Maha Ganapatim
Meera and Manu Kondapi
This is a the traditional Carnatic invocation for Lord Ganesha that is usually taught as one of the first songs learned by students of Carnatic music.
Original Script
pallavi
mahaa gaNapatim manasaa smaraami |
mahaa gaNapatim
vasishTa vaama dEvAdi vandita ||
(mahaa)
anupallavi
mahaa dEva sutam guruguha nutam |
maara kOTi prakaasham shaantam ||
mahaa kaavya naaTakaadi priyam
mooshika vaahanaa mOdhaka priyam ||
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Transliteration
Pallavi
Maha ganapatim manasa smaraami
Vashista vaama devaadi vandita
Maha....
Charanam
Maha deva sutham guruguha nutham
Maara koti prakaasam shantam
Maha Kaavya natdagaadi priyam
Mushika vaahana modaga priyam
Maha.....
Translation
I meditate on the supreme GaNapati who is worshipped by sages like VasishTha, vaamadEva and others.
He, the son of Lord MahaadEva, is adored by Guruguha and shines with the brilliance of crores of Cupids. He is the tranquil one and exults in the literary pieces like poems and dramas. He is fond of Modaka, a variety of sweet, and has a mouse for a mount.
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