Sri Lakshmi Hrudaya Stotram
Sri Lakshmi Hrudaya Stotram
Sri Lakshmi Hrudaya Stotram
shrI lakShmI hRRidaya stotram
asya shrI mahAlakShmIhRRidayastotra mahAmantrasya bhArgava RRiShiH, anuShTupAdIni nAnAChandAMsi, AdyAdi shrImahAlakShmIrdevatA, shrIM bIjaM, hrIM shaktiH, aiM kIlakaM, AdyAdimahAlakShmI prasAdasiddhyarthaM jape viniyogaH ||
RRiShyAdinyAsaH –
OM bhArgavRRiShaye namaH shirasi |
OM anuShTupAdinAnAChandobhyo namo mukhe |
OM AdyAdishrImahAlakShmI devatAyai namo hRRidaye |
OM shrIM bIjAya namo guhye |
OM hrIM shaktaye namaH pAdayoH |
OM aiM kIlakAya namo nAbhau |
OM viniyogAya namaH sarvA~Nge |
karanyAsaH –
OM shrIM a~NguShThAbhyAM namaH |
OM hrIM tarjanIbhyAM namaH |
OM aiM madhyamAbhyAM namaH |
OM shrIM anAmikAbhyAM namaH |
OM hrIM kaniShThikAbhyAM namaH |
OM aiM karatala karapRRiShThAbhyAM namaH |
a~NganyAsaH –
OM shrIM hRRidayAya namaH |
OM hrIM shirase svAhA |
OM aiM shikhAyai vaShaT |
OM shrIM kavachAya hum |
OM hrIM netratrayAya vauShaT |
OM aiM astrAya phaT |
OM shrIM hrIM aiM iti digbandhaH |
atha dhyAnam |
hastadvayena kamale dhArayantIM svalIlayA |
hAranUpurasaMyuktAM lakShmIM devIM vichintaye ||
kausheyapItavasanAmaravindanetrAM
padmadvayAbhayavarodyatapadmahastAm |
udyachChatArkasadRRishIM paramA~NkasaMsthAM
dhyAyedvidhIshanatapAdayugAM janitrIm ||
pItavastrAM suvarNA~NgIM padmahastadvAyAnvitAm |
lakShmIM dhyAtveti mantreNa sa bhavetpRRithivIpatiH ||
mAtulu~NgaM gadAM kheTaM pANau pAtraM cha bibhratI |
nAgaM li~NgaM cha yoniM cha bibhratIM chaiva mUrdhani ||
[ iti dhyAtvA mAnasopachAraiH sampUjya |
sha~NkhachakragadAhaste shubhravarNe suvAsinI |
mama dehi varaM lakShmIH sarvasiddhipradAyinI |
iti samprArthya OM shrIM hrIM aiM mahAlakShmyai kamaladhAriNyai siMhavAhinyai svAhA iti mantraM japtvA punaH pUrvavaddhRRidayAdi ShaDa~NganyAsaM kRRitvA stotraM paThet | ]
stotram |
vande lakShmIM paramashivamayIM shuddhajAmbUnadAbhAM
tejorUpAM kanakavasanAM sarvabhUShojjvalA~NgIm |
bIjApUraM kanakakalashaM hemapadmaM dadhAnA-
-mAdyAM shaktiM sakalajananIM viShNuvAmA~NkasaMsthAm || 1 ||
shrImatsaubhAgyajananIM staumi lakShmIM sanAtanIm |
sarvakAmaphalAvAptisAdhanaikasukhAvahAm || 2 ||
smarAmi nityaM deveshi tvayA preritamAnasaH |
tvadAj~nAM shirasA dhRRitvA bhajAmi parameshvarIm || 3 ||
samastasampatsukhadAM mahAshriyaM
samastasaubhAgyakarIM mahAshriyam |
samastakalyANakarIM mahAshriyaM
bhajAmyahaM j~nAnakarIM mahAshriyam || 4 ||
vij~nAnasampatsukhadAM sanAtanIM
vichitravAgbhUtikarIM manoharAm |
anantasammodasukhapradAyinIM
namAmyahaM bhUtikarIM haripriyAm || 5 ||
samastabhUtAntarasaMsthitA tvaM
samastabhoktrIshvari vishvarUpe |
tannAsti yattvadvyatiriktavastu
tvatpAdapadmaM praNamAmyahaM shrIH || 6 ||
dAridrya duHkhaughatamopahantrI
tvatpAdapadmaM mayi sannidhatsva |
dInArtivichChedanahetubhUtaiH
kRRipAkaTAkShairabhiShi~ncha mAM shrIH || 7 ||
amba prasIda karuNAsudhayArdradRRiShTyA
mAM tvatkRRipAdraviNagehamimaM kuruShva |
Alokaya praNatahRRidgatashokahantrI
tvatpAdapadmayugalaM praNamAmyahaM shrIH || 8 ||
shAntyai namo.astu sharaNAgatarakShaNAyai
kAntyai namo.astu kamanIyaguNAshrayAyai |
kShAntyai namo.astu duritakShayakAraNAyai
dAtryai namo.astu dhanadhAnyasamRRiddhidAyai || 9 ||
shaktyai namo.astu shashishekharasaMstutAyai
ratyai namo.astu rajanIkarasodarAyai |
bhaktyai namo.astu bhavasAgaratArakAyai
matyai namo.astu madhusUdanavallabhAyai || 10 ||
lakShmyai namo.astu shubhalakShaNalakShitAyai
siddhyai namo.astu shivasiddhasupUjitAyai |
dhRRityai namo.astvamitadurgatibha~njanAyai
gatyai namo.astu varasadgatidAyikAyai || 11 ||
devyai namo.astu divi devagaNArchitAyai
bhUtyai namo.astu bhuvanArtivinAshanAyai |
dhAtryai namo.astu dharaNIdharavallabhAyai
puShTyai namo.astu puruShottamavallabhAyai || 12 ||
sutIvradAridryaviduHkhahantryai
namo.astu te sarvabhayApahantryai |
shrIviShNuvakShaHsthalasaMsthitAyai
namo namaH sarvavibhUtidAyai || 13 ||
jayatu jayatu lakShmIrlakShaNAlaNkRRitANgI
jayatu jayatu padmA padmasadmAbhivandyA |
jayatu jayatu vidyA viShNuvAmA~NkasaMsthA
jayatu jayatu samyaksarvasampatkarI shrIH || 14 ||
jayatu jayatu devI devasa~NghAbhipUjyA
jayatu jayatu bhadrA bhArgavI bhAgyarUpA |
jayatu jayatu nityA nirmalaj~nAnavedyA
jayatu jayatu satyA sarvabhUtAntarasthA || 15 ||
jayatu jayatu ramyA ratnagarbhAntarasthA
jayatu jayatu shuddhA shuddhajAmbUnadAbhA |
jayatu jayatu kAntA kAntimadbhAsitA~NgI
jayatu jayatu shAntA shIghramAgachCha saumye || 16 ||
yasyAH kalAyAH kamalodbhavAdyA
rudrAshcha shakra pramukhAshcha devAH |
jIvanti sarve.api sashaktayaste
prabhutvamAptAH paramAyuShaste || 17 ||
lilekha niTile vidhirmama lipiM visRRijyAntaraM
tvayA vilikhitavyametaditi tatphalaprAptaye |
tadantaraphalesphuTaM kamalavAsinI shrIrimAM
samarpaya samudrikAM sakalabhAgyasaMsUchikAm || 18 ||
kalayA te yathA devi jIvanti sacharAcharAH |
tathA sampatkare lakShmi sarvadA samprasIda me || 19 ||
yathA viShNurdhruve nityaM svakalAM sannyaveshayat |
tathaiva svakalAM lakShmi mayi samyak samarpaya || 20 ||
sarvasaukhyaprade devi bhaktAnAmabhayaprade |
achalAM kuru yatnena kalAM mayi niveshitAm || 21 ||
mudAstAM matphAle paramapadalakShmIH sphuTakalA
sadA vaikuNThashrIrnivasatu kalA me nayanayoH |
vasetsatye loke mama vachasi lakShmIrvarakalA
shriyaH shvetadvIpe nivasatu kalA me svakarayoH || 22 ||
tAvannityaM mamA~NgeShu kShIrAbdhau shrIkalA vaset |
sUryAchandramasau yAvadyAvallakShmIpatiH shriyAH || 23 ||
sarvama~NgalasampUrNA sarvaishvaryasamanvitA |
AdyAdi shrIrmahAlakShmI tvatkalA mayi tiShThatu || 24 ||
ajnAnatimiraM hantuM shuddhajnAnaprakAshikA |
sarvaishvaryapradA me.astu tvatkalA mayi saMsthitA || 25 ||
alakShmIM haratu kShipraM tamaH sUryaprabhA yathA |
vitanotu mama shreyastvatkalA mayi saMsthitA || 26 ||
aishvaryama~NgalotpattistvatkalAyAM nidhIyate |
mayi tasmAtkRRitArtho.asmi pAtramasmi sthitestava || 27 ||
bhavadAveshabhAgyArho bhAgyavAnasmi bhArgavi |
tvatprasAdAtpavitro.ahaM lokamAtarnamo.astu te || 28 ||
punAsi mAM tvatkalayaiva yasmA-
-dataH samAgachCha mamAgratastvam |
paraM padaM shrIrbhava suprasannA
mayyachyutena pravishAdilakShmIH || 29 ||
shrIvaikuNThasthite lakShmi samAgachCha mamAgrataH |
nArAyaNena saha mAM kRRipAdRRiShTyA.avalokaya || 30 ||
satyalokasthite lakShmi tvaM mamAgachCha sannidhim |
vAsudevena sahitA prasIda varadA bhava || 31 ||
shvetadvIpasthite lakShmi shIghramAgachCha suvrate |
viShNunA sahite devi jaganmAtaH prasIda me || 32 ||
kShIrAmbudhisthite lakShmi samAgachCha samAdhavA |
tvatkRRipAdRRiShTisudhayA satataM mAM vilokaya || 33 ||
ratnagarbhasthite lakShmi paripUrNe hiraNmaye |
samAgachCha samAgachCha sthitvA.a.ashu purato mama || 34 ||
sthirA bhava mahAlakShmi nishchalA bhava nirmale |
prasanne kamale devi prasannahRRidayA bhava || 35 ||
shrIdhare shrImahAbhUte tvadantaHsthaM mahAnidhim |
shIghramuddhRRitya purataH pradarshaya samarpaya || 36 ||
vasundhare shrIvasudhe vasudogdhri kRRipAmaye |
tvatkukShigatasarvasvaM shIghraM me sampradarshaya || 37 ||
viShNupriye ratnagarbhe samastaphalade shive |
tvadgarbhagatahemAdIn sampradarshaya darshaya || 38 ||
rasAtalagate lakShmi shIghramAgachCha me puraH |
na jAne paramaM rUpaM mAtarme sampradarshaya || 39 ||
Avirbhava manovegAchChIghramAgachCha me puraH |
mA vatsa bhairihetyuktvA kAmaM gauriva rakSha mAm || 40 ||
devi shIghraM samAgachCha dharaNIgarbhasaMsthite |
mAtastvadbhRRityabhRRityo.ahaM mRRigaye tvAM kutUhalAt || 41 ||
uttiShTha jAgRRihi tvaM me samuttiShTha sujAgRRihi |
akShayAn hemakalashAn suvarNena supUritAn || 42 ||
nikShepAnme samAkRRiShya samuddhRRitya mamAgrataH |
samunnatAnanA bhUtvA samAdhehi dharAntarAt || 43 ||
matsannidhiM samAgachCha madAhitakRRipArasAt |
prasIda shreyasAM dogdhrI lakShmIrme nayanAgrataH || 44 ||
atropavisha lakShmi tvaM sthirA bhava hiraNmaye |
susthirA bhava samprItyA prasIda varadA bhava || 45 ||
AnItAMstu tathA devi nidhInme sampradarshaya |
adya kShaNena sahasA dattvA saMrakSha mAM sadA || 46 ||
mayi tiShTha tathA nityaM yathendrAdiShu tiShThasi |
abhayaM kuru me devi mahAlakShmIrnamo.astu te || 47 ||
samAgachCha mahAlakShmi shuddhajAmbUnadaprabhe |
prasIda purataH sthitvA praNataM mAM vilokaya || 48 ||
lakShmIrbhuvaM gatA bhAsi yatra yatra hiraNmayI |
tatra tatra sthitA tvaM me tava rUpaM pradarshaya || 49 ||
krIDantI bahudhA bhUmau paripUrNakRRipAmayi |
mama mUrdhani te hastamavilambitamarpaya || 50 ||
phaladbhAgyodaye lakShmi samastapuravAsinI |
prasIda me mahAlakShmi paripUrNamanorathe || 51 ||
ayodhyAdiShu sarveShu nagareShu samAsthite |
vaibhavairvividhairyuktaiH samAgachCha mudAnvite || 52 ||
samAgachCha samAgachCha mamAgre bhava susthirA |
karuNArasaniShyandanetradvaya vilAsinI || 53 || [niShpanna]
sannidhatsva mahAlakShmi tvatpANiM mama mastake |
karuNAsudhayA mAM tvamabhiShi~nchya sthiraM kuru || 54 ||
sarvarAjagRRihe lakShmi samAgachCha balAnvite | [mudAnvite]
sthitvA.a.ashu purato me.adya prasAdenA.abhayaM kuru || 55 ||
sAdaraM mastake hastaM mama tvaM kRRipayArpaya |
sarvarAjagRRihe lakShmi tvatkalA mayi tiShThatu || 56 ||
AdyAdi shrImahAlakShmi viShNuvAmA~NkasaMsthite |
pratyakShaM kuru me rUpaM rakSha mAM sharaNAgatam || 57 ||
prasIda me mahAlakShmi suprasIda mahAshive |
achalA bhava samprItyA susthirA bhava madgRRihe || 58 ||
yAvattiShThanti vedAshcha yAvachchandradivAkarau |
yAvadviShNushcha yAvattvaM tAvatkuru kRRipAM mayi || 59 ||
chAndrIkalA yathA shukle vardhate sA dine dine |
tathA dayA te mayyeva vardhatAmabhivardhatAm || 60 ||
yathA vaikuNThanagare yathA vai kShIrasAgare |
tathA madbhavane tiShTha sthiraM shrIviShNunA saha || 61 ||
yoginAM hRRidaye nityaM yathA tiShThasi viShNunA |
tathA madbhavane tiShTha sthiraM shrIviShNunA saha || 62 ||
nArAyaNasya hRRidaye bhavatI yathAste
nArAyaNo.api tava hRRitkamale yathAste |
nArAyaNastvamapi nityamubhau tathaiva
tau tiShThatAM hRRidi mamApi dayAnvitau shrIH || 63 ||
vij~nAnavRRiddhiM hRRidaye kuru shrIH
saubhAgyavRRiddhiM kuru me gRRihe shrIH |
dayAsuvRRiddhiM kurutAM mayi shrIH
suvarNavRRiddhiM kuru me gRRihe shrIH || 64 ||
na mAM tyajethAH shritakalpavalli
sadbhaktachintAmaNikAmadheno |
vishvasya mAtarbhava suprasannA
gRRihe kalatreShu cha putravarge || 65 ||
AdyAdimAye tvamajANDabIjaM
tvameva sAkAranirAkRRitistvam |
tvayA dhRRitAshchAbjabhavANDasa~NghA-
-shchitraM charitraM tava devi viShNoH || 66 ||
brahmarudrAdayo devA vedAshchApi na shaknuyuH |
mahimAnaM tava stotuM mando.ahaM shaknuyAM katham || 67 ||
amba tvadvatsavAkyAni sUktAsUktAni yAni cha |
tAni svIkuru sarvaj~ne dayAlutvena sAdaram || 68 ||
bhavatIM sharaNaM gatvA kRRitArthAH syuH purAtanAH |
iti sa~nchintya manasA tvAmahaM sharaNaM vraje || 69 ||
anantA nityasukhinastvadbhaktAstvatparAyaNAH |
iti vedapramANAddhi devi tvAM sharaNaM vraje || 70 ||
tava pratij~nA madbhaktA na nashyantItyapi kvachit |
iti sanchintya sanchintya prANAn sandhArayAmyaham || 71 ||
tvadadhInastvahaM mAtastvatkRRipA mayi vidyate |
yAvatsampUrNakAmaH syAttAvaddehi dayAnidhe || 72 ||
kShaNamAtraM na shaknomi jIvituM tvatkRRipAM vinA |
na jIvantIha jalajA jalaM tyaktvA jalagrahAH || 73 ||
yathA hi putravAtsalyAjjananI prasnutastanI |
vatsaM tvaritamAgatya samprINayati vatsalA || 74 ||
yadi syAM tava putro.ahaM mAtA tvaM yadi mAmakI |
dayApayodharastanyasudhAbhirabhiShi~ncha mAm || 75 ||
mRRigyo na guNalesho.api mayi doShaikamandire |
pAMsUnAM vRRiShTibindUnAM doShANAM cha na me matiH || 76 ||
pApinAmahamevAgryo dayAlUnAM tvamagraNIH |
dayanIyo madanyo.asti tava ko.atra jagattraye || 77 ||
vidhinAhaM na sRRiShTashchenna syAttava dayAlutA |
Amayo vA na sRRiShTashchedauShadhasya vRRithodayaH || 78 ||
kRRipA madagrajA kiM te ahaM kiM vA tadagrajaH |
vichArya dehi me vittaM tava devi dayAnidhe || 79 ||
mAtA pitA tvaM gurusadgatiH shrI-
-stvameva sa~njIvanahetubhUtA |
anyaM na manye jagadekanAthe
tvameva sarvaM mama devi satye || 80 ||
AdyAdilakShmIrbhava suprasannA
vishuddhavij~nAnasukhaikadogdhrI |
aj~nAnahantrI triguNAtiriktA
praj~nAnanetrI bhava suprasannA || 81 ||
asheShavAgjADyamalApahantrI
navaM navaM spaShTasuvAkpradAyinI |
mameha jihvAgra sura~NganartakI [nartinI]
bhava prasannA vadane cha me shrIH || 82 ||
samastasampatsuvirAjamAnA
samastatejashchayabhAsamAnA |
viShNupriye tvaM bhava dIpyamAnA
vAgdevatA me nayane prasannA || 83 ||
sarvapradarshe sakalArthade tvaM
prabhAsulAvaNyadayApradogdhrI |
suvarNade tvaM sumukhI bhava shrI-
-rhiraNmayI me nayane prasannA || 84 ||
sarvArthadA sarvajagatprasUtiH
sarveshvarI sarvabhayApahantrI |
sarvonnatA tvaM sumukhI bhava shrI-
-rhiraNmayI me nayane prasannA || 85 ||
samastavighnaughavinAshakAriNI
samastabhaktoddharaNe vichakShaNA |
anantasaubhAgyasukhapradAyinI
hiraNmayI me nayane prasannA || 86 ||
devi prasIda dayanIyatamAya mahyaM
devAdhinAthabhavadevagaNAbhivandye |
mAtastathaiva bhava sannihitA dRRishorme
patyA samaM mama mukhe bhava suprasannA || 87 ||
mA vatsa bhairabhayadAnakaro.arpitaste
maulau mameti mayi dInadayAnukampe |
mAtaH samarpaya mudA karuNAkaTAkShaM
mA~NgalyabIjamiha naH sRRija janma mAtaH || 88 ||
kaTAkSha iha kAmadhuktava manastu chintAmaNiH
karaH surataruH sadA navanidhistvamevendire |
bhave tava dayAraso mama rasAyanaM chAnvahaM
mukhaM tava kalAnidhirvividhavA~nChitArthapradam || 89 ||
yathA rasasparshanato.ayaso.api
suvarNatA syAtkamale tathA te |
kaTAkShasaMsparshanato janAnA-
-mamaNgalAnAmapi maNgalatvam || 90 ||
dehIti nAstIti vachaH praveshA-
-dbhIto rame tvAM sharaNaM prapadye |
ataH sadA.asminnabhayapradA tvaM
sahaiva patyA mayi sannidhehi || 91 ||
kalpadrumeNa maNinA sahitA suramyA
shrIste kalA mayi rasena rasAyanena |
AstAM yato mama shiraHkaradRRiShTipAda-
-spRRiShTAH suvarNavapuShaH sthiraja~NgamAH syuH || 92 ||
AdyAdiviShNoH sthiradharmapatnI
tvameva patyA mayi sannidhehi |
AdyAdilakShmi tvadanugraheNa
pade pade me nidhidarshanaM syAt || 93 ||
AdyAdilakShmIhRRidayaM paThedyaH
sa rAjyalakShmImachalAM tanoti |
mahAdaridro.api bhaveddhanADhya-
-stadanvaye shrIH sthiratAM prayAti || 94 ||
yasya smaraNamAtreNa tuShTA syAdviShNuvallabhA |
tasyAbhIShTaM dadatyAshu taM pAlayati putravat || 95 ||
idaM rahasyaM hRRidayaM sarvakAmaphalapradam |
japaH pa~nchasahasraM tu purashcharaNamuchyate || 96 ||
trikAlamekakAlaM vA naro bhaktisamanvitaH |
yaH paThechChRRiNuyAdvApi sa yAti paramAM shriyam || 97 ||
mahAlakShmIM samuddishya nishi bhArgavavAsare |
idaM shrIhRRidayaM japtvA pa~nchavAraM dhanI bhavet || 98 ||
anena hRRidayenAnnaM garbhiNyA abhimantritam |
dadAti tatkule putro jAyate shrIpatiH svayam || 99 ||
nareNa vA.athavA nAryA lakShmIhRRidayamantrite |
jale pIte cha tadvaMshe mandabhAgyo na jAyate || 100 ||
ya Ashvine mAsi cha shuklapakShe
ramotsave sannihite subhaktyA |
paThettathaikottaravAravRRiddhyA
labhetsa sauvarNamayIM suvRRiShTim || 101 ||
ya ekabhakto.anvahamekavarShaM
vishuddhadhIH saptativArajApI |
sa mandabhAgyo.api ramAkaTAkShA-
-dbhavetsahasrAkShashatAdhikashrIH || 102 ||
shrIshA~NghribhaktiM haridAsadAsyaM
prasannamantrArthadRRiDhaikaniShThAm |
guroH smRRitiM nirmalabodhabuddhiM
pradehi mAtaH paramaM padaM shrIH || 103 ||
pRRithvIpatitvaM puruShottamatvaM
vibhUtivAsaM vividhArthasiddhim |
sampUrNakIrtiM bahuvarShabhogaM
pradehi me lakShmi punaH punastvam || 104 ||
vAdArthasiddhiM bahulokavashyaM
vayaH sthiratvaM lalanAsubhogam |
pautrAdilabdhiM sakalArthasiddhiM
pradehi me bhArgavi janmajanmani || 105 ||
suvarNavRRiddhiM kuru me gRRihe shrIH
sudhAnyavRRiddhiM kurU me gRRihe shrIH |
kalyANavRRiddhiM kuru me gRRihe shrIH
vibhUtivRRiddhiM kuru me gRRihe shrIH || 106 ||
dhyAyellakShmIM prahasitamukhIM koTibAlArkabhAsAM
vidyudvarNAmbaravaradharAM bhUShaNADhyAM sushobhAm |
bIjApUraM sarasijayugaM bibhratIM svarNapAtraM
bhartrAyuktAM muhurabhayadAM mahyamapyachyutashrIH || 107 ||
guhyAtiguhyagoptrI tvaM gRRihANAsmatkRRitaM japam |
siddhirbhavatu me devi tvatprasAdAnmayi sthitA || 108 ||
iti shrIatharvaNarahasye shrIlakShmIhRRidayastotraM sampUrNam ||
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About This Stotram
Overview
Sri Lakshmi Hrudaya Stotram is a Sanskrit text of 108 verses dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi, the deity of wealth and auspiciousness. The word "hrudaya" (heart) indicates the stotram is understood as revealing the inner essence of the Goddess. The text opens with a rishyadinyasa section assigning rishi, chandas, devata, bija, shakti, and kilaka, indicating Tantric origins within the Shakta tradition.
What are the benefits of chanting Sri Lakshmi Hrudaya Stotram?
- Recitation is associated with the blessings of wealth and material prosperity.
- It is used to remove financial obstacles and attract good fortune.
- Devotees chant it for auspiciousness in the household and workplace.
- The bija mantras within it are said to purify the environment during puja.
- It is recited for protection from poverty and negative influences.
When is the best time to recite this?
Fridays and Brahma Muhurta in the morning are the most traditional times for recitation. Diwali, Dhanteras, and Navaratri are the primary festivals during which this stotram is recited. It is also chanted at housewarmings and before undertaking new ventures.
Historical and traditional background
The stotram belongs to the Tantric and Puranic streams of Lakshmi worship. The nyasa and bija structure of its opening verses are characteristic of Tantric compositions from the medieval period. The rishyadinyasa implies a formal liturgical context where the text was used within structured ritual. The author is unknown. Such hrudaya stotrams were composed to serve as concentrated forms of deity worship conveying the essential power of the goddess.
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 Lakshmi Narayana Hrudaya Stotram — a companion text that invokes both Lakshmi and Narayana together in the same hrudaya format.
- Sri Suktam — the Vedic hymn to Lakshmi, one of the oldest texts in her praise, recited in daily temple and household worship.
