Mantras for Marriage and a Happy Married Life विवाह मन्त्र

Mantras for Marriage and a Happy Married Life lyrics in Sanskrit & English, with meaning

1. Katyayani mantra (Bhagavata Purana 10.22.4)#

   कात्यायनि महामाये महायोगिन्यधीश्वरि ।
   नन्दगोपसुतं देवि पतिं मे कुरु ते नमः ॥

   kātyāyani mahāmāye mahāyoginyadhīśvari |
   nandagopasutaṃ devi patiṃ me kuru te namaḥ ||

   हे कात्यायनी, महामाया, महायोगिनी, अधीश्वरी देवी — नन्दगोप के पुत्र (कृष्ण) को मेरा पति बनाइए; आपको नमस्कार। (गोपियों की प्रार्थना)

   O Katyayani, great Maya, great yogini, supreme goddess — make the son of Nanda my husband; salutations to you. (The prayer of the gopis, who worshipped Katyayani for a month to win Krishna; chanted today for a good husband.)

2. Gauri prayer for saubhagya#

   नमः शिवायै शर्वाण्यै सौभाग्यं सन्ततिं शुभाम् ।
   प्रयच्छ भक्तियुक्तानां नारीणां हरवल्लभे ॥

   namaḥ śivāyai śarvāṇyai saubhāgyaṃ santatiṃ śubhām |
   prayaccha bhaktiyuktānāṃ nārīṇāṃ haravallabhe ||

   शिवा, शर्वाणी को नमस्कार; हे हरवल्लभा, भक्तियुक्त स्त्रियों को सौभाग्य और शुभ सन्तान प्रदान करें।

   Salutations to Shivaa, consort of Sharva; O beloved of Hara, grant good fortune and blessed children to women who worship you with devotion.

3. Uma-Maheshvara mantra#

   ॐ उमामहेश्वराभ्यां नमः ॥

   oṃ umāmaheśvarābhyāṃ namaḥ ||

   ॐ, उमा और महेश्वर को नमस्कार।

   Om, salutations to Uma and Maheshvara — the divine couple.

4. Sarva mangala mangalye#

   सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके ।
   शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥

   sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike |
   śaraṇye tryambake gauri nārāyaṇi namo'stu te ||

   हे सब मंगलों की मंगलरूपा, सब कार्यों को सिद्ध करने वाली, शरणदायिनी, त्रिनेत्रा गौरी नारायणी, आपको नमस्कार।

   O auspiciousness of all that is auspicious, who fulfils every aim, the refuge of all, three-eyed Gauri, Narayani — salutations to you.

5. After the seven steps (Saptapadi)#

   सखा सप्तपदा भव ।

   sakhā saptapadā bhava |

   सात पग मेरे साथ चलकर मेरे सखा बनो।

   Having taken seven steps with me, be my friend — the words that seal a Hindu marriage.

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