Sri Lakshmi Slokams..

lakshmI caraNa rAjIva lAkshA lakshita vakshase |

viSva sargAdi leelAya venkaTa brahmaNe nama: || 1

I salute the ParamAtmA who resides in the VenkatAdri hills and whose chest is

adorned by the red foot-decorations of Lakshmi. He creates, sustains and

dissolves the Universe as a divine play.

akhila bhuvana janma-sthema-bhangAdi leelE

vinata vividha bhUta vrata rakshaika dIkshE |

Sruti Sirasi vidIptE brahmaNi SrInivAsE

bhavatu mama parasmin SemushI bhaktirUpA ||

May my intellect be engrossed in devotion to Lord SrinivAsa, the supreme Brahman,

who is shining on the crown of the VedAs, who has vowed to protect all beings of

the universe, which bow down to Him and follow His path and for whom the acts

like creation, sustenance and annihilation are mere sport.

bhaje dugdhAmbudhim yatra parishkartum harerura:|

kaThinam sukumAram ca ratnam prAdurabhUt dvidhA|| 2

I worship the ThirupArkadal from which emerged two types of ratnam to decorate

Vishnu’s chest. One was soft (PirAtti) and the other was hard (Kaustubam).

Sreye SeshAcala maNe: SaarngiNo hrdayangamAm|

anukampAmivAkampAm ambAmambuja vAsinIm|| (3)

I worship the mother who resides on the lotus. She is like a ratnam to EmperumAn

who lives on the SeshAdri hills. She gladdens His heart and has compassion..anukambaa-

bhaje bhujanga SaileSa bhujAntara parishkriyAm|

tanayAm dugdha jaladhe dayAmiva krtodayAm|| 4

I worship the daughter of ThirupArkadal who serves as the decoration for

SeshAdrinAthan. She looks as if SrinivAsan’s dayA took a human form with hands

and legs.

trAyatAm AyatAksham taddhAma tAmarasAlayam |

madAgasAm pratIkAre mahatAmapi yat kshamam || (11)

lakshmI vadana lAvaNya sudhodadhi krtodaya:|

kalpavrksha: kaTaakshatmA kAnkshitAni karotu na:|| 5

Let the kalpavruksham of Lakshmi’s glance (kaTaaksham) that is present on Her

beautiful face grant us all our needs in this world and the next.

SrInivAsAsaya mahishIm Sreyase tAm upAsmahe|

yadarthameva vidadhe yatnam bhUyAmsam acyuta:||(6)

For moksha sampath I incessantly worship the great SrinivAsan’s patni for whose

happiness nArAyaNa performed many great acts in all his avatars.

bhAgadheyam bhajeyam tat phaNiSaila kuTumbina:|

manIshiNo yadevAhu: mangaLaanAnca mangaLam || (7)

I worship Lakshmi who is the BhAgyam of SrinivAsan residing in SeshAdri hills. He

has the whole world as His family. Many great poets praise Her saying She confers

mangalam to all the objects that are considered to be mangalam.

vande saundaryaparyApti bhUmim kAmapi devatAm|

abjam sahodaram yasyA: SamsantyabjaSaram sutam|| (8)

I worship Lakshmi who is the residence of beauty, who has indescribable glory and

the One who is the goal to be reached. Those who explain the puraaNams say that

She is the sister of the moon who gladdens the observer and the Mother of the

god of love, Manmatha who is known for his beauty

durj~neya mahimA sA mAm kshIrAbdhiduhitAvatAt |

SrngAra rasa sarvasvam SeshaSaileSvarasya yA || (9)

Let Lakshmi, the daughter of the Ocean, who offers all the rasAs of SrungAra to

SeshAdrinAthan and who has infinite guNa, beauty and aisvarya protect me from

all fears.

viSvasya jananIm eva viSvasya SaraNam vrNe |

viSveSvarasam aiSvaryAm viduryAm brahmavAdina: ||(10)

I hold on to the loka mAthA Lakshmi with great faith that She will protect me and

pave the way for me to serve EmperumAn. Those who are experts in vEdAntA

know that She is equal to the Lord in being Iswari, Seshi, Protector,

mokshOpAyam, and Granter of moksham. All these riches (aiSvaryam) belong to

Her.trAyatAm AyatAksham taddhAma tAmarasAlayam |

madAgasAm pratIkAre mahatAmapi yat kshamam || (11)

Let the light of Lakshmi who has eyes as far as Her ears and who resides on the

lotus protect me. May Her tolerance and patience provide relief to all of my great

sins.

vikhyAta vibhavA sA mAm vishNupatnI vilokatAm |

vipulAnutsavAnyasyA virincyAdyA vitanvate || (12)

Let Lakshmi who is VishNupatnI grace me. Brahma, Rudra and Indra hold festivals

in Her honour that give happiness to people.

vAraaSi duhitu: tasyA varivasyAm vidadhmahe|

ananyajana sAmAnyAm Ahu: yasyA vadAnyatAm|| (13)

I serve Lakshmi the Maiden of the Ocean, whose exclusive quality is to grant

wishes while speaking sweet words

yaSasvinIm upAsIya yadunAthasadharmiNIm |

yamakam kathayanti AryA yatpadam kalpaSaakhina: ||(14)

I worship Lakshmi whose lotus feet are considered by saints to be equivalent to

the Karpaka vruksham in granting boons. She helps KrishNaa in His yAgA of saving

others. She has unimaginable glory.

Anandam aindirA: kuryu: apAngA yatprasangata: |

aSvinI hastisampannA sampat ujjrmbhate nrNaam || (15)

Let the glances of Lakshmi who grants wealth such as horses and elephants in

excess make me happy. Let me enjoy all the wealth that Lakshmi’s kaTaaksham will

grant.

pavitram padmanAbhasya kaLatram tatpunAtu na: |

vicitram trishu lokeshu caritram yasya gIyate || (16)

Let Lakshmi who is PadmanAbhA’s consort, whose praise is sung in all the three

worlds and who is sacred purify me.

dhAmnA drSyeya rAjIva dhAmnA tena dayAlunA |

AmnAnam jAtucidyasya nAmnAm j~nAnai: yunakti na: || (17)

The splendorous luster (tEjas) of MahA Lakshmi is recognized as being rooted in

the lotus flower. That tejas has all saubhAgyams to bless us. The very mention of

Her many nAmAs even occasionally will bless us with Jn~Anam (superior knowledge

about the three tattvams). May the compassionate glances of this dayALu fall on

adiyEn!

aravindavadanam vande tadaham yat aharniSam |

prIti pUrvaka madhyAste pItAmbara kuTumbinI || (18)

I worship the forest of lotus flowers where PeetAmbaradharan’s (EmperumAn’s)

consort happily resides day and night.

abhayam bhayam iti etat ubhayam sarvadehinAm |

yat sevA tat abhAvAbhyAm tAm aham SriyamaaSraye || (19)

I worship Lakshmi who removes fear when worshipped and who causes fear when

not worshipped.

vandArurakshaNe dakshAm vande govinda sundarIm |

yat prasAdAdrte devA: sarve rakshitumakshamA: || (20)

I salute Lakshmi who is the beautiful consort of GovindA. She is capable of

protecting those who worship her. The devAs get their capacity to protect those

who worship them only by Her grace.

daSasu api avatAreshu devo yat rUpa samSrayAt |

sAdhayAmAsa kAryaaNi satAntasyai Sriye nama: || (21)

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