marakata śrī lakṣmīgaṇapati prapattiḥ

• athanow
• marakataśrīlakṣmīgaṇapatiprapattiḥthe prayer of surrender to the emerald Shri Lakshmi Ganapati

anvaya atha marakataśrīlakṣmīgaṇapatiprapattiḥ

chandas Prose, the title

prapatti surrender — Throwing oneself on the god's protection, with nothing else to rely on. The hymn follows the shape of the Venkatesha Prapatti, whose verses all end, I take refuge at the feet of Shri Venkatesha.

• saumukhyanāmaparivardhitamantrarūpauwhose mantra form grows greater with the name Sumukha
• vaimukhyabhāvaparimārjanakarmabaddhaubound to the work of clearing away the mood that turns people from God
• prāmukhyakīrtivaradānavidhānakarmauwhose work is to grant high standing, fame and boons
• lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇauthe feet of Lakshmi and Ganesha
• śaraṇamrefuge
• prapadyeI take

anvaya saumukhyanāmaparivardhitamantrarūpau vaimukhyabhāvaparimārjanakarmabaddhau prāmukhyakīrtivaradānavidhānakarmau lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇau śaraṇam prapadye

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

ṣoḍaśa nāmāni the sixteen names — The sixteen verses carry, in order, the sixteen names of Ganesha said before any rite: Sumukha, Ekadanta, Kapila, Gajakarnaka, Lambodara, Vikata, Vighnaraja, Ganadhipa, Dhumaketu, Ganadhyaksha, Bhalachandra, Gajanana, Vakratunda, Shurpakarna, Heramba and Skandapurvaja.

note The Sanskrit words describing the feet are all in the dual, so every line speaks of the pair, Lakshmi and Ganesha together. The first line also rings three times: saumukhya, vaimukhya, pramukhya.

• śreṣṭhaikadantagajarūpanijānubhāvyauknown in their true nature as the noble one-tusked elephant
• goṣṭhīprapañcitapunītakathāprasaṅgauwhose holy stories are told at length where devotees gather
• proṣṭhapradāyakasamunnatabhadrarūpauwhose high and blessed form is honoured in Proshthapada
• lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇauthe feet of Lakshmi and Ganesha
• śaraṇamrefuge
• prapadyeI take

anvaya śreṣṭhaikadantagajarūpanijānubhāvyau goṣṭhīprapañcitapunītakathāprasaṅgau proṣṭhapradāyakasamunnatabhadrarūpau lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇau śaraṇam prapadye

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note proṣṭha and bhadra in the same line seem to point to Proshthapada, the old name of Bhadrapada, the month of Ganesha Chaturthi.

• rājadvilāsakapilāhvayarūpabhāsauwho shine with the form named Kapila, bright in its play
• bhrājatkalānivahasaṃstutadivyarūpauwhose divine form all the shining arts praise
• saujanyabhāsuramanoviṣayaprabhāsauwho light up minds that glow with goodness
• lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇauthe feet of Lakshmi and Ganesha
• śaraṇamrefuge
• prapadyeI take

anvaya rājadvilāsakapilāhvayarūpabhāsau bhrājatkalānivahasaṃstutadivyarūpau saujanyabhāsuramanoviṣayaprabhāsau lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇau śaraṇam prapadye

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

kapila Kapila — The tawny one, the third of Ganesha's sixteen names.

• vibhrājadātmagajakarṇikayāby their own shining name Gajakarnaka
• suvedyaueasily known
• śubhrāṃśusaumyaruciraugentle and lovely as the moon
• śubhacintanīyaugood to meditate on
• abhraṅkaṣātmamahimauwhose greatness reaches the clouds
• mahanīyavarṇauwhose colour is worthy of honour
• lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇauthe feet of Lakshmi and Ganesha
• śaraṇamrefuge
• prapadyeI take

anvaya vibhrājadātmagajakarṇikayā suvedyau śubhrāṃśusaumyarucirau śubhacintanīyau abhraṅkaṣātmamahimau mahanīyavarṇau lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇau śaraṇam prapadye

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• lambodarātmakatanūvibhavānubhāvyauknown in the glory of Lambodara's body
• bimbāyamānavarakāntipathānugamyaureached along a path of fine light that glows like the full disc
• sambodhitākhilacarācaralokadṛśyauseen by the whole world of moving and still things they have woken
• lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇauthe feet of Lakshmi and Ganesha
• śaraṇamrefuge
• prapadyeI take

anvaya lambodarātmakatanūvibhavānubhāvyau bimbāyamānavarakāntipathānugamyau sambodhitākhilacarācaralokadṛśyau lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇau śaraṇam prapadye

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• duṣṭāsureṣuagainst wicked demons
• vikaṭīkṛtanaijarūpauwho turned their own form fearsome, as Vikata
• śiṣṭānurañjanacaṇauskilled at pleasing the good
• śikharāyamāṇaustanding high as a mountain peak
• sṛṣṭisthitipralayakāraṇakāryamagnauabsorbed in the work of making, keeping and ending the world
• lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇauthe feet of Lakshmi and Ganesha
• śaraṇamrefuge
• prapadyeI take

anvaya duṣṭāsureṣu vikaṭīkṛtanaijarūpau śiṣṭānurañjanacaṇau śikharāyamāṇau sṛṣṭisthitipralayakāraṇakāryamagnau lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇau śaraṇam prapadye

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• nirvighnarājitapathauwhose path shines free of obstacles
• niyamaikavedyauknown only through discipline
• garvāpaneyacaritauwhose deeds take pride away
• gaṇarāḍvinodauthe delight of the king of the ganas
• sarvonnataustanding above all
• sakalapālanakarmaśīlauwhose way is to protect everyone
• lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇauthe feet of Lakshmi and Ganesha
• śaraṇamrefuge
• prapadyeI take

anvaya nirvighnarājitapathau niyamaikavedyau garvāpaneyacaritau gaṇarāḍvinodau sarvonnatau sakalapālanakarmaśīlau lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇau śaraṇam prapadye

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note nirvighnarājita hides the seventh name, Vighnaraja, king of obstacles.

• gāṇādhipatyapadavīpravibhaktadīpaulamps set on the high seat of lordship over the ganas
• prāṇapradānakuśalauskilled at giving life
• pravilāsabhāvaufull of grace
• trāṇotsukaueager to protect
• niratabhāgyavidhānaśīlaualways given to granting good fortune
• lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇauthe feet of Lakshmi and Ganesha
• śaraṇamrefuge
• prapadyeI take

anvaya gāṇādhipatyapadavīpravibhaktadīpau prāṇapradānakuśalau pravilāsabhāvau trāṇotsukau niratabhāgyavidhānaśīlau lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇau śaraṇam prapadye

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• prāklong ago
• dhūmaketuvaranāmawith the fine name Dhumaketu
• virājamānaushining
• svādhīnakarmakuśalauskilled in work that answers to no one but themselves
• samabhāvabhāvyauto be held in an even, steady mind
• bādhānivāraṇacaṇauquick to remove trouble
• bhavabandhanāśauwho destroy the bonds of worldly life
• lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇauthe feet of Lakshmi and Ganesha
• śaraṇamrefuge
• prapadyeI take

anvaya prāk dhūmaketuvaranāma virājamānau svādhīnakarmakuśalau samabhāvabhāvyau bādhānivāraṇacaṇau bhavabandhanāśau lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇau śaraṇam prapadye

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• īśauthe lords
• gaṇādhipatidivyapathānugamyaureached along the divine path of the lord of the ganas
• rāśīkṛtātmaguṇabhāgyavivardhamānaugrowing with the good fortune of their own heaped-up virtues
• āśāntadīptivibhavauwhose light and glory reach to the ends of the sky
• sukṛtātmadṛśyauwhom good souls can see
• lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇauthe feet of Lakshmi and Ganesha
• śaraṇamrefuge
• prapadyeI take

anvaya īśau gaṇādhipatidivyapathānugamyau rāśīkṛtātmaguṇabhāgyavivardhamānau āśāntadīptivibhavau sukṛtātmadṛśyau lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇau śaraṇam prapadye

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• maulīndukāntiviśadīkṛtatattvabhāsauwhose light of truth the glow of the moon on his head makes clear
• kelīvilāsaruciraulovely in their play
• kamanīyaśobhaucharming to see
• vyālolabhaktiramaṇauwho delight in eager, stirring devotion
• varadānaśīlauwhose way is giving boons
• lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇauthe feet of Lakshmi and Ganesha
• śaraṇamrefuge
• prapadyeI take

anvaya maulīndukāntiviśadīkṛtatattvabhāsau kelīvilāsarucirau kamanīyaśobhau vyālolabhaktiramaṇau varadānaśīlau lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇau śaraṇam prapadye

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note The moon on his head stands for Bhalachandra, the eleventh name.

• śreṣṭhauthe best
• gajānanapurāṇakathāvilīnauwho live on in the old stories of Gajanana
• śreṣṭhaprabhāvalayinauringed by a fine halo of light
• ciradīptibhāsauwhose light never fades
• śreṣṭhātmatattvacaritauwhose deeds show the highest truth of the self
• śivadānaśīlauwhose way is giving blessings
• lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇauthe feet of Lakshmi and Ganesha
• śaraṇamrefuge
• prapadyeI take

anvaya śreṣṭhau gajānanapurāṇakathāvilīnau śreṣṭhaprabhāvalayinau ciradīptibhāsau śreṣṭhātmatattvacaritau śivadānaśīlau lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇau śaraṇam prapadye

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• śrīvakratuṇḍamukhakāntisamānabhāsaushining as brightly as the face of Shri Vakratunda
• bhāvonnatiprathitasaṃstavanīyaśobhauwhose beauty, known for lifting the heart, deserves all praise
• sevānuraktajanatāvanakarmadakṣauskilled at protecting people who love to serve
• lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇauthe feet of Lakshmi and Ganesha
• śaraṇamrefuge
• prapadyeI take

anvaya śrīvakratuṇḍamukhakāntisamānabhāsau bhāvonnatiprathitasaṃstavanīyaśobhau sevānuraktajanatāvanakarmadakṣau lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇau śaraṇam prapadye

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• śūrpopamānanijakarṇavilekhyavarṇauwhose picture carries his ears, shaped like winnowing fans
• darpāpanodanacaṇauskilled at driving pride away
• darahāsaśobhaulovely with a gentle smile
• karpūrasāmyavimalauas spotless as camphor
• karuṇāvilāsauwhose play is compassion
• lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇauthe feet of Lakshmi and Ganesha
• śaraṇamrefuge
• prapadyeI take

anvaya śūrpopamānanijakarṇavilekhyavarṇau darpāpanodanacaṇau darahāsaśobhau karpūrasāmyavimalau karuṇāvilāsau lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇau śaraṇam prapadye

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• herambanāmapaṭhanenawhen the name Heramba is recited
• virājamānaushining
• prārambhakāryaphaladānasamarcanīyauto be worshipped at the start of work, since they give its fruit
• śrīramyakāntivibhavaurich in lovely light and fortune
• cirakīrtiniṣṭhauwhose fame lasts
• lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇauthe feet of Lakshmi and Ganesha
• śaraṇamrefuge
• prapadyeI take

anvaya herambanāmapaṭhanena virājamānau prārambhakāryaphaladānasamarcanīyau śrīramyakāntivibhavau cirakīrtiniṣṭhau lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇau śaraṇam prapadye

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• skandāgrajatvapadavīvilasatprabhāvauwhose power shines in the rank of Skanda's elder brother
• mandārasundarasumārcitadivyarūpauwhose divine form is worshipped with lovely mandara flowers
• kundopamauwhite as jasmine
• kavijanātmavilāsahāsauwhose smile plays in the hearts of poets
• lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇauthe feet of Lakshmi and Ganesha
• śaraṇamrefuge
• prapadyeI take

anvaya skandāgrajatvapadavīvilasatprabhāvau mandārasundarasumārcitadivyarūpau kundopamau kavijanātmavilāsahāsau lakṣmīgaṇeśacaraṇau śaraṇam prapadye

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note Skanda's elder brother is Skandapurvaja, the sixteenth and last name.