meaning for praNavAkAram

[Lakshman]

Would someone be kind enough to provide the meaning for this Uttukadu song? Thanks.


praNavAkAram siddhi vinAyakam. rAgA: Arabhi. Adi tALA.

P: praNavAkAram siddhi vinAyakam prasanna smita vadanam anubhAvayE
A: gaNanAyakam nikhila bhuvana mangaLa varadAyakam
maNigaNa kiraNa nAnavidha kalpa dharaNam lOka kAraNam
C1: ati samvrta shiva gaNa sura gaNa mahatAnanda naTanam dundubi
DiNDima mridanga Damaruha rava dhrimita dhrimita sanacala caraNam
2: karuNArasa varSaNa mukha kamalam kAtyAyani phalapradam
nandakumAra laptiva sampradam atishaya lambOdara vikaTarAjam amalam

[Rajani]

Lakshman Sir, here is my attempt. Hope it helps

anubhAvayE - I meditate upon
siddhi vinAyakam - Siddhi Vinakaya,
praNavAkAram - whose form resembles the OM,
prasanna smita vadanam - and who has a happy smiling face,

gaNanAyakam - (who is) the master of the Shiva gaNas,
nikhila bhuvana mangaLa varadAyakam - who grants auspicious boons to all the worlds,
maNigaNa kiraNa nAnavidha kalpa dharaNam - the bearer of many kinds of jewels that shine with many gems,
lOka kAraNam - the cause of the universe,

ati samvrta shiva gaNa sura gaNa mahatAnanda naTanam - who dances causing great joy to the shiva gaNas and Devas surrounding Him,
dundubi diNDima mridanga Damaruha rava dhrimita dhrimita sancala caraNam - whose feet move to the beat of "dhrimita dhrimita" to the sounds of the various instruments,

karuNArasa varSaNa mukha kamalam - whose lotus-face showers mercy,
kAtyAyani phalapradam - the giver of the complete fruit of Katyayani Vrata(observed by the Gopikas),
nandakumAra labdhi-varapradam - the one who grants the wish of attaining union with Krishna,
atishaya lambOdara vikaTarAjam - the one with a terrible form and an immensely big belly,
amalam - the faultless one

Keerthi, Krishna , others - pl give your comments and additions

[rshankar]

Great Rajani - shouldn't the kAtyAyini phalapradam and nandakumAra labdhi varapradam be taken together? Didn't gaNESa help the gOpikas with the kAtyAyini vrata so that they could attain krishNa - attaining him was the phala of their vrata, right?

[Rajani]

Thanks Ravi. Yes , the 2 phrases indeed shd be taken together for the complete meaning. Vinayaka removes the obstacles to perform the Katyayani Vrata, which will result in attaining Nandakumara!

[krishnaa]

Rajani,
Very good translation.........

[Lakshman]

Thanks very much Rajani.

[Rajani]

Thanks Krishnaa

Lakshman Sir, Glad to be of help to you.