Kanakadhara Stotram
Kanakadhara Stotram
kanakadhArA stotram
vande vandAru mandAramindirAnandakandalam |
amandAnandasandoha bandhuraM sindhurAnanam ||
aGgaM hareH pulakabhUSaNamAzrayantI
bhRGgAGganeva mukulAbharaNaM tamAlam |
aGgIkRtAkhilavibhUtirapAGgalIlA
mAGgalyadAstu mama maGgaladevatAyAH || 1 ||
mugdhA muhurvidadhatI vadane murAreH
prematrapApraNihitAni gatAgatAni |
mAlA dRzormadhukarIva mahotpale yA
sA me zriyaM dizatu sAgarasambhavAyAH || 2 ||
AmIlitAkSamadhigamya mudA mukundam-
AnandakandamanimeSamanaGgatantram |
AkekarasthitakanInikapakSmanetraM
bhUtyai bhavenmama bhujaGgazayAGganAyAH || 3 ||
bAhvantare madhujitaH zritakaustubhe yA
hArAvalIva harinIlamayI vibhAti |
kAmapradA bhagavato'pi kaTAkSamAlA
kalyANamAvahatu me kamalAlayAyAH || 4 ||
kAlAmbudAlilalitorasi kaiTabhAreH
dhArAdhare sphurati yA taTidaGganeva |
mAtussamastajagatAM mahanIyamUrtiH
bhadrANi me dizatu bhArgavanandanAyAH || 5 ||
prAptaM padaM prathamataH khalu yatprabhAvAt
mAGgalyabhAji madhumAthini manmathena |
mayyApatettadiha mantharamIkSaNArdhaM
mandAlasaM ca makarAlayakanyakAyAH || 6 ||
vizvAmarendrapadavibhramadAnadakSaM
AnandaheturadhikaM muravidviSo'pi |
ISanniSIdatu mayi kSaNamIkSaNArthaM
indIvarodarasahodaramindirAyAH || 7 ||
iSTA viziSTamatayo'pi yayA dayArdra
dRSTyA triviSTapapadaM sulabhaM labhante |
dRSTiH prahRSTa kamalodaradIptiriSTAM
puSTiM kRSISTa mama puSkaraviSTarAyAH || 8 ||
dadyAddayAnupavano draviNAmbudhArA-
masminna kiJcana vihaGgazizau viSaNNe |
duSkarmagharmamapanIya cirAya dUraM
nArAyaNapraNayinInayanAmbuvAhaH || 9 ||
gIrdevateti garuDadhvajasundarIti
zAkambharIti zazizekharavallabheti |
sRSTisthitipralayakeliSu saMsthitAyai
tasyai namastribhuvanaikagurostaruNyai || 10 ||
zrutyai namo'stu zubhakarmaphalaprasUtyai
ratyai namo'stu ramaNIyaguNArNavAyai |
zaktyai namo'stu zatapatraniketanAyai
puSTyai namo'stu puruSottamavallabhAyai || 11 ||
namo'stu nAlIkanibhAnanAyai
namo'stu dugdhodadhijanmabhUmyai |
namo'stu somAmRtasodarAyai
namo'stu nArAyaNavallabhAyai || 12 ||
namo'stu hemAmbujapIThikAyai
namo'stu bhUmaNDalanAyikAyai |
namo'stu devAdidayAparAyai
namo'stu zArGgAyudhavallabhAyai || 13 ||
namo'stu devyai bhRgunandanAyai
namo'stu viSNorurasisthitAyai |
namo'stu lakSmyai kamalAlayAyai
namo'stu dAmodaravallabhAyai || 14 ||
namo'stu kAntyai kamalekSaNAyai
namo'stu bhUtyai bhuvanaprasUtyai |
namo'stu devAdibhirarcitAyai
namo'stu nandAtmajavallabhAyai || 15 ||
sampatkarANi sakalendriyanandanAni
sAmrAjyadAnavibhavAni saroruhAkSi |
tvadvandanAni duritoddharaNodyatAni
mAmeva mAtaranizaM kalayantu mAnye || 16 ||
yatkaTAkSasamupAsanAvidhiH
sevakasya sakalArthasampadaH |
santanoti vacanAGgamAnasaiH
tvAM murArihRdayezvarIM bhaje || 17 ||
sarasijanilaye sarojahaste [sarasijanayanè]
dhavalatamAMzukagandhamAlyazobhe |
bhagavati harivallabhe manojJe
tribhuvanabhUtikari prasIda mahyam || 18 ||
digghastibhiH kanakakumbhamukhAvasRSTa
svarvAhinI vimalacArujalaplutAGgIm |
prAtarnamAmi jagatAM jananImazeSa
lokAdhinAtha-gRhiNIm-amRtAbdhiputrIm || 19 ||
kamale kamalAkSavallabhe tvaM
karuNApUrataraGgitairapAGgaiH |
avalokaya mAmakiJcanAnAM
prathamaM pAtramakRtrimaM dayAyAH || 20 ||
stuvanti ye stutibhiramUbhiranvahaM
trayImayIM tribhuvanamAtaraM ramAm |
guNAdhikA gurutara-bhAgya-bhAgino [bhAginah]
bhavanti te bhuvi budhabhAvitAzayAH || 21 ||
suvarNadhArAstotraM yacchaGkarAcArya nirmitam |
trisandhyaM yaH paThennityaM sa kuberasamo bhavet ||
iti zrImatparamahaMsaparivrAjakAcAryasya zrIgovindabhagavatpUjyapAdaziSyasya zrImacchaGkarabhagavataH kRtau kanakadhArAstotraM sampUrNam |
About This Stotram
Overview
The Kanakadhara Stotram is a 21-verse Sanskrit hymn dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi, composed by Adi Shankaracharya. The text is notable for the legend associated with its composition: Shankaracharya is said to have composed it to invoke Lakshmi's grace for a destitute Brahmin woman, resulting in a shower of golden amla fruits. "Kanakadhara" means "stream of gold." The hymn belongs to the Vaishnava devotional tradition and is one of the most widely recited Lakshmi stotrams.
What are the benefits of chanting Kanakadhara Stotram?
- Invokes the blessings of Goddess Lakshmi for wealth and prosperity
- Removes poverty and financial obstacles
- Fulfills sincere material and spiritual desires
- Purifies the mind and deepens devotion
When is the best time to recite this?
Recitation is recommended on Fridays, during Diwali, on auspicious occasions such as new business ventures or weddings, and during morning prayers. It is a standard practice to recite it daily for a fixed period when seeking Lakshmi's blessings.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Adi Shankaracharya (c. 788–820 CE), the Advaita Vedanta philosopher and saint, is the attributed author. The stotram is not extracted from any Vedic or Puranic scripture but is an independent composition. Its associated legend — in which compassion for a poor woman prompts the composition — is recounted in multiple hagiographies of Shankaracharya. The hymn uses imagery of Lakshmi seated on a lotus, adorned with gold, and surrounded by divine splendor, drawing on descriptions of the Goddess found in the Sri Suktam and Vishnu Purana. Its continued use across centuries attests to its established place in Lakshmi puja traditions throughout India.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Sri Suktam — the foundational Vedic hymn to Goddess Lakshmi, which shares much of the imagery found in the Kanakadhara Stotram
- Kamala 1000 Names — a longer thousand-name compilation for Goddess Kamala (Lakshmi)