Mahalakshmi Stotram

The Mahalakshmi Stotram is a sacred hymn that invokes the grace of Goddess Mahalakshmi - the divine embodiment of abundance, harmony, and auspiciousness.

Each verse praises her as the source of both material and spiritual prosperity, the energy that sustains creation. Reciting this stotram attracts clarity, wealth, and peace, removing negativity and imbalance from your life.

Its rhythm and reverence awaken a deep sense of gratitude and contentment, aligning the devotee with the flow of divine fortune.

The Mahalakshmi Stotram is the latest addition to our library of mantras that also includes Vishnu, Saraswati, Devi, and Lakshmi mantras.

The Mahalakshmi Stotram is most commonly known in its 12-verse form, ending with verses that describe her as the remover of all distress and granter of ultimate refuge.

However, a few regional versions, particularly in South India, include an additional phalasruti - a verse describing the spiritual and worldly benefits of reciting the hymn daily.

The stotram should not be confused with the Lakshmi Ashtakam (from the Padma Purana) or the Shri Suktam (from the Rigveda).

While the Shri Suktam is a Vedic invocation focusing on divine prosperity, the Mahalakshmi Stotram carries a Puranic devotional tone, addressing the Goddess in her fully personified form - the compassionate mother who sustains, protects, and uplifts.

The Mahalakshmi Stotram holds several benefits for the mind of both the chanter and the listener.

Listening to this empowering Lakshmi mantra along with meditation helps you in the following ways.

Releases beliefs that stop you from achieving wealth

Ensures all your thoughts are aligned to achieve and receive abundance

You become ‘richer’ by all definitions and in all walks of life

The Mahalakshmi Stotram appears in the Padma Purana, a major Purana that extols the Goddess as the eternal consort of Lord Vishnu and the cosmic energy that nourishes all beings.

Traditionally composed as a dvadasa-shloka (12-verse hymn), it is recited to honor Lakshmi in her aspect as Mahamaya - the divine power through which the universe is both manifested and sustained.

A well-loved story associated with this stotram’s spirit comes from the Samudra Manthana (the Churning of the Ocean). When the Devas and Asuras churned the ocean in search of Amrita, it was Lakshmi who emerged first, radiant and serene, carrying the lotus of purity in her hand. As she appeared, the turmoil of the ocean calmed, and light replaced darkness.

This hymn mirrors that moment - invoking her presence to calm the “ocean” of the devotee’s mind, replacing chaos with harmony and fear with peace.

For this reason, the Mahalakshmi Stotram is not merely a call for material wealth, but a prayer for inner abundance - the grace that brings balance, wisdom, and enduring happiness.

It is recited during Fridays, Varalakshmi Vratam, and festivals like Diwali and Navaratri, symbolizing renewal and the welcoming of auspicious energies into one’s life and home.