Rigveda • Wealth Hymn
Sri Suktam — The Gold Standard for Wealth
Sri Suktam is found in the appendix of the Rigveda and is dedicated to Maa Shri (Lakshmi). Its 16 mantras form a complete "wealth kavach" — a framework to attract wealth, retain it and use it for spiritual purpose.
Structure of 16 Mantras
Invocation
Calling Maa Shri — with light, gold and lotus
Description of qualities
Maa's white form, served by elephants and eternally prosperous
Blessings
Blessings of wealth, cattle, progeny and health
Permanence
Prayer to make Lakshmi permanent — "Na tvajami kadachana"
Puja Samagri
☑ Somvar Puja Checklist
0/7- Lotus flowers — 16 (one per mantra)
- Pure ghee — for havan or lamp
- Red cloth — for Maa Lakshmi's image
- Gold coin or ornament — at puja space
- Cow dung plaster — for puja space purification
- Panchamrit — for abhishek
- Rice kheer — for naivedya
Puja Vidhi
Purification
Purify puja space with cow dung or Gangajal. Place Maa facing North or North-East.
Sankalpa
"Through Sri Suktam recitation, for Maa Lakshmi's grace and wealth-prosperity" — take sankalpa.
Pushpanjali Method
Offer one lotus with each mantra. 16 mantras = 16 flowers.
Ghrita Deepa
Light a 5-wick ghee lamp — do not let it extinguish during the recitation.
Samarpan
After recitation, say "Idam na mama" and offer fruit-naivedya to Maa.
Best Muhurat
Friday 6-8 AM
Venus rising period
Friday Abhijit 12-1 PM
All-siddhi giving
Varalakshmi Vrat (Aug 28 2026)
Best day of the year
Ashtami-Purnima Friday
Lakshmi-Shakti tithi