% Text title : ShrI Lakshmi Dvadashanama Stotram % File name : lakShmIdvAdashanAmastotram.itx % Category : devii, lakShmI, dvAdasha, hRidaya, devI % Location : doc\_devii % Transliterated by : N. Balasubramanian nbalubn at gmail.com % Proofread by : N. Balasubramanian nbalubn at gmail.com % Translated by : N. Balasubramanian nbalubn at gmail.com % Description-comments : tulAkAverImAhAtmye dvAviMshe.adhyAye laxmIhRidayastotram % Latest update : February 18, 2018 % Send corrections to : sanskrit at cheerful dot c om % % This text is prepared by volunteers and is to be used for personal study % and research. The file is not to be copied or reposted for promotion of % any website or individuals or for commercial purpose without permission. % Please help to maintain respect for volunteer spirit. % \documentstyle[11pt,multicol,itrans]{article} #include=ijag.inc #endwordvowel=.h \portraitwide \parindent=100pt \let\usedvng=\Largedvng % for 1 column \pagenumbering{itrans} \def\engtitle#1{\hrule\medskip\centerline{\LARGE #1}} \def\itxtitle#1{\medskip\centerline{\LARGEdvng #1}\medskip\hrule} \def\endtitles{\medskip\obeyspaceslines} %% \begin{document} \engtitle{.. Shri LaxmI Dvadashanama or BhadralakshmI Stotram or Laxmihridaya ..}## \itxtitle{.. shrIlakShmI dvAdashanAmastotram athavA shrIbhadralakShmIstavam ..}##\endtitles ## shrItulAkAverImAhAtmye dvAviMshe.adhyAye shrIkR^iShNena arjunAyopadiShTaM laxmIhR^idayastotram | shrIdevI prathamaM nAma dvitIyaM amR^itodbhavA | tR^itIyaM kamalA proktA chaturthaM chandrashobhanA || 1|| ##This hymn gives 12 names of Shri Laxmi. This first verse gives the names Shridevi, Amrutodbhava or one who was born in the ocean of nectar, Kamala or One who resides in the lotus and Chandrashobhana - one who is beautiful as the moon. ## pa~nchamaM viShNupatnI cha ShaShThaM shrIvaiShNavI tathA | saptamantu varArohA aShTamaM harivallabhA || 2|| ## This verse gives the next four names as Vishnupatni - the consort of Vishnu, Shrivaishnavi - one who resembles Vishnu since She holds the conch, discuss and the mace in Her hands, Vararoha - one who has beautiful limbs and Harivallabha - one who is ever dear to Shri Hari. ## navamaM shAr~NgiNI proktA dashamaM devadevikA | ekAdashaM mahalaxmIH dvAdashaM lokasundarI || 3|| ##This verse give the last set of four names as Sharngini - one who holds the bow named Sharnga (just like Vishnu- since She is not different from Him), Devadevika - Goddess of devas, Mahalaxmi and lastly Lokasundari meaning one whose beauty will entrance the world. ## shrIH padmA kamalA mukundamahiShI laxmI trilokeshvarI mA kShIrAbdhisutA viri~nchijananI vidyA sarojAsanA | sarvAbhIShTaphalapradeti satataM nAmAni ye dvAdasha prAtaH shuddhatarAH paThantyabhimatAn sarvAn labhante shubhAn || 4|| ##The above verse gives twelve names of Laxmi Devi. It says that one who recites the twelve names with a pure mind will have his wishes fulfilled. Some refer to this as bhadralakShmIstava or sankshiptalakShmIhRidayastotra, ## bhadralakShmIstavaM nityaM puNyametachChubhAvaham | kAle snAtvA.api kAveryAM japa shrIvR^ikShasannidau || || iti shrIlakShmI dvAdashanAmastotraM athavA shrIbhadralakShmIstavaM saMpUrNam || ## As a proper reference, this occurs in tulAkAverImAhAtmya. ## ityetat goShpati\-proktaM laxmIhR^idayamuttamam | taulau snAtvA tu kAveryAM japet shrIvR^ixasannidhau || taulau sahyodbhavA tIrthe shrIra~Nge snAnamAcharan | japet tatkamalAstotraM sarvAn kAmAn avApnuyAt || ##Meaning: This great hymn was given by Brihaspati. This should be recited after taking bath in Kaveri river and while facing a bilva tree. If one recites this in holy city of Srirangm in the month of Tula (7th month in the solar calendar) after having a bath in Kaveri he will have his wishes fulfilled. COMMENTS:- Our religion talks of innumerable deities. This may be said to cater to the differing tastes of people. People get attracted to different forms like Rama, Krishna, Laxmi, Siva etc., and start worshipping them. But our scriptures stresss the fact that these diverse forms are only representations of one Supreme Being only. One may worship any form and get desired results granted from the one Supreme Being only. Bhagavat Gita (4-11) says thisclearly. ## ye yathA mAM prapadyante tAMstathaiva bhajAmyaham | mama vartmAnuvartante manuShyAH pArtha sarvashaH || ##Laxmi is a very popular form and is worshipped as Goddess of prosperity. We all need prosperity to have a good and comfortable life. This includes money to take care of the needs of the family and to provide for unexpected emergencies. We also have to provide for the rainy day. More importantly we should remember that our scriptures enjoin us to perform 5 sacrifices known as ##pa~nchayaj~nAH.## To do these aquire money. So, there is nothing wrong in praying for wealth. But Laxmi is not merely the Goddess of prosperity and consort of Vishnu. The 108 names list (##nAmAvaliH##) says She is verily the Supreme Being and calls Her as ##brahmaviShNushivAtmikA## or She is of the form of Brahma the creator, Vishnu and Shiva. So worshipping HER with devotion will confer on the worshipper not only prosperous life but much more. It will take him further on the spiritual ladder. He will gain spiritual wisdom that will result in emancipation or liberation. Krishna assures this in Gita (10-10 and 11). ## teShAM satatayuktAnAM bhajatAM prItipUrvakam | dadAmi buddhiyogaM taM yena mAmupayAnti te || 10|| teShAmevAnukampArthaM ahamaj~nAnajaM tamaH | nAshayAmyAtmabhAvasthaH j~nAnadIpena bhAsvatA || 11|| ##He says that He will grant them the right knowledge of the truth of the Lord by means of which they will reach Him. He adds that moved by compaasion for those devotees and dwelling in their inner-sense, He destroys the darkness of delusion born of ignorance with the bright flame of knowledge. What more can the worshipper desire? So, worshipping Laxmi or for that matter any form of God with the understanding that form represents the Supreme Being will confer all that one may need for the life here and the hereafter also. Because of tis reason hymns about Laxmi are many and are popular. The vedas have the famous Shrisuktam and also Laxmihridayam. Then there are many lists of names or namavalis (##nAmAvaliH##) that contain 1008 or 108 names.There are shorter ones like this hymn. These are recited daily by the devotees. The great vaishnava acharya Shri Vedanta Desika says in his famous hymn Shri stuti (8) that anyone who chants the names gifted to us by the vedas they will not be afflicted by the fierce storm of samsara which is the consequence of great sins. ##asyeshAnA tvamasi jagataH saMshrayantI mukundaM lakShmIH padmA jaladhitanayA viShNupatnIndireti | yannAmAni shrutiparipaNAnyevamAvartayanto nAvartante durita\-pavana\-prerite janma chakre || ##The hymn given here is also known by the name Laxihridayam. The Agni Puranam says that the hymn was taught by Shri Krishna to Arjuna. By chanting this Arjuna was able to marry Subhadra without encountering problems. ##iti shrItulAkAverImAhAtmye dvAviMshe.adhyAye shrIkR^iShNena arjunAyopadiShTaM laxmIhR^idaya stotram | ## Encoded, proofread, and translated with comments by N. Balasubramanian nbalubn at gmail.com \medskip\hrule\obeylines Please send corrections to sanskrit@cheerful.com Last updated \today https://sanskritdocuments.org \end{document}