Mangalacarana Lyrics — Auspicious Invocation
Auspicious Invocation
Maṅgalācaraṇa
By Traditional Vaiṣṇava prayers
Read Mangalacarana from Krishna Meditations, with Sanskrit transliteration and an English rendition by Kalakantha das.
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Original lyrics · Sanskrit transliteration
oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
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
jayatāṁ suratau paṅgor mama manda-mater gatī mat-sarvasva-padāmbhojau rādhā-madana-mohanau
dīvyad-vṛndāraṇya-kalpa-drumādhaḥ śrīmad-ratnāgāra-siṁhāsana-sthau śrīmad-rādhā-śrīla-govinda-devau preṣṭhālībhiḥ sevyamānau smarāmi
śrīmān rāsa-rasārambhī vaṁśī-vaṭa-taṭa-sthitaḥ karṣan veṇu-svanair gopīr gopīnāthaḥ śriye ’stu naḥ
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu-nityānanda, śrī-advaita gadādhara śrīvāsādi-gaura-bhakta-vṛnda
Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare, Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare
English rendition
I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who with the torchlight of knowledge, has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance.
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of my spiritual masters, all the Vaiṣṇavas, the six Gosvāmīs, Śrī Advaita Ācārya Prabhu, Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and all His devotees, headed by Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura, as well as to Lord Kṛṣṇa, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and all the gopīs, headed by Lalitā and Viśākhā.
Rādhā Madan-Mohan, to You, comes this crippled and misled fool. Your compassion and lotus feet represent everything to me.
Śrī Rādhā Govinda, a temple of jewels in Vrindāvan’s forests accommodates You beneath a desire tree on a bright throne. I think of You and Your dear servants alone.
Standing on Vaṁśīvaṭa’s shore, Gopīnātha, Your flute puts forth gorgeous music that soon attracts cowherd girls to the rāsa dance.
The pañca-tattva mantra, the names of Śrī Caitanya and His principal associates.
The hare krishna mahā mantra: My dear Lord Krishna, my dear Śrīmatī Rādhārani, please engage me in Your service.