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Kanakadhara Stotram
कनकधारा स्तोत्रम्
Kanakadhārā Stotram
Chant
सरसिजनिलये सरोजहस्ते धवलतमांशुकगन्धमाल्यशोभे । भगवति हरिवल्लभे मनोज्ञे त्रिभुवनभूतिकरि प्रसीदमह्यम् ॥१८॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- सरसिजनिलये सरोजहस्ते
- O lotus-dweller, lotus-handed
- धवलतमांशुकगन्धमाल्यशोभे ।
- adorned with white garment, fragrance, and garland
- भगवति हरिवल्लभे मनोज्ञे
- O blessed one, charming consort of Hari
- त्रिभुवनभूतिकरि प्रसीदमह्यम् ॥१८॥
- giver of welfare to the three worlds, be gracious to me
The direct prayer addresses Lakshmi as beauty and world-welfare in one form. Grace from the divine feminine is the recognition that the Self alone is the prosperity sought in all three worlds.
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