Kanakadhara Stotram
Kanakadhara Stotram
Kanakadhara Stotram
kanakadhārā stotram
vande vandāru mandāramindirānandakandalam |
amandānandasandoha bandhuraṃ sindhurānanam ||
aṅgaṃ hareḥ pulakabhūṣaṇamāśrayantī
bhṛṅgāṅganeva mukulābharaṇaṃ tamālam |
aṅgīkṛtākhilavibhūtirapāṅgalīlā
māṅgalyadāstu mama maṅgaladevatāyāḥ || 1 ||
mugdhā muhurvidadhatī vadane murāreḥ
prematrapāpraṇihitāni gatāgatāni |
mālā dṛśormadhukarīva mahotpale yā
sā me śriyaṃ diśatu sāgarasambhavāyāḥ || 2 ||
āmīlitākṣamadhigamya mudā mukundam-
ānandakandamanimeṣamanaṅgatantram |
ākekarasthitakanīnikapakṣmanetraṃ
bhūtyai bhavenmama bhujaṅgaśayāṅganāyāḥ || 3 ||
bāhvantare madhujitaḥ śritakaustubhe yā
hārāvalīva harinīlamayī vibhāti |
kāmapradā bhagavato'pi kaṭākṣamālā
kalyāṇamāvahatu me kamalālayāyāḥ || 4 ||
kālāmbudālilalitorasi kaiṭabhāreḥ
dhārādhare sphurati yā taṭidaṅganeva |
mātussamastajagatāṃ mahanīyamūrtiḥ
bhadrāṇi me diśatu bhārgavanandanāyāḥ || 5 ||
prāptaṃ padaṃ prathamataḥ khalu yatprabhāvāt
māṅgalyabhāji madhumāthini manmathena |
mayyāpatettadiha mantharamīkṣaṇārdhaṃ
mandālasaṃ ca makarālayakanyakāyāḥ || 6 ||
viśvāmarendrapadavibhramadānadakṣaṃ
ānandaheturadhikaṃ muravidviṣo'pi |
īṣanniṣīdatu mayi kṣaṇamīkṣaṇārthaṃ
indīvarodarasahodaramindirāyāḥ || 7 ||
iṣṭā viśiṣṭamatayo'pi yayā dayārdra
dṛṣṭyā triviṣṭapapadaṃ sulabhaṃ labhante |
dṛṣṭiḥ prahṛṣṭa kamalodaradīptiriṣṭāṃ
puṣṭiṃ kṛṣīṣṭa mama puṣkaraviṣṭarāyāḥ || 8 ||
dadyāddayānupavano draviṇāmbudhārā-
masminna kiñcana vihaṅgaśiśau viṣaṇṇe |
duṣkarmagharmamapanīya cirāya dūraṃ
nārāyaṇapraṇayinīnayanāmbuvāhaḥ || 9 ||
gīrdevateti garuḍadhvajasundarīti
śākambharīti śaśiśekharavallabheti |
sṛṣṭisthitipralayakeliṣu saṃsthitāyai
tasyai namastribhuvanaikagurostaruṇyai || 10 ||
śrutyai namo'stu śubhakarmaphalaprasūtyai
ratyai namo'stu ramaṇīyaguṇārṇavāyai |
śaktyai namo'stu śatapatraniketanāyai
puṣṭyai namo'stu puruṣottamavallabhāyai || 11 ||
namo'stu nālīkanibhānanāyai
namo'stu dugdhodadhijanmabhūmyai |
namo'stu somāmṛtasodarāyai
namo'stu nārāyaṇavallabhāyai || 12 ||
namo'stu hemāmbujapīṭhikāyai
namo'stu bhūmaṇḍalanāyikāyai |
namo'stu devādidayāparāyai
namo'stu śārṅgāyudhavallabhāyai || 13 ||
namo'stu devyai bhṛgunandanāyai
namo'stu viṣṇorurasisthitāyai |
namo'stu lakṣmyai kamalālayāyai
namo'stu dāmodaravallabhāyai || 14 ||
namo'stu kāntyai kamalekṣaṇāyai
namo'stu bhūtyai bhuvanaprasūtyai |
namo'stu devādibhirarcitāyai
namo'stu nandātmajavallabhāyai || 15 ||
sampatkarāṇi sakalendriyanandanāni
sāmrājyadānavibhavāni saroruhākṣi |
tvadvandanāni duritoddharaṇodyatāni
māmeva mātaraniśaṃ kalayantu mānye || 16 ||
yatkaṭākṣasamupāsanāvidhiḥ
sevakasya sakalārthasampadaḥ |
santanoti vacanāṅgamānasaiḥ
tvāṃ murārihṛdayeśvarīṃ bhaje || 17 ||
sarasijanilaye sarojahaste [sarasijanayanè]
dhavalatamāṃśukagandhamālyaśobhe |
bhagavati harivallabhe manojñe
tribhuvanabhūtikari prasīda mahyam || 18 ||
digghastibhiḥ kanakakumbhamukhāvasṛṣṭa
svarvāhinī vimalacārujalaplutāṅgīm |
prātarnamāmi jagatāṃ jananīmaśeṣa
lokādhinātha-gṛhiṇīm-amṛtābdhiputrīm || 19 ||
kamale kamalākṣavallabhe tvaṃ
karuṇāpūrataraṅgitairapāṅgaiḥ |
avalokaya māmakiñcanānāṃ
prathamaṃ pātramakṛtrimaṃ dayāyāḥ || 20 ||
stuvanti ye stutibhiramūbhiranvahaṃ
trayīmayīṃ tribhuvanamātaraṃ ramām |
guṇādhikā gurutara-bhāgya-bhāgino [bhāginah]
bhavanti te bhuvi budhabhāvitāśayāḥ || 21 ||
suvarṇadhārāstotraṃ yacchaṅkarācārya nirmitam |
trisandhyaṃ yaḥ paṭhennityaṃ sa kuberasamo bhavet ||
iti śrīmatparamahaṃsaparivrājakācāryasya śrīgovindabhagavatpūjyapādaśiṣyasya śrīmacchaṅkarabhagavataḥ kṛtau kanakadhārāstotraṃ sampūrṇam |
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)