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SANKSRIT CHANT

prasanna vadanaam.h
saubhaagyadaaM bhaagyadaam.h
hastaabhyaaM abhayapradaam.h
maNigaNairnaanaavidhairbhuushhitaam.h



TRANSLATION

who is of smiling face, bestower of all fortunes
whose hands are ready to rescue anyone from fear
who is adorned by various ornaments with precious stones

EXPLANATION

These lines have been taken from the 'dhyaana-shloka' (invocation song) of 'lakshmi ashhTottara shatanaama stotraH' ('108 Names of Lakshmi').

Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity. The actual 'shloka' goes like this (tranliteration as per ITRANS):

FULL SANSKRIT TEXT

vande padmakaraaM prasanna vadanaam.M saubhaagyadaaM bhaagyadaam.M hastaabhyaaM abhayapradaam.M maNigaNairnaanaavidhairbhuushhitaam.M bhaktaabhiishhTa phalapradaaM harihara brahmaadibhiH sevitaaM paarshve pa.nkajasha.nkhapadma nidhibhir- yuktaaM sadaa shaktibhiH

FULL TRANSLATION

I salute the Goddess, who bears lotus flowers in hands, who is of smiling face, bestower of all fortunes, whose hands are ready to rescue anyone from fear, who is adorned by various ornaments with precious stones, who showers boons fulfilling the ambitions of Her devotees, who is worshipped by Hari, Hara and Brahma, who is the possesser of wealth ('nidhi') symbolized by Lotus and conch-shell ('sha.nkha-padma').