1.Lakshmi.
hiranyavarnam harinim
suvarna rajatasrajam
chandram hiranmayim lakshmim
jatavedo mama vaha
O knower of all things born, bring here to me
Lakshmi, the goddess of Beauty and Fortune, abundant in the golden light, who is delight,
who is resplendent like gold and is the spouse of Hari (Vishnu)
she wears garlands (Sraja) of flowers which are golden coloured or white.
2. Golden Light. tam ma a vaha jatavedo
lakshmim anapagaminim
yasyam hiranyam vindeyam
gam ashvam purushan aham
O Agni Jataveda,(the knower of all things born)bring me
the Goddess Lakshmi who never strays (from me)
May I obtain from her the golden Light of the Truth,
the rays of knowledge (Gam) the steeds of life energies (ashva) and the successors.
3.Goddess of Beauty
ashvapurvam rathamadhyam
hstinada prabhodinim
shriyam devim upahvaye
shrir ma devi jushatam.
I invoke the presence of the Goddess of Beauty (Shri)
who is in the middle of a chariot with the steeds of life energy in front;
She is awakened by the sounds or call of those who are full of skill (hasti) (or by the call of elephants)
May the goddess of wealth take delight in me.
4. Smiles Benevolently
kam so smitam hiranya prakaram
ardram jvalantim trptam tarpayantim
padmesthitam padma varnam
tamihopa hvaye shriyam.
I invoke here the presence of the goddess Shri
who is the absolute (kam) who smiles benevolently and who is the form of golden light,
who is compassionate, who beams brightly, who is content (trptam) but satisfies the devotees (tarpayantim).
She is seated on the lotus and has the hue of the lotus.
5. May all bad qualities perish
chandram prabhasam
yashasa jvalantim shriyam loke
devajushtam udaram
tam padma nemim sharanam pra padye
alakshmir me nashyatam
tvam vrnomi
She is delightful with her effulgence
and brightly renowned in the world of riches and felicities (shriyam)
she is generous and is beloved of the gods;
I take refuge in her who has lotus in her hands
I seek her as my refuge.
May all the qualities perish in me which hinder the presence of beauty and harmony.
6. Dispel the Ignorance
adityavarne tapaso adhi jato
vanaspatis tava vrksho atha bilvah
tasya phalani tapasa nudantu
maya antara yashcha bahya alakshmih.
O Sun splendoured one, out of your tapas, sprang forth
the bilva tree that is the king of delight.
It was then by your grace that its fruits (attained celebrity)
May the veil of ignorance (maya) within and the bad qualities outside be dispelled.
7. Potent words and ecstasy.
upaitu mam devasakha
kirtishcha manina saha
pradurbhuto asmi rashtre asmin
kirtim vrddhim dadatu me.
May the friends of the Gods approach me
along with the (Potent) words and the ecstasy (to give them to me)
Born am I into this kingdom;
may he grant me progress and the capacity to laud you.
8. Absence of Plentitude.
kshut pipasa malam jyeshtham
alakshmim nashayami aham
abhutim asamrddhim cha
sarvan nirnuda me grhat.
In the shape of impurities of hunger and thirst, which manifested earlier (to Lakshmi)
May I drive away the misfortune
all the things (or forces) which cause all ill happenings and the absence of plentitude (asamrddhim)
9. Nourishes all.
gandha dvaram duradharsham
nityapushtam karishinim
ishvarim sarvabhutanam
tam iha upa hvaye shriyam.
whose grace enters us through all the subtledoors and is unassailable.
She nourishes (all beings) for ever with her abundance.
she is the ruler of all creatures.
I invoke here the presence of the Goddess shri
10.Aspiration and Truthful Speech.
manasah kamam akutim
vachah satyam ashimahi
pashunam rupam annasya
mayi shrih shrayatam yashah.
The power of mind and the aspiration(akuthi)
(By your grace) may I obtain the truthful speech,
may I have the abundance of food (anna) and the forms (rupam) of varieties of knowledge (Pashunam){see}
May the glory (as your devotee) and the riches and felicities settle in me( shrayatam)
11. Mother of Lotuses.
kardamena praja bhuta
mayi sam bhava kardama
shriyam vasaya me kule
mataram padmamalinim.
(The goddess) had you for son.
O Kardama reside in me.
In my abode, establish the goddess of riches,
the mother, who wears a garland of lotuses.
12. waters
apah sravantu snigdhani
chiklita vasa me grhe
ni cha devim mataram shriyam
vasays me kule.
May the waters produce amiable effects (snigdhani)
O Chiklita (come and) dwell in my abode.
and make thy mother, the goddess of prosperity,
abide in my household.
13. Moist with compassion.
ardram pushkarinim pushtim
pingalam padma malinim
chandram hiranmayim lakshmim
jatavedo mama vaha.
Who is moist with compassion, attended by elephants and nourishes the entire world.
She is golden coloured and wears a garland of lotus flowers
She is bedecked with the golden lustre and she is delight herself,
O Agni Jataveda, bring Lakshmi to me.
14. Shining like the Sun.
ardram yahkarinim yashtim'
suvarnam hemamalinim
suryam hiranmayim lakshmim
jatavedo mama vaha.
she is compassionate and holds the staff of Dharma (yashtim)
she is radiant wearing the garlands and necklaces of gold.
Lakshmi, shining like the Sun with the golden lustres.
O Agni Jataveda, bring to me.
15. Lakshmi who strays not.
tam ma a vaha jatavedo
lakshmim anapagaminim
yasyam hiranyam prabhutam
gavo dasyo vindeyam purushan aham.
O Agni, Jataveda, bring to me
Lakshmi who strays not from me.
and the abundant (Prabhutam) wealth of gold.
On her arrival by her grace may I obtain the cattle, maids the men-folk(like children, companions)
hiranyavarnam harinim
suvarna rajatasrajam
chandram hiranmayim lakshmim
jatavedo mama vaha
O knower of all things born, bring here to me
Lakshmi, the goddess of Beauty and Fortune, abundant in the golden light, who is delight,
who is resplendent like gold and is the spouse of Hari (Vishnu)
she wears garlands (Sraja) of flowers which are golden coloured or white.
2. Golden Light. tam ma a vaha jatavedo
lakshmim anapagaminim
yasyam hiranyam vindeyam
gam ashvam purushan aham
O Agni Jataveda,(the knower of all things born)bring me
the Goddess Lakshmi who never strays (from me)
May I obtain from her the golden Light of the Truth,
the rays of knowledge (Gam) the steeds of life energies (ashva) and the successors.
3.Goddess of Beauty
ashvapurvam rathamadhyam
hstinada prabhodinim
shriyam devim upahvaye
shrir ma devi jushatam.
I invoke the presence of the Goddess of Beauty (Shri)
who is in the middle of a chariot with the steeds of life energy in front;
She is awakened by the sounds or call of those who are full of skill (hasti) (or by the call of elephants)
May the goddess of wealth take delight in me.
4. Smiles Benevolently
kam so smitam hiranya prakaram
ardram jvalantim trptam tarpayantim
padmesthitam padma varnam
tamihopa hvaye shriyam.
I invoke here the presence of the goddess Shri
who is the absolute (kam) who smiles benevolently and who is the form of golden light,
who is compassionate, who beams brightly, who is content (trptam) but satisfies the devotees (tarpayantim).
She is seated on the lotus and has the hue of the lotus.
5. May all bad qualities perish
chandram prabhasam
yashasa jvalantim shriyam loke
devajushtam udaram
tam padma nemim sharanam pra padye
alakshmir me nashyatam
tvam vrnomi
She is delightful with her effulgence
and brightly renowned in the world of riches and felicities (shriyam)
she is generous and is beloved of the gods;
I take refuge in her who has lotus in her hands
I seek her as my refuge.
May all the qualities perish in me which hinder the presence of beauty and harmony.
6. Dispel the Ignorance
adityavarne tapaso adhi jato
vanaspatis tava vrksho atha bilvah
tasya phalani tapasa nudantu
maya antara yashcha bahya alakshmih.
O Sun splendoured one, out of your tapas, sprang forth
the bilva tree that is the king of delight.
It was then by your grace that its fruits (attained celebrity)
May the veil of ignorance (maya) within and the bad qualities outside be dispelled.
7. Potent words and ecstasy.
upaitu mam devasakha
kirtishcha manina saha
pradurbhuto asmi rashtre asmin
kirtim vrddhim dadatu me.
May the friends of the Gods approach me
along with the (Potent) words and the ecstasy (to give them to me)
Born am I into this kingdom;
may he grant me progress and the capacity to laud you.
8. Absence of Plentitude.
kshut pipasa malam jyeshtham
alakshmim nashayami aham
abhutim asamrddhim cha
sarvan nirnuda me grhat.
In the shape of impurities of hunger and thirst, which manifested earlier (to Lakshmi)
May I drive away the misfortune
all the things (or forces) which cause all ill happenings and the absence of plentitude (asamrddhim)
9. Nourishes all.
gandha dvaram duradharsham
nityapushtam karishinim
ishvarim sarvabhutanam
tam iha upa hvaye shriyam.
whose grace enters us through all the subtledoors and is unassailable.
She nourishes (all beings) for ever with her abundance.
she is the ruler of all creatures.
I invoke here the presence of the Goddess shri
10.Aspiration and Truthful Speech.
manasah kamam akutim
vachah satyam ashimahi
pashunam rupam annasya
mayi shrih shrayatam yashah.
The power of mind and the aspiration(akuthi)
(By your grace) may I obtain the truthful speech,
may I have the abundance of food (anna) and the forms (rupam) of varieties of knowledge (Pashunam){see}
May the glory (as your devotee) and the riches and felicities settle in me( shrayatam)
11. Mother of Lotuses.
kardamena praja bhuta
mayi sam bhava kardama
shriyam vasaya me kule
mataram padmamalinim.
(The goddess) had you for son.
O Kardama reside in me.
In my abode, establish the goddess of riches,
the mother, who wears a garland of lotuses.
12. waters
apah sravantu snigdhani
chiklita vasa me grhe
ni cha devim mataram shriyam
vasays me kule.
May the waters produce amiable effects (snigdhani)
O Chiklita (come and) dwell in my abode.
and make thy mother, the goddess of prosperity,
abide in my household.
13. Moist with compassion.
ardram pushkarinim pushtim
pingalam padma malinim
chandram hiranmayim lakshmim
jatavedo mama vaha.
Who is moist with compassion, attended by elephants and nourishes the entire world.
She is golden coloured and wears a garland of lotus flowers
She is bedecked with the golden lustre and she is delight herself,
O Agni Jataveda, bring Lakshmi to me.
14. Shining like the Sun.
ardram yahkarinim yashtim'
suvarnam hemamalinim
suryam hiranmayim lakshmim
jatavedo mama vaha.
she is compassionate and holds the staff of Dharma (yashtim)
she is radiant wearing the garlands and necklaces of gold.
Lakshmi, shining like the Sun with the golden lustres.
O Agni Jataveda, bring to me.
15. Lakshmi who strays not.
tam ma a vaha jatavedo
lakshmim anapagaminim
yasyam hiranyam prabhutam
gavo dasyo vindeyam purushan aham.
O Agni, Jataveda, bring to me
Lakshmi who strays not from me.
and the abundant (Prabhutam) wealth of gold.
On her arrival by her grace may I obtain the cattle, maids the men-folk(like children, companions)
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