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महामि%म अ'क) – नम+,ऽ+त/ महामा0 1ीपीठ5 स/रप8िज,Mahālakṣhmi Aṣṭakaṁ:
Namastestu Mahāmāye Śhrīpīṭe Surapujite
नम#$ऽ#त' महामा* +ीपीठ/ स'रप2िज$ ।श6खच9गदाह#$ महालि=म नमोऽ#त'$ ॥१॥namastestu mahāmāye śhrī pīṭhe surapūjite |śhaṅkha cakra gadā haste mahā lakṣhmi namostute ||1||Salutations to the Mahamaya (the Great Enchantress), Who is Worshipped by the Devas in Sri Pitha (Her Abode)Who has the Conch, Disc and Mace in Her Hands; Salutations to that Mahalakshmi.
नम#$ ग@डाBढ/ कोलास'रभयGकHर ।सवJपापहK LHव महालि=म नमोऽ#त'$ ॥२॥namaste garuḍā rūḍhe kolāsura bhayaṅkari |sarva pāpa hare devi mahā lakṣhmi namostute ||2||Salutations to the One Who Rides the Garuda, Who is the Terror to Kolasura,The Devi who Removes All Sins; Salutations to that Mahalakshmi.
सवJN/ सवJवरL सवJOPभयGकHर ।सवJOःखहK LHव महालि=म नमोऽ#त'$ ॥३॥sarvajñe sarva varade sarva duṣṭa bhayaṅkari |sarva duḥkha hare devi mahā lakṣhmi namostute ||3||Who is All-‐Knowing, Who is the Giver of All Boons, Who is the Terror to All the Wicked, The Devi who Removes All Sorrows; Salutations to that Mahalakshmi.
HसिSब'िSUL LHव भ'िVतम'िVतUदाHयHन ।मWXम2तY सदा LHव महालि=म नमोऽ#त'$ ॥४॥siddhi buddhi prade devi bhukti mukti pradāyini |mantra mūrte sadā devi mahā lakṣhmi namostute ||4||The Devi who Gives Success and Intelligence and Gives Wordly Enjoyment and Liberation, The Devi who Always abides as the Embodiment of Mantra; Salutations to that Mahalakshmi.
आ\WतरHह$ LHव आ\शिVतम]^Hर ।योग_ योगस`भ2$ महालि=म नमोऽ#त'$ ॥५॥ādyanta rahite devi ādya śhakti maheśhvari |yogaje yoga sambhūte mahā lakṣhmi namostute ||5||
The Devi who is Without Beginning and End, Who is the Primal Energy, and the Great Goddess,Who is Born of Yoga, Who is United with Yoga; Salutations to that Mahalakshmi.
#थ2लस2=ममहारौd/ महाशिVतमहोदK ।महापापहK LHव महालि=म नमोऽ#त'$ ॥६॥sṭhula sūkṣhma mahā raudre mahā śhakti mahodare |mahā pāpa hare devi mahā lakṣhmi namostute ||6||
Who is both Gross and Subtle and Most Terrible, Who is With Great Power and Prosperity,The Devi who Removes All Sins; Salutations to that Mahalakshmi.
पfासनि#थ$ LHव परgh#वBHपिण ।परjिश जगWमातमJहालि=म नमोऽ#त'$ ॥७॥padmāsana sṭhite devi para brahma svarūpiṇi |parameśhi jagan mātar mahā lakṣhmi namostute ||7||
The Devi Who is Seated on a Lotus, Who is of the Nature of Supreme Brahman,Who is the Supreme Lord and the Mother of the Universe; Salutations to that Mahalakshmi.
/̂ता`बरधK LHव नानाल6कारभ2Hष$ ।जगिn#थ$ जगWमातमJहालि=म नमोऽ#त'$ ॥८॥śhvetāmbara dhare devi nānālaṅkāra bhūṣite |jagatsṭhite jagan mātar mahā lakṣhmi namostute ||8||
The Devi who is Dressed in White Garments, Who is Adorned with Various Ornaments,Who Abides in this Universe and is the Mother of the Universe; Salutations to that Mahalakshmi.
महाल=`यPकp #तोXG यः पठ/qिVतमाWनरः ।सवJHसिSमवाrनोHत राsयG UाrनोHत सवJदा ॥९॥mahā lakṣhmya-‐ṣhṭakaṁ stotraṁ yaḥ paṭhed bhaktimān naraḥa |sarva siddhi-‐mavāpnoti rājyaṁ prāpnoti sarvadā ||9||
Whoever reads this Mahalakshmi Ashtakam with Devotion,Will attain all Success through the Grace of Mother Mahalakshmi.
एककाv पठ/िWनnयG महापापHवनाशनम् ।HxकालG यः पठ/िWनnयG धनधाWयसमिWवतः ॥१०॥eka kāle paṭhen nityaṁ mahā pāpa vināśhanam |dvi kālaṁ yaḥ paṭhen nityaṁ dhana dhanya samanvitaḥa ||10||
Reading this Once Every Day will Destroy Great Sins,Reading this Twice Every Day will bring Prosperity.
HXकालG यः पठ/िWनnयG महाशX'Hवनाशनम् ।महालि=मभJzिWनnयG UसWना वरदा श'भा ॥११॥trikālaṁ yaḥ paṭhen nityaṁ mahā śhatru vināśhanam |mahā lakṣhmir bhaven nityaṁ prasannā varadā śhubhā ||11|| Reading this Thrice Everyday will Destroy Great Enemies,And will bring Joy in Life with the Blessings of Mahalakshmi.
Detailed Meanings
नम#$ऽ#त' (namastestu): Salutations to You नमस् (namas) = Reverential Salutations, Obeisance
महामा* (mahāmāye): Mahamaya, The Great Enchantress महा (mahā) = Great माया (māyā) = Illusion
+ीपीठ/ (śrī-‐pīṭhe): In the Abode of Sri +ी (śrī) = Goddess Lakṣmi, Good Fortune, Auspiciousness पीठ (pīṭha) = Throne, Royal Seat
स'रप2िज$ (sura-‐pūjite): Worshipped by the Devas स'र (sura) = Deva प2िजत (pūjita) = Worshipped
श6ख (śaṅkha) = Conch च9 (cakra) = Discus गदा (gadā) = Mace ह#त (hasta) = Hand
नमोऽ#त'$ (namostute): Obeisance to Youनम#$ (namaste): Salutations to You
ग@डाBढ/ (garuḍārūḍhe): Riding on the garuḍā ग@ड (garuḍā) = Vahana of Vishnu in the form of an eagle आBढ (arūḍhe) = Mounted
कोलास'र (kolāsura) = An asura or demon by name Kola भयGकर (bhayaṁkara) = Terrible
सवJ (sarva) = All पाप (pāpa) = Sin हर (hara) = Destroy
सवJN/ (sarvajñye): All-‐Knowing ~ from सवJN (Sarvajnya)
सवJवरL (sarva-‐varade): Giver of All Boons वरद (varada) = Granting Wishes , Conferring Boons
OP (duṣṭa) = Wicked भयGकर (bhayaṁkara) = Terrible
Oःख (duhkha) = Sorrow
LHव (devi): Goddess
HसिS (siddhi) = Success ब'िS (buddhi) = Intelligence Uद (prada) = Give
भ'िVतम'िVतUदाHयHन (bhukti-‐mukti-‐pradāyini): Giver of Wordly Enjoyment and Liberation भ'िVत (bhukti) = Wordly Enjoyment म'िVत (mukti) = Liberation Uद (prada) = Give
मWX (mantra) = Mantra म2तJ (mūrta) = Embodiment
सदा (sadā): Always
आ\WतरHह$ (ādi-‐anta-‐rahite): Without Beginning & End आHद (ādi) = Beginning अWत (anta) = End रHहत (rahita) = Free from
आ\ (ādya) = Primitive / PrimalशिVत (śakti) = Energy म]^Hर (maheśvari) = The Great Goddess
योग_ (yogaje): Born of Yoga ~ from योगज (yogaja)
योगस`भ2$ (yoga-‐sambhūte): United with Yoga स`भ2त (sambhūta) = United with, Arisen from
#थ2लस2=ममहारौd/ (sṭhula-‐sūkṣma-‐mahāraudre): Both Gross and Subtle and most Terrible #थ2ल (sṭhula) = Gross स2=म (sūkṣma) = Subtle महारौd (mahāraudre) = Most Terrible
महा (mahā) = Great महोदर (mahodara) = Literally big-‐bellied which signinies Great Prosperity
पfासनि#थ$ (padmā-‐āsana-‐sṭhite): Seated on the Lotus पf (padmā) = Lotus आसन (āsana) = Seat ि#थत (sṭhite) = Abiding
परgh#वBHपिण (para-‐brahma-‐svarūpiṇi): Nature of Supreme Brahman पर (para) = The Supreme gh (Brahma) = Brahman, the Supreme Indivisible Consciousness #वBप (svarūpa) = Of the nature of
परjिश (parameśi): Supreme Lord परम (parama) = Supreme ईश (Iiśa) = Lord
जगWमातमJहालि=म (jaganmātar-‐mahālakṣmi): Mother of the Universe. O Mahalakshmi जगत् (jagat) = The World माता (mātā) = Mother
/̂ता`बरधK (śveta-‐ambara-‐dhare): Dressed in White Garments /̂त (śveta) = White
अ`बर (ambara) = Clothes, Garments धर (dhara) = Wearing
नानाल6कारभ2Hष$ (nāna-‐alakāra-‐bhūṣite): Adorned with Various Ornaments नाना (nāna) = Various अलGकार (alakāra) = Ornaments भ2षण (bhūṣite) = Adorning
जगिn#थ$ (jagat-‐sṭhite): Abiding as the Universe ि#थत (sṭhita) = Abiding