Hastivadanaya Navaroj krithi on which temple Ganesha deity?

[HarishankarK]

Namastey

I want to know Hastivadanaya Navaroj krithi of Dikshithar is on which temple Ganesha deity? Is it Thiruvarur Tyagaraja swami temple Ganesha - that one is Sri Maha Ganapathi Ravathumaam, isn't it? Which temple is Hasthivadanaya?

[ajaysimha]

hello Harishankar,

sri muthuswami dikshitar has composed 16 krithis on 16 forms of ganesha which are commonly grouped as
Shodasa Ganapati krithis.
(note: dikshitar has composed some more krithis on ganesha apart from these 16)
01 Mahaganapatim-Natai-Caturashra Ekam
02 Sri Maha Ganapati-Gowla-MisraChapu
03 Ganarajena-Arabhi-Misra Chapu
04 Lambodaraya-Varali-Khanda Chapu
05 Sri Mooladhara-Sri-Adi
06 Vatapi-Hamsadhwani-Adi
07 Siddhi Vinayakam-Shanmughapriya-Rupakam
08 Herambaya-Atana-Rupakam
09 Pancha Matanga-Malahari-Rupakam
10 Vallabha Nayakasya-Begada-Rupakam
11 Maha Ganapati-Nata Narayani-Adi
12 Gajananayutam-Chakravakam-Rupakam
13 Ekadantam-Bilahari-Misra Chapu
14 Maha Ganapatim-Todi-Rupakam
15 Hasti Vadanaya-Navaroj-Misra Chapu
16 Ganesa Kumara Pahi-Senchuruti-Chaturasra Ekam

and the Tiruvarur temple also houses the 16 forms of the ganapathi in the temple corridors or in small shrines.

people believe that all these 16 kriths of dikshitar are the description of 16 ganesha idols at Tiruvarur temple.
(i have also heard T S balakrishna sastrigal saying the same in one of his harikathas on ganesha)

also there is a second thought on the same where some people believe only some among the group of 16 can be attributed to Tiruvarur temple and rest are difficult to identify.
(because of iconography and nomenclature of ganesha idols given in the krithi description doesn't seem like Tiruvarur)

and finally,
in krithis like Uchchishta Ganapatau, Pancha Matanga, Sri Maha Ganapati, Vatapi Ganapatim ,Sri Muladhara the Tiruvarur kshetra is mentiond explicitly.
However, the songs Vatapi Ganapatim, Maha Ganapatim, Maha Ganapate, Vallabha Nayakasya and Hasti Vadanaya are also usually attributed to Tiruvarur.

[ajaysimha]

and finally i got a very useful list compiled by Dr. P. P. Narayanaswami,

which has all the 27 krithis on lord ganesha by dikshitar with the temple locations

mahAgaNapatim manasA smarAmi-nATTai-tiruvArUr
mahA gaNapatE pAlaya-naTanArAyaNi-tiruvArUr
vAtApi gaNapatiM bhajEham-hamsadhvani-tiruvArUr
siddhivinAyakam-cAmaram-tiruvArUr
shrI mUlAdhAra cakra vinAyaka-shrI-tiruvArUr
pancamAtanga mukha gaNapatinA-malahari-tiruvArUr
shrI mahAgaNapatiravatu maM-gauLa-tiruvArUr
vallabha nAyakasya-begaDa-tiruvArUr
vinAyaka vighnanAshaka-vEgavAhini-kAnci
kari kaLabhamukham-sAvEri-mAyAvaram
shrI gaNeshAtparam-ArdradEshi-vaidIsvaran kOvil
gajAnanayutam-vEgavAhini-tirucci
Ekadantam bhajEham-bilahari-madurai-banks of vEgavati river
shri gaNanAtham bhajarE-IshamanOhari-location unknown
mahAgaNapatiM vandE-tODi-tiruvArUr
ucciSTha gaNapatau-kAshirAmakriya-tiruvArUr
shakti sahita gaNapatim-shankarAbharaNam-noTTu svaram-tiruvArUr
hErambAya-athANa-tiruvArUr
gaNEsha kumAra-junjhUThi-tiruvArUr
gaNarAjEna-Arabhi-tiruvArUr
gaNanAyakam-rudrapriya-tiruvArUr
hastivadanAya-navarOj-tiruvArUr
vighnEshvaram-malahari-tiruvArUr
lambOdarAya-varALi-tirunelvEli
shvEta gaNapatim-rAgacUDAmaNi-tiruvAlamchuzhi
rakta gaNapatim-mOhanam-kEraLa, tiruvanantapuram?
vAmAnkasthitAyA vallabhAya-athANA-location unknown

[kmrasika]

Just a two cents: read somewhere that there is also a varṇa attributed to muttusvāmi dīkṣitar to this diety in the rāga śaṅkarābharaṇa, with the starting lines, "gajānanāya namastē.."

[Lakshman]

I thought it was attributed to Ambi Dikshitar.

gajAnanAya namastE. rAgA: ShankarAbharaNam. rUpaka tALA. Ambi Dikshitar.

P: gajAnanAya namastE gaurI kumAraya namastE
A: ajEndrAdyamarAdi nutAya Agama siddhAnta pratipAdita varAya
C: guruguha pUjita sumukhAya

[ajaysimha]

Just a two cents: read somewhere that there is also a varṇa attributed to muttusvāmi dīkṣitar to this diety in the rāga śaṅkarābharaṇa, with the starting lines, "gajānanāya namastē.."

http://www.ibiblio.org/guruguha/mdeng.pdf
here in this link its being attributed to muttuswami dikshithar

[HarishankarK]

Excellent information
Thank you ajaysimha

[Lakshman]

There is an interesting discussion about gajAnanAya namastE here:
viewtopic.php?t=89&start=125

[ajaysimha]

came to know many things, thanks for sharing the link @Lakshmanji