मङ्गलाचरण - Mangala Charan (blended)
Bhagavaan
Shloka
Traditional
Sanskrit
ॐoṁ:
Aum अज्ञानतिमिरान्धस्यGuru:
teacher ज्ञानाञ्जनशलाकयाPraṇāma:
fear; obeisance; salutations; I bow । चक्षुरुन्मीलितंoṁ:
Aum येनyena:
by whom; through whom तस्मैtasmai:
unto that person; to him श्रीगुरवेśrīguravē:
to the revered guru नमःnamaḥ:
obeisance; salutations; I bow ॥ श्रीśrī:
revered; auspicious; venerable गुरुGuru:
Spiritual teacher, remover of darknes प्रणामpranam:
obeisance ॐoṁ:
Aum अज्ञानतिमिरान्धस्यŚrī:
revered; auspicious; venerable ज्ञानाञ्जनशलाकयाRūpa:
Rūpa; here referring to Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī । चक्षुरुन्मीलितंPraṇāma:
fear; obeisance; salutations; I bow येनyena:
by whom; through whom तस्मैtasmai:
unto that person; to him श्रीगुरवेśrīguravē:
to the revered guru नमःnamaḥ:
obeisance; salutations; I bow ॥ श्रीśrī:
revered; auspicious; venerable रूपRupa:
Form प्रणामpranam:
obeisance श्रीचैतन्यमनोऽभीष्टंmahyaṁ:
do not; he who स्थापितंdadāti:
gives; bestows येनyena:
by whom; through whom भूतलेbhū-tale:
on the earth; upon the world । स्वयंsvayaṃ:
himself रूपःrūpaḥ:
Rūpa; here referring to Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī कदाkadā:
when मह्यंśrī-yuta-pada-kamalaṁ: ददातिdadāti:
gives; bestows स्वपदान्तिकम्vaiṣṇavāṁś: ॥ मङ्गलाचरणca:
and वन्देऽहंcaraṇaṁ:
and; Various श्रीगुरोःśrī-guroḥ:
revered spiritual master श्रीयुतपदकमलंBrahmāmbike:
Divine Mother श्रीगुरून्śrī-gurūn:
the revered gurus; spiritual teachers वैष्णवांश्चśaraṇaṁ:
refuge, shelter ॥
Aum अज्ञानतिमिरान्धस्यGuru:
teacher ज्ञानाञ्जनशलाकयाPraṇāma:
fear; obeisance; salutations; I bow । चक्षुरुन्मीलितंoṁ:
Aum येनyena:
by whom; through whom तस्मैtasmai:
unto that person; to him श्रीगुरवेśrīguravē:
to the revered guru नमःnamaḥ:
obeisance; salutations; I bow ॥ श्रीśrī:
revered; auspicious; venerable गुरुGuru:
Spiritual teacher, remover of darknes प्रणामpranam:
obeisance ॐoṁ:
Aum अज्ञानतिमिरान्धस्यŚrī:
revered; auspicious; venerable ज्ञानाञ्जनशलाकयाRūpa:
Rūpa; here referring to Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī । चक्षुरुन्मीलितंPraṇāma:
fear; obeisance; salutations; I bow येनyena:
by whom; through whom तस्मैtasmai:
unto that person; to him श्रीगुरवेśrīguravē:
to the revered guru नमःnamaḥ:
obeisance; salutations; I bow ॥ श्रीśrī:
revered; auspicious; venerable रूपRupa:
Form प्रणामpranam:
obeisance श्रीचैतन्यमनोऽभीष्टंmahyaṁ:
do not; he who स्थापितंdadāti:
gives; bestows येनyena:
by whom; through whom भूतलेbhū-tale:
on the earth; upon the world । स्वयंsvayaṃ:
himself रूपःrūpaḥ:
Rūpa; here referring to Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī कदाkadā:
when मह्यंśrī-yuta-pada-kamalaṁ: ददातिdadāti:
gives; bestows स्वपदान्तिकम्vaiṣṇavāṁś: ॥ मङ्गलाचरणca:
and वन्देऽहंcaraṇaṁ:
and; Various श्रीगुरोःśrī-guroḥ:
revered spiritual master श्रीयुतपदकमलंBrahmāmbike:
Divine Mother श्रीगुरून्śrī-gurūn:
the revered gurus; spiritual teachers वैष्णवांश्चśaraṇaṁ:
refuge, shelter ॥
Also known as Sri Guru Pranama, this version is a blended invocatory prayer, and pays respects to your spiritual lineage while seeking refuge at the feet of the Divine Mother.
This chant beautifully unifies the grace of the Guru, the Vaishnava community, and the Divine Mother's supreme protection. by combining the Gaudiya Vaishnava Mangalacharan with classical Sharanagati Stotrams.
Sri Guru Pranama
I offer my salutations unto the revered guru, by whom my eyes were opened with the applicator of the ointment of knowledge, while I was blinded by the darkness of ignorance.
Sri Rupa Pranama
When will Śrī Rūpa, who established upon the earth the cherished desire of Śrī Caitanya, personally bestow upon me the shelter of his own lotus feet?
Mangalacharan
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of my spiritual master and of all the other preceptors on the path of devotional service, unto all the Vaiṣṇavas and unto the six Gosvāmīs. (Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, Jīva Gosvāmī)
Śrī Guru Praṇāma
oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya
jñānāñjana-śalākayā
cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena
tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
Śrī Rūpa Praṇāma
śrī-caitanya-mano-'bhīṣṭaṁ
sthāpitaṁ yena bhū-tale
svayaṁ rūpaḥ kadā mahyaṁ
dadāti sva-padāntikam
Maṅgalācaraṇa
vande 'haṁ śrī-guroḥ śrī-yuta-pada-kamalaṁ śrī-gurūn vaiṣṇavāṁś ca
caraṇaṁ śaraṇaṁ Brahmāmbike
caraṇaṁ śaraṇaṁ Tryambike
Translations
| Sanskrit | English | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| ॐ | Aum | oṁ |
| अज्ञान | ignorance; lack of knowledge | ajñāna |
| तिमिर | darkness; blindness; obscurity | timira |
| अन्धस्य | of the blind person; of one who is blind | andhasya |
| ज्ञान | knowledge; wisdom; spiritual understanding | jñāna |
| अञ्जन | collyrium; ointment applied to the eyes | añjana |
| शलाकया | by the stick, probe, or applicator; instrumental singular | śalākayā |
| चक्षुः | eye; vision | cakṣuḥ |
| उन्मीलितम् | opened; caused to open | unmīlitam |
| येन | by whom; through whom | yena |
| तस्मै | unto that person; to him | tasmai |
| श्री | revered; auspicious; venerable | śrī |
| गुरवे | to the teacher; to the spiritual master | gurave |
| नमः | obeisance; salutations; I bow | namaḥ |
| श्री | revered; auspicious; holy | śrī |
| चैतन्य | Caitanya; consciousness; here referring to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu | caitanya |
| मनः | mind; heart; desire; intention | manaḥ |
| अभीष्टम् | cherished wish; desired goal; heartfelt intention | abhīṣṭam |
| स्थापितम् | established; founded; instituted | sthāpitam |
| येन | by whom; through whom | yena |
| भूतले | on the earth; upon the world | bhū-tale |
| स्वयम् | personally; himself | svayam |
| रूपः | Rūpa; here referring to Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī | rūpaḥ |
| कदा | when | kadā |
| मह्यम् | to me; unto me | mahyam |
| ददाति | gives; bestows | dadāti |
| स्व | one's own; his own | sva |
| पद | feet; position; abode | pada |
| अन्तिकम् | nearness; proximity; presence | antikam |
| वन्दे | I bow; I offer obeisance | vande |
| अहम् | I | aham |
| श्री | revered; auspicious; venerable | śrī |
| गुरोः | of the guru; to the spiritual master | guroḥ |
| श्री | revered; auspicious; venerable | śrī |
| युत | endowed | yuta |
| पद | foot; feet | pada |
| कमलम् | lotus | kamalam |
| श्रीगुरून् | the revered gurus; spiritual teachers | śrī-gurūn |
| वैष्णवान् | devotees of Viṣṇu; Vaiṣṇavas | vaiṣṇavān |
| च | and | ca |
| चरणम् | feet; holy feet | caraṇam |
| शरणम् | refuge; shelter; protection | śaraṇam |
| ब्रह्माम्बिके | Divine Mother | brahmāmbike |
| त्र्यम्बिके | the three-eyed Goddess (Durga) | tryambike |