Maṅgala Aṣṭaka
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Maṅgala Aṣṭaka is a form of Mantra which is sung at the marriage ceremony in Maharashtra and Karnataka....
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Maṅgala Aṣṭaka is a form of Mantra which is sung at the marriage ceremony in Maharashtra and Karnataka.
It always starts with the Aṣṭavināyaka Vandana, which is as follows:
Svasti Śrī Gaṇanāyakam Gajāmukham Moreśvara Siddhidam Ballalam Murudum
Vināyaka Maham Cintamanim Thevaram | Lenyadrim Girijātmājam Suvaradam
Vighneśvara Ojhāram Grāme Ranjananamake Gaṇapatiḥ
Kūryāt Sadā Maṅgalaṃस्वस्ति श्री गणनायकम् गजामुखम् मोरेश्वर सिद्धिदम् बल्ललम् मुरुदुम्
विनायक महम् चिन्तमनिम् थेवरम् | लेन्यद्रिम् गिरिजात्माजम् सुवरदम्
विघ्नेश्वर ओझारम् ग्रामे रन्जननमके गणपतिः
कूर्यात् सदा मङ्गलं
There can be many other verses in between based on the number of enthusiastic singers present in the wedding ceremony. The last verse is always:
tadeva lagnaṁ sudinaṁ tadeva tārā-balaṁ candra-balaṁ tadeva ।
vidyā-balaṁ daiva-balaṁ tadeva lakṣmīpateḥ teṁghṛ'yugaṁ smarāmi ॥!
तदेव लग्नं सुदिनं तदेव ताराबलं चंद्रबलं तदेव ।
विद्या बलं दैवबलं तदेव लक्ष्मीपतेः तेंघ्रिऽयुगं स्मरामि ॥