Wedding invitation message in Kannada, with meanings
The short answer
A Kannada wedding invitation, the lagna patrike (ಲಗ್ನಪತ್ರಿಕೆ), opens with a prayer line, names the couple as ಚಿ. [Groom] and ಚಿ.ಸೌ. [Bride], gives the ಶುಭ ಮುಹೂರ್ತ and venue, asks guests to come with family and bless the couple, and ends with ಸುಖಾಗಮನವನ್ನು ಬಯಸುವವರು, the family members who await you. Sample wording is below.
In brief
- A Kannada wedding card is called lagna patrike, maduve kareyole or maduve amantrana patrike.
- ಚಿ. before the groom’s name is ಚಿರಂಜೀವಿ, and the bride’s name carries ಸೌ. or ಚಿ.ಸೌ., for ಸೌಭಾಗ್ಯವತಿ.
- The request line asks guests to come ಸಕುಟುಂಬ ಸಮೇತ, with the family, and bless the bride and groom.
- ತಮ್ಮ ಸುಖಾಗಮನವನ್ನು ಬಯಸುವವರು is the closing heading, followed by the names of the family members.
- Function names such as ನಿಶ್ಚಿತಾರ್ಥ, ದೇವರ ಕಾರ್ಯ, ಮುಹೂರ್ತ and ಆರತಕ್ಷತೆ change a little by region and community.
What is a Kannada wedding invitation called, and what are its parts?
In Kannada a wedding card is a lagna patrike (ಲಗ್ನಪತ್ರಿಕೆ). You will also hear maduve kareyole (ಮದುವೆ ಕರೆಯೋಲೆ) and maduve amantrana patrike (ಮದುವೆ ಆಮಂತ್ರಣ ಪತ್ರಿಕೆ). All three mean the same thing. ಮದುವೆ and ವಿವಾಹ both mean wedding; ವಿವಾಹ is the more formal word.
| Part | In Kannada | How it is read | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Prayer line | ॥ ಶ್ರೀ ಗಣೇಶಾಯ ನಮಃ ॥ | Shri Ganeshaya Namah | Begins the card with God’s name. Families add their own ಮನೆ ದೇವರು, the house deity |
| 2. Heading | ಶುಭ ವಿವಾಹ or ಮದುವೆಯ ಮಮತೆಯ ಕರೆಯೋಲೆ | Shubha vivaha / Maduveya mamateya kareyole | “Auspicious wedding”, or “a loving call to the wedding” |
| 3. The couple | ಚಿ. [Groom] … ಚಿ.ಸೌ. [Bride] | Chi. … Chi. Sou. … | Names the groom and the bride, each with the parents’ names and place |
| 4. Date and muhurta | ದಿನಾಂಕ … ರಂದು … ಶುಭ ಮುಹೂರ್ತದಲ್ಲಿ | Dinanka … randu … shubha muhurtadalli | The day, the date and the auspicious time of the wedding |
| 5. Venue | ವಿವಾಹ ಸ್ಥಳ | Vivaha sthala | The kalyana mantapa or hall, with its address |
| 6. Request | ತಾವುಗಳು ಸಕುಟುಂಬ ಸಮೇತ ಆಗಮಿಸಿ ವಧು-ವರರನ್ನು ಆಶೀರ್ವದಿಸಬೇಕೆಂದು ಕೇಳಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತೇವೆ | Tavugalu sakutumba sameta agamisi vadhu-vararannu ashirvadisabekendu kelikolluttheve | Asks the guest to come with the family and bless the couple |
| 7. Other functions | ನಿಶ್ಚಿತಾರ್ಥ, ಆರತಕ್ಷತೆ | Nischitartha, aaratakshate | Each function with its date and time |
| 8. Closing names | ತಮ್ಮ ಸುಖಾಗಮನವನ್ನು ಬಯಸುವವರು | Tamma sukhagamanavannu bayasuvavaru | The family members who look forward to your arrival |
What sits at the top changes with the family. An essay in Aakruti Kannada recalls older cards with a picture of Parvati and Parameshwara, a Sanskrit verse, and the names of the house deity and the family’s guru. The same essay describes a Lingayat friend’s card that carried a vachana of Basavanna.
One e-invite studio’s guide adds that Brahmin families list the Naandi with its own date and time, and that Lingayat cards often open with Om Namah Shivaya. So ask the elders at home which line and which functions your card should carry. If your family also sends a Hindi or English card, see wedding card matter in Hindi and English.
What are the standard phrases on a Kannada wedding card, and what do they mean?
A Kannada card is built from a small set of phrases. Once you know these, you can read almost any lagna patrike, and write your own.
| In Kannada | How it is read | Meaning in English |
|---|---|---|
| ಶುಭ ವಿವಾಹ | Shubha vivaha | Auspicious wedding |
| ವಿವಾಹ ಮಹೋತ್ಸವ | Vivaha mahotsava | The wedding celebration |
| ಮದುವೆಯ ಮಮತೆಯ ಕರೆಯೋಲೆ | Maduveya mamateya kareyole | A loving call to the wedding |
| ಶುಭ ಮುಹೂರ್ತದಲ್ಲಿ | Shubha muhurtadalli | At the auspicious time |
| ದಿನಾಂಕ, ವಾರ, ಸಮಯ, ಸ್ಥಳ | Dinanka, vaara, samaya, sthala | Date, day of the week, time, venue |
| ಸಕುಟುಂಬ ಸಮೇತ | Sakutumba sameta | Along with your family |
| ವಧು-ವರರನ್ನು ಆಶೀರ್ವದಿಸಬೇಕೆಂದು ಕೇಳಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತೇವೆ | Vadhu-vararannu ashirvadisabekendu kelikolluttheve | We request you to bless the bride and groom |
| ತಪ್ಪದೇ ಬನ್ನಿ | Tappade banni | Do come without fail |
| ತಮ್ಮ ಸುಖಾಗಮನವನ್ನು ಬಯಸುವವರು | Tamma sukhagamanavannu bayasuvavaru | Those who wish for your happy arrival |
| ಬಂಧು-ಮಿತ್ರರು | Bandhu-mitraru | Relatives and friends |
ತಾವು and ತಾವುಗಳು are the respectful words for “you”. A wedding card uses them all the way through, never ನೀನು. ತಮ್ಮ is the matching word for “your”.
Traditional cards also give the date by the Hindu calendar before the English date. On the card quoted in the Aakruti essay that line begins ಸ್ವಸ್ತಿ ಶ್ರೀ and names the Shalivahana Shaka year, the samvatsara, the month and the tithi. Ask your priest for it, because it changes with every muhurta.
What do ಚಿ. and ಚಿ.ಸೌ. mean before the names?
ಚಿ. is short for ಚಿರಂಜೀವಿ (chiranjeevi), a blessing that means “may he live long”. It is written before the groom’s name.
ಸೌ. is short for ಸೌಭಾಗ್ಯವತಿ (saubhagyavati), a woman blessed with good fortune. It is written before the bride’s name, on many cards as ಚಿ.ಸೌ., for ಚಿರಂಜೀವಿ ಸೌಭಾಗ್ಯವತಿ.
A message you can copy
ಚಿ. [Groom] ಚಿ.ಸೌ. [Bride]
Older cards went further. The Aakruti essay remembers the bride’s name preceded by ಚಿ.ಸೌ.ಹ.ಕುಂ.ಶೋ., which the writer’s father read out in full as ಚಿರಂಜೀವಿ ಸೌಭಾಗ್ಯವತಿ ಹರಿದ್ರಾ ಕುಂಕುಮ ಶೋಭಿತೆ: the long-lived, fortunate one, adorned with turmeric and kumkum. You will rarely see that now.
The parents are written with ಶ್ರೀ before the father’s name and ಶ್ರೀಮತಿ before the mother’s.
How do you write nischitartha, devara karya, muhurtha and aaratakshate in Kannada?
The card is for the wedding itself. Other functions get one line each, with the day, date and time. Keep only the ones you are holding.
| Function | In Kannada | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Nischitartha | ನಿಶ್ಚಿತಾರ್ಥ | The engagement, where the wedding is formally fixed |
| Arishina shastra | ಅರಿಶಿನ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ | The haldi. Turmeric is applied to the bride and the groom two or three days before the wedding |
| Devara karya | ದೇವರ ಕಾರ್ಯ | Prayers to the family’s deities before the wedding. One card we read prints it as ಗುರುದೇವತಾ ಕಾರ್ಯ |
| Naandi | ನಾಂದಿ | A rite that begins the wedding rituals, listed by families who observe it |
| Varapooje | ವರಪೂಜೆ | The bride’s parents welcome and honour the groom |
| Muhurtha | ಮುಹೂರ್ತ | The wedding at its auspicious time, with the ಮಾಂಗಲ್ಯಧಾರಣೆ, the tying of the mangalya |
| Aaratakshate | ಆರತಕ್ಷತೆ | The reception, where guests greet and bless the couple |
A message you can copy
ನಿಶ್ಚಿತಾರ್ಥ: ದಿನಾಂಕ [Date], [Time] ಅರಿಶಿನ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ: ದಿನಾಂಕ [Date], [Time] ದೇವರ ಕಾರ್ಯ: ದಿನಾಂಕ [Date], [Time] ಆರತಕ್ಷತೆ: ದಿನಾಂಕ [Date], ಸಂಜೆ [Time] ಮುಹೂರ್ತ: ದಿನಾಂಕ [Date], ಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆ [Time] ಸ್ಥಳ: [Venue], [City]
ಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆ means in the morning and ಸಂಜೆ in the evening. List the functions in the order you are holding them. In the sample the reception is on the evening before the muhurtha, so it comes first; move it down if yours is after the wedding.
Names and spellings vary. The haldi is ಅರಿಶಿನ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ or ಹಳದಿ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ. One e-invite studio’s guide says some communities print ಲಗ್ನ where others print ಮುಹೂರ್ತ. Which rituals are held, and on which day, differs between regions and communities, so go by what your family and priest follow.
What is a complete sample wedding invitation wording in Kannada?
We did not find a full printed card typed out online, so the two samples below are put together by us from the standard phrases above, in plain formal Kannada. Have an elder or a fluent reader look over the final text before you print. Replace the words in brackets: [Groom], [Bride], [Mother], [Father], [Day], [Date], [Time], [Venue], [City] and [Name].
This first sample is from the groom’s parents.
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॥ ಶ್ರೀ ಗಣೇಶಾಯ ನಮಃ ॥ ಮದುವೆಯ ಮಮತೆಯ ಕರೆಯೋಲೆ ಶ್ರೀಮತಿ [Mother] ಮತ್ತು ಶ್ರೀ [Father] ಇವರ ಮಗ ಚಿ. [Groom] ಮತ್ತು ಶ್ರೀಮತಿ [Mother] ಮತ್ತು ಶ್ರೀ [Father] ಇವರ ಮಗಳು ಚಿ.ಸೌ. [Bride] ಇವರ ವಿವಾಹ ಮಹೋತ್ಸವವು [Day], ದಿನಾಂಕ [Date] ರಂದು [Time] ಕ್ಕೆ ಸಲ್ಲುವ ಶುಭ ಮುಹೂರ್ತದಲ್ಲಿ [Venue], [City] ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನೆರವೇರಲಿದೆ. ತಾವುಗಳು ಸಕುಟುಂಬ ಸಮೇತ ಆಗಮಿಸಿ ವಧು-ವರರನ್ನು ಆಶೀರ್ವದಿಸಬೇಕೆಂದು ಕೇಳಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತೇವೆ. ತಮ್ಮ ಸುಖಾಗಮನವನ್ನು ಬಯಸುವವರು: [Name], [Name] ಮತ್ತು ಬಂಧು-ಮಿತ್ರರು
In English: “A loving call to the wedding. The wedding of Chi. [Groom], son of Shrimati [Mother] and Shri [Father], and Chi. Sou. [Bride], daughter of Shrimati [Mother] and Shri [Father], will take place on [Day], [Date], at the auspicious time of [Time], at [Venue], [City]. We request you to come with your family and bless the bride and groom. Awaiting your happy arrival: [Name], [Name], relatives and friends.”
A card from the bride’s parents names the bride first and keeps every other line.
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॥ ಶ್ರೀ ಗಣೇಶಾಯ ನಮಃ ॥ ಶುಭ ವಿವಾಹ ನಮ್ಮ ಮಗಳು ಚಿ.ಸೌ. [Bride] ಮತ್ತು ಶ್ರೀಮತಿ [Mother] ಮತ್ತು ಶ್ರೀ [Father] ಇವರ ಮಗ ಚಿ. [Groom] ಇವರ ವಿವಾಹವು [Day], ದಿನಾಂಕ [Date] ರಂದು [Venue], [City] ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನೆರವೇರಲಿದೆ. ವಿವಾಹ ಮುಹೂರ್ತ: [Time] ತಾವುಗಳು ಸಕುಟುಂಬ ಸಮೇತ ಆಗಮಿಸಿ ವಧು-ವರರನ್ನು ಆಶೀರ್ವದಿಸಬೇಕೆಂದು ಕೇಳಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತೇವೆ. ತಮ್ಮ ಸುಖಾಗಮನವನ್ನು ಬಯಸುವವರು: ಶ್ರೀಮತಿ [Mother] ಮತ್ತು ಶ್ರೀ [Father]
ನಮ್ಮ ಮಗಳು means “our daughter”; for a son it is ನಮ್ಮ ಮಗ. ನೆರವೇರಲಿದೆ means “will take place”. Printed cards often use grander words than these, and your printer or priest may suggest them. The simple forms here are correct and easy for every guest to read.
Whose names go under ಸುಖಾಗಮನವನ್ನು ಬಯಸುವವರು?
ತಮ್ಮ ಸುಖಾಗಮನವನ್ನು ಬಯಸುವವರು means “those who wish for your happy arrival”. It is often shortened to ಸುಖಾಗಮನ ಬಯಸುವವರು. Kannada news reports describe it as a line that is always on a wedding card, followed by the names of the members of the household.
The names are the family’s own people, not the guests. Start with the eldest. When the list grows long, close it with ಮತ್ತು ಬಂಧು-ಮಿತ್ರರು, “and relatives and friends”.
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ತಮ್ಮ ಸುಖಾಗಮನವನ್ನು ಬಯಸುವವರು: [Name], [Name], [Name] ಮತ್ತು ಬಂಧು-ಮಿತ್ರರು
The Aakruti essay lists two more headings that families use beside it: ಸ್ವಾಗತ ಬಯಸುವವರು, those who wish to welcome you, and ಹಿತೈಷಿಗಳು, well-wishers. It also describes how hard it is to decide whose names to print, which every family will recognise.
What is a short marriage invitation message in Kannada for WhatsApp?
A WhatsApp message carries the names, the date, the place and one request. The card or the invite link carries the rest. These are written by us in plain Kannada. This one is from the parents to relatives and family friends.
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ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ. ನಮ್ಮ ಮಗ ಚಿ. [Groom] ಮತ್ತು ಚಿ.ಸೌ. [Bride] ಇವರ ಮದುವೆ ದಿನಾಂಕ [Date] ರಂದು [Venue], [City] ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯಲಿದೆ. ತಾವು ಕುಟುಂಬ ಸಮೇತ ಬಂದು ವಧು-ವರರನ್ನು ಆಶೀರ್ವದಿಸಬೇಕೆಂದು ಕೇಳಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತೇವೆ. ಆಮಂತ್ರಣ: [Link] [Name] ಮತ್ತು ಕುಟುಂಬ
When you cannot visit a home to give the card in person, Kannada families say so in the message and ask that it be taken as the invitation.
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ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ. ಸಮಯದ ಅಭಾವದಿಂದ ಖುದ್ದಾಗಿ ಬಂದು ಆಮಂತ್ರಿಸಲು ಆಗದ ಕಾರಣ, ಇದನ್ನೇ ಆಮಂತ್ರಣವೆಂದು ಭಾವಿಸಿ. ದಿನಾಂಕ [Date] ರಂದು [Venue], [City] ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುವ ಮದುವೆಗೆ ತಾವು ಕುಟುಂಬ ಸಮೇತ ಆಗಮಿಸಿ ವಧು-ವರರಿಗೆ ಶುಭ ಕೋರಬೇಕಾಗಿ ವಿನಂತಿ. [Link]
It means: “As we are short of time and cannot come in person to invite you, please take this as our invitation. We request you to come with your family to the wedding on [Date] at [Venue] and wish the bride and groom well.”
For friends, and for the reception.
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ನಮ್ಮ ಮದುವೆ ದಿನಾಂಕ [Date] ರಂದು, [Venue], [City]. ತಪ್ಪದೇ ಬನ್ನಿ. [Link] [Groom] ಮತ್ತು [Bride]
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ಆರತಕ್ಷತೆ: ದಿನಾಂಕ [Date], ಸಂಜೆ [Time]. ಸ್ಥಳ: [Venue], [City]. ತಪ್ಪದೇ ಬನ್ನಿ.
For messages in Hindi and English, see wedding invitation messages for WhatsApp.
How do you shorten the wording for a digital invite?
A printed lagna patrike has to fit everything on one sheet. A digital invite has a screen for each function, a map for the venue and a reply button. So the opening wording needs only the prayer line, the couple, the date and the hosts.
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॥ ಶ್ರೀ ಗಣೇಶಾಯ ನಮಃ ॥ ಶುಭ ವಿವಾಹ ಚಿ. [Groom] ಮತ್ತು ಚಿ.ಸೌ. [Bride] [Date] · [City] ತಪ್ಪದೇ ಬನ್ನಿ.
- Keep the prayer line and the house deity’s name. Elders look for them first.
- Keep ಚಿ. and ಚಿ.ಸೌ. They cost no space and they are noticed.
- Move ನಿಶ್ಚಿತಾರ್ಥ, ಆರತಕ್ಷತೆ and ಮುಹೂರ್ತ to their own screens, each with its time and map.
- Keep ಸುಖಾಗಮನವನ್ನು ಬಯಸುವವರು to the elders by name. The long list can stay on the printed card.
At Zaroor Aana, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati and Tamil are ready today and other languages are done on request; the details form lets you choose Kannada. A wedding invite is ₹2,999. You can see the wedding invites with sample names, or read how ordering works.
Questions families ask
What is a wedding invitation called in Kannada?
A wedding invitation in Kannada is a lagna patrike (ಲಗ್ನಪತ್ರಿಕೆ). It is also called maduve kareyole (ಮದುವೆ ಕರೆಯೋಲೆ) or maduve amantrana patrike (ಮದುವೆ ಆಮಂತ್ರಣ ಪತ್ರಿಕೆ). ಮದುವೆ and ವಿವಾಹ both mean wedding, and ಆಮಂತ್ರಣ and ಆಹ್ವಾನ both mean invitation.
How do you invite someone to a wedding in Kannada?
The polite request is ತಾವುಗಳು ಸಕುಟುಂಬ ಸಮೇತ ಆಗಮಿಸಿ ವಧು-ವರರನ್ನು ಆಶೀರ್ವದಿಸಬೇಕೆಂದು ಕೇಳಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತೇವೆ. It means “we request you to come with your family and bless the bride and groom”. In a short message to friends, ತಪ್ಪದೇ ಬನ್ನಿ, “do come without fail”, is enough.
What does ಸುಖಾಗಮನ ಬಯಸುವವರು mean on a Kannada wedding card?
ಸುಖಾಗಮನ ಬಯಸುವವರು means “those who wish for your happy arrival”. It is the closing heading of a Kannada wedding card, and the names under it are the family members who join in the invitation. Guests’ names never go under it.
What does ಚಿ. mean before the groom’s name in Kannada?
ಚಿ. is short for ಚಿರಂಜೀವಿ, a blessing that means “may he live long”. It is written before the groom’s name on the wedding card. The bride’s name carries ಸೌ., for ಸೌಭಾಗ್ಯವತಿ, and on many cards it is written ಚಿ.ಸೌ.
What is the reception called in Kannada?
The wedding reception is called aaratakshate (ಆರತಕ್ಷತೆ) in Kannada. On the card it gets its own line with the date, the time and the venue, separate from the muhurtha. List it in the order you are holding it, before or after the wedding.
Can a Kannada wedding invitation be sent on WhatsApp?
Yes. Send a short message in Kannada with the couple’s names, the date and the venue, and the invite link below it. If you cannot visit in person, add a line asking the guest to take the message as the invitation: ಇದನ್ನೇ ಆಮಂತ್ರಣವೆಂದು ಭಾವಿಸಿ.
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Sources
- Aakruti Kannada: ಮದುವೆಯ ಮಮತೆಯ ಕರೆಯೋಲೆ, an essay by Dr Yallamma K on how lagna patrike are written and read
- Kannada Wikipedia: ಲಗ್ನಪತ್ರಿಕೆ
- TV9 Kannada: a viral wedding card (on the ಸುಖಾಗಮನವನ್ನು ಬಯಸುವವರು list)
- Hosa Kannada, 10 February 2025: what a wedding card always carries
- Asianet Suvarna News: why ಚಿ. and ಸೌ. are written before the names on a wedding card
- Dear Kannada: welcome and wedding invitation lines in Kannada
- Talkpal: how to formally invite someone to a wedding in Kannada
- Gopal Rudra’s blog: a Kannada naming-ceremony invitation (the request line and ಸುಖಾಗಮನವನ್ನು ಬಯಸುವವರು)
- The Mangalore Mirror: a wedding invitation printed like a tablet strip (ಮದುವೆ ಆಮಂತ್ರಣ ಪತ್ರಿಕೆ, ಆರತಕ್ಷತೆ)
- Prajavani: wedding rituals (ಅರಿಶಿನ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ, ಚಪ್ಪರ)
- Prajavani: wedding traditions of north Karnataka
- Gokarna Mandala: Havyaka wedding customs (ನಿಶ್ಚಿತಾರ್ಥ, ನಾಂದಿ, ವರಪೂಜೆ)
- WeddingBazaar: Kannada wedding rituals (naandi, dev karya, var pooja, dhare, reception)
- Magical Star (an e-invite studio): Kannada wedding invitation wording in English, by community