gaNa rAjEna rakshitOhaM

Ragam: Aarabhi (29th Mela Janyam):

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                                             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,

 

samashTi caraNam

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),

 

 

Sahityam: 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,

 

 

Sahityam: 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,

 

Sahityam: 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)

 

 

Pallavi:

gaNa rAjEna rakshitO(a)haM

 

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,

 

P   ds  dp ,  |   ; pp     mg R    ||  mgrs R   |   R pm    pm P    ||

gaNa- rA-      - jE-     - -  na      ra- -  kshi   tO --   (a)haM

 

P   ds  dp ,  |   ; pp     mg R    ||  mgrs R   |   mpdp   D  ;     ||

gaNa- rA-      - jE-     - -  na      ra- -  kshi   tO --   (a)haM

 

P   ds  dp ,  |   ; mpdp     mg R    ||  mgrs R   |   mpdp   D  ;     ||

gaNa- rA-      - jE-  -       - -  na      ra- -  kshi   tO --   (a)haM

 

P   ds  dp ,  |   ; Pdp     mg R    ||  mgrs R   |   mpdp   D  ;     ||

gaNa- rA-      - jE-  -    - -  na      ra- -  kshi   tO --   (a)haM

 

mp  dr sn  |   dp- mpdp  mg R    ||  mgrs R   |   mpdp   D  ;     ||

ga- Na- rA-   - -  jE-       - -  na      ra- -  kshi   tO --   (a)haM

 

 

Madhyama kAla sAhityam:

guNi jana nuta pallava padEna

 

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,

 

 

d   r   s  n   d  p  | mg  r   s    s   R  m  ||

guNi jana  nuta   pal- lava   pa dE na

 

P   dr    sn  |   dp- Pdp  mg R    ||  mgrs R   |   mpdp   D  ;     ||

ga- Na- rA-   - -   jE-    - -  na      ra- -  kshi   tO --   (a)haM

 

m  g   r  r    s  n   |  d p m g     r - s  r  m   ||

guNi ja na  nuta    pal- lava   pa dE-  na

 

P    rm  Pdp  | mg – R     ;  S  || sn D S   |   ; sr    ; rpmg  ||   R ;   ;   |   S  ;     ;   ; ||

ga- Na- rA-     - -     jE-  -  na   ra- -  kshi    tO -  - -  - -     (a)haM      -  -      -  -

 

 

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

 

 

samashTi caraNam

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),

 

                                               (mrpmP)

D  P-pp    | mg- R    ;   S    ||   R M P   |   d s- P    D  P   ||

A Ni mA-   - -  dya-   shTa-   si  - ddhi   pra- dE  -  na

 

D  P-mg    | R – mg    R  S    ||   R pm P   |   d s- P    D  P   ||

A Ni mA-   - -   dya-   -  shTa    si  - ddhi    pra- dE  -  na

 

D  P-mg    | R – mg    R  S    ||   mrpm P    |   d s- P    D  P   ||

A Ni mA-   - -   dya-   -  shTa    si  - - ddhi   pra- dE  -  na

 

Sahityam: 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,

 

pp mg  R  | M P   - M P  ||    D  ;  S   |  sn d- s       ;   S    ||

mA- -  Ni    - kya   maku     TA-  di    dha-  rE     -   Na

 

D  P-mg    | R – mg    R  S    ||   mrpm P    |   d s- P    D  P   ||

A Ni mA-   - -   dya-   -  shTa    si  - - ddhi   pra- dE  -  na

 

(variant)

pp mg  R  | M P   - M P  ||    D  ;  S   |  sn d- R       ;   S    ||  {note: Swarakshara at dha rE)

mA- -  Ni    - kya   maku     TA-  di    dha-  rE     -   Na

 

 

Sahityam: 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,

 

R ;   mg  |  R ;    ;   ;   ||   ;  ;  ;    |  ;  ;     ;  ; ||

Man tri-   NI

 

R ;   mg  |  R ;    D   ;   ||   R S -  sn    |  D- d d    s s  R  ||

Man tri-    NI     pU -       ji  ta    su-    mu khE-  - -  na

 

R ;   mg  |  R ;    D   R   ||  S N  -  sn    |  D- d d    s s  R  ||

Man tri-    NI     pU -        ji  ta    su-    mu khE-  - -  na

 

 

Sahityam: 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,

 

mg R – sn  |  D – dr    sn – D ||   P -  mp  ds |  dp mg    rs  R || 

mA-     ni-     ta   gu-   ru-  gu     ha   van- --   di- tE-    - - na

 

R ;   mg  |  R ;    D   R   ||  S N  -  sn    |  D- d d    s s  R  ||

Man tri-    NI     pU -        ji  ta    su-    mu khE-  - -  na

mg R – sn  |  D – dr    sn – D ||   P -  mp  ds |  dp mg    rs  R || 

mA-     ni-     ta   gu-   ru-  gu     ha   van- --   di- tE-    - - na

 

 

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,

 

dp    m g  r r   |  S – m   r     , d d  p  ||

dina-kara kO    Ti   prakA  - SE- na  

 

 

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,

 

m  g  r m  p  d   |  d r    s n    d – S  s   ||

vi na tA-  Srita    man- dA-   -   rENa

 

dp    m g  r r   |  S – m   r     , d d  p  ||   m  g  r m  p  d   |  d r     s n    d – S  s   ||

dina-kara kO    Ti   prakA  - SE- na     vi na tA-  Srita    man- dA-   -   rENa

 

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),

 

r   r    m  g   r  r  |  s  r  s  n    d    s   s  r  ||

manu pU-   ji  ta   pA- SA-  nku SE- na

 

 

Sahityam: kAnana sthita brahma-caryENa

kAnana: Forest

sthita: Residing

brahma-caryENa: Celibacy

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

 

d r  s  n   d  p   |  d  p   m   r     ,  s  r  m  ||

kA-nana sthita   brah- ma car  - yE- Na

 

 

r   r    m  g   r  r  |  s  r  s  n    d    s   s  r  || d r  s  n   d  p   |  d  p   m   r     ,  s  r  m  ||

manu pU-   ji  ta   pA- SA-  nku SE- na   kA-nana sthita   brah- ma car  - yE- Na

 

P   dr    sn  |   dp- Pdp  mg R    ||  mgrs R   |   R pm   P  ;     ||

ga- Na- rA-   - -   jE-    - -  na      ra- -  kshi   tO --   (a)haM

 

dp    m g  r r   |  S – m   r     , d d  p  ||   m  g  r m  p  d   |  d r     s n    d – S  s   ||

dina-kara kO    Ti   prakA  - SE- na     vi na tA-  Srita    man- dA-   -   rENa

 

r   r    m  g   r  r  |  s  r  s  n    d    s   s  r  || d r  s  n   d  p   |  d  p   m   r     ,  s  r  m  ||

manu pU-   ji  ta   pA- SA-  nku SE- na   kA-nana sthita   brah- ma car  - yE- Na

 

P   dr    sn  |   dp- Pdp  mg R    ||  mgrs R   |   mpdp   D  ;     ||

ga- Na- rA-   - -   jE-    - -  na      ra- -  kshi   tO --   (a)haM

 

m  g   r  r    s  n   |  d p m g     r - s  r  m   ||

guNi ja na  nuta    pal- lava   pa dE-  na

 

P    rm  Pdp  | mg – R     ;  S  || sn D S   |   ; sr    ; rpmg  ||   R ;   ;   |   S  ;     ;   ; ||

ga- Na- rA-     - -     jE-  -  na   ra- -  kshi    tO -  - -  - -     (a)haM      -  -      -  -