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Śrī Sūkta, also called Śrī Sūktam, is a Sanskrit devotional hymn (set of shlokas / Śloka-s) revering Śrī as Lakṣmī, the Hindu goddess of wealth, prosperity and fertility. Śrī Sūkta is recited, with a strict adherence to the Chandas, to invoke the goddess' blessings. The hymns are found in the Rig Vedic khilanis, which are appendices to the Ṛkveda that probably date to pre-Buddhist times.
The goddess Śrī appears in several earlier vedic hymns, and is the personification of auspicious and royal qualities. Śrī Sūkta is perhaps the first text in which the homology between Śrī and Lakṣmī is drawn, and the goddesses are further associated with the god of fire, Agni. Since the later epic period (ca 400 CE), Śrī-Lakṣmī is particularly associated with Viṣṇu as his wife or consort.
The Śrī Sūkta describes Śrī as glorious, ornamented, royal, lustrous as gold, and radiant as fire, moon and the sun. She is addressed as the bestower of fame, bounty and abundance in the form of gold, cattle, horses and food; and entreated to banish her sister alakṣmī (misfortune), who is associated with need, hunger, thirst and poverty. The hymn also associates Śrī with (agrarian) fertility and she is described as the mother of Kārdama (mud), moist, perceptible through odour, dwelling in cowdung and producing abundant harvest. 

The Śrī Sūktam assumes specific significance because of Śrī Mahālakṣmī's presence on Lord Śrī Venkaṭeśvara, at Tirumala, or Viṣṇu's chest, at the Heart. Lakṣmi is the embodiment of Love, from which devotion to God or Bhakti flows. It is through Love/Bhakti or Lakṣmī that the Ātmā or soul is able to reach God or Viṣṇu.

Śrī or Lakṣmī is also the personification of the spiritual energy within us and universe called kuṇḍalinī. Also, She embodies the Spiritual World or Vaikuṇtha; the abode of Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa or Viṣṇu, not to be confused with Heaven, as The Heavenly Planets are still part of the Material Universe. Vaikuṇtha-Dham is purely spiritual, eternal and self illuminating. She is also supposed to have the Divine qualities of God and the soul. Lakshmi is God's superior spiritual feminine energy or the Param Prākṛti, which purifies, empowers and uplifts the individual. Hence, She is called the Goddess of Fortune.

The Śrī Sūkta uses the motifs of lotus (padma or kamala) and elephant (gaja) – symbols that are consistently linked with the goddess Śrī-Lakṣmī in later references. The lotus is thought to be symbolic of purity, beauty, spiritual power, life, fertility, growth or, in Tantra, the entire created universe. It is a recurring motif in Hindu (as well as Buddhist and Jain) literature and a lotus growing from Viṣṇu's navel is said to mark the beginning of a new cosmic creation. The elephants are symbolic of royalty and, in Hindu mythology, are also related with cloud and rain; they thus reinforce Śrī-Lakṣmī's stature as the goddess of abundance and fertility.

Later Hindu iconography often represents Śrī-Lakṣmī in the form of Gaja-Lakṣmī, standing on a lotus, flanked by two elephants that are shown showering her with water with their trunks. 
The Śrī Sūkta is one of the Pañca-Sūktam (5 Suktams) recited during the 3-hour long Abhiṣeka of Venkateswara, at the famed ancient Hill Shrine of the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Andhra Pradesh, India. The Abhiṣekam to the main deity is performed every Friday. Śrī Sūkta is also recited during the daily Arjitha Vasanthotsavam seva.

Sri Suktam

This album was released by Times Music, July 2004. It comprises music that manifests as strength and success. A sublime tribute to Lord Ganesha.

Track Listing 
1.Maha Ganapathi Moolamantra and Ganesh Gayatri 
2.Ganapati Stavaha 
3.Ganapati Prarthana and Ganapaata 
4.Sankat Naashana Ganesha Stotram 
5.Ganesha Bujangam 
6.Ganapati Atharvasheersham 
7.Shri Maha Ganesha Pancharathnam and Ganadhipati Panchakam 
8.Ganesha Maalamantra 
9.Shri Ganesha Stavarajaha

Credits 
Contents perceived and researched by : Uma Mohan 
All voices : Uma Mohan 
Music and voice arrangement : Stephen Devassy 
Guitars - Sangeeth P.P Sarod, Promod Shanker 
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Aravind Studios, Bangalore 
Produced for The Times Group by - Promod Shanker

04 - Sankat Naashnam Ganesh Stotram

05 - Ganesh Bhujangam

07 - Shri Maha Ganesha Pancharatnam

08 - Ganesh Maala Mantra

Buddham Sharanam Gachami
Dhammam Sharanam Gachami
Sangam Sharanam Gachami

We bow down to that (quality) which we call as Buddha
We bow down to the path
We bow down to those who walk the path

Buddham Sharanam Gachami

My recent collaboration with Raga Surabhi 
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4XvMFRRUdA

Raga Surabhi celebrates this year’s Pongal and Makara Sankranti with this popular composition, Harivarasanam, the song which has been immortalised in the magical voice of the veteran singer, the one and only, Dr. K J Yesudas. We hope you will enjoy listening to our version of this beautiful song too! 

It is a happy coincidence that the song is being released around the same time as Dr. K J Yesudas celebrates his birthday. Raga Surabhi joins all music lovers across the world in wishing this legend a very happy birthday and a great year ahead! 

Swamiye Sharanam Ayyappa!! 

Song credits - Credits: 

Vocals - Dr. Uma Ram (@raga-surabhi)
https://www.youtube.com/user/ragasurabhi 

Flute, Music Arrangement, Mixing and Mastering @indian_music_fan
https://www.youtube.com/user/aboutindianmusic 

Mridangam - Dr. S G Balakrishna (@sgbalakrishna)

Camera - Ram Gurumurthy 

Video Editing and Production - Dr. Uma Ram

08 - Ganesh Maala Mantra

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