Verse 17 of 19

Shloka 17 of Kanakadhara Stotram

Kamale Kamalaksha Vallabhe Tvam कमले कमलाक्षवल्लभे त्वं

Karuna Pura Tarangitair Apangaih करुणापूरतरङ्गितैरपाङ्गैः।

Avalokaya Mam Akinchananam अवलोकय मामकिञ्चनानां

Prathamam Patram Akritrimam Dayayah प्रथमं पात्रमकृत्रिमं दयायाः॥

Meaning

O Kamala, beloved of the lotus-eyed Lord, look upon me with your glances that overflow in waves of compassion. I am the first among the destitute, and so the most natural object of your mercy.

Word by word

WordMeaning
Kamale कमले O Kamala
Kamalaksha Vallabhe कमलाक्षवल्लभे beloved of the lotus-eyed Lord
Tvam त्वम् you
Karuna Pura Tarangitair Apangaih करुणापूरतरङ्गितैः अपाङ्गैः with glances that overflow in waves of compassion
Avalokaya Mam अवलोकय माम् look upon me
Akinchananam Prathamam अकिञ्चनानां प्रथमम् the first among the destitute
Patram Akritrimam Dayayah पात्रम् अकृत्रिमं दयायाः the most natural object of your mercy
Read this verse in other scripts
IAST (scholarly)
kamale kamalākṣavallabhe tvaṃkaruṇāpūrataraṅgitairapāṅgaiḥ|avalokaya māmakiñcanānāṃprathamaṃ pātramakṛtrimaṃ dayāyāḥ||
Telugu
కమలే కమలాక్షవల్లభే త్వంకరుణాపూరతరంగితైరపాంగైః।అవలోకయ మామకించనానాంప్రథమం పాత్రమకృత్రిమం దయాయాః॥
Tamil
கமலே கமலாக்ஷவல்லபே⁴ த்வம்கருணாபூரதரங்கி³தைரபாங்கை³꞉।அவலோகய மாமகிஞ்சநாநாம்ப்ரத²மம் பாத்ரமக்ருʼத்ரிமம் த³யாயா꞉॥
Kannada
ಕಮಲೇ ಕಮಲಾಕ್ಷವಲ್ಲಭೇ ತ್ವಂಕರುಣಾಪೂರತರಂಗಿತೈರಪಾಂಗೈಃ।ಅವಲೋಕಯ ಮಾಮಕಿಂಚನಾನಾಂಪ್ರಥಮಂ ಪಾತ್ರಮಕೃತ್ರಿಮಂ ದಯಾಯಾಃ॥
Malayalam
കമലേ കമലാക്ഷവല്ലഭേ ത്വംകരുണാപൂരതരങ്ഗിതൈരപാങ്ഗൈഃ।അവലോകയ മാമകിഞ്ചനാനാംപ്രഥമം പാത്രമകൃത്രിമം ദയായാഃ॥
Gujarati
કમલે કમલાક્ષવલ્લભે ત્વંકરુણાપૂરતરઙ્ગિતૈરપાઙ્ગૈઃ।અવલોકય મામકિઞ્ચનાનાંપ્રથમં પાત્રમકૃત્રિમં દયાયાઃ॥
Bengali
কমলে কমলাক্ষবল্লভে ত্বংকরুণাপূরতরঙ্গিতৈরপাঙ্গৈঃ।অবলোকয মামকিঞ্চনানাংপ্রথমং পাত্রমকৃত্রিমং দযাযাঃ॥

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