Om Jai Lakshmi Mata

Refrain, sung again after each stanza

ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता, मैया जय लक्ष्मी माता।
तुमको निशिदिन सेवत, हरि विष्णु विधाता॥

Om jay Lakshmee maataa maiyaa jay Lakshmee maataa
Tumako nishidin sevat hari Vishnu vidhaataa

Om, victory to Mother Lakshmi. Day and night Hari, Vishnu and the Creator serve you.

Stanza 1

उमा, रमा, ब्रह्माणी, तुम ही जग-माता।
सूर्य-चन्द्रमा ध्यावत, नारद ऋषि गाता॥

Umaa Ramaa brahmaanee tum hee jag maataa
Soorya chandramaa dhyaavat Naarad rishi gaataa

You are Uma, Rama and Brahmani; you alone are the mother of the world. The Sun and Moon meditate on you, and the sage Narada sings of you.

Stanza 2

दुर्गा रूप निरंजनी, सुख सम्पत्ति दाता।
जो कोई तुमको ध्यावत, ऋद्धि-सिद्धि धन पाता॥

Durgaa roop niranjanee sukh sampatti daataa
Jo koee tumako dhyaavat riddhi siddhi dhan paataa

Spotless in the form of Durga, you give joy and wealth. Whoever meditates on you gains prosperity, attainment and riches, the verse says.

Stanza 3

तुम पाताल निवासिनी, तुम ही शुभदाता।
कर्म-प्रभाव-प्रकाशिनी, भवनिधि की त्राता॥

Tum paataal nivaasinee tum hee shubh daataa
Karm prabhaav prakaashinee bhavanidhi kee traataa

You dwell in the underworld, and you alone give what is good. You bring to light the working of karma, and you guard us on the sea of worldly life.

Stanza 4

जिस घर तुम रहती तहाँ, सब सद्गुण आता।
सब संभव हो जाता, मन नहीं घबराता॥

Jis ghar tum rahtee tahaan sab sadgun aataa
Sab sambhav ho jaataa man naheen ghabaraataa

In the house where you dwell, every virtue comes. All becomes possible, and the mind does not falter, the verse says.

Stanza 5

तुम बिन यज्ञ न होते, वस्त्र न कोई पाता।
खान-पान का वैभव, सब तुमसे आता॥

Tum bin yagya na hote vastra na koee paataa
Khaan paan kaa vaibhav sab tumase aataa

Without you no sacrifice takes place and no one finds clothing. The splendour of food and drink all comes from you.

Stanza 6

शुभगुण मन्दिर सुन्दर, क्षीरोदधि जाता।
रत्न चतुर्दश तुम बिन, कोई नहीं पाता॥

Shubhagun mandir sundar ksheerodadhi jaataa
Ratn chaturdash tum bin koee naheen paataa

Lovely shrine of good qualities, daughter of the ocean of milk. Without you, no one attains the fourteen jewels.

Stanza 7

महालक्ष्मी जी की आरती, जो कोई जन गाता।
उर आनन्द समाता, पाप उतर जाता॥

Mahaalakshmee jee kee aartee jo koee jan gaataa
Ur aanand samaataa paap utar jaataa

Whoever sings this aarti of Mahalakshmi, the verse says, is filled with joy at heart, and sin falls away.