Sri Suktam
hiraṇyavarṇāṁ hariṇīṁ suvarṇarajatasrajām,
candrāṁ hiraṇmayīṁ lakṣmīṁ jātavedo ma āvaha.
tāṁ ma āvaha jātavedo lakṣmīmanapagāminīm,
yasyāṁ hiraṇyaṁ vindeyaṁ gāmaśvaṁ puruṣānaham.
Invoke for me, O Agni, the Goddess Lakshmi, who shines like
gold, yellow in hue, wearing gold and silver garlands, blooming like the
moon, the embodiment of wealth. O Agni! Invoke for me that unfailing
Lakshmi, being blessed by whom I shall win wealth, cattle, horses and
men.
aśvapūrvāṁ rathamadhyāṁ hastinādapramodinīm,
śriyaṁ devīmupahvaye śrīrmā devīrjuṣatām,
kāṁ sosmitāṁ hiraṇyaprākārāmārdrāṁ jvalantīṁ tṛaptāṁ tarpayantīm,
padme sthitāṁ padmavarṇāṁ tāmihopahvaye śriyam,
I invoke Shri (Lakshmi), who has a line of horses in front of
her, a series of chariots in the middle, who is being awakened by the
trumpeting of elephants, who is divinely resplendent. May that divine
Lakshmi grace me. I hereby invoke that Shri (Lakshmi) who is an
embodiment of Absolute Bliss; who is of pleasant smile on her face;
whose lustre is like that of burnished gold; who is wet, as it were,
(just from the milky ocean), who is blazing with splendour, and is the
embodiment of the fulfilment of all wishes; who satisfies the desires
of her votaries; who is seated on the lotus and is beautiful like the
lotus.
candrāṁ prabhāsāṁ yaśasā jvalaṁtīṁ śriyaṁ loke devajuṣṭāmudārām,
tāṁ padminīmīṁ śaraṇamahaṁ prapadye alakṣmīrme naśyatāṁ tvāṁ vṛṇe.
ādityavarṇe tapaso'dhijāto vanaspatistava vṛkṣo'tha bilvaḥ,
tasya phalāni tapasā nudantu māyāntarāyāśca bāhyā alakṣmīḥ.
For shelter in this world, I resort to that Lakshmi who is
beautiful like the moon, who shines bright, who is blazing with renown,
who is adored (even) by the gods, who is highly magnanimous, and grand
like the lotus. May my misfortunes perish. I surrender myself to Thee. O
Thou, resplendent like the Sun! By Thy power and glory have the
plants, (like) the bael tree, grown up. May the fruits thereof
destroy through Thy Grace all inauspiciousness rising from the inner
organs and ignorance as well as from the outer senses.
upaitu māṁ devasakhaḥ kīrtiśca maṇinā saha
prādurbhūto'smi rāṣṭre'smin kīrtimṛddhiṁ dadātu me.
kṣutpipāsāmalāṁ jyeṣṭhāmalakṣmīṁ nāśayāmyaham,
abhūtimasamṛddhiṁ ca sarvāṁ nirṇuda me gṛahāt.
O Lakshmi! I am born in this country with the heritage of
wealth. May the friend of the Lord Siva (Kubera) and Kirti (fame) come
to me. May these (having taken their abode with me) bestow on me fame
and prosperity. I shall destroy the elder sister of Lakshmi, the
embodiment of inauspiciousness and such evil as hunger, thirst, and the
like. O Lakshmi! Drive out from my abode all misfortune and poverty.
gandhadvārāṁ durādharṣāṁ nityapuṣṭāṁ karīṣiṇīm,
īśvarīṁ sarvabhūtānāṁ tāmihopahvaye śriyam.
manasaḥ kāmamākūtiṁ vācaḥ satyamaśīmahi,
paśūnāṁ rūpamannasya mayi śrīḥ śrayatāṁ yaśaḥ.
I invoke hereby that Lakshmi (Shri), whose (main) avenue of
perception is the odoriferous sense (i.e., who abides mainly in cows);
who is incapable of defeat or threat from anyone; who is ever healthy
(with such virtuous qualities as truth); whose grace is seen abundantly
in the refuse of cows (the cows being sacred); and who is supreme over
all created beings. O Lakshmi! May we obtain and enjoy the fulfilment
of our desires and our volitions, the veracity of our speech, the
wealth of cattle, the abundance of varieties of food to eat! May
prosperity and fame reside in me (thy devotee)!
kardamena prajā bhūtā mayi sambhava kardama,
śriyaṁ vāsaya me kule mātaraṁ padmamālinīm.
āpaḥ sṛjantu snigdhāni ciklīta vasa me gṛhe,
nica devīṁ mātaragï śriyaṁ vāsaya me kule.
Lakshmi! You have progeny in Kardama. (Hence) O Kardama, may
you reside in me. Make Mother Shri with garlands of lotuses, to have
Her abode in my (ancestral) line. May the (holy) waters create
friendship (they being of an adhesive nature). O Chiklita (Progeny of
Shri), reside in my home; and arrange to make Divine Mother Shri to
stay in my lineage!
ārdrāṁ puṣkariṇīṁ puṣṭiṁ suvarṇāṁ hemamālinīm,
sūryāṁ hiraṇmayīṁ lakṣmīṁ jātavedo ma āvaha.
ārdrāṁ yaḥ kariṇīṁ yaṣṭiṁ piṅgalāṁ padmamālinīm,
candrāṁ hiraṇmayīṁ lakṣmīṁ jātavedo ma āvaha.
Invoke for me, O Agni, Lakshmi who shines like gold, is
brilliant like the sun, who is powerfully fragrant, who wields the rod
of suzerainty, who is of the form of supreme rulership, who is radiant
with ornaments and is the goddess of wealth. Invoke for me, O Agni, the
Goddess Lakshmi who shines like gold, blooms like the moon, who is
fresh with anointment (of fragrant scent), who is adorned with the
lotuses (lifted up by celestial elephants in the act of worship), who is
the presiding deity of nourishment, who is yellow in colour, and who
wears garlands of lotuses.
tāṁ ma āvaha jātavedo lakṣmīmanapagāminīm,
yasyāṁ hiraṇyaṁ prabhūtaṁ gāvo dāsyo'śvānvindeyaṁ puruṣānaham.
Invoke for me, O Agni, that Goddess Lakshmi who is ever
unfailing, being blessed by whom I shall win wealth in plenty, cattle,
servants, horses, and men.
ōm mahādevyai ca vidmahe viṣṇupatnī ca dhīmahi,
tanno lakṣmīḥ pracodayāt.
We commune ourselves with the Great Goddess, and meditate on
the Consort of Vishnu. May that Lakshmi direct us (to the Great Goal).
ōṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ.
Om. May there be Peace, Peace, Peace.Hari Om Tat Sat!
Pt.Raahul S Saaraswat
Vedic Astrologer
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