Shree Ganesh dheemahi
Posted on: September 19, 2023
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Hullo Atuldom
As a youngster, I had heard a song which had the mukhda ending with ‘prem ka hum shree ganesh karein’. At that time I didn’t know what the phrase “shree ganesh karein” meant. As time passed, I learnt that it meant a new-start for any activity or venture by seeking the blessings of your God and elders. I know for sure that followers of Islam say “Bismillah” at similar situations. I think it is a very Indian practise. I know of students who used to write some holy symbols on top of every page of their answer sheets at the time of important examinations. ( I have heard that the various education boards have prohibited this recently, don’t know if this is being implemented. 🙂 )
So, today happens to be the chaturthi of the Shukla paksha in the month of Bhadrapad; by the Vikrama Samvat calendar. By the panchangs followed in the South of India, the day was trutheeya till 12.39p.m. & then Chaturthi has set in. Don’t know if that is the reason South Indians are celebrating Ganesh/ Vinayaka Chaturthi today.
Since morning I have been receiving Ganpati Bappa Morya & Happy Ganesh Chaturthi messages. Then there are messages of Hartalika Teej. This is one festival about which I have no knowledge. Never heard of it. So I googled. This is what I have understood.
“Teej (Nepali: तीज) literally meaning the “third” denoting the third day after the new moon when the monsoon begins as per the Hindu calendar. It is a combined name for 3 Hindu festivals primarily dedicated to Hindu deities – the mother goddess Parvati and her male consort Lord Shiva. The festival is mainly celebrated by married women & unmarried girls mostly in North India and Nepal to wish for the long life of their husband or future husband and to welcome the arrival of monsoon season with the singing, swings, dancing, enjoyment, prayer rituals and often fast. “Teej” is a generic name referring to the three types of Teej festivals – ‘Haryali Teej’ on the third day after new moon of the Shravana month, ‘Kajari Teej’ 15 days later, and ‘Hartalika Teej’ another 15 days later. The ‘Haryali Teej’ (literally meaning the “green teej”), also known as the ‘Sindhara Teej’, ‘Chhoti Teej’, ‘Shravana Teej’ or ‘Sawan Teej’, falls on the third day after new moon of the Shravana month, marking the day when Lord Shiva consented to goddess Parvati’s wish to marry him. Celebrations by married women, who visit their parental home includes preparing swings on which they then swing and sing happy Teej songs. The ‘Kajari Teej’ (literally meaning the “dark teej”), also known as the ‘Badi Teej’, is celebrated 15 days after the “Haryali Teej” during the dark (waxing crescent) phase of the moon. The ‘Hartalika Teej’ (literally a composite word of “Harat” and “Aalika” meaning “a woman’s kidnap with her consent by her female friends”), falls one lunar month after the “Haryali Teej” on the third day after new moon in the month of Bhadrapada which usually falls a day before the Ganesh Chaturthi. This teej marks the occasion when Parvati encouraged her friends to kidnap her to escape the marriage with Lord Vishnu after her father Himalaya wanted to give her hand in marriage to him. It is celebrated by married women who observe the “nirjala vrata”” (water-less fast) for the long life of their husband.”
That explains what I saw yesterday. I shall explain that here too. Bangalore has a sizeable number of Nepalese who work in beauty parlours, homes as maids etc. I am sure there are many of them working in the I.T. industry too. Yesterday, my maid took a day off, “teej hai madam.”. Then I saw the whole brigade of them dressed in their best sarees (most of them being Red), with lots of sindoor on their ‘maang’ & I was wondering about the customs related with the festival. It seems they give more importance to “Teej” vis-a-viz Ganesh Chaturthi.
I would like to include a little note about the day for us, my family to be precise. We don’t get the Bappa (idol) home but do a pooja to the in-house Ganesha idol. We don’t have any fasting or feasting but normally don’t eat anything till the pooja is done. The main prasad we make is steamed Modak in sweet & savoury variations. It seems my husband’s grandma used to fast on Ganesh Chaturthi (don’t recall if she used to have the various prasad that was there) which she ended on the next day called Rishi Panchami.
But whatever be the method of worshipping the Elephant-headed god he is the one who is worshipped before the start of any venture.
“ādi-pūjyaṃ gaṇādhyakṣhaṃ, umā-putraṃ vināyakam”
The Blog has just touched a new century. Actually, it has reached a new 1000. Let us wish for new centuries & thousands. All the best to Atulji & his trusted lieutenant Sudhirji. The milestone has come on a festival day.
Let us have a song worshipping the Vignaharta, Vigneswara, Ekdanta, Gauriputra- and all the other names by which he is addressed.
The song is a traditional prayer song from the 2005 release “Viruddh”. The singing voice is of Shankar Mahadevan. The song plays at the start of the film which was directed by Mahesh Manjrekar & produced by A. B. Corp. Ltd in association with Satyajeet Movies. The cast was lead by Amitabh Bachchan with Sharmila Tagore playing his wife. John Abraham was his son whose love-interest was Anusha Dandekar. Then there were Sanjay Dutt, Prem Chopra, Sachin Khedekar, Viju Khote, Sharat Saxena, Shivaji Satam, Amitabh Dayal etc. playing important characters. The song starts in John Abraham’s voice where he is giving a background about his father.
(Note: I don’t think the video that I found on YouTube is as it appears in the film, but it gives us a run-through the film)
Jai Shree Ganeshaya Namah.
Ganpati Bappa Moraya
Song-Shree Ganesh dheemahi (Virudhh)(2005) Singer-Shankar Mahadevan, MD-Ajay Atul
Chorus
Lyrics
hmmm hmm hmmm hmm
aa aa aa aa aa aa aa
gananayakay ganadaivataya ganadhyakshay dheemahi
gun shariray gun manditay guneshanay dheemahi
gunaditay gunadhishay guna pravishtay dheemahi
ekadantay vakratunday gauri tanaya dheemahi
gajeshanay bhalchandray shree ganeshay dheemahi
ekadantay vakratunday gauri tanaya dheemahi
gajeshanay bhalchandray shree ganeshay dheemahi
aa aa aa aa aa
aa aa aa a aa aa
aa aa aa aa aa
gaanachaturay gaanapranay gaanantaratmane gaanotsukhay
gaanamattaya gaannott sukh mana se
guru pujitaaya, guru daivataaya, guru kulasthaine
guru vikramaya, guiyy pravaraya gurave guna gurave
gurudaitya kalakchhetre, guru dharma sada radhyay
guru putra paritraatre guru paakhand khand khay
geet saaray, geet tatvaay geet gotraay dheemahi
goodh gulfay, gandh mattay gojay praday dheemahi
gunaditay gunaadhishay gun pravishtay dheemahi
ekadantay vakratunday gauri tanaya dheemahi
gajeshanay bhalchandray shree ganeshay dheemahi
ekadantay vakratunday gauri tanaya dheemahi
gajeshaanay bhaalchandray shree ganeshay dheemahi
gandharv rajay gandhay gandharv gana shravan pranaime
gaadha anuragay granthaay geetay grantarth tanmaiye
gurili gunavate ganapataye
granth geetay granth geyay grantha taratmane
geet leenaay geeta shrayay
geetvaadya patve, dhyeya charitaaya gaay gavaray
gandharvaprikrupe
gaayakadhina vighraahayagangajal pranayavate
gauri stanamadhaya
gauri hridaynandanaya
gaur bhaanu sutaay
gauri ganeshwaraaya
gauri pranyay gauri pravanay
gaur bhaavay dheemahi
osahastray gowardhanay gopgopaay dheemahi
gunaaditaay gunadhishaay gun pravishtaay dheemahi
ekadantay vakratunday gauri tanaya dheemahi
gajeshanay bhaalchandray shree ganeshaay dheemahi
ekadantay vakratundaay gauri tanaya dheemahi
gajeshanay bhalchandray shree ganeshaya dheemahi
aa aa aaa
aa aa aa aa
aa aa aa aa
aa aa aa aa
4 Responses to "Shree Ganesh dheemahi"
September 21, 2023 at 10:13 pm
Ma’am,
Thanks for sharing this nice song.
Please correct the name of the MD, an inadvertent error
Regards.
Avadh Lal
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September 22, 2023 at 9:16 pm
Nice write up, Nalini ji.
Have been hearing this song since many years, but assumed it to be a NFS! Very popular in dance shows on TV.
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September 23, 2023 at 7:46 am
This is a traditional bhajan/ arati used in the film.
I learnt of it after it was used in this film
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