರಭಯಂಕರಿ।ಸರ್ವಪಾಪಹರೇ ದೇವಿ ಮಹಾಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ತೇ॥
- Malayalam
- നമസ്തേ ഗരുഡാരൂഢേ കോലാസുരഭയങ്കരി।സര്വപാപഹരേ ദേവി മഹാലക്ഷ്മി നമോഽസ്തു തേ॥
- Gujarati
- નમસ્તે ગરુડારૂઢે કોલાસુરભયઙ્કરિ।સર્વપાપહરે દેવિ મહાલક્ષ્મિ નમોઽસ્તુ તે॥
- Bengali
- নমস্তে গরুডারূঢে কোলাসুরভযঙ্করি।সর্বপাপহরে দেবি মহালক্ষ্মি নমোঽস্তু তে॥