Lakshmi Hrudaya Stotramलक्ष्मीहृदयस्तोत्रम् లక్ష్మీహృదయస్తోత్రమ్ லக்ஷ்மீஹதயஸ்தோத்ரம் ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಹೃದಯಸ್ತೋತ್ರಮ್ લક્ષ્મીહૃદયસ્તોત્રમ્ লক্ষ্মীহৃদযস্তোত্রম্ ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀହୃଦଯସ୍ତୋତ୍ରମ୍ ലക്ഷ്മീഹൃദയസ്തോത്രമ്

{|| shrIlakShmIhRRidayastotram ||}
| shrIgaNeshAya namaH |
| hariH OM |
INTRODUCTION:- The following abbreviations are used in the
comments that follow. 1- Narayana Hridayam - NH. (2) Laxmi Hridayam - LH (3)
Vishnu Sahasranama with the commentary of Shri Shankaracharya - VS. (4)
Bhagavad Gita - BG. (5) Shrimad Bhagavatham - BH (6) Lalitha Sahasranamam
- LS. (7) Vivekachudamani of Shri Shankaracharya - VC. (8) Katha Upanishad
- KU. (9) Mundaka Upanishad - MU
LH:- Laxmi Hridayam stotram is unique in that it is coupled with another
stotram Narayana Hridayam to form a pair. They are found in the
Atharva Rahasyam. They were given out by sage Bhargava.
The final part of NH says that NH is to be recited first,
to be followed by the recital of Laxmi Hridayam and again the recital of
theNH. This is not to be recited separately as a single piece.
This is to stress the fact that Lord Narayana and Laxmi are indeed one
though spoken of as two different deities.
NH and LH belong to the category of stotram stotram .
The appellation stotram, stuti and stavam all describe a
hymn only. stavaH stotraM nutiH stutiH | says Amara, the Sanskrit
lexicon. They all narrate the qualities of a deity. guNasaMkIrtanam