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srI mahaagaNapathE
raagam: aabhOgi

22 karaharapriya janya
Aa: S R2 G2 M1 D2 S
Av: S D2 M1 G2 R2 S

taaLam: jhampa
Composer: N.S. Ramachandran
Language: Sanskrit

pallavi

shrI mahA gaNapatE shrI vallabhApatE

anupallavi

sAma kIrtanarata suranuta namOstutE

caraNam

tAmarasa daLa nEtra tAmasa timira mitra
nAma mahitAnanda nigama nIradhi candra
tvAm amOghaphaladAyaka sadA hrdi bhajE
hEma maNi vibhUSaNa kOmaLa naLina caraNa
sAmajanana varAnana rAmacandra sharaNa

Meaning:

pallavi

shrI mahA gaNapatE - O Mahaganapati !
shrI vallabhApatE - O lord of Vallabha !

anupallavi

sAma kIrtana rata - O one who enjoys Samaveda singing!
suranuta - O One extolled by the Devas !
namOstutE - Salutations to you.

caraNam

tAmarasa daLa nEtra - O one whose eyes are like lotus-petals !
tAmasa timira mitra - O Sun to the darkness called tamo-guna (inertia, ignorance) !
nAma mahitAnanda - O one who is pleased with praise of his names !
nigama nIradhi candra - O moon born from the ocean called Vedas!
amOgha phaladAyaka- O giver of never-failing results !
tvAm sadA hrdi bhajE - I always salute you in my heart.
hEma maNi vibhUSaNa - O one adorned with gold and gems !
kOmaLa naLina caraNa- O one with tender lotus-like feet !
sAmajanana varAnana - O one with an excellent elephant face !
rAmacandra sharaNa - O refuge of Ramachandra !

Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Corrections and meaning contributed by Rajani Arjun Shankar.