Gana Rajena Rakshitoham (Class / Lesson) - Aarabhi - Misra Chapu - Dikshitar

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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,
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