Mahalakshmi Ashtakam

नमस्तेऽस्तु महामाये श्रीपीठे सुरपूजिते। शङ्खचक्रगदाहस्ते महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥

Namaste’stu mahāmāye śrīpīṭhe surapūjite | Śaṅkhachakragadāhaste Mahālakṣmi namo’stu te ||

Salutations to Mahalakshmi, addressed as Mahamaya, dwelling at the seat of Shri, worshipped by the devas and holding conch, discus and mace.

नमस्ते गरुडारूढे कोलासुरभयङ्करि। सर्वपापहरे देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥

Namaste garuḍārūḍhe kolāsurabhayaṅkari | Sarvapāpahare devi Mahālakṣmi namo’stu te ||

Salutations to Mahalakshmi, mounted on Garuda, terrifying to Kolasura and praised as removing all sin.

सर्वज्ञे सर्ववरदे सर्वदुष्टभयङ्करि। सर्वदुःखहरे देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥

Sarvajñe sarvavarade sarvaduṣṭabhayaṅkari | Sarvaduḥkhahare devi Mahālakṣmi namo’stu te ||

Salutations to the all-knowing Mahalakshmi, giver of boons, fearsome to the wicked and remover of sorrow.

सिद्धिबुद्धिप्रदे देवि भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायिनि। मन्त्रमूर्ते सदा देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥

Siddhibuddhiprade devi bhuktimuktipradāyini | Mantramūrte sadā devi Mahālakṣmi namo’stu te ||

Salutations to Mahalakshmi, giver of accomplishment and understanding, worldly enjoyment and liberation, and embodied in mantra. The selected reading is mantramurte.

आद्यन्तरहिते देवि आद्यशक्तिमहेश्वरि। योगजे योगसम्भूते महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥

Ādyantarahite devi ādyaśaktimaheśvari | Yogaje yogasambhūte Mahālakṣmi namo’stu te ||

Salutations to Mahalakshmi, without beginning or end, primordial power and supreme goddess, arising through yoga.

स्थूलसूक्ष्ममहारौद्रे महाशक्तिमहोदरे। महापापहरे देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥

Sthūlasūkṣmamahāraudre mahāśaktimahodare | Mahāpāpahare devi Mahālakṣmi namo’stu te ||

Salutations to Mahalakshmi, praised in gross, subtle and fierce forms, as great power and through the image of a vast womb, removing grave sin.

पद्मासनस्थिते देवि परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणि। परमेशि जगन्मातर्महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥

Padmāsanasthite devi parabrahmasvarūpiṇi | Parameśi jaganmātar Mahālakṣmi namo’stu te ||

Salutations to Mahalakshmi, seated on a lotus, of the nature of supreme Brahman, supreme goddess and mother of the world.

श्वेताम्बरधरे देवि नानालङ्कारभूषिते। जगत्स्थिते जगन्मातर्महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥

Śvetāmbaradhare devi nānālaṅkārabhūṣite | Jagatsthite jaganmātar Mahālakṣmi namo’stu te ||

Salutations to Mahalakshmi, wearing white, adorned with many ornaments, present in the world and its mother. This is the eighth core verse.

महालक्ष्म्यष्टकं स्तोत्रं यः पठेद्भक्तिमान्नरः। सर्वसिद्धिमवाप्नोति राज्यं प्राप्नोति सर्वदा॥

Mahālakṣmyaṣṭakaṃ stotraṃ yaḥ paṭhed bhaktimān naraḥ | Sarvasiddhim avāpnoti rājyaṃ prāpnoti sarvadā ||

The phalashruti says that one who recites with devotion gains accomplishment and sovereignty. This is the hymn’s traditional praise of recitation, not an assurance of power or success.

एककाले पठेन्नित्यं महापापविनाशनम्। द्विकालं यः पठेन्नित्यं धनधान्यसमन्वितः॥

Ekakāle paṭhen nityaṃ mahāpāpavināśanam | Dvikālaṃ yaḥ paṭhen nityaṃ dhanadhānyasamanvitaḥ ||

The closing praise associates daily recitation once with removal of sin, and twice with wealth and grain. These are devotional statements of benefit.

त्रिकालं यः पठेन्नित्यं महाशत्रुविनाशनम्। महालक्ष्मीर्भवेन्नित्यं प्रसन्ना वरदा शुभा॥

Trikālaṃ yaḥ paṭhen nityaṃ mahāśatruvināśanam | Mahālakṣmīr bhaven nityaṃ prasannā varadā śubhā ||

The traditional praise of reciting three times speaks of overcoming hostile obstacles and Mahalakshmi’s pleased, auspicious, boon-giving presence. This is the selected text’s third closing verse.