Vatapi Ganapatim Bhajeham

Ganesha

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  • verse 1
    रागम्: हंसध्वनि (स, रि2, ग3, प, नि3, स)

    rāgam: haṃsadhvani (sa, ri2, ga3, pa, ni3, sa)
    meaning

    Raga: Hamsadhvani (Sa, Ri2, Ga3, Pa, Ni3, Sa). (raga heading)

    word by word
    सSaYour
    निNiFrom previous part of word Vadini
    रागRaagaPassion, Affection
    साSaaShe
    गाGaaShare
    पाPaaGuarding, Protecting
  • verse 2
    वातापि गणपतिं भजेऽहंवारणाश्यं वरप्रदं श्री ।

    vātāpi gaṇapatiṃ bhajē'haṃvāraṇāśyaṃ varapradaṃ śrī ।
    meaning

    I worship the Vatapi Ganapati, elephant-faced, granter of boons, glorious one.

    word by word
    गणपतिंGanna-PatimWho is known as Ganapati [literally means the Chief of Ganas or Celestial Attendants] · Ganapati · (Among the Ganas or Group of Prayers You are) the Ganapati or the Lord of the Prayers
    श्रीShriiBeauty, Splendour, Lustre
    वाराणस्यांVaaraannasyaamAt Varanasi
    वरप्रदाम्Vara-PradaamWho is a giver of Boons [to Her Devotees]
  • verse 3
    भूतादि संसेवित चरणंभूत भौतिक प्रपञ्च भरणम् ।वीतरागिणं विनुत योगिनंविश्वकारणं विघ्नवारणम् ।

    bhūtādi saṃsēvita charaṇaṃbhūta bhautika prapañcha bharaṇam ।vītarāgiṇaṃ vinuta yōginaṃviśvakāraṇaṃ vighnavāraṇam ।
    meaning

    Whose feet are served by all beings, who upholds the world of beings and elements; passionless, praised by yogis, cause of the universe, remover of obstacles.

    word by word
    संसेवितSamsevitaServed
    चरणCarannaFoot
    भूतBhuutaWellbeing, Prosperity
    भौतिकBhautikaMaterial
    प्रपञ्चPrapan.caExpansion, Manifoldness, Diversity, Expansion of the Universe, the Visible World
    योगिनांYoginaamYogis · Among the Yogis
  • verse 4
    पुरा कुम्भ सम्भव मुनिवरप्रपूजितं त्रिकोण मध्यगतंमुरारि प्रमुखाद्युपासितंमूलाधार क्षेत्रस्थितम् ।

    purā kumbha sambhava munivaraprapūjitaṃ trikōṇa madhyagataṃmurāri pramukhādyupāsitaṃmūlādhāra kṣētrasthitam ।
    meaning

    Long ago worshipped by the pot-born sage (Agastya), seated in the centre of the triangle, adored by Murari and other foremost ones, abiding in the Muladhara region.

    word by word
    पुराPuraaIn former times · Before, Formerly
    कुम्भKumbhaPitcher
    सम्भवSambhavaCame into being
    मध्यगतMadhyagataIn the middle
    मुरारिMuraariMurari, Sri Har
    मूलाधारMuulaadhaaraMuladhara
    पुरPuraa Fortress, Castle, City, House, Tripurasura
  • verse 5
    परादि चत्वारि वागात्मकंप्रणव स्वरूप वक्रतुण्डंनिरन्तरं निखिल चन्द्रखण्डंनिजवामकर विद्रुतेक्षुखण्डम् ।

    parādi chatvāri vāgātmakaṃpraṇava svarūpa vakratuṇḍaṃnirantaraṃ nikhila chandrakhaṇḍaṃnijavāmakara vidrutēkṣukhaṇḍam ।
    meaning

    Embodiment of the four levels of speech beginning with Para, curve-trunked form of the pranava, ever bearing the full crescent moon, holding a piece of sugarcane in his own left hand.

    word by word
    चत्वारिCatvaariFour kinds
    प्रणवPrannavaPranava, Om
    स्वरूपSvaruupaOne's own Form, Essential Nature
    वक्रतुण्डंVakra-TunnddamWho is known as Vakratunda [literally means Curved Trunk]
    निरन्तरम्NirantaramHaving no Interval, Uninterrupted, Perpetual, Continually
  • verse 6
    कराम्बुज पाश बीजापूरंकलुषविदूरं भूताकारंहरादि गुरुगुह तोषित बिम्बंहंसध्वनि भूषित हेरम्बम् ।

    karāmbuja pāśa bījāpūraṃkaluṣavidūraṃ bhūtākāraṃharādi guruguha tōṣita bimbaṃhaṃsadhvani bhūṣita hērambam ।
    meaning

    In his lotus hands the noose and the citron-fruit, far from impurity, of the form of all beings; the image who delights Hara and Guruguha (Skanda), Heramba adorned by the hamsadhvani melody.

    word by word
    पाशPaashaNoose
    बिम्बBimbaBimba Fruit
    भूषितBhuussitaDecorated, Adorned

Primary text from vignanam.org