gaṇapatiṃ nidhipatiṃ sarvajana lokanāyakam
rudrapriyaṃ yajñakāyaṃ namāmi he dīrghakāyakam
he gajānana girijānandana rakṣa māṃ deva rakṣa mām || 1 ||
- pārvateyamson of Parvati
- mahākāyamhuge of body
- ṛddhisiddhiRiddhi and Siddhi
- varadāyakamwho gives as boons
- gaṇapatimGanapati
- nidhipatimlord of treasures
- sarvajanaof all people
- lokanāyakamguide of the worlds
- rudrapriyamdear to Rudra
- yajñakāyamwhose body is the sacrifice
- namāmiI bow
- heO
- dīrghakāyakamtall one
- gajānanaO Gajanana
- girijānandanaO joy of Girija
- rakṣaprotect
- māmme
- devaO god
anvaya pārvateyam mahākāyam ṛddhisiddhi varadāyakam nidhipatim sarvajana lokanāyakam rudrapriyam yajñakāyam dīrghakāyakam gaṇapatim namāmi he gajānana girijānandana deva mām rakṣa [mām] [rakṣa]
chandas Irregular; a song set to a refrain
ṛddhisiddhi Riddhi and Siddhi — Growth and success, named as his two consorts in the popular tradition of north and west India.
note A modern devotional kavacha by Krishnadasa, written in a plain Sanskrit with some forms borrowed from Hindi. Each verse ends with the same line, rakṣa māṃ deva rakṣa mām.
vakratuṃḍaṃ divyaṛṇḍam apūrvamaṃgalasparśanam
laṃbodaraṃ pītāṃbaraṃ namāmi he romaharṣaṇam
he gajānana girijānandana rakṣa māṃ deva rakṣa mām || 2 ||
- ekadantamthe one-tusked
- kṛpānantamwhose kindness has no end
- sarvāṃgasundaradarśanamlovely to look at in every limb
- vakratuṃḍamthe curving trunk
- divyaṛṇḍamdivine
- apūrvamaṃgalasparśanamwhose touch brings a blessing like no other
- laṃbodarambig-bellied
- pītāṃbaramdressed in yellow
- namāmiI bow
- heO
- romaharṣaṇamwho make the hair stand on end
- gajānanaO Gajanana
- girijānandanaO joy of Girija
- rakṣaprotect
- māmme
- devaO god
anvaya ekadantam kṛpānantam sarvāṃgasundaradarśanam vakratuṃḍam divyaṛṇḍam apūrvamaṃgalasparśanam laṃbodaram pītāṃbaram romaharṣaṇam namāmi he gajānana girijānandana deva mām rakṣa [mām] [rakṣa]
chandas Irregular; a song set to a refrain
note divyaṛṇḍam is unclear in the printing; it may stand for divyaśuṇḍam, with the divine trunk.
maṃtramugdhaṃ pāpadagdham agrapūjya devavandanam
prathameśaṃ śrīgaṇeśaṃ namāmi he gaurīnandanam
he gajānana girijānandana rakṣa māṃ deva rakṣa mām || 3 ||
- premamūrtimlove given a form
- kāmapūrtimwho fills out what is wanted
- carācaraof all that moves and stands still
- hṛdaspandanamthe heartbeat
- maṃtramugdhamcharmed by mantras
- pāpadagdhamby whom wrongdoing is burnt away
- agrapūjyaworshipped first
- devavandanambowed to by the gods
- prathameśamthe first lord
- śrīgaṇeśamShri Ganesha
- namāmiI bow
- heO
- gaurīnandanamjoy of Gauri
- gajānanaO Gajanana
- girijānandanaO joy of Girija
- rakṣaprotect
- māmme
- devaO god
anvaya premamūrtim kāmapūrtim carācara hṛdaspandanam maṃtramugdham pāpadagdham agrapūjya devavandanam prathameśam śrīgaṇeśam gaurīnandanam namāmi he gajānana girijānandana deva mām rakṣa [mām] [rakṣa]
chandas Irregular; a song set to a refrain
śivānandaṃ parādvandaṃ bhāvaprada premadhārakam
vighnanāśaṃ dīrghaśvāsaṃ namāmi he garvamārakam
he gajānana girijānandana rakṣa māṃ deva rakṣa mām || 4 ||
- divyatejamdivine brightness
- kavirājamking of poets
- yogījanain yogis
- ātmakārakamwho makes the self come true
- śivānandamShiva's joy
- parādvandambeyond the pairs of opposites
- bhāvapradawho gives feeling
- premadhārakamwho holds love
- vighnanāśamdestroyer of obstacles
- dīrghaśvāsamwhose breath is long
- namāmiI bow
- heO
- garvamārakamkiller of pride
- gajānanaO Gajanana
- girijānandanaO joy of Girija
- rakṣaprotect
- māmme
- devaO god
anvaya divyatejam kavirājam yogījana ātmakārakam śivānandam parādvandam bhāvaprada premadhārakam vighnanāśam dīrghaśvāsam garvamārakam namāmi he gajānana girijānandana deva mām rakṣa [mām] [rakṣa]
chandas Irregular; a song set to a refrain
tataśca bhallāleśvaram asti varadāvināyakam
paṃcamaṃ ciṃtāmaṇidevaṃ ṣaṣṭhaṃ ca girijātmajam
vighneśvaraṃ mahāgaṇapatiṃ namāmi aṣṭadevam
he gajānana girijānandana rakṣa māṃ deva rakṣa mām || 5 ||
- prathamamfirst
- mayūreśvaramMayureshvara
- dvitīyamsecond
- siddhivināyakamSiddhivinayaka
- tataḥthen
- caand
- bhallāleśvaramBallaleshvara
- astithere is
- varadāvināyakamVaradavinayaka
- paṃcamamfifth
- ciṃtāmaṇidevamthe god Chintamani
- ṣaṣṭhamsixth
- caand
- girijātmajamGirijatmaja
- vighneśvaramVighneshvara
- mahāgaṇapatimMahaganapati
- namāmiI bow to
- aṣṭadevamthe eight gods
- heO
- gajānanaO Gajanana
- girijānandanaO joy of Girija
- rakṣaprotect
- māmme
- devaO god
anvaya prathamam mayūreśvaram dvitīyam siddhivināyakam tataḥ ca bhallāleśvaram varadāvināyakam asti paṃcamam ciṃtāmaṇidevam ṣaṣṭham ca girijātmajam vighneśvaram mahāgaṇapatim aṣṭadevam namāmi he gajānana girijānandana deva mām rakṣa [mām] [rakṣa]
chandas Irregular; a song set to a refrain
aṣṭadeva the eight gods — The Ashtavinayaka, the eight Ganesha shrines of Maharashtra, named here in the order a pilgrim visits them.
vidyārthī labhate vidyāṃ ca mokṣyārthī labhate dhāmam
arthārthī labhate arthaṃ ca kāmārthī labhate kāmam
he gajānana girijānandana kṛṣṇadāsaḥ bhajati tvām || 0 ||
- tarūṇīa young woman
- labhatefinds
- varama husband
- caand
- prītyārthīone who wants love
- labhatefinds
- premamlove
- vidyārthīthe student
- labhatefinds
- vidyāmlearning
- caand
- mokṣyārthīone who seeks release
- labhatefinds
- dhāmamhis home
- arthārthīone who wants wealth
- labhatefinds
- arthamwealth
- caand
- kāmārthīone who wants what he longs for
- labhatefinds
- kāmamwhat he longs for
- heO
- gajānanaO Gajanana
- girijānandanaO joy of Girija
- kṛṣṇadāsaḥKrishnadasa
- bhajatiworships
- tvāmyou
anvaya tarūṇī varam labhate ca prītyārthī premam labhate vidyārthī vidyām labhate ca mokṣyārthī dhāmam labhate arthārthī artham labhate ca kāmārthī kāmam labhate he gajānana girijānandana kṛṣṇadāsaḥ tvām bhajati
chandas Irregular; a song set to a refrain
note The last verse names its author, as a bhajan does, and changes the refrain from protect me to Krishnadasa worships you.
- itihere ends
- śrīkṛṣṇadāsaḥShri Krishnadasa
- viracitacomposed by
- śrīgaṇapatirakṣākavacamthe Shri Ganapati Raksha Kavacham
- sampūrṇamcomplete
anvaya iti śrīkṛṣṇadāsaḥ viracita śrīgaṇapatirakṣākavacam sampūrṇam
chandas Prose, the colophon