mahaa gaNapatE namOstutE
raagam: mOhanam

28 harikaambhOji janya
Aa: S R2 G3 P D2 S
Av: S D2 P G3 R2 S

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mahA gaNapatE namOstutE
mAtang meeha* namOstutE
girija nandana namOstutE
pArvati bAlaka namOstutE
OmkArEswara namOstutE
jaya vajayee bhava namOstutE
namOstutE namOstutE

Meaning: by Jayaram Suryanarayana

mahA gaNapatE namOstutE
Padaccheda
MahA=”Great”
gaNapatE =” King of the Masses(Ganesh)”
namOstutE =”Salutations to you”
Artha
“Salutations to you , King of the Masses(Ganesh)”

mAtang meeha namOstutE
Padaccheda
mAtang =”Elephant”
meeha*=”In the present world”
namOstutE =”Salutations to you”
Artha
“Salutations Unto you , the Elephant in the present world”
--Note: Elephant is knowing for making its own path and removing obstacles. This facet of the elephant is being associated with Ganesha. The use of “present world” indicates the immediacy of bestowing boons….the sincere one neednt have to wait for long to receive Ganesh’s blessings
*Perhaps “Mukha” meaning “face” the Artha would be:”Salutations unto you, the Elephant Faced one”

giriju nandana namOstutE
Padaccheda
Girijua=”Daughter of the Mountains (Parvati)”
nandana =”Son of”
namOstutE =”Salutations to you”
Artha
“Salutations to you , Oh Son of the Daughter of the Mountains”

pArvati bAlaka namOstutE
Padaccheda
pArvati =”The Lady who Helps one transmigrate”
bAlaka =”Son of”
namOstutE =”Salutations to you”
Artha
“Salutations to you, oh Son of the Lady who helps everyone Transmigrate”

OmkArEswara namOstutE
Padaccheda
OmkArEswara =”The King of the OMkara, the one who has realised OMkara”
namOstutE =”Salutations to you”
Artha
“Salutations to you , oh King of the OMkara”

jaya vajayee bhava namOstutE
jaya vajayee =”Especially Victorious”
bhava =”Be”
namOstutE =”Salutations to you”
Artha
“Salutions to you , may you be especially victorious (in removing obstacles from our path of Bhakti)”

namOstutE namOstutE
Padaccheda
namOstutE =”Salutations to you”
namOstutE =”Salutations to you”
Artha
“Salutations to you , (a thousand) Salutations to you.”

Other information: * - perhaps mukha