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— from the Padma Purana
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[FH Indra said —
SR8YJ"8YZRMFRF^J¯.U.6JXZWU:NOYJ 1. O Mahamaya, abode of fortune,
who art worshipped by the Devas, I
_ÀHtLIFM8YJRMFQNºRSRFJ"8YZYJ salute Thee; O Mahalakshmi, wielder
of conch, disc and mace, obeisance to
Thee.
SR8YJL©KFª+JPFJQFXZW^{NW 2. My salutations to Thee, who ridest
the Garuda and art a terror to Asura
X[7UFUMWJIJN[RMFQNºRSRFJ"8YZYJ Kola; O Devi Mahalakshmi, remover
of all miseries, my obeisance to Thee.
X[7bJX[7[WIJX[7²^{NW 3. O Devi Mahalakshmi, who knowest
all, giver of all boons, a terror to all
X[7#TMWJIJN[RMFQNºRSRFJ"8YZYJ the wicked, remover of all sorrow,
obeisance to Thee.
NXNGZN IJIJN[ZNuRZNu IFN^NS 4. O Devi, giver of intelligence and
success and of worldly enjoyment and
RR:YJ7XIFIJN[RMFQNºRSRFJ"8YZYJ liberation, Thou hast always the
mystic symbols as Thy form, O
Mahalakshmi, obeisance to Thee.
&F3YWNMYJIJN[&F_NuRMJ±NW 5. O Devi, Maheshwari, without a
beginning or an end, O Primeval
^FJLOJ^FJLX2:YJRMFQNºRSRFJ"8YZYJ Energy, born of Yoga, O
Mahalakshmi, obeisance to Thee.
8\:QX:ºRRMFWF*JRMF_NuRMFJIWJ 6. O Mahalakshmi, who art both gross
and subtle, most terrible, great power,
RMFUFUMWJIJN[RMFQNºRSRFJ"8YZYJ great prosperity and great remover of
all sins, obeisance to Thee.
UFXSN8\YJIJN[UW¤¼8[ªNUN@ 7. O Devi, seated on the lotus, who art
the Supreme Brahman, the great Lord
UWRJN_OL3RFYR7MFQNºRSRFJ"8YZYJ and Mother of the universe, O
Mahalakshmi, obeisance to Thee.
±JYF2GW]WJIJN[SFSFQ{FW:N YJ 8. O Devi, robed in white garments and
decked with various kinds of ornaments,
OLN98\YJOL3RFYR7MFQNºRSRFJ"8YZYJ Thou art the Mother of the universe and its
support, O Mahalakshmi, obeisance to Thee.
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RMFQº2^²P8YFJ!^#U6JIÁNuRFW# 9. This hymn to the great Goddess of
Wealth, if read with devotion, will
X[7NXNR[FFJNYWF/^! FFJNYX[7IF bestow all success, will grant all
worldly position.
%PPFQJU6JN9^!RMFUFUN[SF_SR 10. If always read once a day, great
sins will be destroyed. If always read
NPFQ!^#U6JN9^!]S]F3^XRN3[Y# twice a day, wealth and prosperity
will ensure.
NPFQ!^#U6JN9^!RMF_ZN[SF_SR 11. If always read three times a day,
the great enemy (ego) will be
RMFQºR.7[JN9^! XF[WIF_ZF destroyed. Mahalakshmi will be ever
pleased with that auspicious one.
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