Meaning- siddhi vinAyakam sEvEham

Umesh · Post by **Umesh** » 05 Jun 2006, 03:24

I'm looking for a word-for-word translation of this Mohanakalyani piece by Sri Muthiah Bhagavathar. The lyrics are below:

siddhi vinAyakam sEvEham varam

buddhi dEvi vivaram bhOgi kankaNa karam shuddha kaLEbaram sOma kalAdharam

mOdaka hastam mUSika vAhanam muni jana prEma mOhanidAham
vEda samUham bOdha pravAham shrIda nivAsam shrta harikEsham

I think I know the meaning of a good chunk of it but need to know for sure! Any help is greatly appreciated.

Rajani · Post by **Rajani** » 05 Jun 2006, 21:15

sEvEham - I serve
siddhi vinAyakam varam - Siddhi Vinayaka, the best

buddhi dEvi varam - Husband of Buddhi ( Siddhi and Buddhi are His wives)
bhOgi kankaNa karam - who has a serpent for a bracelet on his hand
shuddha kaLEbaram - who has a pure body
sOma kalAdharam - who bears the crescent moon

mOdaka hastam - One who holds a sweet Modak
mUSika vAhanam - who rides a mole
muni jana prEma mOhanidAham - who destroys (burns) the desires and delusions of the sages
vEda samUham - who is the repository of all Vedas
bOdha pravAham - who is a flood of wisdom
shrIda nivAsam - ?
shrta harikEsham - who has sought Lord Shiva

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 05 Jun 2006, 21:27

Rajani,
GREAT JOB!
harikEsha is the mudra of HMB...so, the last line should be, protector of harikEsha (i.e. the composer) [(A)shrita harikEsham], right?
Ravi

Rajani · Post by **Rajani** » 05 Jun 2006, 22:29

Thanks Ravi.

HMB uses "Harikesha" as a synonym for Shiva in some other Kritis eg
"Harikesha priya bhamini" etc., so assumed the same here. It could mean "One in whom Harikesha seeks refuge"

Umesh · Post by **Umesh** » 06 Jun 2006, 02:48

Thank you, Rajani and Ravi!

gowri narayanan · Post by **gowri narayanan** » 08 May 2007, 15:04

srida nivasam-repositary of wealth???

vgvindan · Post by **vgvindan** » 08 May 2007, 15:21

SrIda - lakshmI or kubEra. In the present context, both do not seem fit.

divakar · Post by **divakar** » 08 May 2007, 17:56

SrIda = bestower of prosperity
nivAsam = dwells in (?)

i have a doubt.
sOma kalAdharaM = one who bears the cresent moon, here isnt the reference to Siva ?

mahakavi · Post by **mahakavi** » 08 May 2007, 18:53

Does vinAyakA sport (wear) a serpent on his arm?

vgvindan · Post by **vgvindan** » 08 May 2007, 19:55

mahakavi,
Yes - according to Sri tyAgarAja -

P giri rAja sutA tanaya sadaya

A sura nAtha mukh(A)rcita pAda yuga
paripAlaya mAm(i)bha rAja mukha (giri)

C gaNa nAtha parAtpara zaMkar-
(A)gama vAri nidhi rajanI-kara
phaNi rAja kaGkaNa vighna
nivAraNa zAmbhava zrI tyAgarAja nuta (giri)

ignoramus · Post by **ignoramus** » 08 May 2007, 20:17

vgovindan sir, i can only remember a rendition of the song by MDR, where the words are split as mentioned above. a concert with LGJ and PMI. i think this composition was the start

kmrasika · Post by **kmrasika** » 10 May 2007, 12:24

srida nivasam-repositary of wealth???

This is plausible and ShrI could also stand for lakshmi. In the ShrIcakra pUjA, gaNESha is worshipped along with siddhilakshmi.