Sairam
GANAPATHI PRARTHANA
RIG VEDA MANDALA 2 HYMN 23.01
Mantra in English
gaNAnAMtvAgaNapatiM
havAmahekaviM
kavinAmupamashravastamam
jyeSTharAjaMbrahmaNAM
brahmaNaspata A naH
SRNvannUtibhiHsidasAdanam
praNOdevisAraswativaJEbhirvaajinivati
dheenaaMavitrYAvathu
ganeshaYAnamaha
sarasvathyainamaha
srigurubhyonamaha
harihiaum
Overall
Meaning
I
pray to you; the lord of groups of demi-gods who removes obstacles. You are
omniscient with complete knowledge; you kow more than anybody else. I have come
to you, recognizing your greatness. You are the emperor of emperors. You are
yourself Brahma. I have propitiated you with my chanting of adoring hymns.
I
salute you for the fulfillment of my desires. You are the highest treasure
among all treasures. You grant your devotees both treasure of food and the
treasure of wisdom.
We
invoke Saraswathi the goddess of speech. May she be pleased with us and inspire
our intelligence (to promote hymns properly). Prostrations to Ganesha,
Saraswathi and Sri Guru.
Another meaning:
The friend and guide of your attendants, call
on you to grant the wisdom of the wise ones, highest of pinnacles of hearing.
The first ruler that evolved., the one that leads / guides our further
evolution, having heard, the seat that weaves thoughts.
We call upon the brain to grant us the Wisdom
of the Wise ones, highest of pinnacles of hearing. The pinnacle of hearing is
learning. Highest of pinnecles of hearing is the highest
of learning. So here we call upon our brain to bestow us with highest of
learning.
Brain is the ruler that evolved to rule over
all the attendant organs of our body. It is the ‘first’ ruler or the
predecessor to all the rulers of the world. It is not just the one that
evolved, but also the one that guides / leads firther our evolution. So it is
uniquely placed. It is the one that evolves others and also the one that is
evolved.
Having heard (having learnt), it is the seat
of thoughts, where our thoughts are weaved.
Word to Word Meaning
Ganaanaam – of
the ganas
Ganapathy - (Gana
+ pathy) Lord of Ganas
Havamahe - we
beckon you
Kavi - Poet
Kavinaam - of
the poets
Upamashravasthamam- famously heard as
incomparible or best
Jyeshta - senior
most
Rajam - shining
Brahmanaam - Absolute
one
Brahmanaspatha - Lord of the Absolute one (Lord of Lords)
Aaa- Come
Nah:- us
Shrunvan - hearing
Uthibhi - out
of your grace
Seeda- Sit
Sadanam - (in
this) dwelling
Pranoo - appear
us (before)
Devi - deity
Saraswathi - that
which flows like liquid
Vajebhir - energizer
Vaajineevati - (of all) the energizing powers
Dheenam - Intellect
Avithri - female
of Avatara
Avathu - Protect
GaneshayaNamah:- Prostrations to Ganesha
SaraswathyaiNamah:- Prostrations to
Saraswathi
SreeGurubhyoNamah:-Prostrations to Guru
Sairam
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