SLOKAS - MAHA LAKSHMI ASHTAKAM – English

indra uvaacha – 

namastEstu mahaamaayE SreepeeThE surapoojitE |
Sankhachakra gadaahastE mahaalakShmi namOstu tE || 1 ||

namastE garuDaarooDhE DOlaasura bhayankari |
sarvapaapaharE dEvi mahaalakShmi namOstu tE || 2 ||

sarvagnyE sarvavaradE sarva duShTa bhayaMkari |
sarvaduHkha harE dEvi mahaalakShmi namOstu tE || 3 ||

siddhi buddhi pradE dEvi bhukti mukti pradaayini |
mantra moortE sadaa dEvi mahaalakShmi namOstu tE || 4 ||

aadyanta rahitE dEvi aadiSakti mahESvari |
yOgagnyE yOga sambhootE mahaalakShmi namOstu tE || 5 ||

sthoola sookShma mahaaraudrE mahaaSakti mahOdarE |
mahaa paapa harE dEvi mahaalakShmi namOstu tE || 6 ||

padmaasana sthitE dEvi parabrahma svaroopiNi |
paramESi jaganmaataH mahaalakShmi namOstu tE || 7 ||

SvEtaambaradharE dEvi naanaalankaara bhooShitE |
jagasthitE jaganmaataH mahaalakShmi namOstu tE || 8 ||

mahaalakShmaShTakaM stOtraM yaH paThEd bhaktimaan naraH |
sarva siddhi mavaapnOti raajyaM praapnOti sarvadaa ||

EkakaalE paThEnnityaM mahaapaapa vinaaSanam |
dvikaalM yaH paThEnnityaM dhana dhaanya samanvitaH ||

trikaalaM yaH paThEnnityaM mahaaSatru vinaaSanam |
mahaalakShmee rbhavEn-nityaM prasannaa varadaa Subhaa ||

[intyakRuta Sree mahaalakShmyaShTaka stOtraM saMpoorNam]