Vatapi ganapathim – Hamsadwani
I cannot believe that i have not yet written a post on this song. All time favourite……has been in my mind since I was a kid…..
The ragam is also one that I love. It is the first ragam in which I learnt aalapanai…
I also learnt this song from 2 of my teachers….with a lot of sangathis…. I also tried some kalpana swaram in this ragam….
It is kind of a love at first sight for me:)
Song: vatapi ganapathim
Ragam: Hamsadwani
Talam: Aadhi
Aa: S R2 G3 P N3 S
Av: S N3 P G3 R2 S
Composer: Muttuswaamee Dikshitar
Language: Sanskrit
parent ragam: Dheera Shankarabharanam(29th melakartha)
Lyrics:
pallavi
vaataapi gaNapatim bajEham |
vaaraNaasyam varapradam shree ||
anupallavi
bootaadi sam sEvita caraNam |
boota bowdika prapanca baraNam ||
veetaraagiNam vinata yOginam (shree) |
vishva kaaraNam vigna vaaraNam ||
(vaathapi)
caraNam
puraa kumba sambhava munivara prapoojitam |
trikONa madya gatam |
muraari pramukaat yupaasitam |
moolaadhaara kshEtraa stitam |
paraadi sattvaari vaakaatmagam |
praNava svaroopa vakratunDam |
nirandaram niDala candra kaNDam |
nija vaamakara vidrutEkshutanDam |
karaambuja paaSa beejaapooram |
kaloosha vidhooram bootaahaaram |
haraadi guruguha tOshita bimbam |
hamsadhwani booshita hErambam ||
(vaathapi)
You can list to M S sign this song at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG1v8PccduI
Meaning
I sing in praise of the lord Ganapathi, who has the face of an elephant, and who fulfills everyone’s wishes. All the living beings worship his feet.
He is beyond the past, the future and the universe, comprising the five cosmic elements. He is devoid of passion, and is invoked by the yOgis
He is the cause of the creation of the world and he removes all obstacles.
He was worshiped by saint Agastya
He resides in the middle of the mystic triangle. He is prayed to by the prominent gods, vishnu and others. He resides in the cosmic circle. He represents the four forms of speech, beginning with parA. His trunk is curved in the form of the sacred syllable Om.
He is eternal, and his forehead bears the crescent moon. In his left hand he carries the stack of sugar cane. He also carries a noose and a pomegranate fruit in his lotus-like hand. He is of a gigantic form, and he is faultless. He is hEraMba, and his figure is adorned by hamsadhwani rAgam.
