Mahendra Kruta Mahalakshmi Stotram
Mahendra Kruta Mahalakshmi Stotram
Mahendra Kruta Mahalakshmi Stotram
mahendra kRRita mahAlakShmI stotraM
mahendra uvAcha
namaH kamalavAsinyai nArAyaNyai namo namaH |
kRRiShNapriyAyai sArAyai padmAyai cha namo namaH || 1 ||
padmapatrekShaNAyai cha padmAsyAyai namo namaH |
padmAsanAyai padminyai vaiShNavyai cha namo namaH || 2 ||
sarvasampatsvarUpAyai sarvadAtryai namo namaH |
sukhadAyai mokShadAyai siddhidAyai namo namaH || 3 ||
haribhaktipradAtryai cha harShadAtryai namo namaH |
kRRiShNavakShaHsthitAyai cha kRRiShNeshAyai namo namaH || 4 ||
kRRiShNashobhAsvarUpAyai ratnADhyAyai namo namaH |
sampatyadhiShThAtRRidevyai mahAdevyai namo namaH || 5 ||
sasyAdhiShThAtRRidevyai cha sasyalakShmyai namo namaH |
namo buddhisvarUpAyai buddhidAyai namo namaH || 6 ||
vaikuNThe cha mahAlakShmIrlakShmIH kShIrodasAgare |
svargalakShmIrindragehe rAjalakShmIrnRRipAlaye || 7 ||
gRRihalakShmIshcha gRRihiNAM gehe cha gRRihadevatA |
surabhiH sA gavAM mAtA dakShiNA yaj~nakAminI || 8 ||
aditirdevamAtA tvaM kamalA kamalAlaye |
svAhA tvaM cha havirdAne kavyadAne svadhA smRRitA || 9 ||
tvaM hi viShNusvarUpA cha sarvAdhArA vasundharA |
shuddhasattvasvarUpA tvaM nArAyaNaparAyANA || 10 ||
krodhahiMsAvarjitA cha varadA cha shubhAnanA |
paramArthapradA tvaM cha haridAsyapradA parA || 11 ||
yayA vinA jagatsarvaM bhasmIbhUtamasArakam |
jIvanmRRitaM cha vishvaM cha shavatulyaM yayA vinA || 12 ||
sarveShAM cha parA tvaM hi sarvabAndhavarUpiNI |
yayA vinA na sambhAShyo bAndhavairbAndhavaH sadA || 13 ||
tvayA hIno bandhuhInastvayA yuktaH sabAndhavaH |
dharmArthakAmamokShANAM tvaM cha kAraNarUpiNI || 14 ||
stanandhayAnAM tvaM mAtA shishUnAM shaishave yathA |
tathA tvaM sarvadA mAtA sarveShAM sarvavishvataH || 15 ||
tyaktastano mAtRRihInaH sa chejjIvati daivataH |
tvayA hIno janaH ko.api na jIvatyeva nishchitam || 16 ||
suprasannasvarUpA tvaM me prasannA bhavAmbike |
vairigrastaM cha viShayaM dehi mahyaM sanAtani || 17 ||
vayaM yAvattvayA hInA bandhuhInAshcha bhikShukAH |
sarvasampadvihInAshcha tAvadeva haripriye || 18 ||
rAjyaM dehi shriyaM dehi balaM dehi sureshvari |
kIrtiM dehi dhanaM dehi putrAnmahyaM cha dehi vai || 19 ||
kAmaM dehi matiM dehi bhogAn dehi haripriye |
j~nAnaM dehi cha dharmaM cha sarvasaubhAgyamIpsitam || 20 ||
sarvAdhikAramevaM vai prabhAvAM cha pratApakam |
jayaM parAkramaM yuddhe paramaishvaryamaiva cha || 21 ||
ityuktvA tu mahendrashcha sarvaiH suragaNaiH saha |
nanAma sAshrunetro.ayaM mUrdhnA chaiva punaH punaH || 22 ||
brahmA cha sha~Nkarashchaiva sheSho dharmashcha keshavaH |
sarve chakruH parIhAraM surArthe cha punaH punaH || 23 ||
devebhyashcha varaM dattvA puShpamAlAM manoharAm |
keshavAya dadau lakShmIH santuShTA surasaMsadi || 24 ||
yayurdaivAshcha santuShTAH svaM svaM sthAnaM cha nArada |
devI yayau hareH kroDaM hRRiShTA kShIrodashAyinaH || 25 ||
yayatustau svasvagRRihaM brahmeshAnau cha nArada |
dattvA shubhAshiShaM tau cha devebhyaH prItipUrvakam || 26 ||
idaM stotraM mahApuNyaM trisandhyaM yaH paThennaraH |
kuberatulyaH sa bhavedrAjarAjeshvaro mahAn || 27 ||
siddhastotraM yadi paThet so.api kalpatarurnaraH |
pa~nchalakShajapenaiva stotrasiddhirbhavennRRiNAm || 28 ||
siddhastotraM yadi paThenmAsamekaM cha saMyataH |
mahAsukhI cha rAjendro bhaviShyati na saMshayaH || 29 ||
iti shrIbrahmavaivarte mahApurANe dvitIye prakRRitikhaNDe nAradanArAyaNasaMvAde ekonachatvAriMshattamo.adhyAye mahendra kRRita shrI mahAlakShmI 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