gaNa rAjEna rakshitOhaM (Class / Lesson) - Arabhi - Misra Chapu - Dikshitar

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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

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

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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)