Maa Lakshmi Aarti
Jai
lakshmi maataa, Maiyaa jaya lakshmi maataa
Tumako nishadina dhyaavata, Hara vishnu
vidhaataa
"Glory to you, O Mother, glory to you,
mother Lakshmi. Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma
meditate on you everyday and night."
Brahmaanii, rudraanii, kamalaa, Tuuhii hai jaga
maataa
Suurya chandramaa dhyaavata, Naarada rishi
gaataa
"You are yourself the consort of Brahma,
Rudra and Vishnu and the mother of the world.
The sage Narada sings your praises and the Sun
and the Moon meditate on you."
Durgaa ruupa nirantara, sukha sampati daataa
Jo koi tumako dhyaavata, riddhi siddhi dhana
paataa
"As Durga, you grant both happiness and
prosperity; and he who centres his attention on
you becomes a recipient of all riddhis and
siddhis-Prosperity and Accomplishment."
Tuuhii hai paataala basantii, Tuuhii shubha
daataa
Karma prabhaava prakaashaka, Jaganidhi ke
traataa
"None but you dwell in the nether regions
of the earth and you alone ensure good luck,
bring to light the effect of Karma (action) and
protect all worldly treasures."
Jisa ghara mein tuma rahatii, saba sadaguna
aataa
Kara sake koii kara le, mana nahin ghabaraataa
"All the virtues collect themselves where
you have your dwelling ; with your grace and
favour even the impossible becomes possible
without causing any nervous agitation."
Tuma bina yagya na hove, Vastra na koii paataa
Khaana paana kaa vaibhava, Saba tumase hii aataa
"No sacrifice can be performed without you
(your grace), no one can obtain any garment (to
cover his body); it is from you that one obtains
one's sustenance (food and drink)."
Shubha guna mandira sundara, Kshirodadhi jaataa
Ratana chaturdasha tuma hii, Koii nahiin paataa
"O daughter of the Ocean of Milk and the
beauteous temple of all propitious virtues, you
are a living mass of all the fourteen gems with
which none else is endowed."
Aartii lakshmii jii kii, Jo koii nara gaataa
Ura aananda umanga ati, Paapa utara jaataa
"Whosoever hymns this prayer to Lakshmi is
purged of his sins and experiences the ecstasy
of joy."