Friday, January 25, 2008

Astha Lakshmi Stotra

Astha Lakshmi Stotra

Lakshmi, the consort of Lord Vishnu, is the most sought after Goddess as she is the Goddess of wealth. What most people forget is that wealth is not just money. Wealth is of eight kinds and this Asthalakshmi Stotra is the worship of Lakshmi as the Goddess of the eight kinds of Wealth.

Adilakshmi
Suragana vandita sundari madhave chandra sahodari hema maye
Muniganavandita mokshapradayini Manjula bhashini vedanute
Pankajavasini devasupujita sadgunavrshini shantiyute
Jayajaya he madhusudhana kamini adilakshmi paripalayamam ......1

Dhanyalakshmi
Aiekalikalmashanashini kamini vaidikarupini vedamaye
Ksheerasamudbhava mangala rupini mantranivasini mantranute
Mangalaladayini ambujajavasini devaganashrita padayute
Jayajaya he madhusudhana kamini dhanyalakshmi paripalayamam .......2

Dhairyalakshmi
Jayavaravarshini vishnavi bhargavi mantraswarupini mantramaye
Sunaganapujita sheeghraphalaprada gyanavikasini shastranute
Bhavabhayaharini papavimochani sadhujanashrita padayute
Jayajaya he madhusudhana kamini dhairyalakshmi paripalayamam .......3

Gajalakshmi
Jaya jaya durgati nasini kamini sarvaphalaprada shastramaye
Radhagajaturaga padati samavruta parijanamandita lokanute
Hari harabrahma supujita sevita tapanivarini padayute
Jayajaya he madhusudhana kamini gajalakshmi paripalayamam .......4

Santanalakshmi
Aie khagavahini mohini chakrini ragavivardhini gyanamaye
gunaganavaridhi lokahitishini saptaswarayuta gananute
sakala suraasura devamuniswara manavavandita padayute
Jayajaya he madhusudhana kamini santanalakshmi paripalayamam ....5

Vijayalakshmi
Jaya kamalasani sadgati dayini gyanavikasini ragamaye
Anudinamarchita kumkuma dhusara bhushitavasita vadyanute
Kanakadharastuti vibhava vandita shankara desika manyapade
Jayajaya he madhusudhana kamini vijayalakshmi paripalayamam ....6

Vidyalakshmi
Pranata sureswari bharati bhargavi sokavinashini ratnamaye
Manimaya bhushita karna vibhushana santisamavruta hasyamukhe
Navanidhi dayini kalimala harini kamyaphalapradahastayute
Jayajaya he madhusudhana kamini vidyalakshmi paripalayamam .....7

Dhanalakshmi
Dhimidhimi dhimdhimi dhimdhimi dhimdhimi dundhubhi nada supoornamaye
Gumaghama Gumghuma Ghumghuma Ghumghuma shankhaninada suvadyanute
Veda puranetihasa supujita vaidika marga pradarshayute
Jayajaya he madhusudhana kamini dhanalakshmi paripalayamam ......8


This prayer is from AstroJyoti.com.