Verse 15 of 19
Shloka 15 of Kanakadhara Stotram
Sarasija Nilaye Saroja Haste सरसिजनिलये सरोजहस्ते
Dhavalatamamshuka Gandha Malya Shobhe धवलतमांशुकगन्धमाल्यशोभे।
Bhagavati Hari Vallabhe Manogye भगवति हरिवल्लभे मनोज्ञे
Tribhuvana Bhutikari Prasida Mahyam त्रिभुवनभूतिकरि प्रसीद मह्यम्॥
Meaning
O you who live in the lotus and hold a lotus in your hand, radiant in the whitest garments, sandal paste and garlands, O blessed goddess, beloved of Hari, lovely one, who brings prosperity to the three worlds, be gracious to me.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Sarasija Nilaye सरसिजनिलये | O dweller in the lotus |
| Saroja Haste सरोजहस्ते | holding a lotus in your hand |
| Dhavalatamamshuka Gandha Malya Shobhe धवलतमांशुकगन्धमाल्यशोभे | radiant in the whitest garments, sandal and garlands |
| Bhagavati भगवति | O blessed goddess |
| Hari Vallabhe हरिवल्लभे | beloved of Hari |
| Manogye मनोज्ञे | O lovely one |
| Tribhuvana Bhutikari त्रिभुवनभूतिकरि | who brings prosperity to the three worlds |
| Prasida Mahyam प्रसीद मह्यम् | be gracious to me |
Why this verse matters
This verse is also recited on its own as a Lakshmi dhyana shloka, and appears among the verses many people add after Shri Suktam.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- sarasijanilaye sarojahastedhavalatamāṃśukagandhamālyaśobhe|bhagavati harivallabhe manojñetribhuvanabhūtikari prasīda mahyam||
- Telugu
- సరసిజనిలయే సరోజహస్తేధవలతమాంశుకగంధమాల్యశోభే।భగవతి హరివల్లభే మనోజ్ఞేత్రిభువనభూతికరి ప్రసీద మహ్యమ్॥
- Tamil
- ஸரஸிஜநிலயே ஸரோஜஹஸ்தேத⁴வலதமாம்ஶுகக³ந்த⁴மால்யஶோபே⁴।ப⁴க³வதி ஹரிவல்லபே⁴ மநோஜ்ஞேத்ரிபு⁴வநபூ⁴திகரி ப்ரஸீத³ மஹ்யம்॥
- Kannada
- ಸರಸಿಜನಿಲಯೇ ಸರೋಜಹಸ್ತೇಧವಲತಮಾಂಶುಕಗಂಧಮಾಲ್ಯಶೋಭೇ।ಭಗವತಿ ಹರಿವಲ್ಲಭೇ ಮನೋಜ್ಞೇತ್ರಿಭುವನಭೂತಿಕರಿ ಪ್ರಸೀದ ಮಹ್ಯಮ್॥
- Malayalam
- സരസിജനിലയേ സരോജഹസ്തേധവലതമാംശുകഗന്ധമാല്യശോഭേ।ഭഗവതി ഹരിവല്ലഭേ മനോജ്ഞേത്രിഭുവനഭൂതികരി പ്രസീദ മഹ്യമ്॥
- Gujarati
- સરસિજનિલયે સરોજહસ્તેધવલતમાંશુકગન્ધમાલ્યશોભે।ભગવતિ હરિવલ્લભે મનોજ્ઞેત્રિભુવનભૂતિકરિ પ્રસીદ મહ્યમ્॥
- Bengali
- সরসিজনিলযে সরোজহস্তেধবলতমাংশুকগন্ধমাল্যশোভে।ভগবতি হরিবল্লভে মনোজ্ঞেত্রিভুবনভূতিকরি প্রসীদ মহ্যম্॥