🕉️ Kanakadhara Stotram in English
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Kanakadhara Stotram Lyrics in English (English)
Verse 1
aṅgaṃ harēḥ pulakabhūṣaṇamāśrayantī
bhṛṅgāṅganēva mukuḻābharaṇaṃ tamālam ।
aṅgīkṛtākhilavibhūtirapāṅgalīlā
māṅgaḻyadāstu mama maṅgaḻadēvatāyāḥ
Verse 2
mugdhā muhurvidadhatī vadanē murārēḥ
prēmatrapāpraṇihitāni gatāgatāni ।
mālā dṛśōrmadhukarīva mahōtpalē yā
sā mē śriyaṃ diśatu sāgarasambhavāyāḥ
Verse 3
āmīlitākṣamadhigamya mudā mukundam-
ānandakandamanimēṣamanaṅgatantram ।
ākēkarasthitakanīnikapakṣmanētraṃ
bhūtyai bhavēnmama bhujaṅgaśayāṅganāyāḥ
Verse 4
bāhvantarē madhujitaḥ śritakaustubhē yā
hārāvaḻīva harinīlamayī vibhāti ।
kāmapradā bhagavatō'pi kaṭākṣamālā
kalyāṇamāvahatu mē kamalālayāyāḥ
Verse 5
kālāmbudāḻilalitōrasi kaiṭabhārēḥ
dhārādharē sphurati yā taṭidaṅganēva ।
mātussamastajagatāṃ mahanīyamūrtiḥ
bhadrāṇi mē diśatu bhārgavanandanāyāḥ
Verse 6
prāptaṃ padaṃ prathamataḥ khalu yatprabhāvāt
māṅgaḻyabhāji madhumāthini manmathēna ।
mayyāpatēttadiha mantharamīkṣaṇārdhaṃ
mandālasaṃ cha makarālayakanyakāyāḥ
Verse 7
viśvāmarēndrapadavibhramadānadakṣaṃ
ānandahēturadhikaṃ muravidviṣō'pi ।
īṣanniṣīdatu mayi kṣaṇamīkṣaṇārthaṃ
indīvarōdarasahōdaramindirāyāḥ
Verse 8
iṣṭā viśiṣṭamatayō'pi yayā dayārdra
dṛṣṭyā triviṣṭapapadaṃ sulabhaṃ labhantē ।
dṛṣṭiḥ prahṛṣṭa kamalōdaradīptiriṣṭāṃ
puṣṭiṃ kṛṣīṣṭa mama puṣkaraviṣṭarāyāḥ
Verse 9
dadyāddayānupavanō draviṇāmbudhārā-
masminna kiñchana vihaṅgaśiśau viṣaṇṇē ।
duṣkarmagharmamapanīya chirāya dūraṃ
nārāyaṇapraṇayinīnayanāmbuvāhaḥ
Verse 10
gīrdēvatēti garuḍadhvajasundarīti
śākambharīti śaśiśēkharavallabhēti ।
sṛṣṭisthitipraḻayakēliṣu saṃsthitāyai
tasyai namastribhuvanaikagurōstaruṇyai
Verse 11
śrutyai namō'stu śubhakarmaphalaprasūtyai
ratyai namō'stu ramaṇīyaguṇārṇavāyai ।
śaktyai namō'stu śatapatranikētanāyai
puṣṭyai namō'stu puruṣōttamavallabhāyai
Verse 12
namō'stu nāḻīkanibhānanāyai
namō'stu dugdhōdadhijanmabhūmyai ।
namō'stu sōmāmṛtasōdarāyai
namō'stu nārāyaṇavallabhāyai
Verse 13
namō'stu hēmāmbujapīṭhikāyai
namō'stu bhūmaṇḍalanāyikāyai ।
namō'stu dēvādidayāparāyai
namō'stu śārṅgāyudhavallabhāyai
Verse 14
namō'stu dēvyai bhṛgunandanāyai
namō'stu viṣṇōrurasisthitāyai ।
namō'stu lakṣmyai kamalālayāyai
namō'stu dāmōdaravallabhāyai
Verse 15
namō'stu kāntyai kamalēkṣaṇāyai
namō'stu bhūtyai bhuvanaprasūtyai ।
namō'stu dēvādibhirarchitāyai
namō'stu nandātmajavallabhāyai
Verse 16
sampatkarāṇi sakalēndriyanandanāni
sāmrājyadānavibhavāni sarōruhākṣi ।
tvadvandanāni duritōddharaṇōdyatāni
māmēva mātaraniśaṃ kalayantu mānyē
Verse 17
yatkaṭākṣasamupāsanāvidhiḥ
sēvakasya sakalārthasampadaḥ ।
santanōti vachanāṅgamānasaiḥ
tvāṃ murārihṛdayēśvarīṃ bhajē
Verse 18
sarasijanilayē sarōjahastē [sarasijanayane]
dhavaḻatamāṃśukagandhamālyaśōbhē ।
bhagavati harivallabhē manōjñē
tribhuvanabhūtikari prasīda mahyam
Verse 19
digghastibhiḥ kanakakumbhamukhāvasṛṣṭa
svarvāhinī vimalachārujalaplutāṅgīm ।
prātarnamāmi jagatāṃ jananīmaśēṣa
lōkādhinātha-gṛhiṇīm-amṛtābdhiputrīm
Verse 20
kamalē kamalākṣavallabhē tvaṃ
karuṇāpūrataraṅgitairapāṅgaiḥ ।
avalōkaya māmakiñchanānāṃ
prathamaṃ pātramakṛtrimaṃ dayāyāḥ
Verse 21
stuvanti yē stutibhiramūbhiranvahaṃ
trayīmayīṃ tribhuvanamātaraṃ ramām ।
guṇādhikā gurutara-bhāgya-bhāginō [bhāginah]
bhavanti tē bhuvi budhabhāvitāśayāḥ
📖 How to read Kanakadhara Stotram
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🕉️ दोहा (Doha)
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📖 Verses (Chaupai / Śloka)
Each numbered block is a verse. Labels such as chaupai (four-line quatrain) or śloka describe the metre. Read or chant them one by one, using the meaning to connect with the sense of the hymn.
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