हरिः ॐ हिरण्यवर्णां हरिणीं सुवर्णरजतस्रजाम्।
चन्द्रां हिरण्मयीं लक्ष्मीं जातवेदो म आवह॥१॥
तां म आवह जातवेदो लक्ष्मीमनपगामिनीम्।
यस्यां हिरण्यं विन्देयं गामश्वं पुरुषानहम्॥२॥
अश्वपूर्वां रथमध्यां हस्तिनादप्रबोधिनीम्।
श्रियं देवीमुपह्वये श्रीर्मा देवी जुषताम्॥३॥
कां सोस्मितां हिरण्यप्राकारामार्द्रां ज्वलन्तीं तृप्तां तर्पयन्तीम्।
पद्मे स्थितां पद्मवर्णां तामिहोपह्वये श्रियम्॥४॥
चन्द्रां प्रभासां यशसा ज्वलन्तीं श्रियं लोके देवजुष्टामुदाराम्।
तां पद्मिनीमीं शरणमहं प्रपद्येऽलक्ष्मीर्मे नश्यतां त्वां वृणे॥५॥
आदित्यवर्णे तपसोऽधिजातो वनस्पतिस्तव वृक्षोऽथ बिल्वः।
तस्य फलानि तपसानुदन्तु मायान्तरायाश्च बाह्या अलक्ष्मीः॥६॥
उपैतु मां देवसखः कीर्तिश्च मणिना सह।
प्रादुर्भूतोऽस्मि राष्ट्रेऽस्मिन् कीर्तिमृद्धिं ददातु मे॥७॥
क्षुत्पिपासामलां ज्येष्ठामलक्ष्मीं नाशयाम्यहम्।
अभूतिमसमृद्धिं च सर्वां निर्णुद मे गृहात्॥८॥
गन्धद्वारां दुराधर्षां नित्यपुष्टां करीषिणीम्।
ईश्वरीं सर्वभूतानां तामिहोपह्वये श्रियम्॥९॥
मनसः काममाकूतिं वाचः सत्यमशीमहि।
पशूनां रूपमन्नस्य मयि श्रीः श्रयतां यशः॥१०॥
कर्दमेन प्रजाभूता मयि सम्भव कर्दम।
श्रियं वासय मे कुले मातरं पद्ममालिनीम्॥११॥
आपः सृजन्तु स्निग्धानि चिक्लीत वस मे गृहे।
नि च देवीं मातरं श्रियं वासय मे कुले॥१२॥
आर्द्रां पुष्करिणीं पुष्टिं पिङ्गलां पद्ममालिनीम्।
चन्द्रां हिरण्मयीं लक्ष्मीं जातवेदो म आवह॥१३॥
आर्द्रां यः करिणीं यष्टिं सुवर्णां हेममालिनीम्।
सूर्यां हिरण्मयीं लक्ष्मीं जातवेदो म आवह॥१४॥
तां म आवह जातवेदो लक्ष्मीमनपगामिनीम्।
यस्यां हिरण्यं प्रभूतं गावो दास्योऽश्वान् विन्देयं पुरुषानहम्॥१५॥
यः शुचिः प्रयतो भूत्वा जुहुयादाज्यमन्वहम्।
सूक्तं पञ्चदशर्चं च श्रीकामः सततं जपेत्॥१६॥
॥ इति श्रीलक्ष्मीसूक्तम् ॥
(A phala-shruti section beginning “पद्मानने पद्म ऊरु पद्माक्षी पद्मासम्भवे…” is appended in many ritual editions; the fifteen-rcha Suktam above is the core text.)
hariḥ oṃ hiraṇyavarṇāṃ hariṇīṃ suvarṇarajatasrajām |
candrāṃ hiraṇmayīṃ lakṣmīṃ jātavedo ma āvaha ||1||
tāṃ ma āvaha jātavedo lakṣmīmanapagāminīm |
yasyāṃ hiraṇyaṃ vindeyaṃ gāmaśvaṃ puruṣānaham ||2||
aśvapūrvāṃ rathamadhyāṃ hastinādaprabodhinīm |
śriyaṃ devīmupahvaye śrīrmā devī juṣatām ||3||
kāṃ sosmitāṃ hiraṇyaprākārāmārdrāṃ jvalantīṃ tṛptāṃ tarpayantīm |
padme sthitāṃ padmavarṇāṃ tāmihopahvaye śriyam ||4||
candrāṃ prabhāsāṃ yaśasā jvalantīṃ śriyaṃ loke devajuṣṭāmudārām |
tāṃ padminīmīṃ śaraṇamahaṃ prapadye'lakṣmīrme naśyatāṃ tvāṃ vṛṇe ||5||
ādityavarṇe tapaso'dhijāto vanaspatistava vṛkṣo'tha bilvaḥ |
tasya phalāni tapasānudantu māyāntarāyāśca bāhyā alakṣmīḥ ||6||
upaitu māṃ devasakhaḥ kīrtiśca maṇinā saha |
prādurbhūto'smi rāṣṭre'smin kīrtimṛddhiṃ dadātu me ||7||
kṣutpipāsāmalāṃ jyeṣṭhāmalakṣmīṃ nāśayāmyaham |
abhūtimasamṛddhiṃ ca sarvāṃ nirṇuda me gṛhāt ||8||
gandhadvārāṃ durādharṣāṃ nityapuṣṭāṃ karīṣiṇīm |
īśvarīṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ tāmihopahvaye śriyam ||9||
manasaḥ kāmamākūtiṃ vācaḥ satyamaśīmahi |
paśūnāṃ rūpamannasya mayi śrīḥ śrayatāṃ yaśaḥ ||10||
kardamena prajābhūtā mayi sambhava kardama |
śriyaṃ vāsaya me kule mātaraṃ padmamālinīm ||11||
āpaḥ sṛjantu snigdhāni ciklīta vasa me gṛhe |
ni ca devīṃ mātaraṃ śriyaṃ vāsaya me kule ||12||
ārdrāṃ puṣkariṇīṃ puṣṭiṃ piṅgalāṃ padmamālinīm |
candrāṃ hiraṇmayīṃ lakṣmīṃ jātavedo ma āvaha ||13||
ārdrāṃ yaḥ kariṇīṃ yaṣṭiṃ suvarṇāṃ hemamālinīm |
sūryāṃ hiraṇmayīṃ lakṣmīṃ jātavedo ma āvaha ||14||
tāṃ ma āvaha jātavedo lakṣmīmanapagāminīm |
yasyāṃ hiraṇyaṃ prabhūtaṃ gāvo dāsyo'śvān vindeyaṃ puruṣānaham ||15||
yaḥ śuciḥ prayato bhūtvā juhuyādājyamanvaham |
sūktaṃ pañcadaśarcaṃ ca śrīkāmaḥ satataṃ japet ||16||
The Lakshmi Suktam invokes the Goddess of fortune through the sacred fire (Jataveda, Agni). “O Agni, summon for me Lakshmi — golden-hued, lustrous as a deer, garlanded with gold and silver, radiant as the moon, made of gold.” Bring me that Lakshmi who never departs, by whose grace I may obtain gold, cattle, horses and offspring. I invoke the resplendent Goddess Shri, heralded by horses and elephants, seated on a chariot — may she delight in me. I call upon her of gentle smile, enclosed in gold, moist with compassion, blazing, content and satisfying others, seated on a lotus and lotus-hued. Radiant as the moon, blazing with glory, honoured by the gods and generous — I take refuge in her; may misfortune (alakshmi) perish and may I choose only her. Let poverty, hunger, thirst and ill-fortune be driven from my home; let the friend of the gods, fame and prosperity come to me. I call the fragrant, invincible, ever-nourishing, abundant Goddess, ruler of all beings. May truth of speech and fulfilment of desire be mine; may Shri and glory abide in me, in my cattle and food. Dwell in my family, O lotus-garlanded Mother. The closing verse instructs that one who, purified and devout, daily offers ghee in the fire and constantly recites this fifteen-versed hymn, desiring prosperity, gains the grace of Shri.
The Sri Lakshmi Suktam is an ancient Vedic-style hymn (a khila, or appendix, associated with the Rig Veda) devoted to Shri-Lakshmi, the Goddess of prosperity, beauty and abundance. Unlike later Puranic stotras, it preserves the archaic structure of an Agni invocation, repeatedly calling on the fire-god Jataveda to “bring” Lakshmi to the worshipper. It is recited in temples and homes during Sri-Sukta homa, Lakshmi puja, Diwali and Friday worship, and is considered one of the most authoritative scriptural means of invoking wealth.
The hymn does not merely ask for money; it asks Lakshmi to drive out Alakshmi — her opposite, the goddess of misfortune, poverty, hunger and inauspiciousness — from the home. Thus it both attracts prosperity and removes the obstacles to it. Devotees recite it for wealth, fertility of cattle and crops, fame, truthful speech, freedom from debt, and the lasting residence of the Goddess in the family. On a subtler level the “gold” and “lotus” imagery points to inner purity and the unfolding of spiritual abundance.
As the foremost Vedic invocation of Lakshmi, the Suktam is a powerful remedy for an afflicted Venus (Shukra) — significator of wealth, comfort and beauty — and a weak Jupiter (Guru), significator of fortune (bhagya) and abundance. It supports the 2nd house of accumulated wealth, the 11th house of gains and the 9th house of fortune. Because it explicitly banishes Alakshmi, it is prescribed for charts with Daridra (poverty) yogas, a debilitated or combust Venus, or affliction to the Moon (Lakshmi’s connection to fullness and the lunar). Recitation with Sri-Sukta homa on Fridays and during Diwali is the classic upaya for steady wealth.
After bathing, sit facing east before an image of Lakshmi with a ghee lamp, lotus or red flowers, kumkum and offerings of rice and sweets. Invoke Ganesha, then recite the fifteen rchas attentively; the hymn itself recommends a daily ghee offering into the sacred fire (homa) for those seeking prosperity. A formal Sri-Sukta homa is performed by a priest, but daily japa of the Suktam is fully effective for householders. Conclude with gratitude and a prayer that the Goddess remain in the home.
Friday, the day of Venus, is most auspicious, as is the bright fortnight, Purnima, Akshaya Tritiya and the Diwali Lakshmi-puja. The Brahma-muhurta before dawn and the early evening lamp-lighting hour are ideal times for daily recitation.
Yes. It is an ancient hymn in Vedic style, traditionally appended to the Rig Veda as a khila, invoking the fire-god Agni to bring the Goddess Lakshmi to the worshipper.
The hymn does both: it invokes Shri-Lakshmi for prosperity while explicitly asking that Alakshmi — misfortune, poverty and hunger — be driven out of the home, clearing the way for wealth to settle.
The core text is a fifteen-rcha hymn (with a sixteenth instructional verse), and many ritual editions append an additional phala-shruti section for extended recitation.
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