Ganesha Kautvam- Bharatanatyam- Indian classical dance

Ganesha Kautvam
Ragam- Gambheera Nattai
Talam- Adi
Composer- Tanjur Quartet
Choreography, Teaching and Nattuvangam- Smt Maya Vnayan
Singer- Sri Sudev Warrier
Kautvam is usually performed as an invacation item in the margam repertoire. This one is in praise of Lord Ganesha.
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Meaning of the verses:
Gajananam Bhuta Ganadhi Sevitam
Kapittha Jambu Palasara Bhaksitam |
Uma Sutam Shoka Vinasha Karanam
Namami Vignesvara Pada Pankajam ||
(I Salute) Sri Gajananam ( Who is having an Elephant Face ), Who is Served by the Bhuta Ganas (Celestial Attendants or Followers) and Others,
Who Eats the Core of Kapittha (Wood Apple) and Jambu (Rose Apple) Fruits,
Who is the Son of Devi Uma (Devi Parvati) and the Cause of Destruction of Sorrows,
I Prostrate at the Lotus-Feet of Vigneshwara ( the God Who Removes Obstacles ).
ari tiru maruganE vighna vinAyakA
vinai keDa aruLiya gaNapati jaya jaya
taDikkai tudikkai yAnai mukattavar
dEvargaL gaNapati
gaNapati kauttuvam kaTRavar vinaiyaRa
Divine (tiru) nephew (maruganE) of vishNu (ari/hari)! Destroyer (vinAyakA) of obstacles (vighna)!
Salutations (jaya jaya) to gaNESa (gaNapati) who blessed us by coming into being (aruLiya) so that the consequences of our deeds (vinai) may perish (keDa)!
One with a stout body (daDikkai), a trunk (tudikkai) and an elephant (yAnai) face (mukhattavar)!
The one who leads (pati) the god's (dEvargaL) army of bhUta gaNas!
Let the consequences of the deeds (vinai) of those that have learnt (kaTRavar) this poem (kauttuvam) on gaNESa (gaNapati) be destroyed (aRa)!
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Nice performance

[@KirthanaRavikumar]

Thank yo:)