Shri Lakshmi Chalisa

Mother Lakshmi, showing grace, reside in my heart. Fulfill my desires and accomplish my hope.

This is my prayer; with folded hands I plead. Make everything auspicious, victory to the mother, the world-mother.

Daughter of the ocean, I remember You. Grant me knowledge, intellect, and learning. There is no benefactor like You. Fulfill my hopes in every way.

Victory, victory to the mother of the world, the world-mother. You alone are the support of all. You alone dwell in every heart. This is my special prayer.

Victory to the mother of the world, daughter of the ocean. You are the well-wisher of the humble. I constantly pray to You, great queen. Show grace, mother of the world, Bhavani.

How should I praise You? Please remember me, forgetting my offenses. Cast Your gracious glance upon me. Mother of the world, hear my prayer.

Giver of knowledge, intellect, victory, and happiness. Remove my troubles, O mother. When Vishnu churned the ocean of milk, fourteen gems were obtained from the ocean.

Among the fourteen gems, You are the abode of happiness. You served the Lord as a maidservant. Whenever and wherever the Lord took birth, You changed form and served there.

When Vishnu Himself assumed a human form and incarnated in the city of Ayodhya, then You appeared in the city of Janakpur and served with a thrilled heart.

The inner-knower adopted You. You are known throughout the world, the mistress of the three worlds. There is no other power equal to You. How far can I describe Your glory?

Those who serve You with mind, action, and words obtain the desired fruit of their mind. Abandoning deceit, fraud, and cunning, they worship You in various ways with devotion.

And I tell you another matter, understand: whoever recites this text with focused mind, no distress will befall them, and they will obtain the desired fruit.

Save, save, victory to the remover of sorrow, the destroyer of the threefold afflictions and the bonds of worldly existence. Whoever reads or teaches this Chalisa, listens or makes others listen with focused attention,

No disease will afflict them. They will obtain sons, wealth, and prosperity. Those without sons, without wealth, blind, deaf, leprous, and very wretched,

Should call a Brahmin and have the recitation done, never harboring doubt in the mind. If one has the Chalisa recited for forty days, then Gaurisa shows grace upon them.

They obtain much happiness and wealth; no lack of anything occurs. One who worships for twelve months, there is no other as blessed as them.

One who recites it daily in the mind, there is no one like them in the world. Why should I praise in many ways? Test it yourself with focused attention.

Having faith, observing vows and rules, it becomes accomplished and love arises in the heart. Victory, victory, victory to Lakshmi Bhavani, pervading all, the mine of virtues.

Your splendor is powerful in the world. There is no one as compassionate as You. Now take heed of me, the helpless. Cut my troubles and grant me devotion.

Forgive my mistakes and errors. Grant me Your vision, seeing my condition. Without Your vision, I am extremely agitated. Without You, I suffer great sorrow.

I have no knowledge or intellect in my body. You know everything in Your own mind. Assuming Your four-armed form, now remove my distress.

How should I praise You? I do not have abundant knowledge or intellect.

Save, save, O remover of sorrow, quickly remove all fear. Victory, victory, victory to Lakshmi, destroy the enemy.

Ramdas constantly meditates, making supplication with folded hands. Mother Lakshmi, upon this servant, bestow a ray of mercy.