Who is Indira, according to the provided text?

Indira is described as dwelling in Vishnu's heart, beautiful as a lotus, delighting devotees, and revered by Nandikeshwara.

What are some qualities of Indira highlighted in the text?

The text emphasizes Indira's compassion, ability to grant wishes, power comparable to Kamadhenu, and role in determining time and actions.

What does the text say about Indira's association with Vishnu?

Indira is described as Keshava's beloved, Vishnu's beloved (Vishnuramani), and Padmanabha's dear wife, highlighting her close connection with Vishnu.

What are some of the benefits mentioned for devotees of Indira?

The text suggests that Indira alleviates poverty, bestows liberation, grants worldly pleasures, and fulfills desires for her devotees.

What are some symbolic representations associated with Indira in the text?

Indira is associated with the 'Shrim' sound (shrimkarakamadogdhri), the 'Hrim' sound, and the 'Klim' sound, also described as lotus-eyed (varijekshana).

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Laxmi Stotra

indirā viṣṇuhr̥dayamandirā padmasundarā |
nanditā:’khilabhaktaśrīrnandikēśvaravanditā || 1 ||

kēśavapriyacāritrā kēvalānandarūpiṇī |
kēyūrahāramañjīrā kētakīpuṣpadhāraṇī || 2 ||

kāruṇyakavitāpāṅgī kāmitārthapradāyanī |
kāmadhuksadr̥śā śaktiḥ kālakarmavidhāyinī || 3 ||

jitadāridryasandōhā dhr̥tapaṅkēruhadvayī |
kr̥taviddhyaṇḍasaṁrakṣā natāpatparihāriṇī || 4 ||

nīlābhrāṅgasarōnētrā nīlōtpalasucandrikā |
nīlakaṇṭhamukhārādhyā nīlāmbaramukhastutā || 5 ||

sarvavēdāntasandōhaśuktimuktāphalāyitā |
samudratanayā sarvasurakāntōpasēvitā || 6 ||

bhārgavī bhānumatyādibhāvitā bhārgavātmajā |
bhāsvatkanakatāṭaṅkā bhānukōṭyadhikaprabhā || 7 ||

padmasadmapavitrāṅgī padmāsyā ca parātparā |
padmanābhapriyasatī padmabhūstanyadāyinī || 8 ||

bhaktadāridryaśamanī muktisādhakadāyinī |
bhuktibhōgyapradā bhavyaśaktimadīśvarī || 9 ||

janmamr̥tyujvaratrastajanajīvātulōcanā |
jaganmātā jayakarī jayaśīlā sukhapradā || 10 ||

cārusaubhāgyasadvidyā cāmaradvayaśōbhitā |
cāmīkaraprabhā sarvacāturyaphalarūpiṇī || 11 ||

rājīvanayanāramyā rāmaṇīyakajanmabhūḥ |
rājarājārcitapadā rājamudrāsvarūpiṇī || 12 ||

tāruṇyavanasāraṅgī tāpasārcitapādukā |
tāttvikī tārakēśārkatāṭaṅkadvayamaṇḍitā || 13 ||

bhavyaviśrāṇanōdyuktā savyaktasukhavigrahā |
divyavaibhavasampūrṇā navyabhaktiśubhōdayā || 14 ||

taruṇādityatāmraśrīḥ karuṇārasavāhinī |
śaraṇāgatasantrāṇacaraṇā karuṇēkṣaṇā || 15 ||

vittadāridryaśamanī vittaklēśanivāriṇī |
mattahaṁsagatiḥ sarvasattāsāmānyarūpiṇī || 16 ||

vālmīkivyāsadurvāsōvālakhilyādivāñchitā |
vārijēkṣaṇahr̥tkēkivāridāyitavigrahā || 17 ||

dr̥ṣṭyā:’:’sāditaviddhyaṇḍā sr̥ṣṭyādimahimōcchrayā |
āstikyapuṣpabhr̥ṅgī ca nāstikōnmūlanakṣamā || 18 ||

kr̥tasadbhaktisantōṣā kr̥ttadurjanapauruṣā |
sañjīvitāśēṣabhāṣā sarvākarṣamatisnuṣā || 19 ||

nityaśuddhā parā buddhā satyā saṁvidanāmayā |
vijayā viṣṇuramaṇī vimalā vijayapradā || 20 ||

śrīṅkārakāmadōgdhrī ca hrīṅkāratarukōkilā |
aiṅkārapadmalōlambā klīṅkārāmr̥tanimnagā || 21 ||

tapanīyābhasutanuḥ kamanīyasmitānanā |
gaṇanīyaguṇagrāmā śayanīyōragēśvarā || 22 ||

ramaṇīyasuvēṣāḍhyā karaṇīyakriyēśvarī |
smaraṇīyacaritrā ca taruṇī yajñarūpiṇī || 23 ||

śrīvr̥kṣavāsinī yōgidhīvr̥ttiparibhāvitā |
prāvr̥ḍbhārgavavārārcyā saṁvr̥tāmarabhāminī || 24 ||

tanumadhyā bhagavatī manujāpivarapradā |
lakṣmī bilvāśritā pātu sō:’ṣṭōttaraśatastutā || 25 ||

iti indirāṣṭōttaraśatanāma stōtram |

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