SrI gaNanAtha(gItam)

rAgaM: malahari arohaNa: S R1 M1 P D1 StALaM: rUpaka avarohaNa: S D1 P M1 G3 R1 Scomposer: purandaradAsadeity: gaNESa

m p | d S S R || R S | d p m p ||SrI - ga Na nA tha sin dU ra - var Na

r m | p d m p || d p | m g r s ||ka ru NA sA ga ra ka ri va da na -

s r | m , g r || s r | g r s , ||lam - bO - da ra la ku mi ka ra -

r m | p d m p || d p | m g r s ||am - bA - su ta a ma ra vi nu ta

s r | m , g r || s r | g r s , ||lam - bO - da ra la ku mi ka ra -

m p | d S S R || R S | d p m p ||sid dha cA - ra Na ga Na sE - vi tasa ka la vi dyA - A di pU - ji ta

r m | p d m p || d p | m g r s ||sid dhi vi nA ya ka tE - na mO na mOsa - rvO - tta ma tE - na mO na mO

(go back to lambOdara after each verse and end the gItam with lambOdara)

sAhityam:SrI gaNanAtha, sindUra varNakaruNA sAgara, kari vadana

lambOdara, lakumi-karaambA suta, amara vinuta

siddha cAraNa gaNa sEvitasiddhi vinAyaka tE namO namO

sakala vidyAdi pUjitasarvOttama tE namO namO

Meaning:SrI gaNanAtha - lord of the gaNa-s (Siva’s attendants)sindUra varNa - vermillion hue (red color)karuNA sAgara - ocean of mercykari vadana - elephant face

lambOdara - large bellylakumi-kara - bestows lakCmi dEvi (wealth) from the handsambA suta - son of ambA (pArvati dEvi)amara vinuta - praised by dEva-s (immortals)

siddha cAraNa gaNa sEvita - worshipped by sages, musicians, and gaNa-ssiddhi vinAyaka - lord of completion and fulfillmenttE namO namO - salutations unto you, again and again

sakala vidyAdi pUjita - prayed in all education and knowledgesarvOttama - above alltE namO namO - salutations unto you, again and again