Varalakshmi Vratham continued....

Some of the popular songs sung during the Varalakshmi puja are

1. Lakshmi raave maa intiki, Varalakshmi raave maa intiki (in Telugu which means "Lakshmi please come to my house")

2. Bhagyada Lashmi baaramma , nammamma nee sowbhagyada Lkshmi baaramma(in Kannada which means "Mother Lakshmi, giver of good fortune, please come)

3. Mahalakshmi Jaganmataa(in Tamil which means Mahalkshmi, mother of the universe.)

Let us pray Sri Varamahalakshmi by chanting the Mahalakshmi Ashtotharam:

Namasthe..sthu Mahamaaye, Sripeettha surapujithey

Shankha chakra gadahasthey Mahalakshmi namosthuthey

Namasthe garudaarudhey kolasura bhayankari

Sarvapaapa harey devi Mahalakshmi namosthuthey

Sarvagnyey sarvavaradey sarvadushta bhayankari

Sarvaduhkha harey devi Mahalakshmi namosthuthey.

Siddhi buddhipradey devi bhukthi mukthi prdayini

Manthra murthey sadaadevi Mahalakshmi namosthuthey.

Aadyantha rahithey devi aadushakthi Maheshwari

Yogagnyey yogasambhuthey Mahalakshmi namosthuthe

Sthula sukshma maharoudrey mahashakthi mahodarey

Mahapapaharey devi Mahalakshmi namosthuthey

Padmasanasthithey devi parabrahmaswarupini

Parameshi Jaganmatharmahalakshmi namosthuthey

Shwethambaradharey devi naanalankara bhushithey

Jagasthithey Jaganmatharmahalakshmi namosthuthey

Mahalakshmyaishtakam stotram yaha pattethbhaktiman naraha

Sarvasiddhi mavapnoti rajyam prapnothi sarvada

Ekakaley patteth nithyam mahapapa vinashanam

Dwikalam yaha pattennithyam dhana dhanya samanvithaha

Thrikalam yaha pattennithyam mahashatru vinashanam

Mahalakshmi bhavennithyam prsannaa varadaa shubham

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