Lakshmi Gayatri Mantra — Benefits & How to Chant
लक्ष्मी गायत्री मंत्र
Complete guide to chanting correctly for maximum benefit
Benefits of Chanting Lakshmi Gayatri Mantra
The Gayatri mantra of Goddess Lakshmi
invoking Goddess Lakshmi's grace through the sacred Gayatri meter, the most powerful of Vedic metres
Chanted for wealth, prosperity, abundance and auspiciousness, and to awaken and illumine the intellect (the heart of every Gayatri)
A complete, daily Vedic mantra of Goddess Lakshmi, suitable for meditation, japa and the start of worship
Most powerful on Friday, at the three sandhya times (dawn, noon, dusk), facing the east
Recited 108 times on a mala with a calm, focused mind; said to bring clarity, peace and the steady blessings of Goddess Lakshmi
Often chanted along with the great Gayatri Mantra ("Om Bhur Bhuvah Svaha…") as part of a daily sadhana
How to Chant Lakshmi Gayatri Mantra
Instructions
After a bath, sit facing east at dawn with a calm mind and chant "Om Mahalakshmyai cha Vidmahe Vishnu-patnyai cha Dhimahi. Tanno Lakshmih Prachodayat" 108 times on a mala. Like all Gayatri mantras it is ideally recited at the sandhya times (dawn, midday, dusk). Hold Goddess Lakshmi in the heart and let the mantra settle the mind. It may be chanted daily as a complete sadhana, alongside the universal Gayatri Mantra.
Origin & History
Source: The Gayatri mantra of Goddess Lakshmi
Author: Traditional (Vedic)
Beyond the universal Gayatri Mantra, the Vedic tradition gives each great deity its own Gayatri — a prayer in the sacred Gayatri meter calling upon that deity to illumine the intellect. The Lakshmi Gayatri Mantra invokes Goddess Lakshmi, the giver of wealth, prosperity, abundance and auspiciousness, in the timeless pattern "Vidmahe… Dhimahi… Prachodayat" — "may we know, may we meditate, may the Lord inspire our minds." Chanted at the sandhya hours, it is a complete and gentle daily sadhana.