Gajanana Ganeswarane

Gajanana Ganeswarane
By
Neelakanda Sivan

Translated by
P.R.Ramachander

(Sage Neelakanta Sivan was a great composer belonging to South Travancore and lived at the end of 19th century. Though a very great composer of Carnatic music Krithis, very many people do not know about him. His Disciple Papanasam Sivan is however well known. http://www.carnaticcorner.com/articles/nilakanta_sivan.html as well as http://www.carnatica.net/neelakantasivan.htm give a very detailed account of this composer and his Krithis. Though he is said have composed over 2000 Krithis very few of them are now available.)


Ragam Panthuvarali
Thalam Roopakam

Pallavi
Gajanana Ganeswarane,
Karunai cheyvai saranam neeye

Anupallavi
Visala karna , vakra thunda, velavanukku ,
Mun thondriya Moola mudal porulagia

Charanam
Bala chandra veniyan Bala , umai lola,
Pazha vagai payaru aval undarulum seela, Anukoolaa,
Neelakanda dasan kavikku nernthu vandhu arul pothaa,
Nithya nirmala nischala, nishkala sathiya sampath prasada,
Aaladi thangiya nadha , Anbar paninthidum pathaa,
Malayanum thozhum vedaa, Mangalam arul , iynkara nadha.

English translation

Pallavi

Oh leader of Ganas with the face of an elephant,
Please show mercy as you are my only protection.

Anupallavi
You were Broad eyed , curved tusked , born before ,
Lord Subrahmanya as the primeval basic aspect.

Charanam
Son of the God who has crescent in his hair, Darling of Parvathi,
God who eats fruits , cow pea seeds and beaten rice and is partial to us,
You came and showered your grace on the poet Neelakanta dasa,
You are without change, pure, immobile without stains and grant true wealth,
Oh father who lives below a banyan tree whose feet are saluted by devotees,
You are worshipped by Brahma and Vishnu, Oh fived armed God, Bless me with good things.