Sri Mahalakshmi Stava
mayi kuru maṃgalamaṃbujavāsini maṃgaladāyini maṃjugate
matimalahāriṇi maṃjul̤abhāṣiṇi manmathatātavinodarate |
munijanapālini mauktikamālini sadguṇavarṣiṇi sādhunute
jaya jaya he madhusūdanamohini modavidhāyini vedanute ||1||
kalimalahāriṇi kāmitadāyini kāṃtavidhāyini kāṃtahite
kamaladalopama kamrapadadvaya śiṃjitanūpura nādayute |
kamalasumālini kāṃcanahāriṇi lokasukhaiṣiṇi kāminute
jaya jaya he madhusūdanamohini modavidhāyini vedanute ||2||
kuvalayamocakanetrakṛpāparipālita saṃśritabhaktakule
guruvara śaṃkarasannutituṣṭisuvṛṣṭasuhemamayāmalake |
ravikulavāridhicaṃdrasamādaramaṃtragṛhītasupāṇitale
jaya jaya he madhusūdanamohini modavidhāyini vedanute ||3||
kulalalanākulalāl̤italolavilocanapūrṇakṛpākamale
caladal̤akāvalivāridamadhyagacaṃdrasunirmalaphālatale |
maṇimayabhāsurakarṇavibhūṣaṇakāṃtipariṣkṛtagaṃḍatale
jaya jaya he madhusūdanamohini modavidhāyini vedanute ||4||
suragaṇadānavamaṃḍalalohitasāgarasaṃbhavadivyatano
sakalasurāsuradevamunīnatihāya ca doṣadṛśāhi rame |
guṇagaṇavāridhināthamahorasidattasumāvalijātamude
jaya jaya he madhusūdanamohini modavidhāyini vedanute ||5||
kanakaghaṭopamakuṃkumaśobhita hārasuraṃjita divyakuce
kamalajapūjita kuṃkumapaṃgila kāṃtapadadvayatāmarase |
karadhṛtakaṃjasume kaṭivītadūkulamanoharakāṃtivṛte
jaya jaya he madhusūdanamohini modavidhāyini vedanute ||6||
surapatipūjanadattamanoharacaṃdanakuṃkumasaṃvalite
surayuvatīkṛtavādananartanavījanavaṃdanasammudite |
nijaramaṇāruṇapādasaroruhamardanakalpanatoṣayute
jaya jaya he madhusūdanamohini modavidhāyini vedanute ||7||
dinamaṇisannibhadīpasudīpita ratnasamāvṛtadivyagṛhe
sutadhanadhānyamukhābhidhalakṣmyabhisaṃvṛtakāṃtagṛhītakare |
nijavanapūjana divyasumārcana vaṃdanakalpitabhartṛmude
jaya jaya he madhusūdanamohini modavidhāyini vedanute ||8||
mama hṛdivāsa parābhavatāpamapākuru dehi mudaṃ hi rame
mayi karuṇāṃ kuru sādaravīkṣaṇamarthijane diśa cārutano |
sakṛtabhivīkṣaṇajātamahodayaśakramukhākhiladevagaṇe
jaya jaya he madhusūdanamohini modavidhāyini vedanute ||9||
sutadhanamauktikahaimaniveśitaratnasubhūṣaṇa dānarate
rathagajavājisamāvṛtamaṃdirarājyasukalpanakalpalate |
kusumasucaṃdanavastramanohararūpakalāratipoṣarate
jaya jaya he madhusūdanamohini modavidhāyini vedanute ||10||
dhimi dhimi dhiṃdhimi dhiṃdhimi dhiṃdhimi duṃdubhinādasupūrṇadiśe
ghuma ghuma ghuṃghuma ghuṃghuma ghuṃghuma śaṃkhaninādasutuṣṭivaśe |
naṭanakalāpaṭudevanaṭīkulacaṃkramanartanadattadṛśe
jaya jaya he madhusūdanamohini modavidhāyini vedanute ||11||
hariharapūjanamadbhutabhāṣaṇamaṣṭasusiddhimupānaya me
madhukṛtapāyasamudgakṛtaudanabhakṣyanivedanatuṣṭamate |
sakalasumārpaṇapūjanasaṃbhramadevavadhūkulasaṃvalite
jaya jaya he madhusūdanamohini modavidhāyini vedanute ||12||
anavadhimaṃgalamārtivināśanamacyutasevanamaṃba rame
nikhilakalāmatimāstikasaṃgamamiṃdriyapāṭavamarpaya me |
amitamahodayamiṣṭasamāgamamaṣṭasusaṃpadamāśu mama
jaya jaya he madhusūdanamohini modavidhāyini vedanute ||13||
karadhṛtaśuklasumāvalinirmitahāragajīvṛtapārśvatale
kamalanivāsini śokavināśini daivasuvāsini lakṣmyabhide |
nijaramaṇāruṇacaṃdanacarcitacaṃpakahārasucārugale
jaya jaya he madhusūdanamohini modavidhāyini vedanute ||14||
anaghamanaṃtapadānvitarāmasudīkṣitasatkṛtapadyamidaṃ
paṭhati śṛṇoti ca bhaktiyuto yadi bhāgyasamṛddhimatho labhate |
dvijavaradeśikasannutituṣṭarame paripālaya lokamimaṃ
jaya jaya he madhusūdanamohini modavidhāyini vedanute ||15||
iti śrī anaṃtarāmadīkṣitena viracitaḥ śrīmahālakṣmīstavaḥ saṃpūrṇaḥ |
Meaning
This Sri Mahalakshmi Stava, composed by the revered Sri Anantarama Deekshita, is a devotional hymn glorifying Goddess Lakshmi — the divine consort of Lord Vishnu, the bestower of wealth, auspiciousness, and bliss.
Each verse describes Mahalakshmi as the embodiment of beauty, compassion, wisdom, and fortune, residing in the lotus and bestowing prosperity upon her devotees.
The refrain “Jaya Jaya He Madhusudana Mohini Moda Vidhayini Vedanuthe” symbolizes the harmony of devotion and joy, depicting her as both the enchantress of Lord Vishnu and the giver of eternal happiness.
Summary:
• The hymn removes sorrow, sin, and poverty while inviting divine joy and abundance.
• Reciting it with devotion ensures spiritual purification, peace, and fulfillment of desires.
• It is said that the one who reads or listens to this stotra with faith is blessed with lasting prosperity and divine grace.
Best Time to Recite:
Fridays, full moon days (Pournami), or during Deepa Aradhana and Vaibhava Lakshmi Vratam for maximum benefit.
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