Sri Dhana Lakshmi Stotram
śrīdhanadā uvāca-
devī devamupāgamya nīlakaṃṭhaṃ mama priyaṃ |
kṛpayā pārvatī prāha śaṃkaraṃ karuṇākaraṃ ||1||
śrīdevyuvāca-
brūhi vallabha sādhūnāṃ daridrāṇāṃ kuṭuṃbināṃ |
daridra-dalanopāyamaṃjasaiva dhanapradaṃ ||2||
śrīśiva uvāca-
pūjayan pārvatīvākyamidamāha maheśvaraḥ |
ucitaṃ jagadaṃbāsi tava bhūtānukaṃpayā ||3||
sasītaṃ sānujaṃ rāmaṃ sāṃjaneyaṃ sahānugaṃ |
praṇamya paramānaṃdaṃ vakṣye'haṃ stotramuttamaṃ ||4||
dhanadaṃ śraddadhānānāṃ sadyaḥ sulabhakārakaṃ |
yogakṣemakaraṃ satyaṃ satyameva vaco mama ||5||
paṭhaṃtaḥ pāṭhayaṃto'pi brāhmaṇairāstikottamaiḥ |
dhanalābho bhavedāśu nāśameti daridratā ||6||
bhūbhavāṃśabhavāṃ bhūtyai bhaktikalpalatāṃ śubhāṃ |
prārthayettāṃ yathākāmaṃ kāmadhenusvarūpiṇīṃ ||7||
dharmade dhanade devi dānaśīle dayākare |
tvaṃ prasīda maheśāni! yadarthaṃ prārthayāmyahaṃ ||8||
dharāmarapriye puṇye dhanye dhanadapūjite |
sudhanaṃ dhārmikaṃ dehi yajamānāya satvaraṃ ||9||
ramye rudrapriye rūpe rāmarūpe ratipriye |
śikhīsakhamanomūrtte prasīda praṇate mayi ||10||
ārakta-caraṇāṃbhoje siddhi-sarvārthadāyike |
divyāṃbaradhare divye divyamālyopaśobhite ||11||
samastaguṇasaṃpanne sarvalakṣaṇalakṣite |
(adhikapāṭha. jātarūpamaṇīṃdvādi-bhūṣite bhūmibhūṣite |
śaraccaṃdramukhe nīle nīla-nīraja-locane ||12||
caṃcarīkacamū-cāru-śrīhāra-kuṭilālake |
matte bhagavati mātaḥ kalakaṃṭharavāmṛte ||13||
hāsāvalokanairdivyairbhaktaciṃtāpahārike |
rūpa-lāvaṇya-tārūṇya-kāruṇya-guṇabhājane ||14||
kvaṇatkaṃkaṇamaṃjīre lasallīlākarāṃbuje |
rudraprakāśite tattve dharmādhāre dharālaye ||15||
prayaccha yajamānāya dhanaṃ dharmaikasādhanaṃ |
mātastvaṃ me'vilaṃbena diśasva jagadaṃbike ||16||
kṛpayā karuṇāgāre prārthitaṃ kuru me śubhe |
vasudhe vasudhārūpe vasu-vāsava-vaṃdite ||17||
dhanade yajamānāya varade varadā bhava |
brahmaṇyairbrāhmaṇaiḥ pūjye pārvatīśivaśaṃkare ||18||
stotraṃ daridratāvyādhiśamanaṃ sudhanapradaṃ |
śrīkare śaṃkare śrīde prasīda mayi kiṃkare ||19||
pārvatīśaprasādena sureśa-kiṃkareritaṃ |
śraddhayā ye paṭhiṣyaṃti pāṭhayiṣyaṃti bhaktitaḥ ||20||
sahasramayutaṃ lakṣaṃ dhanalābho bhaved dhruvaṃ |
dhanadāya namastubhyaṃ nidhipadmādhipāya ca |
bhavaṃtu tvatprasādānme dhana-dhānyādisaṃpadaḥ ||21||
||iti śrīdhanalakṣmīstotraṃ athavā dhaneśvarī saṃpūrṇaṃ ||
Meaning
1️⃣ Goddess Parvati asks Lord Shiva:
“O Lord of compassion, please tell me how the poor and needy may attain wealth and freedom from poverty.”
2️⃣ Shiva replies:
“O Goddess, for the welfare of beings, I shall reveal a divine hymn that instantly destroys poverty and grants prosperity.”
3️⃣ He invokes Sri Rama, Lakshmana, and Hanuman before reciting the sacred verses.
4️⃣ Those who recite this with devotion, or teach it to others, attain wealth, well-being, and peace. Poverty departs from their lives.
5️⃣ The Goddess Dhana Lakshmi is portrayed as the wish-fulfilling creeper, compassionate, radiant, and adorned with jewels. She grants riches, virtue, and health to all who pray to her sincerely.
6️⃣ Her divine form is described — beautiful, lotus-eyed, radiant like the moon, adorned with gold, pearls, and celestial ornaments, smiling gracefully, removing sorrows with her merciful glance.
7️⃣ This hymn, revealed by Shiva, is said to destroy all afflictions and grant abundant wealth — reciting it with faith brings prosperity equal to Kubera’s fortune.
Summary
Sri Dhana Lakshmi Stotram is a dialogue between Parvati and Lord Shiva, where Shiva reveals a secret hymn to dispel poverty and grant prosperity. Dedicated to Goddess Dhana Lakshmi, this stotra blesses devotees with wealth, health, and peace. Regular recitation attracts abundance, removes misfortune, and invites divine grace.
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