Ganesa Swapa Geetham

Ganesa Swapa Geetham

(The song  for retiring  addressed to Ganesa)

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

( This song of eight verses is sung at night before  closing of the doors of   the temple of Ganesa, It requests him to sleep  sweetly.)

1.Kailasa Shikara varekaarthaswara  kalithe,

Kalyana  nava sadane  kalabhamukha, seshva sukham,

Oh Lord who lives on top of Kailasa, who is blessed with immeasurable  gold,

Oh God with elephant face  who lives in the  new auspicious home , sleep pleasantly.

2.AAmodha varthi yuthe  Abhirama chithra chithe  ,

Aananda  nilayavare  Hasthimukha , Seshva sukham.

Oh God who is  in joyful mood , , who is the attractive bright heap,

Oh elephant faced one   who is the  home of happiness, sleep pleasantly.

3.Manche  manikalithe  mrudu lopa  dhaana yuthe,

Mandara  suma sayane   madana sama seshva sukham.

Oh God who sleeps on gem studded bed,

Who is   strong    and one who gives charity,

Oh God who lies down on the bed of Mandhara  flowers ,

Oh God who is equal to the God of love , Sleep pleasantly.

4.Kalaagarudhoopa yuthe,  karpoora dheepa grahe,

Kanthayalingathayaa  karivadana, Seshva sukham.

Oh God who is the son of Lord Shiva and is with a deadly snake,

In the house   shining in the light  of Camphor,

Oh elephant faced god hugged  by his wife , Sleep pleasantly.

5,.Bukthwaa madhra phalam Modhaka sathena yutham,

Peethwaa  cha  dugdham idham bhuvanesa , Seshwa sukham

Eating sweet   fruits  along with one hundred modhakas,

And drinking    milk , oh Lord of the universe, sleep pleasantly.

6.Kundalani gooda thate  konathrithayena yuthe  ,

Moole kamala dale  mangaladha , Seshwa sukham.

Oh God who is in the  place of three angles in the path of Kundalani,

And who auspiciously occupies his own petal of lotus , Sleep pleasantly.

7.Saharara  thama rase  satha chandra  kanthiyuthe,

Sri neela  alolitha ratha Shiva thanaya ,  Seshwa sukham.

Oh Lord  who shines like one hun dred moons on the thousand petalled  lotus flower,

Oh Son of Lord Shiva    who  has   the blue  moving Charriot  , Sleep pleasantly.

8.Rakendu soudha vare  Omkara manchathale  ,

Hreemkara devathayaa  danthi mukha  , Seshwa sukham.

Oh God who lies on the cot of Om  in the house of full moon,

And  who is the God of Hreem with an elephant face , sleep pleasantly.