Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ मङ्गलादेव्यै विद्महे
विष्णुवक्षस्थलस्थितायै धीमहि
तन्नो लक्ष्मीः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Mangaladevyai Vidmahe
Vishnuvakshasthalasthitayai Dhimahi
Tanno Lakshmih Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know the presiding deity of auspiciousness,
And meditate deeply upon Her who resides eternally upon the chest of Lord Vishnu;
May Goddess Lakshmi bless us with auspiciousness and wisdom.