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SRI SUKTAM Om Hiranya Varnam Harineem Survanam Rajatas Rajam Chandraam Hiranmayim Lakshmeem Jatavedo Mamaavaha Sloka 1 O all-knowing fire-god (Agni), would you kindly propitiate Mahalakshmi, the Goddess of prosperity, one whose body has the golden color; one who is decked with gold and silver garlands; one whose sari is yellow colored and one Whose face is like the full moon and whose eyes bless humanity with soothing grace. O Jata Veda, the fire-god, kindly tell Her of our supplications. Taamma Aavaha Jaatavedo Lakshmeem Ananpagammineem Yasyaam Hiranmyam Vindeyam Gaam-Asvam Purusham-Aham Sloka 2 O, Agni, the great fire-god, with the blessings of Mahalakshmi, wealth and prosperity, gold and cattle, horses and useful animals, family and children and every type of prosperity will come to me. By the arrival of Goddess Lakshmi in my home, the prosperity will be imperishable. Health, friends, knowledge, everlasting peace and finally freedom -- all these types of wealth will be mine by the arrival of the Universal Mother, Lakshmi, into my home. Aswa-Poorvaam Ratha-Madhyaam Hastinaada Prabhodineem Sriyam Deveem-Upahvahe Sreemaa Devirjushataam Sloka 3 That Goddess Lakshmi in whose procession the celestial horses and the divine chariots are used, as the elephants roar the OM sound which pleases that Goddess. She being Gajalakshmi or Lakshmi Who is worshiped by the elephants. O Agni, I am invoking that power, the spouse of Vishnu. May I attain Her grace. Kaamsosmitaam Hiranya PraakaaraamAardraam Jvalenteem Truptaam Tarpayantim Padmastitaam Padmavarnaam Taamihopahvaye Sriyam Sloka 4 One Who is sitting on the blossomed thousand-petalled lotus; one whose body has the color of the lotus; may that great Goddess. The compassionate, radiant, ever-smiling, fulfiller of all the desires of Her votaries, hear my prayers. I invoke that Mother, Mahalakshmi of golden color. Candraamprabhassaam Yasasaajvalantim Sriyamloke Devajustamudharam Tam Padmineemim Saranamaham Prapadye Alakshmeerye Nasyatam twaam vrine Sloka 5 I invoke Mahalakshmi Who shines like the full moon and like lightening. Her fame is all-pervading. Denizens of heaven constantly worship Her. She is minificent. Her benevolent hands are like lotuses. I take refuge in Her lotus feet. Let Her destroy my poverty forever. O Mother Mahalakshmi, I take shelter at Your lotus feet. Aadityavarne Tapasodhijaato Vanaspatistava Vrikshothabilvaha Tasya Phalaani Tapassaanudantu Maayaantaraayaastcha Baahyaa Alakshmehim Sloka 6 O Universal Mother, shining like the sun, it is through Your penance that the holiest trees of Bilva and Tulasi are born. They symbolize the tree of life. The fruit of that tree of life removes our poverty from both within and without. In other words, bless us with inner light and outer independence and abundance. Upaitumaam Devasakhaha Keertishtcha Maninaa Saha Praddour-booto smit rastresmin Keerthimrudhim dadaatume Sloka 7 O Devi, the great Goddess, with Your blessings let Kubera, the treasurer of the gods; his friend, Manibhadra, the protector of wealth, and Keerti, the goddess of fame who was the daughter of Daksha Prajapati. Ksutipaasaamalaam Jyesthaam Alakshreem naasayaamyaham Abhootimasamriddhim cha Sarvadh Nirmuda me grihaat Sloka 8 That goddess of hunger and thirst, one who is reduced to a skeleton; I would like the death of the goddess of poverty. O Mahalakshmi, may You kindly drive away any fear of poverty and inauspiciousness from my home. In other words, bless me always with abundance and joy. Gandhadvaraam duradharshaam Nitya Pushtaam Karishineem Eesvareehim sarvabhoottaanaam Taamihopahvaye Sriyam Sloka 9 I invoke that supreme Goddess Lakshmi to dwell in my home forever. She is the supreme power of protection and Goddess of all the universes and cosmic elements. She is Mother Earth, the bestower of great contentment. Her blessings are bringing us the fragrance of the sandalwood paste. May that Ishwari be ever present in me. Manashaa Kaamamaakootim Vaachasatya masheemahi Pashoonam Roopamanasya Mayi Sreesrayataam Yasaha Sloka 10 May Mahalakshmi fulfill all my desires. May I attain perfection. May my words come true. May I be bestowed with cattle, wealth, food, milk and honey to share with all. May that Sri Devi come to my home in the form of undying fame. Kardhamena Prajaabhuttaa Mayi Sambhava Kardhamam Sriyam Vaasayame Kule Maataram Padma maalineem Sloka 11 We are the progeny of our forefather, Sage Kardama, who is one of the sons of Goddess Lakshmi. We invoke that Sage Kardama to install in his family the Universal Mother, Mahalakshmi, who is decked with the garland of lotuses. So be it. Apahasrujantu Snigdhaani Chikleeta Vasa Me Gruhe Nicha deveem Maataraham Sriyam Vaasaya Me Kule Sloka 12 We invoke another son of Lakshmi named Chikleeta. May he dwell in our home and may his mother, Mahalakshmi, dwell in our family. Ardraam Pushkarineem Pushtim Pingalaam Padmamalineem Chandramm Hirnamayeem Lakshmeem Jaatavedo Mamaavaha Sloka 13 O Agni, may You propitiate Mahalakshmi, the destroyer of demons but merciful to Her devotees, abode of auspiciousness, bestower of total protection, extraordinarily beautiful, bedecked with valuable ornaments, shining like a thousand suns; may that Hiranmayi, the golden colored Goddess, be pleased with us. Ardraam Yah-Karineem yastiim Survarnaam Hemamaalineem Sooruyamm Hirnamayeem Lakshmem Jaatavedo Mamaavaha Sloka 14 O Agni, the fire-god, I once again pray unto you to invoke the presence of the Lakshmi Devi with us. The Mother Who is merciful blessings with Her lotus hand. May that yellow-clad, lotus-garlanded, moon-faced Goddess shower Her choicest cup of blessings upon us. Taama Aavaah Jaatavedo Lakshmmeemanapa-gamineem Yasyam Hiranyam Prabhootam Gaavo Daasyoshvam Vindeyam Purushanaham Sloka 15 O Agni, please pray to that Lakshmi that we should be blessed with inexhaustible wealth. May that wealth bring that greatest joy and peace along with all material comforts of cows, servants, horses, family and good children, and the highest of all, freedom. Om Mahalakshmi cha Vidmahe Vishnu Patnyaicha Dhimahi Taano Lakshmihiprachodayatay Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi Sloka 16 Let that Mahalakshmi be invoked on Whom I meditate upon, Who is the consort of Lord Vishnu, the Supreme Mother. Let peace prevail everywhere.

SRI SUKTAM

Om Hiranya Varnam Harineem

Survanam Rajatas Rajam

Chandraam Hiranmayim

Lakshmeem Jatavedo Mamaavaha

Sloka 1

O all-knowing fire-god (Agni), would you kindly propitiate Mahalakshmi, the Goddess of prosperity, one whose body has the golden color; one who is decked with gold and silver garlands; one whose sari is yellow colored and one Whose face is like the full moon and whose eyes bless humanity with soothing grace. O Jata Veda, the fire-god, kindly tell Her of our supplications.

Taamma Aavaha Jaatavedo

Lakshmeem Ananpagammineem

Yasyaam Hiranmyam Vindeyam

Gaam-Asvam Purusham-Aham

Sloka 2

O, Agni, the great fire-god, with the blessings of Mahalakshmi, wealth and prosperity, gold and cattle, horses and useful animals, family and children and every type of prosperity will come to me. By the arrival of Goddess Lakshmi in my home, the prosperity will be imperishable. Health, friends, knowledge, everlasting peace and finally freedom -- all these types of wealth will be mine by the arrival of the Universal Mother, Lakshmi, into my home.

Aswa-Poorvaam Ratha-Madhyaam

Hastinaada Prabhodineem

Sriyam Deveem-Upahvahe

Sreemaa Devirjushataam

Sloka 3

That Goddess Lakshmi in whose procession the celestial horses and the divine chariots are used, as the elephants roar the OM sound which pleases that Goddess. She being Gajalakshmi or Lakshmi Who is worshiped by the elephants. O Agni, I am invoking that power, the spouse of Vishnu. May I attain Her grace.

Kaamsosmitaam Hiranya PraakaaraamAardraam

Jvalenteem Truptaam Tarpayantim

Padmastitaam Padmavarnaam

Taamihopahvaye Sriyam

Sloka 4

One Who is sitting on the blossomed thousand-petalled lotus; one whose body has the color of the lotus; may that great Goddess. The compassionate, radiant, ever-smiling, fulfiller of all the desires of Her votaries, hear my prayers. I invoke that Mother, Mahalakshmi of golden color.

Candraamprabhassaam Yasasaajvalantim

Sriyamloke Devajustamudharam

Tam Padmineemim Saranamaham

Prapadye Alakshmeerye

Nasyatam twaam vrine

Sloka 5

I invoke Mahalakshmi Who shines like the full moon and like lightening. Her fame is all-pervading. Denizens of heaven constantly worship Her. She is minificent. Her benevolent hands are like lotuses. I take refuge in Her lotus feet. Let Her destroy my poverty forever. O Mother Mahalakshmi, I take shelter at Your lotus feet.

Aadityavarne Tapasodhijaato

Vanaspatistava Vrikshothabilvaha

Tasya Phalaani Tapassaanudantu

Maayaantaraayaastcha Baahyaa Alakshmehim

Sloka 6

O Universal Mother, shining like the sun, it is through Your penance that the holiest trees of Bilva and Tulasi are born. They symbolize the tree of life. The fruit of that tree of life removes our poverty from both within and without. In other words, bless us with inner light and outer independence and abundance.

Upaitumaam Devasakhaha

Keertishtcha Maninaa Saha

Praddour-booto smit rastresmin

Keerthimrudhim dadaatume

Sloka 7

O Devi, the great Goddess, with Your blessings let Kubera, the treasurer of the gods; his friend, Manibhadra, the protector of wealth, and Keerti, the goddess of fame who was the daughter of Daksha Prajapati.

Ksutipaasaamalaam Jyesthaam

Alakshreem naasayaamyaham

Abhootimasamriddhim cha

Sarvadh Nirmuda me grihaat

Sloka 8

That goddess of hunger and thirst, one who is reduced to a skeleton; I would like the death of the goddess of poverty. O Mahalakshmi, may You kindly drive away any fear of poverty and inauspiciousness from my home. In other words, bless me always with abundance and joy.

Gandhadvaraam duradharshaam

Nitya Pushtaam Karishineem

Eesvareehim sarvabhoottaanaam

Taamihopahvaye Sriyam

Sloka 9

I invoke that supreme Goddess Lakshmi to dwell in my home forever. She is the supreme power of protection and Goddess of all the universes and cosmic elements. She is Mother Earth, the bestower of great contentment. Her blessings are bringing us the fragrance of the sandalwood paste. May that Ishwari be ever present in me.

Manashaa Kaamamaakootim

Vaachasatya masheemahi

Pashoonam Roopamanasya

Mayi Sreesrayataam Yasaha

Sloka 10

May Mahalakshmi fulfill all my desires. May I attain perfection. May my words come true. May I be bestowed with cattle, wealth, food, milk and honey to share with all. May that Sri Devi come to my home in the form of undying fame.

Kardhamena Prajaabhuttaa Mayi

Sambhava Kardhamam

Sriyam Vaasayame Kule

Maataram Padma maalineem

Sloka 11

We are the progeny of our forefather, Sage Kardama, who is one of the sons of Goddess Lakshmi. We invoke that Sage Kardama to install in his family the Universal Mother, Mahalakshmi, who is decked with the garland of lotuses. So be it.

Apahasrujantu Snigdhaani Chikleeta

Vasa Me Gruhe

Nicha deveem Maataraham Sriyam

Vaasaya Me Kule

Sloka 12

We invoke another son of Lakshmi named Chikleeta. May he dwell in our home and may his mother, Mahalakshmi, dwell in our family.

Ardraam Pushkarineem Pushtim

Pingalaam Padmamalineem

Chandramm Hirnamayeem Lakshmeem

Jaatavedo Mamaavaha

Sloka 13

O Agni, may You propitiate Mahalakshmi, the destroyer of demons but merciful to Her devotees, abode of auspiciousness, bestower of total protection, extraordinarily beautiful, bedecked with valuable ornaments, shining like a thousand suns; may that Hiranmayi, the golden colored Goddess, be pleased with us.

Ardraam Yah-Karineem yastiim

Survarnaam Hemamaalineem

Sooruyamm Hirnamayeem Lakshmem

Jaatavedo Mamaavaha

Sloka 14

O Agni, the fire-god, I once again pray unto you to invoke the presence of the Lakshmi Devi with us. The Mother Who is merciful blessings with Her lotus hand. May that yellow-clad, lotus-garlanded, moon-faced Goddess shower Her choicest cup of blessings upon us.

Taama Aavaah Jaatavedo

Lakshmmeemanapa-gamineem

Yasyam Hiranyam Prabhootam Gaavo

Daasyoshvam Vindeyam Purushanaham

Sloka 15

O Agni, please pray to that Lakshmi that we should be blessed with inexhaustible wealth. May that wealth bring that greatest joy and peace along with all material comforts of cows, servants, horses, family and good children, and the highest of all, freedom.

Om Mahalakshmi cha Vidmahe Vishnu

Patnyaicha Dhimahi

Taano Lakshmihiprachodayatay

Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi

Sloka 16

Let that Mahalakshmi be invoked on Whom I meditate upon, Who is the consort of Lord Vishnu, the Supreme Mother. Let peace prevail everywhere.