Mangalam

|| Om Sri Vishvaya Namaha Om ||

agrahyah shashvatah krishno lohitakshah pratardanaha |

prabhootastrikakubdhama pavitram mangalam param || 7 ||

Devanagari

Pronunciation guide:

agraahya-shaashvatah-krishnO-lOhitaakshah-pratardanaha |

prabhoota-stri-kaku-b-dhaama-pavitram-mangalam-param ||

Name: Mangalam

Pronunciation:

man-ga-lam

man (mon in month), ga (ga in gala), lam

Meaning:

(1) One who is very auspicious

(2) One who ‘gives’ auspiciousness to beings

Notes:

Just like purity, auspiciousness in beings/things also comes becomes of Vishnu’s grace. HE grants auspiciousness to beings. HE also causes inauspiciousness of beings/things. Hence HE is mangalam.

Also, HE himself is auspicious. Just like we say that a particular dish has sweetness, we do not say that sugar or jaggery has sweetness. That is because sugar itself is sweet. Similarly, Vishnu does not have auspiciousness. HE is auspiciousness himself.

Namavali:

Om Mangalaaya Namaha Om