Mangala stotras are normally recited at the end of reciting several stotras or the end of singing several songs or at the end of an auspicious function. The devotee wishes auspiciousness to the Lord. Mangalam may also mean good wishes or wishes for a happy ending.
Siva Mahima Ashtakam in Telugu:
॥ శ్రీశివమఙ్గలాష్టకమ్ ॥
భవాయ చన్ద్రచూడాయ నిర్గుణాయ గుణాత్మనే ।
కాలకాలాయ రుద్రాయ నీలగ్రీవాయ మఙ్గలమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥
వృషారూఢాయ భీమాయ వ్యాఘ్రచర్మామ్బరాయ చ ।
పశూనాం పతయే తుభ్యం గౌరీకాన్తాయ మఙ్గలమ్ ॥ ౨ ॥
భస్మోద్ధూలితదేహాయ వ్యాలయజ్ఞోపవీతినే ।
రుద్రాక్షమాలాభూషాయ వ్యోమకేశాయ మఙ్గలమ్ ॥ ౩ ॥
సూర్యచన్ద్రాగ్నినేత్రాయ నమః కైలాసవాసినే ।
సచ్చిదానన్దరూపాయ ప్రమథేశాయ మఙ్గలమ్ ॥ ౪ ॥
మృత్యుంజయాయ సాంబాయ సృష్టిస్థిత్యన్తకారిణే ।
త్ర్యంబకాయ సుశాన్తాయ త్రిలోకేశాయ మఙ్గలమ్ ॥ ౫ ॥
గంగాధరాయ సోమాయ నమో హరిహరాత్మనే ।
ఉగ్రాయ త్రిపురఘ్నాయ వామదేవాయ మఙ్గలమ్ ॥ ౬ ॥
సద్యోజాతాయ శర్వాయ దివ్యజ్ఞానప్రదాయినే ।
ఈశానాయ నమస్తుభ్యం పఞ్చవక్త్రాయ మఙ్గలమ్ ॥ ౭ ॥
సదాశివస్వరూపాయ నమస్తత్పురుషాయ చ ।
అఘోరాయచ ఘోరాయ మహాదేవాయ మఙ్గలమ్ ॥ ౮ ॥
మఙ్గలాష్టకమేతద్వై శంభోర్యః కీర్తయేద్దినే ।
తస్య మృత్యుభయం నాస్తి రోగపీడాభయం తథా ॥ ౯ ॥
Lord Shiva Mahima Ashtakam Meaning:
Mangalam to him who has a blue neck,
Who makes things happen,
Who wears the crescent of moon,
Who is without properties,
Who is the soul of good conduct,
Who is the death to god of death,
And who has a very angry form. || 1 ||
Mangalam to the consort of Gowri,
Who rides on a bull and is gross,
Who wears the skin of a tiger,
And who is the lord of all beings. || 2 ||
Mangalam to him who has the sky as hair,
Whose body is anointed with holy ash,
Who wears a holy thread of snake,
And who wears the garland of Rudraksha. || 3 ||
Mangalam to the god of the impassioned devotee,
Who has sun, moon and fire as his eyes,
Who lives on Mount Kailasa,
And has the form of real perennial joy. || 4 ||
Mangalam to the Lord of the three worlds,
Who helps us with victory over death,
Who is always with Goddess Amba,
Who does creation, upkeep and destruction,
Who is the lord of Trayambaka,
And who is extremely peaceful. || 5 ||
Mangalam to the god of the left,
Who carries river Ganga,
Who is the moon,
Who is the soul of Vishnu and Shiva,
Who is very powerful,
And who destroyed three cities. || 6 ||
Mangalam to him who has seven necks,
Who is instantly born and faces north,
Who passes on holy knowledge to people,
And who is Lord Shiva whom I salute. || 7 ||
Mangalam to the greatest of Gods,
Who has a mien which is ever peaceful,
Who is the true Purusha,
Who is fearful and not fearful. || 8 ||
He who sings the praise of Lord Shiva using Mangalashtakam daily,
Will not have fear of death and also fear of disease and bad times. || 9 ||
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