![]() ![]() Meaning: Salutations to the One who bestows knowledge, success and prosperity, to her who leads our lives towards liberation. Mantramoorte Sada Devi Mahalakshmi Namosthuthe Siddhibuddhipradhe Devi Bhuktimuktipradhaayani Meaning: To the One who possesses all knowledge and awareness, the giver of boons, and a terror to all evil beings, the remover of all sorrows, I salute to Mahalakshmi Devi.Ĥ. Sarvadukhahare Devi Mahalakshmi Namosthuthe Sarvagne Sarvavarde Sarvadushtabhayankari ![]() I worship and also salute Devi Mahalakshmi, remover of all sins.ģ. Meaning: Salutations to the One who rides Garuda, to the One who destroyed the demon Kolhasur. Sarvapapahare Devi Mahalakshmi Namosthuthe Meaning: Salutations to Devi Mahalakshmi who is the Mahamaya (primordial cause of creation), and who is also worshipped in Sri Pitha (Devi’s abode) by the suras. Salutations to her, who is adorned with the conch (shankha), disc (chakra) and mace (gadha) in her hands, I worship and salute to Mahalakshmi Devi.Ģ. Shankachakra Gadhahasthe Mahalakshmi Namosthuthe Let’s try and understand the meaning of every couplet in the first half of this prayer: Indra Uvaca (as said by Indra)ġ.Namasthesthu Mahamaaye Shreepeete Surapoojithe The meaning of the word ‘ashtakam’ is octet. What Is The Meaning Of The Mahalakshmi Ashtakam? When Lakshmi Devi emerged from the ocean of milk, Lord Indra sang the Mahalakshmi Ashtakam in praise. Eventually, she became Lord Vishnu’s consort. Amongst these was Lakshmi Devi, the Goddess of wealth and fortune. Some of them were divine nymphs (Apsaras), precious gems, a wish-fulfilling tree(Kalpavriksh), a wish-fulfilling cow (Kamadhenu) and also a divine 7 headed-horse (Ucchaishravas). Lord Vishnu also made sure that the gods would get the nectar.Ī number of objects and creatures emerged from the churning of the ocean. Consequently, the gods and the demigods decided to form an alliance to extract the nectar of immortality or ‘ amrit’ from the ocean of milk by churning it. Following which, Lord Vishnu advised the gods to come to an understanding with the asuras. Thus, the world came under the power-seeking demigods (asuras). ![]() As a result, they became weak and powerless. In this incident, sage Durvasa cursed all the gods. Goddess Mahalakshmi seated on the lotus can be seen as one of the beings from the churning of the ocean.Īlso known as samudra manthana in Hindu mythology, sacred Hindu texts describe this episode of the churning of the ocean of milk. ![]()
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