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Chapter 39

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नारद उवाच ।। हरेरुत्कीर्त्तनं भद्रं श्रुतं तज्ज्ञानमुत्तमम् ।। ईप्सितं लक्ष्म्युपाख्यानं ध्यानं स्तोत्रादिकं वद ।। १ ।। हरिणा पूजिता पूर्वं ततो ब्रह्मादिभिस्तथा।। शक्रेण भ्रष्टराज्येन सार्द्धं सुरगणेन च।। ध्यानेन पूजिता केन विधिना केन वा पुरा।। केन स्तुता वा स्तोत्रेण तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि ।। ३ ।। श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। स्नात्वा तीर्थे पुरा शक्रो धृत्वा धौते च वाससी ।। क्षीरोदे संस्थाप्य घटं देवषट्कमपूजयत् ।। ४ ।। गणेशं च दिनेशं च वह्निं विष्णुं शिवं शिवाम् ।। एतान्भक्त्या समभ्यर्च्य पुष्पगन्धादिभिस्तथा ।। ५ ।। तत्रावाह्य महालक्ष्मीं परमैश्वर्य्यरूपिणीम् ।। पूजां चकार देवेशो ब्रह्मणा च पुरोधसा ।। ६ ।। पुरः स्थितेषु मुनिषु ब्राह्मणेषु गुरौ तथा ।। देवादिषु च देवेशे ज्ञानानन्दे शिवे मुने ।। ७ ।। पारिजातस्य पुष्पं च गृहीत्वा चन्दनोक्षितम् ।। ध्यात्वा देवीं महालक्ष्मीं पूजयामास नारद ।।८।। ध्यानं च सामवेदोक्तं यदुक्तं ब्रह्मणे पुरा ।। ध्यानेन हरिणा तेन तन्निबोध वदामि ते।।९।। सहस्रदलपद्मस्य कर्णिकावासिनीं पराम् ।। शरत्पार्वणकोटीन्दुप्रभाजुष्टकरां वराम् ।। 2.39.१० ।। स्वतेजसा प्रज्वलन्तीं सुखदृश्यां मनोहराम् ।। प्रतप्तकाञ्चननिभां शोभां मूर्तिमतीं सतीम् ।। ११ ।। रत्नभूषणभूषाढ्यां शोभितां पीतवाससा ।। ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यां रम्यां सुस्थिरयौवनाम् ।। १२ ।। सर्वसम्पत्प्रदात्रीं च महालक्ष्मीं भजे शुभाम् ।। ध्यानेनानेन तां ध्यात्वा चोपहारैस्सुसंयुतः ।। १३ ।। सम्पूज्य ब्रह्मवाक्येन चोपहाराणि षोडश ।। ददौ भक्त्या विधानेन प्रत्येकं मन्त्रपूर्वकम् ।।१४।। प्रशंस्यानि प्रहृष्टानि दुर्लभानि वराणि च।। अमूल्यरत्नखचितं निर्मितं विश्वकर्मणा ।। आसनं च विचित्रं च महालक्ष्मि प्रगृह्यताम् ।। १९ ।। शुद्धं गङ्गोदकमिदं सर्ववन्दितमीप्सितम् ।। पापेध्मवह्निरूपं च गृह्यतां कमलालये ।। १६ ।। पुष्पचन्दनदूर्वादिसंयुतं जाह्नवीजलम् ।। शङ्खगर्भस्थितं शुद्धं गृह्यतां पद्मवासिनि ।। १७ ।। सुगन्धियुक्ततैलं च सुगन्धामलकीजलम् ।। देहसौन्दर्य्यबीजं च गृह्यतां श्रीहरिप्रिये ।। १८ ।। वृक्षनिर्यासरूपं च गन्धद्रव्यादिसंयुतम् ।। कृष्णकान्ते पवित्रो वै धूपोऽयं प्रतिगृह्यताम् ।। १९ ।। मलयाचलसंभूतं वृक्षसारं मनोहरम् ।। सुगन्धियुक्तं सुखदं चन्दनं देवि गृह्यताम् ।। 2.39.२० ।। जगच्चक्षुस्स्वरूपं च ध्वान्तप्रध्वंसकारणम् ।। प्रदीपं शुद्धरूपं च गृह्यतां परमेश्वरि ।। २१ ।। नानोपहाररूपं च नानारससमन्वितम् ।। नानास्वादुकरं चैव नैवेद्यं प्रतिगृह्यताम् ।। २२ ।। अन्नं ब्रह्मस्वरूपं च प्राणरक्षणकारणम् ।। तुष्टिदं पुष्टिदं चान्नं मधुरं प्रतिगृह्यताम् ।। २३ ।। शाल्यक्षतसुपक्वं च शर्करागव्यसंयुतम् ।। सुस्वादु रम्यं पद्मे च परमान्नं प्रगृह्यताम् ।। २४ ।। शर्करागव्यपक्वं च सुस्वादु सुमनोहरम् ।। मया निवेदितं लक्ष्मि स्वस्तिकं प्रतिगृह्यताम् ।। २५ ।। नानाविधानि रम्याणि पक्वानि च फलानि तु ।। स्वादुरस्यानि कमले गृह्यन्तां फलदानि च ।। २६ ।। सुरभिस्तनसम्भूतं सुस्वादु सुमनोहरम् ।। मर्त्यामृतं च गव्यं वै गृह्यतामच्युतप्रिये ।। २७ ।। सुस्वादुरससंयुक्तमिक्षुवृक्षरसोद्भवम् ।। अग्निपक्वमपक्वं वा गुडं वै देवि गृह्यताम् ।। २८ ।। यवगोधूमसस्यानां चूर्णरेणुसमुद्भवम् ।। सुपक्वगुडगव्याक्तं मिष्टान्नं देवि गृह्यताम् ।। २९ ।। सस्यचूर्णोद्भवं पक्वं स्वस्तिकादिसमन्वितम् ।। मया निवेदितं देवि पिष्टकं प्रतिगृह्यताम् ।। 2.39.३० ।। पार्थिवं वृक्षभेदं च विविधैर्द्रव्यकारकम् ।। सुस्वादु रससंयुक्तमैक्षवं प्रतिगृह्यताम्।।३१।। शीतवायुप्रदं चैव दाहे च सुखदं परम् ।। कमले गृह्यतां चेदं व्यजनं श्वेतचामरम्।।३२।। ताम्बूलं च वरं रम्यं कर्पूरादिसुवासितम् ।। जिह्वाजाड्यच्छेदकरं ताम्बूलं देवि गृह्यताम् ।। ३३ ।। सुवासितं शीतलं च पिपासानाशकारणम् ।। जगज्जीवनरूपं च जीवनं देवि गृह्यताम् ।। ३४ ।। देहसौन्दर्य्यबीजं च सदा शोभाविवर्द्धनम् ।। कार्पासजं च कृमिजं वसनं देवि गृह्यताम् ।। ३५ ।। रत्नस्वर्णविकारं च देहसौख्यविवर्द्धनम् ।। शोभाधानं श्रीकरं च भूषणं प्रतिगृह्यताम् ।। ।। ३६ ।। नानाकुसुमसन्दर्भं बहुशोभाप्रदं परम् ।। सुरलोकप्रियं शुद्धं माल्यं देवि प्रगृह्यताम् ।। ३७ ।। शुद्धिदं शुद्धिरूपं च सर्वमङ्गलमङ्गलम् ।। गन्धवस्तूद्भवं रम्यं गन्धं देवि प्रगृह्यताम् ।।३८।। पुण्यतीर्थोदकं चैव विशुद्धं शुद्धिदं सदा।। गृहाण कृष्णकान्ते त्वं रम्यमाचमनीयकम् ।। ३९ ।। रत्नसारैस्संग्रथितं पुष्पचन्दनसंयुतम् ।। रत्नभूषणभूषाढ्यं सुतल्पं प्रतिगृह्यताम् ।। 2.39.४० ।। यद्यद्द्रव्यमपूर्वं च पृथिव्यामस्ति दुर्लभम् ।। देवभूषाढ्यभोग्यं च तद्द्रव्यं देवि गृह्यताम् ।। ४१ ।। द्रव्याण्येतानि दत्त्वा वै मूलेन देवपुंगव ।। मूलं जजाप भक्त्या च दशलक्षं विधानतः ।।४२।। जपेन दशलक्षेण मन्त्रसिद्धिर्बभूव ह ।। मन्त्रश्च ब्रह्मणा दत्तः कल्पवृक्षश्च सर्वदा ।। ४३ ।। लक्ष्मीर्माया कामवाणी ततः कमलवासिनी ।। स्वाहान्तो वैदिको मन्त्रराजोऽयं द्वादशाक्षरः ।। ४४ ।। श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं ऐं कमलवासिन्यै स्वाहा ।। कुबेरोऽनेन मन्त्रेण सर्वैश्वर्यमवाप्तवान् ।। राजराजेश्वरो दक्षः सावर्णिर्मनुरेव च ।। ४९ ।। मंगलोऽनेन मन्त्रेण सप्तद्वीपवतीपतिः।। प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ केदारो नृप एव च।।४६।। एते च सिद्धा राजेन्द्रा मन्त्रेणानेन नारद।। सिद्धे मन्त्रे महालक्ष्मीर्ददौ शक्राय दर्शनम् ।। ४७ ।। रत्नेन्द्रव्यूहखचितविमानस्था वरप्रदा ।। सप्तद्वीपवतीं पृथ्वीं छादयन्ती त्विषा च सा ।। ४८ ।। श्वेतचम्पकवर्णाभा रत्नभूषणभूषिता ।। ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्या भक्तानुग्रहकारिका ।। ४९ ।। बिभ्रती रत्नमालां च कोटि चन्द्रसमप्रभा ।। दृष्ट्वा जगत्प्रसूं शान्तां तां तुष्टाव पुरन्दरः ।। 2.39.५० ।। पुलकाङ्कितसर्वाङ्गः साश्रुनेत्रः कृताञ्जलिः ।। ब्रह्मणा च प्रदत्तेन स्तोत्रराजेन संयतः ।। सर्वाभीष्टप्रदेनैव वैदिकेनैव तत्र च ।। ५१ ।। इन्द्र उवाच ।। ॐ नमः कमलवासिन्यै नारायण्यै नमो नमः ।। कृष्णप्रियायै सारायै पद्मायै च नमो नमः ।। ५२ ।। पद्मपत्रेक्षणायै च पद्मास्यायै नमो नमः ।। पद्मासनायै पद्मिन्यै वैष्णव्यै च नमो नमः ।। ५३ ।। सर्वसम्पत्स्वरूपायै सर्वदात्र्यै नमो नमः ।। सुखदायै मोक्षदायै सिद्धिदायै नमो नमः ।। ५४ ।। हरिभक्तिप्रदात्र्यै च हर्षदात्र्यै नमो नमः ।। कृष्णवक्षस्थितायै च कृष्णेशायै नमो नमः ।। ५५ ।। कृष्णशोभास्वरू पायै रत्नाढ्यायै नमो नमः ।। सम्पत्त्यधिष्ठातृदेव्यै महादेव्यै नमो नमः ।। ५६ ।। सस्याधिष्ठातृदेव्यै च सस्यलक्ष्म्यै नमो नमः ।। नमो बुद्धिस्वरूपायै बुद्धिदायै नमो नमः ।। ५७ ।। वैकुण्ठे च महालक्ष्मीर्लक्ष्मीः क्षीरोदसागरे ।। स्वर्गलक्ष्मीरिन्द्रगेहे राजलक्ष्मीर्नृपालये ।। ५८ ।। गृहलक्ष्मीश्च गृहिणां गेहे च गृहदेवता ।। सुरभिस्सा गवां माता दक्षिणा यज्ञकामिनी ।। ५९ ।। अदितिर्देवमाता त्वं कमला कमलालये ।। स्वाहा त्वं च हविर्दाने कव्यदाने स्वधा स्मृता ।। 2.39.६० ।। त्वं हि विष्णुस्वरूपा च सर्वाधारा वसुन्धरा ।। शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपा त्वं नारायणपरायणा।।६१।। क्रोधहिंसावर्जिता च वरदा च शुभानना।। परमार्थप्रदा त्वं च हरिदास्यप्रदा परा।।६२।। यया विना जगत्सर्वं भस्मीभूतमसारकम् ।। जीवन्मृतं च विश्वं च शवतुल्यं यया विना ।। ६३ ।। सर्वेषां च परा त्वं हि सर्वबान्धवरूपिणी।। यया विना न संभाष्यो बान्धवैर्बान्धवः सदा।।६४।। त्वया हीनो बन्धुहीनस्त्वया युक्तः सबान्धवः।। धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां त्वं च कारणरूपिणी।।६५।। स्तनन्धयानां त्वं माता शिशूनां शैशवे यथा।। तथा त्वं सर्वदा माता सर्वेषां सर्वविश्वतः ।।६६।। त्यक्तस्तनो मातृहीनः स चेज्जीवति दैवतः ।। त्वया हीनो जनः कोऽपि न जीवत्येव निश्चितम् ।। ६७ ।। सुप्रसन्नस्वरूपा त्वं मे प्रसन्ना भवाम्बिके ।। वैरिग्रहस्तद्विषयं देहि मह्यं सनातनि ।। ६८ ।। वयं यावत्त्वया हीना बन्धुहीनाश्च भिक्षुकाः ।। सर्वसंपद्विहीनाश्च तावदेव हरिप्रिये ।।६९।। राज्यं देहि श्रियं देहि बलं देहि सुरेश्वरि ।। कीर्तिं देहि धनं देहि पुत्रान्मह्यं च देहि वै ।।2.39.७०।। कामं देहि मतिं देहि भोगान्देहि हरिप्रिये ।। ज्ञानं देहि च धर्मं च सर्वसौभाग्यमीप्सितम् ।।७१।। सर्वाधिकारमेवं वै प्रभावं च प्रतापकम् ।। जयं पराक्रमं युद्धे परमैश्वर्य्यमेव च।।७२।। इत्युक्त्वा तु महेन्द्रश्च सर्वैः सुरगणैः सह ।। ननाम साश्रुनेत्रोऽयं मूर्ध्ना चैव पुनः पुनः ।।७३।। ब्रह्मा च शंकरश्चैव शेषो धर्मश्च केशवः।। सर्वे चक्रुः परीहारं सुरार्थे च पुनः पुनः।।७४।। देवेभ्यश्च वरं दत्त्वा पुष्पमालां मनोहराम्।। केशवाय ददौ लक्ष्मीः सन्तुष्टा सुरसंसदि ।। ७५ ।। ययुर्देवाश्च सन्तुष्टाः स्वं स्वं स्थानं च नारद ।। देवी ययौ हरेः क्रोडं हृष्टा क्षीरोदशायिनः ।।७६।। ययतुस्तौ स्वस्वगृहं ब्रह्मेशानौ च नारद ।। दत्त्वा शुभाशिषं तौ च देवेभ्यः प्रीतिपूर्वकम् ।।७७।। इदं स्तोत्रं महापुण्यं त्रिसन्ध्यं यः पठेन्नरः ।। कुबेरतुल्यः स भवेद्राजराजेश्वरो महान् ।। ७८ ।। सिद्धस्तोत्रं यदि पठेत्सोऽपि कल्पतरुर्नरः ।। पञ्चलक्ष जपेनैव स्तोत्रसिद्धिर्भवेन्नृणाम् ।। ७९ ।। सिद्धिःस्तोत्रं यदि पठेन्मासमेकं च संयतः ।। महासुखी च राजेन्द्रो भविष्यति न संशयः ।। 2.39.८० ।। नारद उवाच ।। पुष्पं दुर्वाससा दत्तमस्ति वै यस्य मस्तके ।। तस्य सर्वा पुरःपूजेत्युक्तं पूर्वं त्वया प्रभो ।। ८१।। तदेव स्थापितं पुष्पं गजेन्द्रस्यैव मस्तके ।। यतो जन्म गणेशस्य स च मत्तो वनं गतः ।। ८२ ।। मूर्ध्नि च्छिन्ने गणपतेः शनेर्दृष्ट्या पुरा मुने ।। तत्स्कन्धे योजयामास हस्तिमस्तं हरिः स्वयम् ।।८३।। अधुनोक्तं देवषट्कं संपूज्य च पुरन्दरः ।। पूजयामास लक्ष्मीं च क्षीरोदे च सुरैः सह ।। ८४ ।। अहो पुराणवक्तॄणां दुर्बोधं वचनं नृणाम् ।। सुव्यक्तमस्य सिद्धान्तं वद वेदविदां वर ।। ८५ ।। श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। यदा शशाप शक्रं च दुर्वासा मुनिपुंगवः ।। तदा नास्त्येव तज्जन्म पूजाकाले बभूव सः ।।८६।। सुचिरं दुःखिता देवा बभ्रमुर्ब्रह्मशापतः।। पश्चात्प्रापुश्च तां लक्ष्मीं वरेण च हरेर्मुने।।८७।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे द्वितीये प्रकृतिखण्डे नारदनारायणसंवादे लक्ष्मीपूजाविधानं नामैकोनचत्वारिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः ।।३९।। श्रीलक्ष्म्युपाख्यानं समाप्तम् ।।

nārada uvāca || harerutkīrttanaṃ bhadraṃ śrutaṃ tajjñānamuttamam || īpsitaṃ lakṣmyupākhyānaṃ dhyānaṃ stotrādikaṃ vada || 1 || hariṇā pūjitā pūrvaṃ tato brahmādibhistathā|| śakreṇa bhraṣṭarājyena sārddhaṃ suragaṇena ca|| dhyānena pūjitā kena vidhinā kena vā purā|| kena stutā vā stotreṇa tanme vyākhyātumarhasi || 3 || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || snātvā tīrthe purā śakro dhṛtvā dhaute ca vāsasī || kṣīrode saṃsthāpya ghaṭaṃ devaṣaṭkamapūjayat || 4 || gaṇeśaṃ ca dineśaṃ ca vahniṃ viṣṇuṃ śivaṃ śivām || etānbhaktyā samabhyarcya puṣpagandhādibhistathā || 5 || tatrāvāhya mahālakṣmīṃ paramaiśvaryyarūpiṇīm || pūjāṃ cakāra deveśo brahmaṇā ca purodhasā || 6 || puraḥ sthiteṣu muniṣu brāhmaṇeṣu gurau tathā || devādiṣu ca deveśe jñānānande śive mune || 7 || pārijātasya puṣpaṃ ca gṛhītvā candanokṣitam || dhyātvā devīṃ mahālakṣmīṃ pūjayāmāsa nārada ||8|| dhyānaṃ ca sāmavedoktaṃ yaduktaṃ brahmaṇe purā || dhyānena hariṇā tena tannibodha vadāmi te||9|| sahasradalapadmasya karṇikāvāsinīṃ parām || śaratpārvaṇakoṭīnduprabhājuṣṭakarāṃ varām || 2.39.10 || svatejasā prajvalantīṃ sukhadṛśyāṃ manoharām || prataptakāñcananibhāṃ śobhāṃ mūrtimatīṃ satīm || 11 || ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣāḍhyāṃ śobhitāṃ pītavāsasā || īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyāṃ ramyāṃ susthirayauvanām || 12 || sarvasampatpradātrīṃ ca mahālakṣmīṃ bhaje śubhām || dhyānenānena tāṃ dhyātvā copahāraissusaṃyutaḥ || 13 || sampūjya brahmavākyena copahārāṇi ṣoḍaśa || dadau bhaktyā vidhānena pratyekaṃ mantrapūrvakam ||14|| praśaṃsyāni prahṛṣṭāni durlabhāni varāṇi ca|| amūlyaratnakhacitaṃ nirmitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā || āsanaṃ ca vicitraṃ ca mahālakṣmi pragṛhyatām || 19 || śuddhaṃ gaṅgodakamidaṃ sarvavanditamīpsitam || pāpedhmavahnirūpaṃ ca gṛhyatāṃ kamalālaye || 16 || puṣpacandanadūrvādisaṃyutaṃ jāhnavījalam || śaṅkhagarbhasthitaṃ śuddhaṃ gṛhyatāṃ padmavāsini || 17 || sugandhiyuktatailaṃ ca sugandhāmalakījalam || dehasaundaryyabījaṃ ca gṛhyatāṃ śrīharipriye || 18 || vṛkṣaniryāsarūpaṃ ca gandhadravyādisaṃyutam || kṛṣṇakānte pavitro vai dhūpo'yaṃ pratigṛhyatām || 19 || malayācalasaṃbhūtaṃ vṛkṣasāraṃ manoharam || sugandhiyuktaṃ sukhadaṃ candanaṃ devi gṛhyatām || 2.39.20 || jagaccakṣussvarūpaṃ ca dhvāntapradhvaṃsakāraṇam || pradīpaṃ śuddharūpaṃ ca gṛhyatāṃ parameśvari || 21 || nānopahārarūpaṃ ca nānārasasamanvitam || nānāsvādukaraṃ caiva naivedyaṃ pratigṛhyatām || 22 || annaṃ brahmasvarūpaṃ ca prāṇarakṣaṇakāraṇam || tuṣṭidaṃ puṣṭidaṃ cānnaṃ madhuraṃ pratigṛhyatām || 23 || śālyakṣatasupakvaṃ ca śarkarāgavyasaṃyutam || susvādu ramyaṃ padme ca paramānnaṃ pragṛhyatām || 24 || śarkarāgavyapakvaṃ ca susvādu sumanoharam || mayā niveditaṃ lakṣmi svastikaṃ pratigṛhyatām || 25 || nānāvidhāni ramyāṇi pakvāni ca phalāni tu || svādurasyāni kamale gṛhyantāṃ phaladāni ca || 26 || surabhistanasambhūtaṃ susvādu sumanoharam || martyāmṛtaṃ ca gavyaṃ vai gṛhyatāmacyutapriye || 27 || susvādurasasaṃyuktamikṣuvṛkṣarasodbhavam || agnipakvamapakvaṃ vā guḍaṃ vai devi gṛhyatām || 28 || yavagodhūmasasyānāṃ cūrṇareṇusamudbhavam || supakvaguḍagavyāktaṃ miṣṭānnaṃ devi gṛhyatām || 29 || sasyacūrṇodbhavaṃ pakvaṃ svastikādisamanvitam || mayā niveditaṃ devi piṣṭakaṃ pratigṛhyatām || 2.39.30 || pārthivaṃ vṛkṣabhedaṃ ca vividhairdravyakārakam || susvādu rasasaṃyuktamaikṣavaṃ pratigṛhyatām||31|| śītavāyupradaṃ caiva dāhe ca sukhadaṃ param || kamale gṛhyatāṃ cedaṃ vyajanaṃ śvetacāmaram||32|| tāmbūlaṃ ca varaṃ ramyaṃ karpūrādisuvāsitam || jihvājāḍyacchedakaraṃ tāmbūlaṃ devi gṛhyatām || 33 || suvāsitaṃ śītalaṃ ca pipāsānāśakāraṇam || jagajjīvanarūpaṃ ca jīvanaṃ devi gṛhyatām || 34 || dehasaundaryyabījaṃ ca sadā śobhāvivarddhanam || kārpāsajaṃ ca kṛmijaṃ vasanaṃ devi gṛhyatām || 35 || ratnasvarṇavikāraṃ ca dehasaukhyavivarddhanam || śobhādhānaṃ śrīkaraṃ ca bhūṣaṇaṃ pratigṛhyatām || || 36 || nānākusumasandarbhaṃ bahuśobhāpradaṃ param || suralokapriyaṃ śuddhaṃ mālyaṃ devi pragṛhyatām || 37 || śuddhidaṃ śuddhirūpaṃ ca sarvamaṅgalamaṅgalam || gandhavastūdbhavaṃ ramyaṃ gandhaṃ devi pragṛhyatām ||38|| puṇyatīrthodakaṃ caiva viśuddhaṃ śuddhidaṃ sadā|| gṛhāṇa kṛṣṇakānte tvaṃ ramyamācamanīyakam || 39 || ratnasāraissaṃgrathitaṃ puṣpacandanasaṃyutam || ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣāḍhyaṃ sutalpaṃ pratigṛhyatām || 2.39.40 || yadyaddravyamapūrvaṃ ca pṛthivyāmasti durlabham || devabhūṣāḍhyabhogyaṃ ca taddravyaṃ devi gṛhyatām || 41 || dravyāṇyetāni dattvā vai mūlena devapuṃgava || mūlaṃ jajāpa bhaktyā ca daśalakṣaṃ vidhānataḥ ||42|| japena daśalakṣeṇa mantrasiddhirbabhūva ha || mantraśca brahmaṇā dattaḥ kalpavṛkṣaśca sarvadā || 43 || lakṣmīrmāyā kāmavāṇī tataḥ kamalavāsinī || svāhānto vaidiko mantrarājo'yaṃ dvādaśākṣaraḥ || 44 || śrīṃ hrīṃ klīṃ aiṃ kamalavāsinyai svāhā || kubero'nena mantreṇa sarvaiśvaryamavāptavān || rājarājeśvaro dakṣaḥ sāvarṇirmanureva ca || 49 || maṃgalo'nena mantreṇa saptadvīpavatīpatiḥ|| priyavratottānapādau kedāro nṛpa eva ca||46|| ete ca siddhā rājendrā mantreṇānena nārada|| siddhe mantre mahālakṣmīrdadau śakrāya darśanam || 47 || ratnendravyūhakhacitavimānasthā varapradā || saptadvīpavatīṃ pṛthvīṃ chādayantī tviṣā ca sā || 48 || śvetacampakavarṇābhā ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitā || īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyā bhaktānugrahakārikā || 49 || bibhratī ratnamālāṃ ca koṭi candrasamaprabhā || dṛṣṭvā jagatprasūṃ śāntāṃ tāṃ tuṣṭāva purandaraḥ || 2.39.50 || pulakāṅkitasarvāṅgaḥ sāśrunetraḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ || brahmaṇā ca pradattena stotrarājena saṃyataḥ || sarvābhīṣṭapradenaiva vaidikenaiva tatra ca || 51 || indra uvāca || oṃ namaḥ kamalavāsinyai nārāyaṇyai namo namaḥ || kṛṣṇapriyāyai sārāyai padmāyai ca namo namaḥ || 52 || padmapatrekṣaṇāyai ca padmāsyāyai namo namaḥ || padmāsanāyai padminyai vaiṣṇavyai ca namo namaḥ || 53 || sarvasampatsvarūpāyai sarvadātryai namo namaḥ || sukhadāyai mokṣadāyai siddhidāyai namo namaḥ || 54 || haribhaktipradātryai ca harṣadātryai namo namaḥ || kṛṣṇavakṣasthitāyai ca kṛṣṇeśāyai namo namaḥ || 55 || kṛṣṇaśobhāsvarū pāyai ratnāḍhyāyai namo namaḥ || sampattyadhiṣṭhātṛdevyai mahādevyai namo namaḥ || 56 || sasyādhiṣṭhātṛdevyai ca sasyalakṣmyai namo namaḥ || namo buddhisvarūpāyai buddhidāyai namo namaḥ || 57 || vaikuṇṭhe ca mahālakṣmīrlakṣmīḥ kṣīrodasāgare || svargalakṣmīrindragehe rājalakṣmīrnṛpālaye || 58 || gṛhalakṣmīśca gṛhiṇāṃ gehe ca gṛhadevatā || surabhissā gavāṃ mātā dakṣiṇā yajñakāminī || 59 || aditirdevamātā tvaṃ kamalā kamalālaye || svāhā tvaṃ ca havirdāne kavyadāne svadhā smṛtā || 2.39.60 || tvaṃ hi viṣṇusvarūpā ca sarvādhārā vasundharā || śuddhasattvasvarūpā tvaṃ nārāyaṇaparāyaṇā||61|| krodhahiṃsāvarjitā ca varadā ca śubhānanā|| paramārthapradā tvaṃ ca haridāsyapradā parā||62|| yayā vinā jagatsarvaṃ bhasmībhūtamasārakam || jīvanmṛtaṃ ca viśvaṃ ca śavatulyaṃ yayā vinā || 63 || sarveṣāṃ ca parā tvaṃ hi sarvabāndhavarūpiṇī|| yayā vinā na saṃbhāṣyo bāndhavairbāndhavaḥ sadā||64|| tvayā hīno bandhuhīnastvayā yuktaḥ sabāndhavaḥ|| dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ tvaṃ ca kāraṇarūpiṇī||65|| stanandhayānāṃ tvaṃ mātā śiśūnāṃ śaiśave yathā|| tathā tvaṃ sarvadā mātā sarveṣāṃ sarvaviśvataḥ ||66|| tyaktastano mātṛhīnaḥ sa cejjīvati daivataḥ || tvayā hīno janaḥ ko'pi na jīvatyeva niścitam || 67 || suprasannasvarūpā tvaṃ me prasannā bhavāmbike || vairigrahastadviṣayaṃ dehi mahyaṃ sanātani || 68 || vayaṃ yāvattvayā hīnā bandhuhīnāśca bhikṣukāḥ || sarvasaṃpadvihīnāśca tāvadeva haripriye ||69|| rājyaṃ dehi śriyaṃ dehi balaṃ dehi sureśvari || kīrtiṃ dehi dhanaṃ dehi putrānmahyaṃ ca dehi vai ||2.39.70|| kāmaṃ dehi matiṃ dehi bhogāndehi haripriye || jñānaṃ dehi ca dharmaṃ ca sarvasaubhāgyamīpsitam ||71|| sarvādhikāramevaṃ vai prabhāvaṃ ca pratāpakam || jayaṃ parākramaṃ yuddhe paramaiśvaryyameva ca||72|| ityuktvā tu mahendraśca sarvaiḥ suragaṇaiḥ saha || nanāma sāśrunetro'yaṃ mūrdhnā caiva punaḥ punaḥ ||73|| brahmā ca śaṃkaraścaiva śeṣo dharmaśca keśavaḥ|| sarve cakruḥ parīhāraṃ surārthe ca punaḥ punaḥ||74|| devebhyaśca varaṃ dattvā puṣpamālāṃ manoharām|| keśavāya dadau lakṣmīḥ santuṣṭā surasaṃsadi || 75 || yayurdevāśca santuṣṭāḥ svaṃ svaṃ sthānaṃ ca nārada || devī yayau hareḥ kroḍaṃ hṛṣṭā kṣīrodaśāyinaḥ ||76|| yayatustau svasvagṛhaṃ brahmeśānau ca nārada || dattvā śubhāśiṣaṃ tau ca devebhyaḥ prītipūrvakam ||77|| idaṃ stotraṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ trisandhyaṃ yaḥ paṭhennaraḥ || kuberatulyaḥ sa bhavedrājarājeśvaro mahān || 78 || siddhastotraṃ yadi paṭhetso'pi kalpatarurnaraḥ || pañcalakṣa japenaiva stotrasiddhirbhavennṛṇām || 79 || siddhiḥstotraṃ yadi paṭhenmāsamekaṃ ca saṃyataḥ || mahāsukhī ca rājendro bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ || 2.39.80 || nārada uvāca || puṣpaṃ durvāsasā dattamasti vai yasya mastake || tasya sarvā puraḥpūjetyuktaṃ pūrvaṃ tvayā prabho || 81|| tadeva sthāpitaṃ puṣpaṃ gajendrasyaiva mastake || yato janma gaṇeśasya sa ca matto vanaṃ gataḥ || 82 || mūrdhni cchinne gaṇapateḥ śanerdṛṣṭyā purā mune || tatskandhe yojayāmāsa hastimastaṃ hariḥ svayam ||83|| adhunoktaṃ devaṣaṭkaṃ saṃpūjya ca purandaraḥ || pūjayāmāsa lakṣmīṃ ca kṣīrode ca suraiḥ saha || 84 || aho purāṇavaktṝṇāṃ durbodhaṃ vacanaṃ nṛṇām || suvyaktamasya siddhāntaṃ vada vedavidāṃ vara || 85 || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || yadā śaśāpa śakraṃ ca durvāsā munipuṃgavaḥ || tadā nāstyeva tajjanma pūjākāle babhūva saḥ ||86|| suciraṃ duḥkhitā devā babhramurbrahmaśāpataḥ|| paścātprāpuśca tāṃ lakṣmīṃ vareṇa ca harermune||87|| iti śrībrahmavaivartte mahāpurāṇe dvitīye prakṛtikhaṇḍe nāradanārāyaṇasaṃvāde lakṣmīpūjāvidhānaṃ nāmaikonacatvāriṃśattamo'dhyāyaḥ ||39|| śrīlakṣmyupākhyānaṃ samāptam ||

English translation

The method of adoration of Laksmi Narada said—I have listened to the recitation of the name of lord Krsna which bestows welfare besides the best of his knowledge and the story of Laksmi. Now you kindly enlighten me on his Dhydnam, stotra and other connected details.

First of all lord Visnu adored LaksmT followed by Brahma and Indra who was deprived of his kingdom. Now I would like to know that in the earlier times which one of the gods adored her by which method. What is her stotra or stutU you kindly speak out to me.

Narayana said—In the earlier times, Indra once took a bath in a holy place and clothed himself in pure garments consecrating a vase at the shore of the ocean of milk; he adored all the and Parvatl. He adored all the deities offering flowers and essence with his heart filled with devotion. Thereafter, consecrating a vase, he invoked MahalaksmI the goddess of fortune, adoring her together with Brahma and Brhaspati.

O sage, he was accompanied by all the sages, a group of Brahmana, the teacher Brhaspati, all the gods and the all-knowledgeable Siva.

O Narada, holding the Parijata flower soaked in sandal-paste, he adored goddess Laksml quite In the earlier times the lord has apprised Brahma of the dhydnam mentioned in the Samaveda, which I am repeating to you.

The goddess who resides in the lotus of a thousand petals, having the lustre of crores of full moons of the winter season, the best of all, shining with her own lustre, pleasant to look at, quite attractive, having the complexion of molten gold and perfect figure, the chaste lady adorned with all the gem-studded ornaments, clad in yellow garments, wearing a serene smile on his face, extremely beautiful and bestower of all the fortunes who is goddess MahalaksmI, I adore her by offering the presents, reciting this dhydnam, Indra adored her as advised by Brahma. He offered the sixteen presents with his mind filled with devotion and reciting the mantras.

O MahalaksmI, I offer to you the gem-studded seat which is difficult to get and is the best of the presents and is studded with valuable gems.

O dweller in the abode of lotus, I offer you the water of Gaiiga which is quite sacred and serves as a burning wood for the destruction of sins.

O dweller of the lotus, you please accept the flowers, the sandal-paste, DQrva-grass dipped in waters of Gahga which is quite sacred and emerged from the womb of a conch.

O beloved of lord Hari, I offer you the perfumed oil, the fragrant water of Myrobalaii, which increases the beauty of the body; you kindly accept it.

O beloved of Krsna, I offer the essence made of the gum of the tree and other fragrant articles; you kindly accept it.

O goddess, you kindly accept the sandal-wood which is grown in Malayacala, is the best of the trees, is quite pleasant and fragrant and bestows protection of the body. O bom of lotus, you accept the payasam which is quite pleasant and is made of milk and rice besides sugar.

O goddess Laksmi, I offer you Sv&stika food, which you kindly accept, which is quite tasteful and is made of sugar and cow's milk.

ITqrtui MctilTfq ^ f I O Kamala I offer you various types of beautiful, ripe tasty fruits which you kindly accept. O beloved of Acyuta, I offer you cow's milk, which has been extracted from the udder of the cow, is quite tasteful and serves like nectar on the earth.

O goddess, you accept the guda (sugar-cane balls) which is boiled or unboiled, but is quite tasteful and delicious.

O great goddess, you accept this pure lamp which represents the eyes of the universe and removes darkness. You please accept this naivedya of various flavours, which is in the many forms of rewards and much delighted in its You accept this sweet food which is the form of Brahma and provides nourishment besides O goddess, I offer you the powder of barley, wheat and rice which has been very well fried in the ghee made of cow's milk and the guda. This sweet is quite tasteful and you kindly accept it.

O goddess, J offer you the Svdstika made of the powdered rice fried in ghee\ you kindly accept it.

You accept the sugar-cane which is the for making many of the sweets and is filled with enough of juice.

The ten letter mantra becomes the chief of the mantras with the addition of LaksmT, Maya, KamavanI and Kamalavasa besides the word Kubera had achieved all the riches by reciting all these mantras and he became the lord of all the riches. Daksa, Savami also became Manu by reciting the same and Mahgala because of the same became the lord of the seven continents on earth. O Narada, Priyavrata, Uttanapada and by the reciting of the mantra. When Indra met with success with the reciting of this mantra, Laksmi appeared before him who was mounted on a throne studded with heaps of gems, bestowed the boons and her lustre pervaded the entire universe. She had the lustre of the white lotus flowers and the glory of her body was increasing with the gem-studded ornaments worn by her. She was wearing a serene smile op her face. She was always graceful to her devotees and wore the garland of gems having the lustre

of crores of full moons. Thus the peaceful Laks nil who happens to be the mother of the universe was adored by the gods with their minds filled with emotions, the eyes filled with tears and they offered prayers with folded hands reciting the stotra given to them for Brahma.

Indra said—I bow in reverence to the goddess who resides in the lotus, the one who is NarayanT I bow to her. She is the beloved of lord Krsna and is also called Padma. I bow to her again and She has the eyes resembling the lotus leaf, besides having the lotus-like face I bow in reverence to her. She uses lotus at her feet and in Vaisnavl having the lotus-like eyes. I bow in reverence to her. She provides welfare, salvation and success. I bow in reverence to her again and She bestows the devotion of the lord besides the pleasures. She always resides in the heart of lord Kfsna, I bow in reverence to the beloved of She is the glory of lord Krsna and I bow to the who is adorned with all the ornaments with gems. I bow in reverence to the one who is the chief goddess of all the riches and is You are MahalaksmI in Vaikuntha, Laksmi in the ocean of milk, SvargaiaksmI in the house of Indra, RpjalaksmI in royal places, GrhalaksmT in

the houiSls of the householders. You are the deity of the houses, you are Surabhl the mother of the cows, daksind the spouse of yajna, Aditi the mother of the gods and are the lotus among the You are Svaha for those who perform yajna and also Svadha who offer Kavya.

You are the fonn of Visnu, the ways of everything earning the name of Vasundhara. You possess the purified form and always remain devoted to Narayana. You are free from anger, violence and are the bestower of boonS; You are pleasant-faced, bestower of Parmdrtha and bestow the devotion of lord Hari.

Without you the entire universe looks like dust or without essence, without you the entire universe seems dead in spite of remaining alike.

You are the best of all and are like all the relatives. Without you even the brothers do not remain on talking terms. A person who is deprived of you, is deserted by all the brothers and relatives but the one on whom you shower your grace, always remains surrounded by his brothers. This way you happen to be the granter of dhanna, artha, kdma and maksa.

You happen to be the mother of the entire universe like the infant suckling the milk of its An infant can survive in case he is deprived of the suckling of its mother breasts or it can survive even without its mother, by the move of destiny, but without you no one can survive even for a moment. Therefore as a mother, you be pleased with me since you always remain happy.

O eternal one, you restore my riches to me which have been usurped by my enemies.

Beloved of Hari, till such time we are deprived of your grace, till such time we shall be deprived of our relatives, besides the riches and the Therefore, O goddess, you restore our kingdom to us with all the fortune, glory, riches and also get me the son.

O beloved of Hari, you fulfil our desire and bestow intelligence on us, make us enjoy all the pleasures and bestow intelligence on us fulfilling all our desires.

Therefore, restore all our rights, influence, glory and all the riches lost by us in the war.

Thus speaking, tears started flowing from the eyes of Indra and he bowed in reverence to her again and again.

Brahma, Siva, Sesa, Yama and Kesava besides other gods begged forgiveness again and again.

LaksmI then got pleased and showered her grace on the gods granting a garland of flowers to Kesava.

Delighted, the gods went back to their respective places and Laksmi at the same time went to her abode in the ocean of milk and enjoyed the comforts in the lap of her husband.

O Narada, both Brahma and Siva granted pleasant boons to the god and went to their respective places. The one who recites this stotra three times during the morning, noon and evening, becomes great like Kubera, the god of In case a person recites it with devotion he will become like a kalpavrksa; the one who performs five lakhs of times the japam of the stotra, he meets with success.

In case one recites this siddha-stotra for a month, he becomes a great king. There is no doubt about it.

Narada said—O lord, you had already told me that he on whose head on which the flower would fall, would adored him first and foremost of all. The same flower was placed on the head of the elephant by Indra as a result of which Ganesa was born. Thereafter, that elephant getting intoxicated went to the dense forest. In earlier times, because of the side glance of Sani, the head of Ganapati was severed, after which the lord joined the elephant's head on to the trunk of Ganapati. Now it is said that Indra had adored the six deities in the ocean of milk and thereafter he adored Laksmi. O best of those well-versed in the Vedas, because of this the details in the Puranas arc difficult to be understood by the people; therefore you kindly clarify this point.

Narayana said— When the sage Durvasa pronounced the curse on Indra, Ganesa was not born at that time. He was bom while performing the pujd. O sage because of that curse, the gods were wandering here and there with a painful heart. Thereafter-they got back Laksmi, because of the blessings of the lord. ^

Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 118041 (2017-08-21T02:17:04Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n422–n429: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n422/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.