marakata śrī lakṣmīgaṇapati maṅgalāśāsanam

• athanow
• marakataśrīlakṣmīgaṇapatimaṅgalāśāsanamthe blessing song for the emerald Shri Lakshmi Ganapati

anvaya atha marakataśrīlakṣmīgaṇapatimaṅgalāśāsanam

chandas Prose, the title

maṅgalāśāsana 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.

• śrīvilāsaprabhārāmacidānandavilāsinewho delights in awareness and joy in a garden bright with Shri's grace
• lakṣmīmarakatollāsiwho shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• gaṇanāthāyawith the lord of the ganas
• maṅgalammay all be well

anvaya śrīvilāsaprabhārāmacidānandavilāsine lakṣmīmarakatollāsi gaṇanāthāya maṅgalam

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.

• svargalokavasaddevarājapūjitarūpiṇewhose form Indra, king of the gods, worships in heaven
• lakṣmīmarakatollāsiwho shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• gaṇanāthāyawith the lord of the ganas
• maṅgalammay all be well

anvaya svargalokavasaddevarājapūjitarūpiṇe lakṣmīmarakatollāsi gaṇanāthāya maṅgalam

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

• martyalokaprāṇikoṭikṛtapūjāvimodinewho delights in the worship of millions of beings in the world of mortals
• lakṣmīmarakatollāsiwho shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• gaṇanāthāyawith the lord of the ganas
• maṅgalammay all be well

anvaya martyalokaprāṇikoṭikṛtapūjāvimodine lakṣmīmarakatollāsi gaṇanāthāya maṅgalam

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

• pātālalokasaṃvāsidaityasaṃstavanandinewho is glad of the praise of the demons who live in the worlds below
• lakṣmīmarakatollāsiwho shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• gaṇanāthāyawith the lord of the ganas
• maṅgalammay all be well

anvaya pātālalokasaṃvāsidaityasaṃstavanandine lakṣmīmarakatollāsi gaṇanāthāya maṅgalam

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.

• samastagaṇasāmrājyapālanānandamūrtayewhose form is the joy of ruling the whole empire of the ganas
• lakṣmīmarakatollāsiwho shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• gaṇanāthāyawith the lord of the ganas
• maṅgalammay all be well

anvaya samastagaṇasāmrājyapālanānandamūrtaye lakṣmīmarakatollāsi gaṇanāthāya maṅgalam

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

• vedoktadharmasañcālijanatānandadāyinewho gives joy to the people who keep up the dharma the Veda teaches
• lakṣmīmarakatollāsiwho shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• gaṇanāthāyawith the lord of the ganas
• maṅgalammay all be well

anvaya vedoktadharmasañcālijanatānandadāyine lakṣmīmarakatollāsi gaṇanāthāya maṅgalam

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

• dhārmikāñcitasarvārthasampādakahitaiṣiṇewho wishes the righteous well and brings about every aim they hold dear
• lakṣmīmarakatollāsiwho shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• gaṇanāthāyawith the lord of the ganas
• maṅgalammay all be well

anvaya dhārmikāñcitasarvārthasampādakahitaiṣiṇe lakṣmīmarakatollāsi gaṇanāthāya maṅgalam

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

• aucityakāmanāpūrṇasamārādhakarakṣiṇewho guards those who worship him and fulfils their rightful wishes
• lakṣmīmarakatollāsiwho shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• gaṇanāthāyawith the lord of the ganas
• maṅgalammay all be well

anvaya aucityakāmanāpūrṇasamārādhakarakṣiṇe lakṣmīmarakatollāsi gaṇanāthāya maṅgalam

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

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

• mokṣasādhanamārgasthajanatāphaladāyinewho gives the fruit of their effort to people on the path to liberation
• lakṣmīmarakatollāsiwho shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• gaṇanāthāyawith the lord of the ganas
• maṅgalammay all be well

anvaya mokṣasādhanamārgasthajanatāphaladāyine lakṣmīmarakatollāsi gaṇanāthāya maṅgalam

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.

• karmamārgasukarmāḍhyasujanotsavakāriṇewho brings celebration to good people rich in good deeds on the path of action
• lakṣmīmarakatollāsiwho shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• gaṇanāthāyawith the lord of the ganas
• maṅgalammay all be well

anvaya karmamārgasukarmāḍhyasujanotsavakāriṇe lakṣmīmarakatollāsi gaṇanāthāya maṅgalam

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

• upāsanodyamāsaktabhaktamānasahaṃsinethe swan on the lake of the minds of devotees given to worship
• lakṣmīmarakatollāsiwho shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• gaṇanāthāyawith the lord of the ganas
• maṅgalammay all be well

anvaya upāsanodyamāsaktabhaktamānasahaṃsine lakṣmīmarakatollāsi gaṇanāthāya maṅgalam

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

mānasahaṃsa 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.

• jñānamārgaprabhārāśisandhātṛśubhakāriṇewho does good to those who gather the great light of the path of knowledge
• lakṣmīmarakatollāsiwho shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• gaṇanāthāyawith the lord of the ganas
• maṅgalammay all be well

anvaya jñānamārgaprabhārāśisandhātṛśubhakāriṇe lakṣmīmarakatollāsi gaṇanāthāya maṅgalam

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

• satyanārāyaṇānandasandhānakaruṇātmanewho is kindness itself and brings people the joy of Satyanarayana
• lakṣmīmarakatollāsiwho shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• gaṇanāthāyawith the lord of the ganas
• maṅgalammay all be well

anvaya satyanārāyaṇānandasandhānakaruṇātmane lakṣmīmarakatollāsi gaṇanāthāya maṅgalam

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

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

• naṭeśvarakaviproktastutimānasacāriṇewho moves through the heart of the praises spoken by the poet Nateshvara
• lakṣmīmarakatollāsiwho shines as the emerald with Lakshmi
• gaṇanāthāyawith the lord of the ganas
• maṅgalammay all be well

anvaya naṭeśvarakaviproktastutimānasacāriṇe lakṣmīmarakatollāsi gaṇanāthāya maṅgalam

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

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