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A
friend of mine was a micro financer, he had lend money to few folks and was
unable to recover the principle nor the interest. I suggested him to chant the
Mahalakshmi ashtakam and after a couple of weeks he saw the people coming back
to him and repaying the interest to start with and in a span of 4 months all
his money was recovered
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Another
instance, she was a sr. manager who lost her job and was desperate to find one
to ensure all her EMIs and other commitments
are met. With repeated attempts she was unable to settle down in a good job,
every 2-3 months some or the other issues kept her of the work, she resumed to
chant the Mahalakshmi Ashtakam and in a less than a months’ time found a high
paying job.
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A
Client of mine was laid off from Jet
Airways due to downsizing, he too chanted the mantra and in less than 3 days he
was called back to resume his work, while a 1000+ employees were laid off he
was the lucky one, he now has complete faith in the ashtakam and chants 11
times daily
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A
stock broker was in a very bad shape, although he had a lot of people opening
an account with him, there were a countable few who use to trade and the brokerage
earned was more like a students pocket money, he resumed chanting the ashtakam
and in less than three months he had more than 1000 clients who are regular
traders
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A
couple approached me and they had got themselves into a lot of issues, financial
loans, raising credit card bills, frequent hospitalization and loss of money in
the business. It was a Diwali night when they started chanting the Ashtakam …. all
that she did from morning to evening except when she used to prepare
food/perform household activities for almost 8-10 hours a day she used to chant
the mantra with full devotion, her husband after reaching home in the evening
from 6:00 to the time he used to have his dinner and go to bed chanted the mantra,
miracles started to happen at their end, business expended, he moved out form
retail to wholesale… in a span of 6 months he started an import export
business, the shop which was a rented one where he did business… now in less
than 2 years time he owns 3 shops, they have begeted a daughter and have two
maids at home doing all the household activities. She and her husband as a
practice in the evening chant the ashtakam for atleast 21 times daily and perform
aarti and when ever they get time chant as long as they can…
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I
have seen benefit of this mantra myself, just before going to the interview I
chanted this mantra for an hour and odd while I was driving down from home to
office to attend the interview, the interview was first time right, very
comforatable salary negotiation and I landed in a high paying job…
There are
lot many such instance I can, quote
about me, my family members, my friends, my clients who have fetched a lot of benefits
just by chanting the ashtakam.
The secret
behind all material existence is found in the feminine principle, personified
in the Goddess Archetype, Lakshmi is a very important Goddess, more people know
about her than any other Goddess because Lakshmi is the Goddess of Wealth and
the whole world is run by wealth. I will run short of words if I start writing
about the goddess… instead I’m sharing the Ashtakam and the meaning of each of
the couplet such that it benefits the reader.
You may wish
to chant minimum 8 times a day as written in PadmaPuran for continuous 41 days
to see fortune unfold your way .
What I have experienced
is a chant of this ashtakam for 108 times is more powerful. 108 as a number in
astrology and Vedas carry a lot of importance. There are 9 planets as per Vedic
astrology and 12 zodiac houses the product of 9 x 12 = 108 and any chant for
108 times is said to overcome all the ill effects of planets and will open ways
for energy to flow in.
Namstestu mahamaye
shripithe surapujite
Sankhachakra gada haste
mahalakshmi namostu te ..1
Namaste garudarudhe kolasura
bhayankari
Sarva papahare devi
mahalakshmi namostu te ..2
Sarvajne sarvavarade
sarvadushtabhayankari
Sarvadukha hare devi
mahalakshmi namostu te ..3
Sidhi budhi prade devi
bhukti mukti pradayini
Mantramurte sada devi
mahalakshmi namostu te ..4
Adyantarahite devi
adishakti maheswari
Yogagye yogasambhute mahalakshmi namostu te
..5
Stula Sukshma maharoudre
mahashakti mahodare
Maha papahare devi
mahalakshmi namostu te ..6
Padmasana sthite devi
parabhrahma swarupini
Paramesi janmata
rmahalakshmi namostu te ..7
Swetambara dhare devi
nanalamkara bhushite
Janthsthite janmata
rmahalakshmi ramostu te ..8
Meaning / Explanation:
Sankhachakra gada haste mahalakshmi namostu te ..1
A devotee who is chanting
this couplet of the ashtakam has to visualize or imagine goddess in this form,
there is significance to each of these elements. Shankha in the texts of Hinduism
is considered as a sacred emblem often used to blow as a bugle during the war and
inviting VIJAYA LAKSHMI, or inviting goddess Lakshmi to come down and be with
the warrior to grant him/her victory. There are two types of Shankha often
seen, they are Dakshinavarta (Right Turned) and Vamavarta(Left Turned.) A Hindu legend in Brahma
Vaivarta Purana recalls the creation of conchs: god Shiva flung a trident
towards the demons, burning them instantaneously. Their ashes flew in the sea
creating conchs. Shankha is believed to be a brother of Lakshmi as both of them
were born from the sea.
The Chakra, is another most important emblem often seen in hindu mythology,
in the metaphysical world the Chakra is closely associated with the Energy Chakras
i.e. major plexuses of arteries, veins and nerves, that are centers of life
force (prana), or vital energy. Blocked energy in our 7 Chakras can often lead
to illness … the chakra in the hands of Goddess Lakshmi is an emblem which
reminds the devotee that Goddess has the powers to revitalize the chakras and
energize one to accomplish the goal and desire one carries.
The Gada or Mace at the metaphysical level represents the power of time. Just as nothing can conquer time, the mace too is unconquerable and destroys those who oppose it. Often Goddess Lakshmi is referred in many texts as a fortune finder and the devotee who worships Goddess in this form holding the Gada is sure to see good times unfolding his way…
So in a nutshell, when reciting the first couplet of the Mahalakshmi Ashtakam the devotee should visualize Goddess as Mahamaya the great enchantress seated at her abode or Sri Peetha also sometime in some texts referred as the Heart of Lord Vishnu is worshiped by demi gods in the from where she holds a Conch, Chakra and Mace in her hands…
Sarva papahare devi mahalakshmi namostu te ..2
In this verse / couplet goddess
Mahalakshmi is worshiped as Riding the Garuda. The Garuda is one of the most
powerful demigods and is given an important place in Indian mythology. This can
be gauged by the very fact that there is a complete Upanishad and Purana
(Garudopanishad and Garuda Purana respectively) on him. Owl is the carrier or
vahana of Goddess Lakshmi, but in this verse the devotee is worshiping Goddess
who is riding the Garuda, Hindu philosophy firmly believes that spiritualism is
the true human endeavour and the goal of life is the union with Creator. The
pursuits of material gains is looked down upon as a stupid act of a person who
has not seen the light of the spiritual wisdom to know that the real treasure
is love for God, the devotee chanting the ashtakam is not only looking for material
wealth but also the true divine treasure.
In this couplet the
devotee is worshiping Goddess who was able to put the fear of god in Kolasura
the terrorized the demon, the devotee is confirmed that with blessings of
Goddess Lakshmi will also carry equal valor and sees her in the form of Dhairya
or Veera Lakshmi and prays her to overcome all the sins created knowingly or unknowingly.
Sarvajne sarvavarade sarvadushtabhayankari
Sarvadukha hare devi mahalakshmi namostu te ..3
Goddess in this verse is
refered as Sarvajne… the one who know all, and the devotee also prays her calling
Sava varade, the granter of all boons and similar to the previous verse where
the demon was terrorized by the goddess, the devotee now goes ahead and addresses
her as the goddess who is capable of terrorizing all the ill and bad elements
also is capable to release one from the clutches of sorrows … the devote offers
salutations to the goddess and imagines himself / herself to get all the boons
from the goddess to get the desires fulfilled, become knowledgeable and
overcome the sorrows if he/she is facing.
Sidhi budhi prade devi bhukti mukti pradayini
Mantramurte sada devi mahalakshmi namostu te ..4
The devotee chanting this
verse visualizes goddess granting him Success (Siddhi) and Intelligence
(Buddhi), Worldly enjoyment and pleasures (Bhukti) and finally requests to
grant Mukti (Liberation) and reiterates that goddess mahalakshim Always abides
as the Embodiment of Mantra.
The very reason one is
chanting this mantra is for both material and spiritual gains, in this world if
only sorrows and pains exist one will not be able to accomplish the salvation,
contented life on this earth needs both materialistic and spiritual
development, if one is in need and that is not being fulfilled then where does
one have time for spiritualism, you will not take the path of god unless you
have enjoyed the pleasures of earthly world and realized them of not giving you
enough satisfaction and look for higher satisfaction of the soul thru spiritual
means, Goddess in this verse is requested to grant the devotee Success in his endeavours,
could be business, job, exams etc… and Intelligence to ensure not to fall prey
to the success and build a false ego, also at the same time the devotee goes
ahead and request the goddess to grant him/her enjoyment from the success
gained to fulfil the desires of this body made of flesh and blood and live thru
the pleasures of this world and meanwhile enough spirituality to finally reach
the goal of liberation.
Adyantarahite devi adishakti maheswari
Yogajye
yogasambhute mahalakshmi namostu te ..5
Stula Sukshma maharoudre mahashakti mahodare
Maha papahare devi mahalakshmi namostu te ..6
Reciting
this couplet the devotee sees goddess mahalakshmi in all the forms Gross and subtle
and most terrible who is capable of granting great power and prosperity is
capable to remove all sins. The importance of this verse goes beyond requesting
the Goddess to fulfil the desires in this life and also requests the goddess to
fulfil the desires as long as the universe and the soul exists in all the forms
known and unknown.
Padmasana sthite devi parabhrahma swarupini
Paramesi janmata rmahalakshmi namostu te ..7
Reciting this couplet one
visualizes goddess Mahalakshmi seated on the Lotus in the form of Para Brahma
and is supreme mother / guardian of this universe. Goddess in this couplet is
refered as Para Brahma Sawaroop which is beyond Brahma. The self-enduring, eternal, self-sufficient cause
of all causes, the essence of everything in the cosmos, and the reciter affirms
with devotion to such an absolute power all the desires get fulfilled.
Swetambara dhare devi nanalamkara bhushite
Janthsthite janmata rmahalakshmi ramostu te ..8
The final verse of this
couplet where the devotee marks a blueprint of the goddess in his/her third
eye, he visualizes the goddess Dressed in White Garments and Adorned
with Various Ornaments encompassing the entire universe. The devote see the
goddess as a mother and sees himself in her arms an infant cared and nurtured
by the goddess thus fulfilling all his desires.
There
is no slightest of the doubts in my mind and I’m recommending one and all to
personally see the miracles of this powerful ashtakam. Chant for 108 times
daily and in very less time see your goals and desires fulfilling. Could be
business, career, job, money, trading, progeny, winning law suites, peace,
harmony, family happiness, bliss etc…
