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oṃ: The eternal source-sound-vibration of creation.

namo: (Same as "namaha") To honor or solute. "All glory to..."

lakshmī: Goddess of wealth, love, prosperity (both material and spiritual), good fortune, and the embodiment of beauty. Her husband is Vishnu.

premā: Love

devī: Goddess. "Prema Devi" together means the "Goddess of Love."

mā/mātā: Mother.

mātājī: "-ji" is used at the end of a name to show respect, similar to adding "Shri" before a name.

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"O Maha Lakshmi! Bestower of success and intelligence, worldly enjoyment and liberation, I bow down to you, O goddess, whose form is the mystic syllable."  ~ Mahalakshmi Ashtakam


"The scriptures describe Lakshmi as the Goddess of prosperity, splendor, luminosity and fortune. Her auspicious nature and reputation for granting fertility, good fortune, wealth and well-being attract devotees in every Indian village... According to the Vedas, Lakshmi accompanies Vishnu as his companion whenever he incarnates within the world."  ~ Krishna Dharma


"Lakshmi throws the spell of the intoxicating sweetness of the divine; to be close to her is a profound happiness and to feel her within the heart is to make existence a rapture and a marvel; grace and charm and tenderness flow out from her like light from the sun and wherever she fixes her wonderful gaze or lets fall the loveliness of her smile, the soul is seized and made captive and plunged into the depths of an unfathomable bliss."  ~ Shri Aurobindo

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