Mangalashanti, Maṅgalaśānti: 3 definitions
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Mangalashanti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Maṅgalaśānti can be transliterated into English as Mangalasanti or Mangalashanti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Arcana-dipika - 3rd EditionMaṅgalaśānti (मङ्गलशान्ति) refers to “prayers for peace and auspiciousness”, according to the Arcana-dīpikā (manual on deity worship).—According to śāstra, before beginning pūjā one should remember Śrī Viṣṇu and recite these prayers for peace and auspiciousness. [...]
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumMaṅgalaśānti (मङ्गलशान्ति) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—from Bhaviṣyapurāṇa. W. p. 353.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaṅgalaśānti (मङ्गलशान्ति):—[=maṅgala-śānti] [from maṅgala] f. Name of [work]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Shanti, Mankala, Mangala.
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Full-text: Bhavishyatpurana, Bhavishyapurana.
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