Ganesh Chathurthi Special 3 – Mooshika vaahana

Audio Link

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9462bfxuqenq9lh/mooshika%20vahana%20modaka.mp3?dl=0

Sanskrit Verse

मूषिकवाहन मोदकहस्त

चामरकर्ण विलम्बितसूत्र

वामनरूप महेस्वरपुत्र

विघ्नविनायक पाद नमस्ते

English Transliteration

Muussika-Vaahana Modaka-Hasta

Caamara-Karnna Vilambita-Suutra |

Vaamana-Ruupa Mahesvara-Putra

Vighna-Vinaayaka Paada Namaste ||

Meaning of the Sanskrit Words

मूषिकवाहन (Muussika-Vaahana): Who has the Mouse as the Vehicle

मूषिक (Muussika) = Mouse

वाहन (Vaahana) = Vehicle, Carrier

मोदकहस्त (Modaka-Hasta): Who has the Modaka on His Hand

मोदक (Modaka) = A small round Sweetmeat

हस्त (Hasta) = Hand

चामरकर्ण (Caamara-Karnna): Whose Ears are like Chamara

चामर (Caamara) = A type of Hand-Fan [used in worship]

कर्ण (Karnna) = Ear

विलम्बितसूत्र (Vilambita-Suutra): Who Wears a Long Sacred Thread

विलम्बित (Vilambita) = Hanging down

सूत्र (Suutra) = A Thread

वामनरूप (Vaamana-Ruupa): Who is Short in Stature

वामन (Vaamana) = Short in Stature

रूप (Ruupa) = Appearance

महेस्वरपुत्र (Mahesvara-Putra): Who is the Son of Lord Shiva

महेस्वर (Mahesvara) = Maheswara, Lord Shiva

पुत्र (Putra) = Son

विघ्नविनायक (Vighna-Vinaayaka): Sri Vinayaka Who is the Remover of Obstacles

विघ्न (Vighna) = Obstacle

विनायक (Vinaayaka) = Sri Vinayaka

पाद (Paada): Foot

नमस्ते (Namaste): Salutations, Prostrations

Meaning in English

1: (Salutations to Sri Vighna Vinayaka) Whose Vehicle is the Mouse and Who has the Modaka in His Hand,

2: Whose Large Ears are like Fans and Who Wears a Long Sacred Thread,

3: Who is Short in Stature and is the Son of Sri Maheswara (Lord Shiva),

4: Prostrations at the Feet of Sri Vighna Vinayaka, the Remover of the Obstacles of His Devotees.

Meaning in Tamil

சுண்டெலி ஊர்தியுடன் கைத்தலமதில் அப்பமும்

சாமரமொப்ப செவியுடன் முப்புரிநூல் அணிந்து

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