Shri Suktam

O Jātaveda (Agni), bring to me Lakṣmī, who is of golden hue, beautiful, adorned with garlands of gold and silver, radiant as the moon, and made of gold.

O Jātaveda, bring to me that unfailing Lakṣmī through whom I may obtain gold, cattle, horses, and attndants.

I invoke Śrī, the goddess, who is preceded by horses, seated in the middle of the charriot, awakened by the roar of elephants. May Śrī delight in me.

I invoke here that Śrī, who is with a gentle smile, whose courtyard is of gold, moist, blazing, content and gratifying, seated on a lotus, and of lotus hue.

I take refuge in that Śrī, who is like the moon, radiant, blazing with glory, adored by the gods in the world, and generous. May my misfortune depart; I choose you.

O you of the sun’s color, from your tapas was born the tree called bilva. May its fruits, through tapas, dispel all internal and external obstacles and misfortune.

May the friend of the gods (Indra) and fame together with the jewel come to me. I have manifested in this kingdom; may they grant me fame and prosperity.

I destroy the eldest misfortune, Alakṣmī, which is hunger, thirst, and impurity. Drive away from my house all misfortune, impoverishment, and lack of prosperity.

I invoke here that Śrī, who is reached through fragrance, invincible, ever-nourished, bearing dung (as a sign of abundance), and the sovereign of all beings.

May we obtain the desire of the mind, the intention, and the truth of speech. May Śrī and glory dwell in me, along with the form of cattle and food.

O Kardama (mud-born), who are born as progeny from mud, arise in me. Make Śrī, the mother wearing a garland of lotuses, dwell in my family.

May the waters create smoothness. O Moisture, dwell in my house. Place the goddess mother Śrī in my family.

O Jātaveda, bring to me Lakṣmī, who is moist, possessing lotuses, nourishing, tawny, wearing a garland of lotuses, moon-like, and golden.

O Jātaveda, bring to me Lakṣmī, who is moist, possessing elephants, holding a staff, golden, wearing a garland of gold, sun-like, and golden.

O Jātaveda, bring to me that unfailing Lakṣmī through whom I may obtain abundant gold, cows, maid-servants, horses, and men.

He who, being pure and attentive, offers clarified butter daily and constantly chants the fifteen verses of Śrī (Śrī Sūktam) for the sake of prosperity...

O lotus-faced one, with lotus thighs, lotus-eyed one, born from a lotus, you who are lotus-eyed, bless me so that I may obtain happiness.

O giver of horses, giver of cows, giver of wealth, O greatly wealthy one, may wealth delight in me, O Devī, and grant me all desires.

O mother of beings, bestow upon me sons, grandsons, wealth, grain, elephants, horses and a chariot, and make me long-lived.

Agni is wealth, Vāyu is wealth, Sūrya is wealth, Vasu is wealth, Indra, Bṛhaspati, Varuṇa—may they all grant you wealth.

O Vainateya (Garuḍa), drink soma; may Vṛtrahan (Indra) drink soma. May the possessor of soma give me the soma of wealth.

May there be no anger, no envy, no greed, and no evil thought for those whose merits are accomplished.

The devotees of virtuous deeds should constantly chant the Śrī Sūktam.

O illuminator, may the lightning from the clouds of heaven rain down. May all seeds sprout; O Brahma, destroy the enemies.

O beloved of the lotus, O lotus-dweller, O lotus-handed one, O lotus-abiding one, O one with eyes like lotus petals, O beloved of the universe, O one favorable to Viṣṇu's mind, place your lotus feet in me.

She who sits on a lotus seat, with broad hips, eyes like lotus petals, deep with a whirl-like navel, bowed by her breasts, clad in a white upper garment—Lakṣmī, bathed by divine elephants with golden pitchers set with gems, lotus-handed—may that all-auspicious one dwell in my house always.

I bow to Lakṣmī, daughter of the ocean of milk, sovereign of Śrīrangam, the maid-servant of all gods, the sole lamp of the worlds, who by her graceful sidelong glance gives wealth to Brahmā, Idnra, and Gaṅgādhara (Śiva), the mistress of the three worlds, lotus-born, beloved of Mukunda (Viṣṇu).

May Siddha Lakṣmī, Mokṣa Lakṣmī, Jaya Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī, Śrī Lakṣmī, and Vara Lakṣmī always be gracious to me.

I worship that primal goddess, the sovereign of the world, who holds in her hands the boon, goad, noose, and the gesture of fearlessness, seated on a lotus, with splendor equal to a crore of rising suns, three-eyed.

O all-auspicious one, most ausipicious, O auspicious one, accomplisher of all purposes, O refuge, O three-eyed Devī, O Nārāyaṇī, obeisance to you.

O dweller in the lotus, lotus-handed, adorned with white garments, scents, and garlands, O goddess, beloved of Hari (Viṣṇu), delightful, bestower of prosperity on the three worlds, be gracious to me.

I bow to the wife of Viṣṇu, the goddess of forgiveness, Mādhavī, beloved of Mādhava, the deity who is Viṣṇu's dear friend, the beloved of Acyuta.

We know Mahālakṣmī, and we meditate upon the wife of Viṣṇu. May that Laksmī inspire us.

May the purifying one (Agni) bestow splendor, long life, health, and greatness. May he give wealth, grain, cattle, many sons, and a long life of a hundred years.

May debt, disease, poverty, sin, hunger, untimely death, fear, sorrow, and mental anguish always perish from me.

Born for prosperity, may she bring forth prosperity; may she bestow prosperity on the parents. Clothed in prosperity, may they attain immortality; may the sun speedily grant them.

Thus indeed he places prosperity upon him. By constant recitation and oblation, he is united with progeny and cattle—he who knows thus.

Om, we know the great Devī, and we meditate upon the wfe of Viṣṇu. May that Laksmī inspire us.

Om, peace, peace, peace.