Ganesa Vandhana=Ganesaya
Deemahi
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
( This song is an extremely popular Bhajan on Ganesa . I
got the lyrics for the song from
You can hear it
sung by Shankar Mahadevan in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8ezdkxrx0c and several
other urls example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOSTs0oIgvM
, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKPlZLxx8ks
, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_Xo3guqtPk and so on . You can hear it as a remix again
by Shankar Mahadevan in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDwh8_sH93Q
Many attempts have
been made to translate this great song.
Some examples are http://varunlyrics.blogspot.in/2011/09/ganesh-dheemahi-with-meaning.html
, http://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10404 and http://ganeshkudas.blogspot.in/2011/05/ganesh-vandana.html .I have consulted all of them and my
thanks to all of them.)
1.Gana nayakaya , Gana daivathaya, Ganadhyakshaya deemahi
Guna sareeraaya guna mandthithaya gunesanaya Deemahi
Gunatheethaaya gunaadhisaaya Guna pravishtaya Deemahi
Yeka Danthaya Vakra thundaya Gowri thanayaya Deemahi,
Gajesanaaya, Phala chandraya Sri Ganesaya Deemahi,
Yeka Danthaya Vakra thundaya Gowri thanayaya Deemahi,
Gajesanaaya, Phala chandraya Sri Ganesaya Deemahi,
1 .I meditate on
the chief of the Gana, who is the God of
Ganas and one who presides over Ganas,
I meditate on the
personification of good , one becomes
happy with good character and one who is lord of good conduct,
I meditate on the one who is beyond qualities, One makes
us wonder with good qualities and one in
whom good resides,
I meditate on one with one tusk, The one who is a curved tusk
and one who is son of Parvathi,
I meditate on the God of elephants, one who wears moon on
his forehead and one who is the God of Ganas
I meditate on one
with one tusk, The one who is a curved tusk and one who is son of Parvathi,
I meditate on the God of elephants, one who wears moon on
his forehead and one who is the God of Ganas
2.Gana chathuraya, Gana praanaya, Gaanantharathmane,
Ganothsukhaya, Ghana
mathaya Ghanonnatha sukha manase
Guru poojithaya , Guru daivathaya, gurukulasthayine,
Guru vikramaya,
guyya pravaraaya, Guna guruve,
Guru daithyakalachethare, Guru dharma sadaaradhyaya,
Guru puthra parithaathre Guru paakhand khandakaya,
Gita saaraya, Gita thathwaaaya, Geetha stothraya DEmmahii,
Guda gulphaya gandha mathaya gojayapradhaya deemahi,
Gunatheethaaya gunaadhisaaya Guna pravishtaya Deemahi
Yeka Danthaya Vakra thundaya Gowri thanayaya Deemahi,
Gajesanaaya, Phala v chandraya Sri Ganesaya Deemahi,
Yeka Danthaya Vakra thundaya Gowri thanayaya Deemahi,
Gajesanaaya, Phala v chandraya Sri Ganesaya Deemahi,
2,Ganesa is an expert in music. loves music , and is
the soul of music,
Ganesa is excited
by music ,
gets intoxicated with music , has a
mind which longs to hear music,
Ganesa is
worshipped by Gurus, is the God who is Guru
and who protects the Gurus,
Ganesa makes
Gurus courageous, is the one to whom Guru carries his offerings to the fire , and
Teacher of good virtue,
Ganesa
destroys the Rakshasa enemies of
Guru and worshipped by the Dharma
of Gurus,
Ganesa protects
the children of Guru, and is the one who makes them
kill impious and impure persons ,
Ganesa is the
essence of Gita, is the philosophy of Gita and is praised by Gita and I meditate on
him,
Gansa has rounded ankles,
is essence of perfumes and is one who grants control of senses, I
meditate on him,
Ganesa is beyong
conduct, has wonderful qualities and is inent on good conduct, I meditate on him,
I meditate on the one who is beyond qualities, One makes
us wonder with good qualities and one in
whom good resides,
I meditate on one
with one tusk, The one who is a curved tusk and one who is son of Parvathi,
I meditate on the God of elephants, one who wears moon on
his forehead and one who is the God of Ganas
I meditate on one
with one tusk, The one who is a curved tusk and one who is son of Parvathi,
I meditate on the God of elephants, one who wears moon on
his forehead and one who is the God of Ganas
3.Gandharv rajaya , gandhaaya , gandharv gana sravana pranaime,
Gaadaa
anuraagaayas grandhaaya geethaaya, grandartha thanmaye,
Gureeli gunavathe
ganapathaaya,
Grantha geethaaya, grandha geyaaya grandh tharathmane.
Geetha leenaaya Geethasrayaya.
Gita vadaya pathaye
dhyewya charithaaya gaaya gavaraaya,
Gandharv pari krupeGaayaakaadhin vigrahaya Gangajal
pranayavathe ,
Gowri
sandhabdhanaaya, Gowri hrudayaanandhaaya,
Gowra bhanu suthaya Gowri ganeswaraya,
Gowri pranayaya, gowri pravanaaa gowra bhaavaaya
Dheemahi,
Gosahasathrayaya govardhanaya gopa h gopaaya dheemahi,
Gunatheethaaya, gunaadhisayaya guna pravishtaya dheemahi
Yeka Danthaya Vakra thundaya Gowri thanayaya Deemahi,
Gajesanaaya, Phala v chandraya Sri Ganesaya Deemahi,
Yeka Danthaya Vakra thundaya Gowri thanayaya Deemahi,
Gajesanaaya, Phala v chandraya Sri Ganesaya Deemahi,
3.Ganesa is the king of
musicians, who smells like sandal paste and likes to
hear songs of Gandharwas,
Ganesa deeply likes
divine books and knows the
philosophy of music and is identified with divine books,
Ganesa is a one of
good conduct as per Guru and is the chief of Ganas
Ganesa is sung by
Gita , sings Sasthras, and is like the
star like soul of Sasthras,
Ganesa leans
towards singing and depends on singing
Ganesa is the master
of music and musical instruments,
whose story should be studied and is an expert in singing,
Ganesa who grants
his grace on Gandharwas, is the God who
is being sung about and likes the
water of Ganges,
Ganesa is the son of Gauri who shined like sun, is the master of Ganas who are
followers of Gauri,
Ganesa is the
loved one of Gauri, has the habit of being near her and isfair and attractive, I meditate on him,
I meditate on one
who is Krishna followed by thousands of
cows, who lifted Govardhana and was one
of the cowherd lads,
I meditate on the one who is beyond qualities, One makes
us wonder with good qualities and one in
whom good resides,
I meditate on one
with one tusk, The one who is a curved tusk and one who is son of Parvathi,
I meditate on the God of elephants, one who wears moon on
his forehead and one who is the God of Ganas
I meditate on one
with one tusk, The one who is a curved tusk and one who is son of Parvathi,
I meditate on the God of elephants, one who wears moon on
his forehead and one who is the God of Ganas
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