abheeshhTa varada - Lyrics

abishTa varadha raagam: hamsadwani

29 dheera shankaraabharaNam janya Aa: S R2 G3 P N3 S Av: S N3 P G3 R2 S

taaLam: aadi Composer: Tyaagaraaja Language: Telugu

pallavi

abhISTa varada shrI mahA gaNapatE Agama vEdAntyantarahita patE (abhISTa)

anupallavi

kavIndra ravi vinuta kanakamaya divya carana kamalamulu nammiti ni (abheeSta)

caraNam

mukti mArgamunaku modaTi daivamu nI shakti sumukhata bhaktulagu vAriki siddhi buddhi vara phalamu nosagina sadguru shrI tyAgarAju pogaDina (abhISTa)

Meaning:

pallavi: O Lord Ganesha, the lord of shastras and the vedas

anupallavi: I pray to you, and worship at your golden, lotus feet, in complete faith

caraNam : You are the prime god for the faithful and devoted, on their path to moksha. (You are) the divine teacher who bestows all blessings to his devotee who sings his praises.

Word by word meaning: VEdANta = self-knowledge based on vedas aNta = end rahita = devoid of

kavIndra ravi = brightest of great thinkers vinuta = laudable kanakamaya = golden divya = divine caraNa = feet kamalamu = lotus nammitini = I trusted or had faith in

mukti = mOksha, enlightenment mArgamunaku = to the path of modaTi = first nI = your shakti = power sumukhata = agreeable bhaktulaguvAriki (bhaktulu + agu + vAriki) = those who are devotees siddhi = ascetic perfection buddhi = intellect vara = boon phalamunu + osagina = phalamu nosagina = bestower of fruits/rewards pogaDina = praised