zrI gaNapatini
Sahityam
Pallavi
zrI gaNapatini sEvimpa¹ rArE
zrita mAnavulArA
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zrita mAnavulArA
Come together to worship Sri Ganapati,
O faithful devotees!
O faithful devotees!
Anupallavi
vAgadhipAdi¹ supUjala cEkoni
bAga naTimpucunu veDalina (zrI)
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bAga naTimpucunu veDalina (zrI)
Who, having received the worship of Brahma and others,
Now moves gracefully into a divine dance!
Now moves gracefully into a divine dance!
Charanam
panasa nArikELAdi jambU-
phalamu³-lAragiJci
ghana⁴ tarambuganu mahipai padamulu
ghallu-ghallana-nuJci
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phalamu³-lAragiJci
ghana⁴ tarambuganu mahipai padamulu
ghallu-ghallana-nuJci
Who, having savored jackfruits, coconuts, plums, and more,
Sets His steps firmly upon the Earth with a jingling grace.
Sets His steps firmly upon the Earth with a jingling grace.
anayamu haricaraNa-yugamulanu
hRdayAmbujamuna-nuJci
vinayamunanu tyAgarAja-vinutuDu
vividha gatula dhittaLAGgumani⁵ veDalina (zrI)
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hRdayAmbujamuna-nuJci
vinayamunanu tyAgarAja-vinutuDu
vividha gatula dhittaLAGgumani⁵ veDalina (zrI)
With Hari’s holy feet ever enshrined in the lotus of His heart,
The one humbly praised by Tyagaraja proceeds to dance to the vibrant rhythm of “Dhittalangu.”
The one humbly praised by Tyagaraja proceeds to dance to the vibrant rhythm of “Dhittalangu.”
Renditions
Variations
- 1 sEvimpa rArE – sEvimparE
- 2 vAgadhipAdi – vAgadhipati - vAgAdhipAdi : ‘vAgadhipAdi - is appropriate.
- 4 ghana tarambuganu – ghana tarambunanu
- 5 dhittaLAGgu - dhalaGgu
Commentary
- ’’’ This Kriti forms part of dance drama ‘Prahlada Bhakti Vijayam’ ’’’ - At the beginning of the drama, arrival of Sri Ganapati is depicted.
- 3 jambU phalamu - As per dictionary, botanical name is Eugenia jambos which is called rose apple; however, the fruit is known as ‘Naval’ in Tamizh (Jamun in Hindi) and known as Indian Black Plum – syzygium cumini.
- 5 dhittaLAGgu – (in Tillana) - vocalisation of beats for dance.