कराग्रे वसते लक्ष्मीः Karagre Vasate Lakshmi
karāgre vasate lakṣmīḥ
The kara-darshana, the first prayer of the day, recited on waking while gazing at one's open palms before the feet touch the ground, dedicating the day's work to the divine present in one's own hands.
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कराग्रे वसते लक्ष्मीः
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कराग्रे वसते लक्ष्मीः करमध्ये सरस्वती ।करमूले तु गोविन्दः प्रभाते करदर्शनम् ॥
karāgre vasate lakṣmīḥ karamadhye sarasvatī |karamūle tu govindaḥ prabhāte karadarśanam ||
At the tip of the hands dwells Lakshmi, in the middle of the hands dwells Saraswati, and at the base of the hands dwells Govinda; so at dawn one looks upon one’s hands.
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॥ इति कराग्रे वसते लक्ष्मीः सम्पूर्णम् ॥
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हिन्दी अर्थ
हाथों के अग्र भाग में लक्ष्मी का, मध्य में सरस्वती का तथा मूल में गोविन्द का वास है; इसलिए प्रातःकाल अपनी हथेलियों के दर्शन करने चाहिए।