Verse 7 of 19

Shloka 7 of Kanakadhara Stotram

Praptam Padam Prathamatah Khalu Yat Prabhavat प्राप्तं पदं प्रथमतः खलु यत्प्रभावात्

Mangalya Bhaji Madhumathini Manmathena माङ्गल्यभाजि मधुमाथिनि मन्मथेन।

Mayyapatet Tadiha Mantharam Ikshanardham मय्यापतेत्तदिह मन्थरमीक्षणार्धं

Mandalasam Cha Makaralaya Kanyakayah मन्दालसं च मकरालयकन्यकायाः॥

Meaning

By the power of her glance, Manmatha, the god of love, first found a place in Vishnu, slayer of Madhu, who is all auspiciousness. May that slow, gentle, languid half-glance of the daughter of the ocean fall on me here.

Word by word

WordMeaning
Praptam Padam Prathamatah प्राप्तं पदं प्रथमतः first found a place
Khalu Yat Prabhavat खलु यत्प्रभावात् indeed by whose power
Mangalya Bhaji Madhumathini माङ्गल्यभाजि मधुमाथिनि in Vishnu, slayer of Madhu, home of auspiciousness
Manmathena मन्मथेन by Manmatha, god of love
Mayi Apatet Tat Iha मयि आपतेत् तत् इह may that fall on me here
Mantharam Ikshanardham मन्थरम् ईक्षणार्धम् the slow half-glance
Mandalasam Cha मन्दालसं च gentle and languid
Makaralaya Kanyakayah मकरालयकन्यकायाः of the daughter of the ocean
Read this verse in other scripts
IAST (scholarly)
prāptaṃ padaṃ prathamataḥ khalu yatprabhāvātmāṅgalyabhāji madhumāthini manmathena|mayyāpatettadiha mantharamīkṣaṇārdhaṃmandālasaṃ ca makarālayakanyakāyāḥ||
Telugu
ప్రాప్తం పదం ప్రథమతః ఖలు యత్ప్రభావాత్మాంగల్యభాజి మధుమాథిని మన్మథేన।మయ్యాపతేత్తదిహ మంథరమీక్షణార్ధంమందాలసం చ మకరాలయకన్యకాయాః॥
Tamil
ப்ராப்தம் பத³ம் ப்ரத²மத꞉ க²லு யத்ப்ரபா⁴வாத்மாங்க³ல்யபா⁴ஜி மது⁴மாதி²நி மந்மதே²ந।மய்யாபதேத்ததி³ஹ மந்த²ரமீக்ஷணார்த⁴ம்மந்தா³லஸம் ச மகராலயகந்யகாயா꞉॥
Kannada
ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಂ ಪದಂ ಪ್ರಥಮತಃ ಖಲು ಯತ್ಪ್ರಭಾವಾತ್ಮಾಂಗಲ್ಯಭಾಜಿ ಮಧುಮಾಥಿನಿ ಮನ್ಮಥೇನ।ಮಯ್ಯಾಪತೇತ್ತದಿಹ ಮಂಥರಮೀಕ್ಷಣಾರ್ಧಂಮಂದಾಲಸಂ ಚ ಮಕರಾಲಯಕನ್ಯಕಾಯಾಃ॥
Malayalam
പ്രാപ്തം പദം പ്രഥമതഃ ഖലു യത്പ്രഭാവാത്മാങ്ഗല്യഭാജി മധുമാഥിനി മന്മഥേന।മയ്യാപതേത്തദിഹ മന്ഥരമീക്ഷണാര്ധംമന്ദാലസം ച മകരാലയകന്യകായാഃ॥
Gujarati
પ્રાપ્તં પદં પ્રથમતઃ ખલુ યત્પ્રભાવાત્માઙ્ગલ્યભાજિ મધુમાથિનિ મન્મથેન।મય્યાપતેત્તદિહ મન્થરમીક્ષણાર્ધંમન્દાલસં ચ મકરાલયકન્યકાયાઃ॥
Bengali
প্রাপ্তং পদং প্রথমতঃ খলু যত্প্রভাবাত্মাঙ্গল্যভাজি মধুমাথিনি মন্মথেন।ময্যাপতেত্তদিহ মন্থরমীক্ষণার্ধংমন্দালসং চ মকরালযকন্যকাযাঃ॥

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