Lakshmi Ashtakam

Lyrics:

यस्याः कटाक्षमात्रेण ब्रह्मरुद्रेन्द्रपूर्वकाः।
सुराः स्वीयपदान्यापुः सा लक्ष्मीर्मे प्रसीदतु।
याऽनादिकालतो मुक्ता सर्वदोषविवर्जिता।
अनाद्यनुग्रहाद्विष्णोः सा लक्ष्मी प्रसीदतु।
देशतः कालतश्चैव समव्याप्ता च तेन या।
तथाऽप्यनुगुणा विष्णोः सा लक्ष्मीर्मे प्रसीदतु।
ब्रह्मादिभ्योऽधिकं पात्रं केशवानुग्रहस्य या।
जननी सर्वलोकानां सा लक्ष्मीर्मे प्रसीदतु।
विश्वोत्पत्तिस्थितिलया यस्या मन्दकटाक्षतः।
भवन्ति वल्लभा विष्णोः सा लक्ष्मीर्मे प्रसीदतु।
यदुपासनया नित्यं भक्तिज्ञानादिकान् गुणान्।
समाप्नुवन्ति मुनयः सा लक्ष्मीर्मे प्रसीदतु।
अनालोच्याऽपि यज्ज्ञानमीशादन्यत्र सर्वदा।
समस्तवस्तुविषयं सा लक्ष्मीर्मे प्रसीदतु।
अभीष्टदाने भक्तानां कल्पवृक्षायिता तु या।
सा लक्ष्मीर्मे ददात्विष्टमृजुसङ्घसमर्चिता।
एतल्लक्ष्म्यष्टकं पुण्यं यः पठेद्भक्तिमान् नरः।
भक्तिज्ञानादि लभते सर्वान् कामानवाप्नुयात्।

yasyaah' kat'aakshamaatrena brahmarudrendrapoorvakaah'.
suraah' sveeyapadaanyaapuh' saa lakshmeerme praseedatu.
yaa'naadikaalato muktaa sarvadoshavivarjitaa.
anaadyanugrahaadvishnoh' saa lakshmee praseedatu.
deshatah' kaalatashchaiva samavyaaptaa cha tena yaa.
tathaa'pyanugunaa vishnoh' saa lakshmeerme praseedatu.
brahmaadibhyo'dhikam paatram keshavaanugrahasya yaa.
jananee sarvalokaanaam saa lakshmeerme praseedatu.
vishvotpattisthitilayaa yasyaa mandakat'aakshatah'.
bhavanti vallabhaa vishnoh' saa lakshmeerme praseedatu.
yadupaasanayaa nityam bhaktijnyaanaadikaan gunaan.
samaapnuvanti munayah' saa lakshmeerme praseedatu.
anaalochyaa'pi yajjnyaanameeshaadanyatra sarvadaa.
samastavastuvishayam saa lakshmeerme praseedatu.
abheesht'adaane bhaktaanaam kalpavri'kshaayitaa tu yaa.
saa lakshmeerme dadaatvisht'amri'jusanghasamarchitaa.
etallakshmyasht'akam punyam yah' pat'hedbhaktimaan narah'.
bhaktijnyaanaadi labhate sarvaan kaamaanavaapnuyaat.

Meaning:

यस्याः कटाक्षमात्रेण...: By just a single glance of Lakshmi Devi, Brahma, Rudra, Indra and the other Devas attain and retain their own exalted positions, so may that Lakshmi be gracious to me.
याऽनादिकालतो मुक्ता...: She is ever free from beginningless time and untouched by any fault, and by Vishnu’s timeless grace she remains so, therefore may that Lakshmi be gracious to me.
देशतः कालतश्चैव...: Though she pervades all places and all times, she still perfectly accords with Vishnu’s will and nature, so may that Lakshmi be gracious to me.
ब्रह्मादिभ्योऽधिकं पात्रं...: She is a worthier recipient of Keshava’s grace than even Brahma and the others, and she is the mother of all worlds, so may that Lakshmi be gracious to me.
विश्वोत्पत्तिस्थितिलया...: From her gentle, subtle glance arise the creation, maintenance, and dissolution of the universe, and she is Vishnu’s beloved, so may that Lakshmi be gracious to me.
यदुपासनया नित्यं...: By worshipping her daily, sages steadily gain devotion, knowledge, and other noble qualities, so may that Lakshmi be gracious to me.
अनालोच्याऽपि यज्ज्ञानम्...: Her knowledge, even without deliberate 'thinking', is always everywhere and knows every object and reality beyond even Ishvara, so may that Lakshmi be gracious to me.
अभीष्टदाने भक्तानां...: To her devotees she becomes like a wish-fulfilling tree in granting desired gifts, so may that Lakshmi, worshipped by the upright assembly, grant me what I seek.
एतल्लक्ष्म्यष्टकं पुण्यं...: Whoever devotedly recites this holy Lakshmi Ashtakam gains devotion, knowledge and other fruits, and attains all rightful desires.