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Shrew
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I know this as 'om gam ganapataye namah'.
As far as I can see this mantra or sloka consists of names of Ganesha.
According to this source Ganapati Bappa Moraya means Lord Ganesha Bless us (Here Bappa is used for Lord...)
Namaste
I would not call the 4 lines together as a mantra, but a nice rhythmic "bhajan dhun", as sung here: om gaM gaNapataye namo namah
Before we go into the meaning and word analysis, would like to add that the bhajan tune is an all-time favourite, and used for other bhajans that fit into the tune-rhythm, e.g. the popular CD for gayatri mantra jap, or for "Shri NAth ji sharaNam mama, thAkurji sharaNam mama, yamunAji sharaNam mama, jai mahAprabhuji sharaNam mama"....
Very Divine, sweet, peaceful and uplifting. Tune - raag, rhythm - chhanda , singer's purity and bhakti-bhAv, listener's bhakti-bhAv , all add up to the recipe to bring bliss to the soul.
Aum gaM gaNapataye namah: - is the real mantra for GaNapati a.k.a GaNesh / GajAnan.
Aum - the transcendental cosmic sound - nAda Bramhan
gaM - beej i.e. seed of mantra for GaNapati i.e. Shri GaNesh. Every vaidic mantra for a Deity, has a seed , beej in SaMskRt, e.g. klim, hreem, etc. Here, it is not gam but 'ga' + anuswAr which is the dot above devnAgiri letter 'ga' -- gaM
gaNapat-aye - accusative for GaNapati - like vAsudev-Aya == to/for vAsudev
gaNa-pati = Lord of the Shiv-gaNas i.e. Lord of Shiv's army of Beings.
namo - I venerate, glorify, pay obeissances to
namah: Whatever is being chanted, I have no hand in it. " idam na mama" - This was the Vaidic seers' way to transcend the ego.
Not mine. The ahuti (offering) I give into the fire-flames of the yajna is "not mine" - I do not possess wealth, whatever I have
belongs to the Supreme
Shri SiddivinAyaka namo namah:
Shri = prefix as title of honor - used for one who possesses the Divine qualities and oppulence , Shri
Siddhi = perfection
Vi-nAyak = The Divine or Good Leader (nAyak) of a group = gaNa-pati = Leader of Shiv-gaNa = GaNesh
SiddhivinAyak = one of the 8 forms of GaNapati. The Perfect GaNapati Who bestows intellectual perfection on devotees
AshTavinAyak namo namah:
AshTa = eight
AshTavinAyak = Eight forms of GaNapati found in various locations in India - Maharashtra - read the Wiki link
1 Moreshwar Temple Morgaon, Pune district
2 Siddhivinayak Temple Siddhatek, Ahmednagar district
3 Ballaleshwar Temple Pali, Raigad district
4 Varadavinayak Temple[2] Mahad, near Khopoli, Raigad district
5 Chintamani Temple Theur, Pune district
6 Girijatmaj Temple Lenyadri, Pune district
7 Vighneshwar Temple Ozar, Pune district
8 Mahaganapati Temple Ranjangaon, Pune distric
Ganapati Bappa MorayA !! - this is a veneration, not a mantra.
Bappa = Father -figure, Who protects us, takes care of us
MorayA : Several theories :
a) A reference to Moreshwar Ganapati at Morgaon, Pune
b) In honor of MoryA GosAvi - a super-devotee of GaNapati from KarnATaka who settled in Maharashtra , built the Moreshwar Temple, and attained liberation - samAdhi, was granted a boon by GaNesh , his Lord, that his name will be remembered along with My name. Also, since MoryA GosAvi became One with GaNapati, the devotee and Lord are One. So it is a double ref. for both.
Also, my guess: The siddha purush GosAvi -- usually sannyAsis purvAshram info (details of life prior to sannyAs) are neither asked nor told. So, since this siddha sannyAsi built the Moreshwar Temple, perhaps he got the name MoryA GosAvi?
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For those interested:
Same tune:
1. Shri nAthji sharaNam mama
2. GAyatri
Sirona
Hindu Wannabe
Tiny correction: it's the dative, "to Ganapati". Accusative would be Ganapatim, direct object of a verb..
No, not if Ga-Na-pat-yāy is presuming a long a in the last syllable. That wouldn't be grammatical for an i-stem masc. sing. noun:
Example from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit_grammar#i-_and_u-stems
Nominative gátiḥ
Accusative gátim
Instrumental gátyā
Dative gátaye
Ablative gáteḥ,
Genitive gáteḥ
Locative gátāu
Vocative gáte
So if we use Ganapati we'd have (and consider that Hariḥ or commonly but incorrectly, Hari is inflected the same way, for example):
Nominative Ganapatiḥ referring to him
Accusative Ganapatim dir. obj. of a verb... aham bhajāmi ganapatim "I worship Ganapati"
Instrumental Ganapatyā something done through, because of, or by Ganapati... the Mahābhārata was transcribed by Ganapati. The other source has Ganapatinā for instrumental. No idea why or which one is actually correct.
Dative Ganapataye to/for Ganapati
Ablative Ganapateḥ out of, away from, from Ganapati
Genitive Ganapateḥ of ganapati, Ganapati's (not a mistake, ablative and genitive use the same form)
Locative Ganapatāu near Ganapati
Vocative Ganapate O Ganapati! Hey, yo Ganapati!
http://sanskrit.inria.fr/cgi-bin/SKT/sktdeclin?lex=SH&q=ganapati&t=VH&g=Mas&font=roma