The Lakshmi Chalisa praises Goddess Lakshmi as the giver of auspicious well-being, dignity, nourishment, and abundance. Its devotional idea of prosperity is broader than money: a flourishing home also requires generosity, balance, and gratitude.
The Roman lyrics below follow the existing Hindi source, while the English meaning and background explain the prayer in language suited to contemporary readers.
Quick Facts
Lakshmi Chalisa Lyrics in English
Read the complete source-linked devotional sequence in simple Roman script.
Opening Dohas
Matu lakshmi kari kripa karo hriday men vas
Mano kamana siddh kar puravahu meri as
Sindhu suta vishnupriye nat shir baranbar
Riddhi siddhi mangalaprade nat shir baranbar tek
Lakshmi Chalisa
Sindhu suta main sumiraun tohi
Jnyan buddhi vidya do mohi
Tum saman nahin koi upakari
Sab vidhi purabahu as hamari
Jai jai jagat janani jagadamba
Sabake tumahi ho svalamba
Tum hi ho ghat ghat ke vasi
Vinati yahi hamari khasi
Jag janani jay sindhu kumari
Dinan ki tum ho hitakari
Vinavaun nity tumahin maharani
Kripa karau jag janani bhavani
Kehi vidhi stuti karaun tihari
Sudhi lijai aparadh bisari
Kripa drishti chitavo mam ori
Jagat janani vinati sun mori
Jnyan buddhi jay sukh ki data
Sankat haro hamari mata
Kshir sindhu jab vishnu mathayo
Chaudah ratn sindhu men payo
Chaudah ratn men tum sukharasi
Seva kiyo prabhuhin bani dasi
Jab jab janm jahan prabhu linha
Rup badal tahan seva kinha
Svayan vishnu jab nar tanu dhara
Linheu avadhapuri avatara
Tab tum prakat janakapur mahin
Seva kiyo hriday pulakahin
Apanayo tohi antaryami
Vishv vidit tribhuvan ki svami
Tum sab prabal shakti nahin ani
Kahan tak mahima kahaun bakhani
Man kram vachan karai sevakai
Man-ichchhit vanchhit phal pai
Taji chhal kapat aur chaturai
Pujahin vividh bhanti man lai
Aur hal main kahaun bujhai
Jo yah path kare man lai
Tako koi kasht na hoi
Man ichchhit phal pavai phal soi
Trahi-trahi jay duhkh nivarini
Trividh tap bhav bandhan harini
Jo yah chalisa padhe aur padhave
Ise dhyan lagakar sune sunavai
Tako koi na rog satavai
Putr adi dhan sampatti pavai
Putr hin aur sampatti hina
Andha badhir kodhi ati dina
Vipr bolay kai path karavai
Shanka dil men kabhi na lavai
Path karavai din chalisa
Ta par kripa karain gaurisa
Sukh sampatti bahut si pavai
Kami nahin kahu ki avai
Barah mas karai jo puja
Tehi sam dhany aur nahin duja
Pratidin path karai man mahin
Un sam koi jag men nahin
Bahu vidhi kya main karaun badai
Ley pariksha dhyan lagai
Kari vishvas karain vrat nema
Hoy siddh upajai ur prema
Jay jay jay lakshmi maharani
Sab men vyapit jo gun khani
Tumharo tej prabal jag mahin
Tum sam kou dayal kahun nahin
Mohi anath ki sudhi ab lijai
Sankat kati bhakti mohi dije
Bhul chuk kari kshama hamari
Darshan dijai dasha nihari
Bin darashan vyakul adhikari
Tumahin akshat duhkh sahate bhari
Nahin mohin jnyan buddhi hai tan men
Sab janat ho apane man men
Rup chaturbhuj karake dharan
Kasht mor ab karahu nivaran
Kahi prakar main karaun badai
Jnyan buddhi mohin nahin adhikai
Ramadas ab kahai pukari
Karo dur tum vipati hamari
Closing Doha
Trahi trahi duhkh harini haro begi sab tras
Jayati jayati jay lakshmi karo shatrun ka nash
Ramadas dhari dhyan nit vinay karat kar jor
Matu lakshmi das par karahu daya ki kor
Lakshmi Chalisa Meaning in English
Opening Dohas Meaning
Mother Lakshmi is asked to show compassion and dwell in the heart, fulfilling worthy hopes and heartfelt wishes.
The daughter of the ocean and beloved of Vishnu is repeatedly honored as the giver of accomplishment, prosperity, and auspiciousness.
Chalisa Meaning
The devotee remembers the daughter of the ocean and asks her for knowledge, sound judgment, and learning.
No benefactor is equal to Lakshmi, so she is asked to fulfill this hope in every proper way.
Victory to the Mother of the world, Jagadamba, upon whom all beings depend for support.
She dwells within every heart; this recognition forms the devotee’s special prayer.
Victory to the ocean-born Mother of the world, compassionate helper of the humble.
The devotee bows to the Queen each day and asks the universal Mother Bhavani to show mercy.
Unable to find words worthy of her praise, the speaker asks her to remember him and overlook his faults.
He asks the Mother of the world to turn her gracious gaze toward him and hear his appeal.
Victory to the giver of knowledge, wisdom, and happiness; Mother, remove the present distress.
When Vishnu caused the ocean of milk to be churned, fourteen treasures emerged from it.
Among those fourteen treasures Lakshmi appeared as the essence of happiness and devoted herself to the Lord.
Whenever the Lord took birth in a new place, she changed her form and served beside him there.
When Vishnu assumed a human form and took birth in Ayodhya, she too prepared to accompany him.
She appeared in Janakpur as Sita and served with a heart filled with loving joy.
The all-knowing Lord accepted her, and she became known across the three worlds as their sovereign Mother.
No power is stronger than hers; the hymn admits that her greatness cannot be fully described.
Whoever serves her through mind, action, and speech receives the cherished fruit of the heart.
The worshipper must leave deceit, pretence, and manipulation behind and honor her wholeheartedly in many ways.
The hymn now explains another assurance concerning anyone who reads it with attentive devotion.
Such a reader is protected from distress and receives the worthy result that the heart seeks.
The devotee cries for rescue to the remover of sorrow, who ends the threefold afflictions and the bonds of worldly life.
The blessing applies to one who reads or leads this Chalisa and to one who listens or shares it with concentration.
The hymn prays that illness not torment such a devotee and that family, wealth, and stability may grow.
It includes those without children or resources and those enduring blindness, deafness, disease, or extreme hardship.
Such a person may invite a learned priest to conduct the reading and should not keep doubt within the heart.
A disciplined reading over forty days is described as a practice through which divine grace is sought.
The devotee prays to receive ample happiness and resources, without a damaging lack of necessities.
One who continues the worship for twelve months is called exceptionally blessed.
A person who holds the daily reading steadily in mind is praised as rare in the world.
The speaker says words cannot adequately magnify the Mother and invites sincere practice as the true test.
When the observance is kept with trust and discipline, it bears fruit and awakens love in the heart.
Victory again and again to Queen Lakshmi, treasury of virtues whose presence pervades all beings.
Her radiance is powerful throughout the world, and none is considered more compassionate.
The orphaned devotee asks her to remember him, cut away distress, and grant true devotion.
He asks forgiveness for mistakes and requests her vision after she has seen his difficult condition.
Longing for her sight, he remains deeply restless and continues to endure heavy suffering.
He admits lacking knowledge and wisdom, while trusting that the Mother already knows everything in his heart.
Taking her four-armed form, she is asked now to remove the devotee’s suffering.
Again the speaker says he lacks the wisdom and words needed to praise her adequately.
Ramadas calls out at the end, asking the Mother to drive every calamity far away.
Closing Doha Meaning
The first closing doha cries to the remover of sorrow to end all fear quickly and asks victorious Lakshmi to destroy hostile forces.
Ramadas meditates daily with folded hands and asks Mother Lakshmi to look compassionately upon her servant.
Lakshmi Chalisa: Background and the Meaning of Prosperity
Lakshmi is widely honored as the goddess of Shri—beauty, auspiciousness, prosperity, and thriving life. The Chalisa brings these qualities into a personal prayer for stability and grace.
A devotional reading should not reduce Lakshmi to a promise of wealth. Her association with Vishnu and the lotus suggests prosperity rooted in order, ethical care, and inner composure.
Main Themes in the Lakshmi Chalisa
Abundance includes material support but also health, harmony, dignity, and the ability to give.
Gratitude keeps prosperity from becoming entitlement. The hymn repeatedly frames blessings as grace rather than private achievement alone.
The lotus imagery suggests remaining inwardly clear even while participating fully in household and worldly responsibilities.
How to Read the Lakshmi Chalisa
Friday, Diwali, and Lakshmi Puja are common occasions, though the text can accompany any quiet practice of gratitude and responsible intention.
Read the lyrics without rushing, then consider one practical expression of the prayer—care for the home, honest work, generosity, or wise use of resources.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. It praises a broader well-being that includes nourishment, dignity, harmony, generosity, and responsible prosperity.
Friday, Diwali, and Lakshmi Puja are common occasions, but it may be read whenever sincere prayer feels appropriate.
The lotus commonly represents beauty, auspiciousness, and clarity that remains present amid worldly life.
Yes. The devotional tradition remembers Lakshmi beside Vishnu, linking prosperity with preservation and order.
Yes. Its praise can be used to reflect on what sustains life and on the responsibility to use resources well.
