Mangalam Bhagwan Vishnu
मंगलम् भगवान विष्णुः
Mangalam Bhagwan Vishnuh Mangalam Garudadhwajah: the auspicious Vishnu shloka printed on wedding cards and recited at weddings and griha pravesh, with meaning.
Mangalam Bhagwan Vishnu · मंगलम् भगवान विष्णुः
Language Sanskrit1 verse
मङ्गलम् भगवान विष्णुः मङ्गलम् गरुडध्वजः। मङ्गलम् पुण्डरीकाक्षः मङ्गलाय तनो हरिः॥
Mangalam Bhagavan Vishnuh, mangalam Garudadhvajah, Mangalam Pundarikakshah, mangalaya tano Harih.
Auspicious is Lord Vishnu; auspicious is He whose banner bears Garuda; auspicious is the lotus-eyed one; Hari is the very abode of auspiciousness.
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About the Mangalam Bhagwan Vishnu
This short shloka calls down auspiciousness (mangala) by remembering Vishnu four ways: as Bhagavan, as the one whose banner bears Garuda, as the lotus-eyed and as Hari. It is printed at the top of wedding invitations, recited at the start of weddings, house-warmings and new ventures, and at the close of the Satyanarayan katha.
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Why is Mangalam Bhagwan Vishnu written on wedding cards?
A Hindu wedding is a sacred beginning. The shloka invokes Vishnu, the preserver and husband of Lakshmi, to make the marriage auspicious from the very first word of the invitation.
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