ଶ୍ରୀ ଗଣପତି ଗୀତା

• ଅଥ (atha)now
• ଶ୍ରୀଗଣପତିଗୀତା (śrīgaṇapatigītā)the Shri Ganapati Gita

anvaya ଅଥ ଶ୍ରୀଗଣପତିଗୀତା

chandas Prose, the title

ଗୀତା Gita — A song. This short Gita by Subrahmanya Yogi is a string of songs in changing metres, meant to be sung, as its closing verse says.

• କ୍ଵ (kva)where
• ପ୍ରାସୂତ (prāsūta)gave birth to
• କଦା (kadā)when
• ତ୍ଵାମ୍ (tvām)you
• ଗୌରୀ (gaurī)Gauri
• ନ (na)no
• ପ୍ରାମାଣ୍ଯମ୍ (prāmāṇyam)proof
• ତଵ (tava)your
• ଜନନେ (janane)of birth
• ଵିପ୍ରାଃ (viprāḥ)the brahmins
• ପ୍ରାହୁଃ (prāhuḥ)call
• ଅଜମ୍ (ajam)unborn
• ଗଣରାଜମ୍ (gaṇarājam)the king of the ganas
• ଯଃ (yaḥ)who
• ପ୍ରାଚାମ୍ (prācām)than the ancients
• ଅପି (api)even
• ପୂର୍ଵତମଃ (pūrvatamaḥ)older

anvaya ଗୌରୀ ତ୍ଵାମ୍ କ୍ଵ କଦା ପ୍ରାସୂତ ତଵ ଜନନେ ପ୍ରାମାଣ୍ଯମ୍ ନ ଵିପ୍ରାଃ ଗଣରାଜମ୍ ଅଜମ୍ ପ୍ରାହୁଃ ଯଃ ପ୍ରାଚାମ୍ ଅପି ପୂର୍ଵତମଃ

chandas Moric: a sung metre counted in beats

note The song opens by setting aside the birth story. What has no beginning cannot be born, so his birth from Gauri can only be his play.

• ନ (na)not
• ଅସି (asi)are
• ଗଣପତେ (gaṇapate)O Ganapati
• ଶଙ୍କରାତ୍ମଜଃ (śaṅkarātmajaḥ)Shankara's son
• ଭାସି (bhāsi)you seem
• ତଦ୍ଵତ୍ (tadvat)to be so
• ଏଵ (eva)only
• ଅଖିଲାତ୍ମକଃ (akhilātmakaḥ)the self of everything
• ଈଶତା (īśatā)the lordship
• ତଵ (tava)yours
• ଅନୀଶତା (anīśatā)not being lords
• ନୃଣାମ୍ (nṛṇām)of people
• କେଶଵେରିତା (keśaveritā)was said by Keshava
• ସାଶଯୋକ୍ତିଭିଃ (sāśayoktibhiḥ)in words with a deeper meaning

anvaya ଗଣପତେ ଶଙ୍କରାତ୍ମଜଃ ନ ଅସି ତଦ୍ଵତ୍ ଏଵ ଭାସି ଅଖିଲାତ୍ମକଃ [ଅସି] ତଵ ଈଶତା ନୃଣାମ୍ ଅନୀଶତା ସାଶଯୋକ୍ତିଭିଃ କେଶଵେରିତା

chandas Moric: a sung metre counted in beats

କେଶଵ Keshava — Krishna. His teaching in the Bhagavad Gita, that the lord lives in all beings and people are not their own masters, is taken here to point to Ganapati.

• ଗଜମୁଖ (gajamukha)O elephant-faced one
• ତାଵକମନ୍ତ୍ରମହିମ୍ନା (tāvakamantramahimnā)by the power of your mantra
• ସୃଜତି (sṛjati)creates
• ଜଗତ୍ (jagat)the world
• ଵିଧିଃ (vidhiḥ)Brahma
• ଅନୁକଲ୍ପମ୍ (anukalpam)in every age
• ଭଜତି (bhajati)worships
• ହରିଃ (hariḥ)Hari
• ତ୍ଵାମ୍ (tvām)you
• ତଦଵନକୃତ୍ଯେ (tadavanakṛtye)to protect it
• ଯଜତି (yajati)worships
• ହରଃ (haraḥ)Hara
• ଅପି (api)too
• ଵିରାମଵିଧୌ (virāmavidhau)when it is time to end it

anvaya ଗଜମୁଖ ତାଵକମନ୍ତ୍ରମହିମ୍ନା ଵିଧିଃ ଅନୁକଲ୍ପମ୍ ଜଗତ୍ ସୃଜତି ହରିଃ ତଦଵନକୃତ୍ଯେ ତ୍ଵାମ୍ ଭଜତି ହରଃ ଅପି ଵିରାମଵିଧୌ [ତ୍ଵାମ୍] ଯଜତି

chandas Moric: a sung metre counted in beats

note Making, keeping and ending the world each begin with worship of Ganapati, even for the three great gods.

• ସୁଖଯତି (sukhayati)makes happy
• ଶତମଖମୁଖସୁରନିକରାନ୍ (śatamakhamukhasuranikarān)Indra and all the hosts of gods
• ଅଖିଲକ୍ରତୁଵିଘ୍ନଘ୍ନଃ (akhilakratuvighnaghnaḥ)who kills the obstacles to every sacrifice
• ଅଯମ୍ (ayam)he
• ନିଖିଲଜଗଜ୍ଜୀଵକଜୀଵନଦଃ (nikhilajagajjīvakajīvanadaḥ)who gives life to everything that lives in the world
• ସଃ (saḥ)he
• ଖଲୁ (khalu)indeed
• ଯତଃ (yataḥ)for
• ପର୍ଜନ୍ଯାତ୍ମା (parjanyātmā)is the rain cloud itself

anvaya ଅଖିଲକ୍ରତୁଵିଘ୍ନଘ୍ନଃ ଅଯମ୍ ଶତମଖମୁଖସୁରନିକରାନ୍ ସୁଖଯତି ସଃ ଖଲୁ ନିଖିଲଜଗଜ୍ଜୀଵକଜୀଵନଦଃ ଯତଃ ପର୍ଜନ୍ଯାତ୍ମା

chandas Moric: a sung metre counted in beats

ଜୀଵନ life — Jivana means both life and water. The rain that gives water gives life, and the verse means both.

ଶତମଖ Indra — Lord of a hundred sacrifices, a name of Indra, king of the gods.

• ପ୍ରାରମ୍ଭେ (prārambhe)at the start
• କାର୍ଯାଣାମ୍ (kāryāṇām)of his work
• ହେରମ୍ବମ୍ (herambam)on Heramba
• ଯଃ (yaḥ)whoever
• ଧ୍ଯାଯେତ୍ (dhyāyet)meditates
• ପାରମ୍ (pāram)the end
• ଯାତି (yāti)reaches
• ଏଵ (eva)surely
• କୃତେଃ (kṛteḥ)of what he sets out to do
• ଆରାତ୍ (ārāt)soon
• ଆପ୍ନୋତି (āpnoti)finds
• ସୁଖମ୍ (sukham)happiness

anvaya ଯଃ କାର୍ଯାଣାମ୍ ପ୍ରାରମ୍ଭେ ହେରମ୍ବମ୍ ଧ୍ଯାଯେତ୍ [ସଃ] କୃତେଃ ପାରମ୍ ଯାତି ଏଵ ଆରାତ୍ ସୁଖମ୍ ଆପ୍ନୋତି

chandas Moric: a sung metre counted in beats

• ଗୌରୀସୂନୋଃ (gaurīsūnoḥ)of Gauri's son
• ପାଦାମ୍ଭୋଜେ (pādāmbhoje)in the lotus feet
• ଲୀନା (līnā)lost
• ଚେତୋଵୃତ୍ତିଃ (cetovṛttiḥ)the workings of the mind
• ମେ (me)my
• ଘୋରେ (ghore)in the fearful
• ସଂସାରାରଣ୍ଯେ (saṃsārāraṇye)forest of worldly life
• ଵାସଃ (vāsaḥ)let me live
• କୈଲାସେ (kailāse)on Kailasa
• ଵା (vā)or
• ଅସ୍ତୁ (astu)let it be

anvaya ମେ ଚେତୋଵୃତ୍ତିଃ ଗୌରୀସୂନୋଃ ପାଦାମ୍ଭୋଜେ ଲୀନା [ଅସ୍ତୁ] ଵାସଃ ଘୋରେ ସଂସାରାରଣ୍ଯେ କୈଲାସେ ଵା ଅସ୍ତୁ

chandas Moric: a sung metre counted in beats

• ଗୁହଗୁରୁପଦଯୁଗମ୍ (guhagurupadayugam)the two feet of Guha's elder brother
• ଅନିଶମ୍ (aniśam)always
• ଅଭଯଦମ୍ (abhayadam)which give safety
• ଵହସି (vahasi)you keep
• ମନସି (manasi)in your mind
• ଯଦି (yadi)if
• ଶମଯସି (śamayasi)you will put to rest
• ଦୁରିତମ୍ (duritam)your wrongs

anvaya ଯଦି ଅଭଯଦମ୍ ଗୁହଗୁରୁପଦଯୁଗମ୍ ଅନିଶମ୍ ମନସି ଵହସି ଦୁରିତମ୍ ଶମଯସି

chandas Moric: a sung metre counted in beats

note A tiny verse made only of short syllables, the quickest song in the set.

• ଜଯ (jaya)victory
• ଜଯ (jaya)victory
• ଶଙ୍କରଵରସୂନୋ (śaṅkaravarasūno)O noble son of Shankara
• ଭଯହର (bhayahara)O you who take away the fear
• ଭଜତାମ୍ (bhajatām)of those who worship you
• ଗଣରାଜ (gaṇarāja)O king of the ganas
• ନଯ (naya)lead
• ମମ (mama)my
• ଚେତଃ (cetaḥ)mind
• ତଵ (tava)your
• ଚରଣମ୍ (caraṇam)to feet
• ନିଯମଯ (niyamaya)hold steady
• ଧର୍ମେ (dharme)in dharma
• ଅନ୍ତଃକରଣମ୍ (antaḥkaraṇam)my heart

anvaya ଶଙ୍କରଵରସୂନୋ ଭଜତାମ୍ ଭଯହର ଗଣରାଜ ଜଯ ଜଯ ମମ ଚେତଃ ତଵ ଚରଣମ୍ ନଯ ଅନ୍ତଃକରଣମ୍ ଧର୍ମେ ନିଯମଯ

chandas Moric: a sung metre counted in beats

• ଚଲସି (calasi)do you wander
• ଚିତ୍ତ (citta)O mind
• କିମ୍ (kim)why
• ନୁ (nu)then
• ଵିଷମଵିଷଯକାନନେ (viṣamaviṣayakānane)in the rough forest of the things of the senses
• କଲଯ (kalaya)set
• ଵୃତ୍ତିମ୍ (vṛttim)yourself
• ଅମୃତଦାତୃକରିଵରାନନେ (amṛtadātṛkarivarānane)on the elephant-faced one, who gives the nectar that ends death
• ତୁଲଯ (tulaya)weigh
• ଖେଦମୋଦଯୁଗଲମ୍ (khedamodayugalam)the pair, pain and pleasure
• ଇଦମ୍ (idam)this
• ଅଶାଶ୍ଵତମ୍ (aśāśvatam)does not last
• ଵିଲଯ (vilaya)let go of
• ଭଯମ୍ (bhayam)the fear
• ଅଲଙ୍ଘ୍ଯମ୍ (alaṅghyam)that cannot be escaped
• ଏଵ (eva)surely
• ଜନ୍ମନି (janmani)with birth
• ସ୍ମୃତମ୍ (smṛtam)said to come

anvaya ଚିତ୍ତ ଵିଷମଵିଷଯକାନନେ କିମ୍ ନୁ ଚଲସି ଅମୃତଦାତୃକରିଵରାନନେ ଵୃତ୍ତିମ୍ କଲଯ ଇଦମ୍ ଖେଦମୋଦଯୁଗଲମ୍ ଅଶାଶ୍ଵତମ୍ ତୁଲଯ ଜନ୍ମନି ଅଲଙ୍ଘ୍ଯମ୍ ଏଵ ସ୍ମୃତମ୍ ଭଯମ୍ ଵିଲଯ

chandas Moric: a sung metre counted in beats

note The singer turns from Ganapati to his own mind and talks to it like a restless friend.

• ସୋମଶେଖରସୂନଵେ (somaśekharasūnave)to the son of moon-crested Shiva
• ସିନ୍ଦୂରସୋଦରଭାନଵେ (sindūrasodarabhānave)whose glow is as red as sindura
• ଯାମିନୀପତିମୌଲଯେ (yāminīpatimaulaye)who wears the moon on his head
• ଯମିହୃଦଯଵିରଚିତକେଲଯେ (yamihṛdayaviracitakelaye)who plays in the hearts of the self-controlled
• ମୂଷକାଧିପଗାମିନେ (mūṣakādhipagāmine)who rides the king of mice
• ମୁଖ୍ଯାତ୍ମନଃ (mukhyātmanaḥ)of the self, first of all
• ଅନ୍ତର୍ଯାମିନେ (antaryāmine)the inner ruler
• ମଙ୍ଗଲମ୍ (maṅgalam)blessings
• ଵିଘ୍ନଦ୍ଵିଷେ (vighnadviṣe)to the enemy of obstacles
• ମତ୍ତେଭଵକ୍ତ୍ରଜ୍ଯୋତିଷେ (mattebhavaktrajyotiṣe)the light with the face of an elephant in its prime

anvaya ସୋମଶେଖରସୂନଵେ ସିନ୍ଦୂରସୋଦରଭାନଵେ ଯାମିନୀପତିମୌଲଯେ ଯମିହୃଦଯଵିରଚିତକେଲଯେ ମୂଷକାଧିପଗାମିନେ ମୁଖ୍ଯାତ୍ମନଃ ଅନ୍ତର୍ଯାମିନେ ମତ୍ତେଭଵକ୍ତ୍ରଜ୍ଯୋତିଷେ ଵିଘ୍ନଦ୍ଵିଷେ ମଙ୍ଗଲମ୍

chandas Moric: a sung metre counted in beats

• ଅଵଧୀରିତଦାଡିମସୁମସୌଭଗମ୍ (avadhīritadāḍimasumasaubhagam)whose beauty puts the pomegranate flower to shame
• ଅଵତୁ (avatu)may protect
• ଗଣେଶଜ୍ଯୋତିଃ (gaṇeśajyotiḥ)the light of Ganesha
• ମାମ୍ (mām)me
• ଅଵତୁ (avatu)may protect
• ଗଣେଶଜ୍ଯୋତିଃ (gaṇeśajyotiḥ)the light of Ganesha
• ହସ୍ତଚତୁଷ୍ଟଯଧୃତଵରଦାଭଯପୁସ୍ତକବୀଜାପୂରମ୍ (hastacatuṣṭayadhṛtavaradābhayapustakabījāpūram)showing boon and safety in four hands, and holding a book and a citron
• ଧୃତପୁସ୍ତକବୀଜାପୂରମ୍ (dhṛtapustakabījāpūram)holding a book and a citron

anvaya ଅଵଧୀରିତଦାଡିମସୁମସୌଭଗମ୍ ହସ୍ତଚତୁଷ୍ଟଯଧୃତଵରଦାଭଯପୁସ୍ତକବୀଜାପୂରମ୍ ଧୃତପୁସ୍ତକବୀଜାପୂରମ୍ ଗଣେଶଜ୍ଯୋତିଃ [ମାମ୍] ଅଵତୁ ଗଣେଶଜ୍ଯୋତିଃ ମାମ୍ ଅଵତୁ

chandas Moric: a song with a refrain

note Each half ends by singing its last words again, the way a devotional song is sung in a group.

• ରଜତାଚଲଵପ୍ରକ୍ରୀଡୋତ୍ସୁକଗଜରାଜାସ୍ଯମ୍ (rajatācalavaprakrīḍotsukagajarājāsyam)the elephant-faced one who loves to play on the slopes of the silver mountain
• ଉଦାରମ୍ (udāram)noble
• ଭଜ (bhaja)worship
• ଶ୍ରୀଗଜରାଜାସ୍ଯମ୍ (śrīgajarājāsyam)the blessed elephant-faced one
• ଉଦାରମ୍ (udāram)noble
• ଫଣିପରିକୃତକଟିଵଲଯାଭରଣମ୍ (phaṇiparikṛtakaṭivalayābharaṇam)who wears a snake for the belt round his waist
• କୃଣୁ (kṛṇu)set
• ରେ (re)friend
• ଜନହୃଦିକାରଣମ୍ (janahṛdikāraṇam)in your heart as the cause of all
• ତଵ (tava)your
• କୃଣୁ (kṛṇu)set
• ରେ (re)friend
• ଜନହୃଦିକାରଣମ୍ (janahṛdikāraṇam)in the heart as the cause of all

anvaya ରଜତାଚଲଵପ୍ରକ୍ରୀଡୋତ୍ସୁକଗଜରାଜାସ୍ଯମ୍ ଉଦାରମ୍ ଭଜ ଶ୍ରୀଗଜରାଜାସ୍ଯମ୍ ଉଦାରମ୍ [ଭଜ] ରେ ଫଣିପରିକୃତକଟିଵଲଯାଭରଣମ୍ ଜନହୃଦିକାରଣମ୍ କୃଣୁ ରେ ତଵ ଜନହୃଦିକାରଣମ୍ କୃଣୁ

chandas Moric: a song with a refrain

ରଜତାଚଲ the silver mountain — Kailasa, Shiva's mountain, white as silver.

କୃଣୁ set — An old Vedic word for make or do, rare in later Sanskrit, used here for its sound.

• ଫଲଶ୍ରୁତିଃ (phalaśrutiḥ)the account of what it gives

anvaya ଫଲଶ୍ରୁତିଃ

chandas Prose, a heading

• ଯଃ (yaḥ)whoever
• ପ୍ରଗେ (prage)early in the morning
• ଗଜରାଜମ୍ (gajarājam)the king of elephants
• ଅନୁଦିନମ୍ (anudinam)every
• ଅପ୍ରମେଯମ୍ (aprameyam)beyond all measure
• ଅନୁସ୍ମରେତ୍ (anusmaret)remembers
• ସଃ (saḥ)he
• ପ୍ରଯାତି (prayāti)becomes
• ପଵିତ୍ରିତାଙ୍ଗଃ (pavitritāṅgaḥ)made pure in body
• ଵିପ୍ରଗଙ୍ଗାଦ୍ଯଧିକତାମ୍ (vipragaṅgādyadhikatām)purer than brahmins, the Ganga and every other holy thing

anvaya ଯଃ ଅନୁଦିନମ୍ ପ୍ରଗେ ଅପ୍ରମେଯମ୍ ଗଜରାଜମ୍ ଅନୁସ୍ମରେତ୍ ସଃ ପଵିତ୍ରିତାଙ୍ଗଃ ଵିପ୍ରଗଙ୍ଗାଦ୍ଯଧିକତାମ୍ ପ୍ରଯାତି

chandas Moric: a sung metre counted in beats

• ସୁବ୍ରହ୍ମଣ୍ଯମନୀଷିଵିରଚିତା (subrahmaṇyamanīṣiviracitā)made by the wise Subrahmanya
• ତୁ (tu)indeed
• ଅବ୍ରହ୍ମଣ୍ଯମ୍ (abrahmaṇyam)all that goes against the sacred
• ଅପାକୁରୁତେ (apākurute)drives away
• ଗଣପତିଗୀତା (gaṇapatigītā)this Ganapati Gita
• ଗାନସମୁଚିତା (gānasamucitā)fit to be sung
• ସମ୍ଯକ୍ (samyak)well
• ପଠତାମ୍ (paṭhatām)for those who read it
• ସିଦ୍ଧାନ୍ତଃ (siddhāntaḥ)that is settled

anvaya ସୁବ୍ରହ୍ମଣ୍ଯମନୀଷିଵିରଚିତା ଗାନସମୁଚିତା ଗଣପତିଗୀତା ତୁ ସମ୍ଯକ୍ ପଠତାମ୍ ଅବ୍ରହ୍ମଣ୍ଯମ୍ ଅପାକୁରୁତେ ସିଦ୍ଧାନ୍ତଃ

chandas Moric: a sung metre counted in beats

note A pun closes the song: Subrahmanya's Gita drives out abrahmanya, whatever goes against the sacred.

• ଇତି (iti)here
• ଶ୍ରୀସୁବ୍ରହ୍ମଣ୍ଯଯୋଗିଵିରଚିତ (śrīsubrahmaṇyayogiviracita)written by Shri Subrahmanya Yogi
• ଶ୍ରୀଗଣପତିଗୀତା (śrīgaṇapatigītā)the Shri Ganapati Gita
• ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣମ୍ (sampūrṇam)ends

anvaya ଇତି ଶ୍ରୀସୁବ୍ରହ୍ମଣ୍ଯଯୋଗିଵିରଚିତ ଶ୍ରୀଗଣପତିଗୀତା ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣମ୍

chandas Prose, the colophon