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Ganesha Bhujangam
गणेश भुजङ्गम्
Gaṇeśa Bhujaṅgam
Chant
स्फुरन्निष्ठुरालोलपिङ्गाक्षितारं कृपाकोमलोदारलीलावतारम् । कलाबिन्दुगं गीयते योगिवर्यै- र्गणाधीशमीशानसूनुं तमीडे ॥६॥
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Word breakdown
- स्फुरन्निष्ठुरालोलपिङ्गाक्षितारं
- Fierce yet tender, with flashing tawny eye-rays.
- कृपाकोमलोदारलीलावतारम् ।
- A generous, gentle, playful incarnation of grace.
- कलाबिन्दुगं गीयते योगिवर्यै-
- Called the drop of art, sung by the best of yogis
- र्गणाधीशमीशानसूनुं तमीडे
- I praise that lord of the hosts, son of Ishana.
Fierce glance and tender grace are not opposed but united in the Lord whom yogis praise. The drop of artistic skill is a pointer to the subtle creative power that flows from the same source as liberation.
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