प्रकृतिं विकृतिं विद्यां सर्वभूत-हितप्रदाम्
About this stotra
The Sree Lakshmi Ashtottara Satanaama Stotram enumerates 108 divine names of Goddess Lakshmi, the deity of wealth, prosperity, beauty and good fortune. The names range from cosmic attributes (Prakriti — nature, Vidya — knowledge, Lokamataram — world-mother) to intimate epithets (Padmalaya — lotus-dweller, Chandravadana — moon-faced, Vishnupatni — Vishnu's consort, Hrivallabha — Hari's beloved). The phalashruti (last three verses) promises that reciting these names three times daily for six months removes poverty, and that reading them on Fridays for a year brings the eight forms of prosperity. It is traditionally recited on Fridays and during Lakshmi Puja.
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प्रकृतिं विकृतिं विद्यां सर्वभूत-हितप्रदाम् ।
श्रद्धां विभूतिं सुरभिं नमामि परमात्मिकाम् ॥ 1 ॥
ōṃ
prakṛtiṃ vikṛtiṃ vidyāṃ sarvabhūta-hitapradām ।
śraddhāṃ vibhūtiṃ surabhiṃ namāmi paramātmikām ॥ 1 ॥
Om — I bow to Prakriti (nature), Vikriti (transformation), Vidya (knowledge), benefactress of all beings; to Shraddha (faith), Vibhuti (divine glory), Surabhi (fragrance), the supreme Self.
वाचं पद्मालयां पद्मां शुचिं स्वाहां स्वधां सुधाम् ।
धन्यां हिरण्ययीं लक्ष्मीं नित्यपुष्टां विभावरीम् ॥ 2 ॥
vāchaṃ padmālayāṃ padmāṃ śuchiṃ svāhāṃ svadhāṃ sudhām ।
dhanyāṃ hiraṇyayīṃ lakṣmīṃ nityapuṣṭāṃ vibhāvarīm ॥ 2 ॥
Speech, lotus-dweller, the lotus herself, the pure, Svaha (oblation), Svadha (ancestral offering), nectar; the fortunate, golden, Lakshmi, ever-nourished, the luminous one.
अदितिं च दितिं दीप्तां वसुधां वसुधारिणीम् ।
नमामि कमलां कान्तां कामाक्षीं क्रोधसम्भवाम् ॥ 3 ॥
aditiṃ cha ditiṃ dīptāṃ vasudhāṃ vasudhāriṇīm ।
namāmi kamalāṃ kāntāṃ kāmākṣīṃ krōdhasambhavām ॥ 3 ॥
I bow to Aditi, Diti, the radiant, the earth, the earth-bearer; to Kamala, the beloved, the desire-eyed, born of wrath (Krodhasambhava).
अनुग्रहप्रदां बुद्धि-मनघां हरिवल्लभाम् ।
अशोका-ममृतां दीप्तां लोकशोकविनाशिनीम् ॥ 4 ॥
anugrahapradāṃ buddhi-managhāṃ harivallabhām ।
aśōkā-mamṛtāṃ dīptāṃ lōkaśōkavināśinīm ॥ 4 ॥
Granter of grace, intelligence, the sinless, Hari's beloved; the sorrowless, the immortal, the radiant, the destroyer of the world's grief.
नमामि धर्मनिलयां करुणां लोकमातरम् ।
पद्मप्रियां पद्महस्तां पद्माक्षीं पद्मसुन्दरीम् ॥ 5 ॥
namāmi dharmanilayāṃ karuṇāṃ lōkamātaram ।
padmapriyāṃ padmahastāṃ padmākṣīṃ padmasundarīm ॥ 5 ॥
I bow to her who dwells in dharma, to the compassionate, the world's mother; lotus-lover, lotus-handed, lotus-eyed, the beautiful lotus herself.
पद्मोद्भवां पद्ममुखीं पद्मनाभप्रियां रमाम् ।
पद्ममालाधरां देवीं पद्मिनीं पद्मगन्धिनीम् ॥ 6 ॥
padmōdbhavāṃ padmamukhīṃ padmanābhapriyāṃ ramām ।
padmamālādharāṃ dēvīṃ padminīṃ padmagandhinīm ॥ 6 ॥
Lotus-born, lotus-faced, beloved of the lotus-navel (Vishnu), Rama; wearing a garland of lotuses, the Goddess, a lotus among lotuses, fragrant as the lotus.
पुण्यगन्धां सुप्रसन्नां प्रसादाभिमुखीं प्रभाम् ।
नमामि चन्द्रवदनां चन्द्रां चन्द्रसहोदरीम् ॥ 7 ॥
puṇyagandhāṃ suprasannāṃ prasādābhimukhīṃ prabhām ।
namāmi chandravadanāṃ chandrāṃ chandrasahōdarīm ॥ 7 ॥
I bow to the virtuously fragrant, the ever-gracious, the one ever-turned toward the bestowal of grace; the moon-faced, the moonlike, the sister of the moon.
चतुर्भुजां चन्द्ररूपा-मिन्दिरा-मिन्दुशीतलाम् ।
आह्लाद जननीं पुष्टिं शिवां शिवकरीं सतीम् ॥ 8 ॥
chaturbhujāṃ chandrarūpā-mindirā-minduśītalām ।
āhlāda jananīṃ puṣṭiṃ śivāṃ śivakarīṃ satīm ॥ 8 ॥
Four-armed, of moon-like form, Indira (the glorious), cool as the moon; joy-giver, the nourishing, the auspicious, the doer of good, the virtuous.
विमलां विश्वजननीं तुष्टिं दारिद्र्यनाशिनीम् ।
प्रीतिपुष्करिणीं शान्तां शुक्लमाल्याम्बरां श्रियम् ॥ 9 ॥
vimalāṃ viśvajananīṃ tuṣṭiṃ dāridryanāśinīm ।
prītipuṣkariṇīṃ śāntāṃ śuklamālyāmbarāṃ śriyam ॥ 9 ॥
The pure, mother of the universe, the satisfied, the destroyer of poverty; the loving, the one who purifies, the peaceful, white-garlanded and robed, Shri.
भास्करीं बिल्वनिलयां वरारोहां यशस्विनीम् ।
वसुन्धरा मुदाराङ्गां हरिणीं हेममालिनीम् ॥ 10 ॥
bhāskarīṃ bilvanilayāṃ varārōhāṃ yaśasvinīm ।
vasundharā mudārāṅgāṃ hariṇīṃ hēmamālinīm ॥ 10 ॥
Of the Sun's lineage, dwelling in the bilva tree, the supremely exalted, the glorious; Vasundhara (earth), of graceful form, of deer-like grace, golden-garlanded.
धनधान्यकरीं सिद्धिं स्त्रैणसौम्यां शुभप्रदाम् ।
नृपवेश्मगतां नन्दां वरलक्ष्मीं वसुप्रदाम् ॥ 11 ॥
dhanadhānyakarīṃ siddhiṃ straiṇasaumyāṃ śubhapradām ।
nṛpavēśmagatāṃ nandāṃ varalakṣmīṃ vasupradām ॥ 11 ॥
Bestower of wealth and grain, Siddhi (perfection), gentle to women, the auspicious; dwelling in royal palaces, Nanda (bliss), Varalakshmi, bestower of riches.
शुभां हिरण्यप्राकारां समुद्रतनयां जयाम् ।
नमामि मङ्गलां देवीं विष्णुवक्षःस्थलस्थिताम् ॥ 12 ॥
śubhāṃ hiraṇyaprākārāṃ samudratanayāṃ jayām ।
namāmi maṅgaḻāṃ dēvīṃ viṣṇuvakṣaḥsthalasthitām ॥ 12 ॥
The auspicious, surrounded by golden ramparts, daughter of the ocean, the victorious; I bow to the Goddess Mangala, dwelling on Vishnu's chest.
विष्णुपत्नीं, प्रसन्नाक्षीं नारायणसमाश्रिताम् ।
दारिद्र्यध्वंसिनीं देवीं सर्वोपद्रववारिणीम् ॥ 13 ॥
viṣṇupatnīṃ, prasannākṣīṃ nārāyaṇasamāśritām ।
dāridryadhvaṃsinīṃ dēvīṃ sarvōpadravavāriṇīm ॥ 13 ॥
Consort of Vishnu, with gracious eyes, ever resting on Narayana; destroyer of poverty, the Goddess who wards off all afflictions.
नवदुर्गां महाकालीं ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवात्मिकाम् ।
त्रिकालज्ञानसम्पन्नां नमामि भुवनेश्वरीम् ॥ 14 ॥
navadurgāṃ mahākāḻīṃ brahmaviṣṇuśivātmikām ।
trikālajñānasampannāṃ namāmi bhuvanēśvarīm ॥ 14 ॥
The nine Durgas, Mahakali, the embodiment of Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva; knowing the past, present and future — I bow to the sovereign of the worlds.
लक्ष्मीं क्षीरसमुद्रराज तनयां श्रीरङ्गधामेश्वरीम् ।
दासीभूत समस्तदेव वनितां लोकैक दीपाङ्कुराम् ॥
श्रीमन्मन्द कटाक्ष लब्ध विभवद्-ब्रह्मेन्द्र गङ्गाधराम् ।
त्वां त्रैलोक्य कुटुम्बिनीं सरसिजां वन्दे मुकुन्दप्रियाम् ॥ 15 ॥
lakṣmīṃ kṣīrasamudrarāja tanayāṃ śrīraṅgadhāmēśvarīm ।
dāsībhūta samastadēva vanitāṃ lōkaika dīpāṅkurām ॥
śrīmanmanda kaṭākṣa labdha vibhavad-brahmēndra gaṅgādharām ।
tvāṃ trailōkya kuṭumbinīṃ sarasijāṃ vandē mukundapriyām ॥ 15 ॥
Lakshmi, daughter of the king of the ocean of milk, sovereign of Srirangam; before whom all gods are servants, the single lamp of all worlds; by whose gracious sidelong glance Brahma, Indra and Shiva attain their power — I bow to you, beloved of Mukunda, the lotus-born, mother of all worlds.
मातर्नमामि! कमले! कमलायताक्षि!
श्री विष्णु हृत्-कमलवासिनि! विश्वमातः!
क्षीरोदजे कमल कोमल गर्भगौरि!
लक्ष्मी! प्रसीद सततं समतां शरण्ये ॥ 16 ॥
mātarnamāmi! kamalē! kamalāyatākṣi!
śrī viṣṇu hṛt-kamalavāsini! viśvamātaḥ!
kṣīrōdajē kamala kōmala garbhagauri!
lakṣmī! prasīda satataṃ samatāṃ śaraṇyē ॥ 16 ॥
O mother, I bow to you, O Kamala, lotus-eyed! O one who dwells in the lotus heart of Vishnu, mother of all worlds! O Garbhagauri born from the ocean of milk! O Lakshmi, be ever gracious to those who seek your equal shelter.
त्रिकालं यो जपेत् विद्वान् षण्मासं विजितेन्द्रियः ।
दारिद्र्य ध्वंसनं कृत्वा सर्वमाप्नोत्-ययत्नतः ।
देवीनाम सहस्रेषु पुण्यमष्टोत्तरं शतम् ।
येन श्रिय मवाप्नोति कोटिजन्म दरिद्रतः ॥ 17 ॥
trikālaṃ yō japēt vidvān ṣaṇmāsaṃ vijitēndriyaḥ ।
dāridrya dhvaṃsanaṃ kṛtvā sarvamāpnōt-yayatnataḥ ।
dēvīnāma sahasrēṣu puṇyamaṣṭōttaraṃ śatam ।
yēna śriya mavāpnōti kōṭijanma daridrataḥ ॥ 17 ॥
Phalashruti — the wise person who recites these names three times a day for six months with controlled senses destroys poverty and attains all. Among all the thousand names of the Goddess, this Ashtottara (108 names) is especially meritorious — by it one attains Shri's grace even after countless births of poverty.
भृगुवारे शतं धीमान् पठेत् वत्सरमात्रकम् ।
अष्टैश्वर्य मवाप्नोति कुबेर इव भूतले ॥
दारिद्र्य मोचनं नाम स्तोत्रमम्बापरं शतम् ।
येन श्रिय मवाप्नोति कोटिजन्म दरिद्रतः ॥ 18 ॥
bhṛguvārē śataṃ dhīmān paṭhēt vatsaramātrakam ।
aṣṭaiśvarya mavāpnōti kubēra iva bhūtalē ॥
dāridrya mōchanaṃ nāma stōtramambāparaṃ śatam ।
yēna śriya mavāpnōti kōṭijanma daridrataḥ ॥ 18 ॥
One who reads these 108 names a hundred times every Friday for a year attains the eight forms of prosperity like Kubera on this earth. This stotram destroys poverty — by reciting it one attains Shri even after countless births of poverty.
भुक्त्वातु विपुलान् भोगान् अन्ते सायुज्यमाप्नुयात् ।
प्रातःकाले पठेन्नित्यं सर्व दुःखोप शान्तये ।
पठन्तु चिन्तयेद्देवीं सर्वाभरण भूषिताम् ॥ 19 ॥
bhuktvātu vipulān bhōgān antē sāyujyamāpnuyāt ।
prātaḥkālē paṭhēnnityaṃ sarva duḥkhōpa śāntayē ।
paṭhantu chintayēddēvīṃ sarvābharaṇa bhūṣitām ॥ 19 ॥
Having enjoyed all pleasures, the devotee attains liberation in the end. One who recites this daily at dawn for the pacification of all sorrows, meditating on the Goddess adorned with all ornaments, attains her grace.