Mahendra Kruta Mahalakshmi Stotram
Mahendra Kruta Mahalakshmi Stotram
Mahendra Kruta Mahalakshmi Stotram
mahendra kṛta mahālakṣmī stotraṃ
mahendra uvāca
namaḥ kamalavāsinyai nārāyaṇyai namo namaḥ |
kṛṣṇapriyāyai sārāyai padmāyai ca namo namaḥ || 1 ||
padmapatrekṣaṇāyai ca padmāsyāyai namo namaḥ |
padmāsanāyai padminyai vaiṣṇavyai ca namo namaḥ || 2 ||
sarvasampatsvarūpāyai sarvadātryai namo namaḥ |
sukhadāyai mokṣadāyai siddhidāyai namo namaḥ || 3 ||
haribhaktipradātryai ca harṣadātryai namo namaḥ |
kṛṣṇavakṣaḥsthitāyai ca kṛṣṇeśāyai namo namaḥ || 4 ||
kṛṣṇaśobhāsvarūpāyai ratnāḍhyāyai namo namaḥ |
sampatyadhiṣṭhātṛdevyai mahādevyai namo namaḥ || 5 ||
sasyādhiṣṭhātṛdevyai ca sasyalakṣmyai namo namaḥ |
namo buddhisvarūpāyai buddhidāyai namo namaḥ || 6 ||
vaikuṇṭhe ca mahālakṣmīrlakṣmīḥ kṣīrodasāgare |
svargalakṣmīrindragehe rājalakṣmīrnṛpālaye || 7 ||
gṛhalakṣmīśca gṛhiṇāṃ gehe ca gṛhadevatā |
surabhiḥ sā gavāṃ mātā dakṣiṇā yajñakāminī || 8 ||
aditirdevamātā tvaṃ kamalā kamalālaye |
svāhā tvaṃ ca havirdāne kavyadāne svadhā smṛtā || 9 ||
tvaṃ hi viṣṇusvarūpā ca sarvādhārā vasundharā |
śuddhasattvasvarūpā tvaṃ nārāyaṇaparāyāṇā || 10 ||
krodhahiṃsāvarjitā ca varadā ca śubhānanā |
paramārthapradā tvaṃ ca haridāsyapradā parā || 11 ||
yayā vinā jagatsarvaṃ bhasmībhūtamasārakam |
jīvanmṛtaṃ ca viśvaṃ ca śavatulyaṃ yayā vinā || 12 ||
sarveṣāṃ ca parā tvaṃ hi sarvabāndhavarūpiṇī |
yayā vinā na sambhāṣyo bāndhavairbāndhavaḥ sadā || 13 ||
tvayā hīno bandhuhīnastvayā yuktaḥ sabāndhavaḥ |
dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ tvaṃ ca kāraṇarūpiṇī || 14 ||
stanandhayānāṃ tvaṃ mātā śiśūnāṃ śaiśave yathā |
tathā tvaṃ sarvadā mātā sarveṣāṃ sarvaviśvataḥ || 15 ||
tyaktastano mātṛhīnaḥ sa cejjīvati daivataḥ |
tvayā hīno janaḥ ko'pi na jīvatyeva niścitam || 16 ||
suprasannasvarūpā tvaṃ me prasannā bhavāmbike |
vairigrastaṃ ca viṣayaṃ dehi mahyaṃ sanātani || 17 ||
vayaṃ yāvattvayā hīnā bandhuhīnāśca bhikṣukāḥ |
sarvasampadvihīnāśca tāvadeva haripriye || 18 ||
rājyaṃ dehi śriyaṃ dehi balaṃ dehi sureśvari |
kīrtiṃ dehi dhanaṃ dehi putrānmahyaṃ ca dehi vai || 19 ||
kāmaṃ dehi matiṃ dehi bhogān dehi haripriye |
jñānaṃ dehi ca dharmaṃ ca sarvasaubhāgyamīpsitam || 20 ||
sarvādhikāramevaṃ vai prabhāvāṃ ca pratāpakam |
jayaṃ parākramaṃ yuddhe paramaiśvaryamaiva ca || 21 ||
ityuktvā tu mahendraśca sarvaiḥ suragaṇaiḥ saha |
nanāma sāśrunetro'yaṃ mūrdhnā caiva punaḥ punaḥ || 22 ||
brahmā ca śaṅkaraścaiva śeṣo dharmaśca keśavaḥ |
sarve cakruḥ parīhāraṃ surārthe ca punaḥ punaḥ || 23 ||
devebhyaśca varaṃ dattvā puṣpamālāṃ manoharām |
keśavāya dadau lakṣmīḥ santuṣṭā surasaṃsadi || 24 ||
yayurdaivāśca santuṣṭāḥ svaṃ svaṃ sthānaṃ ca nārada |
devī yayau hareḥ kroḍaṃ hṛṣṭā kṣīrodaśāyinaḥ || 25 ||
yayatustau svasvagṛhaṃ brahmeśānau ca nārada |
dattvā śubhāśiṣaṃ tau ca devebhyaḥ prītipūrvakam || 26 ||
idaṃ stotraṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ trisandhyaṃ yaḥ paṭhennaraḥ |
kuberatulyaḥ sa bhavedrājarājeśvaro mahān || 27 ||
siddhastotraṃ yadi paṭhet so'pi kalpatarurnaraḥ |
pañcalakṣajapenaiva stotrasiddhirbhavennṛṇām || 28 ||
siddhastotraṃ yadi paṭhenmāsamekaṃ ca saṃyataḥ |
mahāsukhī ca rājendro bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ || 29 ||
iti śrībrahmavaivarte mahāpurāṇe dvitīye prakṛtikhaṇḍe nāradanārāyaṇasaṃvāde ekonacatvāriṃśattamo'dhyāye mahendra kṛta śrī mahālakṣmī stotram |
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About This Stotram
Overview
Mahendra Kruta Mahalakshmi Stotram is a 29-verse Sanskrit hymn dedicated to Goddess Mahalakshmi, the deity of wealth, fortune, and auspiciousness. It is attributed by tradition to Mahendra (Indra), king of the Devas. The verses praise Mahalakshmi through epithets connecting her to Lord Vishnu and to the lotus.
What are the benefits of chanting Mahendra Kruta Mahalakshmi Stotram?
- Invocation of Mahalakshmi's grace for material and spiritual prosperity
- Removal of financial difficulties and obstacles
- Granting of auspiciousness and fulfillment of desires
- Protection from negative influences
When is the best time to recite this?
Mornings and evenings are auspicious times for this stotram. Fridays, which are traditionally associated with Goddess Lakshmi, are especially suitable. It is also recited during Diwali, Navaratri, and Varalakshmi Vratam.
Historical and traditional background
The stotram is attributed to Mahendra (Indra), though this attribution is not definitively confirmed in classical Sanskrit literature. It is a standalone devotional hymn that draws on the Puranic tradition of Lakshmi worship. The text gained circulation within devotional communities through its collection in compilations of Sanskrit stotrams. Its language and style are consistent with post-Puranic Sanskrit devotional literature.
Available scripts
This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector to read it in your preferred script.
Related Texts
- Sri Mahalakshmi Ashtakam — an eight-verse hymn widely recited in Lakshmi worship
- Kanaka Dhara Stotram — a hymn to Lakshmi attributed to Adi Shankaracharya
- Sri Suktam — a Rigvedic hymn that is the oldest known text dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi