Shri Mahalakshmi ashtakam

Shri Maha-Lakshmi Ashtakam

This stotra is recited by Indra in praise of goddess Shri Lakshmi; It is written in eight couplets hence the name “ashtakam”
Indro-uvacha:
Namaste astu mahamaye shri pithae sura poojite;
Shankha chakra gada haste, Mahalakshmi namostute 1

Indra utters:
Salutations to the universal mother Mahalakshmi who symbolises illusion, whose place is an abode of prosperity,fortune and bliss [...]