Annamayya Keerthanas Ksheerabdi Kanyakaku
Annamayya Keerthanas Ksheerabdi Kanyakaku
अन्नमय्य कीर्तन क्षीराब्धि कन्यककु
क्षीराब्धि कन्यककु श्री महालक्ष्मिकिनि
नीरजालयमुनकु नीराजनं ॥
जलजाक्षि मोमुनकु जक्कव कुचम्बुलकु
नॆलकॊन्न कप्पुरपु नीराजनं ।
अलिवेणि तुरुमुनकु हस्तकमलम्बुलकु
निलुवुमाणिक्यमुल नीराजनं ॥
चरण किसलयमुलकु सकियरम्भोरुलकु
निरतमगु मुत्तेल नीराजनं ।
अरिदि जघनम्बुनकु अतिवनिजनाभिकिनि
निरति नानावर्ण नीराजनं ॥
पगटु श्रीवेङ्कटेशु पट्टपुराणियै
नॆगडु सतिकललकुनु नीराजनं ।
जगति नलमेल्मङ्ग चक्कदनमुलकॆल्ल
निगुडु निज शोभनपु नीराजनं ॥
About This Stotram
Overview
Ksheerabdi Kanyakaku is a Telugu keerthana by Tallapaka Annamacharya (1408–1503 CE) dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi. The title means "To the daughter of the Ocean of Milk" (Ksheerabdi Kanyaka), a standard Puranic epithet for Lakshmi. The composition takes the form of a neerajanam (offering of camphor light) to the Goddess and belongs to the Vaishnava devotional tradition of South India.
What are the benefits of chanting Ksheerabdi Kanyakaku?
- Invokes Goddess Lakshmi through the ritual form of a camphor-light offering (neerajanam).
- Associated with seeking prosperity, fortune, and removal of financial difficulty.
- Traditionally recited on Fridays and during festivals connected to Lakshmi worship.
- Supports the practice of ritual offering as a form of Vaishnava devotion.
- Part of the Annamayya Keerthanalu corpus used in temple and home worship.
When is the best time to recite this?
Fridays are the primary recommended occasion, as they are traditionally associated with Lakshmi. Daily recitation is also practiced for general well-being. The keerthana is appropriate on festival days such as Diwali and other Lakshmi-related observances.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Tallapaka Annamacharya (1408–1503 CE) composed this keerthana from the village of Tallapaka in the Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh during the Vijayanagara Empire. He served as a court musician at Tirumala and composed songs honoring both Lord Venkateswara and Goddess Lakshmi as part of his over 32,000 sankirtanas. His works were inscribed on copper plates at the Tirumala temple and rediscovered in the 20th century. The neerajanam form of this keerthana connects it to the temple ritual tradition of South Indian Vaishnavism.
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