O Lakshmi, the red lotus is your home, You are radiant like the sun. You wear red garments. You are the consort of Hari, the giver of joy. You were born of the cosmic ocean and given to Vishnu. You are pleasing to the mind, the goddess of lotuses. Please protect and energise me.
Vimla Patil, Celebrations, Festival Days of India, p.125
