Kanakadhara Stotram: Full Sanskrit Text with IAST, Meaning and How to Chant

Quick answer: The Kanakadhara Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn to Goddess Lakshmi attributed to Adi Shankaracharya. It begins with an invocation to Ganesha and then 'angam hareh pulakabhushanam ashrayanti'. The core hymn has 18 verses, and some editions add seven more. It is traditionally chanted on Fridays, at Diwali Lakshmi Puja and on Lakshmi festivals.

Last updated: 18 October 2026. The Sanskrit on this page comes from the text published by sanskritdocuments.org, converted to Devanagari and IAST by software rather than retyped by hand. The English meanings are our own.

Kanaka means gold and dhara means a stream: the 'hymn of the golden stream'. Its best-loved verses are a series of prayers for a single glance of Lakshmi, described with images of bees, blue lotuses, rain clouds and lightning. It is chanted in homes across India, especially in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and the Telugu states, and by Hindu families worldwide.

The story behind the Kanakadhara Stotram

As traditionally told in the Shankara-vijaya accounts of Shankaracharya's life, the boy Shankara went for alms (bhiksha) in his village of Kaladi in Kerala. At one house a poor woman, with nothing in the house, gave him the only thing she had: a single amla fruit. Moved by her generosity, he sang this hymn to Lakshmi, and the goddess is said to have showered the house with golden amlas. The story is told as a lesson in compassion: the hymn rose from a gift given with nothing held back.

Kanakadhara Stotram with meaning

Each verse appears in Devanagari, then IAST transliteration, then a plain-English meaning. In IAST, ā, ī and ū are long vowels, ṅ is 'ng', ṇ and ṭ are retroflex sounds, and ś or ṣ is close to 'sh'.

Invocation to Ganesha

वन्दे वन्दारुमन्दारमिन्दिरानन्दकन्दलम् ।
अमन्दानन्दसन्दोहबन्धुरं सिन्धुराननम् ॥

vande vandārumandāramindirānandakandalam |
amandānandasandohabandhuraṃ sindhurānanam ||

Meaning: I bow to the elephant-faced Lord Ganesha, a wish-granting tree for those who bow to him, a fresh shoot of joy for Lakshmi, made lovely by boundless bliss.

Verses 1 to 9: the glance of Lakshmi

Verse 1

अङ्गं हरेः पुलकभूषणमाश्रयन्ती
भृङ्गाङ्गनेव मुकुलाभरणं तमालम् ।
अङ्गीकृताखिलविभूतिरपाङ्गलीला
माङ्गल्यदाऽस्तु मम मङ्गलदेवतायाः ॥ १॥

aṅgaṃ hareḥ pulakabhūṣaṇamāśrayantī
bhṛṅgāṅganeva mukulābharaṇaṃ tamālam |
aṅgīkṛtākhilavibhūtirapāṅgalīlā
māṅgalyadā'stu mama maṅgaladevatāyāḥ || 1||

Meaning: May the playful sidelong glance of Lakshmi, goddess of all that is auspicious, bring me good fortune: the glance that rests on Hari's body, thrilled with joy, as a female bee rests on a tamala tree in bud, and that holds all prosperity within it.

Verse 2

मुग्धा मुहुर्विदधती वदने मुरारेः
प्रेमत्रपाप्रणिहितानि गतागतानि ।
माला दृशोर्मधुकरीव महोत्पले या
सा मे श्रियं दिशतु सागरसम्भवायाः ॥ २॥

mugdhā muhurvidadhatī vadane murāreḥ
prematrapāpraṇihitāni gatāgatāni |
mālā dṛśormadhukarīva mahotpale yā
sā me śriyaṃ diśatu sāgarasambhavāyāḥ || 2||

Meaning: May the glances of the ocean-born goddess give me prosperity: glances that, like a bee hovering at a great blue lotus, go to Murari's face and return again and again, held back by love and shyness.

Verse 3

विश्वामरेन्द्रपदविभ्रमदानदक्षं
आनन्दहेतुरधिकं मुरविद्विषोऽपि ।
ईषन्निषीदतु मयि क्षणमीक्षणार्धम्
इन्दीवरोदरसहोदरमिन्दिरायाः ॥ ३॥

viśvāmarendrapadavibhramadānadakṣaṃ
ānandaheturadhikaṃ muravidviṣo'pi |
īṣanniṣīdatu mayi kṣaṇamīkṣaṇārdham
indīvarodarasahodaramindirāyāḥ || 3||

Meaning: May the half-glance of Indira (Lakshmi), soft as the inside of a blue lotus, rest on me for a moment: the glance that can grant even the throne of Indra, and that gives great joy even to Vishnu.

Verse 4

आमीलिताक्षमधिगम्य मुदा मुकुन्दं
आनन्दकन्दमनिमेषमनङ्गतन्त्रम् ।
आकेकरस्थितकनीनिकपक्ष्मनेत्रं
भूत्यै भवेन्मम भुजङ्गशयाङ्गनायाः ॥ ४॥

āmīlitākṣamadhigamya mudā mukundaṃ
ānandakandamanimeṣamanaṅgatantram |
ākekarasthitakanīnikapakṣmanetraṃ
bhūtyai bhavenmama bhujaṅgaśayāṅganāyāḥ || 4||

Meaning: May the eyes of the consort of the Lord who rests on the serpent bring me well-being: eyes half-closed with joy, unblinking, fixed on Mukunda, the source of bliss.

Verse 5

बाह्वन्तरे मधुजितः श्रितकौस्तुभे या
हारावलीव हरिनीलमयी विभाति ।
कामप्रदा भगवतोऽपि कटाक्षमाला
कल्याणमावहतु मे कमलालयायाः ॥ ५॥

bāhvantare madhujitaḥ śritakaustubhe yā
hārāvalīva harinīlamayī vibhāti |
kāmapradā bhagavato'pi kaṭākṣamālā
kalyāṇamāvahatu me kamalālayāyāḥ || 5||

Meaning: May Lakshmi's garland of glances, which shines like a string of sapphires on Vishnu's chest where the Kaustubha gem rests, and which fulfils the wishes even of the Lord, bring me blessings.

Verse 6

कालाम्बुदालिललितोरसि कैटभारेः
धाराधरे स्फुरति या तडिदङ्गनेव ।
मातुस्समस्तजगतां महनीयमूर्तिः
भद्राणि मे दिशतु भार्गवनन्दनायाः ॥ ६॥

kālāmbudālilalitorasi kaiṭabhāreḥ
dhārādhare sphurati yā taḍidaṅganeva |
mātussamastajagatāṃ mahanīyamūrtiḥ
bhadrāṇi me diśatu bhārgavanandanāyāḥ || 6||

Meaning: May the daughter of Bhrigu, the revered mother of all the worlds, who shines like a flash of lightning against the dark-cloud chest of Vishnu, grant me good things.

Verse 7

प्राप्तं पदं प्रथमतः खलु यत्प्रभावात्
माङ्गल्यभाजि मधुमाथिनि मन्मथेन ।
मय्यापतेत्तदिह मन्थरमीक्षणार्धं
मन्दालसं च मकरालयकन्यकायाः ॥ ७॥

prāptaṃ padaṃ prathamataḥ khalu yatprabhāvāt
māṅgalyabhāji madhumāthini manmathena |
mayyāpatettadiha mantharamīkṣaṇārdhaṃ
mandālasaṃ ca makarālayakanyakāyāḥ || 7||

Meaning: May the slow, gentle half-glance of the ocean's daughter fall on me here: the glance by whose power love first found its place in the heart of Vishnu.

Verse 8

दद्याद्दयानुपवनो द्रविणाम्बुधारां
अस्मिन्नकिञ्चनविहङ्गशिशौ विषण्णे ।
दुष्कर्मघर्ममपनीय चिराय दूरं
नारायणप्रणयिनीनयनाम्बुवाहः ॥ ८॥

dadyāddayānupavano draviṇāmbudhārāṃ
asminnakiñcanavihaṅgaśiśau viṣaṇṇe |
duṣkarmagharmamapanīya cirāya dūraṃ
nārāyaṇapraṇayinīnayanāmbuvāhaḥ || 8||

Meaning: May the cloud of the eyes of Narayana's beloved, driven by the wind of compassion, pour a stream of wealth on me, a helpless young bird in distress, and drive far away the heat of my past wrong deeds.

Verse 9

इष्टाविशिष्टमतयोऽपि यया दयार्द्र
दृष्ट्या त्रिविष्टपपदं सुलभं लभन्ते ।
दृष्टिः प्रहृष्टकमलोदरदीप्तिरिष्टां
पुष्टिं कृषीष्ट मम पुष्करविष्टरायाः ॥ ९॥

iṣṭāviśiṣṭamatayo'pi yayā dayārdra
dṛṣṭyā triviṣṭapapadaṃ sulabhaṃ labhante |
dṛṣṭiḥ prahṛṣṭakamalodaradīptiriṣṭāṃ
puṣṭiṃ kṛṣīṣṭa mama puṣkaraviṣṭarāyāḥ || 9||

Meaning: May the glance of the lotus-seated goddess, moist with compassion and bright as the heart of a blooming lotus, by which even ordinary people easily reach heaven, give me the nourishment I seek.

Verses 10 to 18: salutations and prayer

Verse 10

गीर्देवतेति गरुडध्वजसुन्दरीति
शाकम्भरीति शशिशेखरवल्लभेति ।
सृष्टिस्थितिप्रलयकेलिषु संस्थितायै
तस्यै नमस्त्रिभुवनैकगुरोस्तरुण्यै ॥ १०॥

gīrdevateti garuḍadhvajasundarīti
śākambharīti śaśiśekharavallabheti |
sṛṣṭisthitipralayakeliṣu saṃsthitāyai
tasyai namastribhuvanaikagurostaruṇyai || 10||

Meaning: Salutations to her, the young consort of the one teacher of the three worlds, who is present in the play of creation, preservation and dissolution, and who is called the goddess of speech, the beloved of Garuda-bannered Vishnu, Shakambhari and the beloved of moon-crowned Shiva.

Verse 11

श्रुत्यै नमोऽस्तु शुभकर्मफलप्रसूत्यै
रत्यै नमोऽस्तु रमणीयगुणार्णवायै ।
शक्त्यै नमोऽस्तु शतपत्रनिकेतनायै
पुष्ट्यै नमोऽस्तु पुरुषोत्तमवल्लभायै ॥ ११॥

śrutyai namo'stu śubhakarmaphalaprasūtyai
ratyai namo'stu ramaṇīyaguṇārṇavāyai |
śaktyai namo'stu śatapatraniketanāyai
puṣṭyai namo'stu puruṣottamavallabhāyai || 11||

Meaning: Salutations to her who is the Veda and brings forth the fruit of good deeds; to her who is delight, an ocean of lovely qualities; to her who is power, dwelling in the hundred-petalled lotus; to her who is nourishment, beloved of Purushottama.

Verse 12

नमोऽस्तु नालीकनिभाननायै
नमोऽस्तु दुग्धोदधिजन्मभूम्यै ।
नमोऽस्तु सोमामृतसोदरायै
नमोऽस्तु नारायणवल्लभायै ॥ १२॥

namo'stu nālīkanibhānanāyai
namo'stu dugdhodadhijanmabhūmyai |
namo'stu somāmṛtasodarāyai
namo'stu nārāyaṇavallabhāyai || 12||

Meaning: Salutations to her whose face is like a lotus; to her who was born from the ocean of milk; to the sister of the moon and of nectar; to the beloved of Narayana.

Verse 13

सम्पत्कराणि सकलेन्द्रियनन्दनानि
साम्राज्यदानविभवानि सरोरुहाक्षि ।
त्वद्वन्दनानि दुरिताहरणोद्यतानि
मामेव मातरनिशं कलयन्तु मान्ये ॥ १३॥

sampatkarāṇi sakalendriyanandanāni
sāmrājyadānavibhavāni saroruhākṣi |
tvadvandanāni duritāharaṇodyatāni
māmeva mātaraniśaṃ kalayantu mānye || 13||

Meaning: Lotus-eyed, revered Mother, may my salutations to you, which bring wealth, delight every sense, grant sovereignty and splendour and are ready to remove all wrongs, always uphold me.

Verse 14

यत्कटाक्षसमुपासनाविधिः
सेवकस्य सकलार्थसम्पदः ।
सन्तनोति वचनाङ्गमानसैः
त्वां मुरारिहृदयेश्वरीं भजे ॥ १४॥

yatkaṭākṣasamupāsanāvidhiḥ
sevakasya sakalārthasampadaḥ |
santanoti vacanāṅgamānasaiḥ
tvāṃ murārihṛdayeśvarīṃ bhaje || 14||

Meaning: I worship you, queen of Vishnu's heart, the devoted worship of whose glance brings every kind of wealth to the devotee through speech, body and mind.

Verse 15

सरसिजनिलये सरोजहस्ते
धवलतमांशुकगन्धमाल्यशोभे ।
भगवति हरिवल्लभे मनोज्ञे
त्रिभुवनभूतिकरि प्रसीद मह्यम् ॥ १५॥

sarasijanilaye sarojahaste
dhavalatamāṃśukagandhamālyaśobhe |
bhagavati harivallabhe manojñe
tribhuvanabhūtikari prasīda mahyam || 15||

Meaning: Goddess who dwells in the lotus, lotus in hand, radiant in pure white garments, fragrance and garlands, beloved of Hari, enchanting one, who brings prosperity to the three worlds: be gracious to me.

Verse 16

दिग् हस्तिभिः कनककुम्भमुखावसृष्ट
स्वर्वाहिनीविमलचारुजलप्लुताङ्गीम् ।
प्रातर्नमामि जगतां जननीमशेष
लोकाधिनाथगृहिणीममृताब्धिपुत्रीम् ॥ १६॥

dig hastibhiḥ kanakakumbhamukhāvasṛṣṭa
svarvāhinīvimalacārujalaplutāṅgīm |
prātarnamāmi jagatāṃ jananīmaśeṣa
lokādhināthagṛhiṇīmamṛtābdhiputrīm || 16||

Meaning: In the morning I bow to the mother of the worlds, wife of the lord of all worlds and daughter of the ocean of nectar, whose body is bathed in the clear, lovely waters of the heavenly river poured from golden pots by the elephants of the directions.

Verse 17

कमले कमलाक्षवल्लभे त्वं
करुणापूरतरङ्गितैरपाङ्गैः ।
अवलोकय मामकिञ्चनानां
प्रथमं पात्रमकृत्रिमं दयायाः ॥ १७॥

kamale kamalākṣavallabhe tvaṃ
karuṇāpūrataraṅgitairapāṅgaiḥ |
avalokaya māmakiñcanānāṃ
prathamaṃ pātramakṛtrimaṃ dayāyāḥ || 17||

Meaning: Kamala, beloved of the lotus-eyed Lord, look on me with glances that ripple with a flood of compassion; I am the first among the needy and a true object of your mercy.

Verse 18

स्तुवन्ति ये स्तुतिभिरमीभिरन्वहं
त्रयीमयीं त्रिभुवनमातरं रमाम् ।
गुणाधिका गुरुतरभाग्यभागिनो
भवन्ति ते भुवि बुधभाविताशयाः ॥ १८॥

stuvanti ye stutibhiramībhiranvahaṃ
trayīmayīṃ tribhuvanamātaraṃ ramām |
guṇādhikā gurutarabhāgyabhāgino
bhavanti te bhuvi budhabhāvitāśayāḥ || 18||

Meaning: Those who praise Rama (Lakshmi), the embodiment of the three Vedas and mother of the three worlds, with these hymns every day become rich in virtue, greatly fortunate and honoured by the wise.

Verses 19 to 25: additional verses found in other editions

Verse 19

नमोऽस्तु हेमाम्बुजपीठिकायै
नमोऽस्तु भूमण्डलनायिकायै ।
नमोऽस्तु देवादिदयापरायै
नमोऽस्तु शार्ङ्गायुधवल्लभायै ॥ १९॥

namo'stu hemāmbujapīṭhikāyai
namo'stu bhūmaṇḍalanāyikāyai |
namo'stu devādidayāparāyai
namo'stu śārṅgāyudhavallabhāyai || 19||

Meaning: Salutations to her seated on the golden lotus; to the queen of the earth; to her who is compassionate to the gods; to the beloved of Vishnu, who bears the Sharnga bow.

Verse 20

नमोऽस्तु देव्यै भृगुनन्दनायै
नमोऽस्तु विष्णोरुरसि स्थितायै ।
नमोऽस्तु लक्ष्म्यै कमलालयायै
नमोऽस्तु दामोदरवल्लभायै ॥ २०॥

namo'stu devyai bhṛgunandanāyai
namo'stu viṣṇorurasi sthitāyai |
namo'stu lakṣmyai kamalālayāyai
namo'stu dāmodaravallabhāyai || 20||

Meaning: Salutations to the goddess, daughter of Bhrigu; to her who dwells on Vishnu's chest; to Lakshmi who lives in the lotus; to the beloved of Damodara.

Verse 21

नमोऽस्तु कान्त्यै कमलेक्षणायै
नमोऽस्तु भूत्यै भुवनप्रसूत्यै ।
नमोऽस्तु देवादिभिरर्चितायै
नमोऽस्तु नन्दात्मजवल्लभायै ॥ २१॥

namo'stu kāntyai kamalekṣaṇāyai
namo'stu bhūtyai bhuvanaprasūtyai |
namo'stu devādibhirarcitāyai
namo'stu nandātmajavallabhāyai || 21||

Meaning: Salutations to her who is radiance, the lotus-eyed; to her who is prosperity, mother of the worlds; to her who is worshipped by the gods; to the beloved of Nanda's son.

Verse 22

देवि प्रसीद जगदीश्वरि लोकमातः
कल्याणगात्रि कमलेक्षणजीवनाथे ।
दारिद्र्यभीतिहृदयं शरणागतं माम्
आलोकय प्रतिदिनं सदयैरपाङ्गैः ॥ २२॥

devi prasīda jagadīśvari lokamātaḥ
kalyāṇagātri kamalekṣaṇajīvanāthe |
dāridryabhītihṛdayaṃ śaraṇāgataṃ mām
ālokaya pratidinaṃ sadayairapāṅgaiḥ || 22||

Meaning: Be gracious, Goddess, ruler of the universe, mother of the world, of auspicious form, beloved of the lotus-eyed Lord: I come to you for refuge with a heart afraid of want; look on me every day with kind glances.

Verse 23

बिल्वाटवीमध्यलसत्सरोजे
सहस्रपत्रे सुखसन्निविष्टाम् ।
अष्टापदाम्भोरुहपाणिपद्मां
सुवर्णवर्णां प्रणमामि लक्ष्मीम् ॥ २३॥

bilvāṭavīmadhyalasatsaroje
sahasrapatre sukhasanniviṣṭām |
aṣṭāpadāmbhoruhapāṇipadmāṃ
suvarṇavarṇāṃ praṇamāmi lakṣmīm || 23||

Meaning: I bow to Lakshmi, golden in colour, seated happily on a thousand-petalled lotus shining in the middle of a forest of bilva trees, lotuses in her hands.

Verse 24

कमलासनपाणिना ललाटे
लिखितमक्षरपङ्क्तिमस्य जन्तोः ।
परिमार्जय मातरङ्घ्रिणा ते
धनिकद्वारनिवास दुःखदोग्ध्रीम् ॥ २४॥

kamalāsanapāṇinā lalāṭe
likhitamakṣarapaṅktimasya jantoḥ |
parimārjaya mātaraṅghriṇā te
dhanikadvāranivāsa duḥkhadogdhrīm || 24||

Meaning: Mother, with your foot wipe away the line of letters that Brahma has written on this being's forehead, the fate that brings the sorrow of waiting at the doors of the rich.

Verse 25

अम्भोरुहं जन्मगृहं भवत्या
वक्षःस्थलं भर्तृगृहं मुरारेः ।
कारुण्यतः कल्पय पद्मवासे
लीलागृहं मे हृदयारविन्दम् ॥ २५॥

ambhoruhaṃ janmagṛhaṃ bhavatyā
vakṣaḥsthalaṃ bhartṛgṛhaṃ murāreḥ |
kāruṇyataḥ kalpaya padmavāse
līlāgṛhaṃ me hṛdayāravindam || 25||

Meaning: Lotus-dweller, your birthplace is the lotus and your husband's home is Vishnu's chest; out of compassion, make the lotus of my heart your home of play.

Closing verse (phalashruti)

सुवर्णधारास्तोत्रं यच्छङ्कराचार्यनिर्मितम् ।
त्रिसन्ध्यं यः पठेन्नित्यं स कुबेर समो भवेत् ॥

suvarṇadhārāstotraṃ yacchaṅkarācāryanirmitam |
trisandhyaṃ yaḥ paṭhennityaṃ sa kubera samo bhavet ||

Meaning: Whoever chants every day, at the three junctions of the day, this hymn of the golden stream composed by Shankaracharya becomes like Kubera, the lord of wealth. Like all phalashrutis, this is a traditional statement of devotion.

When the Kanakadhara Stotram is traditionally chanted

• Fridays: Lakshmi's weekly day. See our Friday (Shukravar) and Mahalakshmi guide.
• Diwali Lakshmi Puja: see Lakshmi Puja 2026 and the Lakshmi puja vidhi.
• Varalakshmi Vratam and Margashirsha Fridays: see Varalakshmi Vratam 2026 and Margashirsha Friday Lakshmi puja.
• Daily: in the morning, or at dusk when the evening lamp is lit.

How to chant the Kanakadhara Stotram

1. Bathe and sit before a picture or murti of Lakshmi, or of Lakshmi with Vishnu, facing east if you can.
2. Light a ghee lamp. A lotus or any fresh flower, a little kumkum and a simple offering such as fruit or a sweet are traditional.
3. Chant the invocation to Ganesha first, then the 18 verses slowly. Add verses 19 to 25 and the closing verse if your family's edition includes them.
4. Finish with a short prayer, an aarti if you wish, and share the offering.

The 18 verses take about ten minutes. Some devotees chant the hymn three times on Fridays or during festival days, or every day for a fixed period. If the long verses are new to you, learn verses 1 to 9 first; they share one theme and rhythm.

Significance

The hymn asks for very little in form, only a glance, yet it sees that glance as the source of every blessing. It is traditionally believed to remove want and bring Lakshmi's grace, and its closing verses speak of virtue, good fortune and wealth. These are expressions of faith, not guarantees of material results; the story behind the hymn reminds devotees that generosity, not greed, draws Lakshmi's favour.

Related Lakshmi hymns: the Mahalakshmi Ashtakam, the Sri Suktam and the Lakshmi Chalisa.

Also read: 108 names of Lakshmi with meaning.

Also read: Lalita Pancharatnam with meaning.

Frequently asked questions

Who composed the Kanakadhara Stotram?

It is attributed to Adi Shankaracharya. The sanskritdocuments.org text notes that its 18-verse sequence follows the Complete Works of Shankaracharya, and that verses 19 to 25 are extra verses found in other printed texts.

What is the story of the Kanakadhara Stotram?

As traditionally told, the young Shankara, then a brahmachari, stopped for alms at the house of a very poor woman in his village of Kaladi. She had nothing but a single amla (gooseberry), which she gave him. Moved, he sang this hymn to Lakshmi, and the goddess is said to have showered the house with golden amlas. Kanaka means gold and dhara means stream.

When should the Kanakadhara Stotram be chanted?

Fridays, Lakshmi's day, are the most common choice, along with Diwali Lakshmi Puja, Varalakshmi Vratam, Akshaya Tritiya and the Fridays of Margashirsha. Many devotees chant it daily in the morning or at dusk when the lamp is lit.

How many verses should I chant?

The core hymn is 18 verses, preceded by an invocation to Ganesha. Many popular editions add some of verses 19 to 25 and the closing phalashruti. Chanting the 18 verses is a complete recitation; follow the edition your family uses.

Will chanting Kanakadhara Stotram bring wealth?

Verse 18 and the closing verse speak of virtue, good fortune and wealth for those who chant it, and many devotees traditionally believe it invites Lakshmi's grace. These are statements of faith, not promises of money or results. The story itself centres on generosity and compassion.

Can anyone chant the Kanakadhara Stotram?

Yes. It is a devotional hymn chanted by women, men and children alike. Those who follow particular rules for Sanskrit recitation can follow the guidance of their family or guru.

Editor's note (18 October 2026)

The Kanakadhara Stotram text on this page is taken from Shri Kanakadhara Stotram on sanskritdocuments.org (file kanaka.itx, encoded and proofread by P. P. Narayanaswami and Kirk Wortman), converted from ITRANS to Devanagari and IAST with the indic_transliteration software and checked line by line against the site's Devanagari page. No corrections were needed. Following the source, verses 1 to 18 are the sequence of the Complete Works of Shankaracharya, and verses 19 to 25 are extra verses found in other printed texts. The source notes alternative readings we have not used: 'garudadhvajabhaminiti' in verse 10, 'saroruhani' and 'duritottaranodyatani' or 'duritoddharanodyatani' in verse 13. The English meanings are our own plain renderings, and the hymn is presented as an act of devotion with no promise of particular results.

Related guides

• Friday in Hinduism: Shukravar vrat and Mahalakshmi
• Lakshmi: all guides
• Mahalakshmi Ashtakam with meaning
• Sri Suktam: 15 verses with meaning
• Lakshmi Puja 2026
• Durga Chalisa with meaning