मरकत श्री लक्ष्मीगणपति मङ्गलाशासनम्

• अथ (atha)now
• मरकतश्रीलक्ष्मीगणपतिमङ्गलाशासनम् (marakataśrīlakṣmīgaṇapatimaṅgalāśāsanam)the blessing song for the emerald Shri Lakshmi Ganapati

anvaya अथ मरकतश्रीलक्ष्मीगणपतिमङ्गलाशासनम्

chandas Prose, the title

मङ्गलाशासन blessing song — A song that wishes the god well. The devotee asks for nothing here, and out of love simply blesses the one he worships.

• श्रीविलासप्रभारामचिदानन्दविलासिने (śrīvilāsaprabhārāmacidānandavilāsine)who delights in awareness and joy in a garden bright with Shri's grace
• लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि (lakṣmīmarakatollāsi)who shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• गणनाथाय (gaṇanāthāya)with the lord of the ganas
• मङ्गलम् (maṅgalam)may all be well

anvaya श्रीविलासप्रभारामचिदानन्दविलासिने लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि गणनाथाय मङ्गलम्

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note Each verse ends on the same half line. The first half says who he is, or who is worshipping him.

• स्वर्गलोकवसद्देवराजपूजितरूपिणे (svargalokavasaddevarājapūjitarūpiṇe)whose form Indra, king of the gods, worships in heaven
• लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि (lakṣmīmarakatollāsi)who shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• गणनाथाय (gaṇanāthāya)with the lord of the ganas
• मङ्गलम् (maṅgalam)may all be well

anvaya स्वर्गलोकवसद्देवराजपूजितरूपिणे लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि गणनाथाय मङ्गलम्

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• मर्त्यलोकप्राणिकोटिकृतपूजाविमोदिने (martyalokaprāṇikoṭikṛtapūjāvimodine)who delights in the worship of millions of beings in the world of mortals
• लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि (lakṣmīmarakatollāsi)who shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• गणनाथाय (gaṇanāthāya)with the lord of the ganas
• मङ्गलम् (maṅgalam)may all be well

anvaya मर्त्यलोकप्राणिकोटिकृतपूजाविमोदिने लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि गणनाथाय मङ्गलम्

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• पाताललोकसंवासिदैत्यसंस्तवनन्दिने (pātālalokasaṃvāsidaityasaṃstavanandine)who is glad of the praise of the demons who live in the worlds below
• लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि (lakṣmīmarakatollāsi)who shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• गणनाथाय (gaṇanāthāya)with the lord of the ganas
• मङ्गलम् (maṅgalam)may all be well

anvaya पाताललोकसंवासिदैत्यसंस्तवनन्दिने लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि गणनाथाय मङ्गलम्

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note Heaven, earth and the worlds below, in turn: every world worships him, even the demons.

• समस्तगणसाम्राज्यपालनानन्दमूर्तये (samastagaṇasāmrājyapālanānandamūrtaye)whose form is the joy of ruling the whole empire of the ganas
• लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि (lakṣmīmarakatollāsi)who shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• गणनाथाय (gaṇanāthāya)with the lord of the ganas
• मङ्गलम् (maṅgalam)may all be well

anvaya समस्तगणसाम्राज्यपालनानन्दमूर्तये लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि गणनाथाय मङ्गलम्

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• वेदोक्तधर्मसञ्चालिजनतानन्ददायिने (vedoktadharmasañcālijanatānandadāyine)who gives joy to the people who keep up the dharma the Veda teaches
• लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि (lakṣmīmarakatollāsi)who shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• गणनाथाय (gaṇanāthāya)with the lord of the ganas
• मङ्गलम् (maṅgalam)may all be well

anvaya वेदोक्तधर्मसञ्चालिजनतानन्ददायिने लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि गणनाथाय मङ्गलम्

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• धार्मिकाञ्चितसर्वार्थसम्पादकहितैषिणे (dhārmikāñcitasarvārthasampādakahitaiṣiṇe)who wishes the righteous well and brings about every aim they hold dear
• लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि (lakṣmīmarakatollāsi)who shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• गणनाथाय (gaṇanāthāya)with the lord of the ganas
• मङ्गलम् (maṅgalam)may all be well

anvaya धार्मिकाञ्चितसर्वार्थसम्पादकहितैषिणे लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि गणनाथाय मङ्गलम्

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• औचित्यकामनापूर्णसमाराधकरक्षिणे (aucityakāmanāpūrṇasamārādhakarakṣiṇe)who guards those who worship him and fulfils their rightful wishes
• लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि (lakṣmīmarakatollāsi)who shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• गणनाथाय (gaṇanāthāya)with the lord of the ganas
• मङ्गलम् (maṅgalam)may all be well

anvaya औचित्यकामनापूर्णसमाराधकरक्षिणे लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि गणनाथाय मङ्गलम्

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note The verse number is printed as the word आठ, eight, instead of the numeral.

• मोक्षसाधनमार्गस्थजनताफलदायिने (mokṣasādhanamārgasthajanatāphaladāyine)who gives the fruit of their effort to people on the path to liberation
• लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि (lakṣmīmarakatollāsi)who shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• गणनाथाय (gaṇanāthāya)with the lord of the ganas
• मङ्गलम् (maṅgalam)may all be well

anvaya मोक्षसाधनमार्गस्थजनताफलदायिने लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि गणनाथाय मङ्गलम्

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note This verse and the three after it go through the paths in turn: liberation, action, worship and knowledge.

• कर्ममार्गसुकर्माढ्यसुजनोत्सवकारिणे (karmamārgasukarmāḍhyasujanotsavakāriṇe)who brings celebration to good people rich in good deeds on the path of action
• लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि (lakṣmīmarakatollāsi)who shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• गणनाथाय (gaṇanāthāya)with the lord of the ganas
• मङ्गलम् (maṅgalam)may all be well

anvaya कर्ममार्गसुकर्माढ्यसुजनोत्सवकारिणे लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि गणनाथाय मङ्गलम्

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• उपासनोद्यमासक्तभक्तमानसहंसिने (upāsanodyamāsaktabhaktamānasahaṃsine)the swan on the lake of the minds of devotees given to worship
• लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि (lakṣmīmarakatollāsi)who shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• गणनाथाय (gaṇanāthāya)with the lord of the ganas
• मङ्गलम् (maṅgalam)may all be well

anvaya उपासनोद्यमासक्तभक्तमानसहंसिने लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि गणनाथाय मङ्गलम्

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

मानसहंस the swan on the lake of the mind — Manasa is both the mind and Lake Manasa, home of the royal swans. He lives in a devotee's mind as a swan lives on that lake.

• ज्ञानमार्गप्रभाराशिसन्धातृशुभकारिणे (jñānamārgaprabhārāśisandhātṛśubhakāriṇe)who does good to those who gather the great light of the path of knowledge
• लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि (lakṣmīmarakatollāsi)who shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• गणनाथाय (gaṇanāthāya)with the lord of the ganas
• मङ्गलम् (maṅgalam)may all be well

anvaya ज्ञानमार्गप्रभाराशिसन्धातृशुभकारिणे लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि गणनाथाय मङ्गलम्

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• सत्यनारायणानन्दसन्धानकरुणात्मने (satyanārāyaṇānandasandhānakaruṇātmane)who is kindness itself and brings people the joy of Satyanarayana
• लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि (lakṣmīmarakatollāsi)who shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• गणनाथाय (gaṇanāthāya)with the lord of the ganas
• मङ्गलम् (maṅgalam)may all be well

anvaya सत्यनारायणानन्दसन्धानकरुणात्मने लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि गणनाथाय मङ्गलम्

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

सत्यनारायण Satyanarayana — Vishnu as the lord of truth, worshipped in a well-loved household vow that begins, like every rite, with Ganapati.

• नटेश्वरकविप्रोक्तस्तुतिमानसचारिणे (naṭeśvarakaviproktastutimānasacāriṇe)who moves through the heart of the praises spoken by the poet Nateshvara
• लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि (lakṣmīmarakatollāsi)who shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• गणनाथाय (gaṇanāthāya)with the lord of the ganas
• मङ्गलम् (maṅgalam)may all be well

anvaya नटेश्वरकविप्रोक्तस्तुतिमानसचारिणे लक्ष्मीमरकतोल्लासि गणनाथाय मङ्गलम्

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note The poet signs his name, Nateshvara, in the last verse.