Mahaganapatim manasa smarami

Lyrics

Pallavi

mahA gaNapatiM manasA smarAmi vasiSTha vAma dEvAdi vandita1 mahA gaNapatiM manasA smarAmi vasiSTha vAmadEva-Adi vandita1 Show Details

I contemplate on the great Ganapati mentally, the one worshipped by sages like Vashishta and Vamadeva.

Samashti Charanam

mahAdEva sutaM guruguha nutaM mAra kOTi prakAzaM zAntaM mahAkAvya nATakAdi2 priyaM mUSika vAhana mOdaka priyam mahAdEva sutaM guruguha nutaM mAra kOTi prakAzaM zAntaM mahA kAvya nATaka2-Adi priyaM mUSika vAhana mOdaka priyam Show Details

The son of Shiva and the one praised by Subrahmanya The one who is resplendent like crores of manmathas, the calm one The one who is fond of epic literary works and dramas The one who has a mouse as His vehicle and is fond of modakas.

Variations

• ¹vandita - vanditaM --The latter seems to be correct as it is consistent with the rhyme scheme(prAsam). The former seems to have evolved over time as the pallavi loops over and vanditaM and mahAgaNapatiM merge.

Commentary

• Kshetram: Thiruvarur
• ²nATakAdi - One can observe the beautiful incorporation of the rAga mudra by the composer here.

Renditions

• Srirangam Gopalaratnam