Sanskrit slokam meaning

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pramadoss
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Sanskrit slokam meaning

Post by pramadoss »

Hi!

There are a few verses rendered at the beginning of Sharanu Siddhi Vinayaka in this clip. I am having trouble with the meaning for some of the words. Help please.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuyTxACsz9w

I have written it here as best as I can....

Ekadantam Adviteeya PhaladhAyakam TrijagapAlakam

ChaturmukhAdi deva poojitham

PanchamAtangamukham

Shanmukha sahodaram

Gowri KedAranAtheshwara sukumAram

Sri Vigneshwaram smarAmi

Thank you
Priya

Rajani
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Re: Sanskrit slokam meaning

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EkadantaM advitIya phaladAyakam trijagatpAlam
caturmukhAdi dEva pUjitam
panca mAtanga mukhaM ShaNmukha sahOdaram
gaurI kEdArESvara nAtha sukumAram
SrI vighnESvaraM smarAmi

smarAmi - I think of
SrI vighnESvaraM - Ganesha,
EkadantaM - the single-tusked one,
advitIya phaladAyakam - the giver of unparalleled benefits,
trijagatpAlam - the protector of the three worlds,
caturmukhAdi dEva pUjitam- the one worshipped by gods led by the four-faced Brahma,
panca mAtanga mukhaM - the one with five elephant faces,
ShaNmukha sahOdaram - the borther of Muruga,
gaurI kEdArESvara nAtha sukumAram - the good son of Parvati and Shiva(the lord of Kedarnath).
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rshankar
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Re: Sanskrit slokam meaning

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Lovely!!

In this verse, gaNESa is described/invoked with the help of the numerals 1 through 6
1 - one tusked
2 - a pun on dvitiya to mean without equal (second)
3 - protector of the 3 worlds
4 - worshipped by all the gods lead by the 4-faced
5 - five faced
6 - brother of the 6 faced.....

I think it was Smt. Seetha N who tuned it in the lilting Hindustani kEdAr (hamvIru) in keeping with the sAhityam (gauri kEdAranAtha sukumAram)

Rajani
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Re: Sanskrit slokam meaning

Post by Rajani »

Very nice. Thank you, Ravi. I've added the missed numeral!

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