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Embroidered artwork for Shri Lakshmi Ashtottara Shatanamavali: Embroidered Om symbol above a brass diya, marigolds and a temple spire at sunrise

Shri Lakshmi Ashtottara Shatanamavali

The Lakshmi Ashtottara Shatanamavali: 108 names of Goddess Lakshmi, chanted on Fridays, at Varalakshmi Vratam and on Diwali for prosperity and grace.

Verses

The 108 Sacred Names

The 108 sacred names of the Deity, canonically chanted with 'Om' and 'Namah' for Archana and Japa.

Om Prakritiyai Namah

Verse 1

Om Vikritiyai Namah

Verse 2

Om Vidyayai Namah

Verse 3

Om Sarvabhutahitapradayai Namah

Verse 4

Om Shraddhayai Namah

Verse 5

Om Vibhutiyai Namah

Verse 6

Om Surabhiyai Namah

Verse 7

Om Paramatmikayai Namah

Verse 8

Om Vachee Namah

Verse 9

Om Padmalayayai Namah

Verse 10

Om Padmayai Namah

Verse 11

Om Shuciyai Namah

Verse 12

Om Svahayai Namah

Verse 13

Om Svadhayai Namah

Verse 14

Om Sudhayai Namah

Verse 15

Om Dhanyayai Namah

Verse 16

Om Hiranmayiyai Namah

Verse 17

Om Lakshmiyai Namah

Verse 18

Om Nityapushtayai Namah

Verse 19

Om Vibhavariyai Namah

Verse 20

Om Aditiyai Namah

Verse 21

Om Ditiyai Namah

Verse 22

Om Dipayai Namah

Verse 23

Om Vasudhayai Namah

Verse 24

Om Vasudhariniyai Namah

Verse 25

Om Kamalayai Namah

Verse 26

Om Kantayai Namah

Verse 27

Om Kamakshiyai Namah

Verse 28

Om Krodhasambhavayai Namah

Verse 29

Om Anugrahapradayai Namah

Verse 30

Om Buddhiyai Namah

Verse 31

Om Anaghayai Namah

Verse 32

Om Harivallabhayai Namah

Verse 33

Om Ashokayai Namah

Verse 34

Om Amritayai Namah

Verse 35

Om Deeptayai Namah

Verse 36

Om Lokashokavinashiniyai Namah

Verse 37

Om Dharmanilayayai Namah

Verse 38

Om Karunayai Namah

Verse 39

Om Lokamatree Namah

Verse 40

Om Padmapriyayai Namah

Verse 41

Om Padmahastayai Namah

Verse 42

Om Padmakshiyai Namah

Verse 43

Om Padmasundariyai Namah

Verse 44

Om Padmodbhavayai Namah

Verse 45

Om Padmamukhiyai Namah

Verse 46

Om Padmanabhapriyayai Namah

Verse 47

Om Ramayai Namah

Verse 48

Om Padmamaladharayai Namah

Verse 49

Om Deviyai Namah

Verse 50

Om Padminiyai Namah

Verse 51

Om Padmagandhiniyai Namah

Verse 52

Om Punyagandhayai Namah

Verse 53

Om Suprasannayai Namah

Verse 54

Om Prasadabhimukhiyai Namah

Verse 55

Om Prabhayai Namah

Verse 56

Om Chandravadanayai Namah

Verse 57

Om Chandrayai Namah

Verse 58

Om Chandrasahodariyai Namah

Verse 59

Om Chaturbhujayai Namah

Verse 60

Om Chandrarupayai Namah

Verse 61

Om Indirayai Namah

Verse 62

Om Indushitalayai Namah

Verse 63

Om Ahladajananiyai Namah

Verse 64

Om Pushtiyai Namah

Verse 65

Om Shivayai Namah

Verse 66

Om Shivankariyai Namah

Verse 67

Om Satiyai Namah

Verse 68

Om Vimalayai Namah

Verse 69

Om Vishvajananiyai Namah

Verse 70

Om Tushtiyai Namah

Verse 71

Om Daridryanashiniyai Namah

Verse 72

Om Pritipushkariniyai Namah

Verse 73

Om Shantayai Namah

Verse 74

Om Shuklamalyambarayai Namah

Verse 75

Om Shriyai Namah

Verse 76

Om Bhaskariyai Namah

Verse 77

Om Bilvanilayayai Namah

Verse 78

Om Vararohayai Namah

Verse 79

Om Yashasviniyai Namah

Verse 80

Om Vasundharayai Namah

Verse 81

Om Udarangayai Namah

Verse 82

Om Hariniyai Namah

Verse 83

Om Hemamaliniyai Namah

Verse 84

Om Dhanadhanyakariyai Namah

Verse 85

Om Siddhiyai Namah

Verse 86

Om Strainasaumyayai Namah

Verse 87

Om Shubhapradayai Namah

Verse 88

Om Nripaveshmagatanandayai Namah

Verse 89

Om Varalakshmiyai Namah

Verse 90

Om Vasupradayai Namah

Verse 91

Om Shubhayai Namah

Verse 92

Om Hiranyaprakarayai Namah

Verse 93

Om Samudratanayayai Namah

Verse 94

Om Jayayai Namah

Verse 95

Om Mangaladeviyai Namah

Verse 96

Om Vishnuvakshassthalasthitayai Namah

Verse 97

Om Vishnupatniyai Namah

Verse 98

Om Prasannakshiyai Namah

Verse 99

Om Narayanasamashritayai Namah

Verse 100

Om Daridryadhvamsiniyai Namah

Verse 101

Om Devyaiyai Namah

Verse 102

Om Sarvopadravavariniyai Namah

Verse 103

Om Navadurgayai Namah

Verse 104

Om Mahakaliyai Namah

Verse 105

Om Brahmavishnushivatmikayai Namah

Verse 106

Om Trikalajnanasampannayai Namah

Verse 107

Om Bhuvaneshvariyai Namah

Verse 108

Worship Guidelines & Chanting Benefits (Phalashruti)

Phalashruti
Auspicious Day

Friday (Shukrawar) & Purnima (Full Moon)

Best Time (Muhurta)

Evening Sandhya (Dusk / Deepa Lighting Time)

Sacred Offerings

Pink Lotus, Kheer, Panchamrit, Kumkum & Ghee Lamp

Spiritual Benefits (Phalashruti)Phalashruti
  • Abundance (Dhana-Dhanya), household harmony, and spiritual purity
Chanting Practice:Chant each sacred name distinctly with 'Om' prefix and 'Namah' reverence.

Background

Sanskrit Documents prints this litany as 'Lakshmi Ashtottarashata Namavali 1' without naming a source scripture, and 103 of the 108 names here agree with it. The names, numbered 1 to 108, praise Lakshmi, consort of Vishnu, who rose from the churning of the ocean seated on a lotus, as the Puranas tell (names no. 45 and no. 94). In devotion she stands for the eightfold wealth of Ashta-Lakshmi, not coins alone, and her names are chanted with lotus flowers and kumkum on Fridays, at Varalakshmi Vratam and at Diwali.

Did You Know?

Emergence from the Ocean of Milk

Name no. 94 (Samudratanaya) and name no. 45 (Padmodbhava) recall Mahalakshmi's appearance during the Samudra Manthana, choosing Lord Vishnu alone as her eternal consort amidst celestial fanfare.

The Concept of Ashta-Lakshmi

Name no. 85 (Dhanadhanyakari, 'maker of wealth and grain') points to the eightfold wealth of Ashta-Lakshmi: Adi (primal), Dhana (wealth), Dhanya (grain), Gaja (royal power), Santana (offspring), Dhairya (courage), Vijaya (victory) and Vidya (knowledge).

Residing upon Hari's Chest

Name no. 99 (Narayanasamashrita, 'who takes refuge in Narayana') recalls Lakshmi's abode on Vishnu's chest, showing the inseparable union of the Divine Energy (Shakti) and the Lord who holds it.

The Sacred Bilva Abode

Name 78 (Bilvanilaya) highlights Lakshmi's residence in the Bilva tree, linking the worship of Shiva and Lakshmi through sacred ecological botanicals.

Destroyer of Inner Poverty

Name 72 (Daridryanashini) reminds devotees that true poverty is not the absence of coins, but the lack of gratitude, contentment, and divine awareness.