Thodaya Mangalam

Thodaya Mangalam is the opening segment of a traditional Sampradāya Bhajan paddhati (bhajan tradition), especially in Marudanallur Sampradāya. It serves as a mangalacharana – an auspicious invocation – to begin the bhajan with divine blessings and establish a spiritual atmosphere.
By starting with Thodaya Mangalam, the devotee:
  • Offers their body, speech, and mind to the Divine.
  • Invites auspicious energy into the gathering.
  • Wipes away distractions, invoking śānti (peace) and bhakti rasa (devotional mood).
​It is usually a set of compositions in praise of Lord Vishnu, Rama, or Krishna, and sometimes includes stutis (praises) of various deities and saints.
 Ragam : Gambeera nattai
 Tala : Jampa
Added to Sampradaya Bhajan paddhati  by Gopala krishna Bhagavader
Praise of Lord Ganesha -
Mooshika-vaahana   modhaka-hastha  chaamara-karna   vilambitha-sootra
vaamana-roopa   maheshwara-putra  vigna-vinaayaka   paadha-namasthe !
Ragam : Gambeera nattai            Tala : khanda chapu           Bhadrachala Ramadasar
​Praise of Lord Rama -
​Jaya janake-ramana    jaya vibheshana-sharana
                  jaya saroruha-charana   jaya-dina karuna              (Jaya jaya)

Jaya loka-sharanya    jaya bhaktha kaarunya
                        jaya dhivya-lavanya    jaya jagath-punya         (Jaya jaya)

Sakala loka-vasa    saketha    puravasa
                       akalanga    nija-dhaasa    abhjamukha  hasa    (Jaya jaya)

Rupa nindhitha-mara   ruchira sathguna shura
                   bhupa dhasharadha-kumara   bhubara - hara    (Jaya jaya)

  Shuka muni-sthuthi-paathra   shubhatha nija-charitra
                    makara-kuntala karnna    megha-sama varnaa             (Jaya jaya)

​Kamaneeya-koteera    kousthbha-alankaara
                        kamalaaksha   raghuveera    kamalaa    vihaaraa        (Jaya jaya)

 Samara ripu    jayadheera    sakalaguna    ghambheera
                    malahrud    sanchaara    akilaarthi  haara                        (Jaya jaya)

Paapa-sangha-vidhaara   panghthi-muka   samhaara
                     sreepathe   sukumaara    seethaa  vihaara                    (Jaya jaya)