Karagre Vasate Lakshmi

கராக்ரே³ வஸதே லக்ஷ்மீ꞉

The Sanskrit text in Tamil script. The Roman line and the meaning are the same as in the original.

Mantras · Sanskrit

1. கராக்ரே³ வஸதே லக்ஷ்மீ꞉ கரமத்⁴யே ஸரஸ்வதீ।
   கரமூலே து கோ³விந்த³꞉ ப்ரபா⁴தே கரதர்³ஶநம்॥

   Karagre vasate Lakshmih, karamadhye Sarasvati. Karamule tu Govindah, prabhate karadarshanam.

   Lakshmi lives at the fingertips, Saraswati in the middle of the hand, and Govinda at its base. So look at your palms when you wake.