මහාලක්ෂ්මී අෂ්ටකම්
महालक्ष्मी अष्टकम् in Sinhala · සිංහල
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Origin & Story
Padma Purana · Indra (king of gods) · Puranic era
According to the Padma Purana, after Goddess Mahalakshmi helped the gods defeat the terrible demon Kolasura, Indra composed this ashtakam in gratitude. He praised her not merely as a goddess of wealth but as the supreme cosmic power — the all-knowing, all-granting, primordial Shakti who is the form of Parabrahman itself.
✦ As told in scripture
The Padma Purana narrates that the demon Kolasura had conquered heaven and was tormenting the gods. When all the gods' weapons failed, they prayed to Mahalakshmi. She manifested in her fierce warrior form, riding Garuda, and destroyed Kolasura and his entire army. The gods, overwhelmed with gratitude, composed this ashtakam. It reveals that Lakshmi is not merely a passive goddess of wealth but a fierce cosmic power capable of destroying the greatest evil.
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නමස්තේ(අ)ස්තු මහාමායේ ශ්රීපීඨේ සුරපූජිතේ. ශංඛචක්රගදාහස්තේ මහාලක්ෂ්මි නමෝ(අ)ස්තු තේ..
Namastestu Mahamaye Shripeethe Surapoojite Shankha Chakra Gada Haste Mahalakshmi Namostu Te
Meaning:हे महामाया! श्रीपीठ पर विराजमान, देवों से पूजित, शंख-चक्र-गदा धारण करने वाली — हे महालक्ष्मी! तुम्हें नमस्कार।
නමස්තේ ගරුඩාරූඪේ කෝලාසුරභයංකරි. සර්වපාපහරේ දේවි මහාලක්ෂ්මි නමෝ(අ)ස්තු තේ..
Namaste Garudarudhe Kolasurabhayankari Sarvapapaahare Devi Mahalakshmi Namostu Te
Meaning:हे गरुड़ पर आरूढ़, कोलासुर को भयभीत करने वाली, समस्त पापों को हरने वाली देवी — हे महालक्ष्मी! तुम्हें नमस्कार।
සර්වජ්ඤේ සර්වවරදේ සර්වදුෂ්ටභයංකරි. සර්වදුඃඛහරේ දේවි මහාලක්ෂ්මි නමෝ(අ)ස්තු තේ..
Sarvagye Sarvavarade Sarvadushtabhayankari Sarvaduhkhahare Devi Mahalakshmi Namostu Te
Meaning:हे सर्वज्ञ, सब वरदान देने वाली, समस्त दुष्टों को भयभीत करने वाली, सब दुःख हरने वाली देवी — हे महालक्ष्मी! तुम्हें नमस्कार।
සිද්ධිබුද්ධිප්රදේ දේවි භුක්තිමුක්තිප්රදායිනි. මන්ත්රමූර්තේ සදා දේවි මහාලක්ෂ්මි නමෝ(අ)ස්තු තේ..
Siddhibuddhiprade Devi Bhuktimukti Pradayini Mantramooorte Sada Devi Mahalakshmi Namostu Te
Meaning:हे सिद्धि-बुद्धि प्रदान करने वाली, भुक्ति और मुक्ति देने वाली, मन्त्रमूर्ति देवी — हे महालक्ष्मी! तुम्हें नमस्कार।
ආද්යන්තරහිතේ දේවි ආද්යශක්තිමහේශ්වරි. යෝගජේ යෝගසම්භූතේ මහාලක්ෂ්මි නමෝ(අ)ස්තු තේ..
Adyantarahite Devi Adyashakti Maheshwari Yogaje Yogasambhoote Mahalakshmi Namostu Te
Meaning:हे आदि-अन्त रहित देवी, आद्याशक्ति, महेश्वरी; योग से उत्पन्न, योगमयी — हे महालक्ष्मी! तुम्हें नमस्कार।
ස්ථූලසූක්ෂ්මමහාරෞද්රේ මහාශක්තිමහෝදරේ. මහාපාපහරේ දේවි මහාලක්ෂ්මි නමෝ(අ)ස්තු තේ..
Sthoolasookshma Maharaudre Mahashakti Mahodare Mahapapahare Devi Mahalakshmi Namostu Te
Meaning:हे स्थूल-सूक्ष्म और महारौद्र रूप वाली, महाशक्ति, महोदरा; महापापों को हरने वाली देवी — हे महालक्ष्मी! तुम्हें नमस्कार।
පද්මාසනස්ථිතේ දේවි පරබ්රහ්මස්වරූපිණි. පරමේශි ජගන්මාතර්මහාලක්ෂ්මි නමෝ(අ)ස්තු තේ..
Padmasanasthite Devi Parabrahmaswaroopini Parameshi Jaganmatar Mahalakshmi Namostu Te
Meaning:हे कमल पर विराजमान, परब्रह्मस्वरूपा देवी; परमेश्वरी, जगन्माता — हे महालक्ष्मी! तुम्हें नमस्कार।
ශ්වේතාම්බරධරේ දේවි නානාලංකාරභූෂිතේ. ජගත්ස්ථිතේ ජගන්මාතර්මහාලක්ෂ්මි නමෝ(අ)ස්තු තේ..
Shwetambaradhare Devi Nanalankara Bhooshite Jagatsthite Jaganmatar Mahalakshmi Namostu Te
Meaning:हे श्वेत वस्त्र धारण करने वाली, अनेक अलंकारों से भूषित देवी; जगत् में स्थित, जगन्माता — हे महालक्ष्मी! तुम्हें नमस्कार।
මහාලක්ෂ්ම්යෂ්ටකං ස්තෝත්රං යඃ පඨේද්භක්තිමාන්නරඃ. සර්වසිද්ධිමවාප්නෝති රාජ්යං ප්රාප්නෝති සර්වදා.. ඒකකාලේ පඨේන්නිත්යං මහාපාපවිනාශනම්. ද්විකාලං යඃ පඨේන්නිත්යං ධනධාන්යසමන්විතඃ.. ත්රිකාලං යඃ පඨේන්නිත්යං මහාශත්රුවිනාශනම්. මහාලක්ෂ්මීර්භවේන්නිත්යං ප්රසන්නා වරදා ශුභා..
Mahalakshmyashtakam Stotram Yah Pathed Bhaktiman Narah Sarvasiddhimavapnoti Rajyam Prapnoti Sarvada Ekakale Pathennityam Mahapapavinashanam Dvikalam Yah Pathennityam Dhanadhanyasamanvitah Trikalam Yah Pathennityam Mahashatruvinashanam Mahalakshmirbhavennityam Prasanna Varada Shubha
Meaning:जो भक्तिमान् मनुष्य इस महालक्ष्म्यष्टक स्तोत्र का पाठ करता है, वह समस्त सिद्धियाँ पाता है और सदा राज्य (वैभव) प्राप्त करता है। प्रतिदिन एक बार पाठ करने से महापापों का नाश होता है; दो बार पाठ करने से वह धन-धान्य से सम्पन्न होता है; और तीन बार पाठ करने से महाशत्रुओं का नाश होता है — तथा महालक्ष्मी सदा प्रसन्न होकर वरदायिनी और शुभदायिनी होती हैं।
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Benefits of Chanting महालक्ष्मी अष्टकम्
One of the most powerful Lakshmi prayers for wealth and prosperity
Each verse ends with 'Mahalakshmi Namostu Te' — 8-fold salutation
Grants both material wealth (bhukti) and spiritual liberation (mukti)
Reveals Lakshmi not just as wealth goddess but as supreme cosmic power
Essential prayer during Diwali, Dhanteras, and Friday worship
Removes all sins and all suffering as stated in the verses
How to Chant महालक्ष्मी अष्टकम्
Sit before Lakshmi's image. Light a ghee diya. Offer red lotus or marigold flowers. Chant all 8 verses. The refrain 'Mahalakshmi Namostu Te' after each verse creates a powerful devotional rhythm. On Fridays, chant 8 times. During Diwali, chant 108 times.
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