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Also known as mantrapuṣpāñjali

Mantrapushpanjali (Sanskrit: , IAST: mantrapuṣpāñjali) is a Hindu prayer meaning "offering flowers in the form of mantra". It comprises four hymns from Vedic sources, and is the final prayer sung at the end of āratīs. The word Mantrapushpanjali is made up of three elements, mantra (incantation), pushpa (flower), and anjali (a bowl-shaped cavity formed by hollowing and joining open palms together, as when offering or receiving alms).

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  • Meaning
  • Verse 1
  • Verse 2
  • Verse 3
  • Verse 4
  • Verse 5
  • Recitation
  • See also
  • Notes

Mantrapushpanjali (Sanskrit: , IAST: mantrapuṣpāñjali) is a Hindu prayer meaning "offering flowers in the form of mantra". It comprises four hymns from Vedic sources, and is the final prayer sung at the end of āratīs. The word Mantrapushpanjali is made up of three elements, mantra (incantation), pushpa (flower), and anjali (a bowl-shaped cavity formed by hollowing and joining open palms together, as when offering or receiving alms).

Mantrapushpanjali is an appendix of a set of traditional recital called '''' (Sanskrit: ) from Shukla Yajurveda branch of Vedic tradition. The hymns of Mantrapushpanjali are chanted at an extremely slow pace, elongating the (Sanskrit: ) accents more than usual.

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