Ganpati Bappa Morya ; Mangalmurti Morya!

Ganpati Bappa Morya ; Mangalmurti Morya!

Devotees chant Ganapati Bappa Morya all the time to sing the praises of Lord Ganesha. But how many of us know what the word Morya signify?

Ganpati is another name of Lord Ganesha which means the Lord/Owner of all Shiva Gana (The army of Lord Shiva).
Bappa means Father/Lord and Morya refers to the greatest devotee of Lord Ganesha. To understand the meaning completely, "Ganpati Bappa Morya" alone is not sufficient. The entire stanza "Ganapati Bappa Morya, Mangalmurti Morya" is needed, which means "O Lord/Father Ganesha, come again next year fast and bless us".

The word Morya refers to a famous devotee of Lord Ganesha in the fourteenth century called Morya Gosavi, originally from village called Shaligram in Karnataka where his devotion was looked upon as madness!! He later travelled and settled near Pune and invoked the Lord with severe penance. He attained siddhi (special powers and blessings) at Shree Chintamani and his son built the temple to commemorate the event. It is said that Moryaji also performed penances at Siddhi Vinayak in Ahmedabad and in Moreshwar/Mayureshwar at Moregoan where he also built the temple. Overwhelmed by the devotion of Moryaji, he was blessed by Lord Ganesha to fullfill any of his wish. Morya asked to be remembered forever on this earth whenever anyone remembers his Lord, as his 'Param Bhakt'. Thus this depicts the inseparable relationship between God and his devotee."

'Man’ means complete and glu-gayate means the one endowing Serenity or purity. That which purifies both internally as well as externally is auspicious (mangal). An image bringing auspiciousness is thus Mangalmurti. In Maharashtra ‘Mangalmurti morya’ is used to proclaim Ganapati’s glory. ✨👁💛🕉🐘🌀🐚💙🎨🙏🏻✨

Om Shri Ganeshaya Namah ~ Shubh Prabhat 🎨🐘💙🙏🏻💛