Verse 11 of 16
Mantra 11 of Shri Suktam
Kardamena Prajabhuta Mayi Sambhava Kardama कर्दमेन प्रजाभूता मयि सम्भव कर्दम।
Shriyam Vasaya Me Kule Mataram Padmamalinim श्रियं वासय मे कुले मातरं पद्ममालिनीम्॥
Meaning
O Kardama, through you Lakshmi became a mother of children. Be present in me, Kardama, and make Shri, the mother who wears a lotus garland, dwell in my family.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Kardamena कर्दमेन | through Kardama |
| Prajabhuta प्रजाभूता | she became a mother of children |
| Mayi Sambhava मयि सम्भव | be present in me |
| Kardama कर्दम | O Kardama |
| Shriyam श्रियम् | Shri, the goddess of prosperity |
| Vasaya Me Kule वासय मे कुले | make her dwell in my family |
| Mataram मातरम् | the mother |
| Padmamalinim पद्ममालिनीम् | who wears a lotus garland |
Why this verse matters
Kardama and Chiklita (next verse) are named in tradition as sons of Shri and as seers of this hymn, along with Ananda and Shrida. Kardama literally means moist earth, Chiklita moisture.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- kardamena prajābhūtā mayi sambhava kardama|śriyaṃ vāsaya me kule mātaraṃ padmamālinīm||
- Telugu
- కర్దమేన ప్రజాభూతా మయి సంభవ కర్దమ।శ్రియం వాసయ మే కులే మాతరం పద్మమాలినీమ్॥
- Tamil
- கர்த³மேந ப்ரஜாபூ⁴தா மயி ஸம்ப⁴வ கர்த³ம।ஶ்ரியம் வாஸய மே குலே மாதரம் பத்³மமாலிநீம்॥
- Kannada
- ಕರ್ದಮೇನ ಪ್ರಜಾಭೂತಾ ಮಯಿ ಸಂಭವ ಕರ್ದಮ।ಶ್ರಿಯಂ ವಾಸಯ ಮೇ ಕುಲೇ ಮಾತರಂ ಪದ್ಮಮಾಲಿನೀಮ್॥
- Malayalam
- കര്ദമേന പ്രജാഭൂതാ മയി സമ്ഭവ കര്ദമ।ശ്രിയം വാസയ മേ കുലേ മാതരം പദ്മമാലിനീമ്॥
- Gujarati
- કર્દમેન પ્રજાભૂતા મયિ સમ્ભવ કર્દમ।શ્રિયં વાસય મે કુલે માતરં પદ્મમાલિનીમ્॥
- Bengali
- কর্দমেন প্রজাভূতা মযি সম্ভব কর্দম।শ্রিযং বাসয মে কুলে মাতরং পদ্মমালিনীম্॥