Verse 7 of 11

Shloka 7 of Mahalakshmi Ashtakam

Padmasana Sthite Devi Parabrahma Swaroopini पद्मासनस्थिते देवि परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणि।

Parameshi Jaganmatar Mahalakshmi Namostu Te परमेशि जगन्मातर्महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥

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.

Word by word

WordMeaning
Padmasana Sthite पद्मासनस्थिते seated on a lotus
Devi देवि O Goddess
Parabrahma Swaroopini परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणि whose very nature is the Supreme Brahman
Parameshi परमेशि O supreme Lady
Jaganmatah जगन्मातः O Mother of the world
Mahalakshmi महालक्ष्मि O Mahalakshmi
Namostu Te नमोऽस्तु ते salutations to you

Why this verse matters

sanskritdocuments.org prints "जगन्माता" here; stotranidhi.com has "जगन्मातर्महालक्ष्मि", the vocative joined by sandhi, as in verse 8. We follow stotranidhi.com.

Read this verse in other scripts
IAST (scholarly)
padmāsanasthite devi parabrahmasvarūpiṇi|parameśi jaganmātarmahālakṣmi namo'stu te||
Telugu
పద్మాసనస్థితే దేవి పరబ్రహ్మస్వరూపిణి।పరమేశి జగన్మాతర్మహాలక్ష్మి నమోఽస్తు తే॥
Tamil
பத்³மாஸநஸ்தி²தே தே³வி பரப்³ரஹ்மஸ்வரூபிணி।பரமேஶி ஜக³ந்மாதர்மஹாலக்ஷ்மி நமோ(அ)ஸ்து தே॥
Kannada
ಪದ್ಮಾಸನಸ್ಥಿತೇ ದೇವಿ ಪರಬ್ರಹ್ಮಸ್ವರೂಪಿಣಿ।ಪರಮೇಶಿ ಜಗನ್ಮಾತರ್ಮಹಾಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ತೇ॥
Malayalam
പദ്മാസനസ്ഥിതേ ദേവി പരബ്രഹ്മസ്വരൂപിണി।പരമേശി ജഗന്മാതര്മഹാലക്ഷ്മി നമോഽസ്തു തേ॥
Gujarati
પદ્માસનસ્થિતે દેવિ પરબ્રહ્મસ્વરૂપિણિ।પરમેશિ જગન્માતર્મહાલક્ષ્મિ નમોઽસ્તુ તે॥
Bengali
পদ্মাসনস্থিতে দেবি পরব্রহ্মস্বরূপিণি।পরমেশি জগন্মাতর্মহালক্ষ্মি নমোঽস্তু তে॥

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