siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- agajāpriyasutaO dear son of the mountain's daughter
- vāraṇapatimukhaO you with the face of the lord of elephants
- ṣaṇmukhasodaraO brother of six-faced Skanda
- bhuvanapateO lord of the worlds
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya agajāpriyasuta vāraṇapatimukha ṣaṇmukhasodara bhuvanapate śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
siddhivināyaka Siddhivinayaka — Vinayaka who gives success: the Ganesha of Siddhatek among the eight shrines, and the name of the well-known temple in Mumbai.
akṣaramālikā garland of letters — The hymn runs through the Sanskrit alphabet from a to ksha, one letter to a verse, and every verse ends on the same refrain.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- āgamaśatanutaO you praised by hundreds of scriptures
- māritaditisutaO slayer of the sons of Diti
- mārāripriyaO you dear to Shiva who burnt Kama
- mandagateO you who walk with a slow and stately gait
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya āgamaśatanuta māritaditisuta mārāripriya mandagate śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
note The sons of Diti are the demons. The slow gait is an elephant's.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- ijyādhyayanamukhākhilasatkṛtipariśuddhāntaḥkaraṇagateO you who live in hearts made pure by worship, study and every good work
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya ijyādhyayanamukhākhilasatkṛtipariśuddhāntaḥkaraṇagate śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- īrṣyāroṣakaṣāyitamānasadurjanadūrapadāmburuhaO you whose lotus feet stay far from the wicked, stained by envy and anger
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya īrṣyāroṣakaṣāyitamānasadurjanadūrapadāmburuha śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- uttamatarasatphaladānodyataO you always ready to give the best of good results
- balaripupūjitaO you worshipped by Indra, the enemy of Bala
- śūlisutaO son of the trident-bearer
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya uttamatarasatphaladānodyata balaripupūjita śūlisuta śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- ūhāpohaviśāradaO you skilled in weighing arguments for and against
- samyamivargakṛtābhayaO you who give safety to the company of the self-controlled
- ḍhuṇḍivibhoO mighty Dhundhi
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya ūhāpohaviśārada samyamivargakṛtābhaya ḍhuṇḍivibho śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- ṛddhisukhābhayaviśrāṇanajanitātulakīrticayaikanidheO you whose matchless fame grew from giving wealth, happiness and safety
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya ṛddhisukhābhayaviśrāṇanajanitātulakīrticayaikanidhe śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
note No Sanskrit word begins with the long ṝ, so the poet bends one: ṝkṣa stands for rūkṣa, harsh. The sense of the opening is uncertain, and the meaning gives the likeliest reading.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- ḷptajagadbhayaO you who have wiped away the fear of the world
- divyagadāyudhaO you whose weapon is a divine mace
- poṣitadīnajanāmitaO you who care for the poor beyond measure
- bhoO
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya bho ḷptajagadbhaya divyagadāyudha poṣitadīnajanāmita śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
note ḷpta stands in for lupta, taken away, so that the verse can begin with the vowel ḷ.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- ḹtātantusarūpajagaccayanirmitadakṣadṛgantaO you whose skilful glance made the worlds, as a spider spins its thread
- vibhoO mighty one
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya vibho ḹtātantusarūpajagaccayanirmitadakṣadṛganta śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
lūtātantu a spider's thread — The Mundaka Upanishad says the world comes from the imperishable as a thread comes from a spider. The poet writes ॡता for लूता, spider, to begin with the long ḹ.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- eṇāṅkārdhavibhūṣitamastakaO you whose head is adorned with the half moon
- lambodaraO Lambodara
- gajadaityaripoO enemy of the elephant demon
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya eṇāṅkārdhavibhūṣitamastaka lambodara gajadaityaripo śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
eṇāṅka the moon — The deer-marked one: the moon, on whose face Indian eyes see a deer or a hare.
gajadaitya the elephant demon — Gajamukhasura, the demon Ganesha overcame and made into his mouse.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- aiśvaryāṣṭakaniyataniketanaO lasting home of the eight powers
- puṇḍrekṣūjjvaladivyakaraO you whose divine hand shines with a stalk of sugarcane
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya aiśvaryāṣṭakaniyataniketana puṇḍrekṣūjjvaladivyakara śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- otamwoven across
- protamand along
- idamthis
- hiindeed
- jagatworld
- tvayiin you
- sṛjyahivatas a snake seems to lie in a garland
- paripūrṇasukhewho are complete joy
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya idam jagat hi paripūrṇasukhe tvayi sṛjyahivat otam protam śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
ota, prota woven across and along — Warp and weft. The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad asks in what the world is woven, and answers: in the imperishable.
srajyahi a snake in a garland — Vedanta's picture of the world: in dim light a garland looks like a snake, but the snake was never there.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- audāsyamturn away
- mayifrom me
- vighnatamaḥkulamārtāṇḍaprabhaO sun whose light scatters the dark crowd of obstacles
- mādo not
- racayashow
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya vighnatamaḥkulamārtāṇḍaprabha mayi audāsyam mā racaya śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- aṅghriyugefor two feet
- tavayour
- santatasadratima lasting and true love
- āśusoon
- vidhatsvagrant
- gaṇeśaO Ganesha
- mamame
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya gaṇeśa tava aṅghriyuge mama santatasadratim āśu vidhatsva śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
note The verse for am, the nasal sound, heard in aṅghri.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- aśvastanagṛhadārasuhṛdbhavabandhamthe bond to worldly life, to house, wife and friends that may not last till tomorrow
- vigalayaloosen
- memy
- tvarayāquickly
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya me aśvastanagṛhadārasuhṛdbhavabandham tvarayā vigalaya śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
note The verse for ah, the last of the vowel signs. Ashvastana means not lasting until tomorrow.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- kamanīyāmitaśoṇimadīdhitisandhyābhīkṛtadigvalayaO you whose lovely, endless red glow turns the ring of the sky to evening
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya kamanīyāmitaśoṇimadīdhitisandhyābhīkṛtadigvalaya śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
note The consonants begin here, with ka.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- khaṇḍitabhaṇḍasahodaranirmitavighnaśilaO you who shattered the obstacle-stone that Bhanda's brother set up
- amalaśīlaO you of spotless conduct
- guroO teacher
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya khaṇḍitabhaṇḍasahodaranirmitavighnaśila amalaśīla guro śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
bhaṇḍasahodara Bhanda's brother — In the story of the Goddess Lalita, Vishukra, brother of the demon Bhanda, set up a charm on a stone to block her army. Ganapati, born of her laughter, smashed it.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- gandharvāmarakinnaranaragaṇapūjitaO you worshipped by the hosts of gandharvas, gods, kinnaras and men
- sajjanadivyanidheO divine treasure of the good
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya gandharvāmarakinnaranaragaṇapūjita sajjanadivyanidhe śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- ghupaghumitākhilaviṣṭapadivyamadasrutirājitagaṇḍayugaO you whose temples shine with divine mada that sets all the worlds humming
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya ghupaghumitākhilaviṣṭapadivyamadasrutirājitagaṇḍayuga śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
note The verse for gha opens with a sound-word, ghupaghumita, the hum of bees round an elephant's temples.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
note No word begins with nga, so the verse opens with a coined phrase whose sense is not clear. Veda stands for four, so the lotus is likely the four-petalled lotus at the root of the spine, where Ganapati sits.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- cañcalaghoṇasamuddhṛtapītojjhitajalapūritavārinidheO you whose restless trunk drew up the sea, drank it and poured it back
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya cañcalaghoṇasamuddhṛtapītojjhitajalapūritavārinidhe śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- chāyāsahacarakoṭisubhāsvaraO you bright as ten million suns
- nikhilaguṇākaraO mine of every virtue
- sanmatidaO giver of good understanding
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya chāyāsahacarakoṭisubhāsvara nikhilaguṇākara sanmatida śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
chāyāsahacara the sun — The companion of Chhaya, Shade, who is the sun's wife.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- jambhāripramukhāmarapuṣkaradivasakaraO sun that opens the lotuses of Indra and the other gods
- aṅkuśakaraO you with the goad in hand
- varadaO giver of boons
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya jambhāripramukhāmarapuṣkaradivasakara aṅkuśakara varada śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- jhañjhānilamadadūrīkṛticaṇaO you quick to humble the pride of the storm wind
- karṇāniladhūtābhracayaO you whose ears fan a wind that scatters the heaped clouds
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya jhañjhānilamadadūrīkṛticaṇa karṇāniladhūtābhracaya śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- jñaptisadānandātmakaO you whose nature is awareness, being and joy
- nijavararadabhānyakkṛtaśītakaraO you the gleam of whose fine tusk puts the moon to shame
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya jñaptisadānandātmaka nijavararadabhānyakkṛtaśītakara śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
note The verse stands for nya, which begins no word, so the poet opens with jna, where the same sound is heard.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- ṭaṅkāyudhavaraO you whose fine weapon is the axe
- mastakakhaṇḍanayatnavicitritabhītasuraO you whose feat of splitting heads left the frightened gods amazed
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya ṭaṅkāyudhavara mastakakhaṇḍanayatnavicitritabhītasura śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
note No word begins with tha of this row, so the line opens with a coined phrase. Only its close is clear: that he is dear to Kameshi, the Goddess Lalita, from whose laughter he was born.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- ḍolāyitaraviśaśadharamaṇḍalatālātoṣitasāndhyanaṭaO you who pleased Shiva's evening dance, swinging sun and moon like cymbals
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya ḍolāyitaraviśaśadharamaṇḍalatālātoṣitasāndhyanaṭa śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
sāndhyanaṭa the dancer of the evening — Shiva, who dances at dusk while the gods play the music.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- ḍhakkāvādanatuṣṭāmaragaṇaO you who delighted the hosts of gods by beating the great drum
- bṛṃhitaśikṣitalokatateO you who taught all the worlds with your trumpeting
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya ḍhakkāvādanatuṣṭāmaragaṇa bṛṃhitaśikṣitalokatate śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
note No word begins with na of this row, so the line opens with a coined phrase whose sense is uncertain. It may point to gana, the word that ends in that letter.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- tūlopamavibhrāmitabhūdharaniśvāsānilaO you whose breath whirls mountains about like tufts of cotton
- lokapateO lord of the worlds
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya tūlopamavibhrāmitabhūdharaniśvāsānila lokapate śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
note The verse opens on tha with a coined word, thārṇava, read here as arnava, the ocean. The sense is uncertain.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- daravarṇātmamanūttamaśīlivitīrṇadurāpapumarthatateO you who grant hard-won aims of life to those who keep your short mantra
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya daravarṇātmamanūttamaśīlivitīrṇadurāpapumarthatate śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
note Dara, a little, is read as a mantra of few letters, perhaps his one-syllable mantra gam.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- dharmaikapriyaO you who love dharma above all
- dhārmikatārakaO you who carry the righteous across
- modakabhakṣaṇanityarataO you who always delight in eating modakas
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya dharmaikapriya dhārmikatāraka modakabhakṣaṇanityarata śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
modaka modakas — The sweet dumplings offered to Ganesha, above all on Ganesha Chaturthi.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- nānālokanivāsimanorathalatikāmādhavadṛkprasaraO you whose glance is springtime for the vines of every world's wishes
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya nānālokanivāsimanorathalatikāmādhavadṛkprasara śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- paramāścaryānupamamanoharaviharaṇapoṣitalokatateO you who care for all the worlds through your wonderful, matchless, charming play
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya paramāścaryānupamamanoharaviharaṇapoṣitalokatate śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- phālavilocanaO you with an eye on your forehead
- phaṇivarabhūṣaṇaO you who wear the best of serpents as an ornament
- phalatatitarpitakāmacayaO you whose heaps of fruit satisfy every desire
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya phālavilocana phaṇivarabhūṣaṇa phalatatitarpitakāmacaya śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- bālendūjjvalaphālalasacchaviO you whose forehead shines bright with the young moon
- tiryakpuṇḍrāvalilalitaO you made lovely by lines of sacred ash drawn across
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya bālendūjjvalaphālalasacchavi tiryakpuṇḍrāvalilalita śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
tiryakpuṇḍra lines of sacred ash drawn across — The three horizontal lines of ash that Shiva's devotees wear on the forehead.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- bhagaṇābhāmitamaṇivarabhūṣitaO you adorned with fine gems as bright as the hosts of stars
- bhasmoddhūlitacārutanoO you whose lovely body is dusted with sacred ash
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya bhagaṇābhāmitamaṇivarabhūṣita bhasmoddhūlitacārutano śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- mūṣikavāhanaO rider of the mouse
- munijanapoṣaṇaO carer of the sages
- mūrtāmūrtopādhyagataO you untouched by any limit of form, gross or subtle
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya mūṣikavāhana munijanapoṣaṇa mūrtāmūrtopādhyagata śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
upādhi limit of form — Something that seems to limit the limitless, as a jar seems to enclose the space inside it.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- yāmunavārivihārisamarcitaO you worshipped by Krishna, who plays in the waters of the Yamuna
- yātāyātakleśaharaO you who take away the pain of coming and going from birth to birth
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya yāmunavārivihārisamarcita yātāyātakleśahara śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- ratipatipūjitaO you worshipped by Kama, lord of Rati
- lāvaṇyākaraO mine of beauty
- rākendūjjvalanakharāleO you whose nails shine in rows like full moons
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya ratipatipūjita lāvaṇyākara rākendūjjvalanakharāle śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- lavaṇarasānantarajalanidhivarasumaṇidvīpāntarasadanaO you whose home is the jewel island in the ocean next beyond the salt sea
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya lavaṇarasānantarajalanidhivarasumaṇidvīpāntarasadana śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
note The ocean next beyond the salt sea is the ocean of sugarcane juice, where other hymns in this collection place Mahaganapati's island of jewels.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- vārāṇasyāvāsakutūhalaO you who love to live in Varanasi
- cintāmaṇisākṣyādyabhidhaO you who bear names such as Chintamani and Sakshi
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya vārāṇasyāvāsakutūhala cintāmaṇisākṣyādyabhidha śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
sākṣivināyaka Sakshi — The witness Ganesha of Varanasi, whom pilgrims visit after the round of the holy city so that he may bear witness to it.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- śaṅkaratoṣitaO you who pleased Shankara
- damayantyarcitaO you whom Damayanti worshipped
- rāghavapūjitaO you whom Rama honoured
- rativaradaO you who gave Rati her boon
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya śaṅkaratoṣita damayantyarcita rāghavapūjita rativarada śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- ṣaḍguṇaratnākaraO ocean of the six great qualities
- lambodaraO Lambodara
- bījāpūrapriyaO lover of the citron
- sumukhaO fair-faced one
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya ṣaḍguṇaratnākara lambodara bījāpūrapriya sumukha śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
ṣaḍguṇa the six great qualities — The six marks of the Lord: knowledge, power, strength, sovereignty, valour and splendour.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- sarvakṛtiprathamārcitaO you worshipped first in every undertaking
- gautamapatnīsevitaO you whom Gautama's wife served
- yamikulapaO guardian of the family of the self-controlled
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya sarvakṛtiprathamārcita gautamapatnīsevita yamikulapa śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
gautamapatnī Gautama's wife — Ahalya, the wife of the sage Gautama.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- herambaO Heramba
- āśritapālanaO protector of those who come to you
- cāmarakarṇaO you with ears like fly-whisks
- sujambūphalabhakṣaO you who eat the sweet jambu fruit
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya heramba āśritapālana cāmarakarṇa sujambūphalabhakṣa śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
jambū jambu fruit — The jambu or rose-apple, named in the well-known prayer gajananam bhutaganadi sevitam as one of his favourite fruits.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- lakṣmīpatimahitātulavikramaO you honoured by Vishnu, Lakshmi's lord, matchless in valour
- rohitatātākhilavaradaO you who gave every boon to Rohita's father
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya lakṣmīpatimahitātulavikrama rohitatātākhilavarada śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
rohitatāta Rohita's father — King Harishchandra, remembered for never breaking his word.
note This verse stands for the letter lla, written here with la.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- kṣemamwell-being
- kurubring
- jagatāmto the worlds
- akhilārthadaO giver of every aim
- veṅkaṭasubrahmaṇyanutaO you praised by Venkata Subrahmanya
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya akhilārthada veṅkaṭasubrahmaṇyanuta jagatām kṣemam kuru śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
note The last letter, ksha. The poet signs his name here: Venkata Subrahmanya.
- phalaśrutiḥthe account of what it gives
anvaya phalaśrutiḥ
chandas Prose, a heading
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- itthamso
- iyamthis
- paṇavarṇamaṇisrakgarland of praise, its gems the letters
- siddhigaṇādhipapadakamaleat the lotus feet of the lord of Siddhi and the ganas
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya ittham iyam paṇavarṇamaṇisrak siddhigaṇādhipapadakamale [nihitā] śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain
note The word laid comes at the start of the next verse, which finishes the sentence.
siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka pālaya māṃ śubha ||
- nihitāis laid
- yethose who
- hiindeed
- anayāwith it
- stoṣyantipraise you
- āpsyantiwill gain
- akhilārthānall their aims
- tvarayāquickly
- tethey
- śubhaO auspicious one
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- siddhivināyakaO Siddhivinayaka
- pālayaprotect
- māmme
- śubhaO auspicious one
anvaya [iyam] nihitā ye hi anayā stoṣyanti te tvarayā akhilārthān āpsyanti śubha siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka siddhivināyaka śubha mām pālaya
chandas Moric: 32 beats to the line, sung with a refrain