Verse 6 of 11
Shloka 6 of Mahalakshmi Ashtakam
Sthula Sukshma Maharaudre Mahashakte Mahodare स्थूलसूक्ष्ममहारौद्रे महाशक्ते महोदरे।
Maha Papa Hare Devi Mahalakshmi Namostu Te महापापहरे देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥
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.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Sthula Sukshma Maharaudre स्थूलसूक्ष्ममहारौद्रे | gross and subtle, and fierce beyond measure |
| Mahashakte महाशक्ते | O great power |
| Mahodare महोदरे | whose womb holds the universe |
| Maha Papa Hare महापापहरे | remover of the gravest sins |
| Devi देवि | O Goddess |
| Mahalakshmi महालक्ष्मि | O Mahalakshmi |
| Namostu Te नमोऽस्तु ते | salutations to you |
Why this verse matters
sanskritdocuments.org prints "महाशक्ति"; we follow stotranidhi.com, which has the vocative "महाशक्ते" that the grammar of the line needs.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- sthūlasūkṣmamahāraudre mahāśakte mahodare|mahāpāpahare devi mahālakṣmi namo'stu te||
- Telugu
- స్థూలసూక్ష్మమహారౌద్రే మహాశక్తే మహోదరే।మహాపాపహరే దేవి మహాలక్ష్మి నమోఽస్తు తే॥
- Tamil
- ஸ்தூ²லஸூக்ஷ்மமஹாரௌத்³ரே மஹாஶக்தே மஹோத³ரே।மஹாபாபஹரே தே³வி மஹாலக்ஷ்மி நமோ(அ)ஸ்து தே॥
- Kannada
- ಸ್ಥೂಲಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮಮಹಾರೌದ್ರೇ ಮಹಾಶಕ್ತೇ ಮಹೋದರೇ।ಮಹಾಪಾಪಹರೇ ದೇವಿ ಮಹಾಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ತೇ॥
- Malayalam
- സ്ഥൂലസൂക്ഷ്മമഹാരൌദ്രേ മഹാശക്തേ മഹോദരേ।മഹാപാപഹരേ ദേവി മഹാലക്ഷ്മി നമോഽസ്തു തേ॥
- Gujarati
- સ્થૂલસૂક્ષ્મમહારૌદ્રે મહાશક્તે મહોદરે।મહાપાપહરે દેવિ મહાલક્ષ્મિ નમોઽસ્તુ તે॥
- Bengali
- স্থূলসূক্ষ্মমহারৌদ্রে মহাশক্তে মহোদরে।মহাপাপহরে দেবি মহালক্ষ্মি নমোঽস্তু তে॥