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කනකධාරා ස්තෝත්රම්

ಕನಕಧಾರಾ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಂ in Sinhala · සිංහල

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Composed by Adi Shankaracharya · Adi Shankaracharya · 8th century CE (composed at age 8)

As a young Brahmachari (student monk) of just 8 years, Shankaracharya went door to door begging for food. At one house, a desperately poor woman had nothing to offer but a single dried amla fruit. Moved by her selfless generosity despite having nothing, the child Shankaracharya composed the Kanakadhara Stotram on the spot, praising Lakshmi with 21 exquisite verses describing her divine glance. Pleased by his devotion, Lakshmi showered golden amla fruits upon the woman's house, ending her poverty forever.

✦ As told in scripture

According to the Shankaravijaya (biography of Shankaracharya), as the 8-year-old boy chanted each verse describing Lakshmi's glance, the sky darkened and golden gooseberries began falling like rain upon the poor woman's house. The entire village witnessed the miracle. The woman, who moments before had nothing, was suddenly surrounded by gold. This is considered one of the definitive miracles establishing Shankaracharya as a divine incarnation, and it demonstrates the stotra's power to manifest wealth from nothing.

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Verse 1

වන්දේ වන්දාරුමන්දාරමින්දිරානන්දකන්දලම් . අමන්දානන්දසන්දෝහබන්ධුරං සින්ධුරානනම් ..

Vande vandarumandaramindiranandakandalam Amandanandasandohabandhuram sindhurananam

Meaning:ಆನೆಮುಖದ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಯನ್ನು (ಗಣೇಶನನ್ನು) ನಾನು ಆರಾಧಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ — ನಮಸ್ಕರಿಸುವವರಿಗೆ ಬಯಸಿದ್ದನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ ಮಂದಾರ (ಕಲ್ಪವೃಕ್ಷ), ಇಂದಿರೆಯ (ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿಯ) ಆನಂದದ ಚಿಗುರು, ಅಪಾರ ಆನಂದ ಪ್ರವಾಹದಿಂದ ಮನೋಹರ.

Verse 2

අඞ්ගං හරේඃ පුලකභූෂණමාශ්රයන්තී භෘඞ්ගාඞ්ගනේව මුකුලාභරණං තමාලම් . අඞ්ගීකෘතාඛිලවිභූතිරපාඞ්ගලීලා මාඞ්ගල්යදා(අ)ස්තු මම මඞ්ගලදේවතායාඃ ..

Angam hareh pulakabhushanamashrayanti Bhringanganeva mukulabharanam tamalam Angikritakhilavibhutirapangalila Mangalyadastu mama mangaladevatayah

Meaning:ತಮಾಲ ವೃಕ್ಷದ ಮೊಗ್ಗಿನ ಮೇಲೆ ಹೆಣ್ಣು ದುಂಬಿಯಂತೆ ಹರಿಯ ಪುಳಕಿತ ದೇಹದ ಮೇಲೆ ನೆಲೆಸಿದ — ಸಮಸ್ತ ವೈಭವವನ್ನು ಧರಿಸಿದ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿಯ ಆ ಕಟಾಕ್ಷ ಕ್ಷಣಕಾಲ ನನ್ನ ಮೇಲೆ ನೆಲೆಸಿ ಸಮೃದ್ಧಿಯನ್ನು ತರಲಿ.

Verse 3

මුග්ධා මුහුර්විදධතී වදනේ මුරාරේඃ ප්රේමත්රපාප්රණිහිතානි ගතාගතානි . මාලා දෘශෝර්මධුකරීව මහෝත්පලේ යා සා මේ ශ්රියං දිශතු සාගරසම්භවායාඃ ..

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

Meaning:ಮುರಾರಿಯ ಮುಖದ ಮೇಲೆ ಮತ್ತೆ ಮತ್ತೆ ನಾಚಿಕೆ ತುಂಬಿದ ಪ್ರೇಮದೃಷ್ಟಿಗಳನ್ನು ಅತ್ತಿತ್ತ ಬೀರುತ್ತಾ — ಜೇನು ತುಂಬಿದ ಕಮಲದ ಮೇಲೆ ದುಂಬಿಗಳ ಸಾಲಿನಂತೆ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿಯ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳ ಆ ಮಾಲೆ ನನಗೆ ಒಳಿತನ್ನು ಮಾಡಲಿ.

Verse 4

විශ්වාමරේන්ද්රපදවිභ්රමදානදක්ෂං ආනන්දහේතුරධිකං මුරවිද්විෂෝ(අ)පි . ඊෂන්නිෂීදතු මයි ක්ෂණමීක්ෂණාර්ධම් ඉන්දීවරෝදරසහෝදරමින්දිරායාඃ ..

Vishvamarendrapadavibhramadanadaksham Anandaheturadhikam muravidvishopi Ishannishidatu mayi kshanamikshanardham Indivarodarasahodaramindirayah

Meaning:ದೇವತೆಗಳ, ವಿಶ್ವದ ಆಧಿಪತ್ಯವನ್ನು ನೀಡುವುದರಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಪುಣೆ, ವಿಷ್ಣುವಿಗೇ (ಮುರಾರಿಗೇ) ಆನಂದದ ಮೂಲವಾದ — ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿಯ ಆ ದೃಷ್ಟಿ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪವಾದರೂ ನನ್ನ ಮೇಲೆ ನೆಲೆಸಲಿ.

Verse 5

ආමීලිතාක්ෂමධිගම්ය මුදා මුකුන්දං ආනන්දකන්දමනිමේෂමනඞ්ගතන්ත්රම් . ආකේකරස්ථිතකනීනිකපක්ෂ්මනේත්රං භූත්යෛ භවේන්මම භුජඞ්ගශයාඞ්ගනායාඃ ..

Amilitakshamadhigamya muda mukundam Anandakandamanimeshamanangatantram Akekarasthitakaninikapakshmanetram Bhutyai bhavenmama bhujangashayanganayah

Meaning:ಅರ್ಧಮುಚ್ಚಿದ ಕಣ್ಣಿನ ಮುಕುಂದನನ್ನು ಸೇರಿ, ಆನಂದದ ಮೂಲವಾಗಿ, ಅನಿಮೇಷವಾಗಿ, ಮನ್ಮಥನ ವಶಕ್ಕೆ ಮೀರಿದ — ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿಯ ಆ ಓರೆಯಾದ ಕಣ್ಣಿನ ದೃಷ್ಟಿ ನನಗೆ ಸೌಭಾಗ್ಯವನ್ನು ತರಲಿ.

Verse 6

බාහ්වන්තරේ මධුජිතඃ ශ්රිතකෞස්තුභේ යා හාරාවලීව හරිනීලමයී විභාති . කාමප්රදා භගවතෝ(අ)පි කටාක්ෂමාලා කල්යාණමාවහතු මේ කමලාලයායාඃ ..

Bahvantare madhujitah shritakaustubhe ya Haravaliva harinilamayi vibhati Kamaprada bhagavatopi katakshamala Kalyanamavahatu me kamalalayayah

Meaning:ಮಧುಸೂದನನ ಎದೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೌಸ್ತುಭಮಣಿಯ ಪಕ್ಕದಲ್ಲಿ ನೀಲಮಣಿ ಮುತ್ತಿನ ಹಾರದಂತೆ ಹೊಳೆಯುವ — ಭಗವಂತನಿಗೇ ವರ ನೀಡುವ ಅವಳು ನನ್ನ ಬಯಕೆಯನ್ನು ಈಡೇರಿಸಲಿ.

Verse 7

කාලාම්බුදාලිලලිතෝරසි කෛටභාරේඃ ධාරාධරේ ස්ඵුරති යා තඩිදඞ්ගනේව . මාතුස්සමස්තජගතාං මහනීයමූර්තිඃ භද්රාණි මේ දිශතු භාර්ගවනන්දනායාඃ ..

Kalambudalilalitorasi kaitabhareh Dharadhare sphurati ya tadidanganeva Matussamastajagatam mahaniyamurtih Bhadrani me dishatu bhargavanandanayah

Meaning:ಕೈಟಭಾರಿಯ (ವಿಷ್ಣುವಿನ) ಮೋಡದಂತೆ ಸುಂದರ ಎದೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಮೋಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಿಂಚಿನ ಗೆರೆಯಂತೆ ಹೊಳೆಯುವ — ಸಮಸ್ತ ಲೋಕಗಳ ತಾಯಿಯಾದ ಆ ಶ್ರೀಗೆ ನಾನು ನಮಸ್ಕರಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.

Verse 8

ප්රාප්තං පදං ප්රථමතඃ ඛලු යත්ප්රභාවාත් මාඞ්ගල්යභාජි මධුමාථිනි මන්මථේන . මය්යාපතේත්තදිහ මන්ථරමීක්ෂණාර්ධං මන්දාලසං ච මකරාලයකන්යකායාඃ ..

Praptam padam prathamatah khalu yatprabhavat Mangalyabhaji madhumathini manmathena Mayyapatettadiha mantharamikshanardham Mandalasam cha makaralayakanyakayah

Meaning:ಓ ಮಧುಸೂದನನ ಮಂಗಳಕರ ಪ್ರಿಯೆ! ಯಾರ ಪ್ರಭಾವದಿಂದ ಮನ್ಮಥನು ಮೊದಲು ತನ್ನ ಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ಪಡೆದನೋ — ಆ ದೃಷ್ಟಿ ಕ್ಷಣಕಾಲವಾದರೂ ನನ್ನ ಮೇಲೂ ಬೀಳಲಿ.

Verse 9

දද්යාද්දයානුපවනෝ ද්රවිණාම්බුධාරාං අස්මින්නකිඤ්චනවිහඞ්ගශිශෞ විෂණ්ණේ . දුෂ්කර්මඝර්මමපනීය චිරාය දූරං නාරායණප්රණයිනීනයනාම්බුවාහඃ ..

Dadyaddayanupavano dravinambudharam Asminnakinchanavihangashishau vishanne Dushkarmagharmamapaniya chiraya duram Narayanapranayininayanambuvahah

Meaning:ಕರುಣೆಯ ತಂಗಾಳಿ ದುಷ್ಕರ್ಮಗಳ ಬಿಸಿಲಿಗೆ ಬಾಡಿದ, ಖಿನ್ನನಾದ, ಅಕಿಂಚನನೆಂಬ ಹಕ್ಕಿಮರಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ (ನನ್ನ ಮೇಲೆ) ಧನದ ಧಾರೆಯನ್ನು ಸುರಿಸಲಿ.

Verse 10

ඉෂ්ටාවිශිෂ්ටමතයෝ(අ)පි යයා දයාර්ද්ර- දෘෂ්ට්යා ත්රිවිෂ්ටපපදං සුලභං ලභන්තේ . දෘෂ්ටිඃ ප්රහෘෂ්ටකමලෝදරදීප්තිරිෂ්ටාං පුෂ්ටිං කෘෂීෂ්ට මම පුෂ්කරවිෂ්ටරායාඃ ..

Ishtavishishtamatayopi yaya dayardra- Drishtya trivishtapapadam sulabham labhante Drishtih prahrishtakamalodaradiptirishtam Pushtim krishishta mama pushkaravishtarayah

Meaning:ಯಾರ ದಯಾರ್ದ್ರ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಮಂದಬುದ್ಧಿಯವರೂ ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ಸ್ವರ್ಗ (ಇಂದ್ರ) ಪದವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುವರೋ — ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿಯ ಆ ದೃಷ್ಟಿ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪವಾದರೂ ನನ್ನ ಕಡೆ ತಿರುಗಲಿ.

Verse 11

ගීර්දේවතේති ගරුඩධ්වජසුන්දරීති ශාකම්භරීති ශශිශේඛරවල්ලභේති . සෘෂ්ටිස්ථිතිප්රලයකේලිෂු සංස්ථිතායෛ තස්යෛ නමස්ත්රිභුවනෛකගුරෝස්තරුණ්යෛ ..

Girdevateti garudadhvajasundariti Shakambhariti shashishekharavallabheti Srishtisthitipralayakelishu samsthitayai Tasyai namastribhuvanaikagurostarunyai

Meaning:ವಾಗ್ದೇವಿ (ಸರಸ್ವತಿ), ಗರುಡಧ್ವಜ ವಿಷ್ಣುವಿನ ಸೌಂದರ್ಯ, ಶಾಕಂಭರಿ, ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ ಶಿವನ ಪ್ರಿಯೆ — ಲೀಲೆಯಾಗಿ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ, ಸ್ಥಿತಿ, ಲಯಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವ ನಿನಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ.

Verse 12

ශ්රුත්යෛ නමෝ(අ)ස්තු ශුභකර්මඵලප්රසූත්යෛ රත්යෛ නමෝ(අ)ස්තු රමණීයගුණාර්ණවායෛ . ශක්ත්යෛ නමෝ(අ)ස්තු ශතපත්රනිකේතනායෛ පුෂ්ට්යෛ නමෝ(අ)ස්තු පුරුෂෝත්තමවල්ලභායෛ ..

Shrutyai namostu shubhakarmaphalaprasutyai Ratyai namostu ramaniyagunarnavayai Shaktyai namostu shatapatraniketanayai Pushtyai namostu purushottamavallabhayai

Meaning:ಶುಭಕರ್ಮಗಳ ಫಲವನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ ಶ್ರುತಿ (ವೇದ) ಆದ ನಿನಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ; ರಮಣೀಯ ಗುಣಗಳ ಸಾಗರವಾದ ರತಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ; ಶಕ್ತಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ — ವಿಷ್ಣುಪ್ರಿಯೆಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ.

Verse 13

නමෝ(අ)ස්තු නාලීකනිභානනායෛ නමෝ(අ)ස්තු දුග්ධෝදධිජන්මභූම්යෛ . නමෝ(අ)ස්තු සෝමාමෘතසෝදරායෛ නමෝ(අ)ස්තු නාරායණවල්ලභායෛ ..

Namostu nalikanibhananayai Namostu dugdhodadhijanmabhumyai Namostu somamritasodarayai Namostu narayanavallabhayai

Meaning:ಕಮಲಮುಖಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ; ಕ್ಷೀರಸಾಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ಜನಿಸಿದವಳಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ; ಚಂದ್ರನಿಗೂ ಅಮೃತಕ್ಕೂ ಸೋದರಿಯಾದವಳಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ; ನಾರಾಯಣ ಪ್ರಿಯೆಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ.

Verse 14

සම්පත්කරාණි සකලේන්ද්රියනන්දනානි සාම්රාජ්යදානවිභවානි සරෝරුහාක්ෂි . ත්වද්වන්දනානි දුරිතාහරණෝද්යතානි මාමේව මාතරනිශං කලයන්තු මාන්යේ ..

Sampatkarani sakalendriyanandanani Samrajyadanavibhavani saroruhakshi Tvadvandanani duritaharanodyatani Mameva mataranisham kalayantu manye

Meaning:ಓ ಕಮಲನಯನೆ! ಯಾರ ಆರಾಧನೆ ಧನವನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ ಪ್ರತಿ ಇಂದ್ರಿಯವನ್ನೂ ಆನಂದಗೊಳಿಸಿ, ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯ ವೈಭವವನ್ನು ಪ್ರಸಾದಿಸುವುದೋ — ವಚನ, ದೇಹ, ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ನಿನಗೆ ವಂದನೆ.

Verse 15

යත්කටාක්ෂසමුපාසනාවිධිඃ සේවකස්ය සකලාර්ථසම්පදඃ . සන්තනෝති වචනාඞ්ගමානසෛඃ ත්වාං මුරාරිහෘදයේශ්වරීං භජේ ..

Yatkatakshasamupasanavidhih Sevakasya sakalarthasampadah Santanoti vachanangamanasaih Tvam murarihridayeshvarim bhaje

Meaning:ಯಾರ ಕಟಾಕ್ಷದ ಆರಾಧನೆಯೇ ಸೇವಕನಿಗೆ ವಚನ, ಅಂಗ, ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಧನವನ್ನೂ, ಪ್ರತಿ ಗುರಿಯ ಪರಿಪೂರ್ಣತೆಯನ್ನೂ ನೀಡುವುದೋ — ಓ ಮುರಾರಿ ಪ್ರಿಯೆ, ನಿನಗೆ ನಾನು ನಮಸ್ಕರಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.

Verse 16

සරසිජනිලයේ සරෝජහස්තේ ධවලතමාංශුකගන්ධමාල්යශෝභේ . භගවති හරිවල්ලභේ මනෝජ්ඤේ ත්රිභුවනභූතිකරි ප්රසීද මහ්යම් ..

Sarasijanilaye sarojahaste Dhavalatamamshukagandhamalyashobhe Bhagavati harivallabhe manojne Tribhuvanabhutikari prasida mahyam

Meaning:ಓ ಕಮಲದಲ್ಲಿ ನೆಲೆಸುವವಳೇ, ಕೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಮಲದೊಂದಿಗೆ, ಅತಿ ಶ್ವೇತ ವಸ್ತ್ರಗಳು, ಸುಗಂಧ, ಮಾಲೆಗಳಿಂದ ಶೋಭಿಸುವವಳೇ — ಓ ಭಗವತಿ, ಹರಿಪ್ರಿಯೆ, ಮನೋಜ್ಞೆ, ಮೂರು ಲೋಕಗಳಿಂದ ಪೂಜಿಸಲ್ಪಡುವವಳೇ: ನನ್ನನ್ನು ರಕ್ಷಿಸು.

Verse 17

දිග් හස්තිභිඃ කනකකුම්භමුඛාවසෘෂ්ට- ස්වර්වාහිනීවිමලචාරුජලප්ලුතාඞ්ගීම් . ප්රාතර්නමාමි ජගතාං ජනනීමශේෂ- ලෝකාධිනාථගෘහිණීමමෘතාබ්ධිපුත්රීම් ..

Dig hastibhih kanakakumbhamukhavasrishta- Svarvahinivimalacharujalaplutangim Pratarnamami jagatam jananimashesha- Lokadhinathagrihinimamritabdhiputrim

Meaning:ದಿಗ್ಗಜಗಳು ಹಿಡಿದ ಚಿನ್ನದ ಕಲಶಗಳಿಂದ ಸುರಿದ ಸ್ವರ್ಗಗಂಗೆಯ ನಿರ್ಮಲ ಸುಂದರ ಜಲಗಳಿಂದ ಅಂಗಗಳು ತೊಯ್ದ ಅವಳಿಗೆ — ನಾನು ಪ್ರಾತಃಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ನಮಸ್ಕರಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.

Verse 18

කමලේ කමලාක්ෂවල්ලභේ ත්වං කරුණාපූරතරඞ්ගිතෛරපාඞ්ගෛඃ . අවලෝකය මාමකිඤ්චනානාං ප්රථමං පාත්රමකෘත්රිමං දයායාඃ ..

Kamale kamalakshavallabhe tvam Karunapuratarangitairapangaih Avalokaya mamakinchananam Prathamam patramakritrimam dayayah

Meaning:ಓ ಕಮಲಾ, ಕಮಲನಯನ ವಿಷ್ಣುವಿನ ಪ್ರಿಯೆ! ಕರುಣೆಯ ಅಲೆಗಳಿಂದ ಉಕ್ಕುವ ನಿನ್ನ ಕಟಾಕ್ಷಗಳಿಂದ, ದೀನರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಗ್ರಗಣ್ಯನಾದ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ನೋಡು.

Verse 19

ස්තුවන්ති යේ ස්තුතිභිරමීභිරන්වහං ත්රයීමයීං ත්රිභුවනමාතරං රමාම් . ගුණාධිකා ගුරුතරභාග්යභාගිනෝ භවන්ති තේ භුවි බුධභාවිතාශයාඃ ..

Stuvanti ye stutibhiramibhiranvaham Trayimayim tribhuvanamataram ramam Gunadhika gurutarabhagyabhagino Bhavanti te bhuvi budhabhavitashayah

Meaning:ಯಾರು ಪ್ರತಿದಿನ ಈ ಸ್ತುತಿಗಳಿಂದ ತ್ರಯೀಸ್ವರೂಪಿಣಿ, ಮೂರು ಲೋಕಗಳ ತಾಯಿಯಾದ ರಮೆಯನ್ನು (ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿಯನ್ನು) ಸ್ತುತಿಸುವರೋ, ಅವರು ಅಧಿಕ ಗುಣವಂತರಾಗಿ, ಗುರುತರ ಭಾಗ್ಯವಂತರಾಗಿ ಪರಮಪದವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುವರು.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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කනකධාරා🔊KanakadharaStream/rain of gold

අඞ්ගං හරේඃ🔊Angam HarehThe body of Hari (Vishnu)

පුලකභූෂණම්🔊PulakabhushanamAdorned with goosebumps of joy

මඞ්ගලදේවතා🔊MangaladevataGoddess of auspiciousness

මුරාරේඃ🔊MurarehOf Murari (Krishna/Vishnu)

සාගරසම්භවා🔊SagarasambhavaBorn from the ocean (Lakshmi)

ඉන්දිරා🔊IndiraLakshmi (the splendid one)

මුකුන්ද🔊MukundaVishnu (the giver of liberation)

භුජඞ්ගශයාඞ්ගනා🔊BhujangashayanganaaWife of the one who reclines on the serpent (Vishnu)

කෞස්තුභ🔊KaustubhaThe divine jewel on Vishnu's chest

කමලාලයා🔊KamalalayaShe whose abode is the lotus (Lakshmi)

කෛටභාරි🔊KaitabhariEnemy of Kaitabha demon (Vishnu)

භාර්ගවනන්දනා🔊BhargavanandanaDaughter of Bhrigu (Lakshmi)

කටාක්ෂමාලා🔊KatakshamalaGarland of sidelong glances

ශ්රියං🔊ShriyamProsperity, wealth, Lakshmi

Benefits of Chanting ಕನಕಧಾರಾ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಂ

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Composed by Shankaracharya specifically to remove poverty

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The 'golden rain' miracle makes this the most famous wealth-attracting stotra

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Each verse describes Lakshmi's glance — her grace brings all prosperity

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Extremely effective when chanted during Diwali, Dhanteras, and Fridays

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Removes Daridra Dosha (poverty karma) as per scriptural tradition

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One of the most searched Lakshmi prayers for financial improvement

How to Chant ಕನಕಧಾರಾ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಂ

Repetitions11times

Best TimeFriday mornings, Diwali, Dhanteras, or during financial difficulty

Sit before an image of Lakshmi or Vishnu-Lakshmi together. Light a ghee diya. Offer lotus flowers or yellow flowers. Chant 11 times on Fridays for regular practice. During Diwali week, chanting 108 times is considered extremely powerful. The key is to visualize Lakshmi's compassionate glance falling upon you — this is the central imagery of every verse.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete ಕನಕಧಾರಾ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಂ written in the Sinhala script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

A hymn by Adi Shankaracharya dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi, composed when he was just 8 years old to bring wealth to a poor woman. 'Kanakadhara' means 'stream of gold' — referring to the golden rain that fell upon the woman's house after the chanting.

According to tradition, yes. When the young Shankaracharya chanted this stotra before a poor woman's house, golden amla (gooseberry) fruits rained from the sky, ending her poverty. This is one of the most famous miracles in Hindu tradition.

During Diwali, Dhanteras, Akshaya Tritiya, Fridays, and especially during times of financial hardship. The stotra is specifically designed to invoke Lakshmi's wealth-bestowing grace.

The complete Kanakadhara Stotram has 21 verses. All describe Lakshmi's beautiful glance (kataksha) and its power to bestow wealth and auspiciousness.