Mahalakshmi Ashtakam, verse 1
Traditional / scripturalThe opening verse of the eight-verse hymn to Mahalakshmi.
नमस्तेऽस्तु महामाये श्रीपीठे सुरपूजिते । शङ्खचक्रगदाहस्ते महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
Transliteration
namaste'stu mahāmāye śrīpīṭhe surapūjite | śaṅkhacakragadāhaste mahālakṣmi namo'stu te ||
Meaning
Salutations to you, O Mahamaya, seated at the Shripitha and worshipped by the gods, holding conch, discus and mace in your hands. O Mahalakshmi, salutations to you.
Source: First verse of the Mahalakshmi Ashtakam, traditionally ascribed to Indra