Sri Suktam
Sri Suktam
zrI sUktam
om || hira॑NyavarNAM॒ hari॑NIM su॒varNa॑raja॒tasra॑jAm |
ca॒ndrAM hi॒raNma॑yIM-la~॒kSmI-JjAta॑vedo ma॒mAva॑ha ||
tA-mma॒ Ava॑ha॒ jAta॑vedo la॒kSmImana॑pagA॒minI᳚m |
yasyAM॒ hira॑NyaM-vi~॒ndeya॒-GgAmazva॒-mpuru॑SAna॒ham ||
a॒zva॒pU॒rvAM ra॑thama॒dhyAM ha॒stinA॑da-pra॒bodhi॑nIm |
zriya॑-nde॒vImupa॑hvaye॒ zrIrmA॑ de॒vIrju॑SatAm ||
kAM॒so᳚smi॒ tAM hira॑NyaprA॒kArA॑mA॒rdrA-Jjvala॑ntI-ntR॒ptA-nta॒rpaya॑ntIm |
pa॒dme॒ sthi॒tA-mpa॒dmava॑rNA॒-ntAmi॒hopa॑hvaye॒ zriyam ||
ca॒ndrA-mpra॑bhA॒sAM-ya॒zasA॒ jvala॑ntIM॒ zriyaM॑-lo॒ke de॒vaju॑STAmudA॒rAm |
tA-mpa॒dminI॑mIM॒ zara॑Nama॒ha-mprapa॑dye-'la॒kSmIrme॑ nazyatA॒-ntvAM-vR~॑Ne ||
A॒di॒tyava॑rNe॒ tapa॒so-'dhi॑jA॒to vana॒spati॒stava॑ vR॒kSo-'tha॑ bi॒lvaH |
tasya॒ phalA॑ni॒ tapa॒sAnu॑dantu mA॒yAnta॑rA॒yAzca॑ bA॒hyA a॑la॒kSmIH ||
upai॑tu॒ mA-nde॑vasa॒khaH kI॒rtizca॒ maNi॑nA sa॒ha |
prA॒du॒rbhU॒to-'smi॑ rASTre॒-'smin kI॒rti॒mR॑ddhi-nda॒dAtu॑ me ||
kSu॒tpi॒pA॒sAma॑lA-Jjye॒SThAma॒la॒kSI-rnA॑zayA॒myaham |
abhU॑ti॒masa॑mRddhi॒-Jca sa॒rvA॒-nnirNu॑da me॒ gRhAt ||
ga॒ndha॒dvA॒rA-ndu॑rAdha॒rSA॒-nni॒tyapu॑STA-GkarI॒SiNI᳚m |
I॒zvarIgM॑ sarva॑bhUtA॒nA॒-ntAmi॒hopa॑hvaye॒ zriyam ||
mana॑saH॒ kAma॒mAkU॑tiM-vA~॒ca-ssa॒tyama॑zImahi |
pa॒zU॒nAgM rU॒pamanya॑sya॒ mayi॒ zrI-zzra॑yatAM॒-ya~zaH॑ ||
ka॒rdame॑na pra॑jAbhU॒tA॒ ma॒yi॒ sambha॑va ka॒rdama |
zriyaM॑-vA~॒saya॑ me ku॒le॒ mA॒tara॑-mpadma॒mAli॑nIm ||
ApaH॑ sR॒jantu॑ sni॒gdhA॒ni॒ ci॒klI॒ta va॑sa me॒ gRhe |
ni ca॑ de॒vI-mmA॒taraM॒ zriyaM॑-vA~॒saya॑ me ku॒le ||
A॒rdrA-mpu॒Skari॑NI-mpu॒STiM॒ pi॒Gga॒lA-mpa॑dmamA॒linIm |
ca॒ndrAM hi॒raNma॑yIM-la~॒kSmI-JjAta॑vedo ma॒mAva॑ha ||
A॒rdrAM-yaH॒ kari॑NIM-ya॒STiM॒ su॒va॒rNAM he॑mamA॒linIm |
sU॒ryAM hi॒raNma॑yIM-la~॒kSmI॒-JjAta॑vedo ma॒mAva॑ha ||
tA-mma॒ Ava॑ha॒ jAta॑vedo la॒kSImana॑pagA॒minI᳚m |
yasyAM॒ hira॑Nya॒-mprabhU॑ta॒-GgAvo॑ dA॒syo-'zvA᳚n, vi॒ndeya॒-mpuru॑SAna॒ham ||
yazzuciH॑ prayato bhU॒tvA॒ ju॒huyA॑-dAjya॒-manva॑ham |
zriyaH॑ pa॒Jcada॑zarca-Jca zrI॒kAma॑ssata॒ta॒-Jja॑pet ||
AnandaH karda॑mazcai॒va ciklI॒ta i॑ti vi॒zrutAH |
RSa॑ya॒ste tra॑yaH putrA-ssva॒yaM॒ zrIre॑va de॒vatA ||
padmAnane pa॑dma U॒rU॒ pa॒dmAkSI pa॑dmasa॒mbhave |
tva-mmA᳚-mbha॒jasva॑ padmA॒kSI ye॒na saukhyaM॑-la~bhA॒myaham ||
a॒zvadA॑yI ca godA॒yI॒ dha॒nadA॑yI ma॒hAdha॑ne |
dhana॑-mme॒ juSa॑tA-nde॒vI sa॒rvakA॑mArtha॒ siddha॑ye ||
putrapautra dhana-ndhAnyaM hastyazvAjAvigo ratham |
prajAnA-mbhavasi mAtA AyuSmanta-Gkarotu mAm ||
candrAbhAM-la~kSmImIzAnAM sUryAbhAM᳚ zriyamIzvarIm |
candra sUryAgni sarvAbhAM zrI mahAlakSmI-mupAsmahe ||
dhana-magni-rdhanaM-vAyu-rdhanaM sUryo॑ dhanaM-vasuH |
dhanamindro bRhaspati-rvaru॑Na-ndhanama॑znute ||
vainateya soma-mpiba soma॑-mpibatu vRtrahA |
soma॒-ndhanasya somino॒ mahya॑-ndadAtu sominI॑ ||
na krodho na ca mAtsa॒rya-nna lobho॑ nAzubhA matiH |
bhavanti kRta puNyAnA-mbha॒ktAnAM zrI sU᳚kta-JjapetsadA ||
varSa᳚ntu॒ te vi॑bhAva॒ri॒ di॒vo abhrasya vidyu॑taH |
roha᳚ntu sarva॑bIjAnyava brahma dvi॒So᳚ ja॑hi ||
padmapriye padmini padmahaste padmAlaye padma-dalAyatAkSI |
vizvapriye viSNu manonukUle tvatpAdapadma-mmayi sannidhatsva ||
yA sA padmAsanasthA vipulakaTitaTI padmapatrAyatAkSI |
gambhIrA vartanAbhi-sstanabharanamitA zubhra vastottarIyA ||
lakSmI-rdivyai-rgajendrai-rmaNigaNa khacitai-ssnApitA hemakumbhaiH |
nityaM sA padmahastA mama vasatu gRhe sarva mAGgalyayuktA ||
lakSmI-GkSIra samudra rAjatanayAM zrIraGga dhAmezvarIm |
dAsIbhUta samasta deva vanitAM-lo~kaika dIpAGkurAm |
zrImanmanda kaTAkSa labdha vibhava brahmendra gaGgAdharAm |
tvA-ntrailokya kuTumbinIM sarasijAM-va~nde mukundapriyAm ||
siddhalakSmI-rmokSalakSmI-rjayalakSmI-ssarasvatI |
zrIlakSmI-rvaralakSmIzca prasannA mama sarvadA ||
varAGkuzau pAzamabhIti mudrAm |
karairvahantI-GkamalAsanasthAm |
bAlArkakoTi pratibhA-ntrinetrAm |
bhaje-'hamambA-JjagadIzvarI-ntAm ||
sarvamaGgala mAGgalye zive sarvArtha sAdhike |
zaraNye tyrambake devI nArAyaNi namostute ||
o-mma॒hA॒de॒vyai ca॑ vi॒dmahe॑ viSNupa॒tnI ca॑ dhImahi |
tanno॑ lakSmIH praco॒dayA᳚t ||
zrI-rvarca॑sva॒-mAyu॑Sya॒-mAro᳚gya॒-mAvI॑dhA॒t-zobha॑mAna-mmahI॒yate᳚ |
dhA॒nya-ndha॒na-mpa॒zu-mba॒hupu॑tralA॒bhaM za॒tasaM᳚va~tsa॒ra-ndI॒rghamAyuH॑ ||
OM zAnti॒-zzAnti॒-zzAntiH॑ ||
About This Stotram
Overview
Sri Suktam is a 16-verse Vedic hymn dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi from the Rigveda. The text describes Lakshmi in golden and radiant forms, associated with purity, prosperity, and auspiciousness. It is one of the most widely recited Vedic hymns in Hindu ritual and is used in Lakshmi puja, Vedic homas, and temple worship throughout India.
What are the benefits of chanting Sri Suktam?
- Recitation is said to invite Lakshmi's presence and blessings into the home.
- Devotees chant it for wealth and removal of financial obstacles.
- It is used in Vedic rituals for prosperity and auspiciousness.
- Regular chanting is associated with purification of the environment and mind.
- It is the primary Vedic text for Lakshmi worship.
When is the best time to recite this?
Sri Suktam is recited on Fridays, during Diwali, Navaratri, and other Lakshmi festivals. Morning worship and evening deepa puja (lamp ritual) are standard occasions. It is chanted during all Lakshmi-related Vedic homas throughout the year.
Historical and traditional background
Sri Suktam is found in the Rigveda (Mandala 5, associated with Khila hymns) and is part of the Vedic canon, making it one of the oldest texts in Lakshmi worship. It is Shruti — revealed scripture — not attributed to a human author. The text has been preserved through Vedic recitation lineages for several thousand years. It holds a central place in Sri Vaishnava, Shakta, and Smartha traditions wherever Lakshmi is worshipped.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Sri Siddha Lakshmi Stotram — a later devotional stotram to Lakshmi recited in the same puja context.
- Kanaka Dhara Stotram — composed by Adi Shankaracharya in praise of Lakshmi, often paired with the Sri Suktam.