abhISTa varada keerthana

taaLam: aadi
pallavi

abhISTa varada shrI mahA gaNapatE Agama vEdAntyantarahita patE
(abhISTa)

anupallavi

kavIndra ravi vinuta kanakamaya divya carana kamalamulu nammiti ni
(abheeSta)

charaNam

mukti mArgamunaku modaTi daivamu nI shakti sumukhata bhaktulagu vAriki
siddhi buddhi vara phalamu nosagina sadguru shrI tyAgarAju pogaDina
(abhISTa)


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Meaning:


pallavi: O Lord Ganesha, the lord of shastras and the vedas

anupallavi: I pray to you, and worship at your golden, lotus feet, in complete faith

charaNam : You are the prime god for the faithful and devoted, on their path to moksha. (You are) the divine teacher who bestows all blessings to his devotee who sings his praises.

Word by word meaning:
VEdANta = self-knowledge based on vedas
aNta = end
rahita = devoid of

kavIndra ravi = brightest of great thinkers
vinuta = laudable
kanakamaya = golden
divya = divine
caraNa = feet
kamalamu = lotus
nammitini = I trusted or had faith in

mukti = mOksha, enlightenment
mArgamunaku = to the path of
modaTi = first
nI = your
shakti = power
sumukhata = agreeable
bhaktulaguvAriki (bhaktulu + agu + vAriki) = those who are devotees
siddhi = ascetic perfection
buddhi = intellect
vara = boon
phalamunu + osagina = phalamu nosagina = bestower of fruits/rewards
pogaDina = praised