Vijaya Lakshmi
Stotram
(Prayer to the Lakshmi of
victories)
By
Sage
Agasthya
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
Jaya padma visalakshi , jaya thwam
sri pathi priye,
Jaya mathar maha Lakshmi, samasarnavarnava tharini. 1
Victory to the one
with lotus like broad eyes,
Victory to her, who is
the darling of Lord Vishnu,
Victory to the mother
Mahalakshmi,
And victory to her
who makes us cross, the sea of life.
Mahalakshmi namasthubhyam, namasthubhyam sureswari,
Hari priye namasthubhyam, namasthubhyam daya nidhe. 2
Salutations to you, Mahalakshmi,
Salutations to you, goddess
of devas,
Salutations to you, sweetheart
of Hari,
And salutations to you,
the treasure of mercy.
Padmalaye namasthubhyam, namasthubhyam cha sarvadhe,
Sarva bhootha hitharthaya, vasu vrushtim sada kuru. 3
Salutations to you,
goddess who lives in lotus,
Salutations to you,
who is capable of doing everything,
For the sake of the
good of all beings,
Please always shower
nectar on them.
Jaganmathar namasthubhyam, namasthubhyam dhaya nidhe,
Dayavathi namasthubhyam, Visweswari namosthuthe. 4
Salutations to you,
mother of the world,
Salutations to you,
treasure house of mercy,
Salutations to you,
who has the habit of being merciful,
And salutations to
you , goddess of the universe.
Nama ksheerrnava sudhe, nama
trilokya dharini,
Vasu vrushte namasthubhyam, raksha maam saranagatham. 5
Salutations to the
daughter of milky ocean,
Salutations to her
who holds the three worlds,
Salutations to you
who showers nectar,
Please protect me,
who am seeking your protection.
Raksha thwam deva devesi deva devasya vallabhe,
Daridrya thrahi maam Lakshmi , krupaam kuru
mamopari. 6
Please save me ,Oh
goddess of Gods,
Who is the consort of
god of gods,
Oh Lakshmi, please
remove my poverty,
And show mercy on me.
Namasthrilokya janani, Namatrilokya pavani,
Brahmadayo namanthi thwam, jagadananda dhayini. 7
Salutations to mother
of three worlds,
Salutations to
purifier of three worlds,
Gods like Brahma
salute you,
Oh Goddess who grants
happiness to the world.
Vishnu priye, namasthubhyam, namasthubhyam jagadhithe,
Aarthhanthri namasthubhyam, samrudhim kuru may sada. 8
Salutations of
darling of Vishnu,
Salutations to her ,
who is everywhere in the world,
Salutations to her
who ends avarice,
Please give me plenty
, always.
Abjavase namasthubhyam, chapalayai namo nama,
Chanchalayai namasthubhyam, lalithyai namo nama. 9
Salutation to her who
lives in the lotus,
Salutations to her
who is unstable,
Salutations to her
who easily shifts,
And salutations to
her who is easily pleased.
Nama pradhymna janani, mathasthubhyam namo nama,
Paripalaya bho mathar maam ,
thubhyam saranagatham.
10
Salutations to the mother
of Pradhyumna,
Oh, Mother
salutations and salutations to you,
Oh my mother look
after me,
For I have come
seeking your protection.
Saranye thwam prapannosmi, kamale kamalalaye,
Trahi trahi mahalakshmi, parithrana parayane. 11
Oh goddess , who is
fit to accept surrender,
Please accept my
surrender.
Oh Kamala who lives
on a lotus,
Save me , save me, Oh
Mahalakshmi,
Who is interested in
saving those who approach her.
Pandithyam shobhathe naiva , na
shobhanthi guna nare,
Seelathwam naiva shobhthe, Mahalakshmi thwaya vina. 12
Without your presence
Mahalakshmi*,
Learning does not
shine, nor does,
Good conduct and good
character.
* Without Mahalakshmi ,
one becomes poor
Thwad virajathe roopam, thawach seelam virajathe,
Thwad guna naranaam , cha yavath
Lakshmi praseedathi.
13
The form of a being shines,
The character of a
being shines,
The conduct of a
being shines,
Till the grace of
Mahalakshmi is present.
Lakshmi thwayalankrutha manavaye,
Papair vimuktha, nrupaloka manya,
Gunair viheena, gunino bhavanthi,
Dusshelana sheelavatham varishta.
14
That man who is
decorated by your presence,
Is free from sins,
respected like a king,
Even if he lacks good
conduct, is considered having one,
And even if is of bad
character, is considered as good.
Lakshmir bhooshayathe roopam, lakshmir bhooshayathe kulam,
Lakshmir bhooshayathe vidhyam, sarva lakshmir
viseshyathe. 15
Lakshmi decorates the
looks,
Lakshmi decorates the
clan,
Lakshmi decorates
knowledge,
And everything is
made special by her.
Lakshmi thwad guna keerthanena, kamala bhoorythyalam
jihmatham,
Rudradhya ravi Chandra devathayo,
vakthum naiva kshama,
Asmabhi sthava roopa lakshana gunaan vakthum kadham sakyathe,
Mathar maam paripahi viswa janani kruthwa mameshtam dhruvam. 16
Oh Lakshmi , Lord
Brahma, Rudra, Sun God and moon god,
Find themselves
inadequate to sing your praises,
And please tell how I
can be adequate to sing you in poems,
Oh mother please look
after me , Oh mother of universe,
Always fulfill my
desires fully.
Dheenarthi bheetham , bhava thapa
peeditham,
Dhanair viheenam, thava parsvamagatham,
Krupa nidhithwath, mama Lakshmi sathwaram,
Dhana pradhana dhana nayakam kuru.
17
Afraid of misery,
afflicted by sorrow,
Without wealth, I
have come before you,
Oh My Lakshmi ,
speedily take mercy on me,
And make me rich and
lord of riches.
Maam vilokya janani Hari priye,
Nirdhanam sameepamagatham,
Dehi may jjadithi karagram,
Vasthra kanchana varannamadbutham. 18
Please see me ,darling
of Hari,
I have come near you
without any wealth,
Please give speedily
your helping hand,
And bless me with
cloth, gold and wonderful food
Thwameva janani Lakshmi, pitha Lakshmi thwameva cha,
Bratha thwam cha sakha Lakshmi vidhya Lakshmi thwameva cha. 19
You are my mother Oh,
Lakshmi,
You are my father Oh
, Lakshmi,
You are my brother
and friend Oh Lakshmi,
And you are also my
knowledge , Oh Lakshmi.
Thrahi, thrahi maha Lakshmi, Thrahi, thrahi Sureswari,
Thrahi, thrahi Jagan matha, daridryath thrahi vegatha. 20
Save me, save me, Of
Maha Lakshmi,
Save me, save me, Of
Goddess of gods,
Save me, Save me, Oh
mother of universe,
Speedily save me save me from poverty.
Namasthubhyam jagad dhatri, Namasthubhyam namo nama,
Dharma dhaare Namasthubhyam, nama
sampathi dhayini. 21
Salutations to you
mother of the universe,
Salutations to you, salutations
.and salutations,
Salutations to the
upholder of just action,
And salutations to
the giver of wealth.
Daridryarnava magnoham, nimagnoham rasa thale,
Majjantham maam kare dhruthwa, thudhara thwam rame dhruvam. 22
I am completely
drowned in poverty,
Drowned deeply in to
hell,
Please extend your
hand quickly,
And please lift me
permanently from here, Oh Rema.
Kim Lakshmi bahunokthena , japithena
puna puna,
Anyamme saranam nasthi, sathyam sathyam hari priye. 23
Why should I
endlessly repeat,
This request again
and again,
I do not have any one
except you,
This is the truth and
the truth, darling of Hari.
Ethath sruthwa sathya vakyaam, hrushyamana hari priya,
Uvacha madhuram vaneem, thushtoham thave sarvadha. 24
Hearing these
truthful words,
The darling of Hari
became happy,
And told in sweet
words,
“I have always become
pleased with you.”
Yathwayoktha midham stotram ya padishyathi manava,
Srunothi cha maha bhagas thasyaham vasa varthini. 25
He who reads or hears
this poem of praise,
Will become a
great devotee of God,
And I would be under
his control,
And obey all his
wishes.
Nithyam padathi yo bhakthya , thwam Lakshmi sthasya
nasyathi,
Ranam cha
nasyathe theevram , viyogam na pasyathi. 26
To him who reads this
prayer daily,
Lakshmi would destroy
his quarrels,
And destroy great
parting of ways,
And he would
never see her going away.
Ya padeth prathar uthaya, sradha bhakthi samanvitha,
Gruhe thasya sada sthasye nithyam sreepathina
saha.
27
He who read this
daily as soon as he gets up,
With devotion and
concentration daily,
Will have his house
blessed with the presence,
Of Mahalakshmi, and
her consort.
Sukha soubhagya sampanno, manasvee budhiman bhaved,
Puthravan gunavan sreshto bhoga bhoktha cha manava. 28
He would lead a life
luck and pleasure,
Become by mind
intelligent,
Get children be of
good character,
And would enjoy all
pleasures.
Idham stotram maha punyam Lakshmy agasthya prakeerthitham,
Vishnu prasada jananam,chaturvarga
phala pradham. 29
This prayer which was
sung about Lakshmi,
By the sage
Agasthya is greatly blessed,
Brings the grace of
Lord Vishnu,
And gives four types
of wealth.
Rajadware jayaschaiva , sathroschiva
parajaya,
Bhootha pretha pisachanam ,
vyagranam na bhayam thadha. 30
This would grant success
in the door of the king,
Lead to the defeat of
our enemy,
And is the remover of
fears of ghosts ,
Dead souls and
tigers.
Na sasthra anala thyaougathbhayam thasya
prajayathe,
Durvruthanam cha papanam bahu hanikaram param. 31
Neither armaments,
nor fire nor water would cause fear to
him,
And bad natured and sinners would greatly be harmed.
Mandhurakari salasugavam goshte samahitha,
Padeth dosha santhyartham , maha
pathaka nasanam.
32
He would be
happy with properties and herds of cows,
And reading it as an antidote for problems and
Would completely
destroy effects of great sins.
Sarva soukhya karam, nrunam ayur aroghyadam thadha,
Agasthya munina proktham, prajanam, hitha kamyaya. 33
Granting all sort of
good things, and blessing with health and life,
This was composed by Sage Agasthya for the great good of people.