Sri Suktam

hiraṇyavarṇāṃ hariṇīṃ suvarṇarajatasrajām
candrāṃ hiraṇmayīṃ lakṣmīṃ jātavedo ma āvaha ||1||

Invoke for me the golden-hued Lakṣmī, as graceful as a doe, wearing garlands of gold and silver, who shines like the moon and is radiant as gold — bring her to me.

tāṃ ma āvaha jātavedo lakṣmīmanapagāminīm
yasyāṃ hiraṇyaṃ vindeyaṃ gāmaśvaṃ puruṣānaham ||2||

O Agni! Bring me the Lakṣmī who will never leave me, so that through her blessings I may gain gold, cattle, horses, and people around me.

aśvapūrvāṃ rathamadhyāṃ hastināda prabodhinīm
śriyaṃ devīmupahvaye śrīrmā devīrjuṣatām ||3||

I call upon the goddess Śrī, who arrives with horses leading, chariots surrounding her, and elephants announcing her with their trumpets, May this radiant goddess of prosperity be pleased and dwell with me always.

kāṃ sosmitāṃ hiraṇyaprākārāmārdrāṃ jvalantīṃ tṛptāṃ tarpayantīm
padme sthitāṃ padmavarṇāṃ tāmihopahvaye śriyam ||4||

I invoke here the goddess Śrī, who smiles gently, shines like a golden fortress, is filled with compassion, blazes with light, is content herself, and fills others with contentment, who sits upon a lotus and has the lustre of a lotus — I invite that Śrī to be present here.

candrāṃ prabhāsāṃ yaśasā jvalantīṃ śriyaṃ loke devajuṣṭāmudārām
tāṃ padminīmīṃ śaraṇamahaṃ prapadye'lakṣmīrme naśyatāṃ tvāṃ vṛṇe ||5||

I seek shelter in the glorious Śrī, who shines like the moon, is renowned throughout the world, is honoured by the gods, and is supremely generous, who holds the lotus — I surrender to her. May all poverty and inauspiciousness within me be destroyed. I choose you, O Goddess!

ādityavarṇe tapaso'dhijāto vanaspatistava vṛkṣo'tha bilvaḥ
tasya phalāni tapasā nudantu māyāntarāyāśca bāhyā alakṣmīḥ ||6||

O sun-hued Goddess! The sacred bilva tree was born from your austerities. May the fruits of that bilva tree, through the power of tapas, drive away all inner obstacles and outer poverty from me.

upaitu māṃ devasakhaḥ kīrtiśca maṇinā saha
prādurbhūto'smi rāṣṭre'smin kīrtimṛddhiṃ dadātu me ||7||

May the divine friend (Kubera) along with his jewel and glory come to me, I am born in this land — may he grant me fame and growing prosperity.

kṣutpipāsāmalāṃ jyeṣṭhāmalakṣmīṃ nāśayāmyaham
abhūtimasamṛddhiṃ ca sarvāṃ nirṇuda me gṛhāt ||8||

I destroy the goddess of misfortune, Alakṣmī, who is defiled by hunger and thirst, Drive away completely from my home all misfortune and lack of abundance.

gandhadvārāṃ durādharṣāṃ nityapuṣṭāṃ karīṣiṇīm
īśvarīṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ tāmihopahvaye śriyam ||9||

I invoke here Śrī, who is reached through fragrance, who cannot be overcome, who is ever full and flourishing, and who is rich in cattle, the ruler of all living beings — I invoke that Śrī to be present here.

manasaḥ kāmamākūtiṃ vācaḥ satyamaśīmahi
paśūnāṃ rūpamannasya mayi śrīḥ śrayatāṃ yaśaḥ ||10||

May our heart's wishes and intentions be fulfilled, and may truthfulness always be in our words; may wealth of cattle, abundance of food, and fame, along with Śrī, always dwell in me.

kardamena prajābhūtā mayi saṃbhava kardama
śriyaṃ vāsaya me kule mātaraṃ padmamālinīm ||11||

O Kardama! Lakṣmī was born through you. Please take birth within me now. Cause Lakṣmī, the mother adorned with lotus garlands, to permanently dwell in my family.

āpaḥ sṛjantu snigdhāni ciklīta vasa me gṛhe
ni ca devīṃ mātaraṃ śriyaṃ vāsaya me kule ||12||

May the waters produce nourishing food. O Ciklīta! Come and live in my home; and through your presence, make the divine mother Śrī reside firmly in my clan.

ārdrāṃ puṣkariṇīṃ puṣṭiṃ piṅgalāṃ padmamālinīm
candrāṃ hiraṇmayīṃ lakṣmīṃ jātavedo ma āvaha ||13||

O Agni! Invoke Lakṣmī for me — she who is tender-hearted, like a lotus pond, full of nourishment, golden-green in colour, and wearing a lotus garland, who shines like the moon and is made of gold — please bring her to me.

ārdrāṃ yaḥ kariṇīṃ yaṣṭiṃ suvarṇāṃ hemamālinīm
sūryāṃ hiraṇmayīṃ lakṣmīṃ jātavedo ma āvaha ||14||

O Agni! Invoke Lakṣmī for me — tender-hearted, holding a golden staff, pure gold in colour, and adorned with a golden garland, who blazes like the sun and is radiant as gold — bring her to me.

tāṃ ma āvaha jātavedo lakṣmīmanapagāminīm
yasyāṃ hiraṇyaṃ prabhūtaṃ gāvo dāsyo'śvānvindeyaṃ puruṣānaham ||15||

O Agni! Bring to me that Lakṣmī who will always stay by my side, through whose grace I shall receive abundant gold, cows, servants, horses, and worthy people around me.

yaḥ śuciḥ prayato bhūtvā juhuyādājya manvaham
śriyaḥ pañcadaśarcaṃ ca śrīkāmaḥ satataṃ japet

Whoever, with purity and discipline, performs daily ghee offerings into the sacred fire, and desires prosperity, should continuously recite these fifteen verses of the Śrī Sūktam.

ānandaḥ kardamaścaiva ciklīta iti viśrutāḥ
ṛṣayaḥ te trayaḥ putrāḥ svayaṃ śrīdevi devatā

Ānanda, Kardama, and Ciklīta — these three celebrated sages, are the three ṛṣis associated with this hymn; the presiding deity herself is Śrī Mahālakṣmī.

padmāsane padma ūrū padmākṣī padmasaṃbhave
tvaṃ māṃ bhajasva padmākṣī yena saukhyaṃ labhāmyaham

O Goddess seated on a lotus, with lotus-like thighs and eyes, born from a lotus, O lotus-eyed Goddess! Bless me so that I may obtain all joy and well-being.

aśvadāyī godāyī dhanadāyī mahādhane
dhanaṃ me juṣatāṃ devi sarvakāmārtha siddhaye

O Goddess who grants horses, cows, and riches, you who are yourself the embodiment of great wealth, O Goddess! May wealth always stay with me so that all my wishes and goals are fulfilled.

putrapautra dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ hastyaśvādigave ratham
prajānāṃ bhavasi mātā āyuṣmantaṃ karotu mām

Sons, grandsons, riches, grain, elephants, horses, cows, and chariots — You are the mother of all creation — bless me with a long and healthy life.

candrābhāṃ lakṣmīmīśānāṃ suryābhāṃ śriyamīśvarīm
candra sūryāgni sarvābhāṃ śrīmahālakṣmīmupāsmahe

We worship Śrī Mahālakṣmī — as cool and soothing as the moon in her aspect as Īśānā, and as bright as the sun in her aspect as Īśvarī, who radiates with the combined lustre of the moon, sun, and fire — that Śrī Mahālakṣmī we revere.

dhanamagnirddhanaṃ vāyurdhanaṃ sūryo dhanaṃ vasuḥ
dhanamindro bṛhaspatirvaruṇaṃ dhanamaśnu te

Fire is wealth, wind is wealth, the sun is wealth, the Vasus are wealth — Indra is wealth, Bṛhaspati is wealth — may you receive Varuṇa's bounty as wealth as well.

vainateya somaṃ piba somaṃ pibatu vṛtrahā
somaṃ dhanasya somino mahyaṃ dadātu sominaḥ

O Garuḍa! Partake of the soma. May Indra, the slayer of Vṛtra, also drink the soma. May those who perform soma rituals grant me the wealth that flows from such sacred offerings.

na krodho na ca mātsaryaṃ na lobho nāśubhā matiḥ
bhavanti kṛtapuṇyānāṃ bhaktānāṃ śrīsūktaṃ japet sadā

No anger, no envy, no greed, and no impure thoughts — these afflictions do not arise in meritorious and devoted souls — therefore always recite the Śrī Sūktam.

varṣantu te vibhāvari divo abhrasya vidyutaḥ
rohantu sarvabījānyava brahma dviṣo jahi

O radiant night goddess! May the heavenly clouds pour rain and may the lightning blaze forth; may all seeds germinate and flourish — and remove from us all hostility towards sacred wisdom.

padmapriye padmini padmahaste padmālaye padmadaḷāyatākṣi
viśvapriye viṣṇu mano'nukūle tvatpādapadmaṃ mayi sannidhatsva

O Goddess who loves lotuses, holds them, lives in them, and has eyes as wide as lotus petals, O beloved of all creation, O Goddess who is always in accord with Lord Viṣṇu — may your lotus feet abide within my heart forever.

yā sā padmāsanasthā vipulakaṭitaṭī padmapatrāyatākṣī
gambhīrā vartanābhiḥ stanabhara namitā śubhra vastrōttarīyā
lakṣmīrdivyairgajendrairmaniṇgaṇa khacitaiḥ snāpitā hemakuṃbhaiḥ
nityaṃ sā padmahastā mama vasatu gṛhe sarvamāṅgalyayuktā

She sits upon a lotus throne, with broad and beautiful hips, and eyes as long and lovely as lotus petals, who has a deep sacred navel, is gently bent under the weight of her bosom, and is dressed in white garments and a pure upper cloth, Lakṣmī, ritually bathed by divine elephants using gold vessels encrusted with precious jewels, — always holding her lotus, filled with all auspiciousness, may she dwell in my home forever.

lakṣmīṃ kṣīrasamudrarājatanayāṃ śrīraṅgadhāmeśvarīm
dāsībhūtasamasta deva vanitāṃ lokaikadīpāṃkurām
śrīmanmandakaṭākṣalabdha vibhava brahmendragaṅgādharām
tvāṃ trailokya kuṭuṃbinīṃ sarasijāṃ vande mukundapriyām

I bow to Lakṣmī, born of the Milk Ocean's king, ruler of the divine abode of Śrīraṅga, before whom all divine consorts serve as handmaidens, who is the sole lamp of light for all the worlds, by whose gracious sidelong glance Brahmā, Indra, and Śiva receive their divine power and glory, I worship you, O beloved of Mukunda, who holds all three worlds as your family and who dwells in the lotus.

siddhalakṣmīrmokṣalakṣmīrjayalakṣmīssarasvatī
śrīlakṣmīrvaralakṣmīśca prasannā mama sarvadā

Siddhalakṣmī, Mokṣalakṣmī, Jayalakṣmī, and Sarasvatī — Śrīlakṣmī and Varalakṣmī — may all these forms of Mahālakṣmī always be pleased with me.

varāṃkuśau pāśamabhītimudrāṃ karaivahantīṃ kamalāsanasthām
bālārka koṭi pratibhāṃ triṇetrāṃ bhajehamādyāṃ jagadīśvarīṃ tām

She who holds the gestures of blessing and fearlessness, a goad, and a noose in her four hands, seated upon a lotus, who blazes with the light of a billion rising suns and has three eyes — I worship that primordial ruler of the universe.

sarvamāṅgaḷamāṅgaḷye śive sarvārtha sādhike
śaraṇye tryambake devi nārāyaṇi namo'stu te

O most auspicious of all auspicious things, O gentle one who fulfils all goals, O Goddess who shelters all who seek refuge, O three-eyed Devī, O Nārāyaṇī — I bow to you!

oṃ mahādevyai ca vidmahe viṣṇupatnī ca dhīmahi
tanno lakṣmīḥ pracodayāt

Om — we seek to know the great goddess; we meditate on her as the wife of Viṣṇu; may that Lakṣmī guide and inspire our minds towards the good.

oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ

Om — May there be peace, peace, and peace.