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Kanakadhara Stotram
कनकधारा स्तोत्रम्
Kanakadhārā Stotram
Chant
नमोऽस्तु नालीकनिभाननायै नमोऽस्तु दुग्धोदधिजन्मभूम्यै । नमोऽस्तु सोमामृतसोदरायै नमोऽस्तु नारायणवल्लभायै ॥१२॥
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Word breakdown
- नमोऽस्तु नालीकनिभाननायै
- salutations to her whose face is like the blue lotus
- नमोऽस्तु दुग्धोदधिजन्मभूम्यै ।
- salutations to her who is birthplace from the ocean of milk
- नमोऽस्तु सोमामृतसोदरायै
- salutations to her whose brother is the moon and nectar
- नमोऽस्तु नारायणवल्लभायै ॥१२॥
- salutations to her who is consort of Nārāyaṇa
Beauty, cosmic origin, and union with the Lord are one in Lakshmi. Birth from the milk-ocean symbolizes consciousness emerging from the undivided absolute yet remaining the Lord's own power.
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