Laxmi Chalisa

Laxmi chalisa

Jai jai shrii lakshmii
kiijai kripaa apara
diijai dhana jana jaani nija
liijai sharana manjhaara

glory, glory, all glory to you, o lakshmi! May you be infinitely merciful to
me and give me men and money, and considering me as your own devotee, be my
refuge.

Jayati jayatijaganidivatii
bhaagyavatii dhanavantii
jai jai jalaja vilaasinii
ghata ghata mahan vicharantii

victory, all victory to you, o owner of the world’s treasure; you are blessed
with good luck and immense fortune. Glory, glory to you, o goddess who
luxuriates in the water-borne lotus (where you abide) and who wanders from
heart to heart!

Jai jai shrii kamale haripriye
jalanidhi tanaye amba
vinavata sundaradaasa
ika maan teraahin avalamba

glory, glory to you, o mother lakshmi, beloved consort of vishnu and daughter
of jalanidhi (ocean).with prayerful humility does sundardasa tell you that you
are, o mother, his only support.

Saba sukha bharaniilakshmii ambaa
diinana para kahan karati vilambaa
tuu trihuvana tama naasanii haarii
ho jaga jananii vishnu kii pyaarii

o mother lakshmi, you fulfill every want (grant all happiness); what makes you
delay being merciful to the helpless? O primordial origin (and source) of the
world, beloved consort of vishnu, you are the dispeller of the gloom covering
the three spheres!

Bheda tumhaaraa naa koupaavata
kshana mahan sukha sampati upajaavata
paavata sheshaadika nahin antaa
mahimaa anupama agama anantaa

to none has your mystery been comprehensible (by none can the depth of your
truth be fathomed); (endowed with miraculous powers that you are) you sow the
seeds of prosperity and harvest it all in a moment. As you are infinite, the
serpent king and others fail to discover your secret, so matchless, mysterious
and endless is your glory.

Mukuta bicha shishuchandra viraajata
tiisara nayana bhaala bicha saajata
jhuumata jhuumaka manina ladana kii
sohata cholii harita varana kii

the new moon lies resplendent amid the crown upon your head while your third
eye adorns the middle of your forehead. Strings of gems are swaying
glitteringly around your neck like pendants (attached to your earrings) while
your green blouse looks splendid on your body.

Pushparaaja hima haaraviraajata
lakhi chavi sahasa vadana mana laajata
phaharata aruna ranga kii saarii
markata mani shuchi jadita kiinaarii

The garland of lotuses on your bosom looks splendid, and shames the thousand-
faced serpent-king when he looks at its beauty. You are clad in a russet sari
the border of which is studded with pure emerald and which flutters in the
wind.

Kati kinkinii gucchitatirmaniyaan
pada kamalana jhanakata paijaniyaan
shobhaa amita teja kii khaanii
lasita shastra astaadasha paanii

you wear a winning bunch of triple bells studded with gems on your girdle and
ankle-bells, which jingle on your lotus-feet. Infinitely winsome, you are
verily a source of inextinguishable refulgence and a goddess endowed with
eighteen arms all beautifully equipped with weapons and other objects.

Gadaa padma trishuulakripaanana
shankha chakra raajita dhanubaanana
vajra kundikaa paashu kuthaarii
ati shuchi akshamaala kara dhaarii

the most outstanding of them are a club, a lotus, a three-pronged trident, a
sword, a conch, a disc, a bow and arrows. In addition to these you also hold a
thunderbolt, a vessel made of wood or earth (used for keeping water by
ascetics and religious students), a noose or trap (used as weapon), an axe and
a sacred string of rudraksha seeds.

Sudhaa kalasharasa hastaviraajata
ghantaa vijaya ghanaaghana baajata
maan utpati kathaa sukhadaayii
veda puraana sadaa yasha gaayii

a vessel containing a nectarine juice (or the very essence of nectar) adorns
one of your hands, while the gong, proclaiming your victory over the demons,
is producing a deep ringing sound. O mother, the story of your origin is
delightful, so say the vedas and the puranas, who always join in singing your
glory.

Eka samaya asa vidhibhaye baamaa
machige devaasura sangraamaa
sura asurana mahan ati bhayakaarii
machyo yuddha tihun loka majhaari

once upon a time when brahma was displeased with the demons, a war broke out
between them and the gods. It was so dreadful a battle that all the three
spheres turned into a vast battlefield.

Taba mahishaasura nijabhujabala se
surahin paraajita kiinhyo chala se
bani aapuhin devana kahan raajaa
indraasana para jaaya viraajaa

it was then the redoubtable demon mahisha displaying his own indomitable
might, vanquished the gods with the help of a ruse and crowning himself king
of the celestials, sat glorious on indra’s throne.

Lakhi shiva vishnu kupitachita bhayauu
ati risabaadhi brukuti chida gayauu
mahaalakshmi tuu hii sthala se
pragati teja punja ke bala se

observing this (victory of the demon), vishnu and shiva lost their temper and
with their fury growing intense, raised their eyebrows (at the demon’s
behavior). O great goddess lakshmi, you sprang from the rich soil all by your
own great mass energies and radiance congealed into your own body.

Lakhi sura muni prasannamana bhayauu
nija-nija shakti maatu kahan dayauu
mukha mein base teja bani shankara
visnu oja bani base bhujan para

when the gods and ascetics saw you, they were filled with joy; each of them
gave you a weapon (endowed you with his own power). In your face dwells
shankara as your radiance and on your arms lies vishnu as your luster and
vigor.

Charana brahmaa angulimahin bhaanu
basyo kirana bani dragana krishaanu
diye prajaapati dashana lalaamaa
dhare kubera lakshmii naamaa

brahma became your feet and the sun your fingers; agni, the god of fire,
became the light of your eyes; prajapati gave you the rows of beautiful teeth
and kubera your name lakshmi.

Sabai shakti devana sopaaii
maan bhaiin teja punja adhikaarii
ataahaasa kari garajyo jabahin
kanpi uthyo dasahu dishi tabahin

you derived all your might from the gods and thus, o mother, did you become
the embodied strength of the gods. When you burst into guffaws and roared like
thunder-clouds, all the ten quarters shook ad trembled with fear.

Uchalyo udadhi chalitabhaye dharanii
machyo yuddha tasa jaaya na varanii
sakyo na sahi mahibhaara apaaraa
thakyo shesha kiinha phunkaaraa

the ocean leapt and the earth moved and a fierce battle raged which cannot be
described. The infinitely heavy burden of the earth was more violently with
utter weariness.

Dagamaga dolata bhayegiri kaise
raama vimukha nara nahin tira jaise
mahishaasura jaba rachi bahu maayaa
mahaa thaita bhaa para paara na paayaa

mountains trembled as do the minds of men averse to rama (if one’s mind
rambles, it is on account of his aversion to rama) when the demon mahisha
exercised his delusive powers in various ways with no effect (on the gods or
on the course of the battle), he consequently got wearied (and abandoned his
attempt to subdue the gods or to comprehend the mystery of their
invulnerability).

Taba maan kesha pakadivadha kiinhyo
devana gagana dundubhi diinhyo
dhani ho dhanya laskhmi maataa
shesha mahesha aadi guna gaataa

then, o mother, you caught hold of his hair and slew him, which caused the
celestial deities to beat their kettledrums in joy. Blessed, all blessed are
you, o mother shri, whose praise is sung by the serpent-king, the great lord
shiva and many others.

Tava samaana ko asa jagajananii
ati daridraani sukha sampati bharanii
satya saneha maatu kahan laagata
hvai dukha duura sakala bhaya haagata

o originator of the cosmos(the very source of all life), is there anyone who
can match you i generosity? You bless even the most wretched and impecunious
with happiness and prosperity. If one is truly devoted to you, o mother, he is
rid of all his fears and afflictions.

Sadaa lakshmii satya kiicherii
karahin vaasa satyahin ura herii
karata satya jo maan guna gaanaa
bharata su bhavana atuuta khajaanaa

you, o lakshmi are ever in service of truth and dwell in the hearts of the
truthful (of those who are truly devoted to you). O mother, if one sings your
glories with all sincerity, you fill his home with inexhaustible treasures.

Darasata maan chaviparasata charanana
barasata mudraa chananana chananana
harasata mana tana tarasata puni puni
dehindarasa maan terahin suni suni

riches pour down on one who observes the beauty of your countenance and
touches your feet. He is filled with rapturous delight, and yet yearns again
and again for a sight of you. O mother, hearing my repeated cries do show
yourself to me.

Sundaradaasa sumiriduravaasaa
gahyauu maatu charanana kii aasaa
asa dhana kosha maatu se paayo
jo na ghatyo nita ati sukha chaayo

with the sage durvasa in his mind, sundardasa holds on to the feet of mother
lakshmi, his only hope. She has rewarded him with a treasure which, instead of
diminishing, contributes to deep felicity everyday.

Dohaa

mahaalakshmii charita yaha
chaaliisaa chita laaya
paatha karai nita nema son
rhiniihun dhanii ho jaaya

he who hymns this praise of the great goddess lakshmi with attention and
observes purity and rules of religious conduct, attains prosperity though he
may be deep in debt.

Nita nava sukha sampatibadhai,
kahai shastra sata grantha
anta shanti aanandamaya,
lahai mukti kaa pantha

increasingly prosperous and happy does he become, proclaim the shastras and
the scriptures. O mother, the embodiment of bliss, you reward him ultimately
with great felicity and peace and enable him to attain the path of liberation.