What does Parvati ask Shiva in the Dhanada Lakshmi Stotram?

Parvati asks Shiva for a simple way to remove poverty and grant wealth to the virtuous and family-oriented.

What is the benefit of reciting or teaching the Dhanada Lakshmi Stotram?

Reciting or teaching this stotram, especially by devout Brahmins, is said to quickly bring wealth and eliminate poverty.

To whom should the Dhanada Stotram be recited with reverence?

The Dhanada Stotram should be recited with reverence to Rama with Sita and Lakshmana, Hanuman, and Shiva (Nilakantha), as a source of supreme bliss.

What qualities are attributed to Devi Dhanada in the stotram?

Devi Dhanada is described as generous, compassionate, a fulfiller of desires, an embodiment of wealth, and worshipped by Brahma and Brahmins.

What is the promised result for those who devotedly read or share this stotram?

Those who read or share this stotram with devotion are promised to gain immense wealth, including treasures like gold and grains, through the grace of Dhanada.

śrī dhanalakṣmī stōtram

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Laxmi Stotra

śrīdhanadā uvāca |
dēvī dēvamupāgamya nīlakaṇṭhaṁ mama priyam |
kr̥payā pārvatī prāha śaṅkaraṁ karuṇākaram || 1 ||

śrīdēvyuvāca |
brūhi vallabha sādhūnāṁ daridrāṇāṁ kuṭumbinām |
daridradalanōpāyamañjasaiva dhanapradam || 2 ||

śrīśiva uvāca |
pūjayan pārvatīvākyamidamāha mahēśvaraḥ |
ucitaṁ jagadambāsi tava bhūtānukampayā || 3 ||

sa sītaṁ sānujaṁ rāmaṁ sāñjanēyaṁ sahānugam |
praṇamya paramānandaṁ vakṣyē:’haṁ stōtramuttamam || 4 ||

dhanadaṁ śraddhadhānānāṁ sadyaḥ sulabhakārakam |
yōgakṣēmakaraṁ satyaṁ satyamēva vacō mama || 5 ||

paṭhantaḥ pāṭhayantō:’pi brāhmaṇairāstikōttamaiḥ |
dhanalābhō bhavēdāśu nāśamēti daridratā || 6 ||

bhūbhavāṁśabhavāṁ bhūtyai bhaktikalpalatāṁ śubhām |
prārthayēttāṁ yathākāmaṁ kāmadhēnusvarūpiṇīm || 7 ||

dhanadē dhanadē dēvi dānaśīlē dayākarē | [dharmadē]
tvaṁ prasīda mahēśāni yadarthaṁ prārthayāmyaham || 8 ||

dharā:’marapriyē puṇyē dhanyē dhanadapūjitē |
sudhanaṁ dhārmikē dēhi yajamānāya satvaram || 9 ||

ramyē rudrapriyē rūpē rāmarūpē ratipriyē |
śikhīsakhamanōmūrtē prasīda praṇatē mayi || 10 ||

āraktacaraṇāmbhōjē siddhisarvārthadāyikē |
divyāmbaradharē divyē divyamālyānuśōbhitē || 11 ||

samastaguṇasampannē sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitē |
śaraccandramukhē nīlē nīlanīrajalōcanē || 12 ||

cañcarīka camū cāru śrīhāra kuṭilālakē |
mattē bhagavatī mātaḥ kalakaṇṭharavāmr̥tē || 13 ||

hāsā:’valōkanairdivyairbhaktacintāpahārikē |
rūpa lāvaṇya tārūṇya kārūṇya guṇabhājanē || 14 ||

kvaṇatkaṅkaṇamañjīrē lasallīlākarāmbujē |
rudraprakāśitē tattvē dharmādhārē dharālayē || 15 ||

prayaccha yajamānāya dhanaṁ dharmaikasādhanam |
mātastvaṁ mē:’vilambēna diśasva jagadambikē || 16 ||

kr̥payā karuṇāgārē prārthitaṁ kuru mē śubhē |
vasudhē vasudhārūpē vasuvāsavavanditē || 17 ||

dhanadē yajamānāya varadē varadā bhava |
brahmaṇyairbrāhmaṇaiḥ pūjyē pārvatīśivaśaṅkarē || 18 ||

stōtraṁ daridratāvyādhiśamanaṁ sudhanapradam |
śrīkarē śaṅkarē śrīdē prasīda mayi kiṅkarē || 19 ||

pārvatīśaprasādēna surēśakiṅkarēritam |
śraddhayā yē paṭhiṣyanti pāṭhayiṣyanti bhaktitaḥ || 20 ||

sahasramayutaṁ lakṣaṁ dhanalābhō bhavēddhruvam |
dhanadāya namastubhyaṁ nidhipadmādhipāya ca |
bhavantu tvatprasādānmē dhanadhānyādisampadaḥ || 21 ||

iti śrī dhanalakṣmī stōtram |

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