The Rigvedic hymn to Lakshmi for prosperity and grace.
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ॐ हिरण्यवर्णां हरिणीं सुवर्णरजतस्रजाम्। चन्द्रां हिरण्मयीं लक्ष्मीं जातवेदो म आवह॥
तां म आवह जातवेदो लक्ष्मीमनपगामिनीम्। यस्यां हिरण्यं विन्देयं गामश्वं पुरुषानहम्॥
अश्वपूर्वां रथमध्यां हस्तिनादप्रबोधिनीम्। श्रियं देवीमुपह्वये श्रीर्मा देवी जुषताम्॥
The Vedic hymn invoking Goddess Lakshmi — golden-hued, adorned with silver and gold, radiant as the moon. O Agni, bring me that Lakshmi who never departs, through whom I may attain gold, cattle, horses, and kin. I invoke the Goddess of fortune; may she never leave me. (Opening verses; the full Sukta has sixteen mantras.)
Angam hareh pulaka-bhushanam ashrayanti Bhringangana iva mukula-bharanam tamalam,
Adi Shankaracharya
Saraswati namastubhyam varade kama-rupini, Vidyarambham karishyami siddhir bhavatu me sada.
Traditional Sanskrit prayer
Ya kundendu-tushara-hara-dhavala ya shubhra-vastravrita Ya vina-vara-danda-mandita-kara ya shveta-padmasana,
Traditional (Saraswati Vandana)
Shanta-akaram bhujaga-shayanam padma-nabham suresham Vishva-adharam gagana-sadrisham megha-varnam shubha-angam,
Traditional (Vishnu Dhyana)
Mangalam bhagavan Vishnuh mangalam garuda-dhvajah, Mangalam pundarika-akshah mangala-ayatano Harih.
Traditional (Mangala shloka)
Gaja-ananam bhuta-gana-adi-sevitam kapittha-jambu-phala-sara-bhakshitam, Uma-sutam shoka-vinasha-karanam namami vighneshvara-pada-pankajam.
Traditional (Ganesha Dhyana)
Public domain — Rigveda Khila Sukta; text at sanskritdocuments.org.