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Ganesha Bhujangam
गणेश भुजङ्गम्
Gaṇeśa Bhujaṅgam
Chant
ध्वनिध्वंसवीणालयोल्लासिवक्त्रं स्फुरच्छुण्डदण्डोल्लसद्बीजपूरम् । गलद्दर्पसौगन्ध्यलोलालिमालं गणाधीशमीशानसूनुं तमीडे ॥२॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- ध्वनिध्वंसवीणालयोल्लासिवक्त्रं
- Whose face delights like the joyful sound of a vina destroying all other noise.
- स्फुरच्छुण्डदण्डोल्लसद्बीजपूरम् ।
- Whose trunk-staff flashes, holding a gleaming modaka.
- गलद्दर्पसौगन्ध्यलोलालिमालं
- Wearing a swaying garland of aloe rich with dripping fragrant pride.
- गणाधीशमीशानसूनुं तमीडे
- I praise that lord of the hosts, son of Ishana.
The face bright as a vina and the trunk holding sweet reward show that the remover of obstacles grants both beauty and the fruit of disciplined practice. Fragrance and garland adorn the path by which the mind turns from noise toward inner music.
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