Mangalayana, Maṅgalāyana, Mangala-ayana: 5 definitions
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Mangalayana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationMaṅgalāyana (मङ्गलायन) refers to an “auspicious custom”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.36 (“The statements of the seven sages”).—Accordingly, after the Seven Sages spoke to Himavat (Himācala): “[...] The great chaste lady Arundhatī tempted Menā further with Śiva’s good qualities. According to the worldly convention they smeared the moustache of the mountain with powdered turmeric and saffron as an auspicious custom (maṅgalāyana). After fixing the auspicious Lagna for the marriage and congratulating and complimenting one another the sages came to Śiva’s abode on the fourth day. After reaching the place, Vasiṣṭha and other sages bowed to Śiva and eulogised Him with different hymns. They then spoke to lord Śiva”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMaṅgalāyana (मङ्गलायन).—the way to happiness or prosperity; परममङ्गलायनगुणकथनोऽसि (paramamaṅgalāyanaguṇakathano'si) Bhāgavata 5.3.11.
Derivable forms: maṅgalāyanam (मङ्गलायनम्).
Maṅgalāyana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms maṅgala and ayana (अयन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Maṅgalāyana (मङ्गलायन):—[from maṅgala] n. the way to happiness or prosperity, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. walking on the path of prosp°, [ib.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 1.18.4-5 < [Chapter 18 - Vision of the Universal Form]
Verse 4.8.1 < [Chapter 8 - In the Story of the Yajña-sītās, the Glories of Ekādaśī]
Verse 2.1.16 < [Chapter 1 - Description of the Entrance in Vṛndāvana]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 1 - Dialogue between Sūta and Śaunaka in the Naimiśa forest < [Book 1 - First Skandha]