ਕਨਕਧਾਰਾ ਸ੍ਤੋਤ੍ਰਮ੍

ਅਰਥ:I worship the elephant-faced Lord (Ganesha) — the wish-granting Mandara tree for those who bow to him, the joyous sprout of Indira's (Lakshmi's) delight, lovely with an abundant flood of bliss.

ਅਰਥ:Resting upon the thrilled body of Hari like a female bee upon the budding tamala tree — may that sidelong glance of Lakshmi, who has assumed all glory, abide on me and bring prosperity for a moment.

ਅਰਥ:Casting again and again upon Murari's face her bashful, love-laden glances going to and fro — may that garland of Lakshmi's eyes, like a row of bees upon a honeyed lotus, grant me good.

ਅਰਥ:Skilled in bestowing the sovereignty of the gods and the universe, the very source of bliss even to Vishnu (Mura's foe) — may that glance of Lakshmi settle, even a little, upon me.

ਅਰਥ:Having reached the half-closed-eyed Mukunda, the root of bliss, unwinking, beyond Cupid's sway — may Lakshmi's sidelong, half-turned pupil-glance bring me fortune.

ਅਰਥ:Resting on the chest of the slayer of Madhu, beside the Kaustubha gem, shining like a string of sapphire-blue pearls — may she, the boon-giver even to the Lord, grant my desire.

ਅਰਥ:On the dark-cloud-lovely chest of Kaitabha's foe (Vishnu) she shines like a streak of lightning upon a rain-cloud — to that Mother of all the worlds I offer my salutation.

ਅਰਥ:O auspicious consort of the honey-slayer (Vishnu), by whose power Cupid first attained his station — may that glance fall upon me too, even for a moment.

ਅਰਥ:May the breeze of compassion shower a stream of wealth upon this poor, dejected fledgling bird — me — scorched by the heat of ill deeds.

ਅਰਥ:By whose mercy-moistened glance even the dull-witted easily attain the abode of heaven (Indra) — may that glance of Lakshmi, just a little, turn toward me.

ਅਰਥ:Goddess of Speech (Saraswati), the beauty of Garuda-bannered Vishnu, Shakambhari, the beloved of the moon-crested Shiva — you who, in sport, carry out creation, preservation and dissolution: salutations.

ਅਰਥ:Salutations to you, the Sruti (Veda) that yields the fruit of good deeds; salutations to Rati, the ocean of lovely virtues; salutations to Shakti — to the consort of Vishnu, salutations.

ਅਰਥ:Salutations to the lotus-faced one; salutations to her born of the milk-ocean; salutations to the sister of the moon and of nectar; salutations to the beloved of Narayana.

ਅਰਥ:Salutations to you whose worship grants wealth and delights every sense, bestowing the glory of empire, O lotus-eyed one — your adorations, by word, body and mind.

ਅਰਥ:The worship of whose mere sidelong glance bestows upon the devotee, by word, limb and mind, all riches and the fullness of every aim — to you, O beloved of Murari, I bow.

ਅਰਥ:O you who dwell on the lotus, lotus in hand, resplendent with whitest garments, fragrance and garlands — O Goddess, beloved of Hari, lovely, worshipped by the three worlds: protect me.

ਅਰਥ:Her limbs bathed by the pure, lovely waters of the heavenly Ganga poured from the golden pitchers held by the elephants of the directions — I bow to her at dawn.

ਅਰਥ:O Kamala, beloved of the lotus-eyed Vishnu — with your sidelong glances surging with waves of compassion, look upon me, the foremost of the destitute.

ਅਰਥ:Those who daily praise with these hymns Rama (Lakshmi), the threefold Veda embodied, the Mother of the three worlds, become endowed with surpassing, weighty virtues and attain the supreme abode.