mahA gaNapatim manasA smarAmi
Sahityam
Pallavi
mahA gaNapatiM manasA smarAmi
vasiSTha vAma dEvAdi vandita¹
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vasiSTha vAma dEvAdi vandita¹
I contemplate on the great Ganapati mentally,
the one worshipped by sages like Vashishta and Vamadeva.
Samashti Charanam
mahAdEva sutaM guruguha nutaM
mAra kOTi prakAzaM zAntaM
mahAkAvya nATakAdi² priyaM
mUSika vAhana mOdaka priyam
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mAra kOTi prakAzaM zAntaM
mahAkAvya nATakAdi² priyaM
mUSika vAhana mOdaka priyam
The son of Shiva and the one praised by Subrahmanya
The one who is resplendent like crores of manmathas, the calm one
The one who is fond of epic literary works and dramas
The one who has a mouse as His vehicle and is fond of modakas.
Variations
- 1 vandita - vanditaM –The latter seems to be correct as it is consistent with the rhyme scheme(prAsam ). The former seems to have evolved over time as the pallavi loops over and vanditaM and mahAgaNapatiM merge.
Commentary
- Kshetram: Thiruvarur
- 2 nATakAdi - One can observe the beautiful incorporation of the rAga mudra by the composer here.
Renditions
- [http://www.sangeethamshare.org/sunil/guruguha/audio/krithis/mahAgaNapatiM–calanAta–caturasra-EkaM–Srirangam-Gopalaratnam.mp3 Srirangam Gopalaratnam]