Maha Lakshmi Ashtakam Lyrics & Meaning in English

namastē'stu mahāmāyē śrīpīṭhē surapūjitē ।
śaṅkhachakra gadāhastē mahālakṣmi namō'stu tē ॥ 1 ॥

namastē garuḍārūḍhē kōlāsura bhayaṅkari ।
sarvapāpaharē dēvi mahālakṣmi namō'stu tē

I bow to you O Mahamaya, the one who resides in Sripetha and is worshipped by Suras (devas), The one who holds a conch, disc, and mace in her hands, I bow to her, the Goddess Mahalakshmi. I bow to you, who mounts on Garuda, who destroyed the demon Kolasura, The Goddess who removes all sins, O Mahalakshmi I bow to you.

sarvajñē sarvavaradē sarva duṣṭa bhayaṅkari ।
sarvaduḥkha harē dēvi mahālakṣmi namō'stu tē ॥ 3 ॥

siddhi buddhi pradē dēvi bhukti mukti pradāyini ।
mantra mūrtē sadā dēvi mahālakṣmi namō'stu tē

The one who knows everything, bestower of all the boons, whose name frightens the wicked, The Devi who removes all the miseries and sorrows, O Mahalakshmi I bow to you. The giver of skills, intelligence, worldly pleasures, and liberation, The one who is always an embodied form of mantra, Goddess Mahalakshmi I bow to you.

ādyanta rahitē dēvi ādiśakti mahēśvari ।
yōgajñē yōga sambhūtē mahālakṣmi namō'stu tē ॥ 5 ॥

sthūla sūkṣma mahāraudrē mahāśakti mahōdarē ।
mahā pāpa harē dēvi mahālakṣmi namō'stu tē

The Devi who is infinite and represents the primordial energy, Maheshwari, One who is born out of yoga and is in the minds of all yogis, I bow to you Goddess Mahalakshmi. The one present in gross, subtle, and fearsome forms, That great energy saves the universe by keeping it in her great womb. O Devi, the remover of the great sins, I bow to you Goddess Mahalakshmi.

padmāsana sthitē dēvi parabrahma svarūpiṇi ।
paramēśi jaganmātaḥ mahālakṣmi namō'stu tē ॥ 7 ॥

śvētāmbaradharē dēvi nānālaṅkāra bhūṣitē ।
jagasthitē jaganmātaḥ mahālakṣmi namō'stu tē

The Devi seated on a lotus in the Padmasana position, whose form represents the supreme being, O supreme one and the mother of the universe, Mahalakshmi, I bow to you. The one who wears white clothing and is adorned with jewels and various ornaments, Who preserves and protects the worlds, the mother of the universe, Goddess Maha Lakshmi, I bow to you. The universal Divine Mother and the mother of all creation, I bow down to you Maha Lakshmi. I bow down to you, Mahalakshmi! I bow down to you, Mahalakshmi!

mahālakṣmaṣṭakaṃ stōtraṃ yaḥ paṭhēd bhaktimān naraḥ ।
sarva siddhi mavāpnōti rājyaṃ prāpnōti sarvadā ॥

ēkakālē paṭhēnnityaṃ mahāpāpa vināśanam ।
dvikālṃ yaḥ paṭhēnnityaṃ dhana dhānya samanvitaḥ ॥

trikālaṃ yaḥ paṭhēnnityaṃ mahāśatru vināśanam ।
mahālakṣmī rbhavēn-nityaṃ prasannā varadā śubhā ॥

[intyakṛta śrī mahālakṣmyaṣṭaka stōtraṃ sampūrṇam]