Verse 5 of 16
Mantra 5 of Shri Suktam
Chandram Prabhasam Yashasa Jvalantim Shriyam Loke Devajushtam Udaram चन्द्रां प्रभासां यशसा ज्वलन्तीं श्रियं लोके देवजुष्टामुदाराम्।
Tam Padminimim Sharanamaham Prapadye Alakshmirme Nashyatam Tvam Vrine तां पद्मिनीमीं शरणमहं प्रपद्येऽलक्ष्मीर्मे नश्यतां त्वां वृणे॥
Meaning
I take refuge in Shri, lovely as the moon and radiant, blazing with fame, cherished by the gods in this world, generous, holding the lotus. May my misfortune perish. I choose you.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Chandram चन्द्राम् | lovely as the moon |
| Prabhasam प्रभासाम् | radiant |
| Yashasa Jvalantim यशसा ज्वलन्तीम् | blazing with fame |
| Shriyam श्रियम् | Shri, the goddess of prosperity |
| Loke Devajushtam लोके देवजुष्टाम् | cherished by the gods in the world |
| Udaram उदाराम् | generous |
| Padminim Im पद्मिनीम् ईम् | her who holds the lotus |
| Sharanam Aham Prapadye शरणम् अहं प्रपद्ये | I take refuge |
| Alakshmih Me Nashyatam अलक्ष्मीः मे नश्यताम् | may my misfortune perish |
| Tvam Vrine त्वां वृणे | I choose you |
Why this verse matters
Alakshmi, "un-Lakshmi", is the opposite of Lakshmi: poverty, misfortune and everything that drives prosperity away.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- candrāṃ prabhāsāṃ yaśasā jvalantīṃ śriyaṃ loke devajuṣṭāmudārām|tāṃ padminīmīṃ śaraṇamahaṃ prapadye'lakṣmīrme naśyatāṃ tvāṃ vṛṇe||
- Telugu
- చంద్రాం ప్రభాసాం యశసా జ్వలంతీం శ్రియం లోకే దేవజుష్టాముదారామ్।తాం పద్మినీమీం శరణమహం ప్రపద్యేఽలక్ష్మీర్మే నశ్యతాం త్వాం వృణే॥
- Tamil
- சந்த்³ராம் ப்ரபா⁴ஸாம் யஶஸா ஜ்வலந்தீம் ஶ்ரியம் லோகே தே³வஜுஷ்டாமுதா³ராம்।தாம் பத்³மிநீமீம் ஶரணமஹம் ப்ரபத்³யே(அ)லக்ஷ்மீர்மே நஶ்யதாம் த்வாம் வ்ருʼணே॥
- Kannada
- ಚಂದ್ರಾಂ ಪ್ರಭಾಸಾಂ ಯಶಸಾ ಜ್ವಲಂತೀಂ ಶ್ರಿಯಂ ಲೋಕೇ ದೇವಜುಷ್ಟಾಮುದಾರಾಮ್।ತಾಂ ಪದ್ಮಿನೀಮೀಂ ಶರಣಮಹಂ ಪ್ರಪದ್ಯೇಽಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀರ್ಮೇ ನಶ್ಯತಾಂ ತ್ವಾಂ ವೃಣೇ॥
- Malayalam
- ചന്ദ്രാം പ്രഭാസാം യശസാ ജ്വലന്തീം ശ്രിയം ലോകേ ദേവജുഷ്ടാമുദാരാമ്।താം പദ്മിനീമീം ശരണമഹം പ്രപദ്യേഽലക്ഷ്മീര്മേ നശ്യതാം ത്വാം വൃണേ॥
- Gujarati
- ચન્દ્રાં પ્રભાસાં યશસા જ્વલન્તીં શ્રિયં લોકે દેવજુષ્ટામુદારામ્।તાં પદ્મિનીમીં શરણમહં પ્રપદ્યેઽલક્ષ્મીર્મે નશ્યતાં ત્વાં વૃણે॥
- Bengali
- চন্দ্রাং প্রভাসাং যশসা জ্বলন্তীং শ্রিযং লোকে দেবজুষ্টামুদারাম্।তাং পদ্মিনীমীং শরণমহং প্রপদ্যেঽলক্ষ্মীর্মে নশ্যতাং ত্বাং বৃণে॥