Description
Origin of Kanakadhara Stotram
- Composed by Adi Shankara at a young age
- He recited 21 powerful verses to Goddess Lakshmi for a poor Brahmin lady
- As a result, Goddess Lakshmi showered her with Kanakadhara – a stream of golden amla fruits (nellikkai) from the sky
- This miracle hymn is considered one of the most powerful for wealth blessings
Benefits of Kanakadhara Homam
Purpose | Benefits |
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Financial problems or poverty | Attracts steady wealth and removes obstacles |
Seeking wealth, luxury, abundance | Multiplies income and financial support |
Business loss or job stagnation | Opens new opportunities |
For home prosperity, marriage, fertility | Brings harmony and completeness |
Helps remove ancestral karma / past-life poverty | Clears subtle blockages to wealth |
Invokes Lakshmi’s full grace with compassion | Spiritual + material elevation |
Best Time to Perform Kanakadhara Homam
Day / Occasion | Reason |
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Fridays (especially during Shukra Hora) | Most powerful for Lakshmi |
Pournami (Full Moon) | Enhances Sri tattva (wealth energy) |
Akshaya Tritiya, Dhanteras, Diwali | Endless wealth flow |
Before starting business / buying property / career moves | Blessing for success |
On Kanakadhara Mahotsavam or Varalakshmi Vratham | Divine results |
Important Mantras and Stotras:
🔸 Moola Mantra (Lakshmi):
ॐ श्रीं महालक्ष्म्यै नमः
Om Shreem Mahalakshmyai Namah
🔸 Kanakadhara Stotram (21 verses):
Most essential part of the homam
Each verse is said to awaken a form of Lakshmi
Traditionally chanted with devotion before homa offerings
Kanakadhara Homam Procedure:
- Sankalpam – State your name, rasi, nakshatra, and reason for homam
- Ganapathi Puja – To remove obstacles
- Kalasha Sthapana – Installation of Mahalakshmi in Kalasha
- Kanakadhara Parayanam – Chanting of 21 verses (with Lakshmi Ashtottaram)
- Mantra Japa:
- Om Shreem Mahalakshmyai Namah – 108/1008 times
- Homa Samagri Offerings (in fire):
- Ghee, lotus petals, cardamom, saffron, turmeric rice
- Gold or coin (symbolic), milk sweets, dry fruits
- Cow ghee, jaggery, camphor
- Purna Ahuti – Final sacred offering
- Harathi, Deeparadhana, Prasadam
Items Required (Dravyas):
- Lotus flowers / red roses
- Turmeric, kumkum, ghee
- Dry fruits, honey, jaggery
- Cardamom, cloves, saffron
- Cow’s milk sweets (laddu, payasam)
- Gold coin / symbolic yellow thread
- Betel leaves, nuts, coconut
Where to Perform Kanakadhara Homam?
- At home with a priest (or via online sankalpa homam)
- At Lakshmi temples or special homa mandapams
- North-east (eesanya) corner of your home is best
- Pair with Lakshmi Homam or Kubera Homam for powerful effect
Additional Practices for Wealth Attracting Energy:
Practice | Benefit |
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Chant Kanakadhara Stotram every Friday | Long-term financial security |
Light ghee lamp with lotus or cardamom | Invokes Lakshmi’s subtle presence |
Donate rice, turmeric, ghee, coins to women or elderly | Generates punya (spiritual merit) |
Keep home clean, use yellow cloths, fragrant flowers | Welcomes Lakshmi vibrations |