Ya Shrih Svayam Sukritinam — Complete Lyrics
या श्रीः स्वयं सुकृतिनाम्
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
या श्रीः स्वयं सुकृतिनां भवनेष्वलक्ष्मीः
पापात्मनां कृतधियां हृदयेषु बुद्धिः ।
श्रद्धा सतां कुलजनप्रभवस्य लज्जा
तां त्वां नताः स्म परिपालय देवि विश्वम् ॥
yā śrīḥ svayaṃ sukṛtināṃ bhavaneṣvalakṣmīḥ
pāpātmanāṃ kṛtadhiyāṃ hṛdayeṣu buddhiḥ
śraddhā satāṃ kulajanaprabhavasya lajjā
tāṃ tvāṃ natāḥ sma paripālaya devi viśvam
She who is Shri (Lakshmi) herself in the homes of the virtuous and Alakshmi (ill-fortune) in the homes of the sinful, who is intelligence in the hearts of the wise, faith in the good and modesty in the high-born — to you, that very Goddess, we bow. Protect the universe, O Devi.
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