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.
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.
Questions
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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