Pic GanCh01 Lord Ganesh
Ganesh/ Vinayak Chaturthi
(07.09.2024)
- Rohit Kumar Parmar [1]
श्री गणेशा श्लोक [2] Shri Ganesha Sholka
श्री वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्य कोटी समप्रभा।
निर्विघ्नं कुरुमे देव सर्व-कार्येशु सर्वदा॥
Shri Vakratunda Mahakaya Surya Koti Samprabha.
Nirvighnam Kurume Dev Sarva-Karyeshu Sarvada.
Ganesh/ Vinayaka Chaturthi celebrates the birth of Ganesh, son of Parvati and Shiva, by installing Ganesh idols in homes and in public places. Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated on Chaturth Tithi (fourth day) of Shukla Paksha (waxing or bright phase of the moon) in the Lunar month of Bhadrapada, corresponding to August/ September of the Gregorian Calendar for 10 days, ending with visarjan (immersion in a water body) of Lord Ganesha on Anant Chaturdashi (fourteenth day), with music and groups chanting गणपति बप्पा मोरया अगले बरस तू जल्दी आना, in a prominent/ nearby water body.
Author recalls a small water tanker parked in the Lalbagh Botanical garden, Bengaluru on September 7/8, 2014 for eco-friendly immersion of Ganpati.
Pic GanCh02 Ecofriendly Visarjan of Ganpati
Shri Bal Gangadhar (Lokmanya) Tilak in Pune in 1893, as part of the freedom struggle to mobilise masses, restarted the practice of celebrating festivals, including Ganesh Chaturthi in public places and in pandals.
Lord Ganesha is considered the God for auspicious starting of an activity, so when a new activity is started we seek blessings and chant/ pray श्री गणेश. We also chant/ pray श्री गणेश for the removal of obstacles as विघ्न हरता. Ganesha is also the God of wisdom and intelligence. Ganesha has 108 names and each name represents one of his attributes.
विनायक (V/Bināyaka) [3] is a name for Ganesha, appearing in the पुराण (Purāṇas) and in Buddhist तंत्र (Tantras). Vinayaka or Disambiguation, means the removal of ambiguity or making something clear. Disambiguation comprises `not;’ `ambiguous’ means `unclear;’ and the ending -tion makes it a noun. Simply disambiguation is the act of making something clear, which is achieved by prayers to Lord Ganesha.
गणपति (Ganapati) is a combined word गण (gaṇa), meaning `group’, and पति (pati), meaning `ruler’ or `lord.’
लम्बोदरा (Lambodara) is another name, which means one who has a pot belly, or a hanging belly. महोदरा (Mahodara) means one with a great belly.
गजानना (Gajānana) means one with the head/ face of an elephant.
The names विघ्नेश (Vighneśa) and विघ्नेश्वर (Vighneśvara) or the Lord of (remover of) obstacles refers to Lord Ganesh as the master and remover of obstacles (विघ्न हरता vighna harta).
एकदन्त (Ekdant) one with the one tooth/ tusk.
Lord Ganesha can be identified by his elephant head, which has a mythological story and possibly also reflects harmony with non-human living beings; in a seated posture displaying a big belly, with four arms.
Pic GanCh03 Little Ganesh, Siva temple Kakanmath, Sihoniya, Morena District, Madhya Pradesh, India
The Siva temple Kakanmath at Sihoniya, Suhaniya (ancient Siṁhapānīya) in Morena District (Madhya Pradesh) [4] dates 1015 AD, and has a little Ganesh statute on a wall, with very fine design of jewellery, necklace, armlets, waistband, covering on upper part of the legs and anklets; a snake wrapped round his wrist and resting on his belly/ stomach. The statute has four arms, with an axe in one, and one hand in a mudra posture.
Offerings and prasāda are distributed to the community, and include sweets such as Modaka, favourite of Lord Ganesh and variety of Ladoos, made of Til (sesame) and Jaggery and Besan (gram/ chickpea flour).
Celebrations include chanting of Vedic hymns, prayers and upvasa/ vrata (fasting). The principal texts on Ganesha include the Ganesha Purana, the Mudgala Purana and the Ganapati Atharvashirsa. Brahma Purana and Brahmanda Purana are two other Puranic genre texts that cover Ganesh.
Pic GanCh04 Sliced Modak showing the filling
Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated in India, especially in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, West Bengal, and in Nepal, South and East Asian countries, and by the diaspora.
Almost all homes have Lord Ganesha, which could be a sculpture of stone, precious/ plain metal casting, wood work, painting on a glass or cloth or paper, embroidery on a fabric, made of porcelain or ceramic, and in today’s soft world as an image/ wall paper on the computer/ mobile.
Pic GanCh05 Lord Ganesh in porcelain
In addition to images of Lord Ganesha at home, every city has at least one prominent temple dedicated to Lord Ganesha, and most localities in cities have a temple/ image in a temple.
Some of the famous Ganesha temples in India include
Kanipakam Vinayaka Temple, in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh,
Maha Ganapathy Temple, in Kalamassery, Kerala,
Siddhivinayak Temple, in Mumbai, Maharashtra,
Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati Temple, in Pune, Maharashtra,
Ganpatipule Temple, in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra,
Moti Dungri Ganesh Temple, in Jaipur, Rajasthan,
Ganesh Temple, in Ranthambore, Rajasthan,
Ganesh Tok Temple, in Gangtok, Sikkim,
Varasiddhi Vinayakar Temple, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu,
Ucchi Pillayar Temple, in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu,
श्री गणेशा आरती Shri Ganesha Aarti [5]
जय गणेश जय गणेश,
जय गणेश देवा ।
माता जाकी पार्वती
पिता महादेवा ॥
जय गणेश जय गणेश,
जय गणेश देवा ।
माता जाकी पार्वती
पिता महादेवा ॥
एक दंत दयावंत,
चार भुजा धारी ।
माथे पर तिलक सोहे
मूसे की सवारी ॥
पान चढ़े फूल चढ़े,
और चढ़े मेवा ।
लड्डुअन का भोग लगे
संत करें सेवा ॥
जय गणेश जय गणेश,
जय गणेश देवा ।
माता जाकी पार्वती
पिता महादेवा ॥
अंधन को आंख देत,
कोढ़िन को काया ।
बांझन को पुत्र देत
निर्धन को माया ॥
'सूर' श्याम शरण आए,
सफल कीजे सेवा ।
माता जाकी पार्वती
पिता महादेवा ॥
जय गणेश जय गणेश,
जय गणेश देवा ।
माता जाकी पार्वती
पिता महादेवा ॥
जय गणेश जय गणेश,
जय गणेश देवा ।
माता जाकी पार्वती
पिता महादेवा ॥
Shri Siddhivinayak Aarti: Jai Dev Jai Dev
श्री सिद्धिविनायक आरती: जय देव जय देव
ॐ ॐ ॐ
वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय
सूर्यकोटि समप्रभा
निर्विघ्नं कुरुमेदेव
सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा
ॐ…
ॐ गण गणपतये नमो नमः
श्री सिद्धि विनायक नमो नमः
अष्टविनायक नमो नमः
गणपति बाप्पा मोरया
मंगल मूर्ति मोरया
ॐ गण गणपतये नमो नमः
श्री सिद्धि विनायक नमो नमः
अष्टविनायक नमो नमः
गणपति बाप्पा मोरया
मंगल मूर्ति मोरया
सुखकर्ता दुःखहर्ता वार्ता विघ्नाची
नूरवी पूर्वी प्रेम कृपा जयाची
सर्वांगी सुन्दर उटी शेंदुराची
कंठी झळके माल मुक्ताफळाची
जय देव, जय देव
जय देव, जय देव जय मंगलमूर्ति
दर्शनमात्रे मानकामना पूर्ति
जय देव, जय देव
जय देव, जय देव जय मंगलमूर्ति
दर्शनमात्रे मान कामनापूर्ति
जय देव, जय देव
रत्नखचिता फरा तुझा गौरीकुमारा
चंदनाची उटी कुंकुमकेशरा
हीरेजडित मुकुट शोभतो बरा
रुणझुणती नुपुरे चरणी घागरिया
जय देव, जय देव
जय देव, जय देव जय मंगलमूर्ति
दर्शनमात्रे मान कामनापूर्ति
जय देव, जय देव
जय देव, जय देव जय मंगलमूर्ति
दर्शनमात्रे मान कामनापूर्ति
जय देव, जय देव
लंबोधर पीताम्बर फणिवर बंधना
सरळ सोंड वक्रतुंड त्रिनयना
दास रामाचा वाट पाहे सदना
संकटी पावावे निर्वाणी रक्षावे सुरवर वंदना
जय देव, जय देव
जय देव, जय देव जय मंगलमूर्ति
दर्शनमात्रे मान कामनापूर्ति
जय देव, जय देव
जय देव, जय देव जय मंगलमूर्ति
दर्शनमात्रे मान कामनापूर्ति
जय देव, जय देव
सेंदुर लाल चढायो अच्छा गजमुख को
दोंदिल लाल बिराजे सूत गौरिहार को
हाथ लिए गुड़ लड्डू साईं सुरवर को
महिमा कहे न जाय लागत हूँ पद को
जय देव, जय देव
जय जय जी गणराज विद्यासुखदाता
धन्य तुम्हारो दर्शन मेरा मन रमता
जय देव, जय देव
जय जय जी गणराज विद्यासुखदाता
धन्य तुम्हारो दर्शन मेरा मन रमता
जय देव, जय देव
आस्था सीधी दासी संकट को बैरी
विघ्न विनाशन मंगल मूरत अधिकारी
कोटि सूरज प्रकाश ऐसी छवि तेरी
गंडस्थल मदमस्तक झूले शशि बिहारी
जय देव, जय देव
जय जय जी गणराज विद्यासुखदाता
धन्य तुम्हारो दर्शन मेरा मन रमता
जय देव, जय देव
जय जय जी गणराज विद्यासुखदाता
धन्य तुम्हारो दर्शन मेरा मन रमता
जय देव, जय देव
भावभगत से कोई शरणागत आवे
संतति संपत्ति सबही भरपूर पावे
ऐसे तुम महाराज मोको अति भावे
गोसावीनंदन निशिदिन गुण गावे
जय देव, जय देव
जय जय जी गणराज विद्यासुखदाता
धन्य तुम्हारो दर्शन मेरा मन रमता
जय देव, जय देव
जय जय जी गणराज विद्यासुखदाता
धन्य तुम्हारो दर्शन मेरा मन रमता
जय देव, जय देव
जय देव, जय देव जय मंगलमूर्ति
दर्शनमात्रे मान कामनापूर्ति
जय देव, जय देव
जय देव, जय देव जय मंगलमूर्ति
दर्शनमात्रे मान कामनापूर्ति
जय देव, जय देव
ॐ गण गणपतये नमो नमः
श्री सिद्धि विनायक नमो नमः
अष्टविनायक नमो नमः
गणपति बाप्पा मोरया
मंगल मूर्ति मोरया
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[2] श्लोक (Shloka or śloka) derived from the root word श्रु (shru) meaning hear, means a verse from classic Sanskrit literature, typically as a prayer, describing attributes or synonyms of a god.
[3] The alphabet V is replaced by B in some languages in eastern India and in Nepal.
[4] There is write-up on the Siva temple at Kakanmath at the link
[5] Ganesh ji and other Arti’s have some regional variations in terms of usage of words and at times an additional stanza.
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