Karagre Vasate Lakshmi — Morning Prayer — Complete Lyrics
कराग्रे वसते लक्ष्मीः — प्रातः स्मरण
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
कराग्रे वसते लक्ष्मीः करमध्ये सरस्वती ।
करमूले तु गोविन्दः प्रभाते करदर्शनम् ॥
Karagre vasate lakshmih karamadhye saraswati
Karamoole tu govindah prabhate karadarshanam
At the tip of the hands dwells Lakshmi (fortune); in the middle resides Saraswati (learning); at the base is Govinda (Vishnu). Therefore, at dawn one should look upon one's palms.
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