Sri Venkatesa Mangalam

Sriyah kanthaya kalyana nidhaye nidhayerthinam
Sri Venkata nivasaya Srinivasaya Mangalam

May all auspiciousness shower on SrinivAsA of Venkatagiri! He is the

Lord of Lakshmi and is the rich mine of all auspiciousness. He is the immeasurable wealth for all those , who seek Him .He has chosen the Venkatam hills for Hiseternal residence .

Lakshmi savibhra maloka-subhru vibhrama chakshushe

Chakshushe SarvaloKanam Venkateshaya Mangalam

May all auspiciousness shower on Sri VenkatEsA , the eye of all the Universes ! Over the eyes are His beautiful eyebrows and over them is His endearing forehead region .When Sri MahA Lakshmi ,His divine

consort , glances at this beautiful face of Sri VenaktEsA , She Herself is dismayed and overcome by the matchless beauty of Her Lord's face .

Sri Venkatadri Sringagra-Mangalaha bharananghraye

Mangalanam nivasaya Venkateshaya Mangalam

The divine feet of Sri VenaktEsA adorn the peak of the Thiruvenkatam hills. These feet empower the Thiruppathi hills to become a source of all blesisngs to the devotees of SrinivAsA . Let the world's Supreme auspiciousness come the way of Sri VenkatEsA .

Sarvavayava soundarya Sampadha Sarvachethasam

Sada sammohanayasthu Venkateshaya Mangalam

There is no one on this earth , who has not been overcome by the supreme beauty of Lord VenkatEsA . Every one of His limbs are celebrated for their unmatchable beauty. It is no wonder He enchants His devotees with His soundharyam . Let no evil eye fall on Him and let the world's supreme auspiciousness come His way.

Nithyaya niravadhyaya Sathyananda chidhathmane

Sarvantharath mane Srimad Venkateshava Mangalam

Lord VenkatEswarA is the embodiment of the five supreme principles celebrated by the Upanishads.These are Satyathvam ( eternal truth) , Jn~Athvam ( True Knowledge), Anantathvam ( Eternal presence), Amalathvam (blemishlesness) and Aanandhathvam ( Eternal Bliss ). Sri VenkatEsA is the Parabrahmam in whom all the above five attributes find their home. He is the One , who is resident in the heart lotus of all living beings . Let no harm come to Him and may he be blessed with all auspiciousness!

Swatha ssarvavide sarvasakthaye Sarvaseshine

Sulabhaya Suseelaya Venkateshaya Mangalam

Lord VenkatEsA comprehends every thing without anyone's help. He is Omnipresent.He is the residual force after every thing is destroyed by the supreme deluge (PraLayam). He is easy to reach .He has the most auspicious guNAs. Let all blessings befall Sri VenkatEsA !

Parasmai Brahmane Poorna Kamaya Paramathmane

Prayunje Parathathvaya Venkateshaya Mangalam

Wherever the Upanishads use the word "Para Brahman", they have in mind Sriman NaarAyaNan , who stands on top of the ThiruvEnaktam hills as SrinivAsan. There is nothing that He can not attain , when He desires it. He is all powerful .There is no one in any world , who can disobey His command without incurring His wrath. No atom vibrates in this Universe without His empowerment . Let all auspiciousness befall Lord venkatEsA of Thirumalai-Thiruppathi hills !

Akalathathva masrantha mathmanamanu-pasyatham

Athripthya mritha rupaya Venkateshaya Mangalam

Lord VenkatEsA is celebrated for the divine beauty of His archA vigraham worshipped at Thirumalai. He is also revered for His attributes as well as His  Aathma svarUpam or Para Brahmam aspects. There has never been any one in the past or present , who have been satiated from looking at the matchless physical beauty or thinking about His incomparable anantha kalyANa guNAs.In future also , it is unlikely that we would meet any one , who will fully understand he Sri VenkatEsa Tatthvam or Svaroopam .Let all MangaLAs accumulate and reach the divine feet of Lord VenkatEsA !

Prayah swacharanom Pumsam Saranyathvena Panina

Kripaya dhisathe Srimad- Venkateshava Mangalam

Lord VenkatEsA ! Your right hand has a varadha mudhrA (gesture). That gesture points to the direction of Your divine feet. It appears that this mudhrA reveals Your secret that Your holy feet are the sole means for deliverance from the ills of samsArA through the act of surrender (SaraNAgathi) unto them. Let allMangaLAs come Your way as the revealer of SaraNAgathi rahasyam out of Your infinite mercy through this mudhrA !

Dhaya mritha tharanginya-Stharangairiva Seethalaih

Apagai ssinchalhe viswam Venkateshava Mannalam

Lord VenkatEsA looks at the world with His eyes full of infinite mercy and compasssion. The world and its denizens respond with supreme joy ;their happiness is comparable to the joy resulting from repeated immersions in a wave-laden river of nectar . The world and its lives are rejuvenated and energized by the power of that merciful look . Let all MangaLAs fall on the supreme abode of DayA , Sri VenkatEsA !

Sragbhushambara hetheenam Sushamava hamurthaye

Sarvarthi Samanayasthu Venkateshaya Mangalam

Lord VenkatEsA has the most beautiful body , which is adorned by fragrant garlands , powerful weapons and lovely clothes. He wipes out the sorrows of allof His devotees. Let all auspiciousness shower on the beautiful ThirumEni of Sri VenkatEsA !

Sri Vaikunta virakthaya Swami Pushkarineethate

Ramaya Ramamanaya Venkateshaya Mangalam

Sriman NaarAyaNaa got tired of His abode in Sri Vaikuntam and abandoned it in favor of a new residence on the banks of Swami PushkaraNi at Thirumalai. There , He has incarnated as Sri VenkatEsA and protects forever His dear devotees; there, He also sports with Sri MahA Lakshmi and has given Her a preferred seat of residence on His chest and thereby acquired the name of SrinivAsan . Let all MangaLams befall SrinivAsA of Swami PushkaraNi!

Srimad sundara jamathru muni manasavasine

Sarvaloka Nivasava Srinivasaya Mangalam

Sri VenkatEsA resides in the heart lotus of great BhakthAs like Sri MaNavALa MaamunigaL. He is the indweller(antharyAmi) of all living beings. Let all auspiciousness come the way of Sri VenkatEsA , who is the succor and sustenance of all BhaagavathAs !

Mangalasasana paraih madacharya Purogamaih

Sarvaischa Purvai racharyaih Sathkrithayasthu Mangalam

All of my AchAryAs (preceptors) , their AchAryAs and the other AchAryAs have sung the glory of Sri VenkatEsA's auspicious attributes from time immemorial . AdiyEn's praise of His KalyANa guNAs is therefore nothing new and does not represent an isolated act.AdiyEn joins with my AchAryAs and predecessors in wishing Sri VenkatEsA all auspiciousness!