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महालक्ष्मी अष्टकम् Mahalakshmi Ashtakam with Meaning

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Mahalakshmi – Mahalakshmi Ashtakam

The Mahalakshmi Ashtakam is a Sanskrit hymn of eight verses, each ending "महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते", "Mahalakshmi, I bow to you". Tradition says Indra spoke it in praise of the Goddess, and it is placed in the Padma Purana. Three verses at the end describe the benefit of reading it.

In Maharashtra it is read on Fridays, during the Margashirsha Guruvar vrat, on Kojagiri Purnima and on the night of Lakshmi Puja at Diwali. The second verse names Kolasura, the demon the Goddess killed, which links it to Ambabai, the Mahalakshmi of Kolhapur.

नमस्तेऽस्तु महामाये श्रीपीठे सुरपूजिते।
शङ्खचक्रगदाहस्ते महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥१॥

Meaning: I bow to you, great Maya, seated on the throne of Shri and worshipped by the gods, holding the conch, discus and mace. Mahalakshmi, I bow to you.

अर्थ: हे महामाये, श्रीपीठावर विराजमान आणि देवांनी पूजिलेल्या, हातात शंख, चक्र, गदा धारण करणाऱ्या महालक्ष्मी, तुला नमस्कार असो.

नमस्ते गरुडारूढे कोलासुरभयङ्करि।
सर्वपापहरे देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥२॥

Meaning: I bow to you who ride Garuda and strike terror into Kolasura. Goddess who removes every sin, Mahalakshmi, I bow to you.

अर्थ: गरुडावर आरूढ, कोलासुराला भय देणाऱ्या, सर्व पापे हरण करणाऱ्या देवी महालक्ष्मी, तुला नमस्कार असो.

सर्वज्ञे सर्ववरदे सर्वदुष्टभयङ्करि।
सर्वदुःखहरे देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥३॥

Meaning: All-knowing, giver of every boon, terror of all the wicked, Goddess who takes away all sorrow, Mahalakshmi, I bow to you.

अर्थ: सर्व जाणणाऱ्या, सर्व वर देणाऱ्या, सर्व दुष्टांना भय देणाऱ्या आणि सर्व दुःखे हरण करणाऱ्या देवी महालक्ष्मी, तुला नमस्कार असो.

सिद्धिबुद्धिप्रदे देवि भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायिनि।
मन्त्रमूर्ते सदा देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥४॥

Meaning: Goddess who grants success and wisdom, worldly enjoyment and liberation, ever the embodiment of mantra, Mahalakshmi, I bow to you.

अर्थ: सिद्धी आणि बुद्धी देणाऱ्या, भोग आणि मोक्ष देणाऱ्या, सदैव मंत्रस्वरूप असलेल्या देवी महालक्ष्मी, तुला नमस्कार असो.

आद्यन्तरहिते देवि आद्यशक्तिमहेश्वरि।
योगजे योगसम्भूते महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥५॥

Meaning: Goddess without beginning or end, the primal power and great sovereign, born of yoga and arising from yoga, Mahalakshmi, I bow to you.

अर्थ: आदि आणि अंत नसलेल्या, आद्यशक्ती, महेश्वरी, योगातून प्रकट झालेल्या देवी महालक्ष्मी, तुला नमस्कार असो.

स्थूलसूक्ष्ममहारौद्रे महाशक्तिमहोदरे।
महापापहरे देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥६॥

Meaning: You are gross and subtle and greatly fierce, the great power holding all within you. Goddess who removes great sins, Mahalakshmi, I bow to you.

अर्थ: स्थूल, सूक्ष्म आणि महारौद्र रूपाच्या, महाशक्ती, सर्व विश्व उदरात धारण करणाऱ्या, महापापे हरण करणाऱ्या देवी महालक्ष्मी, तुला नमस्कार असो.

पद्मासनस्थिते देवि परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणि।
परमेशि जगन्मातर्महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥७॥

Meaning: Goddess seated on a lotus, whose form is the supreme Brahman, supreme ruler and mother of the world, Mahalakshmi, I bow to you.

अर्थ: कमळासनावर बसलेल्या, परब्रह्मस्वरूप, परमेश्वरी आणि जगन्माते महालक्ष्मी, तुला नमस्कार असो.

श्वेताम्बरधरे देवि नानालङ्कारभूषिते।
जगत्स्थिते जगन्मातर्महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥८॥

Meaning: Goddess dressed in white and adorned with many ornaments, present throughout the world, mother of the world, Mahalakshmi, I bow to you.

अर्थ: शुभ्र वस्त्र धारण केलेल्या, अनेक अलंकारांनी सजलेल्या, सर्व जगात वास करणाऱ्या जगन्माते महालक्ष्मी, तुला नमस्कार असो.

महालक्ष्म्यष्टकं स्तोत्रं यः पठेद्भक्तिमान्नरः।
सर्वसिद्धिमवाप्नोति राज्यं प्राप्नोति सर्वदा॥
एककाले पठेन्नित्यं महापापविनाशनम्।
द्विकालं यः पठेन्नित्यं धनधान्यसमन्वितः॥
त्रिकालं यः पठेन्नित्यं महाशत्रुविनाशनम्।
महालक्ष्मीर्भवेन्नित्यं प्रसन्ना वरदा शुभा॥

Meaning: One who reads this Mahalakshmi Ashtakam with devotion gains every success and always attains sovereignty. Read once daily, it destroys great sins; read twice daily, it brings wealth and grain; read three times daily, it destroys powerful enemies, and Mahalakshmi stays ever pleased, kind and giving boons.

अर्थ: जो भक्तिभावाने हे महालक्ष्मी अष्टक वाचतो, त्याला सर्व सिद्धी आणि राज्य प्राप्त होते. रोज एकदा वाचल्यास महापापांचा नाश होतो, दोनदा वाचल्यास धनधान्य मिळते आणि तीनदा वाचल्यास मोठ्या शत्रूंचा नाश होतो; महालक्ष्मी नेहमी प्रसन्न, वर देणारी आणि मंगल राहते.

केव्हा आणि कसे म्हणावे

When and how to recite it

Fridays, Margashirsha Thursdays, Kojagiri Purnima and Diwali Lakshmi Puja; daily in the morning for those who keep it as a practice.

  1. Clean the puja place and light a ghee lamp before Lakshmi.
  2. Read the eight verses and then the three phalashruti verses.
  3. The phalashruti says reading it once, twice or three times a day brings increasing benefit.

Dates to check: Diwali dates and Lakshmi Puja muhurat · Kojagiri Purnima date and time · Kolhapur Ambabai festival dates

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Questions about Mahalakshmi Ashtakam

Who is said to have composed the Mahalakshmi Ashtakam?
Tradition says Indra, king of the gods, spoke it in praise of Mahalakshmi. It is placed in the Padma Purana.
Who is Kolasura in the second verse?
Kolasura is the demon the Goddess killed at Kolhapur, according to local tradition. That is why the Ambabai of Kolhapur is called Mahalakshmi.
What does the phalashruti promise?
Reading it once a day destroys great sins, twice a day brings wealth and grain, and three times a day defeats powerful enemies, with Mahalakshmi always pleased.
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