adi guru shankracharya apne ahar ke lie nitya prati kisi bhi ek ghar men jakar bhiksha mangte the, us ghar se unhen jo bhi prapt hota use svikar kar apni udar purti karte. ek din vah ek vriddh mahila ke yahan bhiksha mangne gaye. kafi samay uprant vah vriddh mahila apne hath men ek ber ki sukhi guthli lekar ai tatha atyant hin bhav se roti hui shankar (adi guru shankracharya) se boli, ‘‘mere ghar men bahut dhurhne par bhi apke bhojan ke lie iske alava kuch bhi nahin mila hai. shankar main atyant abhagi tatha daridri hun.’’
adi guru shankar ko us vriddh mahila par daya a gai aur usi sthan par khare-khare shankracharya ne mahalakshmi ka avahan kiya, lakshmi ji prakat hui aur boli, ‘‘shankar is vriddh mahila ke bhagya men dhan nahin hai atah main iske pas nahin rah sakti,’’. tab shankar ne mahalakshmi se kaha, ‘‘main nahin janta is vriddh mahila ke bhagya men kya hai jo mere bhagya ka hai use main kisi ko bhi de sakta hanu. atah apko yahan rahna hoga.’’ itihas sakshi hai ki us vriddh mahila ke ghar men shakar ke avahan se svarn varsha hui. shankar ka yah avahan jisse svarn varsha hui ‘kanak dhara stotra’ ke nam se prasiddh hai tatha sabhi ke labharth ise ham yahan de rahe hain.
kankdhara stotram angan hareah pulkbhushnmashrayanti bhringangnev mukulabhrnan tamalam. angikritakhilvibhutirpanglila managalyada'stu mam mangldevtayaah..1..
mugdha muhurviddhti vadne murareah prematrapapranihitani gatagtani. mala drishormadhukriv mahotpale ya sa me shriyan dishtu sagarasambhavayaah..2..
vishvamrendrapdvibhramdanadakshamanandaheturdhikan murvidvisho'pi. ishannishidtu mayi kshanamikshanardhamindivrodrshodrmindirayaah..3..
amilitakshamadhigamya muda mukundamanandakandamanimeshamananagatantram. akekarasthitkninikapakshmanetran bhutyai bhavenmam bhujngshyangnayaah..4..
bahnantare madhujitah shritkaustubhe ya haravliv harinilmyi vibhati. kamaprada bhagvto'pi katakshamala kalyanmavhtu me kamlalyayaah..5..
kalambudalillitorsi kaitbharerdharadhre sfurti ya tadidngnev. matuah samastajagatan mahniyamurtirbhadrani me dishtu bhargavanandanayaah..6..
praptan padan prathmtah kil yatprabhavanmanagalyabhaji madhumathini manmathen. mayyaptettadih mantharamikshanardhan mandalsan ch makralayakanyakayaah..7..
dadyaddayanupvno dravinambudharamasminnaki×chnvihngshishau vishanne. dushkarmagharmamapaniya chiray duran narayanapranyininynambuvahah..8..
ishta vishishtamatayo'pi yaya dayardradrishtya trivishtapapadan sulbhan labhante. drishtiah prahrishtakamalodrdiptirishtan pushtin krishisht mam pushkaravishtarayaah..9..
girdevteti garudadhvajsundariti shakambhariti shashishekharavallabheti. srishtisthitipralykelishu sansthitayai tasyai namastribhuvnaikgurostarunyai..10..
shrutyai namo'stu shubhakarmafalaprasutyai ratyai namo'stu ramniyagunarnavayai. shaktyai namo'stu shatapatraniketnayai pushtyai namo'stu purushottamavallabhayai..11..
namo'stu naliknibhannayai namo'stu dugdhoddhijanmabhutyai. namo'stu somamritsodrayai namo'stu narayanavallabhayai..12..
sampatkarani saklendriyanandanani samrajyadanvibhvani saroruhakshi. tvadvandanani duritahrnodyatani mamev matrnishan kalayantu manye..13..
yatkatakshasamupasnavidhiah sevakasya saklarthasampadah. santnoti vachnangmansaistvan murarihridyeshvarin bhaje..14..
sarsijnilye sarojahaste dhavltmanshukagandhamalyashobhe. bhagvti harivallabhe manogyae tribhuvnbhutikri prasid mahyam..15..
digghastibhiah kankkumbhamukhavsrishtasvarvahinivimlcharujalaplutangim. pratarnamami jagtan jannimsheshlokadhinathgrihinimmritabdhiputrim..16..
kamle kamlakshavallabhe tvan karunapurtrnigtairpangaiah. avlokay mamki×chnanan prathman patramkritriman dayayaah..17..
stuvanti ye stutibhirmubhiranvahan trayimyin tribhuvnmatran ramam. gunadhika gurutrbhagyabhagino bhavanti te bhuvi budhbhavitashyaah..18..
iti shriknkdhara lakshmistotram.. svarnadhara strotan yachchankracharya virnimitam.. triahsandhyanyah pathennityan s kuber samo bhavennarah..1..
iti kankdhara stotra