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Goddess Lakshmi Mantras

Goddess of wealth, fortune, prosperity and beauty.

Goddess Lakshmi — Mahalakshmi, consort of Vishnu — is the deity of wealth, fortune, abundance and beauty. Chanting Lakshmi mantras such as "Om Shreem Mahalakshmiyei Namah", the Lakshmi Chalisa and the Kanakadhara Stotram attracts prosperity, removes debt and poverty, and brings grace and contentment. Her complete mantras, chalisa, aarti and ashtakam follow, with Sanskrit lyrics, transliteration and meaning.

Best day to worship: Friday · 30 mantras available

The Legend of Goddess Lakshmi

When the gods, weakened by a sage's curse, had lost their fortune and splendour, they joined with the demons to churn the ocean of milk for the nectar of immortality. Using Mount Mandara as the churning-rod and the serpent Vasuki as the rope — with Lord Vishnu himself upholding the sinking mountain as a great tortoise — they churned the vast ocean for ages.

From the churning rose many wonders: the moon, the divine cow, the wish-granting tree, a deadly poison and heavenly treasures. And then, seated upon a full-blown lotus, radiant and lovely beyond compare, rose Goddess Lakshmi herself — Shri, the goddess of wealth, beauty and auspiciousness — and the whole universe was lit by her grace.

Of all who stood before her, the Goddess chose Lord Vishnu, the preserver, and placed her garland upon him, taking her eternal place at his side and upon his heart. So Lakshmi dwells with Vishnu as Shri, and goes where dharma, cleanliness, devotion and honest effort are found. She is worshipped above all at Diwali, when every home is cleaned and lit to welcome the Mother of Fortune.

Goddess Lakshmi Mantras, Chalisa & Stotras

lakshmikanakadharashankaracharya

Angam Hareh Pulaka Bhushanam

अङ्गं हरेः पुलकभूषणमाश्रयन्ती

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Ashta Lakshmi Stotram

॥ आदिलक्ष्मी ॥

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lakshmipurandaradasakannada

Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma (Purandaradasa)

ಭಾಗ್ಯದ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ ಬಾರಮ್ಮ

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lakshmivishnustotram

Chatu Shloki

कान्तस्ते पुरुषोत्तमः फणिपतिः शय्यासनं वाहनं

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Indrakrita Lakshmi Stotram

ॐ नमः कमलवासिन्यै नारायण्यै नमो नमः।

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kamalakamalatmikalakshmi

Kamala Stotram (Onkararupini Devi)

ओंकाररूपिणी देवि विशुद्धसत्त्वरूपिणी।

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lakshmiwealthshankaracharya

Kanakadhara Stotram

वन्दे वन्दारुमन्दारमिन्दिरानन्दकन्दलम् ।

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Karagre Vasate Lakshmi — Morning Prayer

कराग्रे वसते लक्ष्मीः करमध्ये सरस्वती ।

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lakshmimahalakshmidhyana

Lakshmim Kshira Samudra Raja Tanayam (Mahalakshmi Dhyana)

लक्ष्मीं क्षीरसमुद्रराजतनयां श्रीरङ्गधामेश्वरीं

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lakshmiaartidiwali

Om Jai Lakshmi Mata Aarti

ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता, मैया जय लक्ष्मी माता।

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Lakshmi Ashtottara Shatanamavali

ॐ ब्रह्मज्ञायै नमः

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Lakshmi Chalisa

मातु लक्ष्मी करि कृपा, करो हृदय में वास।

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lakshmigayatrimantra

Lakshmi Gayatri Mantra

ॐ महालक्ष्म्यै च विद्महे विष्णुपत्न्यै च धीमहि ।

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Lakshmi Mantra

ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं

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Lakshmi Puja Mantra (Om Shrim Hrim Shrim)

ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं कमले कमलालये प्रसीद प्रसीद।

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lakshmiashtakamwealth

Mahalakshmi Ashtakam

नमस्तेऽस्तु महामाये श्रीपीठे सुरपूजिते।

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Mahalakshmi Ashtottara Shatanamavali

ॐ शुद्धलक्ष्म्यै नमः

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lakshmimahalakshmikavacham

Mahalakshmi Kavacham

इन्द्र उवाच —

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lakshmikanakadharashankaracharya

Mugdha Muhur Vidadhati Vadane Murareh

मुग्धा मुहुर्विदधती वदने मुरारेः

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lakshmimahalakshmipranama

Namaste Sarvadevanam Varadasi

नमस्ते सर्वदेवानां वरदासि हरेः प्रिये ।

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Mahalakshmi Mantra for Wealth & Business (Padmasane Padmakare)

पद्मासने पद्मकरे सर्वलोकैकपूजिते।

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Samudra Vasane Devi

समुद्रवसने देवि पर्वतस्तनमण्डले ।

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lakshmimahalakshmidhyana

Sarasija Nilaye (Mahalakshmi Dhyana Shloka)

सरसिजनिलये सरोजहस्ते

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Sarvadeva Krita Lakshmi Stotram

नमः श्रियै लोकधात्र्यै ब्रह्ममात्रे नमो नमः।

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shreemshrimlakshmi

Shreem Beej Mantra

ॐ श्रीं

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sri-yantratantrashodashi

Shri Yantra Mantra (Shodashi Mantra)

ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं

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Shubham Karoti Kalyanam — Evening Lamp Prayer

शुभं करोति कल्याणम् आरोग्यं धनसम्पदा ।

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Sri Stuti

मानातीत-प्रथित-विभवां मङ्गलं मङ्गलानां

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Sri Suktam

हिरण्यवर्णां हरिणीं सुवर्णरजतस्रजाम् ।

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Tam Ma Avaha Jatavedo

तां म आवह जातवेदो लक्ष्मीमनपगामिनीम् ।

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Goddess Lakshmi Mantras — Frequently Asked Questions

The Mahalakshmi bija mantra "Om Shreem Mahalakshmiyei Namah" is the most popular for prosperity. The Lakshmi Chalisa, Sri Suktam and Kanakadhara Stotram are recited for sustained abundance and to remove financial hardship.
Friday is Lakshmi's special day, and Diwali (Lakshmi Puja night) is the most auspicious occasion of the year. Many recite her chalisa each Friday evening after lighting a lamp.
Keep the home and altar clean, light a ghee lamp, offer red flowers, kumkum and sweets, and recite the Lakshmi Chalisa or her mantra with a grateful, contented heart — gratitude is central to attracting her grace.