Vinayaka Shiva Bala

Sura Muni Vanditha Guna Sheela

Vakratunda Dhara Pranavakara

Lambodhara Gananatha

Lord Ganesha, son of Lord Shiva, is worshipped by sages and saints. The pot-belled Ganesha with the curved trunk is full of noble qualities, and is the source of all life.

Deity

Ganesha

Language

Sanskrit / Hindi

Glossary Terms

Song Glossary

bala:

child, son; (var) bal, balana, balagan (tamil), baalam

dhara:

bear, carry, earth, one who wears; (var) dhari, dharana, dharam, dharey, dharini (f)

gananatha:

lord of ganas (lord shiva's army) - refers to lord ganesha; (var) gananatham, ganesha, ganeshwara

guna:

qualities; (var) gun

lambodhara:

one having big stomach – lord ganesha

muni:

saint

pranava:

the primordial sound ‘om’

sheela:

chastity, character, virtue

shiva:

lord shiva - one of the trinity who is the destroyer - the name shiva means auspiciousness; (var) shiv, shivaya, shivaraj, shivaraja, shivarajam, shivom, shivani (f) - of shiva

sura:

noble people

vakratunda:

one who has the curved trunk of an elephant - lord ganesha

vanditha:

one who is worshipped; (var) vandita, vanditham, vandithaya

vinayaka:

one without a master - refers to lord ganesha

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