Sri Mahalakshmi Astakam

śrīḥ

|| śrīmahālakṣmyastakam ||

namaste'stu mahāmāye śrīpīthe surapūjite |

sankhacakragadāhaste mahālakṣmi namo'stu te ||1||

namaste garudārūdhe kolāsurabhayankari |

sarvapāpahare devi mahālakṣmi namo'stu te ||2||

sarvajñe sarvavarade sarvadustabhayankari |

sarvaduhkhahare devi mahālakṣmi namo'stu te ||3||

siddhibuddhiprade devi bhuktimuktipradāyini |

mantramūrte sadā devi mahālaksmi namo'stu te ||4||

ādyantarahite devi ādiśaktimaheśvari |

yogajñe yogasambhūte mahālakṣmi namo'stu te ||5||

sthūlasūksmamahāraudre mahāśaktimahodare |

mahāpāpahare devi mahālaksmi namo'stu te ||6||

padmāsanasthite devi parabrahmasvarūpini |

paramesi jaganmātarmahālakṣmi namo'stu te ||7||

śvetāmbaradhare devi nānālaňkārabhūsite |

jagatsthite jaganmātarmahālakṣmi namo'stu te ||8||

mahālaksmyastakastotram yah pathed bhaktimānnarah |

sarvasiddhimavāpnoti rājyam prāpnoti sarvadā ||9||

ekakale pathennіtyam mahāрāpavinasanam

dvikālam yah pathennityam dhanadhānyasamanvitaḥ ||10||

trikālam yah pathennityam mahāśatruvināśanam

mahālakṣmīrbhavennityam prasannā varadā śubhā ||11||

|| iti śrīmahālakṣmyaṣṭakam samāptam ||

TRANSLATION

I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi, Who is the Mahamaya (the Primordial Cause of Creation); And Who is Worshipped in Sri Pitha (Her Abode) by the Suras. (I Worshipfully Salute Her) Who is adorned in Her Beautiful Form with Shankha (Conch), Chakra (Disc) and Gada (Mace) in Her Hands; I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi.

I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi Who is mounted on the Garuda, and Who is the Terror to Kolasura,(I Worshipfully Salute) the Devi Who Removes All Sins (when we Surrender to Her); I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi.

(I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi) Who is All-Knowing (Knowing even our Innermost Thoughts), and Who Gives All Boons (When Her Compassion is Aroused); (I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi) Who is the Terror to All the Wicked (Destroying our Evil Tendencies), (I Worshipfully Salute) the Devi Who Removes All Sorrows (When Her Grace is Aroused); I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi.

(I Worshipfully Salute) the Devi Who Bestows Accomplishments (When She becomes Gracious) and Intelligence (to direct our Lives properly with those Accomplishments); (I Worshipfully Salute the Devi) Who Bestows both Worldly Prosperity as well as directs our lives towards Liberation (Merging in Her Lotus Feet), (I Worshipfully Salute) the Devi Who Always Abide as the Subtle Form of Mantra (behind Everything in Creation and Within our Hearts); I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi.

(I Worshipfully Salute) the Devi Who is Without Beginning (Aadi) and End (Anta), being the Primordial Shakti (behind Everything); I Worshipfully Salute that Great Goddess, (I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi) Who is Born of Yoga (out of the Great Consciousness) and Who is always United with Yoga; I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi.

(I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi) Whose Power is present behind both Gross and Subtle Forms as well as behind the Most Terrible Form of Rudrani; (I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi) Who is the Great Womb of Mahashakti (from where every manifestation of Power arises), (I Worshipfully Salute) the Devi Who Removes Great Sins from our Lives (when Her Great Power passes through our Lives and Cleanses us) (maybe during adverse circumstances); I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi.

(After Her Great Power Cleanses us we feel the Peaceful Form of)the Devi Who is Seated on a Lotus (Lotus of Kundalini) (with a Gracious Face); And Who is abiding as the Supreme Brahman (behind all Impurities), She is the Supreme Goddess and the Mother of the Universe; I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi.

(I Worshipfully Salute) the Devi Who is Adorned with White Garments (representing our Inner Purity); (I Worshipfully Salute the Devi) Who is Adorned with Various Ornaments (representing our Inner Beauty), (I Worshipfully Salute the Devi) Who Abides within the Universe as the Mother of the Universe (directing our Lives and all Activities); I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi.

He who recites this Mahalakshmi AshtakamStotram with Devotion (surrendering to Her Power), ... Will attain all Accomplishments (including final Liberation) and Prosperity (both Inner and Outer), always (when She Herself directs our Lives).

Reciting this Once Every Day (representing the first outcome) will Destroy Great Sins (first our gross Sins need to get destroyed by Her Power for the Purity to emerge),: Reciting this Twice Every Day (representing the second outcome) will bestow Wealth and Foodgrains (by our effort in the path of Dharma).

Reciting this Thrice Everyday (representing the third outcome) will Destroy Great Enemies (including our powerful subtle Inner Enemies which form the final hindrance from progressing towards Liberation), (Finally nearing Liberation with a Pure Mind we find) Devi Mahalakshmi in Her Eternal Gracious Form; In Her Eternal Boon-Giving Grace and Auspicious Presence (within us).