Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 42
DB 9 42.1
महालक्ष्म्याः ध्यानस्तोत्रवर्णनम् नारद उवाच हरेरुत्कीर्तनं भद्रं श्रुतं तज्ज्ञानमुत्तमम् । ईप्सितं लक्ष्म्युपाख्यानं ध्यानं स्तोत्रं वद प्रभो
mahālakṣmyāḥ dhyānastotravarṇanam nārada uvāca harerutkīrtanaṃ bhadraṃ śrutaṃ tajjñānamuttamam | īpsitaṃ lakṣmyupākhyānaṃ dhyānaṃ stotraṃ vada prabho
The description of the meditation and hymn of Mahālakṣmī. Nārada said: The auspicious loud praising of Hari has been heard, and that excellent knowledge of him, and the desired tale of Lakṣmī; tell (me) the meditation and the hymn, O lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.2
श्रीनारायण उवाच स्नात्वा तीर्थे पुरा शक्रो धृत्वा धौते च वाससी । घटं संस्थाप्य क्षीरोदे षड्देवान् पर्यपूजयत्
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca snātvā tīrthe purā śakro dhṛtvā dhaute ca vāsasī | ghaṭaṃ saṃsthāpya kṣīrode ṣaḍdevān paryapūjayat
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Long ago, having bathed at a sacred ford and having put on two washed garments, Śakra, setting up a pot at the ocean of milk, worshipped the six deities.
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DB 9 42.3
गणेशं च दिनेशं च वह्निं विष्णुं शिवं शिवाम् । एतान् भक्त्या समभ्यर्च्य पुष्पगन्धादिभिस्तदा
gaṇeśaṃ ca dineśaṃ ca vahniṃ viṣṇuṃ śivaṃ śivām | etān bhaktyā samabhyarcya puṣpagandhādibhistadā
Gaṇeśa and the lord of day (Sūrya), Fire, Viṣṇu, Śiva and Śivā — having worshipped these with devotion, with flowers, perfumes and the rest, then,
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DB 9 42.4
आवाह्य च महालक्ष्मीं परमैश्वर्यरूपिणीम् । पूजाञ्चकार देवेशो ब्रह्मणा च पुरोधसा
āvāhya ca mahālakṣmīṃ paramaiśvaryarūpiṇīm | pūjāñcakāra deveśo brahmaṇā ca purodhasā
having invoked Mahālakṣmī, who has the form of supreme sovereignty, the lord of the gods performed the worship, with Brahmā as officiating priest.
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DB 9 42.5
पुरःस्थितेषु मुनिषु ब्राह्मणेषु गुरौ हरौ । देवादिषु सुदेशे च ज्ञानानन्दं शिवे मुने
puraḥsthiteṣu muniṣu brāhmaṇeṣu gurau harau | devādiṣu sudeśe ca jñānānandaṃ śive mune
While the sages stood before (him), and the brāhmaṇas, the guru, Hari, the gods and the rest, in a fine place — the bliss of knowledge in the auspicious one, O sage —
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DB 9 42.6
पारिजातस्य पुष्पं च गृहीत्वा चन्दनोक्षितम् । ध्यात्वा देवीं महालक्ष्मीं पूजयामास नारद
pārijātasya puṣpaṃ ca gṛhītvā candanokṣitam | dhyātvā devīṃ mahālakṣmīṃ pūjayāmāsa nārada
And taking a pārijāta flower sprinkled with sandal-paste, having meditated on the goddess Mahālakṣmī, he worshipped (her), O Nārada.
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DB 9 42.7
ध्यानं च सामवेदोक्तं यद्दत्तं ब्रह्मणे पुरा । हरिणा तेन ध्यानेन तन्निबोध वदामि ते
dhyānaṃ ca sāmavedoktaṃ yaddattaṃ brahmaṇe purā | hariṇā tena dhyānena tannibodha vadāmi te
And the meditation declared in the Sāmaveda, which was given long ago by Hari to Brahmā — learn that meditation; I will tell it to you.
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DB 9 42.8
सहस्रदलपद्मस्थकर्णिकावासिनीं पराम् । शरत्पार्वणकोटीन्दुप्रभामुष्टिकरां पराम्
sahasradalapadmasthakarṇikāvāsinīṃ parām | śaratpārvaṇakoṭīnduprabhāmuṣṭikarāṃ parām
(I meditate on) the supreme one who dwells in the pericarp seated on a thousand-petalled lotus, the supreme one whose radiance is that of ten million autumn full moons, holding (a lotus) in her fist.
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DB 9 42.9
स्वतेजसा प्रज्वलन्तीं सुखदृश्यां मनोहराम् । प्रतप्तकाञ्चननिभशोभां मूर्तिमतीं सतीम्
svatejasā prajvalantīṃ sukhadṛśyāṃ manoharām | prataptakāñcananibhaśobhāṃ mūrtimatīṃ satīm
blazing with her own splendour, pleasant to look upon, captivating, with a beauty like refined gold, embodied, chaste,
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DB 9 42.10
रत्नभूषणभूषाढ्यां शोभितां पीतवाससा । ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यां शश्वत्सुस्थिरयौवनाम्
ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣāḍhyāṃ śobhitāṃ pītavāsasā | īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyāṃ śaśvatsusthirayauvanām
rich in adornment with jewelled ornaments, made lovely by a yellow garment, her face bright with a slight smile, ever in firm-set youth —
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DB 9 42.11
सर्वसम्पत्प्रदात्रीं च महालक्ष्मीं भजे शुभाम् । ध्यानेनानेन तां ध्यात्वा नानागुणसमन्विताम्
sarvasampatpradātrīṃ ca mahālakṣmīṃ bhaje śubhām | dhyānenānena tāṃ dhyātvā nānāguṇasamanvitām
and the giver of all riches: I worship the auspicious Mahālakṣmī. Having meditated with this meditation upon her who is endowed with manifold virtues,
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DB 9 42.12
सम्पूज्य ब्रह्मवाक्येन चोपचाराणि षोडश । ददौ भक्त्या विधानेन प्रत्येकं मन्त्रपूर्वकम्
sampūjya brahmavākyena copacārāṇi ṣoḍaśa | dadau bhaktyā vidhānena pratyekaṃ mantrapūrvakam
and having worshipped (her) with the words of Brahmā, he offered the sixteen services with devotion, according to the rule, each one preceded by its mantra.
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DB 9 42.13
प्रशस्तानि प्रकृष्टानि वराणि विविधानि च । अमूल्यरत्नसारं च निर्मितं विश्वकर्मणा
praśastāni prakṛṣṭāni varāṇi vividhāni ca | amūlyaratnasāraṃ ca nirmitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā
(Things) commended, excellent, choice and of many kinds, and the essence of priceless jewels, fashioned by Viśvakarman —
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DB 9 42.14
आसनं च विचित्रं च महालक्ष्मि प्रगृह्यताम् । शुद्धं गङ्गोदकमिदं सर्ववन्दितमीप्सितम्
āsanaṃ ca vicitraṃ ca mahālakṣmi pragṛhyatām | śuddhaṃ gaṅgodakamidaṃ sarvavanditamīpsitam
let this wonderful seat be accepted, O Mahālakṣmī; (and) this pure Ganges water, honoured by all, desired (by all).
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DB 9 42.15
पापेध्मवह्निरूपं च गृह्यतां कमलालये । पुष्पचन्दनदूर्वादिसंयुतं जाह्नवीजलम्
pāpedhmavahnirūpaṃ ca gṛhyatāṃ kamalālaye | puṣpacandanadūrvādisaṃyutaṃ jāhnavījalam
Let it be taken, O you whose abode is the lotus, (this water) that is in the form of fire to the fuel of sin; (and) Jāhnavī's water joined with flowers, sandal, dūrvā grass and the rest,
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DB 9 42.16
शङ्खगर्भस्थितं स्वर्घ्यं गृह्यतां पद्मवासिनि । सुगन्धिपुष्पतैलं च सुगन्धामलकीफलम्
śaṅkhagarbhasthitaṃ svarghyaṃ gṛhyatāṃ padmavāsini | sugandhipuṣpatailaṃ ca sugandhāmalakīphalam
the good arghya water held in the belly of a conch — let it be accepted, O dweller in the lotus. And fragrant flower oil, and the sweet-smelling āmalakī fruit,
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DB 9 42.17
देहसौन्दर्यबीजं च गृह्यतां श्रीहरेः प्रिये । कार्पासजं च कृमिजं वसनं देवि गृह्यताम्
dehasaundaryabījaṃ ca gṛhyatāṃ śrīhareḥ priye | kārpāsajaṃ ca kṛmijaṃ vasanaṃ devi gṛhyatām
the seed of the body's beauty — let it be accepted, O beloved of Śrī Hari. And a garment made of cotton and one made from the worm (silk) — let it be accepted, O Goddess.
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DB 9 42.18
रत्नस्वर्णविकारं च देहभूषाविवर्धनम् । शोभायै श्रीकरं रत्नं भूषणं देवि गृह्यताम्
ratnasvarṇavikāraṃ ca dehabhūṣāvivardhanam | śobhāyai śrīkaraṃ ratnaṃ bhūṣaṇaṃ devi gṛhyatām
And a jewel-ornament, a product of gems and gold, increasing the body's adornment, conferring splendour for beauty's sake — let it be accepted, O Goddess.
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DB 9 42.19
सर्वसौन्दर्यबीजं च सद्यः शोभाकरं परम् । वृक्षनिर्यासरूपं च गन्धद्रव्यादिसंयुतम्
sarvasaundaryabījaṃ ca sadyaḥ śobhākaraṃ param | vṛkṣaniryāsarūpaṃ ca gandhadravyādisaṃyutam
And that which is the seed of all beauty, supreme, at once producing lustre, in the form of tree-resin, combined with aromatic substances and the rest —
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DB 9 42.20
श्रीकृष्णकान्ते धूपं च पवित्रं प्रतिगृह्यताम् । सुगन्धियुक्तं सुखदं चन्दनं देवि गृह्यताम्
śrīkṛṣṇakānte dhūpaṃ ca pavitraṃ pratigṛhyatām | sugandhiyuktaṃ sukhadaṃ candanaṃ devi gṛhyatām
let this pure incense be received, O beloved of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. And sandal paste, fragrant and giving pleasure — let it be accepted, O Goddess.
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DB 9 42.21
जगच्चक्षुःस्वरूपं च पवित्रं तिमिरापहम् । प्रदीपं सुखरूपं च गृह्यतां च सुरेश्वरि
jagaccakṣuḥsvarūpaṃ ca pavitraṃ timirāpaham | pradīpaṃ sukharūpaṃ ca gṛhyatāṃ ca sureśvari
And the lamp, which is the very form of the world's eye, pure, remover of darkness, of the nature of happiness — let it be accepted, O mistress of the gods.
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DB 9 42.22
नानोपहाररूपं च नानारससमन्वितम् । अतिस्वादुकरं चैव नैवेद्यं प्रतिगृह्यताम्
nānopahārarūpaṃ ca nānārasasamanvitam | atisvādukaraṃ caiva naivedyaṃ pratigṛhyatām
And the food-offering, consisting of various presents, endowed with various flavours, and exceedingly delicious — let it be received.
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DB 9 42.23
अन्नं ब्रह्मस्वरूपं च प्राणरक्षणकारणम् । तुष्टिदं पुष्टिदं चैव देव्यन्नं प्रतिगृह्यताम्
annaṃ brahmasvarūpaṃ ca prāṇarakṣaṇakāraṇam | tuṣṭidaṃ puṣṭidaṃ caiva devyannaṃ pratigṛhyatām
Food is the very form of Brahman and the means of preserving life; it gives satisfaction and gives nourishment — O Goddess, let this food be received.
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DB 9 42.24
शाल्यन्नजं सुपक्वं च शर्करागव्यसंयुतम् । स्वादुयुक्तं महालक्ष्मि परमान्नं प्रगृह्यताम्
śālyannajaṃ supakvaṃ ca śarkarāgavyasaṃyutam | svāduyuktaṃ mahālakṣmi paramānnaṃ pragṛhyatām
Made of fine rice, well cooked, mixed with sugar and ghee, tasty — O Mahālakṣmī, let this best of foods (pāyasa) be accepted.
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DB 9 42.25
शर्करागव्यपक्वं च सुस्वादु सुमनोहरम् । स्वस्तिकं नाम नैवेद्यं गृहाण परमेश्वरि
śarkarāgavyapakvaṃ ca susvādu sumanoharam | svastikaṃ nāma naivedyaṃ gṛhāṇa parameśvari
And that cooked with sugar and ghee, very tasty, most delightful — accept the offering called svastika, O supreme mistress.
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DB 9 42.26
नानाविधानि रम्याणि पक्वान्नानि फलानि च । सुरभिस्तनसंत्यक्तं सुस्वादु सुमनोहरम्
nānāvidhāni ramyāṇi pakvānnāni phalāni ca | surabhistanasaṃtyaktaṃ susvādu sumanoharam
And cooked foods of many kinds, delightful, and fruits; and that which comes from the udder of the cow, very tasty and most delightful —
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DB 9 42.27
मर्त्यामृतं सुगव्यं च गृह्यतामच्युतप्रिये । सुस्वादु रससंयुक्तमिक्षुवृक्षसमुद्भवम्
martyāmṛtaṃ sugavyaṃ ca gṛhyatāmacyutapriye | susvādu rasasaṃyuktamikṣuvṛkṣasamudbhavam
Let the mortals' nectar, the good cow-produce, be accepted, O beloved of Acyuta, and (this juice) of sweet taste, full of sap, sprung from the sugarcane plant.
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DB 9 42.28
अग्निपक्वमतिस्वादु गुडं च प्रतिगृह्यताम् । यवगोधूमसस्यानां चूर्णरेणुसमुद्भवम्
agnipakvamatisvādu guḍaṃ ca pratigṛhyatām | yavagodhūmasasyānāṃ cūrṇareṇusamudbhavam
And let the molasses, cooked by fire and exceedingly sweet, be accepted, and that which arises from the flour-powder of the barley and wheat grains.
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DB 9 42.29
सुपक्वं गुडगव्याक्तं मिष्टान्नं देवि गृह्यताम् । सस्यचूर्णोद्भवं पक्वं स्वस्तिकादिसमन्वितम्
supakvaṃ guḍagavyāktaṃ miṣṭānnaṃ devi gṛhyatām | sasyacūrṇodbhavaṃ pakvaṃ svastikādisamanvitam
Let the sweet food, well cooked and smeared with molasses and cow-produce, be accepted, O goddess — cooked (food) arising from grain-flour, together with svastika-cakes and the rest.
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DB 9 42.30
मया निवेदितं भक्त्या नैवेद्यं प्रतिगृह्यताम् । शीतवायुप्रदं चैव दाहे च सुखदं परम्
mayā niveditaṃ bhaktyā naivedyaṃ pratigṛhyatām | śītavāyupradaṃ caiva dāhe ca sukhadaṃ param
Let the food-offering that has been presented by me with devotion be accepted — it gives a cool breeze and is supremely pleasant in burning heat.
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DB 9 42.31
कमले गृह्यतां चेदं व्यजनं श्वेतचामरम् । ताम्बूलं च वरं रम्यं कर्पूरादिसुवासितम्
kamale gṛhyatāṃ cedaṃ vyajanaṃ śvetacāmaram | tāmbūlaṃ ca varaṃ ramyaṃ karpūrādisuvāsitam
O lotus-lady, let this fan and white yak-tail whisk be accepted, and the excellent, lovely betel, well perfumed with camphor and the rest.
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DB 9 42.32
जिह्वाजाड्यच्छेदकरं ताम्बूलं प्रतिगृह्यताम् । सुवासितं सुशीतं च पिपासानाशकारणम्
jihvājāḍyacchedakaraṃ tāmbūlaṃ pratigṛhyatām | suvāsitaṃ suśītaṃ ca pipāsānāśakāraṇam
Let the betel be accepted, which removes dullness of the tongue, is well perfumed and very cooling, and is a cause of the destruction of thirst.
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DB 9 42.33
जगज्जीवनरूपं च जीवनं देवि गृह्यताम् । देहसौन्दर्यबीजं च सदा शोभाविवर्धनम्
jagajjīvanarūpaṃ ca jīvanaṃ devi gṛhyatām | dehasaundaryabījaṃ ca sadā śobhāvivardhanam
And let water, whose form is the life of the world, be accepted, O goddess — the seed of the body's beauty, ever increasing its splendour.
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DB 9 42.34
कार्पासजं च कृमिजं वसनं देवि गृह्यताम् । रक्तस्वर्णविकारं च देहभूषादिवर्धनम्
kārpāsajaṃ ca kṛmijaṃ vasanaṃ devi gṛhyatām | raktasvarṇavikāraṃ ca dehabhūṣādivardhanam
Let the garment born of cotton and that born of the worm (silk) be accepted, O goddess, and what is fashioned of red gold, which enhances the body's adornment and the rest.
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DB 9 42.35
शोभाधारं श्रीकरं च भूषणं देवि गृह्यताम् । नानाऋतुषु निर्माणं बहुशोभाश्रयं परम्
śobhādhāraṃ śrīkaraṃ ca bhūṣaṇaṃ devi gṛhyatām | nānāṛtuṣu nirmāṇaṃ bahuśobhāśrayaṃ param
Let the ornament be accepted, O goddess, which is a basis of beauty and produces splendour, fashioned for the various seasons, the supreme seat of much beauty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.36
सुरभूपप्रियं शुद्धं माल्यं देवि प्रगृह्यताम् । शुद्धिदं शुद्धरूपं च सर्वमङ्गलमङ्गलम्
surabhūpapriyaṃ śuddhaṃ mālyaṃ devi pragṛhyatām | śuddhidaṃ śuddharūpaṃ ca sarvamaṅgalamaṅgalam
Let the pure garland be accepted, O goddess, dear to the gods and to kings, which confers purity, is pure in form, and is the auspiciousness of all auspicious things.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.37
गन्धवस्तूद्भवं रम्यं गन्धं देवि प्रगृह्यताम् । पुण्यतीर्थोदकं चैव विशुद्धं शुद्धिदं सदा
gandhavastūdbhavaṃ ramyaṃ gandhaṃ devi pragṛhyatām | puṇyatīrthodakaṃ caiva viśuddhaṃ śuddhidaṃ sadā
Let the lovely perfume, produced from fragrant substances, be accepted, O goddess, and the water of holy fords, wholly pure and ever purity-giving.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.38
गृह्यतां कृष्णकान्ते त्वं रम्यमाचमनीयकम् । रत्नसारादिनिर्माणं पुष्पचन्दनचर्चितम्
gṛhyatāṃ kṛṣṇakānte tvaṃ ramyamācamanīyakam | ratnasārādinirmāṇaṃ puṣpacandanacarcitam
O beloved of Kṛṣṇa, let this lovely water for sipping be accepted by you, made of the finest jewels and the like, sprinkled with flowers and sandal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.39
रत्नभूषणभूषाढ्यं सुतल्पं देवि गृह्यताम् । यद्यद् द्रव्यमपूर्वं च पृथिव्यामपि दुर्लभम्
ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣāḍhyaṃ sutalpaṃ devi gṛhyatām | yadyad dravyamapūrvaṃ ca pṛthivyāmapi durlabham
Let the fine couch, rich with the adornment of jewelled ornaments, be accepted, O goddess; and whatever substance is unprecedented and hard to obtain even on earth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.40
देवभूषार्हभोग्यं च तद् द्रव्यं देवि गृह्यताम् । द्रव्याण्येतानि दत्त्वा च मूलेन देवपुङ्गवः
devabhūṣārhabhogyaṃ ca tad dravyaṃ devi gṛhyatām | dravyāṇyetāni dattvā ca mūlena devapuṅgavaḥ
and fit to be enjoyed as an adornment of the gods — let that substance be accepted, O goddess. And having given these substances, the foremost of the gods, with the root (mantra),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.41
मूलं जजाप भक्त्या च दशलक्षं विधानतः । जपेन दशलक्षेण मन्त्रसिद्धिर्बभूव ह
mūlaṃ jajāpa bhaktyā ca daśalakṣaṃ vidhānataḥ | japena daśalakṣeṇa mantrasiddhirbabhūva ha
recited the root mantra with devotion, a million times according to the rule; and by that recitation of a million, mastery of the mantra came about.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.42
मन्त्रश्च ब्रह्मणा दत्तः कल्पवृक्षश्च सर्वतः । लक्ष्मीर्माया कामवाणी ङेऽन्ता कमलवासिनी महालक्ष्म्याः ध्यानस्तोत्रवर्णनं नाम द्विचत्वारिंप्तोऽध्यायः
mantraśca brahmaṇā dattaḥ kalpavṛkṣaśca sarvataḥ | lakṣmīrmāyā kāmavāṇī ṅe'ntā kamalavāsinī mahālakṣmyāḥ dhyānastotravarṇanaṃ nāma dvicatvāriṃpto'dhyāyaḥ
And the mantra was given by Brahmā, and the wish-fulfilling tree from every side. (The mantra is:) Lakṣmī (śrīṃ), Māyā (hrīṃ), Kāma (klīṃ), Vāṇī (aiṃ), (and) 'Kamalavāsinī' ending in the dative. — (Here ends) the forty-second chapter, called the description of the meditation and hymn of Mahālakṣmī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 42.43
वैदिको मन्त्रराजोऽयं प्रसिद्धः स्वाहयान्वितः । कुबेरोऽनेन मन्त्रेण परमैश्वर्यमाप्तवान्
vaidiko mantrarājo'yaṃ prasiddhaḥ svāhayānvitaḥ | kubero'nena mantreṇa paramaiśvaryamāptavān
This Vedic king of mantras is well known, joined with svāhā; by this mantra Kubera obtained supreme sovereignty,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.44
राजराजेश्वरो दक्षः सावर्णिर्मनुरेव च । मङ्गलोऽनेन मन्त्रेण सप्तद्वीपेऽवनीपतिः
rājarājeśvaro dakṣaḥ sāvarṇirmanureva ca | maṅgalo'nena mantreṇa saptadvīpe'vanīpatiḥ
(as did) the emperor of kings, Dakṣa, and Sāvarṇi Manu too; by this mantra Maṅgala (became) lord of the earth over the seven continents,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.45
प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ केदारो नृप एव च । एते सिद्धाश्च राजेन्द्रा मन्त्रेणानेन नारद
priyavratottānapādau kedāro nṛpa eva ca | ete siddhāśca rājendrā mantreṇānena nārada
and Priyavrata and Uttānapāda, and king Kedāra as well: these lords of kings became accomplished by this mantra, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.46
सिद्धे मन्त्रे महालक्ष्मीः शक्राय दर्शनं ददौ । रत्नेन्द्रसारनिर्माणविमानस्था वरप्रदा
siddhe mantre mahālakṣmīḥ śakrāya darśanaṃ dadau | ratnendrasāranirmāṇavimānasthā varapradā
When the mantra was mastered, Mahālakṣmī granted a vision to Śakra, seated in a chariot made of the finest of chief jewels, bestowing boons,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.47
सप्तद्वीपवतीं पृथ्वीं छादयन्ती त्विषा च सा । श्वेतचम्पकवर्णाभा रत्नभूषणभूषिता
saptadvīpavatīṃ pṛthvīṃ chādayantī tviṣā ca sā | śvetacampakavarṇābhā ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitā
And she, covering with her radiance the earth with its seven continents, shining with the colour of a white campaka flower, adorned with jewelled ornaments,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.48
ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्या भक्तानुग्रहकातरा । बिभ्रती रत्नमालां च कोटिचन्द्रसमप्रभाम्
īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyā bhaktānugrahakātarā | bibhratī ratnamālāṃ ca koṭicandrasamaprabhām
her face serene with a slight smile, eager to show favour to her devotees, and wearing a jewelled garland whose brilliance equalled ten million moons —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.49
दृष्ट्वा जगत्प्रसूं शान्तां तुष्टावैतां पुरन्दरः । पुलकाञ्चितसर्वाङ्गः साश्रुनेत्रः कृताञ्जलिः
dṛṣṭvā jagatprasūṃ śāntāṃ tuṣṭāvaitāṃ purandaraḥ | pulakāñcitasarvāṅgaḥ sāśrunetraḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ
seeing her, the mother of the world, tranquil, Purandara praised her, all his limbs bristling with thrill, his eyes tearful, his palms joined,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.50
ब्रह्मणा च प्रदत्तेन स्तोत्रराजेन संयुतः । सर्वाभीष्टप्रदेनैव वैदिकेनैव तत्र च
brahmaṇā ca pradattena stotrarājena saṃyutaḥ | sarvābhīṣṭapradenaiva vaidikenaiva tatra ca
there, joined with the king of hymns given (to him) by Brahmā, the Vedic one that grants every wish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.51
पुरन्दर उवाच नमः कमलवासिन्यै नारायण्यै नमो नमः । कृष्णप्रियायै सततं महालक्ष्यै नमो नमः
purandara uvāca namaḥ kamalavāsinyai nārāyaṇyai namo namaḥ | kṛṣṇapriyāyai satataṃ mahālakṣyai namo namaḥ
Purandara said: Homage to her who dwells in the lotus, homage, homage to Nārāyaṇī; homage, homage always to Mahālakṣmī, dear to Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.52
पद्मपत्रेक्षणायै च पद्मास्यायै नमो नमः । पद्मासनायै पद्मिन्यै वैष्णव्यै च नमो नमः
padmapatrekṣaṇāyai ca padmāsyāyai namo namaḥ | padmāsanāyai padminyai vaiṣṇavyai ca namo namaḥ
Homage, homage to her whose eyes are lotus petals, whose face is a lotus; homage, homage to her whose seat is the lotus, to the lotus-lady, to Vaiṣṇavī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.53
सर्वसम्पत्स्वरूपिण्यै सर्वाराध्यै नमो नमः । हरिभक्तिप्रदात्र्यै च हर्षदात्र्यै नमो नमः
sarvasampatsvarūpiṇyai sarvārādhyai namo namaḥ | haribhaktipradātryai ca harṣadātryai namo namaḥ
Homage, homage to her whose form is all wealth, who is worshipped by all; homage, homage to the giver of devotion to Hari and the giver of joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.54
कृष्णवक्षःस्थितायै च कृष्णेशायै नमो नमः । चन्द्रशोभास्वरूपायै रत्नपद्मे च शोभने
kṛṣṇavakṣaḥsthitāyai ca kṛṣṇeśāyai namo namaḥ | candraśobhāsvarūpāyai ratnapadme ca śobhane
Homage, homage to her who abides on Kṛṣṇa's breast, to Kṛṣṇa's mistress; to her whose form is the moon's beauty, O beautiful one on the jewelled lotus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.55
सम्पत्त्यधिष्ठातृदेव्यै महादेव्यै नमो नमः । नमो वृद्धिस्वरूपायै वृद्धिदायै नमो नमः
sampattyadhiṣṭhātṛdevyai mahādevyai namo namaḥ | namo vṛddhisvarūpāyai vṛddhidāyai namo namaḥ
Homage, homage to the goddess who presides over wealth, to the great goddess; homage to her whose form is increase, homage, homage to the giver of increase.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.56
वैकुण्ठे या महालक्ष्मीर्या लक्ष्मीः क्षीरसागरे । स्वर्गलक्ष्मीरिन्द्रगेहे राजलक्ष्मीर्नृपालये
vaikuṇṭhe yā mahālakṣmīryā lakṣmīḥ kṣīrasāgare | svargalakṣmīrindragehe rājalakṣmīrnṛpālaye
She who is Mahālakṣmī in Vaikuṇṭha, who is Lakṣmī in the ocean of milk, the Lakṣmī of heaven in Indra's house, the royal Lakṣmī in a king's palace,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.57
गृहलक्ष्मीश्च गृहिणां गेहे च गृहदेवता । सुरभिः सागरे जाता दक्षिणा यज्ञकामिनी
gṛhalakṣmīśca gṛhiṇāṃ gehe ca gṛhadevatā | surabhiḥ sāgare jātā dakṣiṇā yajñakāminī
and the household Lakṣmī in the homes of householders, and the house-deity there; (you are) Surabhi born in the ocean, and Dakṣiṇā who desires the sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.58
अदितिर्देवमाता त्वं कमला कमलालया । स्वाहा त्वं च हविर्दाने कव्यदाने स्वधा स्मृता
aditirdevamātā tvaṃ kamalā kamalālayā | svāhā tvaṃ ca havirdāne kavyadāne svadhā smṛtā
You are Aditi, the mother of the gods, Kamalā dwelling in the lotus; you are Svāhā in the offering of oblations, and in offerings to the ancestors you are known as Svadhā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.59
त्वं हि विष्णुस्वरूपा च सर्वाधारा वसुन्धरा । शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपा त्वं नारायणपरायणा
tvaṃ hi viṣṇusvarūpā ca sarvādhārā vasundharā | śuddhasattvasvarūpā tvaṃ nārāyaṇaparāyaṇā
For you are of the very form of Viṣṇu, and the support of all, the earth; you are of the form of pure sattva, wholly devoted to Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.60
क्रोधहिंसावर्जिता च वरदा शारदा शुभा । परमार्थप्रदा त्वं च हरिदास्यप्रदा परा
krodhahiṃsāvarjitā ca varadā śāradā śubhā | paramārthapradā tvaṃ ca haridāsyapradā parā
Free of anger and violence, granting boons, Śāradā, auspicious; and you are the giver of the highest goal, the supreme giver of servitude to Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.61
यया विना जगत्सर्वं भस्मीभूतमसारकम् । जीवन्मृतं च विश्वं च शश्वत्सर्वं यया विना
yayā vinā jagatsarvaṃ bhasmībhūtamasārakam | jīvanmṛtaṃ ca viśvaṃ ca śaśvatsarvaṃ yayā vinā
Without whom the whole world is reduced to ashes and without substance, and without whom the universe is forever dead-while-living, everything.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.62
सर्वेषां च परा माता सर्वबान्धवरूपिणी । धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां त्वं च कारणरूपिणी
sarveṣāṃ ca parā mātā sarvabāndhavarūpiṇī | dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ tvaṃ ca kāraṇarūpiṇī
(You are) the supreme mother of all, having the form of every kinsman; and you are the very cause of dharma, wealth, pleasure, and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.63
यथा माता स्तनान्धानां शिशूनां शैशवे सदा । तथा त्वं सर्वदा माता सर्वेषां सर्वरूपतः
yathā mātā stanāndhānāṃ śiśūnāṃ śaiśave sadā | tathā tvaṃ sarvadā mātā sarveṣāṃ sarvarūpataḥ
As a mother is always (all) to suckling infants in their infancy, so are you at all times the mother of all, in every form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.64
मातृहीनः स्तनान्धस्तु स च जीवति दैवतः । त्वया हीनो जनः कोऽपि न जीवत्येव निश्चितम्
mātṛhīnaḥ stanāndhastu sa ca jīvati daivataḥ | tvayā hīno janaḥ ko'pi na jīvatyeva niścitam
A suckling infant without a mother — even he lives, by fate; but a person bereft of you certainly does not live at all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.65
सुप्रसन्नस्वरूपा त्वं मां प्रसन्ना भवाम्बिके । वैरिग्रस्तं च विषयं देहि मह्यं सनातनि
suprasannasvarūpā tvaṃ māṃ prasannā bhavāmbike | vairigrastaṃ ca viṣayaṃ dehi mahyaṃ sanātani
You whose very nature is graciousness — be gracious to me, O Mother; give me, O eternal one, the domain that has been seized by my enemies.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.66
अहं यावत्त्वया हीनो बन्धुहीनश्च भिक्षुकः । सर्वसम्पद्विहीनश्च तावदेव हरिप्रिये
ahaṃ yāvattvayā hīno bandhuhīnaśca bhikṣukaḥ | sarvasampadvihīnaśca tāvadeva haripriye
So long as I am bereft of you, I am without kinsmen and a beggar, and destitute of all wealth — just so long, O beloved of Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.67
ज्ञानं देहि च धर्मं च सर्वसौभाग्यमीप्सितम् । प्रभावञ्च प्रतापं च सर्वाधिकारमेव च
jñānaṃ dehi ca dharmaṃ ca sarvasaubhāgyamīpsitam | prabhāvañca pratāpaṃ ca sarvādhikārameva ca
"Grant (us) knowledge and righteousness, and all the good fortune we desire, and majesty and glory, and indeed authority over all,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.68
जयं पराक्रमं युद्धे परमैश्वर्यमेव च । इत्युक्त्वा च महेन्द्रश्च सर्वैः सुरगणैः सह
jayaṃ parākramaṃ yuddhe paramaiśvaryameva ca | ityuktvā ca mahendraśca sarvaiḥ suragaṇaiḥ saha
victory, and prowess in battle, and supreme sovereignty." And having spoken thus, the great Indra, together with all the hosts of gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.69
प्रणनाम साश्रुनेत्रो मूर्ध्ना चैव पुनः पुनः । ब्रह्मा च शङ्करश्चैव शेषो धर्मश्च केशवः
praṇanāma sāśrunetro mūrdhnā caiva punaḥ punaḥ | brahmā ca śaṅkaraścaiva śeṣo dharmaśca keśavaḥ
bowed down with his head, tears in his eyes, again and again. And Brahmā and Śaṅkara, Śeṣa, Dharma, and Keśava —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.70
सर्वे चक्रुः परीहारं सुरार्थे च पुनः पुनः । देवेभ्यश्च वरं दत्त्वा पुष्पमालां मनोहराम्
sarve cakruḥ parīhāraṃ surārthe ca punaḥ punaḥ | devebhyaśca varaṃ dattvā puṣpamālāṃ manoharām
all of them made entreaty, again and again, for the gods' sake. And having given the gods a boon, a lovely garland of flowers
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.71
केशवाय ददौ लक्ष्मीः सन्तुष्टा सुरसंसदि । ययुर्देवाश्च सन्तुष्टाः स्वं स्वं स्थानं च नारद
keśavāya dadau lakṣmīḥ santuṣṭā surasaṃsadi | yayurdevāśca santuṣṭāḥ svaṃ svaṃ sthānaṃ ca nārada
Lakṣmī, well pleased, gave to Keśava in the assembly of the gods; and the gods, well pleased, went each to his own place, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.72
देवी ययौ हरेः स्थानं हृष्टा क्षीरोदशायिनः । ययतुश्चैव स्वगृहं ब्रह्मेशानौ च नारद
devī yayau hareḥ sthānaṃ hṛṣṭā kṣīrodaśāyinaḥ | yayatuścaiva svagṛhaṃ brahmeśānau ca nārada
The goddess, delighted, went to the abode of Hari who sleeps on the milk-ocean; and Brahmā and Īśāna both went to their own homes, O Nārada,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.73
दत्त्वा शुभाशिषं तौ च देवेभ्यः प्रीतिपूर्वकम् । इदं स्तोत्रं महापुण्यं त्रिसन्ध्यं यः पठेन्नरः
dattvā śubhāśiṣaṃ tau ca devebhyaḥ prītipūrvakam | idaṃ stotraṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ trisandhyaṃ yaḥ paṭhennaraḥ
the two of them having affectionately given the gods their auspicious blessing. Whatever man recites this greatly meritorious hymn at the three junctures of the day
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.74
कुबेरतुल्यः स भवेद्राजराजेश्वरो महान् । पञ्चलक्षजपेनैव स्तोत्रसिद्धिर्भवेन्नृणाम्
kuberatulyaḥ sa bhavedrājarājeśvaro mahān | pañcalakṣajapenaiva stotrasiddhirbhavennṛṇām
becomes equal to Kubera, a great overlord of kings of kings. By five hundred thousand recitations alone the hymn's efficacy comes to men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 42.75
सिद्धस्तोत्रं यदि पठेन्मासमेकं तु सन्ततम् । महासुखी च राजेन्द्रो भविष्यति न संशयः
siddhastotraṃ yadi paṭhenmāsamekaṃ tu santatam | mahāsukhī ca rājendro bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
If one recites the hymn (once) perfected continually for one month, he will become very happy and a lord of kings — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition