Venkateswara Mangalasasanam
श्री वेङ्कटेश मङ्गलाशासनम् in English · English
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✦ Meaning
Venkateswara Mangalasasanam is the cherished 'invocation of auspiciousness' sung to Lord Venkateswara (Srinivasa/Balaji) of Tirumala-Tirupati, with each of its fourteen verses ending in the refrain 'Mangalam'. It celebrates the Lord as the consort of Lakshmi, the Supreme Brahman who is yet easily accessible, and showers blessings upon His form, glance and abode. It is traditionally recited at the close of worship to wish the Lord well and to receive His grace.
Origin & Story
Sri Venkatesa Suprabhatam corpus (recited daily at Tirumala); part of the traditional Suprabhatam–Stotram–Prapatti–Mangalasasanam sequence · Traditional; the concluding verse honours Sri Manavala Mamunigal and the earlier acharyas (the Suprabhatam corpus is attributed to Prativadi Bhayankaram Annangaracharya/Anantacharya) · Medieval (Sri Vaishnava tradition)
The Mangalasasanam forms the closing portion of the daily liturgy at the Tirumala temple of Lord Venkateswara. After the Lord is awakened with the Suprabhatam, praised with the Stotram, and surrendered to with the Prapatti, the worship concludes with this Mangalasasanam in which the devotee, brimming with love, wishes long auspiciousness upon the Lord and upon the lineage of acharyas who have ever sung His glory. The Sri Vaishnava idea of mangalasasanam — blessing the Lord out of pure affection rather than asking anything for oneself — is its heart.
✦ As told in scripture
Devotees of Tirumala hold that to wish the Lord 'Mangalam' with selfless love at the close of His worship is itself the highest reward, for the Lord who detached Himself even from Vaikuntha to dwell among His devotees responds to such love by granting unasked every blessing, prosperity and protection.
Complete Text with Meaning
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śriyaḥ kāntāya kalyāṇanidhaye nidhaye'rthinām | śrīveṅkaṭanivāsāya śrīnivāsāya maṅgalam || 1 ||
Meaning:May all auspiciousness be to Srinivasa, the beloved of Sri, the treasure of blessings, the refuge of all who seek, who dwells on the sacred Venkata Hill. (1)
lakṣmīsavibhramālokasubhrūvibhramacakṣuṣe | cakṣuṣe sarvalokānāṃ veṅkaṭeśāya maṅgalam || 2 ||
Meaning:May auspiciousness be to Venkatesha, whose eyes dance like the playful glance of Lakshmi's arched brows, and who is Himself the guiding eye of all the worlds. (2)
śrīveṅkaṭādriśṛṅgāgramaṅgalābharaṇāṅghraye | maṅgalānāṃ nivāsāya śrīnivāsāya maṅgalam || 3 ||
Meaning:May auspiciousness be to Srinivasa, the dwelling of all auspicious things, whose feet are the very crowning ornament upon the peak of Venkata Hill. (3)
sarvāvayavasaundaryasampadā sarvacetasām | sadā sammohanāyāstu veṅkaṭeśāya maṅgalam || 4 ||
Meaning:May auspiciousness ever be to Venkatesha, who, by the perfect beauty of His every limb, forever enchants the hearts of all. (4)
nityāya niravadyāya satyānandacidātmane | sarvāntarātmane śrīmadveṅkaṭeśāya maṅgalam || 5 ||
Meaning:May auspiciousness be to the resplendent Venkatesha — the Eternal, the Flawless, the Self of truth-bliss-consciousness, the inner Self of all. (5)
svataḥ sarvavide sarvaśaktaye sarvaśeṣiṇe | sulabhāya suśīlāya veṅkaṭeśāya maṅgalam || 6 ||
Meaning:May auspiciousness be to Venkatesha — self-luminously all-knowing, all-powerful, the Master of all, yet easily accessible and gentle of nature. (6)
parasmai brahmaṇe pūrṇakāmāya paramātmane | prayuñje paratattvāya veṅkaṭeśāya maṅgalam || 7 ||
Meaning:May auspiciousness be to Venkatesha — the Supreme Brahman, the ever-fulfilled, the Supreme Self; I worship Him as the Highest Truth. (7)
ākālatattvamaśrāntamātmanāmanupaśyatām | atṛptyamṛtarūpāya veṅkaṭeśāya maṅgalam || 8 ||
Meaning:May auspiciousness be to Venkatesha, who is the inexhaustible nectar-form, ever fresh and never cloying to the yogis who behold Him through all time. (8)
prāyaḥ svacaraṇau puṃsāṃ śaraṇyatvena pāṇinā | kṛpayā''diśate śrīmadveṅkaṭeśāya maṅgalam || 9 ||
Meaning:May auspiciousness be to the radiant Venkatesha, who with His hand graciously points to His own feet as the sure refuge of all souls. (9)
dayāmṛtataraṅgiṇyāstaraṅgairiva śītalaiḥ | apāṅgaiḥ siñcate viśvaṃ veṅkaṭeśāya maṅgalam || 10 ||
Meaning:May auspiciousness be to Venkatesha, who bathes the whole universe with the cool waves of His glances, as if with ripples from the river of the nectar of mercy. (10)
sragbhūṣāmbarahetīnāṃ suṣamāvahamūrtaye | sarvārtiśamanāyāstu veṅkaṭeśāya maṅgalam || 11 ||
Meaning:May auspiciousness be to Venkatesha, whose form radiates beauty through His garlands, ornaments, garments and weapons, and who stills every affliction. (11)
śrīvaikuṇṭhaviraktāya svāmipuṣkariṇītaṭe | ramayā ramamāṇāya veṅkaṭeśāya maṅgalam || 12 ||
Meaning:May auspiciousness be to Venkatesha, who, detached even from Sri Vaikuntha, delights with Lakshmi on the banks of the Swami Pushkarini. (12)
śrīmatsundarajāmātṛmunimānasavāsine | sarvalokanivāsāya śrīnivāsāya maṅgalam || 13 ||
Meaning:May all auspiciousness be to Srinivasa, who dwells in the heart of the sage Manavala Mamuni (Sundarajamatru), and who is the abode of all the worlds. (13)
maṅgalāśāsanaparairmadācāryapurogamaiḥ | sarvaiśca pūrvairācāryaiḥ satkṛtāyāstu maṅgalam || 14 ||
Meaning:May auspiciousness be (to the Lord) honoured by our preceptors led by (Manavala Mamuni) and by all the earlier acharyas devoted to invoking blessings upon Him. (14)
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Benefits of Chanting श्री वेङ्कटेश मङ्गलाशासनम्
Invokes the grace and blessings of Lord Venkateswara (Balaji) of Tirumala
Traditionally sung at the conclusion of puja or darshan to wish the Lord auspiciousness
Cultivates deep devotion (bhakti) and surrender to Srinivasa and Lakshmi
Brings peace of mind, removal of afflictions and a sense of the Lord's protection
Considered to attract prosperity and well-being, as Lakshmi resides with the Lord
A short, melodious hymn that devotees of all ages can easily learn and chant daily
How to Chant श्री वेङ्कटेश मङ्गलाशासनम्
Mangalasasanam is sung at the end of worship, after the puja or aarti, as a benediction wishing the Lord well. Sit or stand facing an image of Venkateswara, fold your hands, and recite all fourteen verses melodiously, dwelling on the refrain 'Mangalam' at the end of each verse. It pairs beautifully after the Venkateswara Suprabhatam in the morning or after evening aarti.
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