Sri Suktam (श्री सूक्तम् - Rigveda)
The Sri Suktam (श्री सूक्तम्) is a foundational, primordial Vedic hymn found in the parishishta (Khilani) of the Rigveda. Addressed to Agni (the sacred fire) as the divine messenger to invoke Goddess Sri (Mahalakshmi), this hymn contains 16 timeless mantras that re-align the human energy field with the cosmic frequency of nourishment, radiant beauty, and gold-hued abundance (Hiranya-varnam). Unlike later emotional prayers, the Sri Suktam operates as an energetic sonic science that clears the subtle debris of poverty (Alakshmi) from the mind, home, and lineage.
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॥ Dhyānam (Meditation Shloka) ॥
अरुणकमलसंस्था तद्रजःपुञ्जवर्णा करकमलधृतेष्टाभीतिमुग्धांबुजा च । मणिकुंडलभूषा भास्कराभा त्रिनेत्रा कमलमुकुलरम्या श्रीरभीष्टां ददातु ॥
Aruṇa-kamala-saṁsthā tad-rajaḥ-puñja-varṇā Kara-kamala-dhṛteṣṭābhīti-mugdhāmbujā ca | Maṇi-kuṇḍala-bhūṣā bhāskarābhā trinetrā Kamala-mukula-ramyā śrīr-abhīṣṭāṁ dadātu ||
Seated upon a crimson lotus, glowing with the hue of lotus pollen, holding in Her lotus hands the gestures of granting boons and fearlessness alongside tender lotus blossoms, adorned with jeweled earrings, radiant like the rising sun, possessing three omniscient eyes — may Goddess Sri fulfill all our righteous desires.
ॐ हिरण्यवर्णां हरिणीं सुवर्णरजतस्रजाम् । चन्द्रां हिरण्मयीं लक्ष्मीं जातवेदो म आवह ॥ १ ॥
Oṁ hiraṇya-varṇāṁ hariṇīṁ suvarṇa-rajata-srajām | Candrāṁ hiraṇmayīṁ lakṣmīṁ jātavedo ma āvaha || 1 ||
O Agni (Jataveda)! Invoke for me that Goddess Lakshmi, who is golden-hued like refined gold, graceful as a doe, adorned with garlands of gold and silver, luminous like the tranquil moon, and embodied in celestial gold.
तां म आवह जातवेदो लक्ष्मीमनपगामिनीम् । यस्यां हिरण्यं विन्देयं गामश्वं पुरुषानहम् ॥ २ ॥
Tāṁ ma āvaha jātavedo lakṣmīm-anapagāminīm | Yasyāṁ hiraṇyaṁ vindeyaṁ gām-aśvaṁ puruṣān-aham || 2 ||
O Agni! Invoke for me that enduring Goddess Lakshmi who never departs; through whose divine grace I shall obtain gold, cows, horses, and noble progeny and companions.
अश्वपूर्वां रथमध्यां हस्तिनादप्रमोदिनीम् । श्रियं देवीमुपह्वये श्रीर्मा देवी जुषताम् ॥ ३ ॥
Aśva-pūrvāṁ ratha-madhyāṁ hasti-nāda-pramodinīm | Śriyaṁ devīm-upahvaye śrīr-mā devī juṣatām || 3 ||
Preceded by divine steeds, seated in the center of the celestial chariot, delighted by the trumpeting roar of royal elephants — unto that Goddess Sri do I call; may that divine Mother be pleased with me and dwell within my home.
कांसोस्मितां हिरण्यप्राकारामार्द्रां ज्वलन्तीं तृप्तां तर्पयन्तीम् । पद्मे स्थितां पद्मवर्णां तामिहोपह्वये श्रियम् ॥ ४ ॥
Kāṁ sosmitāṁ hiraṇya-prākārām-ārdrāṁ jvalantīṁ tṛptāṁ tarpayantīm | Padme sthitāṁ padma-varṇāṁ tām-ihopahvaye śriyam || 4 ||
I summon here Goddess Sri, who wears a radiant smile, is enclosed in golden ramparts, is deeply compassionate, effulgent, ever-content, bestowing fulfillment, seated upon a lotus and blooming with the glow of a lotus.
चन्द्रां प्रभासां यशसा ज्वलन्तीं श्रियं लोके देवजुष्टामुदाराम् । तां पद्मिनीमीं शरणमहं प्रपद्येऽलक्ष्मीर्मे नश्यतां त्वां वृणे ॥ ५ ॥
Candrāṁ prabhāsāṁ yaśasā jvalantīṁ śriyaṁ loke deva-juṣṭām-udārām | Tāṁ padminīm-īṁ śaraṇam-ahaṁ prapadye'lakṣmīr-me naśyatāṁ tvāṁ vṛṇe || 5 ||
I take refuge in Goddess Lakshmi, shining gently like the moon, blazing with universal renown, worshipped by celestial beings, noble and bountiful. May my misfortune and poverty be banished forever.
आदित्यवर्णे तपसोऽधिजातो वनस्पतिस्तव वृक्षोऽथ बिल्वः । तस्य फलानि तपसा नुदन्तु मायान्तरायाश्च बाह्या अलक्ष्मीः ॥ ६ ॥
Āditya-varṇe tapaso'dhijāto vanaspatis-tava vṛkṣo'tha bilvaḥ | Tasya phalāni tapasā nudantu māyāntarāyāśca bāhyā alakṣmīḥ || 6 ||
O Goddess radiant as the Sun! Through your sacred penance, the king of herbs, the Bilva tree, was born. May its auspicious fruits destroy our internal ignorance and external poverty.
उपैतु मां देवसखः कीर्तिश्च मणिना सह । प्रादुर्भूतोऽस्मि राष्ट्रेऽस्मिन् कीर्तिमृद्धिं ददातु मे ॥ ७ ॥
Upaitu māṁ deva-sakhaḥ kīrtiśca maṇinā saha | Prādurbhūto'smi rāṣṭre'smin kīrtim-ṛddhiṁ dadātu me || 7 ||
May Kubera, the companion of gods, approach me along with Fame and Chintamani jewel. Having been born in this land, may Goddess Lakshmi bless me with honor and endless prosperity.
क्षुत्पिपासाकलां ज्येष्ठामलक्ष्मीं नाशयाम्यहम् । अभूतिमसमृद्धिं च सर्वान् निर्णुद मे गृहात् ॥ ८ ॥
Kṣut-pipāsā-malāṁ jyeṣṭhām-alakṣmīṁ nāśayāmy-aham | Abhūtim-asamṛddhiṁ ca sarvān nirṇuda me gṛhāt || 8 ||
I cast away the elder sister of Lakshmi (Jyeshtha Alakshmi), afflicted by hunger and thirst. O Supreme Goddess, banish all poverty, scarcity, and negativity from my dwelling.
गन्धद्वारां दुराधर्षां नित्यपुष्टां करीषिणीम् । ईश्वरीं सर्वभूतानां तामिहोपह्वये श्रियम् ॥ ९ ॥
Gandha-dvārāṁ durādharṣāṁ nitya-puṣṭāṁ karīṣiṇīm | Īśvarīṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ tām-ihopahvaye śriyam || 9 ||
I invoke Goddess Sri, whose presence is known through celestial fragrances, unassailable, ever-nourished, bountiful in cattle and agriculture, the sovereign ruler of all living beings.
मनसः काममाकूतिं वाचः सत्यमशीमहि । पशूनां रूपमन्नस्य मयि श्रीः श्रयतां यशः ॥ १० ॥
Manasaḥ kāmam-ākūtiṁ vācaḥ satyam-aśīmahi | Paśūnāṁ rūpam-annasya mayi śrīḥ śrayatāṁ yaśaḥ || 10 ||
May my mind's righteous desires and noble determinations be realized; may truth abide in my speech. May the prosperity of cattle, nourishing food, beauty, and glory dwell in me.
कर्दमेन प्रजाभूता मयि सम्भव कर्दम । श्रियं वासय मे कुले मातरं पद्ममालिनीम् ॥ ११ ॥
Kardamena prajā-bhūtā mayi sambhava kardama | Śriyaṁ vāsaya me kule mātaraṁ padma-mālinīm || 11 ||
O Sage Kardama, through you Goddess Lakshmi manifest as progeny. May the divine Mother, adorned with a garland of lotuses, take up eternal residence in my family lineage.
आपः सृजन्तु स्निग्धानि चिक्लीत वस मे गृहे । नि च देवीं मातरं श्रियं वासय मे कुले ॥ १२ ॥
Āpaḥ sṛjantu snigdhāni ciklīta vasa me gṛhe | Ni ca devīṁ mātaraṁ śriyaṁ vāsaya me kule || 12 ||
May the waters create soothing and delightful substances. O Chiklita (beloved son of Sri), dwell in my abode and cause your Mother, Goddess Lakshmi, to reside forever in my lineage.
आर्द्रां पुष्करिणीं पुष्टिं पिङ्गलां पद्ममालिनीम् । चन्द्रां हिरण्मयीं लक्ष्मीं जातवेदो म आवह ॥ १३ ॥
Ārdrāṁ puṣkariṇīṁ puṣṭiṁ piṅgalāṁ padma-mālinīm | Candrāṁ hiraṇmayīṁ lakṣmīṁ jātavedo ma āvaha || 13 ||
O Jatavedas (Agni)! Summon for me Goddess Lakshmi, tender with compassion, nourishing, golden-hued, garlanded with lotuses, gentle as the moon and gleaming like refined gold.
आर्द्रां यः करिणीं यष्टिं सुवर्णां हेममालिनीम् । सूर्यां हिरण्मयीं लक्ष्मीं जातवेदो म आवह ॥ १४ ॥
Ārdrāṁ yaḥ kariṇīṁ yaṣṭiṁ suvarṇāṁ hema-mālinīm | Sūryāṁ hiraṇmayīṁ lakṣmīṁ jātavedo ma āvaha || 14 ||
O Agni, bring unto me that supreme Lakshmi, who wields the sovereign scepter, adorned with golden necklaces, effulgent like the sun, embodiment of wealth and majesty.
तां म आवह जातवेदो लक्ष्मीमनपगामिनीम् । यस्यां हिरण्यं प्रभूतं गावो दास्योऽश्वान् विन्देयं पुरुषानहम् ॥ १५ ॥
Tāṁ ma āvaha jātavedo lakṣmīm-anapagāminīm | Yasyāṁ hiraṇyaṁ prabhūtaṁ gāvo dāsyo'śvān vindeyaṁ puruṣān-aham || 15 ||
O Agni, summon for me that perpetual Lakshmi who never departs, through whom I may obtain abundance of gold, cows, horses, servants, and prosperous lineage.
यः शुचिः प्रयतो भूत्वा जुहुयादाज्यमन्वहम् । श्रियः पञ्चदशर्चं च श्रीकामः सततं जपेत् ॥ १६ ॥
Yaḥ śuciḥ prayato bhūtvā juhuyād-ājyam-anvaham | Śriyaḥ pañcadaśarcaṁ ca śrī-kāmaḥ satataṁ japet || 16 ||
Whoever, becoming pure and self-controlled, offers daily oblations of clarified butter in the sacred fire and constantly recites these fifteen verses of Sri Suktam with devotion, attains supreme and eternal prosperity.
Phalaśruti (Sacred Fruits of Recitation)
Whoever recites this sacred 16-mantra Sri Suktam daily or performs Havan with it becomes radiant like the sun, blessed with progeny, longevity, and unbroken abundance.
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