Lakshmi Ashtottara Shatanamavali
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The Lakshmi Ashtottara Shatanamavali is a traditional garland of the 108 names of Lakshmi. The 108 names of Goddess Lakshmi, consort of Vishnu and the source of all prosperity — each chanted with “Om” and “namaḥ”, recited in archana especially on Fridays and during Varalakshmi Vratam.
✦ As told in scripture
It is said that to offer the 108 names of Lakshmi with a sincere and devoted heart — a flower at each name — is to draw the lasting grace of the divine, which never forsakes those who lovingly call upon it.
The Mantra
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oṃ brahmajñāyai namaḥ oṃ brahmasukhadāyai namaḥ oṃ brahmaṇyāyai namaḥ oṃ brahmarūpiṇyai namaḥ oṃ sumatyai namaḥ oṃ subhagāyai namaḥ oṃ sundāyai namaḥ oṃ prayatyai namaḥ oṃ niyatyai namaḥ oṃ yatyai namaḥ oṃ sarvaprāṇasvarūpāyai namaḥ oṃ sarvendriyasukhapradāyai namaḥ oṃ saṃvinmayyai namaḥ oṃ sadācārāyai namaḥ oṃ sadātuṣṭāyai namaḥ oṃ sadānatāyai namaḥ oṃ kaumudyai namaḥ oṃ kumudānandāyai namaḥ oṃ kvai namaḥ oṃ kutsitatamoharyai namaḥ oṃ hṛdayārtiharyai namaḥ oṃ hāraśobhinyai namaḥ oṃ hānivāriṇyai namaḥ oṃ sambhājyāyai namaḥ oṃ saṃvibhājyāyai namaḥ oṃ ājñāyai namaḥ oṃ jyāyasyai namaḥ oṃ janihāriṇyai namaḥ oṃ mahākrodhāyai namaḥ oṃ mahātarṣāyai namaḥ oṃ maharṣijanasevitāyai namaḥ oṃ kaiṭabhāripriyāyai namaḥ oṃ kīrtyai namaḥ oṃ kīrtitāyai namaḥ oṃ kaitavojjhitāyai namaḥ oṃ kaumudyai namaḥ oṃ śītalamanase namaḥ oṃ kausalyāsutabhāminyai namaḥ oṃ kāsāranābhyai namaḥ oṃ kasyai namaḥ oṃ tasyai namaḥ oṃ yasyai namaḥ oṃ etasyai namaḥ oṃ iyattāvivarjitāyai namaḥ oṃ antikasthāyai namaḥ oṃ atidūrasthāyai namaḥ oṃ hṛdayasthāyai namaḥ oṃ ambujasthitāyai namaḥ oṃ municittasthitāyai namaḥ oṃ maunigamyāyai namaḥ oṃ māndhātṛpūjitāyai namaḥ oṃ matisthirīkartṛkāryanityanirvahaṇotsukāyai namaḥ oṃ mahīsthitāyai namaḥ oṃ madhyasthāyai namaḥ oṃ dyusthitāyai namaḥ oṃ adhaḥsthitāyai namaḥ oṃ ūrdhvagāyai namaḥ oṃ bhūtyai namaḥ oṃ vībhūtyai namaḥ oṃ surabhyai namaḥ oṃ surasiddhārtihāriṇyai namaḥ oṃ atibhogāyai namaḥ oṃ atidānāyai namaḥ oṃ atirūpāyai namaḥ oṃ atikaruṇāyai namaḥ oṃ atibhāse namaḥ oṃ vijvarāyai namaḥ oṃ viyadābhogāyai namaḥ oṃ vitandrāyai namaḥ oṃ virahāsahāyai namaḥ oṃ śūrpakārātijananyai namaḥ oṃ śūnyadoṣāyai namaḥ oṃ śucipriyāyai namaḥ oṃ niḥspṛhāyai namaḥ oṃ saspṛhāyai namaḥ oṃ nīlāsapatnyai namaḥ oṃ nidhidāyinyai namaḥ oṃ kumbhastanyai namaḥ oṃ kundaradāyai namaḥ oṃ kuṅkumālepitāyai namaḥ oṃ kujāyai namaḥ oṃ śāstrajñāyai namaḥ oṃ śāstrajananyai namaḥ oṃ śāstrajñeyāyai namaḥ oṃ śarīragāyai namaḥ oṃ satyabhāse namaḥ oṃ satyasaṅkalpāyai namaḥ oṃ satyakāmāyai namaḥ oṃ sarojinyai namaḥ oṃ candrapriyāyai namaḥ oṃ candragatāyai namaḥ oṃ candrāyai namaḥ oṃ candrasahodaryai namaḥ oṃ audaryai namaḥ oṃ aupayikyai namaḥ oṃ prītāyai namaḥ oṃ gītāyai namaḥ oṃ otāyai namaḥ oṃ giristhitāyai namaḥ oṃ ananvitāyai namaḥ oṃ amūlāyai namaḥ oṃ ārtidhvāntapuñjaraviprabhāyai namaḥ oṃ maṅgalāyai namaḥ oṃ maṅgalaparāyai namaḥ oṃ mṛgyāyai namaḥ oṃ maṅgaladevatāyai namaḥ oṃ komalāyai namaḥ oṃ mahālakṣmyai namaḥ
Meaning:The 108 names of Goddess Lakshmi, consort of Vishnu and the source of all prosperity — each chanted with “Om” and “namaḥ”, recited in archana especially on Fridays and during Varalakshmi Vratam.
Benefits of Chanting Lakshmi Ashtottara Shatanamavali
Chanting the 108 names (Ashtottara Shatanamavali) of Lakshmi invokes the divine grace, blessings and protection of the deity.
Each name is a meditation on a sacred quality; reciting all 108 with devotion purifies the mind and fulfils sincere prayers.
Traditionally offered as an archana — one name at a time with a flower or kumkum — especially on Fridays.
Most auspicious during Diwali and Varalakshmi Vratam; suitable for daily recitation with faith.
How to Chant Lakshmi Ashtottara Shatanamavali
Bathe and sit facing east or north before an image of the deity. Recite each name beginning with “Om” (ॐ) and ending with “namaḥ” (नमः), offering a flower, tulsi leaf, bilva leaf or a pinch of kumkum at the Lord’s feet for each name (archana). The full garland of 108 names may be chanted daily, or especially on Fridays and during Diwali and Varalakshmi Vratam.
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