Verse 16 of 19
Shloka 16 of Kanakadhara Stotram
Digghastibhih Kanaka Kumbha Mukhavasrishta दिग्घस्तिभिः कनककुम्भमुखावसृष्ट-
Svarvahini Vimala Charu Jala Plutangim स्वर्वाहिनीविमलचारुजलप्लुताङ्गीम्।
Pratar Namami Jagatam Jananim Ashesha प्रातर्नमामि जगतां जननीमशेष-
Lokadhinatha Grihinim Amritabdhi Putrim लोकाधिनाथगृहिणीममृताब्धिपुत्रीम्॥
Meaning
Each morning I bow to the Mother of the worlds, whose body is bathed in the pure, lovely water of the heavenly Ganga poured from golden pots by the elephants of the directions, the wife of the lord of all the worlds, the daughter of the ocean of nectar.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Digghastibhih दिग्घस्तिभिः | by the elephants of the directions |
| Kanaka Kumbha Mukhavasrishta कनककुम्भमुखावसृष्ट | poured from the mouths of golden pots |
| Svarvahini Vimala Charu Jala Plutangim स्वर्वाहिनीविमलचारुजलप्लुताङ्गीम् | whose body is bathed in the pure, lovely water of the heavenly Ganga |
| Pratah Namami प्रातः नमामि | I bow each morning |
| Jagatam Jananim जगतां जननीम् | to the Mother of the worlds |
| Ashesha Lokadhinatha Grihinim अशेषलोकाधिनाथगृहिणीम् | wife of the lord of all the worlds |
| Amritabdhi Putrim अमृताब्धिपुत्रीम् | daughter of the ocean of nectar |
Why this verse matters
This is the Gajalakshmi image, Lakshmi bathed by elephants. sanskritdocuments.org writes "दिग् हस्तिभिः" as two words; the sound is the same.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- digghastibhiḥ kanakakumbhamukhāvasṛṣṭa-svarvāhinīvimalacārujalaplutāṅgīm|prātarnamāmi jagatāṃ jananīmaśeṣa-lokādhināthagṛhiṇīmamṛtābdhiputrīm||
- Telugu
- దిగ్ఘస్తిభిః కనకకుంభముఖావసృష్ట-స్వర్వాహినీవిమలచారుజలప్లుతాంగీమ్।ప్రాతర్నమామి జగతాం జననీమశేష-లోకాధినాథగృహిణీమమృతాబ్ధిపుత్రీమ్॥
- Tamil
- தி³க்³க⁴ஸ்திபி⁴꞉ கநககும்ப⁴முகா²வஸ்ருʼஷ்ட-ஸ்வர்வாஹிநீவிமலசாருஜலப்லுதாங்கீ³ம்।ப்ராதர்நமாமி ஜக³தாம் ஜநநீமஶேஷ-லோகாதி⁴நாத²க்³ருʼஹிணீமம்ருʼதாப்³தி⁴புத்ரீம்॥
- Kannada
- ದಿಗ್ಘಸ್ತಿಭಿಃ ಕನಕಕುಂಭಮುಖಾವಸೃಷ್ಟ-ಸ್ವರ್ವಾಹಿನೀವಿಮಲಚಾರುಜಲಪ್ಲುತಾಂಗೀಮ್।ಪ್ರಾತರ್ನಮಾಮಿ ಜಗತಾಂ ಜನನೀಮಶೇಷ-ಲೋಕಾಧಿನಾಥಗೃಹಿಣೀಮಮೃತಾಬ್ಧಿಪುತ್ರೀಮ್॥
- Malayalam
- ദിഗ്ഘസ്തിഭിഃ കനകകുമ്ഭമുഖാവസൃഷ്ട-സ്വര്വാഹിനീവിമലചാരുജലപ്ലുതാങ്ഗീമ്।പ്രാതര്നമാമി ജഗതാം ജനനീമശേഷ-ലോകാധിനാഥഗൃഹിണീമമൃതാബ്ധിപുത്രീമ്॥
- Gujarati
- દિગ્ઘસ્તિભિઃ કનકકુમ્ભમુખાવસૃષ્ટ-સ્વર્વાહિનીવિમલચારુજલપ્લુતાઙ્ગીમ્।પ્રાતર્નમામિ જગતાં જનનીમશેષ-લોકાધિનાથગૃહિણીમમૃતાબ્ધિપુત્રીમ્॥
- Bengali
- দিগ্ঘস্তিভিঃ কনককুম্ভমুখাবসৃষ্ট-স্বর্বাহিনীবিমলচারুজলপ্লুতাঙ্গীম্।প্রাতর্নমামি জগতাং জননীমশেষ-লোকাধিনাথগৃহিণীমমৃতাব্ধিপুত্রীম্॥