Nov 21 2023 6 mins
The complete chant is played twice in this episode. Once with lyrics in 3 languages for you to chant along, second time with meanings in the 3 languages. Like other compositions by the famous Guru Shankaracharya, this too talks of the esoteric nature of the divine, in this case, it is in the form if Shri Ganesha.
Ganesha Pancharatnam is a composition by the 8th century Poet/Philosopher Saint Sri Adi Shankaracharya. It is a very popular stotra in Southern parts of India.
Pancharatna means 5 gems, usually denotes 5 verses in the praise of a deity. Sri Shankaracharya is renowned for his revival of the Hindu faith and the establishment of the 6 popular faiths. At a time when there were over 2oo different faiths and practices around India, he amalgamated the practices and “established 6 main Sects”- Shan-matha-stapanam. The 6 Sects since followed are:
- Sauryam -Surya Worship
- Gānapatyam - Ganesha worship
- Shaivam - Shiva Worship
- Shāktam - Devi Worship
- Vaishnavam - Vishnu Worship
- Kaumāram - Karthikeya Worship
Sri Shankaracharya also composed famous works of poetry in praise of these main deities. This is one such composition.
0:10 Verse 1
0:35 Verse 2
01:00 Verse 3
01:26 Verse 4
01:52 Verse 5
02:16 Verse 6
2:51 Meaning in 3 languages
Ref links:
Sanskrit meanings:
https://kksfusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Ganesa-Pancharathnam-Lecture-Notes.pdf
https://greenmesg.org/stotras/ganesha/ganesha_pancharatnam.php
Hindi meanings:
https://www.sanatanatva.com/articles/shri-ganeshapancharatnam-mudakarattamodakam