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Saturday, January 23, 2010

Vathapi Ganapathim Bhajeham

This is a really great song. I wanted to understand it. Just singing it doesn't make sense. Here goes the lyrics and the meanings of the individual words.

Vathapi Ganapathim Bhajeham
Vaaranaasyam Vara Pradham Sri

Words meaning:
Vathapi - place where Mr Ganesha is born; Ganapathim (trutiya vibhakti in sanskrit) - ganesh ji - our hero; Bhaje+aham - worship , me; Vaara + haasyam - elephant, smiling face; Vara - vows; Pradham - gives (actually "showers"); Sri - symbol used to show token of respect;

Order:
aham vatapi ganapathim bhaje | haasyam vaaram | Sri vara pradam

Bhoothaadhi Samsevitha Charanam
Bhootha Bhautika Prapancha Bharanam

Words meaning:
Bhootha+adhi - elements of nature + others; Samsevitha - together(sam ?) worship(sevita); Charanam - feet; Bhootha - elements; Bhautika -world Prapancha - five ?; Bharanam - pervades;

Order:
bhootadi samsevita charanam | bhautike prapancha bhoota bharanam |

Veetharaaginam Vinutha Yoginam
Vishwakaaranam Vigna Vaaranam

Words meaning:
Veetha - desires; raaginam - transcends; Vinutha - revere; Yoginam - by sages;
Vishwakaaranam - cause of the world; Vigna - obstacles; Vaaranam - obliterate ;

Order:
raaginam veeta | yoginam vinuta | karanam vishwayoho | vignaam vaarana |

Puraa Kumbha Sambhava Munivara Prapoojitham Trikona Madhyagatham
Muraari Pramukhaadhyupaasitham Moolaadhaara Kshetrasthitham
Paraadhi Chathvaari Vaagaathmakam Pranava Swaroopa Vakrathundam
Nirantharam Nithila Chandrakandam Nijavaamakara Vidhrutekshu Dandam

Words meaning:
Puraa -water; Kumbha -pitcher ; Sambhava - born out of; Munivara - sage; Prapoojitham - first worshipped;
Trikona - some magical triangle (no clue what this is); Madhyagatham - stays in the middle; Muraari - Vishnu - the great; Pramukhaadi + upaasitham - important people like him(vishnu)+ meditated;
Moolaadhaara - important deity; Kshetra+sthitham - religious places + stays;
Para+adhi - ragas like Para; Chathvaari - the four; Vaagaa + athmakam - sound + form;
Pranava - some sitting state; Swaroopa - form; Vakrathundam - twisted trunk;
Nirantharam - always; Nithila -bears; Chandra+ gandam - moon + forehead; Nija+vaama+kara - left hand; Vidhruta + ikshu - xxx+sugar; Dandam - stick;

Order:
Puraa kumbha sambhava (agastya) munivara prapoojitam | Trikona madhyagatam | Muraari Pramukha adhi upaasitham | Moolaadhaara Kshetrasthitham | athmakam Para adhi Chathvaari Vaagayoho |Vakra thundam Swaroopa Pranava | Nirantharam Nithila Chandra gandam | Vidhruta ikshu Dandam Nijavaamakare |


Karaambujapaasha Beejaapooram Kalushavidooram Bhoothaakaaram
Haraadhi Guruguha Toshitha Bimbam Hamsadhwani Bhooshitha Herambham

Words meaning:
Kara+ambuja+paasha - hand + lotus + noose; Beejaapooram - goad and fruits; Kalusha+vi dooram -evil + drives away ; Bhoothaakaaram - gigantic, huge form;
Hara+adhi - hara and others; Guruguha - guruguha; Toshitha - adored; Bimbam - face;
Hamsadhwani - hamsadwani raga; Bhooshitha - adorned; Herambham - Vinayaka;

Order: ambuja kare paasham , beejaapooram | Bhoothakaaram kalusham vi dooram | Guruguha hara adhi Toshitha bimbam | bhooshitham hamsadhwanaye Herambham |

Aah, how beautiful the lyrics are. Ganesh ji should fall straight to this flattery :P.

Please listen to this song, if you have access to it. ( You can always ask me if you don't). Also it is in Sanskrit, the easiest language :)

@insti junta: search for "vathapi ganapathim MS" in the lan [size:11.4 Mb].

References:
http://www.ecse.rpi.edu/homepages/shivkuma/music/vatapi.htm
http://nadhasudharasa.blogspot.com/2007/01/vathapi-ganapathim-bhajeham.html

Monday, January 11, 2010

मम प्रार्थना


हे राम ! मयि दयस्व | मम प्रार्थनाम् शृनु | भवान् विना अस्मिन् लोके अन्धुः एव अहम् | तस्मात् कारणेन मम सह वसेत् | एतानि मम इच्छानि (आंग्ल भाषायां अलिखत् ) | क्रूपया पूरयतु |
  • Never let my boastful nature take over. Let me be your humble servant.
  • Never let me hurt others by speaking or talking stupidly.
  • Give me the strength to work hard, to control my feelings like hate, love, etc.
  • Give me good friends and take bad ones away from me.
  • Above all, be with me all the time. That's more than anything to me.
O rAjiva lOchana rama ! raghuvara ! sitapathe ! dHaranija manohara ! pavanajapta ! JagamelE paramatma ! dasaratHi ! nisachara vinasakara ! shyamala ! komala ! kOdanda pani ! Sri vasudeva ! naa mOra vinarada ?

nIve nA vibhudani niratamu nI padamulanu nera nammitini. nee vadanu nanu karuninchina ee vela naa cheyi vidavaku ra..deva deva dasaratha nrupanandana , dasamukhadi sakala ripu gana harana.
[ check the previous entry ra ra rajiva lochana for more info ]