||dhyānaṃ ||
cakrākāraṃ mahattejaḥ tanmadhye parameśvarī |
jaganmātā jīvadātrī nārāyaṇī parameśvarī ||1||
vyūhatejomayī brahmānaṃdinī harisuṃdarī |
pāśāṃkuśekṣukodaṃḍa padmamālālasatkarā ||2||
dṛṣṭvā tāṃ mumuhurdevāḥ praṇemurvigatajvarāḥ |
tuṣṭuvuḥ śrīmahālakṣmīṃ lalitāṃ vaiṣṇavīṃ parāṃ ||3 ||śrīdevāḥ ūcuḥ||
jaya lakṣmi jaganmātaḥ jaya lakṣmi parātpare |
jaya kalyāṇanilaye jaya sarvakalātmike ||1||
jaya brāhmi mahālakṣmi brahmātmike parātmike |
jaya nārāyaṇi śāṃte jaya śrīlalite rame ||2||
jaya śrīvijaye devīśvari śrīde jayarddhide |
namaḥ sahasra śīrṣāyai sahasrānana locane ||3||
namaḥ sahasrahastābjapādapaṃkajaśobhite |
aṇoraṇutare lakṣmi mahato'pi mahīyasi ||4||
atalaṃ te smṛtau pādau vitalaṃ jānunī tava |
rasātalaṃ kaṭiste ca kukṣiste pṛthivī matā ||5||
hṛdayaṃ bhuvaḥ svaste'stu mukhaṃ satyaṃ śiro mataṃ |
dṛśaścaṃdrārkadahanā diśaḥ karṇā bhujaḥ surāḥ ||6||
marutastu tavocchvāsā vācaste śrutayo matāḥ |
kriḍā te lokaracanā sakhā te parameśvaraḥ ||7||
āhāraste sadānaṃdo vāsaste hṛdayo hareḥ |
dṛśyādṛśyasvarūpāṇi rūpāṇi bhuvanāni te ||8||
śiroruhā ghanāste vai tārakāḥ kusumāni te |
dharmādyā bāhavaste ca kālādyā hetayastava ||9||
yamāśca niyamāścāpi karapādanakhāstava |
stanau svāhāsvadhākārau sarvajīvanadugdhadau ||10||
prāṇāyāmastava śvāso rasanā te sarasvatī |
mahīruhāste'ṅgaruhāḥ prabhātaṃ vasanaṃ tava ||11||
ādau dayā dharmapatnī sasarja nikhilāḥ prajāḥ |
hṛtsthā tvaṃ vyāpinī lakṣmīḥ mohinī tvaṃ tathā parā ||12||
idānīṃ dṛśyase brāhmī nārāyaṇī priyaśaṃkarī |
namastasyai mahālakṣmyai gajamukhyai namo namaḥ ||13||
sarvaśaktyai sarvadhātryai mahālakṣmyai namo namaḥ |
yā sasarja virājaṃ ca tato'jaṃ viṣṇumīśvaraṃ ||14||
rudaṃ tathā surāgrayām̐śca tasyai lakṣmyai namo namaḥ |
triguṇāyai nirguṇāyai hariṇyai te namo namaḥ ||15||
yaṃtrataṃtrātmikāyai te jaganmātre namo namaḥ |
vāgvibhūtyai gurutanvyai mahālakṣmyai namo namaḥ ||16||
kaṃbharāyai sarvavidyābharāyai te namo namaḥ |
jayālalitāpāṃcālī ramātanvai namo namaḥ ||17||
padmāvatīramāhaṃsī suguṇā''jñāśriyai namaḥ |
namaḥ stutā prasanaivaṃchaṃdayāmāsa savdaraiḥ ||18 ||phalaśrutiḥ||
śrīlakṣmī uvāca |
stāvakā me bhaviśyaṃti śrīyaśodharmasaṃbhṛtāḥ |
vidyāvinayasaṃpannā nirogā dīrghajīvinaḥ ||1||
putramitrakalatrāḍhyā bhaviṣyaṃti susaṃpadaḥ |
paṭhanācchravaṇādasya śatrubhītirvinaśyati ||2||
rājabhītiḥ kadanāni vinaśyaṃti na saṃśayaḥ |
bhuktiṃ muktiṃ bhāgyavṛddhimuttamāṃ ca labhennaraḥ ||3 ||śrīlakṣmīnārāyaṇasaṃhitāyāṃ devasaṃghakṛtā śrīmahālakṣmīlalitāstotraṃ||
Meaning
Dhyānam:
The Goddess Mahalakshmi is visualized as a radiant circle of divine energy — the Mother of the Universe, the giver of life, the consort of Lord Narayana, and the Supreme Power.
1️⃣–3️⃣ The Devas praise Mahalakshmi:
They glorify her as the embodiment of auspiciousness, peace, and all arts — the ultimate source of creation and prosperity.
4️⃣–5️⃣
She pervades all realms — her feet are Atala, her waist is Rasātala, and her heart is the heavens. She is subtler than the atom and greater than the cosmos.
6️⃣–9️⃣
Her breath is the wind, her voice the Vedas, her limbs the Deities, her joy the creation. The stars are her hair, time her power, and all beings are her manifestations.
10️⃣–12️⃣
Her nails are discipline and control; her breasts, the sources of life. She is the breath of yoga, the tongue of Saraswati, and the dawn her garment.
13️⃣–17️⃣
As Brahmi, Narayani, Shankari — she is the Mother of all deities. The Divine Trinity arises from her — Brahma, Vishnu, and Rudra.
18️⃣
She is Padmavati, the swan-like beauty of goodness, grace, and compassion — the fulfiller of devotees’ desires.
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Phalashruti (Result of Recitation):
Those who chant or listen to this hymn become blessed with knowledge, long life, virtue, health, wealth, and happiness.
It destroys fear, enemies, and sorrow, granting both material prosperity and liberation (Bhukti & Mukti).
Summary:
The Sri Mahalakshmi Lalita Stotram is a profound hymn describing Mahalakshmi as the embodiment of divine energy — the source of creation, sustenance, and dissolution.
She is the essence of all gods, the soul of the universe, and the refuge of all beings.
Reciting this stotra with devotion brings peace, prosperity, and spiritual liberation.
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