Saturday, June 7, 2008

Sri Mahalakshmi Ashtakam



This a beautiful Ashtakam of Shri MahaLakshmi, these Sanskrit Vedic Chants have been chanted since centuries in Hindu religion. Shree Maha Lakshmi or Maa Lakshmi is the concert of Lord Vishnu the God of life. She is the giver of wealth so that the life can move on smoothly, and one can cease to worries of life and devote energy and time and attention on spirituality and God.

This are the morning chants, if chanted every morning after a bath and making the environment charged with sacredness by performing Puja and lighting the lamps and dhoop or agarbatti incense sticks, will surely remove the worries of wealth needed to support the gross living.

You might also like to have a look at collection devoted to Divine mother at Navratri Chants and Songs.

Below the lyrics or words or text of this Sanskrit chants in English, and below is the meaning i English

This is one of the most popular Lakshmi stotras.

1. Namstestu mahamaye shripithe surapujite
Sankhachakra gada haste Mahalakshmi namostu te

2. Namaste Garudarudhe dolasura bhayankari
Sarva papahare devi Mahalakshmi namostu te

3. Sarvajne sarvavarade sarvadushtabhayankari
Sarvadukha hare devi mahalakshmi Namostu te

4. Sidhi budhi prade devi bhukti mukti pradayini
Mantramurte sada devi Mahalakshmi namostu te

5. Aadyantarahite devi aadishakti Maheswari
Yogagye yogasambhute MahaLakshmi namostu te

6. Stula Sukshma Maharoudre mahashakti mahodare
Maha papahare devi Mahalakshmi namostu te

7. Padmasana sthite devi parabhrahma swarupini
Paramesi jaganmataha Maha Lakshmi namostu te

8. Swetambara dhare devi nanalamkara bhushite
Jagathsthite jaganmata Maha Lakshmi namostu te


Meaning


1. Salutations and salutations to Goddess Mahalakshmi,
Who is the great enchantress,
Who lives in riches,
Who is worshipped by Gods,
And who has conch, wheel and mace in her hands.

2. Salutations and salutations to Goddess Mahalakshmi.
Who rides on an eagle,
Who created fear to Kolasura,
And is the goddess who can destroy all sins

3. Salutations and salutations to Goddess Mahalakshmi.
Who knows everything,
Who can grant any thing,
Who appears fearsome to bad people,
And is the goddess who can destroy all sorrows.


4. Salutations and salutations to Goddess Mahalakshmi,
Who grants intelligence and occult powers,
Who grants devotion to God and salvation,
Who can be personified by holy chants,
And who is Goddess for ever.

5. Salutations and salutations to Goddess Mahalakshmi.
Who neither has an end nor beginning,
Who is the primeval power,
Who is the greates Goddess,
Who is born out of hard penance,
And who can be personified by meditation.

6. Salutations and salutations to Goddess Mahalakshmi,
Who is micro and also gross,
Who is most fearsome ,
Who is the greatest strength,
Who within her holds the worlds,
And is the Goddess who can destroy sins.

7. Salutations and salutations to Goddess Mahalakshmi,
Who is the goddess who has the seat of Lotus,
Who is the personification of the ultimate truth,
Who is Goddess of all,
And who is the mother of all the worlds.

8. Salutations and salutations to Goddess Mahalakshmi,
Who wears white cloth,
Who wears variety of ornaments,
Who is everywhere in the world,
And who is the mother of all the worlds.

9. Those men who read this octet praising Mahalakshmi,
With devotion and discipline,
Would make all powers as his own,,
And also would attain the kingdom for ever.

few comments from you tube below

Kanakdhara stotram by The Great Adi Shankaracharya created this Stotram so that in Kaliyuga we get blessing of Mahalaxmiji.Bless the Lilaji and Female voice who did this good work on Youtube for us Kanakdhara means(Rain of Gold)so is the purity of Heart to get Goddess blessings.Maa bless us all please visit these stotram-Kanakdhara,Meenakshi,Lalita Sahasaranama on YOUTUBE now by Lila Sakuraji.Jai Matadi

Thayar or Ambal is the same Maha Shakthi , Jaganmata, Kaali, Karumaari, Athi Parashakthi !!! Om Shakthi !!!

God has thousand of names. Let us forget all differences and praise the lord for the air, food and water. Humans have created great troubles for themselves like nuclear weapons. O lord, I do not want to live in constant fear of death, destruction and pain.

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