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१. मङ्गलपद्यम्
उद्घाट्य योगकलया हृदयाब्जकोशं धन्यैश्चिरादपि यथारुचि गृह्यमाणः ।
यः प्रस्फुरत्यविरतं परिपूर्णरूपः श्रेयः स मे दिशतु शाश्वतिकं मुकुन्दः ॥
T: Since eons ago, the blessed seekers have, through one's adeptness acquired through the practice of Yoga, blossomed one's heart akin to a lotus bud, and realised according to their own propensities the vision of the Lord. The Lord Mukunda by Himself is always splendorous in His total unmitigated form. May He grant me beatitude.
Explanation: पद्मकोशप्रतीकाशं हृदयम् is the Vedic statement. Those established in Yoga Samadhi can open up the lotus of their hearts and thus realise the Paramatma, Supreme Soul, a reservoir of infinite bliss. They then experience supreme bliss. Even as countless seekers discover and enjoy this supreme bliss within, the Lord within still remains the same inexhaustible reservoir, self-complete always.
पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात् पूर्णमुदच्यते । पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते ॥
This Upanishadic proclamation supports the experience of the infinitude of the Lord. The poet is supplicating to the Lord for this reason of His infinite stock of supreme bliss that He may confer on him that bliss.
Mukunda is one of the Nava Nidhis (the Nine special gems in Kubera's treasury).
महापद्मश्च पद्मश्च शङ्खो मकरकच्छपौ मुकुन्दः कुन्दनीलौ च says the Amara Kosha, listing the Nine gems in Lord Kubera's treasury.
The word Mukunda is an epithet of Viṣṇu and also the name of the gem. The two being identical conveys the similarity between the divine glory of the Lord and this godly gem. However, there is something interesting in this comparison.
If one takes anything from some other nidhi-a gem treasury, its riches will be depleted. But after receiving the Lord's grant of supreme bliss, the Lord still remains as before, with undiminished treasure of bliss. This comparison is thus a device to display stark contrast - Virodhābhāsa Alaṅkāra (विरोधाभासालङ्कार)
