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𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌭 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍

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🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 At the close of daily worship; especially on Ekadashi, Saturdays and during temple festivals like the Painkuni and Alpashy Utsavams·📜 Traditional Mangala Stotram of Sri Anantha Padmanabhaswamy temple, Thiruvananthapuram

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Traditional Mangala Stotram of Sri Anantha Padmanabhaswamy temple, Thiruvananthapuram · Traditional (Sri Vaishnava / temple tradition) · Traditional

This Mangala Stotram belongs to the worship of Lord Anantha Padmanabha at the great temple of Thiruvananthapuram, where the Lord reclines majestically on the serpent Ananta. Composed in the cherished style of the Venkatesha Mangalasasanam, it is sung as a benediction wishing the Lord long auspiciousness. It weaves together the temple's local glories — the golden vimana, the Shankha-tirtha, the city of Syanandura, the Travancore kings who serve as 'Padmanabha Dasa' — with the universal vision of the Lord as the Supreme Brahman praised in the Veda and in the Tamil prabandhas of Nammalvar.

✦ As told in scripture

It is told that the sage Divakara Muni longed to behold the Lord, who appeared first as a mischievous child and then, vanishing into a tree, revealed Himself as the vast reclining Ananta Padmanabha — so immense that the sage could behold Him only in three sections through three doorways, the very form worshipped at Thiruvananthapuram to this day.

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Verse 1

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌃𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌯𑍇𑌽𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌶𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍇 𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௧ ॥

śriyaḥkāntāya kalyāṇanidhaye nidhaye'rthinām | śrīśeṣaśāyine anantapadmanābhāya maṅgalam || 1 ||

Meaning:श्री के प्रियतम, कल्याण के भण्डार, याचकों के धन, शेषनाग पर शयन करने वाले अनन्त पद्मनाभ का मङ्गल हो। (1)

Verse 2

𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍀𑌭𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌵𑍇 । 𑌆𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌵𑍇 𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௨ ॥

syānandūrapurībhāgyabhavyarūpāya viṣṇave | ānandasindhave anantapadmanābhāya maṅgalam || 2 ||

Meaning:आनन्द के सिन्धु, विष्णु, जिनका भव्य रूप स्यानन्दूर नगरी (तिरुवनन्तपुरम) का सौभाग्य है, उन अनन्त पद्मनाभ का मङ्गल हो। (2)

Verse 3

𑌹𑍇𑌮𑌕𑍂𑌟𑌵𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍇 । 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌸𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௩ ॥

hemakūṭavimānāntarbhrājamānāya hāriṇe | harilakṣmīsametāya padmanābhāya maṅgalam || 3 ||

Meaning:स्वर्णिम विमान के भीतर देदीप्यमान, मनोहर, हरि की प्रिया लक्ष्मी सहित विराजमान पद्मनाभ का मङ्गल हो। (3)

Verse 4

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑍈𑌕𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌠𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌖𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌧𑍇𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌟𑍇 । 𑌰𑌮𑌯𑌾 𑌰𑌮𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௪ ॥

śrīvaikuṇṭhaviraktāya śaṅkhatīrthāmbudhestaṭe | ramayā ramamāṇāya padmanābhāya maṅgalam || 4 ||

Meaning:श्रीवैकुण्ठ से भी विरक्त होकर शङ्खतीर्थ-सागर के तट पर रमा (लक्ष्मी) के साथ रमण करने वाले पद्मनाभ का मङ्गल हो। (4)

Verse 5

𑌅𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌿𑌣𑍇 𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌶𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍇 । 𑌅𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍇 𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௫ ॥

aśeṣacidacidvastuśeṣiṇe śeṣaśāyine | aśeṣadāyine anantapadmanābhāya maṅgalam || 5 ||

Meaning:समस्त चेतन-अचेतन वस्तुओं के स्वामी, शेषशायी, सब कुछ प्रदान करने वाले अनन्त पद्मनाभ का मङ्गल हो। (5)

Verse 6

𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌦𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑌯𑌃 । 𑌸𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௬ ॥

yatpadaṃ paramaṃ sevyaṃ sadā paśyanti sūrayaḥ | senāpatimukhāstasmai padmanābhāya maṅgalam || 6 ||

Meaning:जिनके परम पद को विष्वक्सेन आदि नित्यसूरि सदा देखते एवं सेवित करते हैं, उन पद्मनाभ का मङ्गल हो। (6)

Verse 7

𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍈𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑍗𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌨𑍇 । 𑌸𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௭ ॥

caturmukheśvaramukhaiḥ putrapautrādiśāline | samastaparivārāya padmanābhāya maṅgalam || 7 ||

Meaning:ब्रह्मा, शिव आदि को मानो पुत्र-पौत्रों के समान अपने समस्त परिवार रूप में रखने वाले पद्मनाभ का मङ्गल हो। (7)

Verse 8

𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌯𑌤𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌹𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌭𑌾𑌨𑌵𑍇 । 𑌪𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍇 𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௮ ॥

divākarayatīśānayogihṛtpadmabhānave | parasmai brahmaṇe anantapadmanābhāya maṅgalam || 8 ||

Meaning:दिवाकर मुनि आदि योगियों के हृदय-कमल के सूर्य, परब्रह्म अनन्त पद्मनाभ का मङ्गल हो। (8)

Verse 9

𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌶𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍇 । 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌹𑌤𑍇 𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௯ ॥

parāṅkuśaprabandhoktiprathitāya paramātmane | pūrṇāya mahate anantapadmanābhāya maṅgalam || 9 ||

Meaning:पराङ्कुश (नम्माळ्वार) के प्रबन्धों में प्रसिद्ध, पूर्ण एवं महान् परमात्मा अनन्त पद्मनाभ का मङ्गल हो। (9)

Verse 10

𑌵𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌪𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍇 । 𑌵𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌛𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௧௦ ॥

vañcibhūpaśiroratnaraśminīrājitāṅghraye | vāñchitākhiladāyāstu padmanābhāya maṅgalam || 10 ||

Meaning:वञ्चि-नरेशों (त्रावणकोर राजवंश) के मुकुट-मणियों की किरणों से जिनके चरण आरती किए जाते हैं, समस्त वाञ्छित प्रदान करने वाले पद्मनाभ का मङ्गल हो। (10)

Verse 11

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌵𑌯𑌵𑌸𑍗𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍗𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌸𑍁𑌷𑌮𑌾𑌜𑍁𑌷𑍇 । 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௧௧ ॥

sarvāvayavasaundaryasauvarṇasuṣamājuṣe | sadā sammohanāyāstu padmanābhāya maṅgalam || 11 ||

Meaning:अपने प्रत्येक अङ्ग की स्वर्णिम सौन्दर्य-शोभा से युक्त, सदा सम्मोहित करने वाले पद्मनाभ का मङ्गल हो। (11)

Verse 12

𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌹𑌾𑌯 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑍇 । 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌯 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௧௨ ॥

yogeśvarāya kṛṣṇāya narasiṃhāya yogine | yogamudrābhirāmāya padmanābhāya maṅgalam || 12 ||

Meaning:योगेश्वर, कृष्ण-स्वरूप, नरसिंह-स्वरूप, योगी, योगमुद्रा में अभिराम पद्मनाभ का मङ्गल हो। (12)

Verse 13

𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍇 । 𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௧௩ ॥

anantapuranāthāya nirantaradayāmuce | anantapadmanābhāya nityaśrīrnityamaṅgalam || 13 ||

Meaning:अनन्तपुर (तिरुवनन्तपुरम) के नाथ, निरन्तर दया बरसाने वाले अनन्त पद्मनाभ को नित्य श्री एवं नित्य मङ्गल हो। (13)

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌃𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯🔊śriyaḥkāntāyaTo the beloved Lord (consort) of Sri (Lakshmi)

𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌯𑍇🔊kalyāṇanidhayeTo the treasure-house of all auspiciousness

𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌯𑍇𑌽𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊nidhaye'rthināmTo the wealth/refuge of all who seek Him

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌶𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍇🔊śrīśeṣaśāyineTo Him who reclines upon (the serpent) Sesha

𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌯🔊anantapadmanābhāyaTo Ananta Padmanabha (the lotus-naveled Lord on the infinite serpent)

𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍🔊maṅgalamMay there be auspiciousness! (the refrain of every verse)

𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍀🔊syānandūrapurīThe city of Syanandura (the ancient name of Thiruvananthapuram)

𑌆𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌵𑍇🔊ānandasindhaveTo Him who is the very ocean of bliss

𑌹𑍇𑌮𑌕𑍂𑌟𑌵𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃🔊hemakūṭavimānāntaḥWithin the golden-peaked vimana (sanctum tower of the temple)

𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌸𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌯🔊harilakṣmīsametāyaTo Him who is together with Hari's consort Lakshmi

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑍈𑌕𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌠𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯🔊śrīvaikuṇṭhaviraktāyaTo Him who (for love of devotees) became detached even from Sri Vaikuntha

𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌖𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌧𑍇𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌟𑍇🔊śaṅkhatīrthāmbudhestaṭeOn the shore by the ocean and the sacred Shankha-tirtha (Padmatirtham)

𑌅𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌿𑌣𑍇🔊aśeṣacidacidvastuśeṣiṇeTo the Master of all sentient and insentient things without exception

𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌦𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 ... 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑌯𑌃🔊yatpadaṃ paramaṃ ... paśyanti sūrayaḥWhose supreme abode the eternal sages (suris) ever behold (echoing the Veda)

𑌸𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌃🔊senāpatimukhāḥHeaded by Vishvaksena (the commander of the Lord's hosts)

𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍈𑌃🔊caturmukheśvaramukhaiḥWith Brahma (the four-faced), Shiva and others

𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌶𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯🔊parāṅkuśaprabandhoktiprathitāyaCelebrated in the verses (prabandha) of Parankusa (Nammalvar)

𑌵𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌪𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨🔊vañcibhūpaśiroratnaThe crest-jewel of the kings of Vanchi (the Travancore royal house)

𑌨𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍇🔊nīrājitāṅghrayeWhose feet are honoured with the waving of lights

𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌹𑌾𑌯🔊yogeśvarāya kṛṣṇāya narasiṃhāyaTo Him who is the Lord of Yoga, who is Krishna and Narasimha

𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌾𑌯🔊anantapuranāthāyaTo the Lord of Anantapuram (Thiruvananthapuram)

𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍🔊nityaśrīrnityamaṅgalamEternal prosperity and eternal auspiciousness (the closing blessing)

Benefits of Chanting श्री अनन्तपद्मनाभ मङ्गल स्तोत्रम्

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Invokes the grace and blessings of Lord Ananta Padmanabha of Thiruvananthapuram

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Sung as a benediction wishing the Lord auspiciousness at the close of worship

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Cultivates devotion to Vishnu in His serene Anantashayana (reclining) form

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Believed to bestow prosperity (Sri) and well-being upon the devotee

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Brings peace of mind and a deep sense of surrender to the Lord's compassion

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Connects the devotee to the sacred Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple tradition

How to Chant श्री अनन्तपद्मनाभ मङ्गल स्तोत्रम्

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Best TimeAt the close of daily worship; especially on Ekadashi, Saturdays and during temple festivals like the Painkuni and Alpashy Utsavams

Sing this Mangala Stotram at the end of puja or after darshan, as a closing benediction wishing the Lord well. Face an image of the reclining Padmanabha, fold your hands, and recite all thirteen verses melodiously, dwelling on the refrain 'Mangalam' that closes each verse. It is fittingly chanted in the serene mood of the Lord's yoga-nidra (cosmic repose).

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete श्री अनन्तपद्मनाभ मङ्गल स्तोत्रम् 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.

Ananta Padmanabha is Lord Vishnu in His reclining form (Anantashayana), resting upon the coils of the serpent Ananta (Sesha) with a lotus bearing Brahma rising from His navel. He is the presiding deity of the famous Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala — one of the 108 Divya Desams.

Syanandura (also Syanandurapuri) is the ancient Sanskrit name of Thiruvananthapuram, the city of Lord Anantha Padmanabha. The hymn calls the Lord's beautiful form the very 'fortune' (bhagya) of this sacred city.

The tenth verse refers to the kings of Vanchi (Venad/Travancore), whose crest-jewels honour the Lord's feet. The Travancore royal family famously dedicated their kingdom to Sri Padmanabha and rule as 'Padmanabha Dasa' (servants of Padmanabha), so the Lord is intimately tied to that lineage.

Yes, it is composed in the same style and metre as the well-loved Venkatesha Mangalasasanam, even sharing its opening verse 'Shriyah Kantaya Kalyana Nidhaye'. Both are 'mangala' hymns that wish auspiciousness upon the Lord, one for Venkateswara of Tirumala and this one for Padmanabha of Thiruvananthapuram.