Lakshmi — Grace, beauty and abundance in every form

Grace, beauty and abundance in every form

Lakshmi Mantras & Stotras

Lakshmi, who rose from the churning of the cosmic ocean seated on a lotus, is the goddess of abundance, beauty and auspiciousness — not only wealth, but every kind of flourishing.

Each hymn here is given in full, with an easy reading, the exact Sanskrit and a line-by-line English meaning.

Lakshmi oracle reading

Lakshmi Hymns with Meaning

Gaja Lakshmi seated on a pink lotus in a lotus pond as two white elephants pour water over her from golden pots

Suktam · 16 verses

Shree Suktam

The ancient Vedic hymn to Lakshmi — fifteen verses calling the golden, lotus-seated goddess of abundance into your home, and asking misfortune to leave.

Mahalakshmi standing on a pink lotus in a doorway on Diwali night, showering gold coins, with rows of diyas and rangoli at the threshold

Mantra · 1 verses

Om Shreem Mahalakshmyai Namah

Lakshmi’s simple seed mantra — “Om, Shreem, I bow to the great Lakshmi” — chanted to welcome abundance, beauty and grace into life and home.

The boy-monk Shankaracharya at the door of a poor woman’s hut as Lakshmi showers golden amla fruits from the sky

Stotram · 22 verses

Kanakadhara Stotram

The hymn the boy Shankaracharya sang for a poor woman who gave him her last dried fruit — Lakshmi was so moved that she showered the house with golden fruits. Twenty-two verses praising the compassionate glance of the goddess of abundance.

Mahalakshmi seated on a lotus beside Vishnu on the serpent Shesha, floating on the glowing ocean of milk at sunrise

Gayatri Mantra · 1 verses

Lakshmi Gayatri Mantra

The Gayatri of Lakshmi — “May we know the great Lakshmi, may we meditate on the beloved of Vishnu; may Lakshmi inspire us” — chanted for abundance, grace and harmony.