Verse 3 of 16
Mantra 3 of Shri Suktam
Ashvapurvam Rathamadhyam Hastinada Prabodhinim अश्वपूर्वां रथमध्यां हस्तिनादप्रबोधिनीम्।
Shriyam Devim Upahvaye Shrirma Devirjushatam श्रियं देवीमुपह्वये श्रीर्मादेवीर्जुषताम्॥
Meaning
I invoke the goddess Shri, who has horses going before her and chariots around her, and whose coming is announced by the trumpeting of elephants. May the goddess Shri be gracious to me.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ashvapurvam अश्वपूर्वाम् | with horses going before her |
| Rathamadhyam रथमध्याम् | seated in the middle of chariots |
| Hastinada Prabodhinim हस्तिनादप्रबोधिनीम् | whose coming is announced by the trumpeting of elephants |
| Shriyam श्रियम् | Shri, the goddess of prosperity |
| Devim देवीम् | the goddess |
| Upahvaye उपह्वये | I invoke |
| Shrih Ma Devi Jushatam श्रीः मा देवी जुषताम् | may the goddess Shri be pleased with me |
Why this verse matters
This verse is the root of the Gajalakshmi image, Lakshmi with elephants. The second line is printed as "श्रीर्मादेवीर्जुषताम्" in both our sources; it is read as श्रीः मा देवी जुषताम्.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- aśvapūrvāṃ rathamadhyāṃ hastinādaprabodhinīm|śriyaṃ devīmupahvaye śrīrmādevīrjuṣatām||
- Telugu
- అశ్వపూర్వాం రథమధ్యాం హస్తినాదప్రబోధినీమ్।శ్రియం దేవీముపహ్వయే శ్రీర్మాదేవీర్జుషతామ్॥
- Tamil
- அஶ்வபூர்வாம் ரத²மத்⁴யாம் ஹஸ்திநாத³ப்ரபோ³தி⁴நீம்।ஶ்ரியம் தே³வீமுபஹ்வயே ஶ்ரீர்மாதே³வீர்ஜுஷதாம்॥
- Kannada
- ಅಶ್ವಪೂರ್ವಾಂ ರಥಮಧ್ಯಾಂ ಹಸ್ತಿನಾದಪ್ರಬೋಧಿನೀಮ್।ಶ್ರಿಯಂ ದೇವೀಮುಪಹ್ವಯೇ ಶ್ರೀರ್ಮಾದೇವೀರ್ಜುಷತಾಮ್॥
- Malayalam
- അശ്വപൂര്വാം രഥമധ്യാം ഹസ്തിനാദപ്രബോധിനീമ്।ശ്രിയം ദേവീമുപഹ്വയേ ശ്രീര്മാദേവീര്ജുഷതാമ്॥
- Gujarati
- અશ્વપૂર્વાં રથમધ્યાં હસ્તિનાદપ્રબોધિનીમ્।શ્રિયં દેવીમુપહ્વયે શ્રીર્માદેવીર્જુષતામ્॥
- Bengali
- অশ্বপূর্বাং রথমধ্যাং হস্তিনাদপ্রবোধিনীম্।শ্রিযং দেবীমুপহ্বযে শ্রীর্মাদেবীর্জুষতাম্॥