Prayer to Ma Lakshmi
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namastestu mahaa maaye, shripeete surapoojite
shanka chakra gadaa haste, mahaa Lakshmi namostu te
Salutations to you, O Mahalakshmi, who is all powerful, who is the seat of
wealth, and who is worshipped by the Gods and who has a conch, a disc
and a mace in her hands.