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gaNa rAjEna rakshitOhaM

Ragam: Aarabhi (29th MelaJanyam):

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

Version: Ram Kaushik (Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhMvpz17NTM)

Youtube Class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDH5SsHfvRw

MP3 Class: http://www.shivkumar.org/music/ganarajena-rakshitoham-class.mp3

Pallavi:

gaNa rAjEna rakshitO(a)haM

Madhyama kAla sAhityam:

guNi jana nutapallava padEna

samashTi caraNam

aNimAdyashTasiddhi pradEna

mANikyamakuTAdi dharENa

mantriNI pUjitasu-mukhEna

mAnita guruguha vanditEna

madhyama kAla sAhityam:

dina-kara kOTiprakASEna vinatASrita mandArENa

manu pUjitapASAnkuSEna kAnana sthita brahma-caryENa

MEANING:

Sahityam: gaNa rAjEna rakshitO(a)haM
gaNa: Ganas (a group ofsemi-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, theking 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: aNimAdyashTasiddhi 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 eightSiddhis (Yogic attainments),

mANikya makuTAdi dharENa

mANikya: Ruby or gem

makuTa: Crown

Adi: Etcetera, indicating the presence of otherornaments

dharENa: Wearing

mANikya makuTa-Adi dharENa – the one wearing a gem-studded crown andother ornaments,

mantriNIpUjita su-mukhEna

mantriNI: Minister, referring to Goddess Mantrini, aprincipal 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 bygoddess Mantrini,

mAnitaguru guha vanditEna

mAnita: Honored

guru guha: A name for Kartikeya, Dikshitar's chosendeity, also known as Muruga or Skanda

vanditEna: Saluted

mAnita guru guha vanditEna – the one saluted by the revered Guruguha,

madhyamakAla sAhityam:

Sahityam: dina-karakOTi 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: vinatASritamandArENa

vinata: Supplicated, humbled

ASrita: Taken refuge, surrendered

mandArENa: Celestial wish-fulfilling tree

vinata-ASrita mandArENa – the celestial wish-fulfilling tree tothose who supplicate and surrender,

Sahityam: manupUjita 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: kAnanasthita brahma-caryENa

kAnana: Forest

sthita: Residing

brahma-caryENa: Celibacy

kAnana sthita brahma-caryENa – the celibate , residing in a forest.

Additional Comments:

· ThisKriti is in the third Vibhakti

· Mantriniis the minister of Goddess Lalita. In the war against Bhandasura, Ganesha isinvoked by her, to destroy the “Vighnayantra” by Bhandasura

· Manualso means Mantras, so manu-pUjita can also mean one who is worshipped withMantras

· The eight Siddhis or Yogic attainments are :

Anima (ability to reduce the size of the body, to eventhe 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)

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