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 pulakabhūṣaṇamāśrayantīಅಙ್ಗಂ ಹರೇ ಪುಲಕಭೂಷಣಮಾಶ್ರಯನ್ತೀ

भृङ्गाङ्गनेव मुकुलाभरणं तमालम् ।bhṛṅgāṅganeva mukulābharaṇaṃ tamālam |ಭೃಙ್ಗಾಙ್ಗನೇವ ಮುಕುಲಾಭರಣಂ ತಮಾಲಮ್ ।

अङ्गीकृताखिलविभूतिरपाङ्गलीलाaṅgīkṛtākhilavibhūtirapāṅgalīlāಅಙ್ಗೀಕೃತಾಖಿಲವಿಭೂತಿರಪಾಙ್ಗಲೀಲಾ

माङ्गल्यदास्तु मम मङ्गलदेवतायाः ॥ १ ॥māṅgalyadāstu mama maṅgaladevatāyāḥ || 1 ||ಮಾಙ್ಗಲ್ಯದಾಸ್ತು ಮಮ ಮಙ್ಗಲದೇವತಾಯಾಃ ॥ 1 ॥

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मुग्धा मुहुर्विदधती वदने मुरारेःmugdhā muhurvidadhatī vadane murāreḥಮುಗ್ಧಾ ಮುಹುರ್ವಿದಧತೀ ವದನೇ ಮುರಾರೇಃ

प्रेमत्रपाप्रणिहितानि गतागतानि ।prematrapāpraṇihitāni gatāgatāni |ಪ್ರೇಮತ್ರಪಾಪ್ರಣಿಹಿತಾನಿ ಗತಾಗತಾನಿ ।

मालादृशोर्मधुकरीव महोत्पले याmālādṛśormadhukarīva mahotpale yāಮಾಲಾದೃಶೋರ್ಮಧುಕರೀವ ಮಹೋತ್ಪಲೇ ಯಾ

सा मे श्रियं दिशतु सागरसम्भवायाः ॥ २ ॥sā me śriyaṃ diśatu sāgarasambhavāyāḥ || 2 ||ಸಾ ಮೇ ಶ್ರಿಯಂ ದಿಶತು ಸಾಗರಸಮ್ಭವಾಯಾಃ ॥ 2 ॥

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विश्वामरेन्द्रपदविभ्रमदानदक्ष-viśvāmarendrapadavibhramadānadakṣa-ವಿಶ್ವಾಮರೇನ್ದ್ರಪದವಿಭ್ರಮದಾನದಕ್ಷ-

मानन्दहेतुरधिकं मुरविद्विषोऽपि ।mānandaheturadhikaṃ muravidviṣo'pi |ಮಾನನ್ದಹೇತುರಧಿಕಂ ಮುರವಿದ್ವಿಷೋಽಪಿ ।

ईषन्निषीदतु मयि क्षणमीक्षणार्द्ध-īṣanniṣīdatu mayi kṣaṇamīkṣaṇārddha-ಈಷನ್ನಿಷೀದತು ಮಯಿ ಕ್ಷಣಮೀಕ್ಷಣಾರ್ದ್ಧ-

मिन्दीवरोदरसहोदरमिन्दिरायाः ॥ ३ ॥mindīvarodarasahodaramindirāyāḥ || 3 ||ಮಿನ್ದೀವರೋದರಸಹೋದರಮಿನ್ದಿರಾಯಾಃ ॥ 3 ॥

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आमीलिताक्षमधिगम्य मुदा मुकुन्द-āmīlitākṣamadhigamya mudā mukunda-ಆಮೀಲಿತಾಕ್ಷಮಧಿಗಮ್ಯ ಮುದಾ ಮುಕುನ್ದ-

मानन्दकन्दमनिमेषमनङ्गतन्त्रम् ।mānandakandamanimeṣamanaṅgatantram |ಮಾನನ್ದಕನ್ದಮನಿಮೇಷಮನಙ್ಗತನ್ತ್ರಮ್ ।

आकेकरस्थितकनीनिकपक्ष्मनेत्रंākekarasthitakanīnikapakṣmanetraṃಆಕೇಕರಸ್ಥಿತಕನೀನಿಕಪಕ್ಷ್ಮನೇತ್ರಂ

भूत्यै भवेन्मम भुजङ्गशयाङ्गनायाः ॥ ४ ॥bhūtyai bhavenmama bhujaṅgaśayāṅganāyāḥ || 4 ||ಭೂತ್ಯೈ ಭವೇನ್ಮಮ ಭುಜಙ್ಗಶಯಾಙ್ಗನಾಯಾಃ ॥ 4 ॥

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बाह्वन्तरे मधुजितः श्रितकौस्तुभेयाbāhvantare madhujitaḥ śritakaustubheyāಬಾಹ್ವನ್ತರೇ ಮಧುಜಿತಃ ಶ್ರಿತಕೌಸ್ತುಭೇಯಾ

हारावलीव हरिनीलमयी विभाति ।hārāvalīva harinīlamayī vibhāti |ಹಾರಾವಲೀವ ಹರಿನೀಲಮಯೀ ವಿಭಾತಿ ।

कामप्रदा भगवतोऽपि कटाक्षमालाkāmapradā bhagavato'pi kaṭākṣamālāಕಾಮಪ್ರದಾ ಭಗವತೋಽಪಿ ಕಟಾಕ್ಷಮಾಲಾ

कल्याणमावहतु मे कमलालयायाः ॥ ५ ॥kalyāṇamāvahatu me kamalālayāyāḥ || 5 ||ಕಲ್ಯಾಣಮಾವಹತು ಮೇ ಕಮಲಾಲಯಾಯಾಃ ॥ 5 ॥

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कालाम्बुदालिललितोरसि कैटभारे-kālāmbudālilalitorasi kaiṭabhāre-ಕಾಲಾಮ್ಬುದಾಲಿಲಲಿತೋರಸಿ ಕೈಟಭಾರೇ-

र्धाराधरे स्फुरति यत्तटिदङ्गनेव ।rdhārādhare sphurati yattaṭidaṅganeva |ರ್ಧಾರಾಧರೇ ಸ್ಫುರತಿ ಯತ್ತಟಿದಙ್ಗನೇವ ।

मातुः समस्तजगता महनीयमूर्ति-mātuḥ samastajagatā mahanīyamūrti-ಮಾತುಃ ಸಮಸ್ತಜಗತಾ ಮಹನೀಯಮೂರ್ತಿ-

र्भद्राणि मे दिशतु भार्गवनन्दनायाः ॥ ६ ॥rbhadrāṇi me diśatu bhārgavanandanāyāḥ || 6 ||ರ್ಭದ್ರಾಣಿ ಮೇ ದಿಶತು ಭಾರ್ಗವನನ್ದನಾಯಾಃ ॥ 6 ॥

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प्राप्तं पदं प्रथमतः खलु यत्प्रभावा-prāptaṃ padaṃ prathamataḥ khalu yatprabhāvā-ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಂ ಪದಂ ಪ್ರಥಮತಃ ಖಲು ಯತ್ಪ್ರಭಾವಾ-

न्माङ्गल्यभाजि मधुमाथिनि मन्मथेन ।nmāṅgalyabhāji madhumāthini manmathena |ನ್ಮಾಙ್ಗಲ್ಯಭಾಜಿ ಮಧುಮಾಥಿನಿ ಮನ್ಮಥೇನ ।

मय्यापतेत्तदिह मन्थरमीक्षणार्धंmayyāpatettadiha mantharamīkṣaṇārdhaṃಮಯ್ಯಾಪತೇತ್ತದಿಹ ಮನ್ಥರಮೀಕ್ಷಣಾರ್ಧಂ

मन्दालसं मकरालयकन्यकायाः ॥ ७ ॥mandālasaṃ makarālayakanyakāyāḥ || 7 ||ಮನ್ದಾಲಸಂ ಮಕರಾಲಯಕನ್ಯಕಾಯಾಃ ॥ 7 ॥

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दद्याद्दयानुपवनो द्रविणाम्बुधारा-dadyāddayānupavano draviṇāmbudhārā-ದದ್ಯಾದ್ದಯಾನುಪವನೋ ದ್ರವಿಣಾಮ್ಬುಧಾರಾ-

मस्मिन्न किञ्चन विहंगशिशौ विषण्णे ।masminna kiñcana vihaṃgaśiśau viṣaṇṇe |ಮಸ್ಮಿನ್ನ ಕಿಞ್ಚನ ವಿಹಂಗಶಿಶೌ ವಿಷಣ್ಣೇ ।

दुष्कर्मधर्ममपनीय चिराय दूरंduṣkarmadharmamapanīya cirāya dūraṃದುಷ್ಕರ್ಮಧರ್ಮಮಪನೀಯ ಚಿರಾಯ ದೂರಂ

नारायणप्रणयिनीनयनाम्बुवाहः ॥ ८ ॥nārāyaṇapraṇayinīnayanāmbuvāhaḥ || 8 ||ನಾರಾಯಣಪ್ರಣಯಿನೀನಯನಾಮ್ಬುವಾಹಃ ॥ 8 ॥

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इष्टाविशिष्टमतयोऽपि यया दयार्द्र-iṣṭāviśiṣṭamatayo'pi yayā dayārdra-ಇಷ್ಟಾವಿಶಿಷ್ಟಮತಯೋಽಪಿ ಯಯಾ ದಯಾರ್ದ್ರ-

दृष्ट्या त्रिविष्टपपदं सुलभं लभन्ते ।dṛṣṭyā triviṣṭapapadaṃ sulabhaṃ labhante |ದೃಷ್ಟ್ಯಾ ತ್ರಿವಿಷ್ಟಪಪದಂ ಸುಲಭಂ ಲಭನ್ತೇ ।

दृष्टिः प्रहृष्टकमलोदरदीप्तिरिष्टांdṛṣṭiḥ prahṛṣṭakamalodaradīptiriṣṭāṃದೃಷ್ಟಿಃ ಪ್ರಹೃಷ್ಟಕಮಲೋದರದೀಪ್ತಿರಿಷ್ಟಾಂ

पुष्टिं कृषीष्ट मम पुष्करविष्टरायाः ॥ ९ ॥puṣṭiṃ kṛṣīṣṭa mama puṣkaraviṣṭarāyāḥ || 9 ||ಪುಷ್ಟಿಂ ಕೃಷೀಷ್ಟ ಮಮ ಪುಷ್ಕರವಿಷ್ಟರಾಯಾಃ ॥ 9 ॥

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गीर्देवतेति गरुडध्वजसुन्दरीतिgīrdevateti garuḍadhvajasundarītiಗೀರ್ದೇವತೇತಿ ಗರುಡಧ್ವಜಸುನ್ದರೀತಿ

शाकम्भरीति शशिशेखरवल्लभेति ।śākambharīti śaśiśekharavallabheti |ಶಾಕಮ್ಭರೀತಿ ಶಶಿಶೇಖರವಲ್ಲಭೇತಿ ।

सृष्टिस्थितिप्रलयकेलिषु संस्थितायैsṛṣṭisthitipralayakeliṣu saṃsthitāyaiಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಪ್ರಲಯಕೇಲಿಷು ಸಂಸ್ಥಿತಾಯೈ

तस्यै नमस्त्रिभुवनैकगुरोस्तरुण्यै ॥ १० ॥tasyai namastribhuvanaikagurostaruṇyai || 10 ||ತಸ್ಯೈ ನಮಸ್ತ್ರಿಭುವನೈಕಗುರೋಸ್ತರುಣ್ಯೈ ॥ 10 ॥

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श्रुत्यै नमोऽस्तु शुभकर्मफलप्रसूत्यैśrutyai namo'stu śubhakarmaphalaprasūtyaiಶ್ರುತ್ಯೈ ನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ಶುಭಕರ್ಮಫಲಪ್ರಸೂತ್ಯೈ

रत्यै नमोऽस्तु रमणीयगुणार्णवायै ।ratyai namo'stu ramaṇīyaguṇārṇavāyai |ರತ್ಯೈ ನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ರಮಣೀಯಗುಣಾರ್ಣವಾಯೈ ।

शक्त्यै नमोऽस्तु शतपत्रनिकेतनायैśaktyai namo'stu śatapatraniketanāyaiಶಕ್ತ್ಯೈ ನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ಶತಪತ್ರನಿಕೇತನಾಯೈ

पुष्ट्यै नमोऽस्तु पुरुषोत्तमवल्लभायै ॥ ११ ॥puṣṭyai namo'stu puruṣottamavallabhāyai || 11 ||ಪುಷ್ಟ್ಯೈ ನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮವಲ್ಲಭಾಯೈ ॥ 11 ॥

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नमोऽस्तु नालीकनिभाननायैnamo'stu nālīkanibhānanāyaiನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ನಾಲೀಕನಿಭಾನನಾಯೈ

नमोऽस्तु दुग्धोदधिजन्मभूम्यै ।namo'stu dugdhodadhijanmabhūmyai |ನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ದುಗ್ಧೋದಧಿಜನ್ಮಭೂಮ್ಯೈ ।

नमोऽस्तु सोमामृतसोदरायैnamo'stu somāmṛtasodarāyaiನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ಸೋಮಾಮೃತಸೋದರಾಯೈ

नमोऽस्तु नारायणवल्लभायै ॥ १२ ॥namo'stu nārāyaṇavallabhāyai || 12 ||ನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ನಾರಾಯಣವಲ್ಲಭಾಯೈ ॥ 12 ॥

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सपत्कराणि सकलेन्द्रियनन्दनानिsapatkarāṇi sakalendriyanandanāniಸಪತ್ಕರಾಣಿ ಸಕಲೇನ್ದ್ರಿಯನನ್ದನಾನಿ

साम्राज्यदानविभवानि सरोरुहाक्षि ।sāmrājyadānavibhavāni saroruhākṣi |ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯದಾನವಿಭವಾನಿ ಸರೋರುಹಾಕ್ಷಿ ।

त्वद्वन्दनानि दुरिताहरणोद्यतानिtvadvandanāni duritāharaṇodyatāniತ್ವದ್ವನ್ದನಾನಿ ದುರಿತಾಹರಣೋದ್ಯತಾನಿ

मामेव मातरनिशं कलयन्तु मान्ये ॥ १३ ॥māmeva mātaraniśaṃ kalayantu mānye || 13 ||ಮಾಮೇವ ಮಾತರನಿಶಂ ಕಲಯನ್ತು ಮಾನ್ಯೇ ॥ 13 ॥

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यत्कटाक्षसमुपासनाविधिःyatkaṭākṣasamupāsanāvidhiḥಯತ್ಕಟಾಕ್ಷಸಮುಪಾಸನಾವಿಧಿಃ

सेवकस्य सकलार्थसम्पदः ।sevakasya sakalārthasampadaḥ |ಸೇವಕಸ್ಯ ಸಕಲಾರ್ಥಸಮ್ಪದಃ ।

संतनोति वचनाङ्गमानसै-saṃtanoti vacanāṅgamānasai-ಸಂತನೋತಿ ವಚನಾಙ್ಗಮಾನಸೈ-

स्त्वां मुरारिहृदयेश्वरीं भजे ॥ १४ ॥stvāṃ murārihṛdayeśvarīṃ bhaje || 14 ||ಸ್ತ್ವಾಂ ಮುರಾರಿಹೃದಯೇಶ್ವರೀಂ ಭಜೇ ॥ 14 ॥

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सरसिजनिलये सरोजहस्तेsarasijanilaye sarojahasteಸರಸಿಜನಿಲಯೇ ಸರೋಜಹಸ್ತೇ

धवलतमांशुकगन्धमाल्यशोभे ।dhavalatamāṃśukagandhamālyaśobhe |ಧವಲತಮಾಂಶುಕಗನ್ಧಮಾಲ್ಯಶೋಭೇ ।

भगवति हरिवल्लभे मनोज्ञेbhagavati harivallabhe manojñeಭಗವತಿ ಹರಿವಲ್ಲಭೇ ಮನೋಜ್ಞೇ

त्रिभुवनभूतिकरि प्रसीद मह्यम् ॥ १५ ॥tribhuvanabhūtikari prasīda mahyam || 15 ||ತ್ರಿಭುವನಭೂತಿಕರಿ ಪ್ರಸೀದ ಮಹ್ಯಮ್ ॥ 15 ॥

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दिग्हस्तिभिः कनककुम्भमुखावसृष्टdighastibhiḥ kanakakumbhamukhāvasṛṣṭaದಿಗ್ಹಸ್ತಿಭಿಃ ಕನಕಕುಮ್ಭಮುಖಾವಸೃಷ್ಟ

स्वर्वाहिनीविमलचारुजलाप्लुताङ्गीम् ।svarvāhinīvimalacārujalāplutāṅgīm |ಸ್ವರ್ವಾಹಿನೀವಿಮಲಚಾರುಜಲಾಪ್ಲುತಾಙ್ಗೀಮ್ ।

प्रातर्नमामि जगता जननीमशेषprātarnamāmi jagatā jananīmaśeṣaಪ್ರಾತರ್ನಮಾಮಿ ಜಗತಾ ಜನನೀಮಶೇಷ

लोकाधिनाथगृहिणीममृताब्धिपुत्रीम् ॥ १६ ॥lokādhināthagṛhiṇīmamṛtābdhiputrīm || 16 ||ಲೋಕಾಧಿನಾಥಗೃಹಿಣೀಮಮೃತಾಬ್ಧಿಪುತ್ರೀಮ್ ॥ 16 ॥

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कमले कमलाक्षवल्लभे त्वंkamale kamalākṣavallabhe tvaṃಕಮಲೇ ಕಮಲಾಕ್ಷವಲ್ಲಭೇ ತ್ವಂ

करुणापूरतरङ्गितैरपाङ्गैः ।karuṇāpūrataraṅgitairapāṅgaiḥ |ಕರುಣಾಪೂರತರಙ್ಗಿತೈರಪಾಙ್ಗೈಃ ।

अवलोकय मामकिञ्चनानांavalokaya māmakiñcanānāṃಅವಲೋಕಯ ಮಾಮಕಿಞ್ಚನಾನಾಂ

प्रथमं पात्रमकृत्रिमं दयायाः ॥ १७ ॥prathamaṃ pātramakṛtrimaṃ dayāyāḥ || 17 ||ಪ್ರಥಮಂ ಪಾತ್ರಮಕೃತ್ರಿಮಂ ದಯಾಯಾಃ ॥ 17 ॥

Shloka 18

स्तुवन्ति ये स्तुतिभिरमीभिरन्वहंstuvanti ye stutibhiramībhiranvahaṃಸ್ತುವನ್ತಿ ಯೇ ಸ್ತುತಿಭಿರಮೀಭಿರನ್ವಹಂ

त्रयीमयीं त्रिभुवनमातरं रमाम् ।trayīmayīṃ tribhuvanamātaraṃ ramām |ತ್ರಯೀಮಯೀಂ ತ್ರಿಭುವನಮಾತರಂ ರಮಾಮ್ ।

गुणाधिका गुरुतरभाग्यभाजिनोguṇādhikā gurutarabhāgyabhājinoಗುಣಾಧಿಕಾ ಗುರುತರಭಾಗ್ಯಭಾಜಿನೋ

भवन्ति ते भुवि बुधभाविताशयाः ॥ १८ ॥bhavanti te bhuvi budhabhāvitāśayāḥ || 18 ||ಭವನ್ತಿ ತೇ ಭುವಿ ಬುಧಭಾವಿತಾಶಯಾಃ ॥ 18 ॥

19

इति श्रीमत्परमहंसपरिव्राजकाचार्यस्य श्रीगोविंदभगवत्पूज्यपादशिष्यस्य श्रीमच्छङ्करभगवतः कृतौ कनकधारास्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ॥iti śrīmatparamahaṃsaparivrājakācāryasya śrīgoviṃdabhagavatpūjyapādaśiṣyasya śrīmacchaṅkarabhagavataḥ kṛtau kanakadhārāstotraṃ sampūrṇam ||ಇತಿ ಶ್ರೀಮತ್ಪರಮಹಂಸಪರಿವ್ರಾಜಕಾಚಾರ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಶ್ರೀಗೋವಿಂದಭಗವತ್ಪೂಜ್ಯಪಾದಶಿಷ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಶ್ರೀಮಚ್ಛಙ್ಕರಭಗವತಃ ಕೃತೌ ಕನಕಧಾರಾಸ್ತೋತ್ರಂ ಸಮ್ಪೂರ್ಣಮ್ ॥

Read in another script: ગુજરાતી বাংলা தமிழ் తెలుగు 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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