Guest guest Posted March 8, 2001 Report Share Posted March 8, 2001 > Could someone please post the scriptural significance of performing/ > attending mangala aarti. The last line of Sri Gurvastakam appears in the Stavamrta-lahari of Sri Visvanath Chakravarti Thakura as follows: srimad-guror astakam etad uccair brahme muhurte pathati prayatnat yastena vrndavana natha saksat sevaiva labhya januso 'nta eva (9) "That person who very attentively recites this astakam to Sri Gurudeva during brahma muhurta is sure to achieve direct service to the lotus feet of Sri Krishna, the very life and soul of Vrindavana, at the end of his life." --------- The following is a beautiful mangala-arati song composed by Srila Bhaktiprajnana Kesava Maharaja, Srila Prabhupada's sannyasa guru. MANGALA-ARATI mangala sri guru-gaura mangala murati mangala sri radha-krsna yugala piriti (1) "Glory to the auspicious forms of Sri Guru and Gaura, and glory to Sri Radha-Krsna and Their amorous love." mangala nisanta lila mangala udaye mangala arati jage bhakata hrdaye (2) "Glory to Their auspicious nisanta-lila which is the end of the night and Their auspicious awakening. May this auspicious mangala-arati awaken in the heart of a devotee." tomara nidraya jiva nidrita dharaya tava jagarane visva jagarita haya (3) "O Krsna! Those souls who have turned away from You are sleeping in the darkness of night, but when You arise, the entire world awakens." subha drsti kara prabhu jagatera prati jaguka hrdaye mora sumangala rati (4) "O Prabhu! Glance upon the world with kindness! And in my heart awaken that most auspicious rati." mayura sukadi sari kata pikaraja mangala jagara hetu kariche viraja (5) "The peacock, the male and female parrot, and the king of cuckoo birds all exist solely for the purpose of an auspicious awakening." sumadhura dhvani kare jata sakhi-gana mangala sravane baje madhura kujana (6) "Together they produce the sweetest melody, and those beautiful birds are making us hear this auspicious sound." kusumita sarovare kamala-hillola mangala saurabha bahe pavana kallola (7) "On the pond of lotus flowers the lotuses are swaying and the breeze carries their auspicious fragrance." jhanjhara kamsara ghanta sankha karatala mangala mrdanga baje parama rasala (8) "This kirtana in which the devotees are playing different types of gongs, the bell, conchshell, karatalas and the auspicious mrdanga is the supreme rasa." mangala arati kare bhakatera gana sri kesava dasa kahe nama-sankirtana (9) "Performing mangala-arati in the company of the devotees, Sri Kesava dasa sings nama-sankirtana." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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