Mantras for offering flowers to Goddess Lakshmi

ॐ यज्ञेन यज्ञमयजंत देवास्तानि धर्माणि प्रथमान्यासन् ।

ते ह नाकं महिमानः सचंत यत्र पूर्वे साध्याः संति देवाः ॥

“Om Yagyen Yagya Maya Jant Devaastaani Dharmaani Prathmaa Nyaasan,

The Naakam Mahimaanah Sachant Yatra Poorvey Saadhyay Santi Devaah.”

ॐ महादेवी च विद्महे, विष्णुपत्नी च धीमहि ।

तन्नो देवी प्रचोदयत् ॥

“OM MAHAA DEVI CHA VIDMAHEY, VISHNU PATNI CHA DHEEMAHI,

TANNO DEVEE PRACHO DAYAAT.”

ॐ वक्रतुण्डाय विद्महे एक दन्ताय धीमहि ।

तन्नो दन्ति प्रचोदयात्‌ ॥

“OM VAKRA TUNDAAYE VIDMAEHEY, EK DAN TAAYE DHEE MAHI,

TANNO DANTI PRACHO DAYAAT.”

ॐ ना ना सुगन्धि पुष्पाणि रितु कालो भवानी च, पुष्पान्जलि मर्यादत्त ग्रिहाण परमेश्वरि ।

“OM NAA NAA SUGANDHI PUSHPAANEE RITU KAALO BHAWAANEE CHA,

PUSHPAANJALEE MARYAADATTA GRIHAAN PARMESHWARI.”

Meaning:

I have heard of the Goddess from the teachers and the scriptures and have tried to mediate upon Her. I now beseech the same Goddess Lakshmi to motivate me to mediate upon Her.

I have heard of Lord Ganesh from the teachers and scriptures and have mediated upon him. I pray to Lord Ganesh to motivate me to mediate upon him.

I have prepared this collection of flowers by procuring flowers which grow in this season from different places. Oh, great Goddess, kindly accept my offering of flowers.