।। कनकधारा स्तोत्र ।। (Kanak Dhara Stotra)

Shankara with poor lady

अङ्गं हरेः पुलकभूषणमाश्रयन्ती

भृङ्गाङ्गनेव मुकुलाभरणं तमालम् ।
अङ्गीकृताऽखिल विभूतिरपाङ्ग-लीला
माङ्गल्यदाऽस्तु मम मङ्गलदेवतायाः ॥१॥

मुग्धा मुहुर्विदधती वदने मुरारेः
प्रेमत्रपा-प्रणहितानि गताऽऽगतानि ।
मालादृशोर्मधुकरीव महोत्पले या
सा मे श्रियं दिशतु सागरसम्भवायाः ॥२॥
 
विश्वामरेन्द्रपद-वीभ्रमदानदक्ष
आनन्द-हेतुरधिकं मुरविद्विषोऽपि ।
ईषन्निषीदतु मयि क्षणमीक्षणर्द्ध
मिन्दीवरोदर-सहोदरमिन्दिरायाः ॥३॥

आमीलिताक्षमधिगम्य मुदा मुकुन्द
आनन्दकन्दमनिमेषमनङ्गतन्त्रम् ।
आकेकरस्थित-कनीनिकपक्ष्मनेत्रं
भूत्यै भवेन्मम भुजङ्गशयाङ्गनायाः ॥४॥

 बाह्वन्तरे मधुजितः श्रित कौस्तुभे या
हारावलीव हरिनीलमयी विभाति ।
कामप्रदा भगवतोऽपि कटाक्षमाला,
कल्याणमावहतु मे कमलालयायाः ॥५॥
 
कालाम्बुदाळि-ललितोरसि कैटभारे-
धाराधरे स्फुरति या तडिदङ्गनेव ।
मातुः समस्तजगतां महनीयमूर्ति-
भद्राणि मे दिशतु भार्गवनन्दनायाः ॥६॥

 प्राप्तं पदं प्रथमतः किल यत् प्रभावान्
माङ्गल्यभाजि मधुमाथिनि मन्मथेन।
मय्यापतेत्तदिह मन्थर-मीक्षणार्धं
मन्दाऽलसञ्च मकरालय-कन्यकायाः ॥७॥

दद्याद् दयानुपवनो द्रविणाम्बुधारा
मस्मिन्नकिञ्चन विहङ्गशिशौ विषण्णे ।
दुष्कर्म-घर्ममपनीय चिराय दूरं
नारायण-प्रणयिनी नयनाम्बुवाहः ॥८॥

इष्टाविशिष्टमतयोऽपि यया दयार्द्र
दृष्ट्या त्रिविष्टपपदं सुलभं लभन्ते ।
दृष्टिः प्रहृष्ट-कमलोदर-दीप्तिरिष्टां
पुष्टिं कृषीष्ट मम पुष्करविष्टरायाः ॥९॥

 गीर्देवतेति गरुडध्वजभामिनीति
शाकम्भरीति शशिशेखर-वल्लभेति ।
सृष्टि-स्थिति-प्रलय-केलिषु संस्थितायै
तस्यै नमस्त्रिभुवनैकगुरोस्तरुण्यै ॥१०॥

श्रुत्यै नमोऽस्तु नमस्त्रिभुवनैक-फलप्रसूत्यै
रत्यै नमोऽस्तु रमणीय गुणाश्र​यायै ।
शक्त्यै नमोऽस्तु शतपत्र निकेतनायै
पुष्ट्यै नमोऽस्तु पुरुषोत्तम-वल्लभायै ॥११॥

नमोऽस्तु नालीक-निभाननायै
नमोऽस्तु दुग्धोदधि-जन्मभूत्यै ।
नमोऽस्तु सोमामृत-सोदरायै
नमोऽस्तु नारायण-वल्लभायै ॥१२॥

 नमोऽस्तु हेमाम्बुजपीठिकायै
नमोऽस्तु भूमण्डलनायिकायै ।
नमोऽस्तु देवादिदयापरायै
नमोऽस्तु शार्ङ्गायुधवल्लभायै ॥१३॥

 नमोऽस्तु देव्यै भृगुनन्दनायै
नमोऽस्तु विष्णोरुरसि स्थितायै ।
नमोऽस्तु लक्ष्म्यै कमलालयायै
नमोऽस्तु दामोदरवल्लभायै ॥१४॥

 नमोऽस्तु कान्त्यै कमलेक्षणायै
नमोऽस्तु भूत्यै भुवनप्रसूत्यै ।
नमोऽस्तु देवादिभिरर्चितायै
नमोऽस्तु नन्दात्मजवल्लभायै ॥१५॥

सम्पत्कराणि सकलेन्द्रिय-नन्दनानि
साम्राज्यदान विभवानि सरोरुहाक्षि ।
त्वद्-वन्दनानि दुरिताहरणोद्यतानि
मामेव मातरनिशं कलयन्तु नान्यत् ॥१६॥ 

यत्कटाक्ष-समुपासनाविधिः
सेवकस्य सकलार्थसम्पदः ।
सन्तनोति वचनाऽङ्गमानसैः
स्त्वां मुरारि-हृदयेश्वरीं भजे ॥१७॥ 

सरसिज-निलये सरोजहस्ते
धवलतरांशुक-गन्ध-माल्यशोभे ।
भगवति हरिवल्लभे मनोज्ञे
त्रिभुवन-भूतिकरि प्रसीद मह्यम् ॥१८॥

दिग्घस्तिभिः कनककुम्भमुखावसृष्ट
स्वर्वाहिनीविमलचारु-जलप्लुताङ्गीम् ।
प्रातर्नमामि जगतां जननीमशेष
लोकाधिराजगृहिणीम मृताब्धिपुत्रीम् ॥१९॥

कमले कमलाक्षवल्लभे त्वं 
करुणापूर-तरङ्गितैरपाङ्गैः ।
अवलोकय मामकिञ्चनानां 
प्रथमं पात्रमकृत्रिमं दयायाः ॥२०॥

 स्तुवन्ति ये स्तुतिभिरमीभिरन्वहं 
त्रयीमयीं त्रिभुवनमातरं रमाम् ।
 गुणाधिका गुरुतरभाग्यभागिनो 
भवन्ति ते भुविबुधभाविताशयाः ॥२१॥

॥ श्रीमदाध्यशङ्कराचार्यविरचितं श्री कनकधारा स्तोत्रम् समाप्तम् ॥

English transliteration

with translation

1

Angam hare pulaka bhooshanamasrayanthi,
Bhringanga neva mukulabharanam thamalam,
Angikrithakhila vibhuthirapanga leela,
Mangalyadasthu mama mangala devathaya.
The Goddess Lakshmi is attracted,
Like the black bees getting attracted,
To the unopened buds of black Tamala[1] tree,
Let her who is the Goddess of all good things,
Grant me a glance that will bring prosperity.

2
Mugdha muhurvidhadhadathi vadhane Murare,
Premathrapapranihithani gathagathani,
Mala dhrishotmadhukareeva maheth pale ya,
Sa ne sriyam dhisathu sagarasambhavaya.
Filled with hesitation and love,
Of her who is born to the ocean of milk,
To the face of Murari,
Like the honey bees to the pretty blue lotus,
And let those glances shower me with wealth.

3
Ameelithaksha madhigamya mudha Mukundam
Anandakandamanimeshamananga thanthram,
Akekara stiththa kaninika pashma nethram,
Bhoothyai bhavenmama bhjangasayananganaya.
Filled with happiness , shyness and the science of love,
On the ecstasy filled face with closed eyes of her Lord,
And let her , who is the wife of Him who sleeps on the snake,
Shower me with wealth.

4
Bahwanthare madhujitha srithakausthube ya,
Haravaleeva nari neela mayi vibhathi,
Kamapradha bhagavatho api kadaksha mala,
Kalyanamavahathu me kamalalayaya
Wears the Kousthuba as ornament,
And also the garland of glances, of blue Indraneela,
Filled with love to protect and grant wishes to Him,
Of her who lives on the lotus,
And let those also fall on me,
And grant me all that is good.

5
Kalambudhaalithorasi kaida bhare,
Dharaadhare sphurathi yaa thadinganeva,
Mathu samastha jagatham mahaneeya murthy,
Badrani me dhisathu bhargava nandanaya
She is shining on the dark , broad chest,
Of He who killed Kaidaba,
And let the eyes of the great mother of all universe,
Who is the daughter of Sage Bharghava,
Fallon me lightly and bring me prosperity.

6
Praptham padam pradhamatha khalu yat prabhavath,
Mangalyabhaji madhu madhini manamathena,
Mayyapadetha mathara meekshanardham,
Manthalasam cha makaralaya kanyakaya.
The killer of Madhu,
Through the power of her kind glances,
Loaded with love and blessing
And let that side glance ,
Which is auspicious and indolent,
Fall on me.

7
Viswamarendra padhavee bramadhana dhaksham,
Ananda hethu radhikam madhu vishwoapi,
Eshanna sheedhathu mayi kshanameekshanartham,
Indhivarodhara sahodharamidhiraya
Her side long glance of a moment,
Made Indra regain his kingdom,
And is making Him who killed Madhu  happy.
And let her with her blue lotus eyes glance me a little.

8
Ishta visishtamathayopi yaya dhayardhra,
Dhrishtya thravishta papadam sulabham labhanthe,
Hrishtim prahrushta kamlodhara deepthirishtam,
Pushtim krishishta mama pushkravishtaraya.
Grants she a place in heaven which is difficult to attain,
Just by a glance of her compassion filled eyes,
Let her sparkling eyes which are like the fully opened lotus,
Fall on me and grant me all my desires.

9
Dhadyaddhayanupavanopi dravinambhudaraam,
Asminna kinchina vihanga sisou vishanne,
Dhushkaramagarmmapaneeya chiraya dhooram,
Narayana pranayinee nayanambhuvaha.
And shower the rain of wealth on this parched land,,
And quench the thirst of this little chataka bird,
And likewise ,drive away afar my load of sins,
Oh, darling of Narayana, By the glance from your cloud like dark eyes.

10
Gheerdhevathethi garuda dwaja sundarithi,
Sakambhareethi sasi shekara vallebhethi,
Srishti sthithi pralaya kelishu samsthitha ya,
Thasyai namas thribhvanai ka guros tharunyai.
She is the darling of Him who has Garuda as flag,
She is the power that causes of death at time of deluge,
And she is the wife of Him who has the crescent,
And she does the creation , upkeep and destruction at various times,
And my salutations to this lady who is worshipped by all the three worlds.

11
Sruthyai namosthu shubha karma phala prasoothyai,
Rathyai namosthu ramaneeya gunarnavayai,
Shakthyai namosthu satha pathra nikethanayai,
Pushtayi namosthu purushotthama vallabhayai.
Salutation to you as Rati for giving the most beautiful qualities,
Salutation to you as Sakti ,who lives in the hundred petalled lotus,
And salutations to you who is Goddess of plenty,
And is the consort of Purushottama.

12
Namosthu naleekha nibhananai,
Namosthu dhugdhogdhadhi janma bhoomayai,
Namosthu somamrutha sodharayai,
Namosthu narayana vallabhayai.
As the lotus in full bloom,
Salutations to her who is born from ocean of milk,
Salutations to the sister of nectar and the moon,
Salutations to the consort of Narayana.

13
Namosthu hemambhuja peetikayai,
Namosthu bhoo mandala nayikayai,
Namosthu devathi dhaya prayai,
Namosthu Sarngayudha vallabhayai.
Salutations to her who is the leader of the universe,
Salutations to her who showers mercy on devas,
And salutations to the consort of Him who has the bow called Saranga.

14
Namosthu devyai bhrugu nandanayai,
Namosthu vishnorurasi sthithayai,
Namosthu lakshmyai kamalalayai,
Namosthu dhamodhra vallabhayai.
Salutations to her lives on the holy chest of Vishnu,
Salutations to Goddess Lakshmi who lives in a lotus,
And saluations to her who is the consort of Damodhara.

15
Namosthu Kanthyai kamalekshanayai,
Namosthu bhoothyai bhuvanaprasoothyai,
Namosthu devadhibhir archithayai,
Namosthu nandhathmaja vallabhayai.
Salutations to her who is the earth and also mother of earth,
Salutations to her who is worshipped by Devas,
And salutations to her who is the consort of the son of Nanda.

16
Sampath karaani sakalendriya nandanani,
Samrajya dhana vibhavani saroruhakshi,
Twad vandanani dhuritha haranodhythani,
Mamev matharanisam kalayanthu manye.
Giver of the right to rule kingdoms,
She who has lotus like eyes,
She to whom Salutations remove all miseries fast,
And my mother to you are my salutations.

17
Yath Kadaksha samupasana vidhi,
Sevakasya sakalartha sapadha,
Santhanodhi vachananga manasai,
Twaam murari hridayeswareem bhaje
Is blessed by all known wealth and prosperity,
And so my salutations by word, thought and deed,
To the queen of the heart of my Lord Murari

18
Sarasija nilaye saroja hasthe,
Dhavalathamamsuka gandha maya shobhe,
Bhagavathi hari vallabhe manogne,
Tribhuvana bhoothikari praseeda mahye
She who has lotus in her hands,
She who is dressed in dazzling white,
She who shines in garlands and sandal paste,
The Goddess who is the consort of Hari,
She who gladdens the mind,
And she who confers prosperity on the three worlds,
Be pleased to show compassion to me.

19
Dhiggasthibhi kanaka kumbha mukha vasrushta,
Sarvahini vimala charu jalaapluthangim,
Prathar namami jagathaam janani masesha,
Lokadhinatha grahini mamrithabhi puthreem.
Pour from out from golden vessels,
The water from the Ganga[23] which flows in heaven,
For your holy purifying bath,
And my salutations in the morn to you ,
Who is the mother of all worlds,
Who is the house wife of the Lord of the worlds,
And who is the daughter of the ocean which gave nectar.

20
Kamale Kamalaksha vallabhe twam,
Karuna poora tharingithaira pangai,
Avalokaya mamakinchananam,
Prathamam pathamakrithrimam dhyaya
She who is the consort,
Of the Lord with Lotus like eyes,
She who has glances filled with mercy,
Please turn your glance on me,
Who is the poorest among the poor,
And first make me the vessel ,
To receive your pity and compassion.

21
Sthuvanthi ye sthuthibhirameeranwaham,
Thrayeemayim thribhuvanamatharam ramam,
Gunadhika guruthara bhagya bhagina,
Bhavanthi the bhuvi budha bhavithasayo.
On her who is personification of Vedas,
On her who is the mother of the three worlds,
On her who is Goddess Rema,
Will be blessed without doubt,
With all good graceful qualities,
With all the great fortunes that one can get,
And would live in the world,
With great recognition from even the learned.

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