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Devī Upaniṣad 7 (Sanskrit Documents numbering)
Devī Upaniṣad 7 (Sanskrit Documents numbering)
Devī Upaniṣad 7 (Sanskrit Documents numbering)
Canonical source text
महालक्ष्मीश्च विद्महे सर्वसिद्धिश्च धीमहि । तन्नो देवी प्रचोदयात् ॥
IAST transliteration
mahālakṣmīṃ ca vidmahe sarvasiddhiṃ ca dhīmahi | tan no devī pracodayāt ||
Close translation
We know Mahālakṣmī; we meditate on all accomplishment. May that Goddess impel us.
Reader-friendly meaning
A Gāyatrī-shaped line naming Mahālakṣmī. The public Gāyatrī of Savitṛ remains the Mantra Library’s principal Gāyatrī card.
Meenananda editorial explanation
Śrī is welcomed in the Ashram as auspiciousness of the shrine, not as a bargain.
Devī Upaniṣad 7, Sanskrit Documents recension. Sanskrit: public-domain Devanagari as encoded at Sanskrit Documents (sanskritdocuments.org). Foundation translations: CC BY-SA 4.0.
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English
We know Mahālakṣmī; we meditate on all accomplishment. May that Goddess impel us.
বাংলা
মহালক্ষ্মীকে জানি; সর্বসিদ্ধিতে ধারণ করি। সেই দেবী আমাদের প্রেরণা দিন।
हिन्दी
महालक्ष्मी को जानते हैं; सर्वसिद्धि पर ध्यान धरते हैं। वह देवी हमें प्रेरित करें।