Meaning of gaNapati tALam

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Lakshman
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Meaning of gaNapati tALam

Post by Lakshman »

A request has come for the following verse. Would appreciate getting the meaning. Thanks.

vikatOtkata sundara dantimukham bhujagEndra susarpajatA varaNam
gajanIla gajaEdra ganAdhipatim praNatOsmi vinayaka hastimukam
surasura gaNapati suundara-kEsham rSi rSi gaNapati yagnya-samAnam
bhavabhava gaNapati padma sharIram jaya jaya ganapati divya namastE
gajamukha vaktram girijA putram gaNa-guNa mitram gaNapatimiha priyam
kara dhrta parasham-kankaNa pANim kapalita padmarucim
sura pati vandyam sundara nrttam suracita maNimakuTam
praNamada dEham prakaTita tALam shaDgiri dattat-tALamidam
lambOdara-vara kunjara mukhakara kumkuma varNa-dharam
shvEta shrngam mOdaka hastam prIsthita phalasaphalam
nayanatraya vara nAga vibhUSita nAnA gaNapati tam
tat sannayanatraya-vara nAga vibhUSita nAnA gaNapati tam
dhavaLita jaladhara dhavaLita candram phaNi-maNi kiraNa vibhUSita khaDgam
taNu-taNu vishaghara shUla kapAlam hara hara shiva suta gaNapatirm abhayam
dhavaLita jaladhara dhavaLita candram phaNi-maNi kiraNa vibhUSita khaDgam
tanu-tanu viSakara shUla kapAlam hara hara shiva shiva gaNapatim abhayam
kaTa-kaTa vigaLita mata jala jaladhita gaNapati vAdyamidam
kaTa-kaTa vigaLita mata jala jaladhita gaNapati vAdyamidam
shiva suta gaNapati vAdyamidam tat tat gaNapati vAdyamidam
dhit-tagita dhit-tagita dhita-tagita tattO pramata gaNa-kula kacita shObhanam shObhitam
dhit-tagita dhit-tagita dhita-tagita tattO satula bhuja sarasija vishAkakam poSaNam
taga-tagita taga-tagita taga-tagita tattO phaNa-saphala kadaliphala mOdanam mOdakam
dhit-tagita dhit-tagita dhita-tagita tattO pramada guru shiva-tanaya gaNapati tALanam

radhavchary
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Re: Meaning of gaNapati tALam

Post by radhavchary »

Namaste! I was looking for the meaning of the same and landed here. Realized a couple of lines are missing in between. So added the version I wrote. It will be very helpful if a person who knows about this give us more insight in to this beautiful chant. I would like to know to which Veda or Upanishad these chat belongs to? When is this supposed to be recited? I can only imagine with my small brain how beautifully Shodasa Ganapthi will be dancing joyfully with his many arms upon hearing this devotional chant. I can't wait to hear more about this.

I'm also providing a link chanted by Dr.R. Thiyagarajan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMjKB8vqEzE



Om tatpurushaya vidmahe
Vakratundaya dhimahi
Tanno danthi: prachodayat

Vikatot katasun daradam dimukam
bhujagaindrasusat pagata varanam
Gajanilagajaindragana dhipatim
pranatosmi vinayaka hastimukam

Sura suraGanapati sundara-kesham
rishi rishi Ganapati yagnya-samanam
Bhava bhavaGanapati padmashariram
jaya jaya Ganapati divya Namaste

Gajamuka vaktram
girija putram
gana-guna mitram
Ganapati misha priyam

Kara dhrita parashum
kan gana panim
kapalita padmaruchim

Sura pati vandiyam
sundara nrittam
surachita manimakutam

Pranamata deham
prakatita talam
shag-gira talamidam
tat tat shag-gira talamidam
tat tat shag-gira talamidam

Lambodara-vara kunjaa sura-krita kun-guma varn-na-dharam
Shwetasha sringam modaka hastam preevisa panasaphalam

Naya-naktraya-vara nagavibhushita
nam nam ganapati tam Tat tan
naya-nak traya-vara nagavibhushita
na na ganapati tam Tat tan
na na ganapati tam, Tat tan
na na ganapati tam

Dhavalita jala-dhara dhavalita candram,
phani-mani Kiranavibhushita khatgam
Tanu-tanu vishaghara shulakapalam
hara hara shiva shiva ganapatim abhayam

Dhavalita jala-dhara dhavalitacandram,
pani-wani Tirana vibhushita khatgam
Tanu-tanuvishaghara shulakapalam
hara hara shiva shiva ganapatim abhayam

Kata-katavigalita mata jala jala dhita ganapati vadyamidam
Kata-kata vigalita mata jalajala dhita ganapati vadyamidam
tat tat Ganapati vadyamidam,
Tat tat ganapati vadyamidam


takka dhinnam tariku tarijanaku kukuthathi
kukuthakita ding dingu diguna kuguthadhi

tattajam jamtaritha ,tajam jamtaritha
takatajam jamtaritha ,tajam jamtaritha
tari tanata tana jhonuta jhonu dhimitha
kitathatharikitathom
, thakita kitathakatharikitathom
, thakita kitathakatharikitathom
tam..


Taka-takita taka-takita taka-takita tat tom
Sasikalitha Sasikalitha Moulinam Soolinam

Taka-takita taka-takita taka-takita tat tom
vimala shubha kamala jala padhukam paNinam

Dhit-tagita dhit-tagita dhita-tagita tat tom
Pramacha gana-guna kachita shobhanam shobhitam

Dhit-tagita dhit-tagita dhita-tagita tat tom
mrithula bhuja sara-sija vishalakam poshanam

Taga-tagita taga-tagita taga-tagita tat tom
Pana-safala kadalipala modanam modakam

Dhit-tagita dhit-tagita dhita-tagita tat tom
Pramata guru shiva-tanaya Ganapati talanam
Ganapati talanam Ganapati talanam

Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha

keeths
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Re: Meaning of gaNapati tALam

Post by keeths »

Hello rasikas

Can anyone please post the meaning for this song? TIA!

keeths
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Joined: 11 Aug 2008, 23:02

Re: Meaning of gaNapati tALam

Post by keeths »

Anyone? Please help us understand this beautiful song!

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