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Kanakadhara Stotram
कनकधारा स्तोत्रम्
Kanakadhārā Stotram
Chant
नमोऽस्तु देव्यै भृगुनन्दनायै नमोऽस्तु विष्णोरुरसि स्थितायै । नमोऽस्तु लक्ष्म्यै कमलालयायै नमोऽस्तु दामोदरवल्लभायै ॥१४॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- नमोऽस्तु देव्यै भृगुनन्दनायै
- salutations to the Goddess, daughter of Bhṛgu's lineage
- नमोऽस्तु विष्णोरुरसि स्थितायै ।
- salutations to her who dwells on Viṣṇu's chest
- नमोऽस्तु लक्ष्म्यै कमलालयायै
- salutations to Lakshmi, abode of the lotus
- नमोऽस्तु दामोदरवल्लभायै ॥१४॥
- salutations to her who is consort of Dāmodara
Lineage, lotus-home, and place on Viṣṇu's heart unite in one salutation. To honor her on the Lord's chest is to see the non-duality of being and its manifesting glory.
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