Kara Darshanam or Morning Prayer
Karaagre Vasathe Lakshmee
Karaagre Vasathe Lakshmee
Kara Madhye Saraswathii
Kara
Moolethu Govindaha*
Prabhaathe Kara
Darshanam
Audio: Suryanarayana Vulimiri
प्रभात प्रार्थन or कर दर्शनं:
कराग्रे वसते लक्ष्मी
कर मध्ये सरस्वती
कर मूलेतु गोविंदः
प्रभाते कर दर्शनम्
कर मध्ये सरस्वती
कर मूलेतु गोविंदः
प्रभाते कर दर्शनम्
prabhāta prārthana or kara
darśanaṁ
karāgrē
vasatē lakṣmī
kara
madhyē sarasvatī
kara
mūlētu gōviṁdaḥ
prabhātē
kara darśanam
Word to word meaning: kara = hand; agra = tip; agre = at the tip; vasate = lives; Lakshmi = Goddess of wealth and consort of Lord Vishnu; madhye = in the middle; Saraswati = Goddess of education and learning; moola = base/corner; mooletu = at the base; GovindaH = (go + vinda) go = cattle; vinda = friend) Lord Govinda or Krishna; prabhate = early in the morning; darshanaH = appearance (seeing).
Meaning:
On the tip of your hand lives
Goddess Lakshmi; Goddess Saraswathi is in the middle of your hand (palm) and on the base of your hand resides Lord Govinda – in this manner you look at your
palm early in the morning.When you wake up in the morning, it is believed that you need to open your eyes by first looking at the tip of the hands, followed by the palm, then the base of the hands.
*Some people say kara moole bhaved Gouri.
wrong! u explain the meaning of words correctly and then make a blunder in the english transaltion! Saraswati resides in the middle of the hand and Govinda at the base.
ReplyDeleteDear Anonymous, thanks for catching the mistake. It was made inadvertantly. I made the correction you suggested. I appreciate if you identify yourself before posting your comment to get the credit.
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