Verse 1 of 19
Shloka 1 of Kanakadhara Stotram
Angam Hareh Pulaka Bhushanam Ashrayanti अङ्गं हरेः पुलकभूषणमाश्रयन्ती
Bhringanganeva Mukulabharanam Tamalam भृङ्गाङ्गनेव मुकुलाभरणं तमालम्।
Angikritakhila Vibhutir Apanga Leela अङ्गीकृताखिलविभूतिरपाङ्गलीला
Mangalyadastu Mama Mangala Devatayah माङ्गल्यदास्तु मम मङ्गलदेवतायाः॥
Meaning
As a female bee goes to a tamala tree decked with buds, the playful sidelong glance of Lakshmi rests on the body of Hari, which thrills with joy at her touch. That glance holds all wealth within it. May the glance of the goddess of auspiciousness bring me good fortune.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Angam Hareh अङ्गं हरेः | the body of Hari |
| Pulaka Bhushanam पुलकभूषणम् | adorned with thrills of joy |
| Ashrayanti आश्रयन्ती | resting upon |
| Bhringangana Iva भृङ्गाङ्गना इव | like a female bee |
| Mukulabharanam Tamalam मुकुलाभरणं तमालम् | on a tamala tree decked with buds |
| Angikritakhila Vibhutih अङ्गीकृताखिलविभूतिः | holding all wealth within it |
| Apanga Leela अपाङ्गलीला | the playful sidelong glance |
| Mangalyada Astu Mama माङ्गल्यदा अस्तु मम | may it bring me good fortune |
| Mangala Devatayah मङ्गलदेवतायाः | of the goddess of auspiciousness |
Why this verse matters
The tamala is a dark-barked tree, a common poetic image for Vishnu's dark body. Every verse from here to verse 9 asks for Lakshmi's glance (kataksha) to fall on the devotee.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- aṅgaṃ hareḥ pulakabhūṣaṇamāśrayantībhṛṅgāṅganeva mukulābharaṇaṃ tamālam|aṅgīkṛtākhilavibhūtirapāṅgalīlāmāṅgalyadāstu mama maṅgaladevatāyāḥ||
- Telugu
- అంగం హరేః పులకభూషణమాశ్రయంతీభృంగాంగనేవ ముకులాభరణం తమాలమ్।అంగీకృతాఖిలవిభూతిరపాంగలీలామాంగల్యదాస్తు మమ మంగలదేవతాయాః॥
- Tamil
- அங்க³ம் ஹரே꞉ புலகபூ⁴ஷணமாஶ்ரயந்தீப்⁴ருʼங்கா³ங்க³நேவ முகுலாப⁴ரணம் தமாலம்।அங்கீ³க்ருʼதாகி²லவிபூ⁴திரபாங்க³லீலாமாங்க³ல்யதா³ஸ்து மம மங்க³லதே³வதாயா꞉॥
- Kannada
- ಅಂಗಂ ಹರೇಃ ಪುಲಕಭೂಷಣಮಾಶ್ರಯಂತೀಭೃಂಗಾಂಗನೇವ ಮುಕುಲಾಭರಣಂ ತಮಾಲಮ್।ಅಂಗೀಕೃತಾಖಿಲವಿಭೂತಿರಪಾಂಗಲೀಲಾಮಾಂಗಲ್ಯದಾಸ್ತು ಮಮ ಮಂಗಲದೇವತಾಯಾಃ॥
- Malayalam
- അങ്ഗം ഹരേഃ പുലകഭൂഷണമാശ്രയന്തീഭൃങ്ഗാങ്ഗനേവ മുകുലാഭരണം തമാലമ്।അങ്ഗീകൃതാഖിലവിഭൂതിരപാങ്ഗലീലാമാങ്ഗല്യദാസ്തു മമ മങ്ഗലദേവതായാഃ॥
- Gujarati
- અઙ્ગં હરેઃ પુલકભૂષણમાશ્રયન્તીભૃઙ્ગાઙ્ગનેવ મુકુલાભરણં તમાલમ્।અઙ્ગીકૃતાખિલવિભૂતિરપાઙ્ગલીલામાઙ્ગલ્યદાસ્તુ મમ મઙ્ગલદેવતાયાઃ॥
- Bengali
- অঙ্গং হরেঃ পুলকভূষণমাশ্রযন্তীভৃঙ্গাঙ্গনেব মুকুলাভরণং তমালম্।অঙ্গীকৃতাখিলবিভূতিরপাঙ্গলীলামাঙ্গল্যদাস্তু মম মঙ্গলদেবতাযাঃ॥