Mahalakshmyashtaka
Eight Verses to Mahālakṣmī
आरम्भ
श्रीगणेशाय नमः ।
इन्द्र उवाच ॥
shriganeshaya namah |
indra uvacha ||
श्रीगणेशाला नमस्कार. इंद्र म्हणाला:
श्री गणेश को नमस्कार। इन्द्र ने कहा:
Salutation to Śrī Gaṇeśa. Indra said:
Both printings of the Bṛhat Stotra Ratnākara open with the salutation to Gaṇeśa and ‘Indra said’; the Gita Press prints only ‘Indra said’.
नमस्तेऽस्तु महामाये श्रीपीठे सुरपूजिते ।
शङ्खचक्रगदाहस्ते महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ १ ॥
namaste'stu mahamaye shripithe surapujite |
shankhachakragadahaste mahalakshmi namo'stu te || 1 ||
हे महामाये, श्रीपीठावर विराजमान, देवांनी पूजिलेल्या, तुला नमस्कार असो. हातांत शंख, चक्र आणि गदा धारण करणाऱ्या हे महालक्ष्मी, तुला नमस्कार असो.
हे महामाये, श्रीपीठ पर विराजमान, देवताओं से पूजित, तुम्हें नमस्कार हो। हाथों में शंख, चक्र और गदा धारण करने वाली हे महालक्ष्मी, तुम्हें नमस्कार है।
Salutation to you, O Mahāmāyā, [seated] on the glorious seat, worshipped by the gods. O you with conch, discus and mace in your hands, O Mahālakṣmī, salutation to you.
The refrain महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते closes all eight verses; the Bṛhat Stotra Ratnākara prints it in full in verse 1 and shortens it after, and the Gita Press prints it in full each time. Conch, discus and mace are Viṣṇu’s emblems, held here by his consort. श्रीपीठे is explained by the Gita Press as ‘seated on the Śrīpīṭha’; a pīṭha is a seat, and also a seat of the Goddess, a shrine.
नमस्ते गरुडारूढे कोलासुरभयङ्करि ।
सर्वपापहरे देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ २ ॥
namaste garudarudhe kolasurabhayankari |
sarvapapahare devi mahalakshmi namo'stu te || 2 ||
गरुडावर आरूढ झालेल्या, कोलासुराला भय देणाऱ्या, तुला नमस्कार असो. सर्व पापे हरण करणाऱ्या हे देवी महालक्ष्मी, तुला नमस्कार असो.
गरुड़ पर आरूढ़, कोलासुर को भय देने वाली, तुम्हें नमस्कार है। सब पापों को हरने वाली हे देवी महालक्ष्मी, तुम्हें नमस्कार है।
Salutation to you, who ride on Garuḍa, who strike fear into the demon Kola. O goddess who takes away all sins, O Mahālakṣmī, salutation to you.
Garuḍa, the great eagle, is Viṣṇu’s mount. The stotra says nothing more of the demon Kola. Kolhapur’s legend tells of a demon Kolhāsura slain there by Mahālakṣmī, after whom the city is said to be named, and the line is often heard as being about him; the printings do not say so.
सर्वज्ञे सर्ववरदे सर्वदुष्टभयङ्करि ।
सर्वदुःखहरे देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ ३ ॥
sarvajne sarvavarade sarvadushtabhayankari |
sarvaduhkhahare devi mahalakshmi namo'stu te || 3 ||
हे सर्वज्ञे, सर्वांना वर देणाऱ्या, सर्व दुष्टांना भय देणाऱ्या, सर्व दुःखे हरण करणाऱ्या हे देवी महालक्ष्मी, तुला नमस्कार असो.
हे सर्वज्ञ, सबको वर देने वाली, सब दुष्टों को भय देने वाली, सब दुःखों को हरने वाली हे देवी महालक्ष्मी, तुम्हें नमस्कार है।
O all-knowing one, giver of every boon, who strike fear into all the wicked, O goddess who takes away all sorrow, O Mahālakṣmī, salutation to you.
सिद्धिबुद्धिप्रदे देवि भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायिनि ।
मन्त्रमूर्ते सदा देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ ४ ॥
siddhibuddhiprade devi bhuktimuktipradayini |
mantramurte sada devi mahalakshmi namo'stu te || 4 ||
हे सिद्धी आणि बुद्धी देणाऱ्या देवी, भोग आणि मोक्ष देणाऱ्या, हे मंत्रमूर्ती देवी महालक्ष्मी, तुला सदा नमस्कार असो.
हे सिद्धि और बुद्धि देने वाली देवी, भोग और मोक्ष देने वाली, हे मन्त्रमूर्ति देवी महालक्ष्मी, तुम्हें सदा नमस्कार है।
O goddess who grants success and understanding, giver of enjoyment and liberation, O goddess, embodiment of mantra, O Mahālakṣmī, salutation to you always.
Both printings of the Bṛhat Stotra Ratnākara read मन्त्रमूर्ते, ‘embodiment of mantra’, as do both Wikisource copies; the Gita Press reads मन्त्रपूते, ‘made pure by mantra’. Bhukti is enjoyment of the world; mukti, release from it.
आद्यन्तरहिते देवि आद्यशक्तिमहेश्वरि ।
योगजे योगसम्भूते महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ ५ ॥
adyantarahite devi adyashaktimaheshvari |
yogaje yogasambhute mahalakshmi namo'stu te || 5 ||
हे आदि आणि अंत नसलेल्या देवी, आदिशक्ती, महेश्वरी, योगातून जन्मलेल्या, योगातून प्रकटलेल्या हे महालक्ष्मी, तुला नमस्कार असो.
हे आदि और अन्त से रहित देवी, आदिशक्ति, महेश्वरी, योग से उत्पन्न, योग से प्रकट हुई हे महालक्ष्मी, तुम्हें नमस्कार है।
O goddess without beginning or end, primal power, great sovereign, born of yoga, arisen from yoga, O Mahālakṣmī, salutation to you.
All three printings read योगजे. Many copies on the web, and the second Wikisource copy, read योगज्ञे, ‘knower of yoga’; no printing seen has it. The Gita Press prints आद्यशक्तिमहेश्वरि as one word, as here; the Bṛhat Stotra Ratnākara spaces it, आद्यशक्ति महेश्वरि, which is said the same.
स्थूलसूक्ष्ममहारौद्रे महाशक्तिमहोदरे ।
महापापहरे देवि महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ ६ ॥
sthulasukshmamaharaudre mahashaktimahodare |
mahapapahare devi mahalakshmi namo'stu te || 6 ||
हे स्थूल, सूक्ष्म आणि महारौद्र रूप असलेल्या, महाशक्ती, महोदरी, मोठमोठी पापे हरण करणाऱ्या हे देवी महालक्ष्मी, तुला नमस्कार असो.
हे स्थूल, सूक्ष्म और महारौद्र रूप वाली, महाशक्ति, महोदरी, बड़े-बड़े पापों को हरने वाली हे देवी महालक्ष्मी, तुम्हें नमस्कार है।
O you who are gross and subtle and most fierce, great power, great of belly, O goddess who takes away great sins, O Mahālakṣmī, salutation to you.
Gross and subtle: she is both the visible world and what lies beneath it. महोदरा, ‘great of belly’, is explained as holding all the worlds within her. The Gita Press prints महाशक्तिमहोदरे as one word, as here; the Bṛhat Stotra Ratnākara spaces it.
पद्मासनस्थिते देवि परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणि ।
परमेशि जगन्मातर्महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ ७ ॥
padmasanasthite devi parabrahmasvarupini |
parameshi jaganmatarmahalakshmi namo'stu te || 7 ||
हे कमळाच्या आसनावर विराजमान देवी, परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणी, हे परमेश्वरी, जगन्माते महालक्ष्मी, तुला नमस्कार असो.
हे कमल के आसन पर विराजमान देवी, परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणी, हे परमेश्वरी, जगन्माता महालक्ष्मी, तुम्हें नमस्कार है।
O goddess seated on the lotus, whose very form is the supreme Brahman, O supreme sovereign, mother of the world, O Mahālakṣmī, salutation to you.
श्वेताम्बरधरे देवि नानालङ्कारभूषिते ।
जगत्स्थिते जगन्मातर्महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ ८ ॥
shvetambaradhare devi nanalankarabhushite |
jagatsthite jaganmatarmahalakshmi namo'stu te || 8 ||
हे शुभ्र वस्त्र धारण करणाऱ्या देवी, नाना प्रकारच्या अलंकारांनी भूषित, जगात व्यापून राहिलेल्या, जगन्माते महालक्ष्मी, तुला नमस्कार असो.
हे श्वेत वस्त्र धारण करने वाली देवी, नाना प्रकार के अलंकारों से विभूषित, जगत् में व्याप्त, जगन्माता महालक्ष्मी, तुम्हें नमस्कार है।
O goddess clad in white, adorned with ornaments of every kind, abiding in the world, mother of the world, O Mahālakṣmī, salutation to you.
The eighth verse ends the aṣṭaka; the three that follow are its phalaśruti, the reward of reciting it. The Gita Press explains जगत्स्थिते as ‘pervading the whole world’.
महालक्ष्म्यष्टकं स्तोत्रं यः पठेद्भक्तिमान्नरः ।
सर्वसिद्धिमवाप्नोति राज्यं प्राप्नोति सर्वदा ॥ ९ ॥
mahalakshmyashtakam stotram yah pathedbhaktimannarah |
sarvasiddhimavapnoti rajyam prapnoti sarvada || 9 ||
जो भक्तिमान मनुष्य या महालक्ष्म्यष्टक स्तोत्राचा पाठ करतो, त्याला सर्व सिद्धी प्राप्त होतात आणि तो सदा राज्य मिळवतो.
जो भक्तिमान् मनुष्य इस महालक्ष्म्यष्टक स्तोत्र का पाठ करता है, वह सब सिद्धियाँ प्राप्त करता है और सदा राज्य पाता है।
The man who, devoted, recites this stotra, the Mahālakṣmyaṣṭaka, attains every accomplishment and always gains a kingdom.
The Gita Press and both Wikisource copies read महालक्ष्म्यष्टकं स्तोत्रं, as given here; the Bṛhat Stotra Ratnākara reads महालक्ष्म्यष्टकस्तोत्रं, one word with the same sense.
एककाले पठेन्नित्यं महापापविनाशनम् ।
द्विकालं यः पठेन्नित्यं धनधान्यसमन्वितः ॥ १० ॥
ekakale pathennityam mahapapavinashanam |
dvikalam yah pathennityam dhanadhanyasamanvitah || 10 ||
जो याचा नित्य एका वेळी पाठ करतो, [हे त्याच्या] मोठ्या पापांचा नाश करते; जो नित्य दोन वेळा पाठ करतो, [तो] धनधान्याने संपन्न [होतो].
जो इसे नित्य एक समय पढ़ता है, [यह उसके] बड़े पापों का नाश करता है; जो इसे नित्य दो समय पढ़ता है, [वह] धन-धान्य से सम्पन्न [होता है]।
[Whoever] reads it daily at one time [of day, it is] the destroyer of great sins; whoever reads it daily at two times [becomes] rich in wealth and grain.
The times of day are usually taken as dawn, noon and dusk. The Gita Press and both Wikisource copies read एककाले, as given here; the Bṛhat Stotra Ratnākara reads एककालं, with the same sense.
त्रिकालं यः पठेन्नित्यं महाशत्रुविनाशनम् ।
महालक्ष्मीर्भवेन्नित्यं प्रसन्ना वरदा शुभा ॥ ११ ॥
trikalam yah pathennityam mahashatruvinashanam |
mahalakshmirbhavennityam prasanna varada shubha || 11 ||
जो याचा नित्य तिन्ही वेळा पाठ करतो, [हे त्याच्या] मोठ्या शत्रूंचा नाश करते. वर देणारी, शुभ महालक्ष्मी [त्याच्यावर] सदा प्रसन्न राहते.
जो इसे नित्य तीनों समय पढ़ता है, [यह उसके] बड़े शत्रुओं का नाश करता है। वरदायिनी, शुभ महालक्ष्मी [उस पर] सदा प्रसन्न रहती हैं।
Whoever reads it daily at three times: [it is] the destroyer of great enemies. Mahālakṣmī is ever pleased [with him], granting boons, auspicious.
समाप्ति
इतीन्द्रकृतः श्रीमहालक्ष्म्यष्टकस्तवः सम्पूर्णः ॥
itindrakritah shrimahalakshmyashtakastavah sampurnah ||
अशा प्रकारे इंद्राने रचलेले श्रीमहालक्ष्म्यष्टक स्तव संपूर्ण झाले.
इस प्रकार इन्द्र द्वारा रचित श्री महालक्ष्म्यष्टक स्तव सम्पूर्ण हुआ।
Thus ends the praise of Śrī Mahālakṣmī in eight verses, made by Indra.
As both printings of the Bṛhat Stotra Ratnākara close it, and the first Wikisource copy. The Gita Press ends इतीन्द्रकृतं महालक्ष्म्यष्टकं सम्पूर्णम्, ‘thus ends the Mahālakṣmyaṣṭaka made by Indra’.
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Attributed to Indra, in the printings
Undated
All three printings head the stotra ‘Indra said’ and close it as made by Indra, king of the gods. None says more, or names an older source. Copies on the web often say it comes from the Padma Purāṇa, without naming a chapter. It was not found in the parts of that Purāṇa searched: the Uttarakhaṇḍa, in the Ānandāśrama edition (1894) and in the Veṅkaṭeśvara text as reprinted in Delhi (1984) with its index of half-verses, and the Bhūmi, Svarga, Brahma and Pātāla khaṇḍas of that reprint. Those searches ran on the scans’ machine-read text, which can miss a line, and the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa was not searched, so the Padma Purāṇa attribution is unverified rather than disproved. Who composed the stotra, and when, is not known.
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