Sri vigna rajam bhaje

Though most of oothukadu venkatasubbier compositions are in the name of Lord Krishna, he has also composed some krithis in the name of Lord vinayaka, the elephant faced god one who is believed to remove all obstacles from your path.
'shree vigna raajam bhajE' in raaga gambeera nattai is one of those vinayaka krithis of oothukadu.

Lyrics of sri vigna rajam bhaje below :

shri vighna raajam bajE
rAgam: gambheeranaaTTai

36 calanaaTTai janya
Aa: S G3 M1 P N3 S
Av: S N3 P M1 G3 S

taaLam: khaNDa chapu
Composer: OotukkaaDu VenkaTasubbier
Language: Sanskrit

pallavi

srI vignarAjam bhajE - bhajEham bhajEham
bhajEham bhajE - thamiha
(srI vigna)

anupallavi

santhathamaham kunjaramuham
shankarasutham shankari sutham - thamiha
santhathamaham dhanthi
sundhara mukham - antha
kAnthaka sutham - siva
shankari sutham - thamiha

Charanam 1

sEvitha surEndhra mahaneeya guNasheelam
japatha samAdhi sukha varadha - anukUlam
bhAvitha suramuNi gana bhaktha paripAlam
bhayankara vishanga mAthanga kulakAlam
(shrI vigna)

Charanam 2

kanaka kEyUra hArAvali kalitha
gambheera gowragiri shObham swa-shObham
kAmAdhi bhaya bharitha mUda madha
kalikalusha kanthitha makhanda prathApam - prathApam

sanaka sukha nAradha padhanjali parAchara
mathanga munisanga sallApam
sathya para mabja nayanapramudha mukthikara
thathvamasi nithya nigamAdhi swarUpam
(srI vigna)


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Meaning of sri vigna rajam bhaje

srI vighnarAjam bhajE - bhajEham bhajEham
bhajEham bhajE - thamiha
(srI vighna)

I bow to Lord Ganesha-verily,I seek refuge in That Lord Who is the Remover of all obstacles.

santhathamaham kunjaramuham
shankarasutham shankari sutham - thamiha
santhathamaham dhanthi
kunjara mukham - andhakaAnthaka sutham - siva
shankari sutham - thamiha

Ever I beseech Him Who bears the head of an Elephant; Who is the Son of Lord Shankara (The Destroyer of the demon Andhaka)and Devi Shankari/Parvati.

sEvitha surEndra mahaneeya guNasheelam
japa thapa samAdhi sukha varadhaanukUlam
bhAvitha suramuNi gana bhaktha paripAlam
bhayankara vishanga mAthanga kulakAlam
(srI vigna)

(I pray to Him)Who is worshipped by Indra-the foremost among the Suras/Devas; Who is the Abode of Virtues; Who Grants boons to His devotees (who approach Him through recitation & penance-culminating in samadhi);Who is meditated upon by Devas,Rishis & other devotees; Who is the Cause of Destruction of poisonous evil (personified as a mad elephant)*

kanaka kEyUra hArAvali kalitha
gambheera gowragiri shObham sushObham
kAmAdhi bhaya bharitha mUda madha
kalikalusha khanditham akhanda prathApam - prathApam
sanaka sukha nAradha patanjali parAs'ara
mathanga munisanga sallApam - sallApam
sathya param abja nayanapramudha mukthikara
thathvamasi nithya nigamAdhi swarUpam
(srI vigna)

(I pray to Him)Who is bedecked with ornaments of gold- That Ever Vigilant Lord, Who is the Adornment of Kailasa (the Resplendent White Mountain); Who is the antithesis of Lust (KAma),arrogance (Mada), irrationality (MooDHa) and Who dispels Fear/Bhaya( as He is the All-Powerful, Courageoous One);Who is praised by saints like Sanaka, S'uka, Narada, Patanjali, Paraashara and Matanga; Who is the Embodiment of the Ultimate Truth and Bestower of Moksha/Salvation-verily I bow to that Lotus-Eyed Lord!

* Often Vaggeyakaras portray sin/PApa as a wild elephant-who is out of control.The Godhead represents a Counter-force to destroy this mad elephant of sin.Another instance is in 'Jagadaanandakaaraka' (Tyagaraja's first Pancharatna in Nata) wherein the last charana describes Sri Rama as 'PApagaja Nrisimha'or The Lion (pun on Vishnu's Narasimhaavataara also here!)Who destroys the 'mad elephant of sin'.