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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Shloka 1

अङ्गं हरे पुलकभूषणमाश्रयन्तीaṅgaṃ hare pulakabhūṣaṇamāśrayantīਅਙ੍ਗਂ ਹਰੇ ਪੁਲਕਭੂਸ਼ਣਮਾਸ਼੍ਰਯਨ੍ਤੀ

भृङ्गाङ्गनेव मुकुलाभरणं तमालम् ।bhṛṅgāṅganeva mukulābharaṇaṃ tamālam |ਭ੍ਰਿਙ੍ਗਾਙ੍ਗਨੇਵ ਮੁਕੁਲਾਭਰਣਂ ਤਮਾਲਮ੍ ।

अङ्गीकृताखिलविभूतिरपाङ्गलीलाaṅgīkṛtākhilavibhūtirapāṅgalīlāਅਙ੍ਗੀਕ੍ਰਿਤਾਖਿਲਵਿਭੂਤਿਰਪਾਙ੍ਗਲੀਲਾ

माङ्गल्यदास्तु मम मङ्गलदेवतायाः ॥ १ ॥māṅgalyadāstu mama maṅgaladevatāyāḥ || 1 ||ਮਾਙ੍ਗਲ੍ਯਦਾਸ੍ਤੁ ਮਮ ਮਙ੍ਗਲਦੇਵਤਾਯਾਃ ॥ 1 ॥

Shloka 2

मुग्धा मुहुर्विदधती वदने मुरारेःmugdhā muhurvidadhatī vadane murāreḥਮੁਗ੍ਧਾ ਮੁਹੁਰ੍ਵਿਦਧਤੀ ਵਦਨੇ ਮੁਰਾਰੇਃ

प्रेमत्रपाप्रणिहितानि गतागतानि ।prematrapāpraṇihitāni gatāgatāni |ਪ੍ਰੇਮਤ੍ਰਪਾਪ੍ਰਣਿਹਿਤਾਨਿ ਗਤਾਗਤਾਨਿ ।

मालादृशोर्मधुकरीव महोत्पले याmālādṛśormadhukarīva mahotpale yāਮਾਲਾਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ੋਰ੍ਮਧੁਕਰੀਵ ਮਹੋਤ੍ਪਲੇ ਯਾ

सा मे श्रियं दिशतु सागरसम्भवायाः ॥ २ ॥sā me śriyaṃ diśatu sāgarasambhavāyāḥ || 2 ||ਸਾ ਮੇ ਸ਼੍ਰਿਯਂ ਦਿਸ਼ਤੁ ਸਾਗਰਸਮ੍ਭਵਾਯਾਃ ॥ 2 ॥

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विश्वामरेन्द्रपदविभ्रमदानदक्ष-viśvāmarendrapadavibhramadānadakṣa-ਵਿਸ਼੍ਵਾਮਰੇਨ੍ਦ੍ਰਪਦਵਿਭ੍ਰਮਦਾਨਦਕ੍ਸ਼-

मानन्दहेतुरधिकं मुरविद्विषोऽपि ।mānandaheturadhikaṃ muravidviṣo'pi |ਮਾਨਨ੍ਦਹੇਤੁਰਧਿਕਂ ਮੁਰਵਿਦ੍ਵਿਸ਼ੋਪਿ ।

ईषन्निषीदतु मयि क्षणमीक्षणार्द्ध-īṣanniṣīdatu mayi kṣaṇamīkṣaṇārddha-ਈਸ਼ਨ੍ਨਿਸ਼ੀਦਤੁ ਮਯਿ ਕ੍ਸ਼ਣਮੀਕ੍ਸ਼ਣਾਰ੍ਦ੍ਧ-

मिन्दीवरोदरसहोदरमिन्दिरायाः ॥ ३ ॥mindīvarodarasahodaramindirāyāḥ || 3 ||ਮਿਨ੍ਦੀਵਰੋਦਰਸਹੋਦਰਮਿਨ੍ਦਿਰਾਯਾਃ ॥ 3 ॥

Shloka 4

आमीलिताक्षमधिगम्य मुदा मुकुन्द-āmīlitākṣamadhigamya mudā mukunda-ਆਮੀਲਿਤਾਕ੍ਸ਼ਮਧਿਗਮ੍ਯ ਮੁਦਾ ਮੁਕੁਨ੍ਦ-

मानन्दकन्दमनिमेषमनङ्गतन्त्रम् ।mānandakandamanimeṣamanaṅgatantram |ਮਾਨਨ੍ਦਕਨ੍ਦਮਨਿਮੇਸ਼ਮਨਙ੍ਗਤਨ੍ਤ੍ਰਮ੍ ।

आकेकरस्थितकनीनिकपक्ष्मनेत्रंākekarasthitakanīnikapakṣmanetraṃਆਕੇਕਰਸ੍ਥਿਤਕਨੀਨਿਕਪਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਮਨੇਤ੍ਰਂ

भूत्यै भवेन्मम भुजङ्गशयाङ्गनायाः ॥ ४ ॥bhūtyai bhavenmama bhujaṅgaśayāṅganāyāḥ || 4 ||ਭੂਤ੍ਯੈ ਭਵੇਨ੍ਮਮ ਭੁਜਙ੍ਗਸ਼ਯਾਙ੍ਗਨਾਯਾਃ ॥ 4 ॥

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बाह्वन्तरे मधुजितः श्रितकौस्तुभेयाbāhvantare madhujitaḥ śritakaustubheyāਬਾਹ੍ਵਨ੍ਤਰੇ ਮਧੁਜਿਤਃ ਸ਼੍ਰਿਤਕੌਸ੍ਤੁਭੇਯਾ

हारावलीव हरिनीलमयी विभाति ।hārāvalīva harinīlamayī vibhāti |ਹਾਰਾਵਲੀਵ ਹਰਿਨੀਲਮਯੀ ਵਿਭਾਤਿ ।

कामप्रदा भगवतोऽपि कटाक्षमालाkāmapradā bhagavato'pi kaṭākṣamālāਕਾਮਪ੍ਰਦਾ ਭਗਵਤੋਪਿ ਕਟਾਕ੍ਸ਼ਮਾਲਾ

कल्याणमावहतु मे कमलालयायाः ॥ ५ ॥kalyāṇamāvahatu me kamalālayāyāḥ || 5 ||ਕਲ੍ਯਾਣਮਾਵਹਤੁ ਮੇ ਕਮਲਾਲਯਾਯਾਃ ॥ 5 ॥

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कालाम्बुदालिललितोरसि कैटभारे-kālāmbudālilalitorasi kaiṭabhāre-ਕਾਲਾਮ੍ਬੁਦਾਲਿਲਲਿਤੋਰਸਿ ਕੈਟਭਾਰੇ-

र्धाराधरे स्फुरति यत्तटिदङ्गनेव ।rdhārādhare sphurati yattaṭidaṅganeva |ਰ੍ਧਾਰਾਧਰੇ ਸ੍ਫੁਰਤਿ ਯਤ੍ਤਟਿਦਙ੍ਗਨੇਵ ।

मातुः समस्तजगता महनीयमूर्ति-mātuḥ samastajagatā mahanīyamūrti-ਮਾਤੁਃ ਸਮਸ੍ਤਜਗਤਾ ਮਹਨੀਯਮੂਰ੍ਤਿ-

र्भद्राणि मे दिशतु भार्गवनन्दनायाः ॥ ६ ॥rbhadrāṇi me diśatu bhārgavanandanāyāḥ || 6 ||ਰ੍ਭਦ੍ਰਾਣਿ ਮੇ ਦਿਸ਼ਤੁ ਭਾਰ੍ਗਵਨਨ੍ਦਨਾਯਾਃ ॥ 6 ॥

Shloka 7

प्राप्तं पदं प्रथमतः खलु यत्प्रभावा-prāptaṃ padaṃ prathamataḥ khalu yatprabhāvā-ਪ੍ਰਾਪ੍ਤਂ ਪਦਂ ਪ੍ਰਥਮਤਃ ਖਲੁ ਯਤ੍ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਾ-

न्माङ्गल्यभाजि मधुमाथिनि मन्मथेन ।nmāṅgalyabhāji madhumāthini manmathena |ਨ੍ਮਾਙ੍ਗਲ੍ਯਭਾਜਿ ਮਧੁਮਾਥਿਨਿ ਮਨ੍ਮਥੇਨ ।

मय्यापतेत्तदिह मन्थरमीक्षणार्धंmayyāpatettadiha mantharamīkṣaṇārdhaṃਮਯ੍ਯਾਪਤੇਤ੍ਤਦਿਹ ਮਨ੍ਥਰਮੀਕ੍ਸ਼ਣਾਰ੍ਧਂ

मन्दालसं मकरालयकन्यकायाः ॥ ७ ॥mandālasaṃ makarālayakanyakāyāḥ || 7 ||ਮਨ੍ਦਾਲਸਂ ਮਕਰਾਲਯਕਨ੍ਯਕਾਯਾਃ ॥ 7 ॥

Shloka 8

दद्याद्दयानुपवनो द्रविणाम्बुधारा-dadyāddayānupavano draviṇāmbudhārā-ਦਦ੍ਯਾਦ੍ਦਯਾਨੁਪਵਨੋ ਦ੍ਰਵਿਣਾਮ੍ਬੁਧਾਰਾ-

मस्मिन्न किञ्चन विहंगशिशौ विषण्णे ।masminna kiñcana vihaṃgaśiśau viṣaṇṇe |ਮਸ੍ਮਿਨ੍ਨ ਕਿਞ੍ਚਨ ਵਿਹਂਗਸ਼ਿਸ਼ੌ ਵਿਸ਼ਣ੍ਣੇ ।

दुष्कर्मधर्ममपनीय चिराय दूरंduṣkarmadharmamapanīya cirāya dūraṃਦੁਸ਼੍ਕਰ੍ਮਧਰ੍ਮਮਪਨੀਯ ਚਿਰਾਯ ਦੂਰਂ

नारायणप्रणयिनीनयनाम्बुवाहः ॥ ८ ॥nārāyaṇapraṇayinīnayanāmbuvāhaḥ || 8 ||ਨਾਰਾਯਣਪ੍ਰਣਯਿਨੀਨਯਨਾਮ੍ਬੁਵਾਹਃ ॥ 8 ॥

Shloka 9

इष्टाविशिष्टमतयोऽपि यया दयार्द्र-iṣṭāviśiṣṭamatayo'pi yayā dayārdra-ਇਸ਼੍ਟਾਵਿਸ਼ਿਸ਼੍ਟਮਤਯੋਪਿ ਯਯਾ ਦਯਾਰ੍ਦ੍ਰ-

दृष्ट्या त्रिविष्टपपदं सुलभं लभन्ते ।dṛṣṭyā triviṣṭapapadaṃ sulabhaṃ labhante |ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼੍ਟ੍ਯਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਵਿਸ਼੍ਟਪਪਦਂ ਸੁਲਭਂ ਲਭਨ੍ਤੇ ।

दृष्टिः प्रहृष्टकमलोदरदीप्तिरिष्टांdṛṣṭiḥ prahṛṣṭakamalodaradīptiriṣṭāṃਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼੍ਟਿਃ ਪ੍ਰਹ੍ਰਿਸ਼੍ਟਕਮਲੋਦਰਦੀਪ੍ਤਿਰਿਸ਼੍ਟਾਂ

पुष्टिं कृषीष्ट मम पुष्करविष्टरायाः ॥ ९ ॥puṣṭiṃ kṛṣīṣṭa mama puṣkaraviṣṭarāyāḥ || 9 ||ਪੁਸ਼੍ਟਿਂ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ੀਸ਼੍ਟ ਮਮ ਪੁਸ਼੍ਕਰਵਿਸ਼੍ਟਰਾਯਾਃ ॥ 9 ॥

Shloka 10

गीर्देवतेति गरुडध्वजसुन्दरीतिgīrdevateti garuḍadhvajasundarītiਗੀਰ੍ਦੇਵਤੇਤਿ ਗਰੁਡਧ੍ਵਜਸੁਨ੍ਦਰੀਤਿ

शाकम्भरीति शशिशेखरवल्लभेति ।śākambharīti śaśiśekharavallabheti |ਸ਼ਾਕਮ੍ਭਰੀਤਿ ਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਸ਼ੇਖਰਵਲ੍ਲਭੇਤਿ ।

सृष्टिस्थितिप्रलयकेलिषु संस्थितायैsṛṣṭisthitipralayakeliṣu saṃsthitāyaiਸ੍ਰਿਸ਼੍ਟਿਸ੍ਥਿਤਿਪ੍ਰਲਯਕੇਲਿਸ਼ੁ ਸਂਸ੍ਥਿਤਾਯੈ

तस्यै नमस्त्रिभुवनैकगुरोस्तरुण्यै ॥ १० ॥tasyai namastribhuvanaikagurostaruṇyai || 10 ||ਤਸ੍ਯੈ ਨਮਸ੍ਤ੍ਰਿਭੁਵਨੈਕਗੁਰੋਸ੍ਤਰੁਣ੍ਯੈ ॥ 10 ॥

Shloka 11

श्रुत्यै नमोऽस्तु शुभकर्मफलप्रसूत्यैśrutyai namo'stu śubhakarmaphalaprasūtyaiਸ਼੍ਰੁਤ੍ਯੈ ਨਮੋਸ੍ਤੁ ਸ਼ੁਭਕਰ੍ਮਫਲਪ੍ਰਸੂਤ੍ਯੈ

रत्यै नमोऽस्तु रमणीयगुणार्णवायै ।ratyai namo'stu ramaṇīyaguṇārṇavāyai |ਰਤ੍ਯੈ ਨਮੋਸ੍ਤੁ ਰਮਣੀਯਗੁਣਾਰ੍ਣਵਾਯੈ ।

शक्त्यै नमोऽस्तु शतपत्रनिकेतनायैśaktyai namo'stu śatapatraniketanāyaiਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯੈ ਨਮੋਸ੍ਤੁ ਸ਼ਤਪਤ੍ਰਨਿਕੇਤਨਾਯੈ

पुष्ट्यै नमोऽस्तु पुरुषोत्तमवल्लभायै ॥ ११ ॥puṣṭyai namo'stu puruṣottamavallabhāyai || 11 ||ਪੁਸ਼੍ਟ੍ਯੈ ਨਮੋਸ੍ਤੁ ਪੁਰੁਸ਼ੋਤ੍ਤਮਵਲ੍ਲਭਾਯੈ ॥ 11 ॥

Shloka 12

नमोऽस्तु नालीकनिभाननायैnamo'stu nālīkanibhānanāyaiਨਮੋਸ੍ਤੁ ਨਾਲੀਕਨਿਭਾਨਨਾਯੈ

नमोऽस्तु दुग्धोदधिजन्मभूम्यै ।namo'stu dugdhodadhijanmabhūmyai |ਨਮੋਸ੍ਤੁ ਦੁਗ੍ਧੋਦਧਿਜਨ੍ਮਭੂਮ੍ਯੈ ।

नमोऽस्तु सोमामृतसोदरायैnamo'stu somāmṛtasodarāyaiਨਮੋਸ੍ਤੁ ਸੋਮਾਮ੍ਰਿਤਸੋਦਰਾਯੈ

नमोऽस्तु नारायणवल्लभायै ॥ १२ ॥namo'stu nārāyaṇavallabhāyai || 12 ||ਨਮੋਸ੍ਤੁ ਨਾਰਾਯਣਵਲ੍ਲਭਾਯੈ ॥ 12 ॥

Shloka 13

सपत्कराणि सकलेन्द्रियनन्दनानिsapatkarāṇi sakalendriyanandanāniਸਪਤ੍ਕਰਾਣਿ ਸਕਲੇਨ੍ਦ੍ਰਿਯਨਨ੍ਦਨਾਨਿ

साम्राज्यदानविभवानि सरोरुहाक्षि ।sāmrājyadānavibhavāni saroruhākṣi |ਸਾਮ੍ਰਾਜ੍ਯਦਾਨਵਿਭਵਾਨਿ ਸਰੋਰੁਹਾਕ੍ਸ਼ਿ ।

त्वद्वन्दनानि दुरिताहरणोद्यतानिtvadvandanāni duritāharaṇodyatāniਤ੍ਵਦ੍ਵਨ੍ਦਨਾਨਿ ਦੁਰਿਤਾਹਰਣੋਦ੍ਯਤਾਨਿ

मामेव मातरनिशं कलयन्तु मान्ये ॥ १३ ॥māmeva mātaraniśaṃ kalayantu mānye || 13 ||ਮਾਮੇਵ ਮਾਤਰਨਿਸ਼ਂ ਕਲਯਨ੍ਤੁ ਮਾਨ੍ਯੇ ॥ 13 ॥

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यत्कटाक्षसमुपासनाविधिःyatkaṭākṣasamupāsanāvidhiḥਯਤ੍ਕਟਾਕ੍ਸ਼ਸਮੁਪਾਸਨਾਵਿਧਿਃ

सेवकस्य सकलार्थसम्पदः ।sevakasya sakalārthasampadaḥ |ਸੇਵਕਸ੍ਯ ਸਕਲਾਰ੍ਥਸਮ੍ਪਦਃ ।

संतनोति वचनाङ्गमानसै-saṃtanoti vacanāṅgamānasai-ਸਂਤਨੋਤਿ ਵਚਨਾਙ੍ਗਮਾਨਸੈ-

स्त्वां मुरारिहृदयेश्वरीं भजे ॥ १४ ॥stvāṃ murārihṛdayeśvarīṃ bhaje || 14 ||ਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਾਂ ਮੁਰਾਰਿਹ੍ਰਿਦਯੇਸ਼੍ਵਰੀਂ ਭਜੇ ॥ 14 ॥

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सरसिजनिलये सरोजहस्तेsarasijanilaye sarojahasteਸਰਸਿਜਨਿਲਯੇ ਸਰੋਜਹਸ੍ਤੇ

धवलतमांशुकगन्धमाल्यशोभे ।dhavalatamāṃśukagandhamālyaśobhe |ਧਵਲਤਮਾਂਸ਼ੁਕਗਨ੍ਧਮਾਲ੍ਯਸ਼ੋਭੇ ।

भगवति हरिवल्लभे मनोज्ञेbhagavati harivallabhe manojñeਭਗਵਤਿ ਹਰਿਵਲ੍ਲਭੇ ਮਨੋਜ੍ਞੇ

त्रिभुवनभूतिकरि प्रसीद मह्यम् ॥ १५ ॥tribhuvanabhūtikari prasīda mahyam || 15 ||ਤ੍ਰਿਭੁਵਨਭੂਤਿਕਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਸੀਦ ਮਹ੍ਯਮ੍ ॥ 15 ॥

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दिग्हस्तिभिः कनककुम्भमुखावसृष्टdighastibhiḥ kanakakumbhamukhāvasṛṣṭaਦਿਗ੍ਹਸ੍ਤਿਭਿਃ ਕਨਕਕੁਮ੍ਭਮੁਖਾਵਸ੍ਰਿਸ਼੍ਟ

स्वर्वाहिनीविमलचारुजलाप्लुताङ्गीम् ।svarvāhinīvimalacārujalāplutāṅgīm |ਸ੍ਵਰ੍ਵਾਹਿਨੀਵਿਮਲਚਾਰੁਜਲਾਪ੍ਲੁਤਾਙ੍ਗੀਮ੍ ।

प्रातर्नमामि जगता जननीमशेषprātarnamāmi jagatā jananīmaśeṣaਪ੍ਰਾਤਰ੍ਨਮਾਮਿ ਜਗਤਾ ਜਨਨੀਮਸ਼ੇਸ਼

लोकाधिनाथगृहिणीममृताब्धिपुत्रीम् ॥ १६ ॥lokādhināthagṛhiṇīmamṛtābdhiputrīm || 16 ||ਲੋਕਾਧਿਨਾਥਗ੍ਰਿਹਿਣੀਮਮ੍ਰਿਤਾਬ੍ਧਿਪੁਤ੍ਰੀਮ੍ ॥ 16 ॥

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कमले कमलाक्षवल्लभे त्वंkamale kamalākṣavallabhe tvaṃਕਮਲੇ ਕਮਲਾਕ੍ਸ਼ਵਲ੍ਲਭੇ ਤ੍ਵਂ

करुणापूरतरङ्गितैरपाङ्गैः ।karuṇāpūrataraṅgitairapāṅgaiḥ |ਕਰੁਣਾਪੂਰਤਰਙ੍ਗਿਤੈਰਪਾਙ੍ਗੈਃ ।

अवलोकय मामकिञ्चनानांavalokaya māmakiñcanānāṃਅਵਲੋਕਯ ਮਾਮਕਿਞ੍ਚਨਾਨਾਂ

प्रथमं पात्रमकृत्रिमं दयायाः ॥ १७ ॥prathamaṃ pātramakṛtrimaṃ dayāyāḥ || 17 ||ਪ੍ਰਥਮਂ ਪਾਤ੍ਰਮਕ੍ਰਿਤ੍ਰਿਮਂ ਦਯਾਯਾਃ ॥ 17 ॥

Shloka 18

स्तुवन्ति ये स्तुतिभिरमीभिरन्वहंstuvanti ye stutibhiramībhiranvahaṃਸ੍ਤੁਵਨ੍ਤਿ ਯੇ ਸ੍ਤੁਤਿਭਿਰਮੀਭਿਰਨ੍ਵਹਂ

त्रयीमयीं त्रिभुवनमातरं रमाम् ।trayīmayīṃ tribhuvanamātaraṃ ramām |ਤ੍ਰਯੀਮਯੀਂ ਤ੍ਰਿਭੁਵਨਮਾਤਰਂ ਰਮਾਮ੍ ।

गुणाधिका गुरुतरभाग्यभाजिनोguṇādhikā gurutarabhāgyabhājinoਗੁਣਾਧਿਕਾ ਗੁਰੁਤਰਭਾਗ੍ਯਭਾਜਿਨੋ

भवन्ति ते भुवि बुधभाविताशयाः ॥ १८ ॥bhavanti te bhuvi budhabhāvitāśayāḥ || 18 ||ਭਵਨ੍ਤਿ ਤੇ ਭੁਵਿ ਬੁਧਭਾਵਿਤਾਸ਼ਯਾਃ ॥ 18 ॥

19

इति श्रीमत्परमहंसपरिव्राजकाचार्यस्य श्रीगोविंदभगवत्पूज्यपादशिष्यस्य श्रीमच्छङ्करभगवतः कृतौ कनकधारास्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ॥iti śrīmatparamahaṃsaparivrājakācāryasya śrīgoviṃdabhagavatpūjyapādaśiṣyasya śrīmacchaṅkarabhagavataḥ kṛtau kanakadhārāstotraṃ sampūrṇam ||ਇਤਿ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਮਤ੍ਪਰਮਹਂਸਪਰਿਵ੍ਰਾਜਕਾਚਾਰ੍ਯਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਗੋਵਿਂਦਭਗਵਤ੍ਪੂਜ੍ਯਪਾਦਸ਼ਿਸ਼੍ਯਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਮਚ੍ਛਙ੍ਕਰਭਗਵਤਃ ਕ੍ਰਿਤੌ ਕਨਕਧਾਰਾਸ੍ਤੋਤ੍ਰਂ ਸਮ੍ਪੂਰ੍ਣਮ੍ ॥

Read in another script: ગુજરાતી বাংলা தமிழ் తెలుగు ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ଓଡ଼ିଆ · 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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