The meaning of sloka on Lord Ganesh " Devendra Mauli Mandara

avnipriya · Post by **avnipriya** » 24 Jan 2009, 22:20

The Sloka on Lord Ganesh

dEvEndra mauli mandAra makaranda kaNAruNAH
vighnam harantu hEramba charaNAmbujarE namaH
Ekadantam mahAkAyam lambOdara gajAnanam
vighnanAshakaram dEvam hErambam praNamAmyaham

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keerthi · Post by **keerthi** » 24 Jan 2009, 23:16

dEvEndra - Indra{king of gods}; mauli - crown;mandAra - a celestial flower; makaranda - nectar/pollen; kaNa- drops/particles aruNAH - reddened.
vighnam - hurdles/obstacles; harantu - remove; hEramba - ganesha; charaNAmbuja - lotus-feet
rEnaVaH - dust[note the correction in the last word]

may the dust of Heramba's lotus feet remove obstacles; which is reddened by the pollen from the divine flowers in the chaplets of the gods.

This is a typical verse of the classic style. what it basically means is that even Devendra etc. fall at Ganesha's feet regularly, and the dust of his feet is largely contributed to by the pollen of the flowers in indra's crown.
Mandara is one of the celestial wish-fulfilling trees.

avnipriya · Post by **avnipriya** » 24 Jan 2009, 23:32

Thank a lot, keerthi.

*charaNambujarEnavaH

avnipriya · Post by **avnipriya** » 04 Feb 2009, 00:31

I hear this sloka from Kuchipudi Song
but the song says " charanambujare namaha "
that's the same meaning ?

some versions : charanambujarenavaha, I'm confused with using this phrase.