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॥ ऋग्वेदसंहिता ॥ 306. RG-VEDA SAMHITA.
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अथ लक्ष्मीसूक्तम् ॥ अरायि काणे विकटे गिरिं गच्छ सदान्वे ।
शिरिंबिठस्य सत्वभिस्तेभिष्ट्वा चातयामसि । End:
परीमे गामनेषत पर्यग्निमहृषत ।
देवेष्वक्रत[:] श्रवः क इमा(माँ) आ दधर्षति ॥ Colophon:
इति लक्ष्मीनारायणसूक्तं समाप्तम् ॥ Subject : Laksminarayana sākta.
Astaka VIII-8-13] [Mandala X-12-155. Remarks:-In the beginning, this Sukta is named as Laksmisükta
but at the end as Laks nínārāyaṇa Sūkta. Besides this लक्ष्मीसूक्तं, this Ms. contains three other Suktas : (1) श्रीसूक्तं (Sheets-1-3), (2) देवीसूक्तं (3-4), (3) बळित्था(?)सूक्तं (4-6). This Lakşmi Sūkta is also known as fiftrato from the name of the seer fifties. This is used for the warding off of adversity -
अलक्ष्मीनाशनार्थ. Saunaka has the following in his Bgvidhāna. regarding the viniyoga of this Sūkta :
" अलक्ष्मीनाशनार्थ तु जपेन्नित्यं शिरिबिठम् ।
अपामार्गमयीं शाखां सदर्भो सह वीरुधैः ।। गृहीत्वात्मानं पावयेदधश्चोर्ध्वं च नित्यशः । आज्यं वानेन जुहुयात्सहस्रं दशतीदेश ।।
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