Lakshmi Tantram Chapter 1
Lakshmi Tantram Chapter 1
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lakmtantram
prathamo'dhyya - stravatra
First Chapter - The Birth of the Sastra
turdrisamacchya tulasdmabhaam|
turagamamukha vande tugasrasvatapradam||
The one who has a complexion of ice mountain(pure white),
the one who has tulasi garland as his ornament
the one with horse face,
I salute who gives lofty eloquence
The one who has bird as her seat, has compassion as a quality, worshipped by chandra(moon),
without blemish, a combination of moon,sun and fire that Lakshmi form I revere (devoted to).
Knows the true nature of vedas and vedantas, is well versed in all sastras,
knows the true nature of all siddhantas and obtained knowledge
of all dharmas
aagataagamam.h - praaptasaastrarahasyaM
atrimatriguopetamatrivargasthamavyayam|
prta sadhymupsnami hutahutanam||6||
The one who is not affected by the three gunas,one who is impartial and who is undecaying
the rishi(seer) who is attending on morning sandhi and the one who does fire(hutAsana)
sacrifice(huta)
O Purandara( Indra) kindly hear the following words that are being taught to you at the
right time. Like I said to you earlier all the great things are under her control.
eaiva jagatmicch jname parvar|
eaiva sjate kle sai pti jagattrayam||39||
She is the desire of all the worlds and she is the ultimate knowledge
She is the one who creates the time and she herself protects the three worlds
pacartrasya ktsnasya sai ni santan|
sai nrya dev sthit nryatman||43||
Reveres her as one as well as many (one with and different from Sriman Narayana)
You approach those feet of Sri Lakshmi, who appeared from Lotus.
tapovieairvividhaistaistaica niyamai ubhai|
rdhya mahi vio sthirkuru nijariyam||46||
One who is steadfast in Doing special penance, follows various auspicious precepts(niyamas)
and does the puja of Vishnu's wife, Sri Mahalakshmi, will attain true prosperity(Sriyam)
ekntabhvampannamavyj bhaktimsthitam|
ta vkya jagat mt vkyametaduvca ha||54||
Indra, who stood alone, who was simple and full of bhakti was
seen by Sri Mahalakshmi. Jagan matha then started speaking
yaccnyadveditavya te nnstropabhitam|
kathayevari tatsarvamupasanno'smyadhhi bho||59||
O lakshmi (bho), please tell and bestow upon me all those various sastras &
other writings to know(veditavayam) you(te)