Mahalakshmi Ashtakam Lyrics in English, With Meaning

Mahalakshmi Ashtakam lyrics and meaning

Below are the 12 passages of Mahalakshmi Ashtakam as sung in the recording Diya plays, in the order they are sung. Each row gives the words in English letters, under the original script where Diya's record has it, and their meaning in English. The meaning of 2 passages is still being reviewed and is marked.

Words (original script and transliteration)	Meaning in English
श्री महालक्ष्मी अष्टकम् shree mahaalakshmee ashtakam	The eight-verse hymn to revered Mahalakshmi.
नमस्तेऽस्तु महामाये श्रीपीठे सुरपूजिते शङ्खचक्रगदाहस्ते महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते namastestu mahaamaaye shreepeethe surapoojite shankhachakragadaahaste mahaalakshmi namostu te	Mahalakshmi, I bow to you: Mahamaya, the great power that brings the world into appearance, enthroned in splendor and worshipped by the gods. You hold the conch, discus and mace; again I bow to you.
namaste garudaaroodhe kolaasurabhayankari sarvapaapahare devi mahaalakshmi namostu te	Meaning still under review.
सर्वज्ञे सर्ववरदे सर्वदुष्टभयङ्करि सर्वदुःखहरे देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते sarvajne sarvavarade sarvadushtabhayankari sarvaduhkhahare devi mahaalakshmi namostu te	Mahalakshmi, all-knowing Goddess, giver of every blessing and terror of all the wicked, you remove every sorrow. I bow to you.
सिद्धिबुद्धिप्रदे देवि भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायिनि मन्त्रमूर्ते सदा देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते siddhibuddhiprade devi bhuktimuktipradaayini mantramoorte sadaa devi mahaalakshmi namostu te	Mahalakshmi, Goddess who grants accomplishment and understanding, worldly enjoyment and liberation, you are ever the living form of mantra. I bow to you.
aadyantarahite devi aadyashakti maheshwari yogajne yogasambhoote mahaalakshmi namostu te	Mahalakshmi, Goddess without beginning or end, primordial power and great sovereign, knower of yoga and arising through yoga, I bow to you.
sthoolasookshmamahaaraudre mahaashakte mahodare mahaapaapahare devi mahaalakshmi namostu te	Meaning still under review.
padmaasanasthite devi parabrahmasvaroopini parameshi jaganmaatar mahaalakshmi namostu te	Mahalakshmi, Goddess seated on a lotus, whose very nature is the supreme reality, Brahman, sovereign Goddess and mother of the world, I bow to you.
shvetaambaradhare devi naanaalankaarabhooshite jagatsthite jaganmaatar mahaalakshmi namostu te	Mahalakshmi, Goddess clothed in white and adorned with many ornaments, dwelling in the world, mother of the world, I bow to you.
mahaalakshmyashtakam stotram yah pathed bhaktimaan narah sarvasiddhim avaapnoti raajyam praapnoti sarvadaa	The hymn declares that whoever recites this eight-verse praise of Mahalakshmi with devotion attains every accomplishment and always gains sovereignty.
ekakaalam pathen nityam mahaapaapavinaashanam dvikaalam yah pathen nityam dhanadhaanyasamanvitah	The hymn declares that reciting this praise of Mahalakshmi once daily destroys great sins, and reciting it twice daily brings wealth and grain.
trikaalam yah pathen nityam mahaashatruvinaashanam mahaalakshmeer bhaven nityam prasannaa varadaa shubhaa	The hymn declares that reciting this praise of Mahalakshmi three times daily destroys great enemies; Mahalakshmi remains ever pleased, auspicious, and a giver of blessings.

Diya's English explains each passage in plain language; it is not a word-for-word translation.

About Mahalakshmi Ashtakam

The eight stanzas of Mahalakshmi Ashtakam are dedicated to the goddess Mahalakshmi. Tradition identifies Indra as the one who recites the hymn. The hymn is in Sanskrit.

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