Please help : Ganesha's shloka ?

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avnipriya
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Please help : Ganesha's shloka ?

Post by avnipriya »

:namaste: It's me agian.
I came across this verse and not sure about it to be of Ganesha or not.
Please help, thank you. Avni

vighnapAMsumavadhUya vAyuvadbhaktahRdgaganadIptidAyinam |
viSphuratkalabhavaktravigrahaM vishvanAthamanishaM bhajAmahe ||

Rajani
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Re: Please help : Ganesha's shloka ?

Post by Rajani »

Hi. This is on Ganesha as it says "kalabha vaktram" (elephant-faced).

Rsachi
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Re: Please help : Ganesha's shloka ?

Post by Rsachi »

I can't vouch for the accuracy of the transliteration but I can guess the drift to be:
The one who destroys impediments and dangers,
The one who shines in mind's firmament like the wind God,
The one whose elephant face shines brilliantly,
The one who lords over the world and has no higher God than himself- I worship.

keerthi
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vighna-pAMsuM avadhUya vAyuvad bhakta-hRd-gagana-dIpti-dAyinam |
viSphurat-kalabha-vaktra-vigrahaM vishvanAthaM anishaM bhajAmahe ||

We always worship the lord of the universe, whose appearance is resplendent with an elephants face; who illuminates the skies that are his bhaktas' hearts; and who clears hurdles like the wind blows away dust*.

vighna-pAMsuM - the dust that is hurdles/obstacles
avadhUya - having blown away/ wiped clean; [actually washed away]
vAyu-vat - like the wind;
bhakta-
hRd-gagana- the heart-sky - daharAkAsha
dIpti-dAyinam - one who brightens
viSphurat- shining
kalabha-vaktra- elephant-faced
vigrahaM - form

vishvanAthaM - Lord of the Universe
anishaM - always
bhajAmahe - we worship


* the use of pAmsu is special since it means dust as well as sin.

avnipriya
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Re: Please help : Ganesha's shloka ?

Post by avnipriya »

Thank you Keerthi !
You clear the clouds of my doubt too.

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