jyāyāmsam bhajé - carnatic composition in hamsadhvani raagam

PALLAVI jyāyāmsam bhajé jñānavarishṭham traiāgamavana vihāra kuñjaram śrī yādavakulatilaka pūjitam jyāya = first born i.e., gaṇéśa bhajé = worship jñānavarishṭham = possessor of most excellent knowledge traiāgama = three āgamas viz., śaiva, śākta, vaishṇava vana = jungle vihāra = pass time / pleasure trip kuñjaram = elephant śrī yādavakulatilaka = śrī krishṇa pūjitam = worshipped by meaning: Worship gaṇéśa - the first born - the possessor of the most excellent knowledge (Obeisance to) that elephant whose favourite passtime is to take pleasure trips in the jungle called the three āgamas (Obeisance to) the one who is worshipped by bhagwan śrī krishṇa ANUPALLAVI priyakumāra parisévita charaṇam śriyadāyaka pāvana charitam priyakumāra = beloved kumāraswamy (i.e., kārtikéya) parisévita = that which is deeply worshipped charaṇam = feet śriyadāyaka = giver of auspiciousness meaning: (Obeisance to) those feet that are deeply worshipped by kārtikeya. (Obeisance to) the one with a pure existence CHARAṆAM 1 madavināśa maṇgaļavadanam madavinārāganuta gaṇapatim mudādāvachara munivaratrātam muditamanōratha siddhivināyakam (jyā) mada = (false) pride vināśa = destruction mangaļa = auspicious vadanam = face ma da = the swarams madhyamam and daivatam vinā = without rāga = rāgam nuta = worshipped gaṇapatim = that gaṇapati mudā = bliss dāva = forest chara = roam munivara = sages trāta = protector mudita = rejoicing manōratha = heart’s desire siddhi = fulfilment vināyakam = that vināyaka meaning: (Obeisance to) the auspicious face, destroyer of false pride. (Obeisance to) the one who is worshipped in the rāga without the swaras madhyamam and daivatam (i.e., hamsadhvani). (Obeisance to) the protector of sages who roam around in the forest of divine bliss (Obeisance to) vināyaka - the fulfiller of rejoicing heart’s desire CHARAṆAM layatāļasamśāsaka padayugaļam kriyāsādhakajana yōgasamsādhitam rāyagajatrāta varaśaktidattam jaya-eśānārchitam kāṇipākéśwaram (jyā) laya = tempo tāļa = rhythmic cycle samśāsaka = excellent governor pada = feet yugaļam = pair kriyā (yōgakriya) = spiritual practices sādhakajana = practitioners yōga = yōga samsādhitam = thorough accomplishment rāyagaja = elephant king trāta = protector (reliever) vara śakti = powerful boon dattam = gifted jaya = victory to you eśānārchitam = (the one) worshipped by eśān kāṇipākéśwaram = lord of kāṇipākam (i.e., gaṇéśa) meaning: (Obeisance to) the pair of feet (whose divine dance) governs tempo and rhythmic cycles. (vināyaka is the lord of rhythm) (Obeisance to) the one who causes accomplishment of samādhi (final stage) for yoga practitioners (primum movens) (Obeisance to) the one who is endowed with the powerful gift of the protector of the elephant king (mahāvishṇu) Victory to the lord of kāṇipākam - the one who is worshipped by our own eśān (composer’s nephew upon whose insistence this stuti was composed)