shivamallikarjunasrisailamjyotirlinga

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌮𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 𑌮𑌂𑌗𑌲𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌮𑍍

श्री मल्लिकार्जुन मंगलाशासनम् in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 6× repetitions·🕐 Mornings, on Mondays, Maha Shivaratri, during Karthika and Shravan months, or as the closing mangalam of Shiva puja·📜 Shaiva stotra tradition of Srisailam; popularly attributed to Adi Shankaracharya

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Shaiva stotra tradition of Srisailam; popularly attributed to Adi Shankaracharya · Adi Shankaracharya (traditional attribution) · c. 8th century CE (traditional)

Srisailam, set amid the Nallamala hills on the Krishna river, is among the most ancient and revered shrines of Lord Shiva, where he is worshipped as Mallikarjuna ('Arjuna worshipped with jasmine / mallika') and his consort as Bhramaramba. It is at once one of the twelve Jyotirlingas and one of the eighteen Maha Shakti Peethas. Devotees and acharyas have long offered 'mangalam' hymns here, blessing the Lord and the holy mountain. This Mangalashasanam, attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, weaves together the Lord's grace-bestowing nature and the many sacred shrines, fords and forms found upon Srisailam.

✦ As told in scripture

Tradition holds that even the gods worship at Srisailam, and that a mere darshan of the Mallikarjuna Lingam destroys lifetimes of sin. It is said that those who behold the summit of Srisailam (Sikhara-darshan) are freed from rebirth — a glory the fifth verse celebrates by naming 'Shikhareshwara', the Lord of the peak.

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Verse 1

𑌉𑌮𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍇। 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌗𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍॥௧॥

Umā-kāntāya kāntāya kāmitārtha-pradāyine। Śrī-girīśāya devāya Mallināthāya maṅgalam॥1॥

Meaning:उमा के प्रियतम, कान्तिमान्, समस्त कामनाओं को पूर्ण करने वाले मल्लिनाथ — श्रीगिरि (श्रीशैल) के अधिपति देव — का मङ्गल हो!

Verse 2

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌯 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌨𑌗𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍇। 𑌗𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌾𑌯 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌗𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍॥௨॥

Sarva-maṅgala-rūpāya śrī-nagendra-nivāsine। Gaṅgā-dharāya nāthāya śrī-girīśāya maṅgalam॥2॥

Meaning:समस्त मङ्गलों के स्वरूप, श्रीनगेन्द्र (श्रीशैल) पर निवास करने वाले, गंगाधर, सबके नाथ — श्रीगिरीश का मङ्गल हो!

Verse 3

𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍇। 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌗𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍॥௩॥

Satyānanda-svarūpāya nityānanda-vidhāyine। Stutyāya śruti-gamyāya śrī-girīśāya maṅgalam॥3॥

Meaning:सत्य एवं आनन्द के स्वरूप, नित्य आनन्द प्रदान करने वाले, स्तुति के योग्य, श्रुति (वेद) से ज्ञेय — श्रीगिरीश का मङ्गल हो!

Verse 4

𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍇। 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌸𑍗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌗𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍॥௪॥

Mukti-pradāya mukhyāya bhaktānugraha-kāriṇe। Sundareśvarāya saumyāya śrī-girīśāya maṅgalam॥4॥

Meaning:मुक्ति प्रदान करने वाले प्रमुख, भक्तों पर अनुग्रह करने वाले, सुन्दर एवं सौम्य ईश्वर — श्रीगिरीश का मङ्गल हो!

Verse 5

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌶𑍈𑌲𑍇 𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌰𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌹𑌾𑌟𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌬𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍁𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌮𑌮𑌲𑌂 𑌘𑌣𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍। 𑌗𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌖𑌂𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌮𑌨𑌿𑌶𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌶𑍈𑌲𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇॥௫॥

Śrīśaile śikhareśvaraṁ gaṇapatiṁ śrī-hāṭakeśaṁ Punas-sāraṅgeśvara-bindu-tīrtham-amalaṁ ghaṇṭārka-siddheśvaram। Gaṅgāṁ śrī-bhramarāmbikāṁ giri-sutām-ārāma-vīreśvaraṁ Śaṅkhaṁ-cakra-varāha-tīrtham-aniśaṁ śrīśaila-nāthaṁ bhaje॥5॥

Meaning:श्रीशैल पर विराजमान शिखरेश्वर, गणपति, श्रीहाटकेश, पुनः सारङ्गेश्वर एवं निर्मल बिन्दुतीर्थ, घण्टार्क एवं सिद्धेश्वर, गंगा, श्रीभ्रमराम्बिका, गिरिजा (पार्वती), आरामवीरेश्वर तथा शङ्ख-चक्र-वराह तीर्थ — उन श्रीशैलनाथ का मैं निरन्तर भजन करता हूँ।

Verse 6

𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌶𑍃𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌷𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍। 𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍁𑌗𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌮𑌦𑌨𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌭𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌶𑍈𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌾 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿॥௬॥

Haste kuraṅgaṁ giri-madhya-raṅgaṁ śṛṅgāritāṅgaṁ girijānuṣaṅgam। Mūrdhendu-gaṅgaṁ madanāṅga-bhaṅgaṁ śrīśaila-liṅgaṁ śirasā namāmi॥6॥

Meaning:जिनके हाथ में मृग है, जो पर्वत के मध्य रंगस्थल के समान शोभित हैं, जिनके अंग शृंगारित हैं, जो गिरिजा के साथ नित्य संयुक्त हैं, जो मस्तक पर चन्द्र एवं गंगा को धारण करते हैं, और जिन्होंने कामदेव के अंग को भंग किया — उस श्रीशैल-लिंग को मैं शिर से नमस्कार करता हूँ।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌉𑌮𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯🔊umā-kāntāyato the beloved (consort) of Uma (Parvati)

𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯🔊kāntāyato the radiant / lovely one

𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍇🔊kāmitārtha-pradāyineto the bestower of desired objects / who grants all wishes

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌗𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌯🔊śrī-girīśāyato the Lord of Srigiri / Srisailam (the sacred mountain)

𑌮𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌾𑌯🔊mallināthāyato Mallinatha / Mallikarjuna, the Lord (of Srisailam)

𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍🔊maṅgalammay there be auspiciousness / blessings

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌯🔊sarva-maṅgala-rūpāyato him who is the embodiment of all auspiciousness

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌨𑌗𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍇🔊śrī-nagendra-nivāsineto him who dwells on the lordly sacred mountain (Srisailam)

𑌗𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌯🔊gaṅgā-dharāyato the bearer of the Ganga (in his matted locks)

𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌯🔊satyānanda-svarūpāyato him whose very nature is truth and bliss

𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍇🔊nityānanda-vidhāyineto the giver of everlasting bliss

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯🔊śruti-gamyāyato him who is known (attained) through the Vedas

𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯🔊mukti-pradāyato the bestower of liberation

𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍇🔊bhaktānugraha-kāriṇeto him who showers grace upon his devotees

𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌯🔊sundareśvarāyato the beautiful Lord

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌶𑍈𑌲𑍇 𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌰𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂🔊śrīśaile śikhareśvaraṁShikhareshwara (the Lord of the peak) at Srisailam

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌂🔊śrī-bhramarāmbikāṁGoddess Bhramaramba (the Shakti / consort enshrined at Srisailam)

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌶𑍈𑌲𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇🔊śrīśaila-nāthaṁ bhajeI worship the Lord of Srisailam

𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂🔊haste kuraṅgaṁholding a deer (antelope) in his hand

𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌷𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍🔊girijānuṣaṅgamever in the company of Girija (Parvati)

𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍁𑌗𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂🔊mūrdhendu-gaṅgaṁbearing the moon and the Ganga upon his head

𑌮𑌦𑌨𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌭𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂🔊madanāṅga-bhaṅgaṁwho shattered the body of Madana (Kamadeva, the god of desire)

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌶𑍈𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌾 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿🔊śrīśaila-liṅgaṁ śirasā namāmiI bow with my head to the Lingam of Srisailam

Benefits of Chanting श्री मल्लिकार्जुन मंगलाशासनम्

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Invokes the auspicious blessings (mangalam) and grace of Lord Mallikarjuna, the Srisailam Jyotirlinga

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Said to fulfil cherished desires, as the first verse calls him 'kāmitārtha-pradāyī' — the bestower of all that is wished

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Honours both the Jyotirlinga (Mallikarjuna) and the Shakti Peetha (Bhramaramba) together, harmonising Shiva and Shakti worship

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Recited as a concluding 'mangala' hymn at the end of Shiva puja or Srisailam worship to seal the rite with auspiciousness

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Cultivates devotion and a sense of pilgrimage to the sacred mountain of Srisailam even from afar

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Traditionally held to bring prosperity, protection and ultimately liberation (mukti), as praised in the fourth verse

How to Chant श्री मल्लिकार्जुन मंगलाशासनम्

Repetitions6times

Best TimeMornings, on Mondays, Maha Shivaratri, during Karthika and Shravan months, or as the closing mangalam of Shiva puja

Recite all six verses with devotion, facing east or a Shiva Lingam. The first four verses each close with 'śrī-girīśāya maṅgalam' — let each be an offering of blessing to the Lord of Srisailam. The fifth verse names the many shrines, deities and tirthas of the holy mountain, and the sixth is a final bow to the Srisaila Lingam. It is often chanted at the very end of worship as a mangala (auspicious closing). Those who have visited or wish to visit Srisailam may mentally offer the hymn at the feet of Mallikarjuna and Bhramaramba.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete श्री मल्लिकार्जुन मंगलाशासनम् written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is a short Sanskrit hymn of auspicious blessing (mangalam / mangalashtakam) addressed to Lord Mallikarjuna of Srisailam. Its first four verses end with 'śrī-girīśāya maṅgalam' (auspiciousness to the Lord of Srigiri), and the last two verses salute the shrines and forms of the Lord on the sacred mountain.

Mallikarjuna is Lord Shiva as enshrined at Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh — one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. The site is unique because it is also a Shakti Peetha, where the Goddess is worshipped as Bhramaramba. The Jyotirlinga and the Shakti Peetha together make Srisailam exceptionally sacred.

It is traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya. As a 'mangalam', it is most often recited at the conclusion of Shiva puja or Srisailam worship to seal the rite with auspiciousness, and is also chanted on Mondays and Maha Shivaratri.

'Śrī-girīśāya maṅgalam' means 'may there be auspiciousness (blessings) to the Lord of Srigiri (Srisailam)'. It is the recurring benediction of the first four verses, offering mangalam to Mallikarjuna under his title as Lord of the sacred mountain.