Kanakadhara Stotram
Kanakadhara Stotram
Kanakadhara Stotram
kanakadhArA stotram
vande vandAru mandAramindirAnandakandalam |
amandAnandasandoha bandhuraM sindhurAnanam ||
a~NgaM hareH pulakabhUShaNamAshrayantI
bhRRiNgANganeva mukulAbharaNaM tamAlam |
aNgIkRRitAkhilavibhUtirapANgalIlA
mANgalyadAstu mama maNgaladevatAyAH || 1 ||
mugdhA muhurvidadhatI vadane murAreH
prematrapApraNihitAni gatAgatAni |
mAlA dRRishormadhukarIva mahotpale yA
sA me shriyaM dishatu sAgarasambhavAyAH || 2 ||
AmIlitAkShamadhigamya mudA mukundam-
AnandakandamanimeShamana~Ngatantram |
AkekarasthitakanInikapakShmanetraM
bhUtyai bhavenmama bhujaNgashayANganAyAH || 3 ||
bAhvantare madhujitaH shritakaustubhe yA
hArAvalIva harinIlamayI vibhAti |
kAmapradA bhagavato.api kaTAkShamAlA
kalyANamAvahatu me kamalAlayAyAH || 4 ||
kAlAmbudAlilalitorasi kaiTabhAreH
dhArAdhare sphurati yA taTida~Nganeva |
mAtussamastajagatAM mahanIyamUrtiH
bhadrANi me dishatu bhArgavanandanAyAH || 5 ||
prAptaM padaM prathamataH khalu yatprabhAvAt
mA~NgalyabhAji madhumAthini manmathena |
mayyApatettadiha mantharamIkShaNArdhaM
mandAlasaM cha makarAlayakanyakAyAH || 6 ||
vishvAmarendrapadavibhramadAnadakShaM
AnandaheturadhikaM muravidviSho.api |
IShanniShIdatu mayi kShaNamIkShaNArthaM
indIvarodarasahodaramindirAyAH || 7 ||
iShTA vishiShTamatayo.api yayA dayArdra
dRRiShTyA triviShTapapadaM sulabhaM labhante |
dRRiShTiH prahRRiShTa kamalodaradIptiriShTAM
puShTiM kRRiShIShTa mama puShkaraviShTarAyAH || 8 ||
dadyAddayAnupavano draviNAmbudhArA-
masminna kinchana vihaNgashishau viShaNNe |
duShkarmagharmamapanIya chirAya dUraM
nArAyaNapraNayinInayanAmbuvAhaH || 9 ||
gIrdevateti garuDadhvajasundarIti
shAkambharIti shashishekharavallabheti |
sRRiShTisthitipralayakeliShu saMsthitAyai
tasyai namastribhuvanaikagurostaruNyai || 10 ||
shrutyai namo.astu shubhakarmaphalaprasUtyai
ratyai namo.astu ramaNIyaguNArNavAyai |
shaktyai namo.astu shatapatraniketanAyai
puShTyai namo.astu puruShottamavallabhAyai || 11 ||
namo.astu nAlIkanibhAnanAyai
namo.astu dugdhodadhijanmabhUmyai |
namo.astu somAmRRitasodarAyai
namo.astu nArAyaNavallabhAyai || 12 ||
namo.astu hemAmbujapIThikAyai
namo.astu bhUmaNDalanAyikAyai |
namo.astu devAdidayAparAyai
namo.astu shAr~NgAyudhavallabhAyai || 13 ||
namo.astu devyai bhRRigunandanAyai
namo.astu viShNorurasisthitAyai |
namo.astu lakShmyai kamalAlayAyai
namo.astu dAmodaravallabhAyai || 14 ||
namo.astu kAntyai kamalekShaNAyai
namo.astu bhUtyai bhuvanaprasUtyai |
namo.astu devAdibhirarchitAyai
namo.astu nandAtmajavallabhAyai || 15 ||
sampatkarANi sakalendriyanandanAni
sAmrAjyadAnavibhavAni saroruhAkShi |
tvadvandanAni duritoddharaNodyatAni
mAmeva mAtaranishaM kalayantu mAnye || 16 ||
yatkaTAkShasamupAsanAvidhiH
sevakasya sakalArthasampadaH |
santanoti vachanA~NgamAnasaiH
tvAM murArihRRidayeshvarIM bhaje || 17 ||
sarasijanilaye sarojahaste [sarasijanayanè]
dhavalatamAMshukagandhamAlyashobhe |
bhagavati harivallabhe manoj~ne
tribhuvanabhUtikari prasIda mahyam || 18 ||
digghastibhiH kanakakumbhamukhAvasRRiShTa
svarvAhinI vimalachArujalaplutA~NgIm |
prAtarnamAmi jagatAM jananImasheSha
lokAdhinAtha-gRRihiNIm-amRRitAbdhiputrIm || 19 ||
kamale kamalAkShavallabhe tvaM
karuNApUrataraNgitairapANgaiH |
avalokaya mAmaki~nchanAnAM
prathamaM pAtramakRRitrimaM dayAyAH || 20 ||
stuvanti ye stutibhiramUbhiranvahaM
trayImayIM tribhuvanamAtaraM ramAm |
guNAdhikA gurutara-bhAgya-bhAgino [bhAginah]
bhavanti te bhuvi budhabhAvitAshayAH || 21 ||
suvarNadhArAstotraM yachCha~NkarAchArya nirmitam |
trisandhyaM yaH paThennityaM sa kuberasamo bhavet ||
iti shrImatparamahaMsaparivrAjakAchAryasya shrIgovindabhagavatpUjyapAdashiShyasya shrImachCha~NkarabhagavataH kRRitau 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)