moolaa dhaara moortee - Lyrics

mulaadhaara murthi raagam: hamsadwani

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

taaLam: aadi Composer: Paapanaasam Shivan Language: Tamil

pallavi

mUlAdhAra mUrti gaja | -mukhane sharanam unadhu ubhaya caraNam || (mUlA)

anupallavi

vel-Ayuda guhan tanakku-muntonDriya | vimalA umayAzh tiru-makanE amalA yamayAz munivartozum || (mUlA)

caraNam

anb-oddu tumbai arugam pullai-eDut- | -arucanai sei-dAlum uodum (ulagil) || (repeat) -arucanai sei-dAlum odum || tunbam tuDaittu peyar-inbam tarum varadan | tuNai puri praNavA tAra gaNapatiye || (Mulaa)

Meaning: pallavi: mUlaadhaara �Root Chakra, Root cause, Murthy �Embodiment, Idol, Gaja- elephant, Mukha �face, Sharanam- Unto your feet, seek refuge, Kubhaya �(opposite of fear), eagerness

Oh, embodiment of the root chakra (root cause), Oh, elephant faced

I seek your refuge (I bow to your feet), I seek your refuge you with eagerness.

anupallavi: Vel �spear, aayudha- arms, Guhan- Skandan, Son, One with Secrets, thanakku �of him, mun �before, thondriya- appearing (being born), Vimala- the pure one, magan- son, amala- spotless, clean, yamai �to me, aaL- rule , munivar �sages, thozhum- worshipped

Born before the one armed with a spear,

good son of the pure Uma (Parvathi), Oh, spotless one, who rules my life and who is worshipped by sages

caraNam: Anbodu- with love, Thumbai, Arugam �types of grass, eduthu- taking, archanai- Oblation, shower, offering, seidaalum- just doing it , podum �enough, ulagu �world, earth, thunbam- distress, trouble, sadness, thudaitthu �wiping, pEr- great, inbam- joy, tharum- giving, varadan �one gives boons, thunai- companionship, protection, puri- do,, pranava �the mystical, Universe, thara- carrier, protector,magical

It is enough if an oblation (shower) of the Thumbai, Arugam grass is offered, (on this earth)

Oh,one who gives boons, wipes away troubles and brings great joy

Be by my side, oh ganapathi (lord of the people) who is the mystical (Universal) protector (magical).