This is the POWERFUL 8 verse prayer of Mahalakshmi composed by Indra.
नमस्तेऽस्तु महामाये श्रीपीठे सुरपूजिते । शङ् खचक्रगदाहस्ते महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तुते ॥१॥
Meaning:
1.1: I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi, Who is the Mahamaya (the Primordial Cause of
Creation); And Who is Worshipped in Sri Pitha (Her Abode) by the Suras.
1.2: (I Worshipfully Salute Her) Who is adorned in Her Beautiful Form
with Shankha (Conch), Chakra (Disc) and Gada (Mace) in Her Hands; I Worshipfully Salute Devi
Mahalakshmi.
नमस्ते गरुडारूढे कोलासु रभयंकरर । सर्वपापहरे दे जर् महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तुते ॥२॥
Meaning:
2.1: I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi Who is mounted on the Garuda, and Who is
the Terror to Kolasura,
2.2: (I Worshipfully Salute) the Devi Who Removes All Sins (when we Surrender to Her);
I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi.
सर्वज्ञे सर्वर्रदे सर्व दुष्टभयंकरर । सर्व दुुःखहरे दे जर् महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तुते ॥३॥
Meaning:
3.1: (I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi) Who is All-Knowing (Knowing even our Innermost
Thoughts), and Who Gives All Boons (When Her Compassion is Aroused); (I Worshipfully Salute
Devi Mahalakshmi) Who is the Terror to All the Wicked (Destroying our Evil Tendencies),
3.2: (I Worshipfully Salute) the Devi Who Removes All Sorrows (When Her Grace is Aroused);
I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi.
जसक्ष्मिबुक्ष्मिप्रदे दे जर् भुक्ष्मिमुक्ष्मिप्रदाजयजन । मन्त्रमूते सदा दे जर् महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तुते ॥४॥
Meaning:
4.1: (I Worshipfully Salute) the Devi Who Bestows Accomplishments (When She becomes
Gracious) and Intelligence (to direct our Lives properly with those Accomplishments); (I
Worshipfully Salute the Devi) Who Bestows both Worldly Prosperity as well as directs our lives
towards Liberation (Merging in Her Lotus Feet),
4.2: (I Worshipfully Salute) the Devi Who Always Abide as the Subtle Form of Mantra (behind
Everything in Creation and Within our Hearts); I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi.
आद्यन्तरजहते दे जर् आद्यशक्ष्मिमहेश्वरर । योगिे योगसम्भूते महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तुते ॥५॥
Meaning:
5.1: (I Worshipfully Salute) the Devi Who is Without Beginning (Aadi) and End (Anta), being
the Primordial Shakti (behind Everything); I Worshipfully Salute that Great Goddess,
5.2: (I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi) Who is Born of Yoga (out of the Great
Consciousness) and Who is always United with Yoga; I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi.
स्थूलसूिमहारौद्रे महाशक्ष्मिमहोदरे । महापापहरे दे जर् महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तुते ॥६॥
Meaning:
6.1: (I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi) Whose Power is present behind
both Gross and Subtle Forms as well as behind the Most Terrible Form of Rudrani; (I Worshipfully
Salute Devi Mahalakshmi) Who is the Great Womb of Mahashakti (from where every
manifestation of Power arises),
6.2: (I Worshipfully Salute) the Devi Who Removes Great Sins from our Lives (when Her Great
Power passes through our Lives and Cleanses us) (maybe during adverse circumstances);
I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi.
पद्मासनक्ष्मस्थते दे जर् परब्रह्मस्वरूजपजि । परमेजश िगन्मातमवहालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तुते ॥७॥
Meaning:
7.1: (After Her Great Power Cleanses us we feel the Peaceful Form of) the Devi Who is Seated on
a Lotus (Lotus of Kundalini) (with a Gracious Face); And Who is abiding as the Supreme
Brahman (behind all Impurities),
7.2: She is the Supreme Goddess and the Mother of the Universe; I Worshipfully Salute Devi
Mahalakshmi.
श्वेताम्बरधरे दे जर् नानालङ्कारभूजिते । िगक्ष्मथथते िगन्मातमवहालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तुते ॥८॥
Meaning:
8.1: (I Worshipfully Salute) the Devi Who is Adorned with White Garments (representing our
Inner Purity); (I Worshipfully Salute the Devi) Who is Adorned with Various
Ornaments (representing our Inner Beauty),
8.2: (I Worshipfully Salute the Devi) Who Abides within the Universe as the Mother of
the Universe (directing our Lives and all Activities); I Worshipfully Salute Devi Mahalakshmi.
महालक्ष्म्यष्टकं स्तोत्रं युः पठे द्भक्ष्मिमान्नरुः । सर्वजसक्ष्मिमर्ाप्नोजत राज्यं प्राप्नोजत सर्वदा ॥९॥
9.1: He who recites this Mahalakshmi Ashtakam Stotram with Devotion (surrendering to Her
Power), ...
9.2: ... Will attain all Accomplishments (including final Liberation) and Prosperity (both Inner and
Outer), always (when She Herself directs our Lives).
एककाले पठे जन्नत्यं महापापजर्नाशनम् । जिकालं युः पठे जन्नत्यं धनधान्यसमक्ष्मितुः ॥१०॥
10.1: Reciting this Once Every Day (representing the first outcome) will Destroy Great Sins (first
our gross Sins need to get destroyed by Her Power for the Purity to emerge),
10.2: Reciting this Twice Every Day (representing the second outcome) will
bestow Wealth and Foodgrains (by our effort in the path of Dharma).
जत्रकालं युः पठे जन्नत्यं महाशत्रुजर्नाशनम् । महालक्ष्मिभवर्ेजन्नत्यं प्रसन्ना र्रदा शुभा ॥११॥
11.1: Reciting this Thrice Everyday (representing the third outcome) will Destroy Great
Enemies (including our powerful subtle Inner Enemies which form the final hindrance from
progressing towards Liberation),
11.2: (Finally nearing Liberation with a Pure Mind we find) Devi Mahalakshmi in Her Eternal
Gracious Form; In Her Eternal Boon-Giving Grace and Auspicious Presence (within us).
