The Mahalakshmi Stotra: A Transliteration and Translation
(1)Shree Indra Uvach,
Namostute-astu Mahamaye
shri peethe soorpoojite,
shankh chakra gada haste
MahaLakshmi Namostute
Lord Indra said, "O great force! one who is beseated on the seat of wealth, worshipped by the gods, Salutations to you! One who wields in her
hands Conch, Discus, and the gada, O MahaLakshmi! Salutations to you! (1)
(2)Namaste Garuda-rudhe
kalasura bhayankari,
sarva paphare devi
MahaLakshmi Namostute
One who sits on the Garuda, by whom Kolasura fears, and the destroyer of all the sins, O Goddess MahaLakshmi! Salutations to you! (2)
(3) Sarvagye sarva-varde
sarvadusta bhayankari,
sarva dukh-hare devi
MahaLakshmi Namostute
One who knows everything, giver (of boons) to all, source of deterrence to all evil, & remover of everybody's sorrows, O Goddess
MahaLakshmi! Salutations to you! (3)
(4) Siddhi Budhhi prade devi
bhakti mukti pradayini,
mantramurte sadadevi
MahaLakshmi Namostute
Giver of Success (Siddhi), intellect (buddhi), enjoyment (bhog), & emancipation (moksha), O Goddess MahaLakshmi! Always Salutations to
you! (4)
(5) Aadhyantara-hite devi
aadhya shakti maheshwari,
yogje yog sambhoote
MahaLakshmi Namostute
O Goddess, one whose existence is free from the beginning & the end, the eternal force, O Goddess, O Goddess who has taken form out of
YOGA, Goddess MahaLakshmi! Salutations to you! (5)
(6) SthulaSukshma Maharoudrou
Mahashakti Mahodare,
Mahapap hare devi
MahaLakshmi Namostute
O Goddess, you are the (main) substance (sthuhl), extremely minute (sukshma), and the most defiant & angry formed one ( Maharoudrou), you
are the great force (of the world), and destroyer of the extremely big sins, O Goddess MahaLakshmi! Salutations to you! (6)
(7) Padmasan-stithe devi
Par-brahm swaroopini,
parmeshi jaganmatar
MahaLakshmi Namostute
O Goddess who sits on the lotus, one whose form (swaroop) is as vibrant as the eternal God (parabrahma), O greatest Goddess, O Jagdamba, O
MahaLakshmi, Salutations to you! (7)
(8) Shwetambardhare devi
nanalankar bhushite,
jagat-stithe jaganmata
MahaLakshmi Namostute
O Goddess you are the one who adorns white clothes, several types of jewels. You are the omnipresent, and the creator of the world. (8)
(9) MahaLakshmyastak-stotram
Yah pathed bhaktiman nar,
sarvasiddhim-avapnotim
rajyam prapnoti sarvada
The man who reads this stotra regularly, with devotion, he acquires all successes & stately adornments. (9)
(10) Ek-kale pathen-nityam
mahapapvinashanam,
dwi-kale yah pathen-nityam
dhandhanyasamanvit
One who reads this stotra once, daily; his greatest sins get destroyed. One who reads, this stotra twice, daily, gets abundant wealth & material
requirement, as per requirement. (10)
(11) Tri-kalam yah pathen-nityam
mahashatruvinashan,
MahaLakshmi Bhaven-nityam,
prassanna varda shubham
One who reads daily, this stotra thrice, his greatest enemies would be destroyed and Goddess MahaLakshmi, giver of boons, doer of good for
everybody, is always happy on him. (11)
(12) Iti Shri MahaLakshmyastak Sampoornam!!!
Thus ends the MahaLakshmi Stotra, written by Indra.
