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Kanakadhara Stotram
कनकधारा स्तोत्रम्
Kanakadhārā Stotram
Chant
बाह्वन्तरे मधुजितः श्रितकौस्तुभे या हारावलीव हरिनीलमयी विभाति । कामप्रदा भगवतोऽपि कटाक्षमाला कल्याणमावहतु मे कमलालयायाः ॥४॥
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Word breakdown
- बाह्वन्तरे मधुजितः श्रितकौस्तुभे या
- she who, within the arms of the conqueror of Madhu, rests on the Kaustubha
- हारावलीव हरिनीलमयी विभाति ।
- shines like a necklace of blue gems
- कामप्रदा भगवतोऽपि कटाक्षमाला
- a garland of glances that grants even the Lord's desires
- कल्याणमावहतु मे कमलालयायाः ॥४॥
- may the lotus-dweller bring welfare to me
Her glances on Vishnu's chest show that even the supreme Lord's fulfilment flows from the divine feminine power. Welfare arises when devotion recognizes the one reality shining through beauty and desire.
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