A very brief procedure for worshipping lakṣmī probably during navarātrī is given in this text. It abruptly ends with the arcana by chanting 21 names of lakṣmī

Manuscript Beginning

asyāṃ śubhatithau mahālakṣmīdevatām uddiśya mahālakṣmīdevatāprityarthaṃ kalpottara[kta]prakāreṇa mahālakṣmīpūjāṃ kariṣye। iti saṃkalpya vināyakaṃ sampūjya puṇyāhaṃ kṛtvā kalpapūjā। yā sā padmāsanastā[thā] vipulakaṭitaṭī padmapatrāyatākṣī gambhīrāvartanābhi[ḥ] stanabharaṇa[na]m iti[tā] śubhravastrottariya[rīyā] lakṣmīr divyair gajendrai[r] maṇigha[ga]ṇagha[kha]citaiḥ snāpitā hemakumbhaiḥ nityaṃ sā padmahastā mama vasatu gṛhe sarvama[mā]ṅgalyayuktā।

Manuscript Ending

sūkṣmamadhyāyai namaḥ। mahādevyai namaḥ। svarṇakumbhāyai namaḥ। śātedevyai[śātodaryai?] namaḥ। puṇyadātre namaḥ। puruhūtasupūjitāyai namaḥ। lokarakṣāyai namaḥ। śrīmate [śrīmatyai] mahālakṣmyai namaḥ। iti ekaviṃśati kṛtvā। śubham astu।

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Complete

No. in Descriptive Catalog

382.8

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manuscripts_004546

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[Lakṣmīpūja], in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 11th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/manuscripts/item/381695