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ଭୂତାଦି ସଂସେଵିତ ଚରଣଂ
ଭୂତ ଭୌତିକ ପ୍ରପଞ୍ଚ ଭରଣମ୍ ।
ଵୀତରାଗିଣଂ ଵିନୁତ ଯୋଗିନଂ
ଵିଶ୍ଵକାରଣଂ ଵିଘ୍ନଵାରଣମ୍ ।
ପୁରା କୁମ୍ଭ ସମ୍ଭଵ ମୁନିଵର
ପ୍ରପୂଜିତଂ ତ୍ରିକୋଣ ମଧ୍ଯଗତଂ
ମୁରାରି ପ୍ରମୁଖାଦ୍ଯୁପାସିତଂ
ମୂଲାଧାର କ୍ଷେତ୍ରସ୍ଥିତମ୍ ।
ପରାଦି ଚତ୍ଵାରି ଵାଗାତ୍ମକଂ
ପ୍ରଣଵ ସ୍ଵରୂପ ଵକ୍ରତୁଣ୍ଡଂ
ନିରନ୍ତରଂ ନିଖିଲ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରଖଣ୍ଡଂ
ନିଜଵାମକର ଵିଦ୍ରୁତେକ୍ଷୁଖଣ୍ଡମ୍ ।
କରାମ୍ବୁଜ ପାଶ ବୀଜାପୂରଂ
କଲୁଷଵିଦୂରଂ ଭୂତାକାରଂ
ହରାଦି ଗୁରୁଗୁହ ତୋଷିତ ବିମ୍ବଂ
ହଂସଧ୍ଵନି ଭୂଷିତ ହେରମ୍ବମ୍ ।
- ରାଗମ୍ (rāgam)the raga
- ହଂସଧ୍ଵନି (haṃsadhvani)Hamsadhvani
- ଵାତାପି (vātāpi)of Vatapi
- ଗଣପତିମ୍ (gaṇapatim)Ganapati
- ଭଜେ (bhaje)I worship
- ଅହମ୍ (aham)I
- ଵାରଣାସ୍ଯମ୍ (vāraṇāsyam)the elephant-faced
- ଵରପ୍ରଦମ୍ (varapradam)the giver of boons
- ଶ୍ରୀ (śrī)the auspicious
- ଭୂତାଦିସଂସେଵିତଚରଣମ୍ (bhūtādisaṃsevitacaraṇam)whose feet the bhutas and their kind serve
- ଭୂତଭୌତିକପ୍ରପଞ୍ଚଭରଣମ୍ (bhūtabhautikaprapañcabharaṇam)who carries the world of elements and what is made from them
- ଵୀତରାଗିଣମ୍ (vītarāgiṇam)whom passion has left
- ଵିନୁତଯୋଗିନମ୍ (vinutayoginam)praised by yogis
- ଵିଶ୍ଵକାରଣମ୍ (viśvakāraṇam)the cause of the universe
- ଵିଘ୍ନଵାରଣମ୍ (vighnavāraṇam)who wards obstacles off
- ପୁରା (purā)long ago
- କୁମ୍ଭସମ୍ଭଵମୁନିଵରପ୍ରପୂଜିତମ୍ (kumbhasambhavamunivaraprapūjitam)worshipped by the best of sages, the one born from a pot
- ତ୍ରିକୋଣମଧ୍ଯଗତମ୍ (trikoṇamadhyagatam)standing at the centre of the triangle
- ମୁରାରିପ୍ରମୁଖାଦ୍ଯୁପାସିତମ୍ (murāripramukhādyupāsitam)served by Murari and the chief gods
- ମୂଲାଧାରକ୍ଷେତ୍ରସ୍ଥିତମ୍ (mūlādhārakṣetrasthitam)seated in the ground of the muladhara
- ପରାଦିଚତ୍ଵାରିଵାଗାତ୍ମକମ୍ (parādicatvārivāgātmakam)the self of the four kinds of speech that begin with para
- ପ୍ରଣଵସ୍ଵରୂପଵକ୍ରତୁଣ୍ଡମ୍ (praṇavasvarūpavakratuṇḍam)whose curving trunk is the very shape of Om
- ନିରନ୍ତରମ୍ (nirantaram)unbroken
- ନିଖିଲଚନ୍ଦ୍ରଖଣ୍ଡମ୍ (nikhilacandrakhaṇḍam)on whom the moon lies whole
- ନିଜଵାମକରଵିଦ୍ରୁତେକ୍ଷୁଖଣ୍ଡମ୍ (nijavāmakaravidrutekṣukhaṇḍam)with a piece of sugar cane in his own left hand
- କରାମ୍ବୁଜପାଶବୀଜାପୂରମ୍ (karāmbujapāśabījāpūram)whose lotus hands hold the noose and the citron
- କଲୁଷଵିଦୂରମ୍ (kaluṣavidūram)far from anything stained
- ଭୂତାକାରମ୍ (bhūtākāram)whose form is the elements
- ହରାଦିଗୁରୁଗୁହତୋଷିତବିମ୍ବମ୍ (harādiguruguhatoṣitabimbam)whose image gave joy to Hara and to Guruguha
- ହଂସଧ୍ଵନିଭୂଷିତହେରମ୍ବମ୍ (haṃsadhvanibhūṣitaherambam)Heramba, wearing Hamsadhvani for an ornament
anvaya ରାଗମ୍ ହଂସଧ୍ଵନି ଅହମ୍ ଵାତାପି ଗଣପତିମ୍ ଵାରଣାସ୍ଯମ୍ ଵରପ୍ରଦମ୍ ଶ୍ରୀ ଭଜେ ଭୂତାଦିସଂସେଵିତଚରଣମ୍ ଭୂତଭୌତିକପ୍ରପଞ୍ଚଭରଣମ୍ ଵୀତରାଗିଣମ୍ ଵିନୁତଯୋଗିନମ୍ ଵିଶ୍ଵକାରଣମ୍ ଵିଘ୍ନଵାରଣମ୍ ପୁରା କୁମ୍ଭସମ୍ଭଵମୁନିଵରପ୍ରପୂଜିତମ୍ ତ୍ରିକୋଣମଧ୍ଯଗତମ୍ ମୁରାରିପ୍ରମୁଖାଦ୍ଯୁପାସିତମ୍ ମୂଲାଧାରକ୍ଷେତ୍ରସ୍ଥିତମ୍ ପରାଦିଚତ୍ଵାରିଵାଗାତ୍ମକମ୍ ପ୍ରଣଵସ୍ଵରୂପଵକ୍ରତୁଣ୍ଡମ୍ ନିରନ୍ତରମ୍ ନିଖିଲଚନ୍ଦ୍ରଖଣ୍ଡମ୍ ନିଜଵାମକରଵିଦ୍ରୁତେକ୍ଷୁଖଣ୍ଡମ୍ କରାମ୍ବୁଜପାଶବୀଜାପୂରମ୍ କଲୁଷଵିଦୂରମ୍ ଭୂତାକାରମ୍ ହରାଦିଗୁରୁଗୁହତୋଷିତବିମ୍ବମ୍ ହଂସଧ୍ଵନିଭୂଷିତହେରମ୍ବମ୍
chandas Prose, set to the kriti form
ଵାତାପି of Vatapi — Vatapi is Badami in Karnataka. Its Ganapati image was carried south after the Pallava king took the town, and is worshipped at Tiruchenkattankudi in Tamil Nadu.
କୁମ୍ଭସମ୍ଭଵ born from a pot — Agastya, who was born in a water pot. The name fits the story that the image came south, since Agastya is the sage of the south.
ଗୁରୁଗୁହ Guruguha — A name of Subrahmanya and the signature of Muthuswami Dikshitar, who put it in every song he composed.
ହଂସଧ୍ଵନି Hamsadhvani — The raga of the song, named in its last line. Dikshitar liked to fold the raga name into the words themselves.
ପରାଦିଚତ୍ଵାରି the four kinds of speech that begin with para — Para, pashyanti, madhyama and vaikhari: speech as it is before it stirs, as it is seen, as it is thought, and as it is spoken.
ମୂଲାଧାର the muladhara — The first of the centres in the body, at the base of the spine, which is Ganapati's place.
note Muthuswami Dikshitar composed this in Sanskrit for a Tamil shrine, and the raga name in the last line is his signature as much as Guruguha is. The line at the head gives the raga and its notes rather than any words to be sung. ଵାରଣାଶ୍ଯଂ is printed for ଵାରଣାସ୍ଯଂ, elephant-faced.