Gajavadana Beduve

                                                 ಗಜವದನ  ಬೇಡುವೆ


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ಗಜವದನ  ಬೇಡುವೆ  ಗೌರಿ  ತನಯ ।
ಗಜವದನ ಬೇಡುವೆ
ತ್ರಿಜಗವಂದಿತನೆ  ಸುಜನರ  ಪೊರೆವನೇ || ಪ ||
ಗಜವದನ ಬೇಡುವೆ

ಪಾಶಾಂಕುಶಧರ  ಪರಮ ಪವಿತ್ರ
ಮೂಷಿಕವಾಹನ  ಮುನಿಜನ ಪ್ರೇಮ || ಅ. ಪ ||

ಚರಣಂ || 

ಮೋದದಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಪಾದವ ತೋರೋ
ಸಾಧುವಂದಿತನೆ  ಆಧಾರದಿಂದಲಿ
ಸರಸಿಜನಾಭ ಶ್ರೀ ಪುರಂದರ  ವಿಠಲನ
ನಿರುತ  ನೆನೆವೇ ಬಂದು ದಯಮಾಡೋ
ಗಜವದನ  ಬೇಡುವೆ ||

Meaning:
 

gajavadhanaa bEduvE gowri thanaya
trijaga vanditanE sujanara porevanE 

 

gajavadana = the one who has the elephant face

beduve = I pray to you

gowri thanaya = Gowri's son

trijaga = the three worlds (earth, the world above and the world below)

vanditanE = worshipped by

sujanara = good people 

porevanE  = protector

O my dear elephant faced God! You are son of Goddess Gowri (parvathi). You are worshipped by all the three worlds. You are the protector of all the good people such as the sages and sadhus.

I pray to you .

pAshAnkushadhara parama pavitra
mooshikavAhana munijanaprEmA

pAshAnkushadhara = the one who has the weapons, pasa ( Noose ) and ankusham (goad )

parama pavitra = the most sacred
mooshikavAhana = the one who has the mouse for his vehicle   

munijanaprEmA = the one who is loved by sages/ one who loves sages

You have the weapons with you such as the noose (pasa) and the goad (angusa). You are the supreme God. You are the one who has mouse as your  vehicle . You love and are affectionate towards sages. They also love you.

mOdadi ninnaya pAdava tOrO
sAdhu vanditane Adaradindali
sarsijanAbha shri purandara vithalana
niruta neneyuvante daya mADO

mOdadi = with pleasure

ninnaya = your

pAdava  = feet

tOrO = show

sAdhu vanditane = one who is worshipped by sadhus and sages

Adaradindali = respectfully

sarsijanAbha = the one who has lotus in his navel

shri purandara vithalana = God Purandara Vittala
niruta = always

neneyuvante = make me remember, make me think of

daya mADO  = show mercy/ grace  me 
 

 Please kindly and happily, show me your feet. You are the one who is worshipped by sages and sadhus. Kindly grace  me the ability and power to worship Lord Purandara vittala - the one who has the lotus in  his  navel.

beduve-I ask/worship;, vanditha-worshiped/bowed; mOdadi- with pleasure/delight;

niruta nenayuvante - so as to always be thinking of;
daya mAdo-show mercy/ Grace me

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