Verse 3 of 19
Shloka 3 of Kanakadhara Stotram
Vishvamarendra Pada Vibhrama Dana Daksham विश्वामरेन्द्रपदविभ्रमदानदक्षम्
Ananda Heturadhikam Muravidvishopi आनन्दहेतुरधिकं मुरविद्विषोऽपि।
Ishan Nishidatu Mayi Kshanam Ikshanardham ईषन्निषीदतु मयि क्षणमीक्षणार्धम्
Indivarodara Sahodaram Indirayah इन्दीवरोदरसहोदरमिन्दिरायाः॥
Meaning
Her glance can give the gods the splendour of Indra's throne, and it gives even Vishnu, the foe of Mura, great joy. It is soft and dark like the inside of a blue lotus. May that half-glance of Indira rest on me, a little, for a moment.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Vishvamarendra Pada Vibhrama Dana Daksham विश्वामरेन्द्रपदविभ्रमदानदक्षम् | able to grant the splendour of Indra's throne |
| Ananda Hetur Adhikam आनन्दहेतुः अधिकम् | a cause of great joy |
| Muravidvishah Api मुरविद्विषः अपि | even for Vishnu, the foe of Mura |
| Ishat Nishidatu Mayi Kshanam ईषत् निषीदतु मयि क्षणम् | may it rest on me a little, for a moment |
| Ikshanardham ईक्षणार्धम् | the half-glance |
| Indivarodara Sahodaram इन्दीवरोदरसहोदरम् | like the inside of a blue lotus |
| Indirayah इन्दिरायाः | of Indira (Lakshmi) |
Why this verse matters
stotranidhi.com prints "ईक्षणार्थम्" here; sanskritdocuments.org has "ईक्षणार्धम्" (half-glance), which matches verse 7. We follow sanskritdocuments.org.
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- IAST (scholarly)
- viśvāmarendrapadavibhramadānadakṣamānandaheturadhikaṃ muravidviṣo'pi|īṣanniṣīdatu mayi kṣaṇamīkṣaṇārdhamindīvarodarasahodaramindirāyāḥ||
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