Adi Shankaracharya met a poor woman and out of pity wrote this brilliant mantra to please Goddess Laxmi. It is believed that reading this regularly brings wealth to the person.
Reading complete stotram
You can find the full text in Devnagari as well as Telugu script here. Kanakdhara Stotram in Devanagari and Telugu. ↗
Reading English script stotram
vandē vandāru mandāramindirānandakandalam |
amandānandasandōha bandhuraṁ sindhurānanam ||
aṅgaṁ harēḥ pulakabhūṣaṇamāśrayantī
bhr̥ṅgāṅganēva mukulābharaṇaṁ tamālam |
aṅgīkr̥tākhilavibhūtirapāṅgalīlā
māṅgalyadāstu mama maṅgaladēvatāyāḥ || 1 ||
mugdhā muhurvidadhatī vadanē murārēḥ
prēmatrapāpraṇihitāni gatāgatāni |
mālādr̥śōrmadhukarīva mahōtpalē yā
sā mē śriyaṁ diśatu sāgarasambhavāyāḥ || 2 ||
viśvāmarēndrapadavibhramadānadakṣa-
-mānandahēturadhikaṁ muravidviṣō:’pi |
īṣanniṣīdatu mayi kṣaṇamīkṣaṇārtha-
-mindīvarōdarasahōdaramindirāyāḥ || 3 ||
āmīlitākṣamadhigamya mudā mukunda-
-mānandakandamanimēṣamanaṅgatantram |
ākēkarasthitakanīnikapakṣmanētraṁ
bhūtyai bhavēnmama bhujaṅgaśayāṅganāyāḥ || 4 ||
bāhvantarē madhujitaḥ śritakaustubhē yā
hārāvalīva harinīlamayī vibhāti |
kāmapradā bhagavatō:’pi kaṭākṣamālā
kalyāṇamāvahatu mē kamalālayāyāḥ || 5 ||
kālāmbudālilalitōrasi kaiṭabhārē-
-rdhārādharē sphurati yā taṭidaṅganēva |
mātussamastajagatāṁ mahanīyamūrtiḥ
bhadrāṇi mē diśatu bhārgavanandanāyāḥ || 6 ||
prāptaṁ padaṁ prathamataḥ khalu yatprabhāvā-
-nmāṅgalyabhāji madhumāthini manmathēna |
mayyāpatēttadiha mantharamīkṣaṇārdhaṁ
mandālasaṁ ca makarālayakanyakāyāḥ || 7 ||
dadyāddayānupavanō draviṇāmbudhārā-
-masminna kiñcana vihaṅgaśiśau viṣaṇṇē |
duṣkarmagharmamapanīya cirāya dūraṁ
nārāyaṇapraṇayinīnayanāmbuvāhaḥ || 8 ||
iṣṭāviśiṣṭamatayō:’pi yayā dayārdra-
-dr̥ṣṭyā triviṣṭapapadaṁ sulabhaṁ labhantē |
dr̥ṣṭiḥ prahr̥ṣṭakamalōdaradīptiriṣṭāṁ
puṣṭiṁ kr̥ṣīṣṭa mama puṣkaraviṣṭarāyāḥ || 9 ||
gīrdēvatēti garuḍadhvajasundarīti
śākambharīti śaśiśēkharavallabhēti |
sr̥ṣṭisthitipralayakēliṣu saṁsthitāyai
tasyai namastribhuvanaikagurōstaruṇyai || 10 ||
śrutyai namō:’stu śubhakarmaphalaprasūtyai
ratyai namō:’stu ramaṇīyaguṇārṇavāyai |
śaktyai namō:’stu śatapatranikētanāyai
puṣṭyai namō:’stu puruṣōttamavallabhāyai || 11 ||
namō:’stu nālīkanibhānanāyai
namō:’stu dugdhōdadhijanmabhūmyai |
namō:’stu sōmāmr̥tasōdarāyai
namō:’stu nārāyaṇavallabhāyai || 12 ||
[* adhika ślōkāḥ –
namō:’stu hēmāmbujapīṭhikāyai
namō:’stu bhūmaṇḍalanāyikāyai |
namō:’stu dēvādidayāparāyai
namō:’stu śārṅgāyudhavallabhāyai ||
namō:’stu dēvyai bhr̥gunandanāyai
namō:’stu viṣṇōrurasisthitāyai |
namō:’stu lakṣmyai kamalālayāyai
namō:’stu dāmōdaravallabhāyai ||
namō:’stu kāntyai kamalēkṣaṇāyai
namō:’stu bhūtyai bhuvanaprasūtyai |
namō:’stu dēvādibhirarcitāyai
namō:’stu nandātmajavallabhāyai ||
*]
sampatkarāṇi sakalēndriyanandanāni
sāmrājyadānavibhavāni sarōruhākṣi |
tvadvandanāni duritāharaṇōdyatāni
māmēva mātaraniśaṁ kalayantu mānyē || 13 ||
yatkaṭākṣasamupāsanāvidhiḥ
sēvakasya sakalārthasampadaḥ |
santanōti vacanāṅgamānasai-
-stvāṁ murārihr̥dayēśvarīṁ bhajē || 14 ||
sarasijanilayē sarōjahastē
dhavalatamāṁśukagandhamālyaśōbhē |
bhagavati harivallabhē manōjñē
tribhuvanabhūtikari prasīda mahyam || 15 ||
digghastibhiḥ kanakakumbhamukhāvasr̥ṣṭa-
-svarvāhinīvimalacārujalaplutāṅgīm |
prātarnamāmi jagatāṁ jananīmaśēṣa-
-lōkādhināthagr̥hiṇīmamr̥tābdhiputrīm || 16 ||
kamalē kamalākṣavallabhē tvaṁ
karuṇāpūrataraṅgitairapāṅgaiḥ |
avalōkaya māmakiñcanānāṁ
prathamaṁ pātramakr̥trimaṁ dayāyāḥ || 17 ||
[* adhika ślōkāḥ –
bilvāṭavīmadhyalasatsarōjē
sahasrapatrē sukhasanniviṣṭām |
aṣṭāpadāmbhōruhapāṇipadmāṁ
suvarṇavarṇāṁ praṇamāmi lakṣmīm ||
kamalāsanapāṇinā lalāṭē
likhitāmakṣarapaṅktimasya jantōḥ |
parimārjaya mātaraṅghriṇā tē
dhanikadvāranivāsa duḥkhadōgdhrīm ||
ambhōruhaṁ janmagr̥haṁ bhavatyāḥ
vakṣaḥsthalaṁ bhartr̥gr̥haṁ murārēḥ |
kāruṇyataḥ kalpaya padmavāsē
līlāgr̥haṁ mē hr̥dayāravindam ||
*]
stuvanti yē stutibhiramūbhiranvahaṁ
trayīmayīṁ tribhuvanamātaraṁ ramām |
guṇādhikā gurutarabhāgyabhājinō
bhavanti tē bhuvi budhabhāvitāśayāḥ || 18 ||
[* adhika ślōkaṁ –
suvarṇadhārāstōtram yacchaṅkarācārya nirmitam |
trisandhyaṁ yaḥ paṭhēnnityaṁ sa kubērasamō bhavēt ||
*]
iti śrīmatparamahaṁsaparivrājakācāryasya śrīgōvindabhagavatpūjyapādaśiṣyasya śrīmacchaṅkarabhagavataḥ kr̥tau kanakadhārāstōtram sampūrṇam |
