Stotra · Lakshmi

Kanakadhara Stotram कनकधारा स्तोत्र

The "shower of gold" hymn to Lakshmi: eighteen verses praising her sidelong glance that rests on Vishnu and grants wealth and welfare, ending with salutations and the fruit of daily recitation. Tradition says Shankara sang it for a poor woman, and gold gooseberries rained down.

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अङ्गं हरे पुलकभूषणमाश्रयन्तीaṅgaṃ hare pulakabhūṣaṇamāśrayantīঅঙ্গং হরে পুলকভূষণমাশ্রযন্তী

भृङ्गाङ्गनेव मुकुलाभरणं तमालम् ।bhṛṅgāṅganeva mukulābharaṇaṃ tamālam |ভৃঙ্গাঙ্গনেব মুকুলাভরণং তমালম্ ।

अङ्गीकृताखिलविभूतिरपाङ्गलीलाaṅgīkṛtākhilavibhūtirapāṅgalīlāঅঙ্গীকৃতাখিলবিভূতিরপাঙ্গলীলা

माङ्गल्यदास्तु मम मङ्गलदेवतायाः ॥ १ ॥māṅgalyadāstu mama maṅgaladevatāyāḥ || 1 ||মাঙ্গল্যদাস্তু মম মঙ্গলদেবতাযাঃ ॥ 1 ॥

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मुग्धा मुहुर्विदधती वदने मुरारेःmugdhā muhurvidadhatī vadane murāreḥমুগ্ধা মুহুর্বিদধতী বদনে মুরারেঃ

प्रेमत्रपाप्रणिहितानि गतागतानि ।prematrapāpraṇihitāni gatāgatāni |প্রেমত্রপাপ্রণিহিতানি গতাগতানি ।

मालादृशोर्मधुकरीव महोत्पले याmālādṛśormadhukarīva mahotpale yāমালাদৃশোর্মধুকরীব মহোত্পলে যা

सा मे श्रियं दिशतु सागरसम्भवायाः ॥ २ ॥sā me śriyaṃ diśatu sāgarasambhavāyāḥ || 2 ||সা মে শ্রিযং দিশতু সাগরসম্ভবাযাঃ ॥ 2 ॥

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विश्वामरेन्द्रपदविभ्रमदानदक्ष-viśvāmarendrapadavibhramadānadakṣa-বিশ্বামরেন্দ্রপদবিভ্রমদানদক্ষ-

मानन्दहेतुरधिकं मुरविद्विषोऽपि ।mānandaheturadhikaṃ muravidviṣo'pi |মানন্দহেতুরধিকং মুরবিদ্বিষোঽপি ।

ईषन्निषीदतु मयि क्षणमीक्षणार्द्ध-īṣanniṣīdatu mayi kṣaṇamīkṣaṇārddha-ঈষন্নিষীদতু মযি ক্ষণমীক্ষণার্দ্ধ-

मिन्दीवरोदरसहोदरमिन्दिरायाः ॥ ३ ॥mindīvarodarasahodaramindirāyāḥ || 3 ||মিন্দীবরোদরসহোদরমিন্দিরাযাঃ ॥ 3 ॥

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आमीलिताक्षमधिगम्य मुदा मुकुन्द-āmīlitākṣamadhigamya mudā mukunda-আমীলিতাক্ষমধিগম্য মুদা মুকুন্দ-

मानन्दकन्दमनिमेषमनङ्गतन्त्रम् ।mānandakandamanimeṣamanaṅgatantram |মানন্দকন্দমনিমেষমনঙ্গতন্ত্রম্ ।

आकेकरस्थितकनीनिकपक्ष्मनेत्रंākekarasthitakanīnikapakṣmanetraṃআকেকরস্থিতকনীনিকপক্ষ্মনেত্রং

भूत्यै भवेन्मम भुजङ्गशयाङ्गनायाः ॥ ४ ॥bhūtyai bhavenmama bhujaṅgaśayāṅganāyāḥ || 4 ||ভূত্যৈ ভবেন্মম ভুজঙ্গশযাঙ্গনাযাঃ ॥ 4 ॥

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बाह्वन्तरे मधुजितः श्रितकौस्तुभेयाbāhvantare madhujitaḥ śritakaustubheyāবাহ্বন্তরে মধুজিতঃ শ্রিতকৌস্তুভেযা

हारावलीव हरिनीलमयी विभाति ।hārāvalīva harinīlamayī vibhāti |হারাবলীব হরিনীলমযী বিভাতি ।

कामप्रदा भगवतोऽपि कटाक्षमालाkāmapradā bhagavato'pi kaṭākṣamālāকামপ্রদা ভগবতোঽপি কটাক্ষমালা

कल्याणमावहतु मे कमलालयायाः ॥ ५ ॥kalyāṇamāvahatu me kamalālayāyāḥ || 5 ||কল্যাণমাবহতু মে কমলালযাযাঃ ॥ 5 ॥

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कालाम्बुदालिललितोरसि कैटभारे-kālāmbudālilalitorasi kaiṭabhāre-কালাম্বুদালিললিতোরসি কৈটভারে-

र्धाराधरे स्फुरति यत्तटिदङ्गनेव ।rdhārādhare sphurati yattaṭidaṅganeva |র্ধারাধরে স্ফুরতি যত্তটিদঙ্গনেব ।

मातुः समस्तजगता महनीयमूर्ति-mātuḥ samastajagatā mahanīyamūrti-মাতুঃ সমস্তজগতা মহনীযমূর্তি-

र्भद्राणि मे दिशतु भार्गवनन्दनायाः ॥ ६ ॥rbhadrāṇi me diśatu bhārgavanandanāyāḥ || 6 ||র্ভদ্রাণি মে দিশতু ভার্গবনন্দনাযাঃ ॥ 6 ॥

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प्राप्तं पदं प्रथमतः खलु यत्प्रभावा-prāptaṃ padaṃ prathamataḥ khalu yatprabhāvā-প্রাপ্তং পদং প্রথমতঃ খলু যত্প্রভাবা-

न्माङ्गल्यभाजि मधुमाथिनि मन्मथेन ।nmāṅgalyabhāji madhumāthini manmathena |ন্মাঙ্গল্যভাজি মধুমাথিনি মন্মথেন ।

मय्यापतेत्तदिह मन्थरमीक्षणार्धंmayyāpatettadiha mantharamīkṣaṇārdhaṃময্যাপতেত্তদিহ মন্থরমীক্ষণার্ধং

मन्दालसं मकरालयकन्यकायाः ॥ ७ ॥mandālasaṃ makarālayakanyakāyāḥ || 7 ||মন্দালসং মকরালযকন্যকাযাঃ ॥ 7 ॥

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दद्याद्दयानुपवनो द्रविणाम्बुधारा-dadyāddayānupavano draviṇāmbudhārā-দদ্যাদ্দযানুপবনো দ্রবিণাম্বুধারা-

मस्मिन्न किञ्चन विहंगशिशौ विषण्णे ।masminna kiñcana vihaṃgaśiśau viṣaṇṇe |মস্মিন্ন কিঞ্চন বিহংগশিশৌ বিষণ্ণে ।

दुष्कर्मधर्ममपनीय चिराय दूरंduṣkarmadharmamapanīya cirāya dūraṃদুষ্কর্মধর্মমপনীয চিরায দূরং

नारायणप्रणयिनीनयनाम्बुवाहः ॥ ८ ॥nārāyaṇapraṇayinīnayanāmbuvāhaḥ || 8 ||নারাযণপ্রণযিনীনযনাম্বুবাহঃ ॥ 8 ॥

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इष्टाविशिष्टमतयोऽपि यया दयार्द्र-iṣṭāviśiṣṭamatayo'pi yayā dayārdra-ইষ্টাবিশিষ্টমতযোঽপি যযা দযার্দ্র-

दृष्ट्या त्रिविष्टपपदं सुलभं लभन्ते ।dṛṣṭyā triviṣṭapapadaṃ sulabhaṃ labhante |দৃষ্ট্যা ত্রিবিষ্টপপদং সুলভং লভন্তে ।

दृष्टिः प्रहृष्टकमलोदरदीप्तिरिष्टांdṛṣṭiḥ prahṛṣṭakamalodaradīptiriṣṭāṃদৃষ্টিঃ প্রহৃষ্টকমলোদরদীপ্তিরিষ্টাং

पुष्टिं कृषीष्ट मम पुष्करविष्टरायाः ॥ ९ ॥puṣṭiṃ kṛṣīṣṭa mama puṣkaraviṣṭarāyāḥ || 9 ||পুষ্টিং কৃষীষ্ট মম পুষ্করবিষ্টরাযাঃ ॥ 9 ॥

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गीर्देवतेति गरुडध्वजसुन्दरीतिgīrdevateti garuḍadhvajasundarītiগীর্দেবতেতি গরুডধ্বজসুন্দরীতি

शाकम्भरीति शशिशेखरवल्लभेति ।śākambharīti śaśiśekharavallabheti |শাকম্ভরীতি শশিশেখরবল্লভেতি ।

सृष्टिस्थितिप्रलयकेलिषु संस्थितायैsṛṣṭisthitipralayakeliṣu saṃsthitāyaiসৃষ্টিস্থিতিপ্রলযকেলিষু সংস্থিতাযৈ

तस्यै नमस्त्रिभुवनैकगुरोस्तरुण्यै ॥ १० ॥tasyai namastribhuvanaikagurostaruṇyai || 10 ||তস্যৈ নমস্ত্রিভুবনৈকগুরোস্তরুণ্যৈ ॥ 10 ॥

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श्रुत्यै नमोऽस्तु शुभकर्मफलप्रसूत्यैśrutyai namo'stu śubhakarmaphalaprasūtyaiশ্রুত্যৈ নমোঽস্তু শুভকর্মফলপ্রসূত্যৈ

रत्यै नमोऽस्तु रमणीयगुणार्णवायै ।ratyai namo'stu ramaṇīyaguṇārṇavāyai |রত্যৈ নমোঽস্তু রমণীযগুণার্ণবাযৈ ।

शक्त्यै नमोऽस्तु शतपत्रनिकेतनायैśaktyai namo'stu śatapatraniketanāyaiশক্ত্যৈ নমোঽস্তু শতপত্রনিকেতনাযৈ

पुष्ट्यै नमोऽस्तु पुरुषोत्तमवल्लभायै ॥ ११ ॥puṣṭyai namo'stu puruṣottamavallabhāyai || 11 ||পুষ্ট্যৈ নমোঽস্তু পুরুষোত্তমবল্লভাযৈ ॥ 11 ॥

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नमोऽस्तु नालीकनिभाननायैnamo'stu nālīkanibhānanāyaiনমোঽস্তু নালীকনিভাননাযৈ

नमोऽस्तु दुग्धोदधिजन्मभूम्यै ।namo'stu dugdhodadhijanmabhūmyai |নমোঽস্তু দুগ্ধোদধিজন্মভূম্যৈ ।

नमोऽस्तु सोमामृतसोदरायैnamo'stu somāmṛtasodarāyaiনমোঽস্তু সোমামৃতসোদরাযৈ

नमोऽस्तु नारायणवल्लभायै ॥ १२ ॥namo'stu nārāyaṇavallabhāyai || 12 ||নমোঽস্তু নারাযণবল্লভাযৈ ॥ 12 ॥

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सपत्कराणि सकलेन्द्रियनन्दनानिsapatkarāṇi sakalendriyanandanāniসপত্করাণি সকলেন্দ্রিযনন্দনানি

साम्राज्यदानविभवानि सरोरुहाक्षि ।sāmrājyadānavibhavāni saroruhākṣi |সাম্রাজ্যদানবিভবানি সরোরুহাক্ষি ।

त्वद्वन्दनानि दुरिताहरणोद्यतानिtvadvandanāni duritāharaṇodyatāniত্বদ্বন্দনানি দুরিতাহরণোদ্যতানি

मामेव मातरनिशं कलयन्तु मान्ये ॥ १३ ॥māmeva mātaraniśaṃ kalayantu mānye || 13 ||মামেব মাতরনিশং কলযন্তু মান্যে ॥ 13 ॥

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यत्कटाक्षसमुपासनाविधिःyatkaṭākṣasamupāsanāvidhiḥযত্কটাক্ষসমুপাসনাবিধিঃ

सेवकस्य सकलार्थसम्पदः ।sevakasya sakalārthasampadaḥ |সেবকস্য সকলার্থসম্পদঃ ।

संतनोति वचनाङ्गमानसै-saṃtanoti vacanāṅgamānasai-সংতনোতি বচনাঙ্গমানসৈ-

स्त्वां मुरारिहृदयेश्वरीं भजे ॥ १४ ॥stvāṃ murārihṛdayeśvarīṃ bhaje || 14 ||স্ত্বাং মুরারিহৃদযেশ্বরীং ভজে ॥ 14 ॥

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सरसिजनिलये सरोजहस्तेsarasijanilaye sarojahasteসরসিজনিলযে সরোজহস্তে

धवलतमांशुकगन्धमाल्यशोभे ।dhavalatamāṃśukagandhamālyaśobhe |ধবলতমাংশুকগন্ধমাল্যশোভে ।

भगवति हरिवल्लभे मनोज्ञेbhagavati harivallabhe manojñeভগবতি হরিবল্লভে মনোজ্ঞে

त्रिभुवनभूतिकरि प्रसीद मह्यम् ॥ १५ ॥tribhuvanabhūtikari prasīda mahyam || 15 ||ত্রিভুবনভূতিকরি প্রসীদ মহ্যম্ ॥ 15 ॥

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दिग्हस्तिभिः कनककुम्भमुखावसृष्टdighastibhiḥ kanakakumbhamukhāvasṛṣṭaদিগ্হস্তিভিঃ কনককুম্ভমুখাবসৃষ্ট

स्वर्वाहिनीविमलचारुजलाप्लुताङ्गीम् ।svarvāhinīvimalacārujalāplutāṅgīm |স্বর্বাহিনীবিমলচারুজলাপ্লুতাঙ্গীম্ ।

प्रातर्नमामि जगता जननीमशेषprātarnamāmi jagatā jananīmaśeṣaপ্রাতর্নমামি জগতা জননীমশেষ

लोकाधिनाथगृहिणीममृताब्धिपुत्रीम् ॥ १६ ॥lokādhināthagṛhiṇīmamṛtābdhiputrīm || 16 ||লোকাধিনাথগৃহিণীমমৃতাব্ধিপুত্রীম্ ॥ 16 ॥

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कमले कमलाक्षवल्लभे त्वंkamale kamalākṣavallabhe tvaṃকমলে কমলাক্ষবল্লভে ত্বং

करुणापूरतरङ्गितैरपाङ्गैः ।karuṇāpūrataraṅgitairapāṅgaiḥ |করুণাপূরতরঙ্গিতৈরপাঙ্গৈঃ ।

अवलोकय मामकिञ्चनानांavalokaya māmakiñcanānāṃঅবলোকয মামকিঞ্চনানাং

प्रथमं पात्रमकृत्रिमं दयायाः ॥ १७ ॥prathamaṃ pātramakṛtrimaṃ dayāyāḥ || 17 ||প্রথমং পাত্রমকৃত্রিমং দযাযাঃ ॥ 17 ॥

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स्तुवन्ति ये स्तुतिभिरमीभिरन्वहंstuvanti ye stutibhiramībhiranvahaṃস্তুবন্তি যে স্তুতিভিরমীভিরন্বহং

त्रयीमयीं त्रिभुवनमातरं रमाम् ।trayīmayīṃ tribhuvanamātaraṃ ramām |ত্রযীমযীং ত্রিভুবনমাতরং রমাম্ ।

गुणाधिका गुरुतरभाग्यभाजिनोguṇādhikā gurutarabhāgyabhājinoগুণাধিকা গুরুতরভাগ্যভাজিনো

भवन्ति ते भुवि बुधभाविताशयाः ॥ १८ ॥bhavanti te bhuvi budhabhāvitāśayāḥ || 18 ||ভবন্তি তে ভুবি বুধভাবিতাশযাঃ ॥ 18 ॥

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इति श्रीमत्परमहंसपरिव्राजकाचार्यस्य श्रीगोविंदभगवत्पूज्यपादशिष्यस्य श्रीमच्छङ्करभगवतः कृतौ कनकधारास्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ॥iti śrīmatparamahaṃsaparivrājakācāryasya śrīgoviṃdabhagavatpūjyapādaśiṣyasya śrīmacchaṅkarabhagavataḥ kṛtau kanakadhārāstotraṃ sampūrṇam ||ইতি শ্রীমত্পরমহংসপরিব্রাজকাচার্যস্য শ্রীগোবিংদভগবত্পূজ্যপাদশিষ্যস্য শ্রীমচ্ছঙ্করভগবতঃ কৃতৌ কনকধারাস্তোত্রং সম্পূর্ণম্ ॥

Read in another script: ગુજરાતી தமிழ் తెలుగు ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ · letter-for-letter from the Devanagari text, approximate

Text: The Works of Sri Sankaracharya, vol. 18 (Stotras, part 2), Sri Vani Vilas Press, Srirangam, printed pp. 70–74 = scan pages 82–86, validated on Sanskrit Wikisource (https://sa.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%3A%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%99%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%BF_%28%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83_%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%83%29.pdf/%E0%A5%AE%E0%A5%A8&oldid=288201 … https://sa.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%3A%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%99%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%BF_%28%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83_%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%83%29.pdf/%E0%A5%AE%E0%A5%AC&oldid=288205); 18 verses and colophon. Verified on 11 November 2026 by half-verse with cmp.py --loose against (B) Sanskrit Wikisource main page कनकधारास्तोत्रम् (https://sa.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D&oldid=399053; 22 verses): 21 identical, 15 differing, 0 only in edition, 0 only in witness; letter agreement 99.2% over the 36 edition half-verses matched to it, 8 witness half-verses (its extra verses) unmatched; and (C) Brihat Stotra Ratnakara, Nirnaya Sagar 1912, no. 76 श्रीकनक(लक्ष्मी)स्तवः, OCR layer, djvu 177–179 (https://sa.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%3ABrihat_Stotra_Ratnakara_1912.djvu/%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%AD%E0%A5%AD&oldid=377855; 16 verses in a different order): 3 identical, 23 differing, 10 only in edition, 0 only in witness; letter agreement 66.4% over the matched half-verses, 6 witness half-verses unmatched. Uncorrected edition vs B: 20 identical, 16 differing, 0 only in edition, 0 only in witness; letter agreement 99.1%. Corrections: v.5 बाह्यन्तरे मधुजितः → बाह्वन्तरे मधुजितः (transcription slip: the print reads बाह्वन्तरे, as do both witnesses); v.7 मय्यापतेतदिह → मय्यापतेत्तदिह (transcription slip: the print reads मय्यापतेत्तदिह, as do both witnesses); v.6 कालाम्बुदालिललितारसि → कालाम्बुदालिललितोरसि (majority reading: the print itself has ललितारसि, a misprint for the sandhi form ललित+उरसि that both witnesses give). Pages 83, 85 and 86 of the scan were read at 1280–1920 px to settle these. Edition readings kept: v.1 अङ्गं हरे (B, C हरेः); v.3 placed third (C has it seventh); v.13 सपत्कराणि as printed (B सम्पत्कराणि; C lacks the verse); v.16 दिग्हस्तिभिः and जलाप्लुताङ्गीम् (B दिग्घस्तिभिः, जलप्लुताङ्गीम्); v.6 and v.16 जगता (so printed, without anusvara; B जगतां); the ASCII pipe keyed for the danda in v.18 was replaced by ।; v.18 भाग्यभाजिनो (B, C भागिनो), भुवि बुधभाविताशयाः (C भवमनु भाविताशयाः); v.4 आमीलिताक्षम् (C आमीलितार्द्धम्), v.8 विषण्णे (C निषण्णे), v.9 इष्टाविशिष्टमतयोऽपि यया दयार्द्रदृष्ट्या (C …नरा यया द्राग्दृष्टास्त्रिविष्टपसदश्च पदं भजन्ते), v.10 गरुडध्वजसुन्दरीति, प्रलयकेलिषु (C गरुडजभामिनीति, प्रलयसिद्धिषु), v.11 गुणार्णवायै (C गुणाश्रयायै). B's extra verses (नमोऽस्तु हेमाम्बुजपीठिकायै, नमोऽस्तु देव्यै भृगुनन्दनायै, नमोऽस्तु कान्त्यै, देवि प्रसीद जगदीश्वरि) and C's three extra नमोऽस्तु verses are not in this edition and are described under variants. The Vani Vilas colophon is kept as prose.

The Roman line is IAST transliteration derived from the Devanagari (ā = long a, ṃ = anusvara, ḥ = visarga, ś/ṣ = sh sounds, c = ch as in “church”). In Hindi, Awadhi and Braj texts the silent final “a” is dropped. Transliteration does not show Vedic accents.

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What is Kanakadhara Stotram?

The "shower of gold" hymn to Lakshmi: eighteen verses praising her sidelong glance that rests on Vishnu and grants wealth and welfare, ending with salutations and the fruit of daily recitation. Tradition says Shankara sang it for a poor woman, and gold gooseberries rained down.

Who is Kanakadhara Stotram associated with?

Kanakadhara Stotram is associated with Lakshmi. Goddess of prosperity, well-being and auspiciousness, consort of Vishnu; worshipped especially on Diwali and on Fridays.

What does Kanakadhara Stotram mean?

A short paraphrase, not a translation. May the goddess of auspiciousness, who rests on Hari's thrilled body like a bee on a budding tamala tree, grant me good fortune. May the glance of the ocean-born, which plays shyly on Murari's face like a bee on a lotus, bestow prosperity on me. May the half-glance of Indira, blue as the lotus heart, rest on me for a moment; it gives even the gods their thrones and delights Vishnu himself. Her gaze fixed on Mukunda, her lotus-lidded eyes half closed in love, her necklace of glances on Vishnu's breast — may these bring me welfare. Like lightning on a da…

What is the source of Kanakadhara Stotram?

The Works of Sri Sankaracharya, vol. 18 — Sri Vani Vilas Press, Srirangam — Vol. 18, printed pp. 70–74 (scan pages 82–86). Tradition: Smarta.

Are there different versions of Kanakadhara Stotram?

The hymn circulates in 18-, 21- and 22-verse forms. The Vani Vilas text (18 verses) is followed here. The Sanskrit Wikisource transcription adds नमोऽस्तु हेमाम्बुजपीठिकायै, नमोऽस्तु देव्यै भृगुनन्दनायै, नमोऽस्तु कान्त्यै कमलेक्षणायै after verse 12 and देवि प्रसीद जगदीश्वरि before the last verse; the 1912 Brihat Stotra Ratnakara prints a 16-verse "Kanaka (Lakshmi) Stava" with the three extra नमोऽस्तु verses, without verses 13–17 of this edition, and with verses 3, 8 and 9 in other positions and several different readings (आमीलितार्द्धम्, निषण्णे, गरुडजभामिनीति, प्रलयसिद्धिषु, गुणाश्रयायै, भवमनु भाविताशयाः). Small variants: अङ्गं हरे / हरेः, सपत्कराणि / सम्पत्कराणि, दिग्हस्तिभिः / दिग्घस्तिभिः, भाग्यभाजिनो / भागिनो.

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