aartaanaam duhkhasamane deekshitam prabhumavyayam |
aseshajagadaadhaaram lakshmeenaaraayanam bhaje || ~1 ||

apaarakarunaambhodhim aapadbaamdhavamachyutam |
aseshaduhkhasaamtyartham lakshmeenaaraayanam bhaje || ~2 ||

bhaktaanaam vatsalam bhaktigamyam sarvagunaakaram |
aseshaduhkhasaamtyartham lakshmeenaaraayanam bhaje || ~3 ||

suhrdam sarvabhootaanaam sarvalakshanasamyutam |
aseshaduhkhasaamtyartham lakshmeenaaraayanam bhaje || ~4 ||

chidachitsarvajamtoonaam aadhaaram varadam param |
aseshaduhkhasaamtyartham lakshmeenaaraayanam bhaje || ~5 ||

samkhachakradharam devam lokanaatham dayaanidhim |
aseshaduhkhasaamtyartham lakshmeenaaraayanam bhaje || ~6 ||

peetaambaradharam vishnum vilasatsootrasobhitam |
aseshaduhkhasaamtyartham lakshmeenaaraayanam bhaje || ~7 ||

hastena dakshinena yajam abhayapradamaksharam |
aseshaduhkhasaamtyartham lakshmeenaaraayanam bhaje || ~8 ||

yah pathet praatarutthaaya lakshmeenaaraayanaashtakam |
vimuktassarvapaapebhyah vishnulokam sa gachchati || ~9 ||

iti sree lakshmeenaaraayanaashtakam |