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Sri Suktam

श्रीसूक्तम्

ಶ್ರೀಸೂಕ್ತಮ್

The sacred hymn to Goddess Lakshmi from the Rigveda Khilani — fifteen verses invoking Sri Devi, the eternal consort of Narayana, as the primordial energy of beauty, abundance, and grace who dwells in the lotus of the heart and blesses all with prosperity and liberation. Devanagari with Vedic svaras, Kannada transliteration, and English meaning.

The Sri Suktam belongs to the Khila (supplementary) portion of the Rigveda and is classified as a Shruti text, accorded the same sanctity as the Veda itself. It is the primary Vedic hymn addressed to Sri (Lakshmi) — the divine Mother who is inseparable from Narayana. In Sri Vaishnava theology, She is Purushakāra — the great mediator who commends the devotee to the Lord. Recited as part of the Pancha Suktam in all Sri Vaishnava temple worship.

Vedic svara marks: = udātta (raised pitch)  |  = anudātta (low pitch)  |  unmarked = svarita

15 Verses + Phalashruti  ·  Rigveda Khilani  ·  Invocation of Sri Lakshmi Devi

Pancha Suktam | Sri Suktam — Verse 1
हिर॑ण्यवर्णां ह॒रिणीं॑ सु॒वर्णर॑जत॒स्रजाम् ।
चन्द्रां॑ हिर॑ण्मयीं ल॒क्ष्मीं जात॑वेदो म॒ आव॑ह ॥
ಹಿರ॑ಣ್ಯವರ್ಣಾಂ ಹ॒ರಿಣೀಂ॑ ಸು॒ವರ್ಣರ॑ಜತ॒ಸ್ರಜಾಮ್ ।
ಚನ್ದ್ರಾಂ॑ ಹಿರ॑ಣ್ಮಯೀಂ ಲ॒ಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಂ ಜಾತ॑ವೇದೋ ಮ॒ ಆವ॑ಹ ॥
O Jataveda (Agni, the fire who knows all beings) — bring to me Lakshmi, who is golden in complexion, who moves like a deer (graceful and elusive), who wears garlands of gold and silver, who is luminous like the Moon, and who is wholly made of gold (pure, radiant, and imperishable).
Pancha Suktam | Sri Suktam — Verse 2
तां म॒ आव॑ह॒ जात॑वेदो ल॒क्ष्मीमन॑पगा॒मिनीम् ।
यस्यां॑ हि॒रण्यं॑ विन्देयं॒ गामश्वं॒ पुरु॑षाना॒हम् ॥
ತಾಂ ಮ॒ ಆವ॑ಹ॒ ಜಾತ॑ವೇದೋ ಲ॒ಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಮನ॑ಪಗಾ॒ಮಿನೀಮ್ ।
ಯಸ್ಯಾಂ॑ ಹಿ॒ರಣ್ಯಂ॑ ವಿನ್ದೇಯಂ॒ ಗಾಮಶ್ವಂ॒ ಪುರು॑ಷಾನ॒ಹಮ್ ॥
O Jataveda — bring to me that Lakshmi who never departs, who is ever-abiding. Through Her grace may I obtain gold, cattle, horses, and noble people (a worthy household and community) — all the foundations of a prosperous and righteous life.
Pancha Suktam | Sri Suktam — Verse 3
अश्व॑पू॒र्वां र॑थम॒ध्यां ह॒स्तिनाद॑प्रबो॒धिनीम् ।
श्रियं॑ दे॒वीमुप॑ह्वये॒ श्रीर्मा॑ दे॒वी जु॑षतामि॒ह ॥
ಅಶ್ವ॑ಪೂ॒ರ್ವಾಂ ರ॑ಥಮ॒ಧ್ಯಾಂ ಹ॒ಸ್ತಿನಾದ॑ಪ್ರಬೋ॒ಧಿನೀಮ್ ।
ಶ್ರಿಯಂ॑ ದೇ॒ವೀಮುಪ॑ಹ್ವಯೇ॒ ಶ್ರೀರ್ಮಾ॑ ದೇ॒ವೀ ಜು॑ಷತಾಮಿ॒ಹ ॥
I invoke Sri Devi — preceded by horses, riding at the centre of chariots, awakened by the trumpeting of elephants — the goddess of royal splendour and abundance. May Sri Devi, the divine goddess, be pleased to dwell here and be gracious to me.
Pancha Suktam | Sri Suktam — Verse 4
कां सो॒स्मितां॑ हिर॑ण्यप्राकारा॒मार्द्रां॒ ज्वलन्तीं॒ तृप्तां॒ तर्पयन्तीम् ।
पद्मे॑ स्थितां॒ पद्म॑वर्णां॒ तामि॒होप॑ह्वये॒ श्रियम् ॥
ಕಾಂ ಸೋ॒ಸ್ಮಿತಾಂ॑ ಹಿರ॑ಣ್ಯಪ್ರಾಕಾರಾ॒ಮಾರ್ದ್ರಾಂ॒ ಜ್ವಲನ್ತೀಂ॒ ತೃಪ್ತಾಂ॒ ತರ್ಪಯನ್ತೀಮ್ ।
ಪದ್ಮೇ॑ ಸ್ಥಿತಾಂ॒ ಪದ್ಮ॑ವರ್ಣಾಂ॒ ತಾಮಿ॒ಹೋಪ॑ಹ್ವಯೇ॒ ಶ್ರಿಯಮ್ ॥
I invoke here that Sri — who is the very sound of auspiciousness (Kā), who wears a gentle smile, who is surrounded by a golden radiance, who is tender and moist (compassionate), who blazes with light, who is herself fulfilled and who fulfils all others, who stands upon a lotus, and whose very complexion is the hue of the lotus flower.
Pancha Suktam | Sri Suktam — Verse 5
चन्द्रां॒ प्रभा॑सां॒ यश॑सा॒ ज्वलन्तीं॒ श्रियं॑ लो॒के दे॒वजुष्टा॑मुदाराम् ।
तां पद्म॑नेमिमि॒ह म॒ आव॑ह॒ श्रियम् ॥
ಚನ್ದ್ರಾಂ॒ ಪ್ರಭಾ॑ಸಾಂ॒ ಯಶ॑ಸಾ॒ ಜ್ವಲನ್ತೀಂ॒ ಶ್ರಿಯಂ॑ ಲೋ॒ಕೇ ದೇ॒ವಜುಷ್ಟಾ॑ಮುದಾರಾಮ್ ।
ತಾಂ ಪದ್ಮ॑ನೇಮಿಮಿ॒ಹ ಮ॒ ಆವ॑ಹ॒ ಶ್ರಿಯಮ್ ॥
Bring to me here that Sri — who is like the Moon in her cool brilliance, who shines with the radiance of her own glory, who blazes with fame and honour (yaśas), who is honoured by the gods in all the worlds, who is supremely generous and magnanimous, who holds the lotus as her symbol and abode.
Pancha Suktam | Sri Suktam — Verse 6
आदि॒त्यवर्णे॑ तप॒सोऽधि॑जातो वन॒स्पति॑स्तव वृ॒क्षोऽथ बिल्वः ।
तस्य॑ फला॒नि तप॒सा नु॑दन्तु मा॒याऽन्त॑रा॒याश्च॑ बा॒ह्या अल॑क्ष्मीः ॥
ಆದಿ॒ತ್ಯವರ್ಣೇ॑ ತಪ॒ಸೋऽಧಿ॑ಜಾತೋ ವನ॒ಸ್ಪತಿ॑ಸ್ತವ ವೃ॒ಕ್ಷೋऽಥ ಬಿಲ್ವಃ ।
ತಸ್ಯ॑ ಫಲಾ॒ನಿ ತಪ॒ಸಾ ನು॑ದನ್ತು ಮಾ॒ಯಾಽನ್ತ॑ರಾ॒ಯಾಶ್ಚ॑ ಬಾ॒ಹ್ಯಾ ಅಲ॑ಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಃ ॥
O Sri, who has the brilliance of the sun (Āditya-varṇe) — the Bilva tree is your sacred tree, born of tapas (divine austerity), a great vanaśpati (lord of the forest). May its fruits, through the power of tapas, drive away all Alakshmi (inauspiciousness) — both the inner obstacles (internal misfortunes) and the outer adversities.
Pancha Suktam | Sri Suktam — Verse 7
उपैतु॒ मां दे॒वसखः॑ कीर्तिश्च॒ मणि॑ना स॒ह ।
प्रादुर्भू॒तोऽस्मि॑ रा॒ष्ट्रेऽस्मि॑न्कीर्ति॒मृद्धिं॒ ददा॑तु मे ॥
ಉಪೈತು॒ ಮಾಂ ದೇ॒ವಸಖಃ॑ ಕೀರ್ತಿಶ್ಚ॒ ಮಣಿ॑ನಾ ಸ॒ಹ ।
ಪ್ರಾದುರ್ಭೂ॒ತೋऽಸ್ಮಿ॑ ರಾ॒ಷ್ಟ್ರೇऽಸ್ಮಿ॑ನ್ಕೀರ್ತಿ॒ಮೃದ್ಧಿಂ॒ ದದಾ॑ತು ಮೇ ॥
May Kubera (the friend of the gods, companion of Śiva, lord of wealth) come to me together with Glory (Kīrti) and the divine jewel (maṇi). I have appeared and established myself in this realm — may Sri grant me fame (kīrti) and prosperity (ṛddhi) in full measure.
Pancha Suktam | Sri Suktam — Verse 8
क्षु॒त्पिपा॑साम॒लां ज्येष्ठा॑म॒लक्ष्मीं॑ नाश॒यामि॑ अ॒हम् ।
अभू॑तिम॒समृद्धिं॑ च॒ सर्वां॑ निर्णु॑द मे॒ गृहात् ॥
ಕ್ಷು॒ತ್ಪಿಪಾ॑ಸಾಮ॒ಲಾಂ ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠಾ॑ಮ॒ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಂ॑ ನಾಶ॒ಯಾಮಿ॑ ಅ॒ಹಮ್ ।
ಅಭೂ॑ತಿಮ॒ಸಮೃದ್ಧಿಂ॑ ಚ॒ ಸರ್ವಾಂ॑ ನಿರ್ಣು॑ದ ಮೇ॒ ಗೃಹಾತ್ ॥
I destroy Alakshmi — the elder sister (Jyeṣṭhā) who embodies impurity, hunger, and thirst — the goddess of poverty and inauspiciousness. Drive away from my home all non-existence (abhūti), all lack of prosperity, all forms of misfortune and barrenness — remove them entirely.
Pancha Suktam | Sri Suktam — Verse 9
गन्ध॒द्वारां॑ दुरा॒धर्षां॑ नि॒त्यपु॑ष्टां करी॒षिणीम् ।
ईश्व॑रीं सर्वभू॒तानां॑ तामि॒होप॑ह्वये॒ श्रियम् ॥
ಗನ್ಧ॒ದ್ವಾರಾಂ॑ ದುರಾ॒ಧರ್ಷಾಂ॑ ನಿ॒ತ್ಯಪು॑ಷ್ಟಾಂ ಕರೀ॒ಷಿಣೀಮ್ ।
ಈಶ್ವ॑ರೀಂ ಸರ್ವಭೂ॒ತಾನಾಂ॑ ತಾಮಿ॒ಹೋಪ॑ಹ್ವಯೇ॒ ಶ್ರಿಯಮ್ ॥
I invoke here that Sri — who is perceptible through fragrance (through the sense of smell, the earth principle), who is invincible and cannot be overpowered, who is eternally nourished and never diminished, who dwells in the fertile earth (karīṣiṇī — enriched with dung, the symbol of agricultural abundance), and who is the sovereign ruler of all living beings.
Pancha Suktam | Sri Suktam — Verse 10
मनसः॒ काम॑माकू॒तिं वाचः॑ स॒त्यम॑शीमहि ।
पशू॑नां रू॒पमन्न॑स्य॒ मयि॒ श्रीः श्र॑यतां॒ यशः॑ ॥
ಮನಸಃ॒ ಕಾಮ॑ಮಾಕೂ॒ತಿಂ ವಾಚಃ॑ ಸ॒ತ್ಯಮಶೀಮಹಿ ।
ಪಶೂ॑ನಾಂ ರೂ॒ಪಮನ್ನ॑ಸ್ಯ॒ ಮಯಿ॒ ಶ್ರೀಃ ಶ್ರ॑ಯತಾಂ॒ ಯಶಃ॑ ॥
May we obtain the fulfillment of all desires of the mind (kāma), the clarity of intention (ākūti), the truth of speech (satyam), the beauty and health of animals (paśu-rūpa), and the full sustenance of food (anna). May Sri take up her dwelling in me — and may fame (yaśas) rest on me as well.
Pancha Suktam | Sri Suktam — Verse 11
कर्द॑मेन प्र॒जाभू॑ता॒ मयि॑ सम्भव क॒र्दम ।
श्रियं॑ वासय मे कु॒ले मा॒तरं॒ पद्म॑मालिनीम् ॥
ಕರ್ದ॑ಮೇನ ಪ್ರ॒ಜಾಭೂ॑ತಾ॒ ಮಯಿ॑ ಸಂಭವ ಕ॒ರ್ದಮ ।
ಶ್ರಿಯಂ॑ ವಾಸಯ ಮೇ ಕು॒ಲೇ ಮಾ॒ತರಂ॒ ಪದ್ಮ॑ಮಾಲಿನೀಮ್ ॥
O Kardama (the son of Lakshmi and Brahma, lord of the fertile earth) — through your presence, may creation and progeny arise. Be born in me (establish yourself in my being). Cause Sri to dwell in my family lineage — that mother who wears a garland of lotus flowers, who is the very root of abundance.
Pancha Suktam | Sri Suktam — Verse 12
आपः॑ सृ॒जन्तु॑ स्नि॒ग्धानि॒ चिक्लीत॑ वस॒ मे गृ॒हे ।
नि च॑ दे॒वीं मा॒तरं॒ श्रियं॑ वासय मे कु॒ले ॥
ಆಪಃ॑ ಸೃ॒ಜನ್ತು॑ ಸ್ನಿ॒ಗ್ಧಾನಿ॒ ಚಿಕ್ಲೀತ॑ ವಸ॒ ಮೇ ಗೃ॒ಹೇ ।
ನಿ ಚ॑ ದೇ॒ವೀಂ ಮಾ॒ತರಂ॒ ಶ್ರಿಯಂ॑ ವಾಸಯ ಮೇ ಕು॒ಲೇ ॥
May the sacred waters (Āpaḥ) produce for us all things that are nourishing, unctuous, and life-giving. O Chiklīta (another name for the son of Lakshmi) — dwell in my home. And cause Sri, the divine mother, to be firmly established in my family lineage forever.
Pancha Suktam | Sri Suktam — Verse 13
आर्द्रां॒ पुष्क॑रिणीं॒ पुष्टिं॒ सुव॑र्णां हेम॒मालि॑नीम् ।
सू॒र्यां हिर॑ण्मयीं ल॒क्ष्मीं जात॑वेदो म॒ आव॑ह ॥
ಆರ್ದ್ರಾಂ॒ ಪುಷ್ಕ॑ರಿಣೀಂ॒ ಪುಷ್ಟಿಂ॒ ಸುವ॑ರ್ಣಾಂ ಹೇಮ॒ಮಾಲಿ॑ನೀಮ್ ।
ಸೂ॒ರ್ಯಾಂ ಹಿರ॑ಣ್ಮಯೀಂ ಲ॒ಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಂ ಜಾತ॑ವೇದೋ ಮ॒ ಆವ॑ಹ ॥
O Jataveda — bring to me Lakshmi, who is moist with compassion (ārdrā), who is associated with the lotus pond (puṣkariṇī), who is nourishment and fullness personified (puṣṭi), who is of golden hue (suvarṇā), who wears a garland of gold (hema-mālinī), who is as radiant as the sun (sūryā), and who is entirely made of gold (hiraṇmayī).
Pancha Suktam | Sri Suktam — Verse 14
आर्द्रां॒ यः क॑रि॒णीं यष्टिं॑ पि॒ङ्गलां॑ पद्म॒मालि॑नीम् ।
चन्द्रां॒ हिर॑ण्मयीं ल॒क्ष्मीं जात॑वेदो म॒ आव॑ह ॥
ಆರ್ದ್ರಾಂ॒ ಯಃ ಕ॑ರಿ॒ಣೀಂ ಯಷ್ಟಿಂ॑ ಪಿ॒ಂಗಲಾಂ॑ ಪದ್ಮ॒ಮಾಲಿ॑ನೀಮ್ ।
ಚನ್ದ್ರಾಂ॒ ಹಿರ॑ಣ್ಮಯೀಂ ಲ॒ಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಂ ಜಾತ॑ವೇದೋ ಮ॒ ಆವ॑ಹ ॥
O Jataveda — bring to me Lakshmi, who is tender and compassionate (ārdrā), who is like a she-elephant (kariṇī — majestic and powerful), who is the staff or support of all creation (yaṣṭi), who is tawny-golden in colour (piṅgalā), who wears a garland of lotus flowers (padma-mālinī), who is as cool and beautiful as the moon (candrā), and who is entirely made of gold (hiraṇmayī).
Pancha Suktam | Sri Suktam — Verse 15
तां म॒ आव॑ह॒ जात॑वेदो ल॒क्ष्मीमन॑पगा॒मिनीम् ।
यस्यां॑ हि॒रण्यं॑ प्रभू॒तं गावो॑ दास्यो॒ऽश्वान्वि॑न्देयं॒ पुरु॑षाना॒हम् ॥
ತಾಂ ಮ॒ ಆವ॑ಹ॒ ಜಾತ॑ವೇದೋ ಲ॒ಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಮನ॑ಪಗಾ॒ಮಿನೀಮ್ ।
ಯಸ್ಯಾಂ॑ ಹಿ॒ರಣ್ಯಂ॑ ಪ್ರಭೂ॒ತಂ ಗಾವೋ॑ ದಾಸ್ಯೋ॒ऽಶ್ವಾನ್ವಿ॑ನ್ದೇಯಂ॒ ಪುರು॑ಷಾನ॒ಹಮ್ ॥
O Jataveda — bring to me that Lakshmi who never departs once She arrives, the ever-abiding one. Through Her presence and grace, may I obtain abundant gold, cattle, maidservants, horses, and noble people (a full household of prosperity, capability, and righteous community) — all that constitutes a complete and blessed life.
Phalashruti — The Fruit of Recitation
Sri Suktam — Phalashruti (Phala Stuti)
यः शुचिः॑ प्रयतो भू॒त्वा जु॒हुया॑दाज्य॒मन्व॑हम् ।
श्रियः॒ पञ्च॑दशर्चं च॒ श्रीकाम॒स्सत॑तं जपेत् ॥
ಯಃ ಶುಚಿಃ॑ ಪ್ರಯತೋ ಭೂ॒ತ್ವಾ ಜು॒ಹುಯಾ॑ದಾಜ್ಯ॒ಮನ್ವ॑ಹಮ್ ।
ಶ್ರಿಯಃ॒ ಪಂಚ॑ದಶರ್ಚಂ ಚ॒ ಶ್ರೀಕಾಮ॒ಸ್ಸತ॑ತಂ ಜಪೇತ್ ॥
Whoever, having become pure and disciplined (śuci, prayata), offers ghee into the sacred fire daily, and constantly recites (japa) these fifteen Rig verses of Sri — that person who desires the grace of Sri (śrī-kāma), by this practice, will attain Lakshmi's eternal and unfailing presence in their life.