Maṅgala Aṣṭaka is a form of
Mantra
A mantra ( Pali: ''manta'') or mantram (मन्त्रम्) is a sacred utterance, a numinous sound, a syllable, word or phonemes, or group of words in Sanskrit, Pali and other languages believed by practitioners to have religious, ...
which is sung at the
marriage ceremony in
Maharashtra.
It always starts with the Aṣṭavināyaka Vandana, which is as follows:
:''Svasti Śrī Gaṇanāyakam Gajāmukham Moreśvara Siddhidam Ballalam Murudum''
:''Vināyaka Maham Cintamanim Thevaram , Lenyadrim Girijātmājam Suvaradam''
:''Vighneśvara Ojhāram Grāme Ranjananamake Gaṇapatiḥ''
:''Kūryāt Sadā Maṅgalaṃ''
There can be many other verses in between based on the number of enthusiastic singers present in the wedding ceremony. The last verse is always:
:tadeva lagnaṁ sudinaṁ tadeva tārā-balaṁ candra-balaṁ tadeva ।
:vidyā-balaṁ daiva-balaṁ tadeva lakṣmīpateḥ te'ṁghriyugaṁ smarāmi ॥!
:तदेव लग्नं सुदिनं तदेव ताराबलं चंद्रबलं तदेव ।
:विद्या बलं दैवबलं तदेव लक्ष्मीपतेः तेऽङ्घ्रियुगं स्मरामि ॥
References
Gujarati culture
Culture of Maharashtra
Hindu mantras
Hindu wedding rituals
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