Verse 6 of 19

Shloka 6 of Kanakadhara Stotram

Kalambudali Lalitorasi Kaitabhareh कालाम्बुदालिललितोरसि कैटभारेः

Dharadhare Sphurati Ya Tadid Anganeva धाराधरे स्फुरति या तडिदङ्गनेव।

Matus Samasta Jagatam Mahaniya Murtih मातुस्समस्तजगतां महनीयमूर्तिः

Bhadrani Me Dishatu Bhargava Nandanayah भद्राणि मे दिशतु भार्गवनन्दनायाः॥

Meaning

On the lovely chest of Vishnu, foe of Kaitabha, dark as a line of rain clouds, she flashes like a streak of lightning. May that revered form of the Mother of all the worlds, the daughter of Bhrigu, grant me blessings.

Word by word

WordMeaning
Kalambudali Lalitorasi कालाम्बुदालिललितोरसि on the lovely chest dark as rain clouds
Kaitabhareh कैटभारेः of Vishnu, foe of Kaitabha
Dharadhare Sphurati धाराधरे स्फुरति flashes in the rain cloud
Tadidangana Iva तडिदङ्गना इव like a streak of lightning
Matuh Samasta Jagatam मातुः समस्तजगताम् of the Mother of all the worlds
Mahaniya Murtih महनीयमूर्तिः the revered form
Bhadrani Me Dishatu भद्राणि मे दिशतु may it grant me blessings
Bhargava Nandanayah भार्गवनन्दनायाः of the daughter of Bhrigu

Why this verse matters

stotranidhi.com prints "तटिदङ्गनेव"; we follow sanskritdocuments.org "तडिदङ्गनेव" (tadit, lightning). Tradition says Lakshmi was once born as the daughter of the sage Bhrigu, hence the name Bhargavi.

Read this verse in other scripts
IAST (scholarly)
kālāmbudālilalitorasi kaiṭabhāreḥdhārādhare sphurati yā taḍidaṅganeva|mātussamastajagatāṃ mahanīyamūrtiḥbhadrāṇi me diśatu bhārgavanandanāyāḥ||
Telugu
కాలాంబుదాలిలలితోరసి కైటభారేఃధారాధరే స్ఫురతి యా తడిదంగనేవ।మాతుస్సమస్తజగతాం మహనీయమూర్తిఃభద్రాణి మే దిశతు భార్గవనందనాయాః॥
Tamil
காலாம்பு³தா³லிலலிதோரஸி கைடபா⁴ரே꞉தா⁴ராத⁴ரே ஸ்பு²ரதி யா தடி³த³ங்க³நேவ।மாதுஸ்ஸமஸ்தஜக³தாம் மஹநீயமூர்தி꞉ப⁴த்³ராணி மே தி³ஶது பா⁴ர்க³வநந்த³நாயா꞉॥
Kannada
ಕಾಲಾಂಬುದಾಲಿಲಲಿತೋರಸಿ ಕೈಟಭಾರೇಃಧಾರಾಧರೇ ಸ್ಫುರತಿ ಯಾ ತಡಿದಂಗನೇವ।ಮಾತುಸ್ಸಮಸ್ತಜಗತಾಂ ಮಹನೀಯಮೂರ್ತಿಃಭದ್ರಾಣಿ ಮೇ ದಿಶತು ಭಾರ್ಗವನಂದನಾಯಾಃ॥
Malayalam
കാലാമ്ബുദാലിലലിതോരസി കൈടഭാരേഃധാരാധരേ സ്ഫുരതി യാ തഡിദങ്ഗനേവ।മാതുസ്സമസ്തജഗതാം മഹനീയമൂര്തിഃഭദ്രാണി മേ ദിശതു ഭാര്ഗവനന്ദനായാഃ॥
Gujarati
કાલામ્બુદાલિલલિતોરસિ કૈટભારેઃધારાધરે સ્ફુરતિ યા તડિદઙ્ગનેવ।માતુસ્સમસ્તજગતાં મહનીયમૂર્તિઃભદ્રાણિ મે દિશતુ ભાર્ગવનન્દનાયાઃ॥
Bengali
কালাম্বুদালিললিতোরসি কৈটভারেঃধারাধরে স্ফুরতি যা তডিদঙ্গনেব।মাতুস্সমস্তজগতাং মহনীযমূর্তিঃভদ্রাণি মে দিশতু ভার্গবনন্দনাযাঃ॥

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