𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍
Indrakrita Lakshmi Stotram in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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Origin & Story
Brahmavaivarta Purana (Prakriti Khanda, Adhyaya 39); parallel in Devi Bhagavata Purana (Skandha 9, Adhyaya 42) · Attributed to Indra (Devaraja) · Puranic
When the gods had lost their fortune, splendour and kingdom, Indra approached Goddess Mahalakshmi and offered this hymn of praise. Recounted in the Brahmavaivarta Purana (and echoed in the Devi Bhagavata), the stotra first salutes the goddess with a litany of 'namo namah', then recognises her as the prosperity dwelling in every world, and finally begs her to restore the wealth, power and victory that had been lost. Pleased, Lakshmi granted the gods their boons. The hymn has since become a celebrated prayer for regaining and increasing prosperity.
✦ As told in scripture
The Puranas relate that after Indra and the gods recited this stotra, Mahalakshmi was pleased and restored to them their lost kingdom, splendour and prosperity. On the strength of this, the stotra's own phalashruti promises that one who recites it at the three sandhyas becomes wealthy like Kubera and a great 'king among kings'.
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𑍐 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑌮𑌲𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍈 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍈 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌚 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌃॥
Om Namah Kamala Vasinyai Narayanyai Namo Namah Krishnapriyayai Sarayai Padmayai Cha Namo Namah
Meaning:Om, salutations again and again to her who dwells on the lotus, to Narayani; salutations to the beloved of Krishna, to the essence of all, to Padma (the lotus goddess).
𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌚 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍈 𑌵𑍈𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍈 𑌚 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌃॥
Padma Patrekshanayai Cha Padmasyayai Namo Namah Padmasanayai Padminyai Vaishnavyai Cha Namo Namah
Meaning:Salutations to her of lotus eyes and lotus face; to her seated on the lotus, the lotus-dweller, the Vaishnavi — salutations again and again.
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍈 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌦𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌦𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌃॥
Sarva Sampat Svarupayai Sarvadatryai Namo Namah Sukhadayai Mokshadayai Siddhidayai Namo Namah
Meaning:Salutations to her who is the embodiment of all prosperity, the giver of all; to the bestower of happiness, of liberation and of perfection.
𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍈 𑌚 𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍈 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌚 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌃॥
Haribhakti Pradatryai Cha Harshadatryai Namo Namah Krishna Vakshasthitayai Cha Krishneshayai Namo Namah
Meaning:Salutations to the giver of devotion to Hari and of joy; to her who abides on Krishna's chest, the goddess of Krishna.
𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌢𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌧𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾𑌤𑍃𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍈 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍈 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌃॥
Krishna Shobha Svarupayai Ratnadhyayai Namo Namah Sampatti Adhishthatru Devyai Mahadevyai Namo Namah
Meaning:Salutations to her who is the very beauty of Krishna, rich with jewels; to the presiding deity of wealth, the great goddess.
𑌸𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾𑌤𑍃𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍈 𑌚 𑌸𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑍈 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌃॥
Sasya Adhishthatru Devyai Cha Sasya Lakshmyai Namo Namah Namo Buddhi Svarupayai Buddhidayai Namo Namah
Meaning:Salutations to the presiding deity of crops, to Sasya-Lakshmi (the Lakshmi of harvest); salutations to her who is the form of wisdom, the giver of intellect.
𑌵𑍈𑌕𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌠𑍇 𑌚 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌰𑍋𑌦𑌸𑌾𑌗𑌰𑍇। 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌰𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌗𑍇𑌹𑍇 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌨𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌯𑍇॥
Vaikunthe Cha Mahalakshmir Lakshmih Kshiroda Sagare Svarga Lakshmir Indra Gehe Raja Lakshmir Nripalaye
Meaning:In Vaikuntha she is Mahalakshmi; in the ocean of milk she is Lakshmi; in Indra's heaven she is Svarga-Lakshmi; in the king's palace she is Raja-Lakshmi.
𑌗𑍃𑌹𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌗𑍃𑌹𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑍇𑌹𑍇 𑌚 𑌗𑍃𑌹𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾। 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌭𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌾 𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍀॥
Griha Lakshmish Cha Grihinam Gehe Cha Griha Devata Surabhih Sa Gavam Mata Dakshina Yajna Kamini
Meaning:In the homes of householders she is Griha-Lakshmi and the household deity; she is Surabhi the mother of cows, and Dakshina, the deity of sacrificial offering.
𑌅𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌕𑌮𑌲𑌾 𑌕𑌮𑌲𑌾𑌲𑌯𑍇। 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌚 𑌹𑌵𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌕𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌧𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌾॥
Aditir Deva Mata Tvam Kamala Kamalalaye Svaha Tvam Cha Havirdane Kavyadane Svadha Smrita
Meaning:You are Aditi the mother of the gods, and Kamala in the lotus-abode; you are Svaha in the offering to the gods and Svadha in the offering to the ancestors.
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌹𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾 𑌚 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌾 𑌵𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌰𑌾। 𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌾॥
Tvam Hi Vishnu Svarupa Cha Sarvadhara Vasundhara Shuddha Sattva Svarupa Tvam Narayana Parayana
Meaning:You are indeed of the nature of Vishnu, the all-supporting Earth; you are of the nature of pure goodness, ever devoted to Narayana.
𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌹𑌿𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌚 𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌾 𑌚 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌾। 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌚 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾 𑌪𑌰𑌾॥
Krodha Himsa Varjita Cha Varada Cha Shubhanana Paramartha Prada Tvam Cha Haridasya Prada Para
Meaning:Free of anger and violence, boon-giving and gentle-faced; you grant the highest goal and the supreme service of Hari.
𑌯𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌭𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌮𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌮𑍍। 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌚 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌚 𑌶𑌵𑌤𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾॥
Yaya Vina Jagat Sarvam Bhasmibhutam Asarakam Jivanmritam Cha Vishvam Cha Shava Tulyam Yaya Vina
Meaning:Without whom the entire world is but lifeless ash; without whom the universe is dead-while-living, like a corpse.
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌚 𑌪𑌰𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌹𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌬𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍀। 𑌯𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾 𑌨 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌬𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌵𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌵𑌃 𑌸𑌦𑌾॥
Sarvesham Cha Para Tvam Hi Sarva Bandhava Rupini Yaya Vina Na Sambhashyo Bandhavair Bandhavah Sada
Meaning:You are supreme to all and the very form of every kinship; without you even a kinsman is never truly addressed as kin.
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾 𑌹𑍀𑌨𑍋 𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍁𑌹𑍀𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾 𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌬𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌵𑌃। 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌚 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍀॥
Tvaya Hino Bandhuhinas Tvaya Yuktah Sabandhavah Dharma Artha Kama Mokshanam Tvam Cha Karana Rupini
Meaning:Without you one is without relations; with you one is rich in kin; you are the very cause of righteousness, wealth, desire and liberation.
𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌶𑌿𑌶𑍂𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍈𑌶𑌵𑍇 𑌯𑌥𑌾। 𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌾 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌃॥
Stanandhayanam Tvam Mata Shishunam Shaishave Yatha Tatha Tvam Sarvada Mata Sarvesham Sarva Vishvatah
Meaning:As a mother is to suckling infants in their infancy, so are you forever the mother of all, throughout all the worlds.
𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌨𑍋 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍃𑌹𑍀𑌨𑌃 𑌸 𑌚𑍇𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑍈𑌵𑌤𑌃। 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾 𑌹𑍀𑌨𑍋 𑌜𑌨𑌃 𑌕𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌨 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌵 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍॥
Tyakta Stano Matruhinah Sa Chej Jivati Daivatah Tvaya Hino Janah Kopi Na Jivatyeva Nishchitam
Meaning:A motherless infant deprived of the breast may yet live by fate; but no person whatsoever can truly live deprived of you — this is certain.
𑌸𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌮𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑍇। 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌨𑌿॥
Suprasanna Svarupa Tvam Me Prasanna Bhava Ambike Vairigrahas Tad Vishayam Dehi Mahyam Sanatani
Meaning:You are of supremely gracious form; be gracious to me, O Mother. Grant me, O Eternal One, that prosperity which has fallen into the grip of my enemies.
𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾 𑌹𑍀𑌨𑌾 𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍁𑌹𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌕𑌾𑌃। 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌹𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌦𑍇𑌵 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍇॥
Vayam Yavat Tvaya Hina Bandhuhinash Cha Bhikshukah Sarva Sampad Vihinash Cha Tavadeva Haripriye
Meaning:As long as we are bereft of you, we are without kin, mere beggars, and destitute of all wealth, O beloved of Hari.
𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌬𑌲𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿। 𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌧𑌨𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌚 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌵𑍈॥
Rajyam Dehi Shriyam Dehi Balam Dehi Sureshvari Kirtim Dehi Dhanam Dehi Putran Mahyam Cha Dehi Vai
Meaning:Grant me kingdom, grant me prosperity, grant me strength, O queen of the gods; grant me fame, grant me wealth, and grant me sons.
𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍇। 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌚 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌂 𑌚 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍗𑌭𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍॥
Kamam Dehi Matim Dehi Bhogan Dehi Haripriye Jnanam Dehi Cha Dharmam Cha Sarva Saubhagyam Ipsitam
Meaning:Grant me desire, grant me intellect, grant me enjoyments, O beloved of Hari; grant me knowledge and righteousness and all the auspiciousness that I long for.
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑍈 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌂 𑌚 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌕𑌮𑍍। 𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌯𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌚॥
Sarva Adhikaram Evam Vai Prabhavam Cha Pratapakam Jayam Parakramam Yuddhe Paramaishvaryam Eva Cha
Meaning:Grant me likewise all authority, glory and majesty, victory, valour in battle, and supreme lordship.
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Benefits of Chanting Indrakrita Lakshmi Stotram
A scriptural (Puranic) stotra spoken by Indra himself, carrying great authority
Reveals Lakshmi present in every sphere — Vaikuntha, heaven, palace, home, harvest and cattle
The direct prayers 'Rajyam Dehi, Shriyam Dehi, Dhanam Dehi' make it a powerful petition for wealth, kingdom and victory
Traditionally recited to regain lost fortune, status and prosperity seized by adversaries
Cultivates the understanding that all worldly success flows from the Mother's grace
Reciting at the three junctures (sandhya) of the day is said to make one prosperous like Kubera
Suitable for those seeking fame, progeny, knowledge, dharma and complete good fortune
How to Chant Indrakrita Lakshmi Stotram
Bathe and sit before an image of Lakshmi-Narayana, light a ghee lamp and offer red or lotus flowers. The stotra's own phalashruti recommends recitation at the three sandhyas (twilight junctures). Begin with the salutations ('Om Namah Kamala Vasinyai...'), contemplate Lakshmi pervading every realm as you recite, and offer the closing petitions ('Rajyam Dehi, Shriyam Dehi...') with sincere surrender. Reciting it for a sustained period (a month or more) with discipline is traditionally held to bring great fortune.
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