Verse 5 of 19

Shloka 5 of Kanakadhara Stotram

Bahvantare Madhujitah Shrita Kaustubhe Ya बाह्वन्तरे मधुजितः श्रितकौस्तुभे या

Haravaliva Hari Neelamayi Vibhati हारावलीव हरिनीलमयी विभाति।

Kamaprada Bhagavatopi Kataksha Mala कामप्रदा भगवतोऽपि कटाक्षमाला

Kalyanam Avahatu Me Kamalalayayah कल्याणमावहतु मे कमलालयायाः॥

Meaning

On the chest of Vishnu, slayer of Madhu, where the Kaustubha gem lies, her garland of glances shines like a string of sapphires. It fulfils even the Lord's own wishes. May that garland of glances of the lotus-dweller bring me well-being.

Word by word

WordMeaning
Bahvantare Madhujitah बाह्वन्तरे मधुजितः on the chest of Vishnu, slayer of Madhu
Shrita Kaustubhe श्रितकौस्तुभे where the Kaustubha gem rests
Haravali Iva Harineelamayi हारावली इव हरिनीलमयी like a string of sapphires
Vibhati विभाति shines
Kamaprada Bhagavatah Api कामप्रदा भगवतः अपि fulfilling even the Lord's wishes
Kataksha Mala कटाक्षमाला the garland of glances
Kalyanam Avahatu Me कल्याणम् आवहतु मे may it bring me well-being
Kamalalayayah कमलालयायाः of her who dwells in the lotus
Read this verse in other scripts
IAST (scholarly)
bāhvantare madhujitaḥ śritakaustubhe yāhārāvalīva harinīlamayī vibhāti|kāmapradā bhagavato'pi kaṭākṣamālākalyāṇamāvahatu me kamalālayāyāḥ||
Telugu
బాహ్వంతరే మధుజితః శ్రితకౌస్తుభే యాహారావలీవ హరినీలమయీ విభాతి।కామప్రదా భగవతోఽపి కటాక్షమాలాకల్యాణమావహతు మే కమలాలయాయాః॥
Tamil
பா³ஹ்வந்தரே மது⁴ஜித꞉ ஶ்ரிதகௌஸ்துபே⁴ யாஹாராவலீவ ஹரிநீலமயீ விபா⁴தி।காமப்ரதா³ ப⁴க³வதோ(அ)பி கடாக்ஷமாலாகல்யாணமாவஹது மே கமலாலயாயா꞉॥
Kannada
ಬಾಹ್ವಂತರೇ ಮಧುಜಿತಃ ಶ್ರಿತಕೌಸ್ತುಭೇ ಯಾಹಾರಾವಲೀವ ಹರಿನೀಲಮಯೀ ವಿಭಾತಿ।ಕಾಮಪ್ರದಾ ಭಗವತೋಽಪಿ ಕಟಾಕ್ಷಮಾಲಾಕಲ್ಯಾಣಮಾವಹತು ಮೇ ಕಮಲಾಲಯಾಯಾಃ॥
Malayalam
ബാഹ്വന്തരേ മധുജിതഃ ശ്രിതകൌസ്തുഭേ യാഹാരാവലീവ ഹരിനീലമയീ വിഭാതി।കാമപ്രദാ ഭഗവതോഽപി കടാക്ഷമാലാകല്യാണമാവഹതു മേ കമലാലയായാഃ॥
Gujarati
બાહ્વન્તરે મધુજિતઃ શ્રિતકૌસ્તુભે યાહારાવલીવ હરિનીલમયી વિભાતિ।કામપ્રદા ભગવતોઽપિ કટાક્ષમાલાકલ્યાણમાવહતુ મે કમલાલયાયાઃ॥
Bengali
বাহ্বন্তরে মধুজিতঃ শ্রিতকৌস্তুভে যাহারাবলীব হরিনীলমযী বিভাতি।কামপ্রদা ভগবতোঽপি কটাক্ষমালাকল্যাণমাবহতু মে কমলালযাযাঃ॥

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