bAla gaNapati pAhimAm

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laya2
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bAla gaNapati pAhimAm

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Hi

Can somebody please help me with the word to word meaning of the song "Bala ganapati Pahimam" by Dr. Rukmini Ramani.

thank you.

Lakshman
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Re: bAla gaNapati pAhimAm

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bAla gaNapati pAhimAm. rAgA: valaji. cApu tALA. Rukmini Ramani.

P: bAla gaNapati pAhimAm paramEshvara Ishvari priyakara shrIkara
A: shIla guruguha sahOdara karuNAlavAla sakalAkarSaNa
C: mOdaka priyakara mUSika vAhana bAdhaka nAshana pApa vimOcana
shIta kaLaba kastUri tilaka pItAmbarayuta bhavabhaya haraNA

laya2
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Re: bAla gaNapati pAhimAm

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Thank you Mr. Lakshman.

Can you please let me know the word to word meaning of this song.

rshankar
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Re: bAla gaNapati pAhimAm

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Here’s an attempt:

pallavi
bAla = young
gaNapati = Ganesha
pAhi = protect
mAm = me
paramESvara = Siva
ISvari = pArvati
priyakara = (one who) loves
SrIkara = creator of auspiciousness

Oh young gaNapati, creator of auspiciousness, who loves Siva and pArvati, please protect me!

anupallavi
SIla = principled one/one with integrity
guruguha = skanda/muruga/kArtikEya/shaNmukha
sahOdara = brother of
karunA = compassion
AlavAla = repository of
sakala = everything/everyone
AkarshaNa = attracting

The principled brother of kArtikEya, the repository of compassion, who attracts everyone, (please protect me....)

caraNa
modaka = sweetmeat
priyakara = one who loves
mUSika = bandicoot
vAhana = vehicle
bAdhaka = obstacles
nASana = destroyer
pApa = sins
vimOcana = relief from/deliverance from
SIta = cool
kalabha = elephant calf
kastUri = musk
tilaka = marked forehead
pIta ambara = yellow/golden garments
yuta = with
bhava = worldly
bhaya = fear (of)
haraNa = remover of/destroyer of

One who loves sweet meats, who rides a bandicoot as his vehicle, destroyer of obstacles, granter of relief from sins, young and cool elephant with a kastUri tilak, wearing yellow garments, the destroyer of worldly fears (please protect me....)

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