मङ्गलाचरण - Mangala Charana
Bhagavaan
Bhajan
Traditional
Sanskrit
वन्देऽहंvande:
obeisances श्रीगुरोःhaṁ: श्रीयुतपदकमलंśrī-guroḥ:
revered; of the spiritual master श्रीगुरून्śrī-gurūn:
the revered gurus; spiritual teachers वैष्णवांश्चśrī-gurūn:
the revered gurus; spiritual teachers । श्रीरूपंvaiṣṇavāṁś: साग्रजातंca:
and सहगणरघुनाथान्वितंśrī-rūpaṁ:
revered; Rūpa; here referring to Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī तंtaṃ:
that सजीवम्saha-gaṇa-raghunāthānvitaṁ: ॥ साद्वैतंtaṁ:
that सावधूतंsa-jīvam:
with; Jīva Gosvāmī परिजनसहितंsādvaitaṁ: कृष्णचैतन्यदेवम्sāvadhūtaṁ: । श्रीराधाकृष्णपादान्parijana-sahitaṁ:
associates, followers; accompanied by सहगणललिताश्रीविशाखान्वितांश्चkṛṣṇa-caitanya-devaṁ: ॥
obeisances श्रीगुरोःhaṁ: श्रीयुतपदकमलंśrī-guroḥ:
revered; of the spiritual master श्रीगुरून्śrī-gurūn:
the revered gurus; spiritual teachers वैष्णवांश्चśrī-gurūn:
the revered gurus; spiritual teachers । श्रीरूपंvaiṣṇavāṁś: साग्रजातंca:
and सहगणरघुनाथान्वितंśrī-rūpaṁ:
revered; Rūpa; here referring to Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī तंtaṃ:
that सजीवम्saha-gaṇa-raghunāthānvitaṁ: ॥ साद्वैतंtaṁ:
that सावधूतंsa-jīvam:
with; Jīva Gosvāmī परिजनसहितंsādvaitaṁ: कृष्णचैतन्यदेवम्sāvadhūtaṁ: । श्रीराधाकृष्णपादान्parijana-sahitaṁ:
associates, followers; accompanied by सहगणललिताश्रीविशाखान्वितांश्चkṛṣṇa-caitanya-devaṁ: ॥
This verse is traditionally known as the guru-vandana or maṅgalācaraṇa verse recited in the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava tradition before study or worship.
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of my revered spiritual master, unto all spiritual masters, and unto all Vaiṣṇavas.
I offer my obeisances unto Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī, his elder brother Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī, their associates including the two Raghunāthas and Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī.
I offer my obeisances unto Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya, together with Śrī Advaita Ācārya, Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, and all His devotees.
I offer my obeisances unto the lotus feet of Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, accompanied by Their associates, especially Śrī Lalitā and Śrī Viśākhā.
vande 'haṁ śrī-guroḥ śrī-yuta-pada-kamalaṁ śrī-gurūn vaiṣṇavāṁś ca
śrī-rūpaṁ sāgrajātaṁ saha-gaṇa-raghunāthānvitaṁ taṁ sa-jīvam
sādvaitaṁ sāvadhūtaṁ parijana-sahitaṁ kṛṣṇa-caitanya-devaṁ
śrī-rādhā-kṛṣṇa-pādān saha-gaṇa-lalitā-śrī-viśākhānvitāṁś ca
Translations
| Sanskrit | English | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| वन्दे | obeisances | vande |
| ऽहम् | I | aham |
| श्री | auspicious, glorious, revered | śrī |
| गुरोः | of the spiritual master | guroḥ |
| श्री | auspicious, glorious, revered | śrī |
| युत | endowed with, possessed of | yuta |
| पद | feet | pada |
| कमलम् | lotus | kamalam |
| श्री | auspicious, glorious, revered | śrī |
| गुरून् | spiritual masters | gurūn |
| वैष्णवान् | Vaiṣṇavas, devotees of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa | vaiṣṇavān |
| च | and | ca |
| श्री | auspicious, glorious, revered | śrī |
| रूपम् | Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī | rūpam |
| स | with | sa |
| अग्र | elder, foremost | agra |
| जातम् | born, brother (here: elder brother) | jātam |
| सह | with | saha |
| गण | associates, companions | gaṇa |
| रघुनाथ | Raghunātha | raghunātha |
| अन्वितम् | accompanied by | anvitam |
| तम् | him | tam |
| स | with | sa |
| जीवम् | Jīva Gosvāmī | jīvam |
| स | with | sa |
| अद्वैतम् | Advaita Ācārya | advaitam |
| स | with | sa |
| अवधूतम् | Avadhūta (Nityānanda Prabhu) | avadhūtam |
| परिजन | associates, followers | parijana |
| सहितम् | accompanied by | sahitam |
| कृष्ण | Kṛṣṇa | kṛṣṇa |
| चैतन्य | Caitanya | caitanya |
| देवम् | Lord, divine person | devam |
| श्री | glorious | śrī |
| राधा | Śrī Rādhā | rādhā |
| कृष्ण | Kṛṣṇa | kṛṣṇa |
| पादान् | feet | pādān |
| सह | with | saha |
| गण | associates | gaṇa |
| ललिता | Lalitā-devī | lalitā |
| श्री | revered | śrī |
| विशाखा | Viśākhā-devī | viśākhā |
| अन्वितान् | accompanied by | anvitān |
| च | and | ca |