Mahalakshmi Ashtakam is a great stotram composed by the head of Devas, Lord Indra to praise Devi Mahalakshmi. This Stotra is present in Padma Purana and contains eight stanzas. The Lyrics explain the divine nature of Goddess Maha-Lakshmi.
इंद्र उवाच -
नमस्तेऽस्तु महामाये श्रीपीठे सुरपूजिते ।
शंखचक्र गदाहस्ते महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ 1 ॥
I bow to you O Mahamaya, the one who resides in Sripetha and is worshipped by Suras (devas)
The one who holds Shanka (conch), Chakra(disc) and Gadha (mace) in her hands, I bow to her the Goddess Mahalakshmi.
नमस्ते गरुडारूढे कोलासुर भयंकरि ।
सर्वपापहरे देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ 2 ॥
I bow to you, who mounts on Garuda, who created great fear and annihilated the demon Kolasura
The Goddess who removes all the sins, O Mahalakshmi I bow to you
सर्वज्ञे सर्ववरदे सर्व दुष्ट भयंकरि ।
सर्वदुःख हरे देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ 3 ॥
(Salutations to Devi) The one who knows everything (sarvagna), bestower of all the boons, whose name frightens the wicked
The Devi who removes all the miseries and sorrows, O Mahalakshmi I bow to you.
सिद्धि बुद्धि प्रदे देवि भुक्ति मुक्ति प्रदायिनि ।
मंत्र मूर्ते सदा देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ 4 ॥
The giver of siddhi (success or accomplishment), buddhi (intelligence) and who grants the worldly pleasures (bukthi) as well as the Liberation (Mukti)
The one who is always an embodied form of mantra, Goddess Mahalakshmi I bow to you.
आद्यंत रहिते देवि आदिशक्ति महेश्वरि ।
योगज्ञे योग संभूते महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ 5 ॥
O Devi who is infinite without beginning or the end, Who represents the primordial Energy, Maheshwari
One Who is associated with the yogic knowledge, who is born from the yoga, I bow to you Goddess Mahalakshmi.
स्थूल सूक्ष्म महारौद्रे महाशक्ति महोदरे ।
महा पाप हरे देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ 6 ॥
The one who is present in gross, subtle as well as fearsome forms, the maha shakti, who saves the universe by keeping in her great womb.
O Devi the remover of the great sins, I bow to you Goddess Mahalakshmi.
पद्मासन स्थिते देवि परब्रह्म स्वरूपिणि ।
परमेशि जगन्मातः महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ 7 ॥
The Devi who is seated on a lotus in the Padmasana position, Whose form represents the supreme being
O Paramesi(who is supreme), Jaganmata (the mother of the Universe), Mahalakshmi, I bow to you.
श्वेतांबरधरे देवि नानालंकार भूषिते ।
जगस्थिते जगन्मातः महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ 8 ॥
The one who wears white clothing, Who is adorned with jewels and various ornaments
Who preserves and protects the worlds, the mother of the universe, Goddess Mahalakshmi, I bow to you.
महालक्ष्मष्टकं स्तोत्रं यः पठेद् भक्तिमान् नरः ।
सर्व सिद्धि मवाप्नोति राज्यं प्राप्नोति सर्वदा ॥
The one who recites this Mahalakshmi Ashtakam stotram with devotion
Will attain all the siddhi’s(accomplishments) and high status always.
एककाले पठेन्नित्यं महापाप विनाशनम् ।
द्विकालं यः पठेन्नित्यं धन धान्य समन्वितः ॥
By reciting this stotra once daily (usually mornings) will destroys all the great sins
Reciting it twice daily (usually morning and evening) will grant you wealth and grains.
त्रिकालं यः पठेन्नित्यं महाशत्रु विनाशनम् ।
महालक्ष्मी र्भवेन्-नित्यं प्रसन्ना वरदा शुभा ॥
Reciting this stotram thrice daily (morning, afternoon, and evening) in three kalas will get benefitted by destroying all the enmity and hatred.
Also, the Goddess Mahalakshmi will be pleased and gives them all the boons and good luck.
[इंत्यकृत श्री महालक्ष्म्यष्टक स्तोत्रं संपूर्णम्]
Thus ends the complete Mahalakshmi Ashtakam Stotram composed by Lord Indra.
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