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gaNa rAjEna rakshitOhaM
Ragam: Aarabhi (29th Mela
Janyam):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabhi
ARO: S R2 M1 P D2 S ||
AVA: S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S ||
Talam: Mishra Chapu
Composer: Muthuswamy Dikshitar
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Pallavi:
gaNa rAjEna rakshitO(a)haM
Madhyama kAla sAhityam:
guNi jana nuta
pallava padEna
samashTi caraNam
aNimAdyashTa
siddhi pradEna
mANikya
makuTAdi dharENa
mantriNI pUjita
su-mukhEna
mAnita guru
guha vanditEna
madhyama kAla sAhityam:
dina-kara kOTi
prakASEna vinatASrita mandArENa
manu pUjita
pASAnkuSEna kAnana sthita brahma-caryENa
MEANING:
Sahityam: gaNa rAjEna rakshitO(a)haM
gaNa: Ganas (a group of
semi-divine beings who are followers of Lord Shiva, and by extension, Ganesha)
rAjEna: By the king
rakshitO: Protected
(a)haM: I am
rakshitO-ahaM
- I am protected
gaNa rAjEna
- by Ganesha, the
king of the Ganas,
Sahityam:guNi jana nuta pallava padEna
guNi: Virtuous
jana: People
nuta: Praised
pallava: Tender sprout
padEna: By the feet
guNi jana nuta pallava padEna –the one whose (tender)
sprout-like feet are praised by virtuous people,
Sahityam: aNimAdyashTa
siddhi pradEna
aNimA: Minutest
Ady: Beginning with
ashTa: Eight
siddhi: Powers or accomplishments
pradEna: By the giver
aNimA-Adi-ashTa siddhi pradEna –the giver of the eight
Siddhis (Yogic attainments),
mANikya makuTAdi dharENa
mANikya: Ruby or gem
makuTa: Crown
Adi: Etcetera, indicating the presence of other
ornaments
dharENa: Wearing
mANikya makuTa-Adi dharENa – the one wearing a gem-studded crown and
other ornaments,
mantriNI
pUjita su-mukhEna
mantriNI: Minister, referring to Goddess Mantrini, a
principal figure in Shaktism, closely associated with Lalita Tripurasundari
pUjita: Worshipped
su-mukhEna: With a pleasant face
mantriNI pUjita su-mukhEna – the pleasant-faced one, worshipped by
goddess Mantrini,
mAnita
guru guha vanditEna
mAnita: Honored
guru guha: A name for Kartikeya, Dikshitar's chosen
deity, also known as Muruga or Skanda
vanditEna: Saluted
mAnita guru guha vanditEna – the one saluted by the revered Guruguha,
madhyama
kAla sAhityam:
Sahityam: dina-kara
kOTi prakASEna
dina-kara: The sun
kOTi: Crore (ten million)
prakASEna: With the brilliance
dina-kara kOTi prakASEna -
the one shining like a crore suns,
Sahityam: vinatASrita
mandArENa
vinata: Supplicated, humbled
ASrita: Taken refuge, surrendered
mandArENa: Celestial wish-fulfilling tree
vinata-ASrita mandArENa – the celestial wish-fulfilling tree to
those who supplicate and surrender,
Sahityam: manu
pUjita pASAnkuSEna
manu: The first man and lawgiver in Hindu mythology
pUjita: Worshipped
pASa: Noose
ankuSEna: Goad
manu pUjita - the one worshipped by Manu,
pASa-ankuSEna – the one with a Pasha(noose)
and Ankusha(goad),
Sahityam: kAnana
sthita brahma-caryENa
kAnana: Forest
sthita: Residing
brahma-caryENa: Celibacy
kAnana sthita brahma-caryENa – the celibate , residing in a forest.
Additional Comments:
·
This
Kriti is in the third Vibhakti
·
Mantrini
is the minister of Goddess Lalita. In the war against Bhandasura, Ganesha is
invoked by her, to destroy the “Vighna
yantra” by Bhandasura
·
Manu
also means Mantras, so manu-pUjita can also mean one who is worshipped with
Mantras
·
The eight Siddhis or Yogic attainments are :
Anima (ability to reduce the size of the body, to even
the size of an Anu or atom),
Mahima (ability to become gigantic in size)
Laghima (ability to become very light)
Garima, (ability to become very heavy)
Prapti, (ability to acquire anything anywhere)
Prakamya, (ability to obtain anything desired)
Ishitvam (lordship over all creation)
Vashitvam (control over all creation)
