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Goddess Lakshmi Stuti
indra uvacha Indra [the dem igod king of heaven] said, "I offer my obeisances unto the lotus-born mother of all beings, unto Sri [the Goddess of fortune], having full-blown lotus-like eyes, and reposing in the bosom of Vishnu." padmalayam padmakaram "I offer my obeisances unto the Goddess who is the abode of lotuses, who holds the lotus, whose eyes resemble the petals of a lotus, whose face is a lotus, and who is dear to the Lord who has a lotus navel." tvam siddhis tvam svadha svaha "You are siddhi, nectar, Svaha and Svadha, O purifier of the worlds. You are twilight, night, effulgence, opulence, intelligence, faith and Sarasvati." yajna-vidya maha-vidya "You are the knowledge of sacrifice, the worship of the universal form, and occult learning, O beauteous one. You are the knowledge of Brahman, O goddess, and the bestower of the fruit of liberation." anvikshiki trayi varta "You are the science of dialectics, the three Vedas, Varta, the knowledge of chastisement. O goddess, this universe is filled with your gentle and terrifying forms." ka tv anya tvam rte devi "O goddess, who except you can dwell in the person of that God of gods, who consists of all forbearance, the bearer of the mace, who is contemplated by the yogis?" tvayi devi parityaktam
dara-putras tatha garam "O exalted one, men are endowed with wives, sons, houses, friends, grain and wealth due to your constant glance." sharirarogyam aishvaryam "O goddess, freedom from bodily ailments, riches, destruction of enemies, and happiness are not difficult to attain for persons who view your glances." tvam mata sarva-bhutanam "You are the mother of all creatures, as that God of gods, Hari, is their father. And this universe, consisting of moving and nonmoving entities, is presently permeated by you, as well as Vishnu." ma nah kosham tatha goshtham
ma putram ma suhrid-vargam
sattvena satya-shaucabhyam
tvayavico kitah sadyaha
sa shlaghyah sa guni dhanyaha
"O goddess, he who is glanced upon by you, is praiseworthy, accomplished, fortunate, intelligent, high-born, heroic and possessed of power." sadyo vaingunyam ayanti
"O nurse of the universe, O beloved of Vishnu, all virtues, character, etc., immediately abandon him from whom you turn away." na te varnayitum shakta
[The end of Lakshmi-stuti] Sri [the Goddess of Fortune] said: "I shall never turn my face from one who praises me every morning and evening with this hymn."
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