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Kanakadhara Stotram

अङ्गं हरेः पुलकभूषणमाश्रयन्ती

Dedicated to Devi · 23 verses · Sanatana Shastras

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About this stotra

Kanakadhara Stotram is a hymn (Stotra) composed in Sanskrit by Sri Adi Sankaracharya. Kanakadhārā means "stream" (dhārā) of "gold" (kanaka), and the hymn is called by this name since legend has it that when Adi Sankara recited it, Goddess Lakshmi appeared in front of him and unleashed a stream of gold. The hymn contains a description of the beauty, personality, power and graciousness of Goddess Lakshmi.
Chanting the powerful Stotram can help eliminate poverty and brings happiness. Chanting the Stotram with full devotion can elevate people to a higher level of spiritual consciousness and shift one’s perspective on life. The Stotram helps push away negative energy and allows people to use spiritual teachings in their daily lives.
Signficance of Kanakadhara Stotram
One day, as a young boy, the little Shankara was on bhiksha for alms to prepare his lunch and happened upon the doorstep of a very poor Brahmin lady. Having nothing edible in her home, the lady frantically searched her house, only to find a single amla (Amalak, gooseberry) fruit which she then hesitantly offered to Sankara. Sankara was so moved by the incredible kindness and selflessness of this woman that he burst forth into poetry and sang 22 stanzas in praise of Goddess Lakshmi. Pleased by the beauty and power of the hymn, the Goddess appeared before him and asked him why he had remembered her. Sankara pleaded with the Goddess to reverse the fortunes of this lady's family by granting her riches. At first, Goddess Lakshmi refused to do so, saying that the lady had not been charitable in her previous birth and was bound by the laws of karma to have a fate bound to poverty in her current birth. Sankara implored the Goddess that the lady's act of absolute selflessness should absolve her of her sins of the past and that Lakshmi was the only one capable of changing the fate of someone by erasing or changing the writings of the future made by Lord Brahma. Goddess Lakshmi was so pleased that she instantly showered the lady's house with goose berries (amla) made of pure gold.
The stanza that contains the purport of Śaṅkara's imploration to Goddess Lakshmi is among the most important ones in this hymn:
दद्याद् दयानुपवनो द्रविणाम्बुधाराम्
dadyād dayānupavano draviṇāmbudhārām
अस्मिन्नकिञ्चनविहङ्गशिशौ विषण्णे ।
asminnakiñcanavihaṅgaśiśau viṣaṇṇe
दुष्कर्मघर्ममपनीय चिराय दूरं
duṣkarmagharmamapanīya cirāya dūraṃ
नारायणप्रणयिनीनयनाम्बुवाहः ॥
nārāyaṇapraṇayinīnayanāmbuvāhaḥ
May She (Goddess Lakshmi) bestow (upon us) a stream of wealth through the wind of her mercy,
For I, utterly destitute and downcast by poverty, am as helpless as the newborn child of a bird,
May She (Goddess Lakshmi) remove forever the heat I suffer due to the sins of my past,
O, beloved of Narayana, may your eyes rain upon me (the shower of your mercy.)
The 21 stanzas of kanakadhārā stotram then became famous and are read by all devout Hindus for wellbeing.
Kanakadhara Stotram Audio in male voice

Kanakadhara Stotram lyrics and meaning

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Verse 1

अङ्गं हरेः पुलकभूषणमाश्रयन्ती
भृङ्गाङ्गनेव मुकुलाभरणं तमालम् ।
अङ्गीकृताखिलविभूतिरपाङ्गलीला
माङ्गल्यदास्तु मम मङ्गळदेवतायाः ॥ १॥

aṅgaṃ hareḥ pulakabhūṣaṇamāśrayantī
bhṛṅgāṅganeva mukulābharaṇaṃ tamālam .
aṅgīkṛtākhilavibhūtirapāṅgalīlā
māṅgalyadāstu mama maṅgal̤adevatāyāḥ .. 1..

To the Hari who wears supreme happiness as ornament,the goddess Lakshmi is attracted like the black bees getting attracted to the unopened buds of black Tamala tree, let her who is the goddess of all good things, grant me a glance that will bring prosperity.

Word by word
अङ्गं (aṅgaṃ)
limb
हरेः (hareḥ)
of Hari
पुलकभूषणम् (pulakabhūṣaṇam)
goosebumps as ornament (pulaka:goosebumps | bhūṣaṇam:ornament)
आश्रयन्ती (āśrayantī)
resorting to
भृङ्गाङ्गना (bhṛṅgāṅganā)
like a bee (bhṛṅga:bee | aṅganā:woman)
इव (iva)
like
मुकुलाभरणम् (mukulābharaṇam)
bud as ornament (mukula:bud | ābharaṇam:ornament)
तमालम् (tamālam)
Tamala tree
अङ्गीकृताखिलविभूतिः (aṅgīkṛtākhilavibhūtiḥ)
accepted all opulence (aṅgīkṛta:accepted | akhila:all | vibhūtiḥ:opulence)
अपाङ्गलीला (apāṅgalīlā)
glance play (apāṅga:glance | līlā:play)
माङ्गल्यदा (māṅgalyadā)
giver of auspiciousness (māṅgalya:auspiciousness | dā:giver)
अस्तु (astu)
may be
मम (mama)
my
मङ्गळदेवतायाः (maṅgaḷadevatāyāḥ)
of the auspicious goddess (maṅgaḷa:auspicious | devatāyāḥ:of the goddess)
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Verse 2

मुग्धा मुहुर्विदधती वदने मुरारेः
प्रेमत्रपाप्रणिहितानि गतागतानि ।
माला दृशोर्मधुकरीव महोत्पले या
सा मे श्रियं दिशतु सागरसम्भवायाः ॥ २॥

mugdhā muhurvidadhatī vadane murāreḥ
prematrapāpraṇihitāni gatāgatāni .
mālā dṛśormadhukarīva mahotpale yā
sā me śriyaṃ diśatu sāgarasambhavāyāḥ .. 2..

The shy glances filled with hesitation and love of her who is born to the ocean of milk, again and again return to the face of Murari, like the honey bees return to the pretty blue lotus. Let those glances shower me with wealth.

Word by word
मुग्धा (mugdhā)
shy
मुहुः (muhuḥ)
again and again
विदधती (vidadhatī)
filling
वदने (vadane)
in the face
मुरारेः (murāreḥ)
of Murari
प्रेमत्रपाप्रणिहितानि (prematrapāpraṇihitāni)
filled with love and hesitation (prema:love | trapā:hesitation | praṇihitāni:filled with)
गतागतानि (gatāgatāni)
coming and going
माला (mālā)
garland
दृशोः (dṛśoḥ)
of the eyes
मधुकरी (madhukarī)
like a honey bee
इव (iva)
like
महत् (mahat)
great
उत्पले (utpale)
in the lotus
या (yā)
which
सा (sā)
she
मे (me)
me
श्रियम् (śriyam)
wealth
दिशतु (diśatu)
may grant
सागरसम्भवायाः (sāgarasambhavāyāḥ)
born of the ocean (sāgara:ocean | sambhavāyāḥ:born of)
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Verse 3

आमीलिताक्षमधिगम्य मुदा मुकुन्दं
आनन्दकन्दमनिमेषमनङ्गतन्त्रम् ।
आकेकरस्थितकनीनिकपक्ष्मनेत्रं
भूत्यै भवेन्मम भुजङ्गशयाङ्गनायाः ॥ ३॥

āmīlitākṣamadhigamya mudā mukundaṃ
ānandakandamanimeṣamanaṅgatantram .
ākekarasthitakanīnikapakṣmanetraṃ
bhūtyai bhavenmama bhujaṅgaśayāṅganāyāḥ .. 3..

Goddess Lakshmi with happiness, shyness, love has her gaze fixed on her lord who has his eyes closed in ecstasy. Let her, who is the wife of Him who sleeps on the snake, shower me with wealth.

Word by word
आमीलिताक्षम् (āmīlitākṣam)
with closed eyes (āmīlita:closed | akṣam:eyes)
अधिगम्य (adhigamya)
having attained
मुदा (mudā)
with joy
मुकुन्दम् (mukundam)
Mukunda
आनन्दकन्दम् (ānandakandam)
source of bliss (ānanda:bliss | kanda:source)
अनिमेषम् (animeṣam)
unblinking
अनङ्गतन्त्रम् (anaṅgatantram)
love's essence (anaṅga:love | tantra:essence)
आकेकरस्थित (ākekarasthita)
fixed in one place (ā:towards | kekara:one place | sthita:fixed)
कनीनिकपक्ष्मनेत्रम् (kanīnikapakṣmanetram)
eyes with eyelashes (kanīnīka:eyelashes | pakṣma:eyelid | netram:eyes)
भूत्यै (bhūtyai)
for prosperity
भवेत् (bhavet)
may it be
मम (mama)
my
भुजङ्गशयाङ्गनायाः (bhujaṅgaśayāṅganāyāḥ)
of the serpent-bed lady (bhujaṅga:serpent | śaya:bed | aṅganā:lady)
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Verse 4

बाह्वन्तरे मधुजितः श्रितकौस्तुभे या
हारावलीव हरिनीलमयी विभाति ।
कामप्रदा भगवतोऽपि कटाक्षमाला
कल्याणमावहतु मे कमलालयायाः ॥ ४॥

bāhvantare madhujitaḥ śritakaustubhe yā
hārāvalīva harinīlamayī vibhāti .
kāmapradā bhagavato'pi kaṭākṣamālā
kalyāṇamāvahatu me kamalālayāyāḥ .. 4..

He who has won over Madhu (Lord Vishnu), wears the Kousthuba as ornament. He also wears the garland of goddess Lakshmi's glances which are like the blue Indraneela, filled with love to protect and are capable of fulfilling all the wishes of the Lord himself. May these also fall on me and grant me all that is good.

Word by word
बाह्वन्तरे (bāhvantare)
between the arms (bāhu:arm | antare:between)
मधुजितः (madhujitaḥ)
conqueror of Madhu (madhu:Madhu | jitaḥ:conqueror)
श्रितकौस्तुभे (śritakaustubhe)
adorned with Kaustubha (śrita:adorned | kaustubhe:with Kaustubha)
या (yā)
which
हारावलीव (hārāvalīva)
like a garland (hāra:garland | avalī:row | iva:like)
हरिनीलमयी (harinīlamayī)
made of blue sapphire (hari:sapphire | nīla:blue | mayī:made of)
विभाति (vibhāti)
shines
कामप्रदा (kāmapradā)
granting desires (kāma:desires | pradā:granting)
भगवतोऽपि (bhagavato'pi)
even to the Lord (bhagavataḥ:to the Lord | api:even)
कटाक्षमाला (kaṭākṣamālā)
glance-garland (kaṭākṣa:glance | mālā:garland)
कल्याणमावहतु (kalyāṇamāvahatu)
bring auspiciousness (kalyāṇa:auspiciousness | āvahatu:bring)
मे (me)
to me
कमलालयायाः (kamalālayāyāḥ)
of the abode of Lakshmi (kamala:Lakshmi | ālaya:abode | yāḥ:of)
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Verse 5

कालाम्बुदाळिललितोरसि कैटभारेः
धाराधरे स्फुरति या तडिदङ्गनेव ।
मातुस्समस्तजगतां महनीयमूर्तिः
भद्राणि मे दिशतु भार्गवनन्दनायाः ॥ ५॥

kālāmbudāl̤ilalitorasi kaiṭabhāreḥ
dhārādhare sphurati yā taḍidaṅganeva .
mātussamastajagatāṃ mahanīyamūrtiḥ
bhadrāṇi me diśatu bhārgavanandanāyāḥ .. 5..

Like the streak of lightning illuminating the dark black clouds, Mahalakshmi is shining on the dark, broad chest of Vishnu – the one who killed Kaidaba. Let the eyes of this great mother of the entire universe, the daughter of Sage Bharghava, fall on me and bring me prosperity.

Word by word
कालाम्बुदाळिललितोरसि (kālāmbudāl̤ilalitorasi)
on the dark cloud-like chest (kāla:dark | ambuda:cloud | āl̤i:like | lalita:graceful | urasi:on the chest)
कैटभारेः (kaiṭabhāreḥ)
of the slayer of Kaidaba (kaiṭabha:Kaidaba | āreḥ:slayer)
धाराधरे (dhārādhare)
on the bearer of streams (dhārā:streams | dhare:bearer)
स्फुरति (sphurati)
shines
या (yā)
which
तडित् (taḍit)
lightning
अङ्गना (aṅganā)
woman
इव (iva)
like
मातुः (mātuḥ)
of the mother
समस्तजगतां (samastajagatāṃ)
of all the worlds (samasta:all | jagatām:of the worlds)
महनियमूर्तिः (mahanīyamūrtiḥ)
of great form (mahanīya:great | mūrtiḥ:form)
भद्राणि (bhadrāṇi)
auspicious things
मे (me)
to me
दिशतु (diśatu)
grant
भार्गवनन्दनायाः (bhārgavanandanāyāḥ)
of the daughter of Bhargava (bhārgava:Bhargava | nandanāyāḥ:of the daughter)
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Verse 6

प्राप्तं पदं प्रथमतः खलु यत्प्रभावान्-
माङ्गल्यभाजि मधुमाथिनि मन्मथेन ।
मय्यापतेत्तदिह मन्थरमीक्षणार्धं
मन्दालसं च मकरालयकन्यकायाः ॥ ६॥

prāptaṃ padaṃ prathamataḥ khalu yatprabhāvān-
māṅgalyabhāji madhumāthini manmathena .
mayyāpatettadiha mantharamīkṣaṇārdhaṃ
mandālasaṃ ca makarālayakanyakāyāḥ .. 6..

The god of love Manmatha could reach Madhusudana the killer of demon Madhu only because of Her kind glances loaded with love and blessing. Let that auspicious and indolent side glance fall on me.

Word by word
प्राप्तं (prāptaṃ)
attained
पदं (padaṃ)
position
प्रथमतः (prathamataḥ)
first
खलु (khalu)
indeed
यत् (yat)
which
प्रभावात् (prabhāvāt)
due to influence
माङ्गल्यभाजि (māṅgalyabhāji)
bestower of auspiciousness (māṅgalya:auspiciousness | bhāji:bestower)
मधुमाथिनि (madhumāthini)
killer of Madhu (madhu:Madhu | mathini:killer)
मन्मथेन (manmathena)
by Manmatha
मयि (mayi)
on me
आपतेत् (āpatet)
may fall
तत् (tat)
that
इह (iha)
here
मन्थरम् (mantharam)
slow
ईक्षणार्धं (īkṣaṇārdhaṃ)
half glance (īkṣaṇa:glance | ardhaṃ:half)
मन्दालसं (mandālasaṃ)
indolent
च (ca)
and
मकरालयकन्यकायाः (makarālayakanyakāyāḥ)
of the daughter of the ocean (makara:ocean | ālaya:abode | kanyakāyāḥ:of the daughter)
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Verse 7

विश्वामरेन्द्रपदविभ्रमदानदक्षं
आनन्दहेतुरधिकं मुरविद्विषोऽपि ।
ईषन्निषीदतु मयि क्षणमीक्षणार्ध-
मिन्दीवरोदरसहोदरमिन्दिरायाः ॥ ७॥

viśvāmarendrapadavibhramadānadakṣaṃ
ānandaheturadhikaṃ muravidviṣo'pi .
īṣanniṣīdatu mayi kṣaṇamīkṣaṇārdha-
mindīvarodarasahodaramindirāyāḥ .. 7..

A momentary glance from the goddess is enough to make one as king of Devas in this world. It made Indra regain his kingdom. It has made Madhusudana supremely happy. May her blue lotus eyes glance at me for a moment.

Word by word
विश्वामरेन्द्रपदविभ्रमदानदक्षं (viśvāmarendrapadavibhramadānadakṣam)
capable of granting Indra's position (viśva:universal | amarendra:king of gods, Indra | pada:position | vibhrama:illusion, confusion | dāna:granting | dakṣa:capable)
आनन्दहेतुरधिकं (ānandaheturadhikam)
excessively cause of joy (ānanda:joy | hetu:cause | adhika:excessive)
मुरविद्विषोऽपि (muravidviṣo'pi)
even of Murari's enemy (mura:Mura | vidviṣaḥ:enemy | api:even)
ईषन्निषीदतु (īṣanniṣīdatu)
may slightly glance
मयि (mayi)
on me
क्षणम् (kṣaṇam)
moment
ईक्षणार्धम् (īkṣaṇārdham)
half a glance (īkṣaṇa:glance | ardha:half)
इन्दीवरोदरसहोदरम् (indīvarodarasahodaram)
sibling of blue lotus (indīvara:blue lotus | udara:inside | sahodara:sibling)
इन्दिरायाः (indirāyāḥ)
of Indira (Lakshmi)
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Verse 8

इष्टा विशिष्टमतयोऽपि यया दयार्द्र
दृष्ट्या त्रिविष्टपपदं सुलभं लभन्ते ।
दृष्टिः प्रहृष्टकमलोदरदीप्तिरिष्टां
पुष्टिं कृषीष्ट मम पुष्करविष्टरायाः ॥ ८॥

iṣṭā viśiṣṭamatayo'pi yayā dayārdra
dṛṣṭyā triviṣṭapapadaṃ sulabhaṃ labhante .
dṛṣṭiḥ prahṛṣṭakamalodaradīptiriṣṭāṃ
puṣṭiṃ kṛṣīṣṭa mama puṣkaraviṣṭarāyāḥ .. 8..

To her devotees and those who are great, grants she a place in heaven which is difficult to attain, just by a compassion filled look. Let her sparkling eyes which are like the fully opened lotus fall on me and grant me all my desires.

Word by word
इष्टा (iṣṭā)
desired
विशिष्टमतयः (viśiṣṭamatayaḥ)
distinguished intellects (viśiṣṭa:distinguished | matayaḥ:intellects)
अपि (api)
even
यया (yayā)
by whom
दयार्द्र (dayārdra)
compassion-filled (dayā:compassion | ārdra:filled)
दृष्ट्या (dṛṣṭyā)
by the look
त्रिविष्टपपदं (triviṣṭapapadam)
heavenly abode (triviṣṭapa:heaven | padam:abode)
सुलभं (sulabham)
easily attainable
लभन्ते (labhante)
attain
दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ)
the look
प्रहृष्टकमलोदरदीप्तिः (prahṛṣṭakamalodaradīptiḥ)
sparkling like a lotus (prahṛṣṭa:sparkling | kamala:lotus | udara:interior | dīptiḥ:brightness)
इष्टां (iṣṭām)
desired
पुष्टिं (puṣṭim)
nourishment
कृषीष्ट (kṛṣīṣṭa)
may grant
मम (mama)
my
पुष्करविष्टरायाः (puṣkaraviṣṭarāyāḥ)
of the lotus-seated (puṣkara:lotus | viṣṭara:seated)
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Verse 9

दद्याद्दयानुपवनो द्रविणाम्बुधारां
अस्मिन्नकिञ्चनविहङ्गशिशौ विषण्णे ।
दुष्कर्मघर्ममपनीय चिराय दूरं
नारायणप्रणयिनीनयनाम्बुवाहः ॥ ९॥

dadyāddayānupavano draviṇāmbudhārāṃ
asminnakiñcanavihaṅgaśiśau viṣaṇṇe .
duṣkarmagharmamapanīya cirāya dūraṃ
nārāyaṇapraṇayinīnayanāmbuvāhaḥ .. 9..

Like how the wind helps release the rain on the parched land and quench thirst of the Chataka bird, like that drive away my load of sins Oh, darling of Narayana by the glance from your cloud like dark eyes.

Word by word
दद्यात् (dadyāt)
may give
दया (dayā)
compassion
अनुपवनः (anupavanaḥ)
favorable wind
द्रविणाम्बुधाराम् (draviṇāmbudhārām)
wealth of rain (draviṇa:wealth | ambu:water | dhārām:stream)
अस्मिन् (asmin)
in this
अकिञ्चनविहङ्गशिशौ (akiñcanavihaṅgaśiśau)
poor bird child (akiñcana:poor | vihaṅga:bird | śiśau:child)
विषण्णे (viṣaṇṇe)
distressed
दुष्कर्मघर्मम् (duṣkarmagharmam)
heat of bad deeds (duṣkarma:bad deeds | gharmam:heat)
अपनीय (apanīya)
removing
चिराय (cirāya)
for a long time
दूरम् (dūram)
far away
नारायणप्रणयिनी (nārāyaṇapraṇayinī)
beloved of Narayana (nārāyaṇa:Narayana | praṇayinī:beloved)
नयनाम्बुवाहः (nayanāmbuvāhaḥ)
cloud-like eyes (nayana:eyes | ambu:water | vāhaḥ:carrier)
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Verse 10

धीर्देवतेति गरुडध्वजसुन्दरीति
शाकम्भरीति शशिशेखरवल्लभेति ।
सृष्टिस्थितिप्रलयकेलिषु संस्थितायै
तस्यै नमस्त्रिभुवनैकगुरोस्तरुण्यै ॥ १०॥

dhīrdevateti garuḍadhvajasundarīti
śākambharīti śaśiśekharavallabheti .
sṛṣṭisthitipralayakeliṣu saṃsthitāyai
tasyai namastribhuvanaikagurostaruṇyai .. 10..

She is the preceptor of all three worlds. She is variously known the goddess of Knowledge, the consort of Vishnu who has Garuda as flag, the power that causes death at time of deluge and she is the wife of Him who has the crescent. She does the creation, upkeep and destruction. My salutations to her.

Word by word
धीः (dhīḥ)
intellect
देवता (devatā)
goddess
इति (iti)
thus
गरुडध्वजसुन्दरी (garuḍadhvajasundarī)
consort of Vishnu (garuḍa:Garuda | dhvaja:flag | sundarī:beautiful lady)
इति (iti)
thus
शाकम्भरी (śākambharī)
goddess of vegetation
इति (iti)
thus
शशिशेखरवल्लभा (śaśiśekharavallabhā)
wife of Shiva (śaśi:moon | śekhara:crest | vallabhā:beloved)
इति (iti)
thus
सृष्टिस्थितिप्रलयकेलिषु (sṛṣṭisthitipralayakeliṣu)
in creation, upkeep, destruction (sṛṣṭi:creation | sthiti:upkeep | pralaya:destruction | keliṣu:in sports)
संस्थितायै (saṃsthitāyai)
established in
तस्यै (tasyai)
to her
नमः (namaḥ)
salutations
त्रिभुवनैकगुरोः (tribhuvanaikaguroḥ)
preceptor of three worlds (tri:three | bhuvana:worlds | eka:one | guroḥ:preceptor)
तरुण्यै (taruṇyai)
to the young lady
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Verse 11

श्रुत्यै नमोऽस्तु शुभकर्मफलप्रसूत्यै
रत्यै नमोऽस्तु रमणीयगुणार्णवायै ।
शक्त्यै नमोऽस्तु शतपत्रनिकेतनायै
पुष्ट्यै नमोऽस्तु पुरुषोत्तमवल्लभायै ॥ ११॥

śrutyai namo'stu śubhakarmaphalaprasūtyai
ratyai namo'stu ramaṇīyaguṇārṇavāyai .
śaktyai namo'stu śatapatraniketanāyai
puṣṭyai namo'stu puruṣottamavallabhāyai .. 11..

Salutations to you, the very manifestation of the Vedas which gives rise to good actions. Beautiful like Rathi you are the ocean of the most beautiful qualities. Salutation to you as Shakthi, who lives in the hundred petalled lotus. Salutations to you who is goddess of plenty and is the consort of Purushottama.

Word by word
श्रुत्यै (śrutyai)
to the Vedas
नमः (namaḥ)
salutations
अस्तु (astu)
let it be
शुभकर्मफलप्रसूत्यै (śubhakarmaphalaprasūtyai)
source of good actions' fruits (śubha:good | karma:actions | phala:fruits | prasūtyai:source)
रत्यै (ratyai)
to Rathi
नमः (namaḥ)
salutations
अस्तु (astu)
let it be
रमणीयगुणार्णवायै (ramaṇīyaguṇārṇavāyai)
ocean of beautiful qualities (ramaṇīya:beautiful | guṇa:qualities | arṇava:ocean | āyai:to)
शक्त्यै (śaktyai)
to Shakthi
नमः (namaḥ)
salutations
अस्तु (astu)
let it be
शतपत्रनिकेतनायै (śatapatraniketanāyai)
dwelling in hundred-petalled lotus (śata:hundred | patra:petalled | niketana:dwelling | āyai:to)
पुष्ट्यै (puṣṭyai)
to goddess of plenty
नमः (namaḥ)
salutations
अस्तु (astu)
let it be
पुरुषोत्तमवल्लभायै (puruṣottamavallabhāyai)
consort of Purushottama (puruṣottama:Purushottama | vallabhāyai:consort to)
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Verse 12

नमोऽस्तु नालीकनिभाननायै
नमोऽस्तु दुग्धोदधिजन्मभूम्यै ।
नमोऽस्तु सोमामृतसोदरायै
नमोऽस्तु नारायणवल्लभायै ॥ १२॥

namo'stu nālīkanibhānanāyai
namo'stu dugdhodadhijanmabhūmyai .
namo'stu somāmṛtasodarāyai
namo'stu nārāyaṇavallabhāyai .. 12..

Salutations to her who is as pretty as the lotus in full bloom. Salutations to her who is born from ocean of milk. Salutations to the sister of nectar and the moon. Salutations to the consort of Narayana.

Word by word
नमः (namaḥ)
salutations
अस्तु (astu)
let it be
नालीकनिभाननायै (nālīkanibhānanāyai)
to her with lotus-like face (nālīka:lotus | nibha:like | ānana:face | yai:to her)
नमः (namaḥ)
salutations
अस्तु (astu)
let it be
दुग्धोदधिजन्मभूम्यै (dugdhodadhijanmabhūmyai)
to her born from ocean of milk (dugdha:milk | udadhi:ocean | janma:birth | bhūmyai:to her)
नमः (namaḥ)
salutations
अस्तु (astu)
let it be
सोमामृतसोदरायै (somāmṛtasodarāyai)
to sister of nectar and moon (soma:moon | amṛta:nectar | sodara:sister | yai:to her)
नमः (namaḥ)
salutations
अस्तु (astu)
let it be
नारायणवल्लभायै (nārāyaṇavallabhāyai)
to consort of Narayana (nārāyaṇa:Narayana | vallabhā:consort | yai:to her)
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Verse 13

नमोऽस्तु हेमाम्बुजपीठिकायै
नमोऽस्तु भूमण्डलनायिकायै ।
नमोऽस्तु देवादिदयापरायै
नमोऽस्तु शार्ङ्गायुधवल्लभायै ॥ १३॥

namo'stu hemāmbujapīṭhikāyai
namo'stu bhūmaṇḍalanāyikāyai .
namo'stu devādidayāparāyai
namo'stu śārṅgāyudhavallabhāyai .. 13..

Salutations to her who has the golden lotus as seat. Salutations to her who is the leader of the universe. Salutations to her who showers mercy on devas. And salutations to the consort of Him who has the bow called Saranga.

Word by word
नमः (namaḥ)
salutations
अस्तु (astu)
let it be
हेमाम्बुजपीठिकायै (hemāmbujapīṭhikāyai)
to her with golden lotus seat (hema:golden | ambuja:lotus | pīṭhikāyai:to the seat)
नमः (namaḥ)
salutations
अस्तु (astu)
let it be
भूमण्डलनायिकायै (bhūmaṇḍalanāyikāyai)
to the leader of the universe (bhū:earth | maṇḍala:universe | nāyikāyai:to the leader)
नमः (namaḥ)
salutations
अस्तु (astu)
let it be
देवादिदयापरायै (devādidayāparāyai)
to her who showers mercy on devas (deva:devas | ādi:and others | dayā:mercy | parāyai:to her who showers)
नमः (namaḥ)
salutations
अस्तु (astu)
let it be
शार्ङ्गायुधवल्लभायै (śārṅgāyudhavallabhāyai)
to the consort of Him with Saranga bow (śārṅga:Saranga bow | āyudha:weapon | vallabhāyai:to the consort)
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Verse 14

नमोऽस्तु देव्यै भृगुनन्दनायै
नमोऽस्तु विष्णोरुरसि स्थितायै ।
नमोऽस्तु लक्ष्म्यै कमलालयायै
नमोऽस्तु दामोदरवल्लभायै ॥ १४॥

namo'stu devyai bhṛgunandanāyai
namo'stu viṣṇorurasi sthitāyai .
namo'stu lakṣmyai kamalālayāyai
namo'stu dāmodaravallabhāyai .. 14..

Salutations to her who is daughter of Bhrigu, who adorns the broad chest of Vishnu. Salutations to Goddess Lakshmi who lives in a lotus and saluations to her who is the consort of Damodhara.

Word by word
नमः (namaḥ)
salutations
अस्तु (astu)
let there be
देव्यै (devyai)
to the goddess
भृगुनन्दनायै (bhṛgunandanāyai)
to the daughter of Bhrigu (bhṛgu:Bhrigu | nandanāyai:to the daughter)
नमः (namaḥ)
salutations
अस्तु (astu)
let there be
विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ)
of Vishnu
उरसि (urasi)
on the chest
स्थितायै (sthitāyai)
to her who resides
नमः (namaḥ)
salutations
अस्तु (astu)
let there be
लक्ष्म्यै (lakṣmyai)
to Lakshmi
कमलालयायै (kamalālayāyai)
to her who resides in a lotus (kamala:lotus | ālayāyai:to her who resides)
नमः (namaḥ)
salutations
अस्तु (astu)
let there be
दामोदरवल्लभायै (dāmodaravallabhāyai)
to the consort of Damodhara (dāmodara:Damodhara | vallabhāyai:to the consort)
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Verse 15

नमोऽस्तु कान्त्यै कमलेक्षणायै
नमोऽस्तु भूत्यै भुवनप्रसूत्यै ।
नमोऽस्तु देवादिभिरर्चितायै
नमोऽस्तु नन्दात्मजवल्लभायै ॥ १५॥

namo'stu kāntyai kamalekṣaṇāyai
namo'stu bhūtyai bhuvanaprasūtyai .
namo'stu devādibhirarcitāyai
namo'stu nandātmajavallabhāyai .. 15..

Salutations to her who is light living in lotus flower. Salutations to her who is the earth and also mother of earth. Salutations to her who is worshipped by devas. And salutations to her who is the consort of the son of Nanda.

Word by word
नमः (namaḥ)
salutations
अस्तु (astu)
let it be
कान्त्यै (kāntyai)
to the light
कमलेक्षणायै (kamalekṣaṇāyai)
to her with lotus eyes (kamala:lotus | īkṣaṇāyai:to her eyes)
नमः (namaḥ)
salutations
अस्तु (astu)
let it be
भूत्यै (bhūtyai)
to the prosperity
भुवनप्रसूत्यै (bhuvanaprasūtyai)
to the mother of the world (bhuvana:world | prasūtyai:to the mother)
नमः (namaḥ)
salutations
अस्तु (astu)
let it be
देवादिभिः (devādibhiḥ)
by the gods and others (deva:gods | ādibhiḥ:and others)
अर्चितायै (arcitāyai)
to her who is worshipped
नमः (namaḥ)
salutations
अस्तु (astu)
let it be
नन्दात्मजवल्लभायै (nandātmajavallabhāyai)
to the consort of Nanda's son (nanda:Nanda | ātmaja:son | vallabhāyai:to the consort)
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Verse 16

सम्पत्कराणि सकलेन्द्रियनन्दनानि
साम्राज्यदानविभवानि सरोरुहाक्षि ।
त्वद्वन्दनानि दुरिताहरणोद्यतानि
मामेव मातरनिशं कलयन्तु मान्ये ॥ १६॥

sampatkarāṇi sakalendriyanandanāni
sāmrājyadānavibhavāni saroruhākṣi .
tvadvandanāni duritāharaṇodyatāni
māmeva mātaraniśaṃ kalayantu mānye .. 16..

Giver of wealth, giver of pleasures to all senses, giver of the right to rule kingdoms. Worshipping you lotus eyed goddess who removes all miseries My salutations to you mother.

Word by word
सम्पत्कराणि (sampatkarāṇi)
giver of wealth (sampat:wealth | karāṇi:giver of)
सकलेन्द्रियनन्दनानि (sakalendriyanandanāni)
pleasures to all senses (sakala:all | indriya:senses | nandanāni:pleasures)
साम्राज्यदानविभवानि (sāmrājyadānavibhavāni)
giver of kingdoms' wealth (sāmrājya:kingdoms | dāna:giver | vibhavāni:wealth)
सरोरुहाक्षि (saroruhākṣi)
lotus-eyed (saroruha:lotus | akṣi:eye)
त्वद्वन्दनानि (tvadvandanāni)
worshipping you (tvad:you | vandanāni:worshipping)
दुरिताहरणोद्यतानि (duritāharaṇodyatāni)
removing all miseries (durita:miseries | haraṇa:removing | udyatāni:engaged in)
मामेव (māmeva)
me only
मातर (mātar)
mother
निशं (niśaṃ)
always
कलयन्तु (kalayantu)
may they cause
मान्ये (mānye)
respected
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Verse 17

यत्कटाक्षसमुपासनाविधिः
सेवकस्य सकलार्थसम्पदः ।
सन्तनोति वचनाङ्गमानसैः
त्वां मुरारिहृदयेश्वरीं भजे ॥ १७॥

yatkaṭākṣasamupāsanāvidhiḥ
sevakasya sakalārthasampadaḥ .
santanoti vacanāṅgamānasaiḥ
tvāṃ murārihṛdayeśvarīṃ bhaje .. 17..

He who worships your sidelong glances is blessed with wealth and prosperity. My salutations through word, thought and deed to the queen of the heart of my Lord Murari.

Word by word
यत् (yat)
which
कटाक्ष (kaṭākṣa)
sidelong glance
समुपासनाविधिः (samupāsanāvidhiḥ)
worship method (samupāsanā:worship | vidhiḥ:method)
सेवकस्य (sevakasyā)
of the servant
सकलार्थसम्पदः (sakalārthasampadaḥ)
all wealth and prosperity (sakala:all | artha:wealth | sampadaḥ:prosperity)
सन्तनोति (santanoti)
bestows
वचनाङ्गमानसैः (vacanāṅgamānasaḥ)
by word, body, and mind (vacana:word | aṅga:body | mānasaḥ:mind)
त्वां (tvāṃ)
you
मुरारिहृदयेश्वरीं (murārihṛdayeśvarīṃ)
queen of Murari's heart (murāri:Murari | hṛdaya:heart | īśvarīṃ:queen)
भजे (bhaje)
I worship
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Verse 18

सरसिजनिलये सरोजहस्ते
धवळतमांशुकगन्धमाल्यशोभे ।
भगवति हरिवल्लभे मनोज्ञे
त्रिभुवनभूतिकरि प्रसीद मह्यम् ॥ १८॥

sarasijanilaye sarojahaste
dhaval̤atamāṃśukagandhamālyaśobhe .
bhagavati harivallabhe manojñe
tribhuvanabhūtikari prasīda mahyam .. 18..

She who sits on the lotus with a lotus in her hands, dressed in dazzling white, adorned with garlands and sandal paste, the goddess who is the consort of Hari, gladdens our mind. She who confers prosperity on the three worlds, please show compassion towards me.

Word by word
सरसिजनिलये (sarasijanilaye)
she who sits on lotus (sarasija:lotus | nilaye:who sits)
सरोजहस्ते (sarojahaste)
with a lotus in hand (saroja:lotus | haste:in hand)
धवळतमांशुकगन्धमाल्यशोभे (dhavalatamāṃśukagandhamālyaśobhe)
dressed in dazzling white (dhavala:white | tamāṃśuka:dazzling garment | gandha:sandal paste | mālya:garland | śobhe:adorned)
भगवति (bhagavati)
goddess
हरिवल्लभे (harivallabhe)
consort of Hari (hari:Hari | vallabhe:consort)
मनोज्ञे (manojñe)
gladdens the mind
त्रिभुवनभूतिकरि (tribhuvanabhūtikari)
confers prosperity on three worlds (tri:three | bhuvana:worlds | bhūti:prosperity | kari:confers)
प्रसीद (prasīda)
please show compassion
मह्यम् (mahyam)
towards me
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Verse 19

दिग्घस्तिभिः कनककुम्भमुखावसृष्ट
स्वर्वाहिनी विमलचारुजलप्लुताङ्गीम् ।
प्रातर्नमामि जगतां जननीमशेष
लोकाधिनाथगृहिणीममृताब्धिपुत्रीम् ॥ १९॥

digghastibhiḥ kanakakumbhamukhāvasṛṣṭa
svarvāhinī vimalacārujalaplutāṅgīm .
prātarnamāmi jagatāṃ jananīmaśeṣa
lokādhināthagṛhiṇīmamṛtābdhiputrīm .. 19..

The eight celestial elephants guarding various directions bathe you everyday with waters of the holy Ganga poured out from golden vessels.
My salutations to you, the mother of all worlds, consort of the lord of worlds and daughter of the ocean which gave nectar.

Word by word
दिग्घस्तिभिः (digghastibhiḥ)
by celestial elephants (dik:direction | hastibhiḥ:by elephants)
कनककुम्भमुखावसृष्ट (kanakakumbhamukhāvasṛṣṭa)
poured from golden vessels (kanaka:golden | kumbha:vessel | mukha:mouth | avasṛṣṭa:poured)
स्वर्वाहिनी (svarvāhinī)
of the holy Ganga (svar:heaven | vāhinī:flowing)
विमलचारुजलप्लुताङ्गीम् (vimalacārujalaplutāṅgīm)
body bathed in pure water (vimala:pure | cāru:beautiful | jala:water | pluta:bathed | aṅgīm:body)
प्रातः (prātaḥ)
in the morning
नमामि (namāmi)
I salute
जगतां (jagatām)
of the worlds
जननीम् (jananīm)
mother
अशेष (aśeṣa)
entire
लोकाधिनाथगृहिणीम् (lokādhināthagṛhiṇīm)
consort of the lord of worlds (loka:world | adhinātha:lord | gṛhiṇīm:consort)
अमृताब्धिपुत्रीम् (amṛtābdhiputrīm)
daughter of the ocean (amṛta:nectar | abdhī:ocean | putrīm:daughter)
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Verse 20

कमले कमलाक्षवल्लभे त्वं
करुणापूरतरङ्गितैरपाङ्गैः ।
अवलोकय मामकिञ्चनानां
प्रथमं पात्रमकृत्रिमं दयायाः ॥ २०॥

kamale kamalākṣavallabhe tvaṃ
karuṇāpūrataraṅgitairapāṅgaiḥ .
avalokaya māmakiñcanānāṃ
prathamaṃ pātramakṛtrimaṃ dayāyāḥ .. 20..

She who is the lotus and is the consort of the lord with lotus like eyes, direct your gaze filled with mercy at me who is the poorest of the poor. First make me the vessel to receive your pity and compassion.

Word by word
कमले (kamale)
O lotus
कमलाक्षवल्लभे (kamalākṣavallabhe)
O consort of lotus-eyed (kamala:lotus | akṣa:eye | vallabha:consort)
त्वं (tvaṃ)
you
करुणापूरतरङ्गितैः (karuṇāpūrataraṅgitaiḥ)
with waves of compassion (karuṇā:compassion | pūra:full | taraṅgita:waved)
अपाङ्गैः (apāṅgaiḥ)
with glances
अवलोकय (avalokaya)
look at
माम् (mām)
me
अकिञ्चनानाम् (akiñcanānām)
of the poorest
प्रथमं (prathamaṃ)
first
पात्रम् (pātram)
vessel
अकृत्रिमं (akṛtrimaṃ)
genuine
दयायाः (dayāyāḥ)
of compassion
॥ २१ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW

Verse 21

देवि प्रसीद जगदीश्वरि लोकमातः
कल्यानगात्रि कमलेक्षणजीवनाथे ।
दारिद्र्यभीतिहृदयं शरणागतं मां
आलोकय प्रतिदिनं सदयैरपाङ्गैः ॥ २१॥

devi prasīda jagadīśvari lokamātaḥ
kalyānagātri kamalekṣaṇajīvanāthe .
dāridryabhītihṛdayaṃ śaraṇāgataṃ māṃ
ālokaya pratidinaṃ sadayairapāṅgaiḥ .. 21..

She who is the controller of the universe and protector of people, bless me with your lotus eyed gazes and your limbs. My heart is filled with fear of poverty. O compassionate one, forgive me and watch over me everyday.

Word by word
देवि (devi)
O goddess
प्रसीद (prasīda)
be pleased
जगदीश्वरि (jagadīśvari)
controller of the universe (jagat:universe | īśvari:controller)
लोकमातः (lokamātaḥ)
protector of people (loka:people | mātaḥ:protector)
कल्यानगात्रि (kalyānagātri)
auspicious-bodied (kalyāna:auspicious | gātri:bodied)
कमलेक्षणजीवनाथे (kamalekṣaṇajīvanāthe)
lotus-eyed lord of life (kamala:lotus | īkṣaṇa:eyed | jīva:life | nāthe:lord)
दारिद्र्यभीतिहृदयं (dāridryabhītihṛdayam)
heart filled with fear of poverty (dāridrya:poverty | bhīti:fear | hṛdayam:heart)
शरणागतं (śaraṇāgatam)
seeking refuge
मां (māṃ)
me
आलोकय (ālokaya)
watch over
प्रतिदिनं (pratidinam)
everyday
सदयैरपाङ्गैः (sadayairapāṅgaiḥ)
with compassionate glances (sadayaiḥ:with compassionate | apāṅgaiḥ:glances)
॥ २२ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW

Verse 22

स्तुवन्ति ये स्तुतिभिरमूभिरन्वहं
त्रयीमयीं त्रिभुवनमातरं रमाम् ।
गुणाधिका गुरुतरभाग्यभागिनो
भवन्ति ते भुवि बुधभाविताशयाः ॥ २२॥

stuvanti ye stutibhiramūbhiranvahaṃ
trayīmayīṃ tribhuvanamātaraṃ ramām .
guṇādhikā gurutarabhāgyabhāgino
bhavanti te bhuvi budhabhāvitāśayāḥ .. 22..

The one who offers these prayers daily to her who is the personification of the Vedas, who is the mother of all the three worlds, who is goddess Rema (Lakshmi), will undoubtedly be blessed with good qualities, with great fortunes and he would live in this world with great recognition even from the wise.

Word by word
स्तुवन्ति (stuvanti)
praise
ये (ye)
those who
स्तुतिभिः (stutibhiḥ)
with praises
अमूभिः (amūbhiḥ)
these
अन्वहं (anvahaṃ)
daily
त्रयीमयीं (trayīmayīṃ)
personification of the Vedas (trayī:three Vedas | mayīṃ:embodied in)
त्रिभुवनमातरं (tribhuvanamātaraṃ)
mother of three worlds (tri:three | bhuvana:worlds | mātaraṃ:mother)
रमाम् (ramām)
Lakshmi
गुणाधिकाः (guṇādhikāḥ)
endowed with virtues (guṇa:virtues | adhikāḥ:endowed with)
गुरुतरभाग्यभागिनः (gurutarabhāgyabhāginaḥ)
possessors of great fortune (gurutara:great | bhāgya:fortune | bhāginaḥ:possessors)
भवन्ति (bhavanti)
become
ते (te)
they
भुवि (bhuvi)
in the world
बुधभाविताशयाः (budhabhāvitāśayāḥ)
recognized by the wise (budha:wise | bhāvita:recognized | āśayāḥ:intentions)
॥ २३ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW

Verse 23

इति श्रीमद् शङ्कराचार्यकृत
श्री कनकधारास्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ॥

itiśrīmad śaṅkarācāryakṛta
śrī kanakadhārāstotraṃ sampūrṇam ..

itishriimad shankara aachaarya krita
shrii kanaka dhaaraa stotram sampuurnam ..

Word by word
इति (iti)
thus
श्रीमद् (śrīmad)
revered
शङ्कराचार्यकृत (śaṅkarācāryakṛta)
composed by Śaṅkarācārya (शङ्कर:Śaṅkara | आचार्य:teacher | कृत:composed)
श्री (śrī)
glorious
कनकधारास्तोत्रं (kanakadhārāstotraṁ)
Kanakadhārā hymn (कनक:gold | धारा:stream | स्तोत्रं:hymn)
सम्पूर्णम् (sampūrṇam)
complete
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