Gajananayutam

Composition by Muttuswaamee Dikshitar

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Title: Gajananayutam

Composer: Muttuswaamee Dikshitar

Language: Sanskrit

Ragas: Vegavahini

Talas: Adi

Sources:

karnatik.com
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (HTML)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (PDF)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Detailed lesson (MP3)
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Recording (MP3)

Lyrics

pallavi

gajananayutam ganesvaram bhajami satatam suresvaram (gajananayutam)

caraNam

ajendrapujita vighnesvaram ganadisannutapada padmakaram kunjarabhanjana caturatarakaram guruguhagrajam pranavakaram cittai svaram P,Pmgrsn dnsrgmPm | P,dnsrgm | mrg sndPm || sndPm ndPm dPm Pm gr | srgmPdns | rsndPmgr || (gajananayutam)

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
Gajananayutham Ganeshwaram
Bhajaami Sathatham Sureshwaram

Anupallavi:
Ajendra Pujita Vigneshvaram Ganaadi Sannutapada Padmakaram Kuhnjarabhahnjana Chaturatarakaram
Guruguhaagrajam Pranavaakaaram

MEANING:
I constantly (“sathatham”) sing the praise (“bhajaami”) of Ganeshwara, the elephant-faced
(“gajanana”), who is the lord (“eshwaram”) of Devas (“sura”).
Who is worshipped by Brahma and Indra (“ajendra”); remover of obstacles (“vigneshwaram”), whose
lotus-like(“padma”) feet (“pada”) and hands (“karam”) are worshipped(“sannuta”) by Bhutaganas;
who exhibited his skill in vanquishing (“bhanjana”) Kunjara. He is the elder brother (“agrajam”) of
Guruguha and is the form (“aakaaram”) of Pranava.

Pallavi:
Gajananayutham Ganeshwaram
Bhajaami Sathatham Sureshwaram

I constantly (“sathatham”) sing the praise (“bhajaami”) of Ganeshwara, the elephant-faced
(“gajanana”), who is the lord (“eshwaram”) of Devas (“sura”).

M - mg R – S G M          P;      | D ds nn- D    P;    ;;         ||
Ga jaa -- - na na yu      tham     Ga- ne -- shwa ram - - -

M - mg R – S G M          P;      | D pdns- nd   P;    nddp        ||
Ga jaa -- - na na yu      tham     Ga- ne - shwa ram - - -

mpd – pmgr , – S G M        P;    | D ds nn- D    P;   nddp        ||
Ga -- jaa -- - na na yu    tham    Ga- ne - shwa ram - - -

P dn S S        ssnd    P;        | pm D P pm     mgr – m g r sr ||
Bha jaa - mi    Sa-tha- tham       Su – re - shwa ram- - - - - - - -

P dn S S        ssnd    P;        | D , p ; pm    mgr – m g r sr ||
Bha jaa - mi    Sa-tha- tham       Su – re - shwa ram- - - - - - - -

P dn sr S       ssnd    nddp      | nd P ; pm     mgr – m g r sr ||
Bha jaa - mi    Sa-tha- tham       Su – re - shwa ram- - - - - - - -

Anupallavi:
Ajendra Pujita Vigneshvaram
Ganaadi Sannutapada Pada Padmakaram
Kunjarabhanjana Chaturatarakaram Guruguhaagrajam Pranavaakaaram

Who is worshipped by Brahma and Indra (“ajendra”); remover of obstacles (“vigneshwaram”), whose
lotus-like(“padma”) feet (“pada”) and hands (“karam”) are worshipped(“sannuta”) by Bhutaganas;
who exhibited his skill in vanquishing (“bhanjana”) Kunjara. He is the elder brother (“agrajam”) of
Guruguha and is the form (“aakaaram”) of Pranava.

P,d     ;N      S;       rs R      |;S      ; ss     nd – dn   S;   ||
A jen   - dra   Poo-     ji- tha    - Vig   - ne-    - - shwa- ram-

P,d     ;N      S;       rs R      |;S      ,r- gm   gg – R    S;   ||
A jen   - dra   Poo-     ji- tha    - Vig   - ne-    - - shwa- ram-

S,s     nd-N    nsrs     rs R      |;S      ,r- gm   gg – R    S;   ||
A jen   - dra   Poo-     ji- tha    - Vig   - ne-    - - shwa- ram-

R,s    ;S       rsnd     PM        |N D P;           mgmp mg R ||
Ga naa - di     San--    nu tha     Pa da Pad        ma-ka- ram---

Madhyama Kala Sahityam:

m m gr ss rs         s s rr        gm P   | s s r s , r – pm r s n d        pp mm ||
Kuhn-jara bhan jana Chatu rata     rakaram Guruguhaa- grajam- Pranavaa-     kaa-ram-