Shri Suktam: Devanagari Text, Meaning and How It Is Recited

Verse 1

हिरण्यवर्णां हरिणीं सुवर्णरजतस्रजाम् ।
चन्द्रां हिरण्मयीं लक्ष्मीं जातवेदो म आवह ॥

Hiranyavarnam harinim suvarnarajatasrajam
Chandram hiranmayim lakshmim jatavedo ma avaha

MeaningO Jatavedas, bring to me Lakshmi: golden in hue, doe-like in grace, wearing garlands of gold and silver, shining like the moon, herself made of gold.

Verse 2

तां म आवह जातवेदो लक्ष्मीमनपगामिनीम् ।
यस्यां हिरण्यं विन्देयं गामश्वं पुरुषानहम् ॥

Tam ma avaha jatavedo lakshmimanapagaminim
Yasyam hiranyam vindeyam gamashvam purushanaham

MeaningO Jatavedas, bring to me that Lakshmi who does not go away again, through whom I may find gold, cattle, horses and people to share life with.

Verse 3

अश्वपूर्वां रथमध्यां हस्तिनादप्रबोधिनीम् ।
श्रियं देवीमुपह्वये श्रीर्मा देवी जुषताम् ॥

Ashvapurvam rathamadhyam hastinadaprabodhinim
Shriyam devimupahvaye shrirma devi jushatam

MeaningI call on Goddess Shri, who has horses before her, chariots in her midst and who is roused by the trumpeting of elephants. May the goddess Shri take delight in me.

Verse 4

कांसोस्मितां हिरण्यप्राकारामार्द्रां ज्वलन्तीं तृप्तांतर्पयन्तीम् ।
पद्मे स्थितां पद्मवर्णां तामिहोपह्वये श्रियम् ॥

Kamsosmitam hiranyaprakaramardram jvalantim triptantarpayantim
Padme sthitam padmavarnam tamihopahvaye shriyam

MeaningI call Shri here: smiling gently, ringed with a golden wall, moist and shining, content and giving contentment, seated on a lotus and lotus-coloured. (A few words in this verse are read in more than one way.)

Verse 5

चन्द्रां प्रभासां यशसा ज्वलन्तीं श्रियं लोके देवजुष्टामुदाराम् ।
तां पद्मिनीमीं शरणमहं प्रपद्येऽलक्ष्मीर्मे नश्यतां त्वां वृणे ॥

Chandram prabhasam yashasa jvalantim shriyam loke devajushtamudaram
Tam padminimim sharanamaham prapadye'lakshmirme nashyatam tvam vrine

MeaningI take refuge in Shri, moon-bright and radiant, blazing with renown, generous and dear to the gods, the lady of the lotus. May misfortune leave me, for it is you I choose.

Verse 6

आदित्यवर्णे तपसोऽधिजातो वनस्पतिस्तव वृक्षोऽथ बिल्वः ।
तस्य फलानि तपसा नुदन्तु मायान्तरायाश्च बाह्या अलक्ष्मीः ॥

Adityavarne tapaso'dhijato vanaspatistava vriksho'tha bilvah
Tasya phalani tapasa nudantu mayantarayashcha bahya alakshmih

MeaningO you who are sun-coloured, from heat of austerity the bilva tree, your tree, was born. By that austerity may its fruits drive away the delusions within and the obstacles without, and misfortune with them.

Verse 7

उपैतु मां देवसखः कीर्तिश्च मणिना सह ।
प्रादुर्भूतोऽस्मि राष्ट्रेऽस्मिन् कीर्तिमृद्धिं ददातु मे ॥

Upaitu mam devasakhah kirtishcha manina saha
Pradurbhuto'smi rashtre'smin kirtimriddhim dadatu me

MeaningMay the divine friend, which tradition reads as Kubera, come to me, and with him fame together with a jewel. Born into this land, may I receive renown and flourishing.

Verse 8

क्षुत्पिपासामलां ज्येष्ठामलक्ष्मीं नाशयाम्यहम् ।
अभूतिमसमृद्धिं च सर्वान् निर्णुद मे गृहात् ॥

Kshutpipasamalam jyeshthamalakshmim nashayamyaham
Abhutimasamriddhim cha sarvan nirnuda me grihat

MeaningI drive away hunger, thirst, impurity and Alakshmi, the elder sister, the goddess of ill fortune. Send out of my house all lack and want of prosperity.

Verse 9

गन्धद्वारां दुराधर्षान् नित्यपुष्टां करीषिणीम् ।
ईश्वरीं सर्वभूतानां तामिहोपह्वये श्रियम् ॥

Gandhadvaram duradharshan nityapushtam karishinim
Ishvarim sarvabhutanam tamihopahvaye shriyam

MeaningI call Shri here: she whose gateway is fragrance, hard to overcome, ever flourishing, rich in cattle, the mistress of all beings.

Verse 10

मनसः काममाकूतिं वाचः सत्यमशीमहि ।
पशूनां रूपमन्नस्य मयि श्रीः श्रयतां यशः ॥

Manasah kamamakutim vachah satyamashimahi
Pashunam rupamannasya mayi shrih shrayatam yashah

MeaningMay we reach what the mind desires and intends, and the truth of speech. May the beauty of cattle and the abundance of food, and renown, come to rest in me through Shri.

Verse 11

कर्दमेन प्रजा भूता मयि सम्भव कर्दम ।
श्रियं वासय मे कुले मातरं पद्ममालिनीम् ॥

Kardamena praja bhuta mayi sambhava kardama
Shriyam vasaya me kule mataram padmamalinim

MeaningKardama is named here as the one through whom beings are born. O Kardama, be present with me, and make Mother Shri, wearing a garland of lotuses, dwell in my family.

Verse 12

आपः सृजन्तु स्निग्धानि चिक्लीत वस मे गृहे ।
नि च देवीं मातरं श्रियं वासय मे कुले ॥

Apah srijantu snigdhani chiklita vasa me grihe
Ni cha devim mataram shriyam vasaya me kule

MeaningMay the waters send forth soothing, gentle things. O Chiklita, live in my house, and make Mother Shri, the goddess, dwell in my family.

Verse 13

आर्द्रां पुष्करिणीं पुष्टिं पिङ्गलां पद्ममालिनीम् ।
चन्द्रां हिरण्मयीं लक्ष्मीं जातवेदो म आवह ॥

Ardram pushkarinim pushtim pingalam padmamalinim
Chandram hiranmayim lakshmim jatavedo ma avaha

MeaningO Jatavedas, bring to me Lakshmi, moist and shining, standing by a lotus pond, nourishing, tawny in colour, wearing lotus garlands, moon-bright and golden.

Verse 14

आर्द्रां यः करिणीं यष्टिं सुवर्णां हेममालिनीम् ।
सूर्यां हिरण्मयीं लक्ष्मीं जातवेदो म आवह ॥

Ardram yah karinim yashtim suvarnam hemamalinim
Suryam hiranmayim lakshmim jatavedo ma avaha

MeaningO Jatavedas, bring to me Lakshmi, moist and shining, carrying a staff, golden, wearing a garland of gold, sun-bright. The first lines are read in different ways by different teachers.

Verse 15

तां म आवह जातवेदो लक्ष्मीमनपगामिनीम् ।
यस्यां हिरण्यं प्रभूतं गावो दास्योऽश्वान् विन्देयं पुरुषानहम् ॥

Tam ma avaha jatavedo lakshmimanapagaminim
Yasyam hiranyam prabhutam gavo dasyo'shvan vindeyam purushanaham

MeaningO Jatavedas, bring to me that Lakshmi who does not go away, through whom I may find abundant gold, cattle, women and men who serve, and horses.

Verse 16 (benefit)

यः शुचिः प्रयतो भूत्वा जुहुयादाज्यमन्वहम् ।
सूक्तं पञ्चदशर्चं च श्रीकामः सततं जपेत् ॥

Yah shuchih prayato bhutva juhuyadajyamanvaham
Suktam panchadasharcham cha shrikamah satatam japet

MeaningThis verse speaks of the one who recites. Having become pure and self-controlled, such a person offers ghee into the fire every day and, wishing for Shri, recites this hymn of fifteen verses continually. This is the text's own statement of how it is used.

Verse 17

पद्मानने पद्म-ऊरु पद्माक्षि पद्मसम्भवे ।
त्वं मां भजस्व पद्माक्षि येन सौख्यं लभाम्यहम् ॥

Padmanane padma-uru padmakshi padmasambhave
Tvam mam bhajasva padmakshi yena saukhyam labhamyaham

MeaningO lotus-faced, lotus-thighed, lotus-eyed one, born of the lotus: favour me, O lotus-eyed, so that I may find well-being.

Verse 18

अश्वदायि गोदायि धनदायि महाधने ।
धनं मे जुषतां देवि सर्वकामांश्च देहि मे ॥

Ashvadayi godayi dhanadayi mahadhane
Dhanam me jushatam devi sarvakamamshcha dehi me

MeaningO giver of horses, giver of cows, giver of wealth, goddess of great riches: may you be pleased to give me wealth, and grant me all that I wish for.

Verse 19

पुत्रपौत्र धनं धान्यं हस्त्यश्वादिगवे रथम् ।
प्रजानां भवसि माता आयुष्मन्तं करोतु माम् ॥

Putrapautra dhanam dhanyam hastyashvadigave ratham
Prajanam bhavasi mata ayushmantam karotu mam

MeaningSons, grandsons, wealth, grain, elephants, horses, cows and a chariot are listed. You are the mother of all creatures; may she grant me a long life.

Verse 20

धनमग्निर्धनं वायुर्धनं सूर्यो धनं वसुः ।
धनमिन्द्रो बृहस्पतिर्वरुणं धनमश्नुते ॥

Dhanamagnirdhanam vayurdhanam suryo dhanam vasuh
Dhanamindro brihaspatirvarunam dhanamashnute

MeaningWealth is Agni, wealth is Vayu, wealth is Surya, wealth is the Vasus. Indra, Brihaspati and Varuna are named too, as sharing in wealth. (The last line is worded tersely in the source.)

Verse 21

वैनतेय सोमं पिब सोमं पिबतु वृत्रहा ।
सोमं धनस्य सोमिनो मह्यं ददातु सोमिनः ॥

Vainateya somam piba somam pibatu vritraha
Somam dhanasya somino mahyam dadatu sominah

MeaningO son of Vinata (Garuda), drink the soma, and let the slayer of Vritra, Indra, drink the soma. May those who hold the soma give me the soma of wealth.

Verse 22

न क्रोधो न च मात्सर्यं न लोभो नाशुभा मतिः ।
भवन्ति कृतपुण्यानां भक्तानां श्रीसूक्तं जपेत्सदा ॥

Na krodho na cha matsaryam na lobho nashubha matih
Bhavanti kritapunyanam bhaktanam shrisuktam japetsada

MeaningFor devotees who have done good deeds there is no anger, no envy, no greed and no unwholesome thinking. May one always recite the Shri Suktam.

Verse 23

वर्षन्तु ते विभावरि दिवो अभ्रस्य विद्युतः ।
रोहन्तु सर्वबीजान्यव ब्रह्मद्विषो जहि ॥

Varshantu te vibhavari divo abhrasya vidyutah
Rohantu sarvabijanyava brahmadvisho jahi

MeaningMay your rains fall, O shining one, from the lightning cloud of the sky. Let all the seeds sprout, and strike down those who hate the sacred word.

Verse 24

पद्मप्रिये पद्मिनि पद्महस्ते पद्मालये पद्मदलायताक्षि ।
विश्व (विष्णु) प्रिये विष्णुमनोऽनुकूले त्वत्पादपद्मं मयि सन्निधत्स्व ॥

Padmapriye padmini padmahaste padmalaye padmadalayatakshi
Vishva (vishnu) priye vishnumano'nukule tvatpadapadmam mayi sannidhatsva

MeaningO you who love the lotus, who hold the lotus, who dwell in the lotus, with eyes wide as lotus petals, dear to Vishnu and in tune with his mind: keep your lotus foot near me.

Verse 25

या सा पद्मासनस्था विपुलकटितटी पद्मपत्रायताक्षी ।
गम्भीरावर्तनाभिः स्तनभर नमिता शुभ्र वस्त्रोत्तरीया ॥

Ya sa padmasanastha vipulakatitati padmapatrayatakshi
Gambhiravartanabhih stanabhara namita shubhra vastrottariya

MeaningThis begins a description of her form: she who is seated on a lotus, with wide lotus-petal eyes, a deep navel and a white upper cloth. The sentence is completed in the next verse.

Verse 26

लक्ष्मीर्दिव्यैर्गजेन्द्रैर्मणिगणखचितैः स्नापिता हेमकुम्भैः ।
नित्यं सा पद्महस्ता मम वसतु गृहे सर्वमाङ्गल्ययुक्ता ॥

Lakshmirdivyairgajendrairmaniganakhachitaih snapita hemakumbhaih
Nityam sa padmahasta mama vasatu grihe sarvamangalyayukta

MeaningLakshmi, bathed by great elephants with golden pots set with jewels: may she, lotus in hand and endowed with every auspicious sign, always dwell in my house.

Verse 27

लक्ष्मीं क्षीरसमुद्रराजतनयां श्रीरङ्गधामेश्वरीम् ।
दासीभूतसमस्तदेववनितां लोकैकदीपांकुराम् ॥

Lakshmim kshirasamudrarajatanayam shrirangadhameshvarim
Dasibhutasamastadevavanitam lokaikadipankuram

MeaningI honour Lakshmi, the daughter of the king of the milk ocean, the lady of the abode at Shrirangam, before whom the wives of all the gods are as servants, the one lamp-flame of all the worlds.

Verse 28

श्रीमन्मन्दकटाक्षलब्धविभवब्रह्मेन्द्रगङ्गाधराम् ।
त्वां त्रैलोक्यकुटुम्बिनीं सरसिजां वन्दे मुकुन्दप्रियाम् ॥

Shrimanmandakatakshalabdhavibhavabrahmendragangadharam
Tvam trailokyakutumbinim sarasijam vande mukundapriyam

MeaningI bow to you, beloved of Mukunda (Vishnu), lotus-born, the mother of the family of the three worlds, by whose gracious sidelong glance Brahma, Indra and Shiva are said to have gained their splendour.

Verse 29

सिद्धलक्ष्मीर्मोक्षलक्ष्मीर्जयलक्ष्मीः सरस्वती ।
श्रीलक्ष्मीर्वरलक्ष्मीश्च प्रसन्ना मम सर्वदा ॥

Siddhalakshmirmokshalakshmirjayalakshmih sarasvati
Shrilakshmirvaralakshmishcha prasanna mama sarvada

MeaningSiddha Lakshmi, Moksha Lakshmi, Jaya Lakshmi, Sarasvati, Shri Lakshmi and Vara Lakshmi: may she be gracious to me at all times. These are forms or aspects honoured in devotion.

Verse 30

वरांकुशौ पाशमभीतिमुद्रां करैर्वहन्तीं कमलासनस्थाम् ।
बालार्क कोटि प्रतिभां त्रिनेत्रां भजेहमाद्यां जगदीश्वरीं त्वाम् ॥

Varankushau pashamabhitimudram karairvahantim kamalasanastham
Balarka koti pratibham trinetram bhajehamadyam jagadishvarim tvam

MeaningI worship you, the first and sovereign lady of the world, three-eyed, seated on a lotus, shining like millions of young suns, and holding in her hands the boon-giving and fear-removing gestures, a goad and a noose.

Verse 31

सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधके ।
शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके देवि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥

Sarvamangalamangalye shive sarvarthasadhake
Sharanye tryambake devi narayani namo'stu te
Narayani namo'stu te narayani namo'stu te

MeaningO blessing of every blessing, auspicious one, accomplisher of every aim, refuge, three-eyed goddess Narayani: salutations to you. The last line repeats the salutation.

Verse 32

सरसिजनिलये सरोजहस्ते धवलतरांशुक गन्धमाल्यशोभे।
भगवति हरिवल्लभे मनोज्ञे त्रिभुवनभूतिकरि प्रसीद मह्यम् ॥

Sarasijanilaye sarojahaste dhavalataramshuka gandhamalyashobhe
Bhagavati harivallabhe manojne tribhuvanabhutikari prasida mahyam

MeaningO dweller in the lotus, lotus in hand, shining in a very white garment, perfume and garland, blessed beloved of Hari, charming one who brings flourishing to the three worlds: be gracious to me.

Verse 33

विष्णुपत्नीं क्षमां देवीं माधवीं माधवप्रियाम् ।
विष्णोः प्रियसखीं देवीं नमाम्यच्युतवल्लभाम् ॥

Vishnupatnim kshamam devim madhavim madhavapriyam
Vishnoh priyasakhim devim namamyachyutavallabham

MeaningI bow to the wife of Vishnu, patient Earth-like Devi, Madhavi, dear to Madhava, Vishnu's dear companion, the beloved of Achyuta.

Verse 34

महालक्ष्म्यै च विद्महे विष्णुपत्न्यै च धीमहि ।
तन्नो लक्ष्मीः प्रचोदयात् ॥

Mahalakshmyai cha vidmahe vishnupatnyai cha dhimahi
Tanno lakshmih prachodayat

MeaningThis is the Lakshmi Gayatri. We come to know Mahalakshmi and meditate on the wife of Vishnu; may Lakshmi inspire us.

Verse 35

श्रीवर्चस्यमायुष्यमारोग्यमाविधात् पवमानं महीयते ।
धनं धान्यं पशुं बहुपुत्रलाभं शतसंवत्सरं दीर्घमायुः ॥

Shrivarchasyamayushyamarogyamavidhat pavamanam mahiyate
Dhanam dhanyam pashum bahuputralabham shatasamvatsaram dirghamayuh

MeaningThis verse lists what the text says follows from the hymn: radiance, a long life and freedom from illness, then wealth, grain, cattle, many children and a long life of a hundred years. Take this as the verse's own claim.

Verse 36

ऋणरोगादिदारिद्र्यपापक्षुदपमृत्यवः ।
भयशोकमनस्तापा नश्यन्तु मम सर्वदा ॥

Rinarogadidaridryapapakshudapamrityavah
Bhayashokamanastapa nashyantu mama sarvada

MeaningMay debt, sickness and the like, poverty, wrongdoing, hunger, untimely death, fear, grief and mental distress be destroyed for me always.