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Mugdha Muhur Vidadhati Vadane Murareh

मुग्धा मुहुर्विदधती वदने मुरारेः

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 Friday mornings, Diwali, Dhanteras, or whenever prosperity is sought·📜 Kanakadhara Stotram (verse 2 of the descriptive verses), composed by Adi Shankaracharya

Also known as: mugdha muhur vidadhati · mugdha muhur vidadhati vadane murareh · kanakadhara second verse

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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

This is the second descriptive verse of Adi Shankaracharya's Kanakadhara Stotram. It tenderly describes the ocean-born Goddess Lakshmi casting shy, loving glances upon the face of Vishnu, her eyes likened to a line of bees flitting over a blue lotus. The devotee prays that this same glance may turn toward him and grant prosperity and grace.

Origin & Story

Kanakadhara Stotram (verse 2 of the descriptive verses), composed by Adi Shankaracharya · Adi Shankaracharya · 8th century CE

The Kanakadhara Stotram was composed by the young Adi Shankaracharya when a poor woman offered him her only gooseberry as alms. Touched by her generosity, he praised Lakshmi in a series of verses describing her glance; this verse pictures the ocean-born Goddess casting loving looks upon Vishnu. Pleased by the prayer, Lakshmi rained golden gooseberries upon the woman's home.

✦ As told in scripture

Tradition holds that as Shankaracharya recited the verses of the Kanakadhara Stotram, golden amla fruits fell like rain upon the destitute woman's house. This verse, with its imagery of bees and the blue lotus, is part of that prayer celebrated for manifesting Lakshmi's abundance.

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The Mantra

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मुग्धा मुहुर्विदधती वदने मुरारेः प्रेमत्रपाप्रणिहितानि गतागतानि । माला दृशोर्मधुकरीव महोत्पले या सा मे श्रियं दिशतु सागरसम्भवायाः ॥

Mugdha muhurvidadhati vadane murareh Prematrapapranihitani gatagatani Mala drishormadhukariva mahotpale ya Sa me shriyam dishatu sagarasambhavayah

Meaning:Sweetly bashful, again and again she casts upon the face of Murari (Vishnu) her glances filled with love and modesty, moving to and fro. That garland of the eyes of Lakshmi — she who was born of the milk-ocean — is like a row of bees hovering over a great blue lotus. May that glance bestow prosperity upon me.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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मुग्धा🔊MugdhaCharming, naive, sweetly bashful

मुहुः🔊MuhuhAgain and again, repeatedly

विदधती🔊VidadhatiCasting, directing, making

वदने मुरारेः🔊Vadane murarehUpon the face of Murari (Vishnu, slayer of Mura)

प्रेमत्रपा🔊Prema-trapaLove mingled with bashfulness / shyness

प्रणिहितानि🔊PranihitaniDirected, fixed, set upon

गतागतानि🔊GatagataniGoing and coming, moving to and fro

माला दृशोः🔊Mala drishohThe garland (row) of glances of the eyes

मधुकरी🔊MadhukariA female bee

इव🔊IvaLike, as

महोत्पले🔊MahotpaleUpon a great blue lotus

सा मे श्रियं दिशतु🔊Sa me shriyam dishatuMay she bestow prosperity (Shri) upon me

सागरसम्भवायाः🔊SagarasambhavayahOf her who was born from the ocean (Lakshmi)

Benefits of Chanting Mugdha Muhur Vidadhati Vadane Murareh

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A short, sweet verse from the Kanakadhara Stotram for invoking Lakshmi's grace

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Believed to attract prosperity (Shri) through the Goddess's compassionate glance

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Ideal as a quick daily prayer for wealth when time is short

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Deepens devotion by contemplating the loving bond of Lakshmi and Vishnu

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Traditionally recited on Fridays, Diwali and Dhanteras to invite abundance

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Calms the mind through its serene, poetic imagery of the divine couple

How to Chant Mugdha Muhur Vidadhati Vadane Murareh

Repetitions11times

Best TimeFriday mornings, Diwali, Dhanteras, or whenever prosperity is sought

Sit before an image of Lakshmi or Lakshmi-Narayana and light a ghee lamp. Offer lotus or yellow flowers. Recite this verse 11 or 108 times, visualizing Lakshmi's tender glance and praying that it bring Shri (prosperity) into your life. It may be chanted on its own or as part of the full Kanakadhara Stotram.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is the second descriptive verse of the Kanakadhara Stotram, the celebrated hymn to Goddess Lakshmi composed by Adi Shankaracharya to remove poverty.

It compares Lakshmi's loving, bashful glances at Vishnu's face to a garland of bees flitting to and fro over a great blue lotus — a poetic picture of devotion and beauty.

Yes. Like other verses of the Kanakadhara Stotram, it can be recited alone as a short prayer for Lakshmi's grace and prosperity, especially on Fridays and during Diwali.