What is Sri Kamala Stotram 2?

It is a powerful hymn dedicated to Goddess Mahalakshmi (Kamala), believed to be instructed by Adi Shankaracharya. It describes the universal, protective, and salvific nature of the Goddess.

When and how should one recite this stotram?

This stotram should be recited daily during the three Sandhya times (morning, noon, evening) with devotion. Wearing it written on a birch leaf with rochana or kumkum is said to provide protection.

What are the main benefits of reciting Sri Kamala Stotram 2?

Reciting it bestows wealth, prosperity, eloquence, progeny, freedom from diseases, pacification of enemies, and spiritual upliftment. It also paves the way for liberation (moksha).

Who can recite this stotram?

Any devotee seeking wealth, knowledge, progeny, health, and spiritual peace can recite this stotram, regardless of gender.

How many times should this stotram be recited?

For complete benefits, it is advisable to recite it at least once during each of the three Sandhya times (morning, noon, evening) daily. It can be recited more often as per one's convenience.

What is the origin of Sri Kamala Stotram 2?

This stotram is believed to have been instructed by Adi Shankaracharya to his disciples. It elaborately describes the various forms and attributes of Mahalakshmi.

Sri Kamala Stotram 2 – Complete English Meaning & Benefits

Shree kamalaa stotram' 2

Shreeshankara uvaacha |
Athaatah' sampravakshyaami lakshmeestotramanuttamam |
Pat'hanaachchhravanaadyasya naro mokshamavaapnuyaat || 1 ||

Guhyaadguhyataram' punyam' sarvadevanamaskri'tam |
Sarvamantramayam' saakshaachchhri'nu parvatanandini || 2 ||

Anantaroopinee lakshmeerapaaragunasaagaree |
Animaadisiddhidaatree shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 3 ||

Aapaduddhaarinee tvam' hi aadyaa shaktih' shubhaa paraa |
Aadyaa aanandadaatree cha shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 4 ||

Indumukhee isht'adaatree isht'amantrasvaroopinee |
Ichchhaamayee jaganmaatah' shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 5 ||

Umaa umaapatestvantu hyutkant'haakulanaashinee |
Urveeshvaree jaganmaatarlakshmi devi namo'stu te || 6 ||

Airaavatapatipoojyaa aishvaryaanaam' pradaayinee |
Audaaryagunasampannaa lakshmi devi namo'stu te || 7 ||

Kri'shnavakshah'sthitaa devi kalikalmashanaashinee |
Kri'shnachittaharaa kartree shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 8 ||

Kandarpadamanaa devi kalyaanee kamalaananaa |
Karunaarnavasampoornaa shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 9 ||

Khanjanaakshee khaganaasaa devi khedavinaashinee |
Khanjareet'agatishchaiva shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 10 ||

Govindavallabhaa devee gandharvakulapaavanee |
Golokavaasinee maatah' shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 11 ||

Jnyaanadaa gunadaa devi gunaadhyakshaa gunaakaree |
Gandhapushpadharaa maatah' shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 12 ||

Ghanashyaamapriyaa devi ghorasam'saarataarinee |
Ghorapaapaharaa chaiva shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 13 ||

Chaturvedamayee chintyaa chittachaitanyadaayinee |
Chaturaananapoojyaa cha shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 14 ||

Chaitanyaroopinee devi chandrakot'isamaprabhaa |
Chandraarkanakharajyotirlakshmi devi namaamyaham || 15 ||

Chapalaa chaturaadhyakshee charame gatidaayinee |
Charaachareshvaree lakshmi shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 16 ||

Chhatrachaamarayuktaa cha chhalachaaturyanaashinee |
Chhidraughahaarinee maatah' shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 17 ||

Jaganmaataa jagatkartree jagadaadhaararoopinee |
Jayapradaa jaanakee cha shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 18 ||

Jaanakeeshapriyaa tvam' hi janakotsavadaayinee |
Jeevaatmanaam' cha tvam' maatah' shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 19 ||

Jhinjeeravasvanaa devi jhanjhaavaatanivaarinee |
Jharjharapriyavaadyaa cha shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 20 ||

T'ankakadaayinee tvam' hi tvam' cha t'hakkaararoopinee | [arthapradaayineem']
D'hakkaadivaadyapranayaa d'amphavaadyavinodinee |
D'amarupranayaa maatah' shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 21 ||

Taptakaanchanavarnaabhaa trailokyalokataarinee |
Trilokajananee lakshmi shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 22 ||

Trailokyasundaree tvam' hi taapatrayanivaarinee |
Trigunadhaarinee maatah' shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 23 ||

Trailokyamangal'aa tvam' hi teerthamoolapadadvayaa |
Trikaalajnyaa traanakartree shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 24 ||

Durgatinaashinee tvam' hi daaridryaapadvinaashinee |
Dvaarakaavaasinee maatah' shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 25 ||

Devataanaam' duraaraadhyaa duh'khashokavinaashinee |
Divyaabharanabhooshaangee shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 26 ||

Daamodarapriyaa tvam' hi divyayogapradarshinee |
Dayaamayee dayaadhyakshee shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 27 ||

Dhyaanaateetaa dharaadhyakshaa dhanadhaanyapradaayinee |
Dharmadaa dhairyadaa maatah' shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 28 ||

Navagorochanaa gauree nandanandanagehinee |
Navayauvanachaarvangee shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 29 ||

Naanaaratnaadibhooshaad'hyaa naanaaratnapradaayinee |
Nitambinee nalinaakshee lakshmi devi namo'stu te || 30 ||

Nidhuvanapremaanandaa niraashrayagatipradaa |
Nirvikaaraa nityaroopaa lakshmi devi namo'stu te || 31 ||

Poornaanandamayee tvam' hi poornabrahmasanaatanee |
Paraashaktih' paraabhaktirlakshmi devi namo'stu te || 32 ||

Poornachandramukhee tvam' hi paraanandapradaayinee |
Paramaarthapradaa lakshmi shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 33 ||

Pund'areekaakshinee tvam' hi pund'areekaakshagehinee |
Padmaraagadharaa tvam' hi shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 34 ||

Padmaa padmaasanaa tvam' hi padmamaalaavidhaarinee |
Pranavaroopinee maatah' shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 35 ||

Phullenduvadanaa tvam' hi phaniveni vimohinee |
Phanishaayipriyaa maatah' shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 36 ||

Vishvakartree vishvabhartree vishvatraatree vishveshvaree |
Vishvaaraadhyaa vishvabaahyaa lakshmi devi namo'stu te || 37 ||

Vishnupriyaa vishnushaktirbeejamantrasvaroopinee |
Varadaa vaakyasiddhaa cha shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 38 ||

Venuvaadyapriyaa tvam' hi vam'sheevaadyavinodinee |
Vidyudgauree mahaadevi lakshmi devi namo'stu te || 39 ||

Bhuktimuktipradaa tvam' hi bhaktaanugrahakaarinee |
Bhavaarnavatraanakartree lakshmi devi namo'stu te || 40 ||

Bhaktapriyaa bhaageerathee bhaktamangal'adaayinee |
Bhayadaa'bhayadaatree cha lakshmi devi namo'stu te || 41 ||

Mano'bheesht'apradaa tvam' hi mahaamohavinaashinee |
Mokshadaa maanadaatree cha lakshmi devi namo'stu te || 42 ||

Mahaadhanyaa mahaamaanyaa maadhavamanamohinee |
Mukharaapraanahantree cha lakshmi devi namo'stu te || 43 ||

Yauvanapoornasaundaryaa yogamaayaa yogeshvaree |
Yugmashreephalavri'kshaa cha lakshmi devi namo'stu te || 44 ||

Yugmaangadavibhooshaad'hyaa yuvateenaam' shiromanih' |
Yashodaasutapatnee cha lakshmi devi namo'stu te || 45 ||

Roopayauvanasampannaa ratnaalankaaradhaarinee |
Raakendukot'isaundaryaa lakshmi devi namo'stu te || 46 ||

Ramaa raamaa raamapatnee raajaraajeshvaree tathaa |
Raajyadaa raajyahantree cha lakshmi devi namo'stu te || 47 ||

Leelaalaavanyasampannaa lokaanugrahakaarinee |
Lalanaa preetidaatree cha lakshmi devi namo'stu te || 48 ||

Vidyaadharee tathaa vidyaa vasudaa tvam' hi vanditaa |
Vindhyaachalavaasinee cha lakshmi devi namo'stu te || 49 ||

Shubhrakaanchanagauraangee shankhakankanadhaarinee |
Shubhadaa sheelasampannaa lakshmi devi namo'stu te || 50 ||

Shat'chakrabhedinee tvam' hi shad'aishvaryapradaayinee |
Shod'ashee vayasaa tvam' hi lakshmi devi namo'stu te || 51 ||

Sadaanandamayee tvam' hi sarvasampattidaayinee |
Sam'saarataarinee devi shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 52 ||

Sukeshee sukhadaa devi sundaree sumanoramaa |
Sureshvaree siddhidaatree shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 53 ||

Sarvasankat'ahantree tvam' satyasattvagunaanvitaa |
Seetaapatipriyaa devi shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 54 ||

Hemaanginee haasyamukhee harichittavimohinee |
Haripaadapriyaa devi shirasaa pranamaamyaham || 55 ||

Kshemankaree kshamaadaatree kshaumavaasavidhaarinee |
Ksheenamadhyaa cha kshetraangee lakshmi devi namo'stu te || 56 ||

Shreeshankara uvaacha |
Akaaraadi kshakaaraantam' lakshmeedevyaah' stavam' shubham |
Pat'hitavyam' prayatnena trisandhyam' cha dine dine || 57 ||

Poojaneeyaa prayatnena kamalaa karunaamayee |
Vaanchhaakalpalataa saakshaadbhuktimuktipradaayinee || 58 ||

Idam' stotram' pat'hedyastu shri'nuyaachchhraavayedapi |
Isht'asiddhirbhavettasya satyam' satyam' hi paarvati || 59 ||

Idam' stotram' mahaapunyam' yah' pat'hedbhaktisam'yutah' |
Tam' cha dri'sht'vaa bhavenmooko vaadee satyam' na sam'shayah' || 60 ||

Shri'nuyaachchhraavayedyastu pat'hedvaa paat'hayedapi |
Raajaano vashamaayaanti tam' dri'sht'vaa girinandini || 61 ||

Tam' dri'sht'vaa dusht'asanghaashcha palaayante disho dasha |
Bhootapretagrahaa yakshaa raakshasaah' pannagaadayah' |
Vidravanti bhayaartaa vai stotrasyaapi cha keertanaat || 62 ||

Suraashcha asuraashchaiva gandharvaah' kinnaraadayah' |
Pranamanti sadaa bhaktyaa tam' dri'sht'vaa paat'hakam' mudaa || 63 ||

Dhanaarthee labhate chaartham' putraarthee cha sutam' labhet |
Raajyaarthee labhate raajyam' stavaraajasya keertanaat || 64 ||

Brahmahatyaa suraapaanam' steyam' gurvanganaagamah' |
Mahaapaapopapaapam' cha taranti stavakeertanaat || 65 ||

Gadyapadyamayee vaanee mukhaattasya prajaayate |
Asht'asiddhimavaapnoti lakshmeestotrasya keertanaat || 66 ||

Vandhyaa chaapi labhet putram' garbhinee prasavetsutam |
Pat'hanaat smaranaat satyam' vachmi te girinandini || 67 ||

Bhoorjapatre samaalikhya rochanaakunkumena tu |
Bhaktyaa sampoojayedyastu gandhapushpaakshataistathaa || 68 ||

Dhaarayeddakshine baahau purushah' siddhikaankshayaa |
Yoshidvaamabhuje dhri'tvaa sarvasaukhyamayee bhavet || 69 ||

Visham' nirvishataam' yaati agniryaati cha sheetataam |
Shatravo mitrataam' yaanti stavasyaasya prasaadatah' || 70 ||

Bahunaa kimihoktena stavasyaasya prasaadatah' |
Vaikunt'he cha vasennityam' satyam' vachmi sureshvari || 71 ||

Iti rudrayaamale shivagaureesam'vaade akaaraadikshakaaraantavarnagrathitam' shree kamalaa stavah' |

Sri Kamala Stotram (version 2) is a concentrated hymn in praise of Goddess Kamala (Mahalakshmi) teaching her universal, salvific and protective nature. Presented as Shankara’s instruction, the verses enumerate her countless attributes and sacred forms—giver of desires, destroyer of delusion, bestower of wealth, speech-power and yoga-bliss. She is portrayed as both immanent and transcendental: the mother of gods, the source of the five elements and the inner light of sages.

Each epithet (e.g., Annapurna, Khajananakshi, Ghanshyama, Padmavati, Venu-vadya priya, etc.) points to a practical blessing—food and abundance, removal of fears and sins, poetic and rhetorical gifts, progeny, royal success and spiritual liberation. The hymn includes practice notes: worship with devotion, offer on birch (bhurja) leaf with rochana/kumkum and flowers, wear the kavach/mark on the right arm for men and left for women, and recite regularly (thrice daily recommended). The phalaśruti promises removal of diseases, neutralization of poison, turning enemies into friends, attainment of wealth and even the merit equivalent to many pilgrimages—ultimately leading to spiritual emancipation.

Benefits

• Material prosperity, fame and protection from calamities
• Gift of eloquence (vak-siddhi), artistic and intellectual blessings
• Progeny, royal or social advancement, and long-lasting good fortune
• Healing from fever/ailments, neutralizing poisons and hostile forces
• Inner peace, removal of karmic bondage and progress toward liberation
• Strong yogic and devotional grace when practiced sincerely

Sri Kamala Stotram 2

Shree kamalaa stotram' 2

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