Agastya Kruta Sri Lakshmi Stotram
Agastya Kruta Sri Lakshmi Stotram
agastya kRta zrI lakSmI stotraM
jaya padmapalAzAkSi jaya tvaM zrIpatipriye |
jaya mAtarmahAlakSmi saMsArArNavatAriNi || 1 ||
mahAlakSmi namastubhyaM namastubhyaM surezvari |
haripriye namastubhyaM namastubhyaM dayAnidhe || 2 ||
padmAlaye namastubhyaM namastubhyaM ca sarvade |
sarvabhUtahitArthAya vasuvRSTiM sadA kuru || 3 ||
jaganmAtarnamastubhyaM namastubhyaM dayAnidhe |
dayAvati namastubhyaM vizvezvari namo'stu te || 4 ||
namaH kSIrArNavasute namastrailokyadhAriNi |
vasuvRSTe namastubhyaM rakSa mAM zaraNAgatam || 5 ||
rakSa tvaM devadevezi devadevasya vallabhe |
dAridryAttrAhi mAM lakSmi kRpAM kuru mamopari || 6 ||
namastrailokyajanani namastrailokyapAvani |
brahmAdayo namanti tvAM jagadAnandadAyini || 7 ||
viSNupriye namastubhyaM namastubhyaM jagaddhite |
Artihantri namastubhyaM samRddhiM kuru me sadA || 8 ||
abjavAse namastubhyaM capalAyai namo namaH |
caJcalAyai namastubhyaM lalitAyai namo namaH || 9 ||
namaH pradyumnajanani mAtastubhyaM namo namaH |
paripAlaya mAM mAtaH mAM tubhyaM zaraNAgatam || 10 ||
zaraNye tvAM prapanno'smi kamale kamalAlaye |
trAhi trAhi mahAlakSmi paritrANaparAyaNe || 11 ||
pANDityaM zobhate naiva na zobhante guNA nare |
zIlatvaM naiva zobheta mahAlakSmi tvayA vinA || 12 ||
tAvadvirAjate rUpaM tAvacchIlaM virAjate |
tAvadguNA narANAM ca yAvallakSmIH prasIdati || 13 ||
lakSmi tvayA'laGkRtamAnavA ye
pApairvimuktA nRpalokamAnyAH |
guNairvihInA guNino bhavanti
duzzIlinaH zIlavatAM variSThAH || 14 ||
lakSmIrbhUSayate rUpaM lakSmIrbhUSayate kulam |
lakSmIrbhUSayate vidyAM sarvA lakSmIrviziSyate || 15 ||
lakSmI tvadguNakIrtanena kamalA bhUryAtyalaM jihmatAm
rudrAdyA ravicandradevapatayo vaktuM ca naiva kSamAH |
asmAbhistava rUpalakSaNaguNAnvaktuM kathaM zakyate
mAtarmAM paripAhi vizvajananI kRtvA mameSTaM dhruvam || 16 ||
dInArtibhItaM bhavatApapIDitaM
dhanairvihInaM tava pArzvamAgatam |
kRpAnidhitvAnmama lakSmi satvaraM
dhanapradAnAddhananAyakaM kuru || 17 ||
mAM vilokya jananI haripriye
nirdhanaM tava samIpamAgatam |
dehi me jhaTiti lakSmi karAgraM
vastrakAJcanavarAnnamadbhutam || 18 ||
tvameva jananI lakSmIH pitA lakSmIstvameva ca |
bhrAtA tvaM ca sakhA lakSmIrvidyA lakSmIstvameva ca || 19 ||
trAhi trAhi mahAlakSmi trAhi trAhi surezvari |
trAhi trAhi jaganmAtaH dAridryAttrAhi vegataH || 20 ||
namastubhyaM jagaddhAtri namastubhyaM namo namaH |
dharmAdhAre namastubhyaM namaH sampattidAyinI || 21 ||
dAridryArNavamagno'haM nimagno'haM rasAtale |
majjantaM mAM kare dhRtvA tUddhara tvaM rame drutam || 22 ||
kiM lakSmi bahunoktena jalpitena punaH punaH |
anyanme zaraNaM nAsti satyaM satyaM haripriye || 23 ||
etacchrutvA'gastyavAkyaM hRSyamANA haripriyA |
uvAca madhurAM vANIM tuSTA'haM tava sarvadA || 24 ||
zrIlakSmIruvAca |
yattvayoktamidaM stotraM yaH paThiSyati mAnavaH |
zRNoti ca mahAbhAgastasyAhaM vazavartinI || 25 ||
nityaM paThati yo bhaktyA tvalakSmIstasya nazyati |
RNaM ca nazyate tIvraM viyogaM naiva pazyati || 26 ||
yaH paThetprAtarutthAya zraddhAbhaktisamanvitaH |
gRhe tasya sadA tiSTennityaM zrIH patinA saha || 27 ||
sukhasaubhAgyasampanno manasvI buddhimAnbhavet |
putravAn guNavAn zreSTho bhogabhoktA ca mAnavaH || 28 ||
idaM stotraM mahApuNyaM lakSmyAgastyaprakIrtitam |
viSNuprasAdajananaM caturvargaphalapradam || 29 ||
rAjadvAre jayazcaiva zatrozcaiva parAjayaH |
bhUtapretapizAcAnAM vyAghrANAM na bhayaM tathA || 30 ||
na zastrAnalatoyaughAdbhayaM tasya prajAyate |
durvRttAnAM ca pApAnAM bahuhAnikaraM param || 31 ||
mandurAkarizAlAsu gavAM goSThe samAhitaH |
paThettaddoSazAntyarthaM mahApAtakanAzanam || 32 ||
sarvasaukhyakaraM nRRNAmAyurArogyadaM tathA |
agastyamuninA proktaM prajAnAM hitakAmyayA || 33 ||
ityagastyaviracitaM zrI lakSmI stotram |
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About This Stotram
Overview
Agastya Kruta Sri Lakshmi Stotram is a 33-verse Sanskrit hymn attributed to the sage Agastya, dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi, the deity of wealth, fortune, and auspiciousness. The text praises Lakshmi's attributes and forms and petitions her for prosperity and well-being. It belongs to the Vaishnava devotional tradition.
What are the benefits of chanting Agastya Kruta Sri Lakshmi Stotram?
- Recitation is said to invoke Lakshmi's blessings for wealth and material abundance.
- Devotees chant it to remove financial difficulties and obstacles.
- The hymn is believed to bring good fortune and auspiciousness.
- It is recited for inner peace and contentment.
- Regular chanting is said to cultivate spiritual merit alongside material benefits.
When is the best time to recite this?
This stotram is recited on Fridays, which are associated with Lakshmi, and during festivals such as Diwali and Navaratri. Devotees also recite it during morning puja and any occasion when seeking Lakshmi's blessings.
Historical and traditional background
The hymn is attributed to Agastya, a sage prominent in both Vedic and Puranic texts. Its exact date of composition is not known; such attributions often reflect a text's connection to a particular sage's tradition rather than direct authorship. The stotram circulates within collections of Lakshmi devotional literature and is used in Vaishnava puja across South and North India.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Sri Suktam — the Vedic hymn to Lakshmi from the Rigveda, the oldest known text in this tradition.
- Kanaka Dhara Stotram — a Lakshmi hymn attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, also in the devotional stotram tradition.