Shloka 146
दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः
इति सकलविभूत्यवाप्तिहेतुः स्तुतिर् इयम् इन्द्रमुखोद्गता हि लक्ष्म्याः अनुदिनम् इह पठ्यते नृभिर् यैर् वसति न तेषु कदाचिद् अप्य् अलक्ष्मीः
iti sakalavibhūtyavāptihetuḥ stutir iyam indramukhodgatā hi lakṣmyāḥ anudinam iha paṭhyate nṛbhir yair vasati na teṣu kadācid apy alakṣmīḥ
یوں اندرا کے دہن سے ادا کی گئی لکشمی کی یہ ستوتی ہر طرح کی خوشحالی کے حصول کا سبب کہی گئی ہے۔ جو لوگ اسے روزانہ پڑھتے ہیں، ان میں کبھی بھی الکشمی (بدبختی) سکونت نہیں کرتی۔
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya; concluding the Indra-spoken Lakṣmī-stuti)
FAQs
This verse functions as a phala-śruti: it states that regular daily recitation is a direct cause for attaining prosperity (vibhūti) and that misfortune (Alakṣmī) does not reside with the reciter.
Parāśara presents it as an authoritative hymn originally spoken by Indra, and he concludes by declaring its practical fruit—prosperity through Śrī and the exclusion of Alakṣmī—thereby integrating devotion with lived dharma.
Lakṣmī is portrayed as the principle of auspiciousness and flourishing that accompanies divine order; her presence signifies welfare and stability, while Alakṣmī represents the negation of that grace.