Verse 9 of 19
Shloka 9 of Kanakadhara Stotram
Ishta Vishishta Matayopi Yaya Dayardra इष्टाविशिष्टमतयोऽपि यया दयार्द्र-
Drishtya Trivishtapa Padam Sulabham Labhante दृष्ट्या त्रिविष्टपपदं सुलभं लभन्ते।
Drishtih Prahrishta Kamalodara Diptir Ishtam दृष्टिः प्रहृष्टकमलोदरदीप्तिरिष्टां
Pushtim Krishishta Mama Pushkara Vishtarayah पुष्टिं कृषीष्ट मम पुष्करविष्टरायाः॥
Meaning
By her glance, moist with compassion, even people of ordinary merit easily reach heaven. May that glance of the lotus-seated goddess, bright as the heart of a blooming lotus, give me the nourishment I long for.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ishta Avishishta Matayah Api इष्टाविशिष्टमतयः अपि | even those of ordinary merit |
| Yaya Dayardra Drishtya यया दयार्द्रदृष्ट्या | by whose glance moist with compassion |
| Trivishtapa Padam Sulabham Labhante त्रिविष्टपपदं सुलभं लभन्ते | easily attain heaven |
| Drishtih दृष्टिः | her glance |
| Prahrishta Kamalodara Diptih प्रहृष्टकमलोदरदीप्तिः | bright as the heart of a blooming lotus |
| Ishtam Pushtim Krishishta Mama इष्टां पुष्टिं कृषीष्ट मम | may it give me the nourishment I long for |
| Pushkara Vishtarayah पुष्करविष्टरायाः | of her whose seat is the lotus |
Why this verse matters
The compound "इष्टाविशिष्टमतयः" is split by commentators as ishta + avishishta-matayah, "those whose merit is ordinary".
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- iṣṭāviśiṣṭamatayo'pi yayā dayārdra-dṛṣṭyā triviṣṭapapadaṃ sulabhaṃ labhante|dṛṣṭiḥ prahṛṣṭakamalodaradīptiriṣṭāṃpuṣṭiṃ kṛṣīṣṭa mama puṣkaraviṣṭarāyāḥ||
- Telugu
- ఇష్టావిశిష్టమతయోఽపి యయా దయార్ద్ర-దృష్ట్యా త్రివిష్టపపదం సులభం లభంతే।దృష్టిః ప్రహృష్టకమలోదరదీప్తిరిష్టాంపుష్టిం కృషీష్ట మమ పుష్కరవిష్టరాయాః॥
- Tamil
- இஷ்டாவிஶிஷ்டமதயோ(அ)பி யயா த³யார்த்³ர-த்³ருʼஷ்ட்யா த்ரிவிஷ்டபபத³ம் ஸுலப⁴ம் லப⁴ந்தே।த்³ருʼஷ்டி꞉ ப்ரஹ்ருʼஷ்டகமலோத³ரதீ³ப்திரிஷ்டாம்புஷ்டிம் க்ருʼஷீஷ்ட மம புஷ்கரவிஷ்டராயா꞉॥
- Kannada
- ಇಷ್ಟಾವಿಶಿಷ್ಟಮತಯೋಽಪಿ ಯಯಾ ದಯಾರ್ದ್ರ-ದೃಷ್ಟ್ಯಾ ತ್ರಿವಿಷ್ಟಪಪದಂ ಸುಲಭಂ ಲಭಂತೇ।ದೃಷ್ಟಿಃ ಪ್ರಹೃಷ್ಟಕಮಲೋದರದೀಪ್ತಿರಿಷ್ಟಾಂಪುಷ್ಟಿಂ ಕೃಷೀಷ್ಟ ಮಮ ಪುಷ್ಕರವಿಷ್ಟರಾಯಾಃ॥
- Malayalam
- ഇഷ്ടാവിശിഷ്ടമതയോഽപി യയാ ദയാര്ദ്ര-ദൃഷ്ട്യാ ത്രിവിഷ്ടപപദം സുലഭം ലഭന്തേ।ദൃഷ്ടിഃ പ്രഹൃഷ്ടകമലോദരദീപ്തിരിഷ്ടാംപുഷ്ടിം കൃഷീഷ്ട മമ പുഷ്കരവിഷ്ടരായാഃ॥
- Gujarati
- ઇષ્ટાવિશિષ્ટમતયોઽપિ યયા દયાર્દ્ર-દૃષ્ટ્યા ત્રિવિષ્ટપપદં સુલભં લભન્તે।દૃષ્ટિઃ પ્રહૃષ્ટકમલોદરદીપ્તિરિષ્ટાંપુષ્ટિં કૃષીષ્ટ મમ પુષ્કરવિષ્ટરાયાઃ॥
- Bengali
- ইষ্টাবিশিষ্টমতযোঽপি যযা দযার্দ্র-দৃষ্ট্যা ত্রিবিষ্টপপদং সুলভং লভন্তে।দৃষ্টিঃ প্রহৃষ্টকমলোদরদীপ্তিরিষ্টাংপুষ্টিং কৃষীষ্ট মম পুষ্করবিষ্টরাযাঃ॥