Devī Bhāgavatam

namo devyai mahādevyai surabhyai ca namo namaḥ

namo devyai mahādevyai surabhyai ca namo namaḥ |
gavāṁ bīja-svarūpāyai namas te jagad-ambike ||
namo rādhā-priyāyai ca padmāṁśāyai namo namaḥ |
namaḥ kṛṣṇa-priyāyai ca gavāṁ mātre namo namaḥ ||
kalpa-vṛkṣa-svarūpāyai sarveṣāṁ satataṁ pare |
kṣīradāyai dhanadāyai buddhidāyai namo namaḥ ||
śubhāyai ca subhadrāyai go-pradāyai namo namaḥ |
yaśodāyai kīrtidāyai dharmadāyai namo namaḥ ||
(Devī Bhāgavatam: 9.49.24–27)

“Obeisance unto the Goddess.
Unto the great Goddess,
Surabhi,
Obeisance and obeisance.
Obeisance unto you,
The seed-form of [all] cows,
O Mother of the universe.
Obeisance unto you who are dear to Rādhā.
Obeisance and obeisance
Unto you who are a part of Padmā [i.e., Lakṣmī].
Obeisance unto you who are dear to Kṛsṇa.
Unto the Mother of [all] cows,
Obeisance and obeisance.
O Great One,
Unto you who are of the nature of a desire-tree
For everyone always,
Unto you who bestow milk,
Unto you who bestow wealth,
Unto you who bestow intelligence,
Obeisance and obeisance.
Unto you who are auspicious,
Unto you who are blessed,
Unto you who bestow cows,
Obeisance and obeisance.
Unto you who bestow glory,
Unto you who bestow renown,
Unto you who bestow dharma,
Obeisance and obeisance.”

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lakṣmī-śvarūpāṁ paramāṁ rādhā-sahacarīṁ parām

lakṣmī-svarūpāṁ paramāṁ rādhā-sahacarīṁ parām |
gavām adhiṣṭhātṛ-devīṁ gavām ādyāṁ gavāṁ prasūm ||
pavitra-rūpāṁ pūtāṁ ca bhaktānāṁ sarva-kāmadām |
yayā pūtaṁ sarva-viśvaṁ tāṁ devīṁ surabhiṁ bhaje ||
(Devī Bhāgavatam: 9.49.18–19)

“An excellent form of Lakṣmī,
An excellent companion of Rādhā,
The presiding goddess of [all] cows,
The foremost of [all] cows,
The mother of [all] cows,
Of sacred form,
Pure,
A fulfiller of all the desires of bhaktas,
[She] By whom the entire world is purified—
I worship her,
Goddess Surabhi.”

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