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SrI Bhumi Devi SamethA SrI Oppliappan

Sri BhUmi dEvi SamEtha SrinivAsa ParabrahmaNE Nama:

Sri AlarmEl MangA SamEtha SrinivAsa ParabrahmaNE Nama:

I will cover six of the twelve MangaLa SlOkams on Sri Oppiliappan . The tradition is to have a triad of SuprabhAtham, Prapatthi and MangaLa slOkams on ArchA murthys . Both ThiruviNNagarAn of AakAsa Nagara kshEthram and Saptha Gireesan of Thiruppathi have such a complete set of slOkams . Yesterday , I covered the AakAsa Nagareesa prapatthi . In this and the next posting, I will include the two sets of MangaLa slOkams on Sri Oppiliappan and Sri Thiruppathi VenkatEsan respectively and seek their blessings to complete this kaimkaryam .The translations for Thiruppatthi SrinivAsan ManagaLa slOkams are excerpted from the official translations by the Sri VenkatEswarA temple, Pittsburgh. I thank the authorities there in advance.

First slOkams :( GruhasthA status of the Lord )
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Srimadh VyOmapureesAya BhUdEvyA gruhamEdhinE I
puthra PouthrAdhi pUrNAya BrahmAdhyairasthu mangaLam II

Mangalam to ThiruviNNagarAn , who practices gruhasthAsramam with BhUmi dEvi and who has the blessed progeny of BrahmA and RudrA as son , grandson from that aasramam .

Sriya: kaanthAya kalyANa nidhayE nidhayEarthinAm I
Sri Venkata nivAsAya SrinivAsAya mangaLam II

" May Auspiciousness be to SrinivAsA , Who is the Lord of LakshmI ( who is ) an abode of auspiciousness (who is ) a treasure-trove of supplicants and (who ) dwells on the VenkatAchalA ! "

SlOkams 2 ( Auspicious Eyes of the Lord )
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MarkaNdEyArshi mAnyAya khandhithAmara sathravE I
PundareekadalAkshAya MaheenAthAya mangaLam II

Mangalams to the lotus-eyed Lord of BhUmi Devi , who is eulogized by Sage MarkandEYA and who is the destroyer of AsurAs .

Lakshmee vibramAlOka subhrUvibraham chakshushE I
chakshushE SarvalOkAnAm VenkatEsAya mangaLam II

" May Auspiciousness be to Sri VenkatEsA , whose eyes , charming with beautiful eye-brows , gaze at LakshmI with flurry and who is the eye of all the Worlds."

SlOkams 3 :( Salutations to the Holy Feet of the Lord )
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Satavairi Kalidhvamsi SarO VethALa suribhi: I
nithyasthutha padhAbhjAya DharaNeesAya managaLam II

ManagaLams to the Lord of BhUmi Devi , whose sacred feet are forever saluted by NammAzhwAr , Thirumangai , Poygai and pEy AzhwArs .

Sri VenkatAdhri srungAgra mangaLaabharaNaangrayE I
MangaLAnAm nivAsAya SrinivAsAya MangaLam II

" May auspiciousness be to Sri SrinivAsA , whose feet are an auspicious ornament to the crest of VenkatAchalA and who is an abode of auspiciousness " .

SlOkams 4 :

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VedAnthadesika mukhai: AachAryAirArchithAngrayE I
AakAsanagareesAya VasudEsAya MangaLam II

Mangalams to the Lord of VasudhA , whose sacred feet have been worshipped by Sri VedAntha DesikA and other AchAryAs .

sarvAvaya soundharya SampadhA sarva chEthasAm I
sadhA sammOhanAyAsthu VenkatEsAya mangaLam II

" May auspiciousness be to Sri VenkatEsA , whose wealth of bodily charm causes stupor to all living beings ".
 

SlOkams 5 :

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Hema mukthA maNi vyOmapureesA mathpathisthathA I
ithi PanchAvathArAya nisthulEsAya mangaLam II

MangaLams to the matchless Lord , who has revealed Himself to NammAzhwAr in the five forms of Ponnappan , maNiyappan , Mutthappan , Yennappan and ThiruviNNagarappan .

nithyAya niravadhyAya sathyAnandha chidhAthmanE I
sarvAntharAthmanE Srimadh VenkatEsAya mangaLam II

" May auspiciousness be to Sri VenkatEsA , who is eternal , blemishless, of the form of Sath (Existence) , Chidh (Consciousness) and AnandhA ( bliss) and is the inner soul of All."

SlOkam 6 :

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ghatayithrE dhurgatAnAm samAharthrE cha sampadhAm I
vinihanthrE cha vipadhAm MaheebharthrEsthu mangaLam II

Mangalams to BhUminAthan , who unites the difficult-to-reconcile concepts , who blesses one with immeasurable wealth and protects us from dangers .

svasthas-sarvavidhE sarvasakthayE sarva sEshiNE I
sulabhAya suseelAya VenkatEsAya mangaLam II

" May auspiciousness be to Sri VenkatEsA , who is self-omniscient , Omnipotent , prinicpal of all , easily attainable and of good nature(character) ."

Seventh MangaLa SlOkams On Sri Oppiliappan &Sri Venkatachalapathy of Saptha Giri:

lAvaNya nidhayE apAstha lavaNAya MaheekruthE I
kAruNyEnaavatheerNAya SaraNyAyAsthu mangaLam II

MangaLams to the SaraNyan ,Lord of ThiruviNNAgar , who is the embodiment of beauty , who incarnated out of DayA for His bhakthAs and rejected the taste of salt in His food for the sole purpose of qualifying to marry the most beautiful BhUmi Devi , the daughter of Sage MarkandEyA .

Comments: The ThiruviNNagar sthala purANam-Covered at length by Sri Sampath Rengarajan earlier- states that the Lord appearing as an old man vying for the hand of the young BhUmi Devi assured Sage MarkandEyA, the worried father , that He will rather give up salt totally in His food instead of worrying whether the bride can prepare food with the right amount of salt/seasoning . Sage MarkaNdEyA was trying to discourage the old man seeking his daughter's hand in marriage with the statement that his daughter , Bhumi Devi was so young that She does not even know how to prepare food and even add the right amount of salt in the food to properly season it . The clever old man, our Lord , disarmed Sage MarkandEyA with His deft concession that he would rather give up salt than the hand of Bhumi Devi . Once Sage MarkandEyA recovered from that parry, he had no argument. He recognized now the true identity of the old man standing in front of him beseeching his daughter's hand in marriage .The sage gladly consented now to the marriage and stays even today with folded hands on the left side of the Lord at His garbhagraham. On the right hand side is his daughter serving the Lord , who has taken on the name of LavaNa varjitha VenkatEsan , or the One who has rejected salt in His NaivEdhyams out of His love for His consort .

Seventh Mangala slOkam on Uttara VenkatEsan
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parasmai brahmaNE purNa kAmAya paramAthmanE I
prayunjE paratattvAya VenkatEsAya mangaLam II

" May Auspiciousness be to Sri VenkatEsA , who is the supreme Brahman , whose desires are fulfilled (i-e., who is desireless) , and who is the supreme soul " .

Eighth Slokams On DakshiNa and Uttara VenkatEsan
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SuddhAnandha VimAnEsmin svayamvyakthAya thEjasE I
AhOrAthra sarastheera paarijAthAya MangaLam II

Mangalams to the radiant Lord , who appeared on the banks of AhOrAthra PushkaraNi out of His own volition and stands there even today as the wish-fulfilling Kalpaka vruksham .

aakAla-tattvam aasrAntham aathmAnamanupasyathAm I
atrupthyamrutha rUpAya VenakatEsAya mangaLam II

" May Auspiciousness be to Sri VenkatEsA , whose ever-charming form is nectar-like to the living beings that gaze upon Him incessantly as long as Time lasts " .

Ninth SlOkams on DakshiNa and Uttara VenkatEsan
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MaarkandEyasya Tharkshasya Dharma SahyajayaOrapi I
prathyakshAmbhujAkshAya DharA NaathAya MangaLam II

Sarva MangaLams to the Lotus-eyed Lord of BhUmi Devi , who is prathyaksham (visible) to His father-in-law , Sage MarkandEyA , Garudan , Dharma Devathai and Cauveri mAthA .

prAya: svacharaNou pumsAm saraNyathvEna pANinA I
krupayA disathE Srimadh VenkatEsAya MangaLam II

" May Auspiciousness be to Sri VenkatEsA , who with His (right) hand (i-e.,Varada HasthA) shows His feet , as refuge , to ALL human beings".

Tenth SlOkams on DakshiNa and Uttara VenkatEsan
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BHUMIDEVI SAMETHASYA SRINIVAASAAYA MANGALAM I
MANGALAASAASANAMIDHAM PATATHAAM ASTHU MANGALAM II

Let all auspiciousness shower on those who recite with bhakthi these MangaLAsAsana slOkams of Bhumidevi Sametha SrinivAsan of ThiruviNNagar.

DAYAAMRUTHA TARANGINYAASTARANGAI:IVA SEETHALAI :I
APAANGAI: SINJATHE VISVAM VENKATESAAYA MANGALAM II

" May Auspiciousness be to Sri Venkatesa , who moistens the Universe with His glances , cool like the waves of the nectarine-river of compassion ( DayA ) " .

Eleventh SlOkams on DakshiNa and Uttara VenkatEsan
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MangalAsAsanaparair madhAchAryapurOgamai :I
sarvaisccha purvairAchAryai: sathkruthAyAsthu MangaLam II

Sarva MangaLams to ThiruviNNagarappan , who has been eulogized by our AchAryAs and their purvAchAryAs known for their dedication for peforming MangaLAsAsanam to Him .

sragh bhUshAmbhara hEthinAm sushumAvaha mUrthayE I
sarvArthi samanAyAsthu VenkatEsAya MangaLam II

" may auspiciousnes be to Sri VenkatEsA , whose form lends splendour to the garlands, ornaments ,garments and weapons (which he bears) and (whose form) subdues all (samsAric) afflictions ."

Twelfth Slokams on DakshiNa and Uttara VenkatEsan
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yaavadhAvarthathE chakram yaavathee cha VasundharA I
taavath tvamiha sarvasya svAmithvam anuvarthaya II

O Lord of ThiruviNNagar ! Here is my prayer to You ! Please protect all the jeeva raasis as their supreme Lord as long as there are the Moon , Sun , Stars and the Earth .

Sri Vaikunta virakthAya SvAmi PushkariNee tatE I
RamayA RamamANAya VenkatEsAya MangaLam II

" May Auspiciousness be to Sri VenaktEsA , who , giving up attachment to Sri Vaikuntam , sports gracefully with Lakshmi on the banks of the SvAmi PushkariNi ".

Thirteenth and Fourteenth SlOkams of Saptha Gireesan of Thiruvenkatam
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Srimath Sundara JaamAthru munimAnasa VaasinE I
SarvalOka nivAsAya SrinivAsAya MangaLam II

MangaLAsAsanaparair madhAchArya purOgami: I
Sarvaisccha pUrvAchAryai : SathkruthAyAsthu MangaLam II

" May Auspiciousness be to Sri SrinivAsA , who dwells in the heart of the sage MaNavALa and all the Worlds .

May Auspiciousness be to Sri VenkatEsA , who has been worshipped by my teachers and their early teachers and all those devoted to reciting this
MangaLAsAsanam ."

THREE SPECIAL MANGALAASAASANA SLOKAMS FOR DAKSHINA VENKATESAN (THIRUVINNAGARAAN ):

tapasyE paalgunE maasE EkAdasyAm thithou munE I
puNyE SravaNa NakshathrE muhUrthE abhijithAhvayE II

aajagAma MahA yOgi SaakshAn nAraayaNO Hari : I
sa dEva: SrinivAsAkhyO BhUmidEvyA: pathirvibhu: II

On a Panguni EkAdasi SravaNam day , during Abhijin mUhUrhtam , Sriman NaarAyaNan ,the Lord of Sri Vaikuntam arrived (incarnated) at the Tulasee Vanam of Sage MarkantEyA to marry BhUmi dEvi and to bless all the jeevans . He is the One celebrated as SrinivAsan , the abode of All Auspicious attributes and is the One , who responds to all of our prayers . This Nithya mangaLam is presented to the AakAsa Nagareesan , who is verily SrinivAsan .

( It is our wishful prayer that Sri Bhumi Devi accepts Her children's samarpaNam of MaaNiccka Kondai and other AabharaNams on the Isavara Panguni Uttaram day and the Divya Dampathis bless us to complete the last in the series of kaimkaryams , the Mutthangis for them during the BahudhAnya Year Kaisiki EkAdasi or during Iyppasi SravaNam day . Thanks to all of You BhakthAs , who have participated in the RathnAngi , MaaNiccka Kondai Kaimkaryams for our SaraNya Dampathis ).

SrimathE Sri BhUmidEvi SamEtha-SrinivAsa ParabrahmaNE Nama :

Sri VaNN SatakOpa Daasan ,
Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
Isvara Samvathsaram , Sukla Paksha Sathayam
Maasi Month , Fifteenth Day .

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