श्री सूक्तं

श्री सूक्तं
हरि: ॐ || हिरण्यवर्णां हरिणीं सुवर्णरजतस्रजाम्.........

श्री सूक्तं
मंत्र १

हरि: ॐ || हिरण्यवर्णां हरिणीं सुवर्णरजतस्रजाम्

चन्द्रां हिरण्यमयीं लक्ष्मीं जातवेदो म आवह ||१||

Hey God of fire, Request that Sridevi,

Who shines like gold, Who destroys all sins,

Who wears silver and gold ornaments, Who is like the moon,

And who is golden, To come here,And shower her grace on me.

तां म आवह जातवेदो लक्ष्मीमनपगामिनीं |
यस्यां हिरण्यं विन्देय्यं गामश्वं पुरुशानहम् ||२||

Hey God of fire, Request that Sridevi,
Who shines like gold, Who destroys all sins,
Who wears silver and gold ornaments, Who is like the moon,
And who is golden, To come here,And shower her grace on me.



अश्वपूर्वां रथमध्यां हस्तिनाद प्रबोधिनीम् |

श्रियं देवीमुपह् वये श्रीर्मादेवी जुषताम् ||३||

I beseech and request that Sridevi, Who is heralded by the voice of elephants, Who is piloted by horses,And who is surrounded by chariots,
To come near me and shower her grace,And request her to be within me.

कांसोस्मितां हिरण्य प्राकारं

आर्द्रां ज्वलन्तीं तृप्तां तर्पयन्तीं |

पद्मेस्थितां पद्मवर्णां

तमिहोपह्वयेश्रियं ||४||

I request and pray that Sridevi, Who is happiness personified, Who is ever smiling,
Who is in the golden fort, Who is full of mercy, Who is ever shining, Who makes others happy,
Who sits on the lotus, And who is of the colour of lotus, To be present here with me.

चन्द्रां प्रभासां यशसा ज्वलन्तीं

श्रियं लोके देव जुष्टामुदाराम् |

तां पद्मिनीं शरणमहं

प्रपद्येऽलक्ष्मीर्मे नश्यतां त्वां वृणे ||५||

I seek the protection of that Sridevi, Who makes the world happy like the moon,
Who is richly lustrous,Who shines because of her fame, Who is full of mercy,
Who is the meaning of the letter "eem", And who possesses treasures like Padmanidhi,
And request Lakshmi to remove poverty from me.

मंत्र २

आदित्यवर्णे तपसोऽधिजतो

वनस्पतिस्तववृक्षोथ बिल्व: |

तस्य फ़लानि तपसानुदन्तु

मायान्तरायाश्च बाह्या अलक्ष्मी: ||१||

Hey Goddess who shines like sun, By your great penance, Was born the bilwa tree,
Which is the king of forests, And let its fruits full of knowledge,
Remove ignorance inside, And bad things outside.

उपैतु मां देवसख: कीर्तिश्चमणिना सह |

प्रादुर्भूतो सुराष्ट्रेऽस्मिन् कीर्तिमृध्धिं ददातु मे || २||

The god of wealth Kubhera, Who is the friend of Mahadeva,
Should come in search of me, For I am born in this country,
Showered with your grace, Be pleased to give me fame and fulfillment.

क्षुत्पिपासामलां ज्येष्ठां अलक्ष्मीं नाशयाम्यहम् |

अभूतिमसमृध्धिं च सर्वानिर्गुणद मे गृहात् ||३||

I would remove Jyeshta*, Who creates hunger and thirst,
Wherever she lives, By your grace, And please remove poverty and want from my house

गन्धद्वाराम् दुराधर्षां नित्यपुष्टां करीषिणीं |

ईश्वरीं सर्वभूतानां तामिहोपह् वये ||४||

I request and pray that Sridevi, Who pleases others by sweet scent,
Who cannot be defeated, Who gives prosperity daily, Who is full of everything,
And who is the goddess of all beings, To come and be present here.

मनस: काममाकूतिं वाच: सत्यमशीमहि |

पशूनां रूपमन्नस्य मयि श्री: श्रयतां यश:||५||

I request you goddess Sridevi, To forever bless me,
With fulfillment of good desires of the mind, With ebbing happiness in life,
With truth in my words, And with beauty that plenty of food creates.

मंत्र ३

कर्दमेन प्रजाभूता मयि संभव कर्दम |

श्रियं वासय मे कुले मातरं पद्ममालिनीम ||१||

Hey sage Kardhama** , In your house was born, Goddess Sridevi as daughter,
And so be pleased to be with me, So that mother Lakshmi with lotus garland,
Is forever in my family, And bless us all with her grace

आप: स्रजन्तु स्निग्धानि चिक् लित वास मे गृहे |

नि च देवीं मातरं श्रियं वासय मे कुले ||२||

Hey Sage Sikleedha***, Who is the son of Sridevi, Let the goddess of water,
Produce fatty products like milk and ghee, And please come and live with us,
And request Goddess Sridevi, To live in our family forever.आर्द्रां पुष्करिणीं पुष्टिं पिङ्गलां पद्ममालिनीम |

चन्द्रां हिरण्यमयीं लक्ष्मीं जातवेदो म आवह ||३||

Hey god of fire, Be pleased to bless me, So that Goddess Sridevi,
Who is deeply merciful, Who lives on a lotus, Who supplies food to the world,
Who is of golden colour, Who wears the garland of lotus,

Who makes us happy like the moon god, And who is purity personified, To come and be with me.
आर्द्रां य: करिणीं यष्टिं सुवर्णां हेममालिनीम् |

सूर्यं हिरण्यमयीं लक्ष्मीं जातवेदो म आवह ||४||

Hey god of fire, Be pleased to bless me, So that Goddess Sridevi, Who is deeply merciful,
Who holds the staff of the emperor, Who has a body like tender climbing plant,
Who has a pretty colour, Who wears golden garland, Who shines like sun god,
And who is purity personified, To come and be with me.तां म आवह जातवेदो लक्ष्मीमनपगामिनीम् |

यस्यां हिरण्यं प्रभूतं गावो

दास्योश्वान् विन्देयं पुरुषानाहं ||५||

Hey god of fire, Be pleased to bless me, So that Goddess Sridevi, By whose grace,
I will get plenty of Gold, I will get lot of cows, I will get lot of maidservants,
I will get lot of horses. And I will get lot of servants, Never ever leave me.मंत्र ४

य: शुचि: प्रयतो भूत्वा जुहुयादाज्यमन्वहम् |

सूक्तं पञ्चदशर्चं च श्रीकाम: सततं जपेत् ||१||

He who prays for the grace of Sridevi, Should be pure in mind and body, Control his mind,
And everyday chant the above, Fifteen rik mantras, And do homa* with ghee.पद्मानने पद्मउरु पद्माक्षी पद्मसंभवे |

तन्मे भजसि पद्माक्षी येन सौख्यं लभाम्यहम् ||२||

Hey Goddess who sits on Lotus, Hey Goddess who has thighs like lotus,
Hey Goddess who has eyes like lotus, And hey goddess who was born out of lotus,
Please grant me all, That you think will give a good life.अश्वदायै गोदायै धनदायै महाधने |

धनं मे लभतां देवी सर्वकामांश्च देहि मे ||३||

Hey Goddess who grants wealth of horses. Hey Goddess who grants wealth of cows,
Hey Goddess who grants wealth, And hey Goddess who is the queen of wealth,
Grant me more wealth. So that I can fulfill all my wants.

पद्मानने पद्मविपद्मपत्रे पद्मप्रिये पद्मदलायताक्षि |

विश्वप्रिये विष्णुमनोनुकूले

त्वत्पादपद्मं मयि संनिधत्स्व ||४||

Hey Goddess Padmini, Who likes lotus flowers, Who holds lotus flower in her hand,
Who lives in lotus flower, Who has broad eyes like the petal of lotus flower,
Who is the darling of the entire world, Who is dearest to Lord Vishnu,
Please keep your holy feet on me.

पुत्रपौत्रम् धनंधान्यं हस्त्यश्वादिगवेरथं |

प्रजानां भवसि माता आयुष्मन्तं करोतुं मे || ५||

Hey Goddess you are mother of all people, Please grant me sons, grandsons, wealth and grains,
Please grant me elephants, horses, sheep, goat, cow and chariots, And also please grant me long life.

धनमग्निर्धनं वायुर्धनं सूर्यो धनं वसु: |

धनमिन्द्रो बृहस्पतिर्वरुणं धनमस्तु मे ||६||

It is by your grace Sridevi, That Fire is wealthy, Air is wealthy,
Sun is wealthy, Ashta Vasus are wealthy, Indra is wealthy,
Brahaspathi is wealthy, And Varuna is wealthy.

वैनतेय सोमं पिब सोमं पिबतु वृत्रहा |

सोमं धनस्य सोमिनो मह्यं ददातु सोमिन: ||७||

Hey Garuda, drink Soma, Hey Indra drink Soma, Hey devas who have drunk Soma,
Please grant me wealth, For I am performing Soma Yaga**.

न क्रोधो न च मात्सर्यं न लोभो नाशुभामति:|

भवन्ति कृतपुण्यानां भक्तानां श्रीसूक्तं जपेत् ||८||

The devotees who do holy deeds, Never get angry, Are never jealous,
And never do bad deeds, And for the devotion to grow, They should chant often, The Sri Suktha.

सरसिजनिलये सरोजहस्ते धवलतरंशुकगन्धमाल्यशोभे |

भगवति हरिवल्लभे मनोग्ने त्रिभुवनभूतिकरि प्रसीद मह्यं ||९||

विष्णुपत्नी क्षमां देवीं माधवीं माधवप्रियम् |

लक्ष्मीं प्रियसखीं देवीं नमाम्यच्युतवल्लभ ||१०||

महालक्ष्मी च विद्महे विष्णुपत्नी च धीमहि |

तन्नो लक्ष्मी प्रचोदयात् || ११||

Try we will to understand Mahadevi, We would meditate on consort of Vishnu,
And let Goddess Lakshmi help us in this.

श्रिर्वर्चस्वमायुष्य मारोग्य माविधच्छो भमानं महीयते

धान्यं धनं पशुं बहुपुत्रलाभं शतसंवत्सरं दीर्घमायु: ||१२ ||

Verses complete. Translation incomplete.

Sanskrit Text source: Prarthana Priti, 13th edition, (Aug 1997)  Published by  Sat Vichar Darshan Trust, Mumbai, India. 
Thank you for the English Translation: Courtsey http://www.celextel.org

Note: The source from which I typed in the Sanskrit text and the source from which I sought the permission to use translation had  slight mismatches in the Sanskrit mantras. Due this I have been forced to leave out the translation of  some mantras. While I try to mend all this, kindly bear with me. 

* Elder sister of Sridevi, the harbinger of bad luck and poverty.
** When Goddess Sridevi was born from the ocean of milk, she was brought up by sage Kardhama
*** Some books mention him as the security guard of Sridevi and some others equate him with God of love-manmatha.who is son of Sridevi.
* Fire sacrifice
** Fire sacrifice in which juice of Soma plant is used.
* Holy temple of Vishnu and also means divine stage.
[1]Lakshmi who grants divine powers
[2] Lakshmi who grants salvation
[3] Lakshmi who gives victory,
[4] Goddess of learning
[5] Goddess of wealth
[6] Lakshmi who gives boons.