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Mahalakshmi Ashtakam

శ్రీమహాలక్ష్మ్యష్టకమ్

Mahalakshmi Ashtakam is a traditional Lakshmi devotional reading. This page presents the full text of the linked Wikisource edition, with Telugu and IAST transliterations.

తెలుగు देवनागरी English (IAST)

|| atha śrī mahālakṣmyaṣṭakam || śrīgaṇeśāya nama: || iṃdra uvāca || namaste'stu mahāmāye śrīpīṭhe surapūjite | śaṃkhacakra gadāhaste mahālakṣmi namo'stute ||1|| namaste garuḍāruḍhe kolāsura bhayaṃkarī | sarvapāpahare devī mahālakṣmi namo'stute ||2|| sarvajñe sarvavarade sarvasuṣṭabhayaṃkarī | sarvadu:khahare devī mahālakṣmi namo'stute ||3|| siddhibuddhiprade devī bhuktimuktipradāyini | maṃtramūrte sadā devī mahālakṣmi namo'stute ||4|| ādyaṃtarahite devī ādyaśakti maheśvari | yogaje yogasaṃbhūte mahālakṣmi namo'stute ||5|| śūla sūkṣmamahāraudre mahāśakti mahodare | mahāpāpahare devī mahālakṣmi namo'stute ||6|| padmāsanasthite devī parabrahmasvarupiṇi | parameśi jaganmātārmahālakṣmi namo'stute ||7|| śvetāṃbaradhare devī nānālaṃkāra bhūṣite | jagatsthite jaganmātārmahālakṣmi namo'stute ||8|| mahālakṣmyaṣṭakaṃ stotraṃ ya: paṭhedbhaktimānnara: | sarvasiddhimavāpnoti rājya prāpteti sarvadā ||9|| ekakāle paṭhennityaṃ mahāpāpavināśanam | dvikālaṃ ya: paṭhennityaṃ dhanadhānyasamanvita: ||10|| trikālaṃ ya: paṭhennityaṃ mahāśatruṃvināśanam | mahālakṣmirbhavennityaṃ prasannā varadā śubhā ||11|| itiṃdrakṛta: śrīmahālakṣmyaṣṭakastava: saṃpūrṇa: ||

Reading & reflection

Lakshmi worship connects prosperity with care, generosity, and auspiciousness. This hymn can be read as part of a daily devotional practice.

Text edition & attribution

Complete text of श्रीमहालक्ष्म्यष्टकम् on Sanskrit Wikisource, revision 54882, contributed by Wikisource editors. Text and generated transliterations are shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Changes: interface material removed, spacing normalized, and Telugu and IAST transliterations generated. The source may contain transcription variants; automated transliterations have not been independently proofread. No source verses have been intentionally shortened.