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प्रातः वन्दना
Early morning (on getting up) * कराग्रे वसते लक्ष्मी: करमूले सरस्वती।
करमध्ये तु गोविन्दः प्रभाते करदर्शनम् ॥
Meaning
कर - palm (complete); अग्रे - at the tips (of all the fingers); वसते - resides; लक्ष्मी: - Lakshmi - Goddess of Prosperity; कर - palm; मूले - at the base of; सरस्वती - Saraswati - Goddess of Knowledge; मध्ये - centre; तु - indeed; गोविन्दः-Govinda - Lord Krishna, Controller of Senses; प्रभाते - in the morning; कर - palm; दर्शनम् - see with reverence
On the tips of the fingers resides Goddess Lakshmi, On the wrist resides Goddess Saraswati, In the centre of the palm resides Lord Govinda Himself, Every morning one should look at the palm with reverence.
