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Mangalacarana (Short)

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1
oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
Word for word
oṁ—address; ajñāna-(of) ignorance; timira-(by) the darkness; andhasya—of one who was blinded; jñāna-añjana—(by) the ointment of spiritual knowledge; śalākayā—by a medical instrument called a śalākā, which is used to apply medical ointment to eyes afflicted with cataracts; cakṣuḥ—eyes; unmīlitam—were opened; yena—by whom; tasmai—unto him; śrī-gurave—unto my spiritual master; namaḥ—obeisances
Translation

I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge.

2
śrī-caitanya-mano-'bhīṣṭaṁ sthāpitaṁ yena bhū-tale svayaṁ rūpaḥ kadā mahyaṁ dadāti sva-padāntikam
Word for word
śrī-caitanya—(of) Lord Caitanya; manaḥ—(within) the mind; abhīṣṭam—what is desired; sthāpitam—established; yena—by whom; bhū-tale—on the surface of the globe; svayam—himself; rūpaḥ-Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī; kadā—when; mahyam—unto me; dadāti—will give; sva—his own; pada—lotus feet; antikam—proximity to
Translation

When will Srīla Rūpa Gosvāmī Prabhupāda, who has established within this material world the mission to fulfill the desire of Lord Caitanya, give me shelter under his lotus feet?

3
vande 'haṁ śrī-guroḥ śrī-yuta-pada-kamalaṁ śrīgurun vaiṣṇavāṁś ca śrī-rūpaṁ sāgrajātaṁ saha-gaṇa-raghunāthānvitaṁ taṁ sa jīvam sādvaitaṁ sāvadhūtaṁ parijana-sahitaṁ kṛṣṇacaitanya-devaṁ śrī-rādhā-kṛṣṇa-pādān saha-gaṇa-lalitā- śrīviśākhānvitāṁś ca
Word for word
vande—offer my respectful obeisances; aham-I; śrī-guroḥ—of my initiating spiritual master or instructing spiritual master; śrī-yuta-pada-kamalam—unto the opulent lotus feet; śrī-gurūn—unto the spiritual masters in the paramparā system, beginning from Mādhavendra Purī down to Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda; vaiṣṇavān—unto all the Vaiṣṇavas, beginning from Lord Brahmā and others coming from the very start of the creation; ca—and; śrī-rūpam—unto Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī; sa-agra-jātam—with his elder brother, Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī; sahagaṇa-raghunātha-anvitam—with Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī and his associates; tam—unto him; sa-jīvam—with Jīva Gosvāmī; sa-advaitam—with Advaita Ācārya; sa-avadhūtam—with Nityānanda Prabhu; parijana-sahitam—and with Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura and all the other devotees; kṛṣṇa-caitanya-devam—unto Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; śrī-rādhā-kṛṣṇa-pādān—unto the lotus feet of the all opulent Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Rādhārānī; saha-gaṇa—with associates; lalitā-śrī-viśākhā-anvitān—accompanied by Lalita and Śrī Visakhā; ca—also
Translation

I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of my spiritual master and of all the other preceptors on the path of devotional service. I offer my respectful obeisances unto all the Vaiṣṇavas and unto the six Gosvāmīs, including Srīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Srīla Sanātana Gosvāmī, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, Jīva Gosvāmī, and their associates. I offer my respectful obeisances unto Advaita Ācārya Prabhu, Srī Nityānanda Prabhu, Srī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and all His devotees, headed by Srīvāsa Thākura. I then offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa, Srīmatī Rādhārānī, and all the gopīs, headed by Lalitā and Viśākhā.

4
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine
Word for word
namaḥ—obeisances; oṁ—address; viṣṇu-pādāya—unto him who is at the feet of Lord Viṣṇu; kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya—who is very dear to Lord Kṛṣṇa; bhu-tale—on the earth; śrīmate—all-beautiful; bhaktivedanta-svāmin—A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami; iti—thus; nāmine—who is named
Translation

I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, who is very dear to Lord Kṛṣṇa, having taken shelter at His lotus feet.

5
namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇe nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe
Word for word
namaḥ—obeisances; te—unto you; sārasvate deve—servant of Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī; gaura-vāṇī—the message of Lord Caitanya; pracāriṇe—who are preaching; nirviśeṣa—(from) impersonalism; śūnya-vādi—(from) voidism; pāścātya—Western; deśa—countries; tāriṇe—who are delivering
Translation

Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Sarasvatī Gosvāmī. You are kindly preaching the message of Lord Caitanyadeva and delivering the Western countries, which are filled with impersonalism and voidism.

6
namo mahā-vadānyāya kṛṣṇa-prema-pradāya te kṛṣṇāya kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nāmne gaura-tviṣe namaḥ
Word for word
namaḥ—obeisances; mahā-vadānyāya—who is most munificent and charitably disposed; kṛṣṇa-prema—love of Kṛṣṇa; pradāya—who can give; te—unto You; kṛṣṇāya—the original Personality of Godhead; kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nāmne—under the name Kṛṣṇa Caitanya; gaura-tviṣe—whose complexion is the golden complexion of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; namaḥ—obeisances
Translation

O most munificent incarnation! You are Kṛṣṇa Himself appearing as Srī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu. You have assumed the golden color of Srīmatī Rādhārāṇī, and You are widely distributing pure love of Kṛṣṇa. We offer our respectful obeisances unto You.

7
he kṛṣṇa karuṇā-sindho dīna-bandho jagat-pate gopeśa gopikā-kāntarādhā-kānta namo ‘stu te
Word for word
he—O; kṛṣṇa—Kṛṣṇa; karuṇā-sindho—O ocean of mercy; dīna—(of) the distressed; bandho—O friend; jagat—(of) the universe; pate—O Lord; gopa-īśa—O master of the cowherd men; gopikā-kānta—O lover of the gopīs; rādhā-kānta—O lover of Radhārāṇī; namaḥ—obeisances; astu—let there be; te—unto You
Translation

O my dear Kṛṣṇa, ocean of mercy, You are the friend of the distressed and the source of creation. You are the master of the cowherdmen and the lover of the gopīs, especially Rādhārāṇī. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

8
tapta-kāñcana-gaurāṅgi rādhe vṛndāvaneśvari vṛṣabhānu-sute devī praṇamāmi hari-priye
Word for word
tapta—molten; kāñcana—(like) gold; gaura—fair complexion; aṅgi—O one whose body; rādhe—O Rādhārānī; vṛndāvana-īśvari- O Queen of Vṛndāvana; vṛṣabhānu-sute—O daughter of King Vṛṣabhānu; devi—O goddess; praṇamāmi—I offer my respects; hari-priye—O one who is very dear to Lord Kṛṣṇa
Translation

I offer my respects to Rādhārāṇī, whose bodily complexion is like molten gold and who is the Queen of Vṛndāvana. You are the daughter of King Vṛṣabhānu, and You are very dear to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

9
vāñchā-kalpatarubhyaś ca kṛpā-sindhubhya eva ca patitānāṁ pāvanebhyo vaiṣṇavebhyo namo namaḥ
Word for word
vāñchā-kalpa-tarubhyaḥ—who are desire trees; ca—and; kṛpā—(of) mercy; sindhubhyaḥ—who are oceans; eva—certainly; ca—and; patitānām—of the fallen souls; pāvanebhyaḥ—who are the purifiers; vaiṣṇavebhyaḥ—unto the Vaiṣṇavas; namaḥ namaḥ—repeated obeisances
Translation

I offer my respectful obeisances unto all the Vaiṣṇava devotees of the Lord. They are just like desire trees who can fulfill the desires of everyone, and they are full of compassion for the fallen conditioned souls. Śrī Gaurāṅga Praṇāma

10
(jaya) śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu nityānanda śrī-advaita gadādhara śrīvāsādi-gaura-bhakta-vṛnda
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What is the meaning of Mangalacarana (Short)?

I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge.

Where can I listen to Mangalacarana (Short)?

You can listen to 3 recordings of Mangalacarana (Short) on this page, including versions sung by HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu, HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu (01), Vaishnavas.

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Mangalacarana (Short) has 11 verses.

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