देखा काव्यनाटका।

देखा काव्यनाटका। जें निर्धारितां सकौतुका। त्याचि रुणझुणती क्षुद्रघंटिका। अर्थध्वनि।।

The sound of the anklets that Ganesha wears are the meaning from poetry and drama 

http://youtu.be/7DLt9clHzsI

पदबंध नागर।

पदबंध नागर। तेंचि रंगाथिले अंबर। जेथ साहित्य वाणे सपूर। उजाळाचे।।

Excellently crafted sentences are Ganesha’s garments. The figures of speech in the sentences give these garments a bright texture. 

http://youtu.be/fRjd0e1zuaI

अष्टादश पुराणे।

अष्टादश पुराणे। तींचि मणिभूषणे। पदपद्धती खेवणे। प्रमेयरत्नांचीं।।

The eighteen Puranas (Brahma, Padma, Vishnu, Shiva, Vamana, Markandeya, Varaha,Agni, Kurma, Bhagavad, Linga, Narada, Skanda, Garuda, Matsya, Vayu, Bhavishya, Brahmanda) adorn Ganesha’s body. The principles, the propositions and the verse are the jewels.

http://youtu.be/UmeoOjwWNws

स्मृति तेचि अवयव।

स्मृति तेचि अवयव। देखा अंगीकभाव। तेथ लावण्याची ठेव। अर्थशोभा। 

Ganesha’s physical elements, his being, are the mneme, the retentive basis or basic principle in a mind or organism accounting for memory. The Smriti literature along with the Shruti is well known in India. Smriti is about the memory and therefore tradition or culture. One hears (Shruti) and then one remembers what one hears (Smriti). Tradition is built upon these two and finally leads to what is understood as Dharma, one’s duties and responsibilities. The elements of Ganesha’s physical being are the expressions of memory that one can see. The beauty in this physical being comes from meaning. 

http://youtu.be/o96Ok7kO0SM

हें शब्दब्रह्म अशेष।

हें शब्दब्रह्म अशेष। तेचि मूर्ति सुवेष। तेथ वर्णवपु निर्दोष। मिरवत असे।।३।।

Ganesha is getting more defined. He is that universe of words that leaves nothing unexpressed. These words decorate his being. His character is without blemish. 

http://youtu.be/ZZ2azLdfn2g

देवा तूंचि गणेशु

देवा तूंचि गणेशु। सकलमतिप्रकाशु। म्हणे निवृत्तिदासू। अवधारिजो जी।।२।।

Ganesha is provided with a definition here. He is God. He is one who enlightens everybody’s minds. The author now reveals himself. He is the disciple of Nivritti and hence calls himself Nivrittidas. The author asks the listeners to pay attention to him.

http://youtu.be/2yglJ9Vydjk

ॐ नमो श्री आद्या।

श्रीगणेशाय नम:। ॐ नमो श्री आद्या। वेदप्रतिपाद्या। जय जय स्वयंवेद्या। आत्मरूपा।।१।।

Ganesha is worshipped first. Usually this deity is seen as someone who can clear all obstacles. Hence, worship of the deity would presume obstacles. Here however, it appears that the deity gets a very different meaning and purpose. It is almost as if the author is foregrounding the nature of the work to follow. The author seems to say that what he is looking at would take the listener to a different perspective. There is already the promise of something new. Ganesha appears here more as the deity of the people, even masses. A ‘dear’ deity. The association with Aum - a symbol, an alphabet, a word and for some even an entire philosophy - is significant. Aum symbolizes all that is perfect, omnipresent, pure, true, good. Ganesha is that Aum. Ganesha is aboriginal, the original, the premier, the first, the initial. He is so important that the Vedas assert, enunciate, contemplate upon him. The author sings his glory because he is so profound that only he can know himself. He is the soul of all.

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