Sri Suktam
Sri Suktam
Sri Suktam
śrī sūktam
om || hira̭ṇyavarṇāṃ॒ hari̭ṇīṃ su॒varṇa̭raja॒tasra̭jām |
ca॒ndrāṃ hi॒raṇma̭yīṃ-la~॒kṣmī-ñjāta̭vedo ma॒māva̭ha ||
tā-mma॒ āva̭ha॒ jāta̭vedo la॒kṣmīmana̭pagā॒minī᳚m |
yasyāṃ॒ hira̭ṇyaṃ-vi~॒ndeya॒-ṅgāmaśva॒-mpurṷṣāna॒ham ||
a॒śva॒pū॒rvāṃ ra̭thama॒dhyāṃ ha॒stinā̭da-pra॒bodhi̭nīm |
śriya̭-nde॒vīmupa̭hvaye॒ śrīrmā̭ de॒vīrjṷṣatām ||
kāṃ॒so᳚smi॒ tāṃ hira̭ṇyaprā॒kārā̭mā॒rdrā-ñjvala̭ntī-ntṛ॒ptā-nta॒rpaya̭ntīm |
pa॒dme॒ sthi॒tā-mpa॒dmava̭rṇā॒-ntāmi॒hopa̭hvaye॒ śriyam ||
ca॒ndrā-mpra̭bhā॒sāṃ-ya॒śasā॒ jvala̭ntīṃ॒ śriyaṃ̭-lo॒ke de॒vajṷṣṭāmudā॒rām |
tā-mpa॒dminī̭mīṃ॒ śara̭ṇama॒ha-mprapa̭dye-'la॒kṣmīrmḙ naśyatā॒-ntvāṃ-vṛ~̭ṇe ||
ā॒di॒tyava̭rṇe॒ tapa॒so-'dhi̭jā॒to vana॒spati॒stava̭ vṛ॒kṣo-'tha̭ bi॒lvaḥ |
tasya॒ phalā̭ni॒ tapa॒sānṷdantu mā॒yānta̭rā॒yāśca̭ bā॒hyā a̭la॒kṣmīḥ ||
upai̭tu॒ mā-ndḙvasa॒khaḥ kī॒rtiśca॒ maṇi̭nā sa॒ha |
prā॒du॒rbhū॒to-'smi̭ rāṣṭre॒-'smin kī॒rti॒mṛ̭ddhi-nda॒dātṷ me ||
kṣu॒tpi॒pā॒sāma̭lā-ñjye॒ṣṭhāma॒la॒kṣī-rnā̭śayā॒myaham |
abhṷ̄ti॒masa̭mṛddhi॒-ñca sa॒rvā॒-nnirṇṷda me॒ gṛhāt ||
ga॒ndha॒dvā॒rā-ndṷrādha॒rṣā॒-nni॒tyapṷṣṭā-ṅkarī॒ṣiṇī᳚m |
ī॒śvarīgṃ̭ sarva̭bhūtā॒nā॒-ntāmi॒hopa̭hvaye॒ śriyam ||
mana̭saḥ॒ kāma॒mākṷ̄tiṃ-vā~॒ca-ssa॒tyama̭śīmahi |
pa॒śū॒nāgṃ rū॒pamanya̭sya॒ mayi॒ śrī-śśra̭yatāṃ॒-ya~śaḥ̭ ||
ka॒rdamḙna pra̭jābhū॒tā॒ ma॒yi॒ sambha̭va ka॒rdama |
śriyaṃ̭-vā~॒saya̭ me ku॒le॒ mā॒tara̭-mpadma॒māli̭nīm ||
āpaḥ̭ sṛ॒jantṷ sni॒gdhā॒ni॒ ci॒klī॒ta va̭sa me॒ gṛhe |
ni ca̭ de॒vī-mmā॒taraṃ॒ śriyaṃ̭-vā~॒saya̭ me ku॒le ||
ā॒rdrā-mpu॒ṣkari̭ṇī-mpu॒ṣṭiṃ॒ pi॒ṅga॒lā-mpa̭dmamā॒linīm |
ca॒ndrāṃ hi॒raṇma̭yīṃ-la~॒kṣmī-ñjāta̭vedo ma॒māva̭ha ||
ā॒rdrāṃ-yaḥ॒ kari̭ṇīṃ-ya॒ṣṭiṃ॒ su॒va॒rṇāṃ hḙmamā॒linīm |
sū॒ryāṃ hi॒raṇma̭yīṃ-la~॒kṣmī॒-ñjāta̭vedo ma॒māva̭ha ||
tā-mma॒ āva̭ha॒ jāta̭vedo la॒kṣīmana̭pagā॒minī᳚m |
yasyāṃ॒ hira̭ṇya॒-mprabhṷ̄ta॒-ṅgāvo̭ dā॒syo-'śvā᳚n, vi॒ndeya॒-mpurṷṣāna॒ham ||
yaśśuciḥ̭ prayato bhū॒tvā॒ ju॒huyā̭-dājya॒-manva̭ham |
śriyaḥ̭ pa॒ñcada̭śarca-ñca śrī॒kāma̭ssata॒ta॒-ñja̭pet ||
ānandaḥ karda̭maścai॒va ciklī॒ta i̭ti vi॒śrutāḥ |
ṛṣa̭ya॒ste tra̭yaḥ putrā-ssva॒yaṃ॒ śrīrḙva de॒vatā ||
padmānane pa̭dma ū॒rū॒ pa॒dmākṣī pa̭dmasa॒mbhave |
tva-mmā᳚-mbha॒jasva̭ padmā॒kṣī ye॒na saukhyaṃ̭-la~bhā॒myaham ||
a॒śvadā̭yī ca godā॒yī॒ dha॒nadā̭yī ma॒hādha̭ne |
dhana̭-mme॒ juṣa̭tā-nde॒vī sa॒rvakā̭mārtha॒ siddha̭ye ||
putrapautra dhana-ndhānyaṃ hastyaśvājāvigo ratham |
prajānā-mbhavasi mātā āyuṣmanta-ṅkarotu mām ||
candrābhāṃ-la~kṣmīmīśānāṃ sūryābhāṃ᳚ śriyamīśvarīm |
candra sūryāgni sarvābhāṃ śrī mahālakṣmī-mupāsmahe ||
dhana-magni-rdhanaṃ-vāyu-rdhanaṃ sūryo̭ dhanaṃ-vasuḥ |
dhanamindro bṛhaspati-rvarṷṇa-ndhanama̭śnute ||
vainateya soma-mpiba soma̭-mpibatu vṛtrahā |
soma॒-ndhanasya somino॒ mahya̭-ndadātu sominī̭ ||
na krodho na ca mātsa॒rya-nna lobho̭ nāśubhā matiḥ |
bhavanti kṛta puṇyānā-mbha॒ktānāṃ śrī sū᳚kta-ñjapetsadā ||
varṣa᳚ntu॒ te vi̭bhāva॒ri॒ di॒vo abhrasya vidyṷtaḥ |
roha᳚ntu sarva̭bījānyava brahma dvi॒ṣo᳚ ja̭hi ||
padmapriye padmini padmahaste padmālaye padma-dalāyatākṣī |
viśvapriye viṣṇu manonukūle tvatpādapadma-mmayi sannidhatsva ||
yā sā padmāsanasthā vipulakaṭitaṭī padmapatrāyatākṣī |
gambhīrā vartanābhi-sstanabharanamitā śubhra vastottarīyā ||
lakṣmī-rdivyai-rgajendrai-rmaṇigaṇa khacitai-ssnāpitā hemakumbhaiḥ |
nityaṃ sā padmahastā mama vasatu gṛhe sarva māṅgalyayuktā ||
lakṣmī-ṅkṣīra samudra rājatanayāṃ śrīraṅga dhāmeśvarīm |
dāsībhūta samasta deva vanitāṃ-lo~kaika dīpāṅkurām |
śrīmanmanda kaṭākṣa labdha vibhava brahmendra gaṅgādharām |
tvā-ntrailokya kuṭumbinīṃ sarasijāṃ-va~nde mukundapriyām ||
siddhalakṣmī-rmokṣalakṣmī-rjayalakṣmī-ssarasvatī |
śrīlakṣmī-rvaralakṣmīśca prasannā mama sarvadā ||
varāṅkuśau pāśamabhīti mudrām |
karairvahantī-ṅkamalāsanasthām |
bālārkakoṭi pratibhā-ntrinetrām |
bhaje-'hamambā-ñjagadīśvarī-ntām ||
sarvamaṅgala māṅgalye śive sarvārtha sādhike |
śaraṇye tyrambake devī nārāyaṇi namostute ||
o-mma॒hā॒de॒vyai ca̭ vi॒dmahḙ viṣṇupa॒tnī ca̭ dhīmahi |
tanno̭ lakṣmīḥ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
śrī-rvarca̭sva॒-māyṷṣya॒-māro᳚gya॒-māvī̭dhā॒t-śobha̭māna-mmahī॒yate᳚ |
dhā॒nya-ndha॒na-mpa॒śu-mba॒hupṷtralā॒bhaṃ śa॒tasaṃ᳚va~tsa॒ra-ndī॒rghamāyuḥ̭ ||
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
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
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 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.