vishnupadmanabhaanantathiruvananthapuram

ශ්රී අනන්තපද්මනාභ මඞ්ගල ස්තෝත්රම්

श्री अनन्तपद्मनाभ मङ्गल स्तोत्रम् in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ 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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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

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

ශ්රියඃකාන්තාය කල්යාණනිධයේ නිධයේ(අ)ර්ථිනාම් . ශ්රීශේෂශායිනේ අනන්තපද්මනාභාය මඞ්ගලම් .. 1 ..

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

ස්යානන්දූරපුරීභාග්යභව්යරූපාය විෂ්ණවේ . ආනන්දසින්ධවේ අනන්තපද්මනාභාය මඞ්ගලම් .. 2 ..

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

හේමකූටවිමානාන්තර්භ්රාජමානාය හාරිණේ . හරිලක්ෂ්මීසමේතාය පද්මනාභාය මඞ්ගලම් .. 3 ..

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

ශ්රීවෛකුණ්ඨවිරක්තාය ශඞ්ඛතීර්ථාම්බුධේස්තටේ . රමයා රමමාණාය පද්මනාභාය මඞ්ගලම් .. 4 ..

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

අශේෂචිදචිද්වස්තුශේෂිණේ ශේෂශායිනේ . අශේෂදායිනේ අනන්තපද්මනාභාය මඞ්ගලම් .. 5 ..

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

යත්පදං පරමං සේව්යං සදා පශ්යන්ති සූරයඃ . සේනාපතිමුඛාස්තස්මෛ පද්මනාභාය මඞ්ගලම් .. 6 ..

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

චතුර්මුඛේශ්වරමුඛෛඃ පුත්රපෞත්රාදිශාලිනේ . සමස්තපරිවාරාය පද්මනාභාය මඞ්ගලම් .. 7 ..

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

දිවාකරයතීශානයෝගිහෘත්පද්මභානවේ . පරස්මෛ බ්රහ්මණේ අනන්තපද්මනාභාය මඞ්ගලම් .. 8 ..

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

පරාඞ්කුශප්රබන්ධෝක්තිප්රථිතාය පරමාත්මනේ . පූර්ණාය මහතේ අනන්තපද්මනාභාය මඞ්ගලම් .. 9 ..

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

වඤ්චිභූපශිරෝරත්නරශ්මිනීරාජිතාඞ්ඝ්රයේ . වාඤ්ඡිතාඛිලදායාස්තු පද්මනාභාය මඞ්ගලම් .. 10 ..

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

සර්වාවයවසෞන්දර්යසෞවර්ණසුෂමාජුෂේ . සදා සම්මෝහනායාස්තු පද්මනාභාය මඞ්ගලම් .. 11 ..

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

යෝගේශ්වරාය කෘෂ්ණාය නරසිංහාය යෝගිනේ . යෝගමුද්රාභිරාමාය පද්මනාභාය මඞ්ගලම් .. 12 ..

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

අනන්තපුරනාථාය නිරන්තරදයාමුචේ . අනන්තපද්මනාභාය නිත්යශ්රීර්නිත්යමඞ්ගලම් .. 13 ..

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

කල්යාණනිධයේ🔊kalyāṇanidhayeTo the treasure-house of all auspiciousness

නිධයේ(අ)ර්ථිනාම්🔊nidhaye'rthināmTo the wealth/refuge of all who seek Him

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

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

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

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

ආනන්දසින්ධවේ🔊ānandasindhaveTo Him who is the very ocean of bliss

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

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

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

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

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

යත්පදං පරමං ... පශ්යන්ති සූරයඃ🔊yatpadaṃ paramaṃ ... paśyanti sūrayaḥWhose supreme abode the eternal sages (suris) ever behold (echoing the Veda)

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

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

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

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

නීරාජිතාඞ්ඝ්රයේ🔊nīrājitāṅghrayeWhose feet are honoured with the waving of lights

යෝගේශ්වරාය කෘෂ්ණාය නරසිංහාය🔊yogeśvarāya kṛṣṇāya narasiṃhāyaTo Him who is the Lord of Yoga, who is Krishna and Narasimha

අනන්තපුරනාථාය🔊anantapuranāthāyaTo the Lord of Anantapuram (Thiruvananthapuram)

නිත්යශ්රීර්නිත්යමඞ්ගලම්🔊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 Sinhala 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.