Loving Ganesha: Chapter 18 (Section 2) - In Praise of Pillaiyar--Pillaiyar Stutih

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font-family:Arial">Here is section two of chapter 18, from

http://www.himalayanacademy.com/books/lg/lg_ch-18.html

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NAKKIRADEVA NAYANAR'S

VINAYAKA AHAVAL

[TAMIL SCRIPT]

O first-born son of Siva

who adorns His head with sacred ashes, beloved of Umasundari,

Kumaran's companion, beloved of Hari!

O dark-hued, elephant-visaged, elegant Lord of

heavenly hosts, my divine guru, unto you, O Lord, I surrender myself. O

matchless Lord! Embodiment of wisdom and all excellence -- O portly Ganapati,

unto your golden feet I surrender myself. O precious jewel bright! O heavenly

light! O Lord of the universe, I surrender unto you.

FROM NAMBI ANDAR NAMBI

[TAMIL SCRIPT]

You are indeed my father and mother both, my kith

and kin -- the infinite Lord, wisdom's embodiment,

substance of all sound and the Vedas

four. You are indeed Hari and the lotus-seated

Brahma, Shakti and Sadashiva, the triune beings. The

dauntless destroyer of the roving cities three, that dared to defy you! You are

the Lord of heaven and earth, devotion and its binding force, moksha and

its meaning. O matchless Lord! My life is yours, and you are my sole support. But for

your grace, friends I've none. O Indwelling Lord, I'll speak only of your

glory!

NAMBI ANDAR NAMBI

[TAMIL SCRIPT]

The triple-eyed Pillaiyar,

enshrined under the shade of the flower-filled punnai tree in splendid Naraiyur

Park, thinking of me, enslaved me, removed

all my ills and impediments and conferred upon me His infinite grace. My

thoughts are of Him and none else on

earth.

SEKKILAR'S

PERIYAPURANAM

[TAMIL SCRIPT]

Before I venture to narrate in vivid Tamil verse the

moving great story of the ennobling lives of the saintly sixty-three enslaved

by the Lord Siva, I shall first retain in my mind the guiding hand of the

dark-hued, high-crowned, five-handed Ganapati, in order that we may all gain by

His divine grace the enriching rewards of this endeavor.

UMAPATI SHIVAM

[TAMIL SCRIPT]

In order that, O man, the heavens and earth may

prosper

and thrive, the Vedic ways endure and the sacred Tamil

tongue be renowned the world over, worship without fail the sagacious,

five-handed, triple-eyed, elephant-visaged Vinayaka

of victory.

KUMARA GURUPARAR

[TAMIL SCRIPT]

Those who sing with devotion this garland of

twice-five hymns in praise of the elephant enshrined at famed Varanasi washed by the sacred Ganga

-- known by His devotees as Dhundhiraja Ganapati, the

five-handed Lord -- shall surely attain in time the heavenly abode above.

KASSIYAPPA SHIVACHARYa'S KANDAPURANAM

[TAMIL SCRIPT]

In order that your birth becomes free of its fetter

and you attain with ease human perfection on earth, worship, O man, with

devotion true the flower-like feet of the triple-eyed, elephant-visaged divine

guru, Mahaganapati, who grants without fail all

your wishes.

ARUNAGIRINATHAR'S

TIRUPUGAL

[TAMIL SCRIPT]

O five-handed Lord! By your innate wisdom you gained

the coveted fruit from Umashankara's hand. O matchless

Lord who relishes the nectar churned by the celestials out of the shimmering

sea, did you not venture forth your beloved brother to help wed the doe-eyed

Valli upon the Kurunchi hill? O

refuge of your devotees! My labored life on earth you

must support and sustain. Enslave me by your grace.

ARUNAGIRINATHAR'S

TIRUPUGAL

[TAMIL SCRIPT]

I'll seek

in worship the feet of the one who dwells within the minds of the learned --

one whose firm hand is filled with the pomegranate fruit and delicacies sweet.

I'll

offer flowers fresh for the one who destroys the inherited karmic ills of all

His devotees -- the broad-shouldered being born of Umashankara

whose head is adorned by the crescent moon and the konrai's bloom.

13.5pt">I'll offer fragrant flowers unto the redeeming feet of portly Ganapati,

born of Gaurishankara, the first-born, who did

inscribe with His own tusk the Mahabharata epic.

Upon the

Himalayan peaks I'll worship true the redeeming feet of the valiant one who

dared to break the chariot wheel of the three-eyed Lord, whose mere laughter

destroyed the roving cities three of the adharmic

italic"> asuras.

I'll worship the feet of

the wise being who, by His timely intervention on Balashubrahmanya's behalf,

performed the marriage rites of

youthful Kumaran and the doe-eyed Valli

upon the Kurunchi Hill.

ABHIRAMI PATTAR'S

ABHIRAMI

ANTATI

[TAMIL SCRIPT]

O dark-hued Ganapati, son of Umasundari

who mothered

the seven worlds and is ensconced in the Lord of Tillai,

He who is ever adorned by bright konrai blooms and chempaka

garlands. Dwell you must, O Lord, within my mind and being as I sing of

Abhirami, the paragon of beauty, in this anthology of a

hundred hymns by your benign grace.

RAMALINGA ADIGAL'S

TIRU ARUTPA

[TAMIL SCRIPT]

O first-born, elephant-visaged

harbinger for good tidings who guides mankind unto the attainment of mukti; the

immanent Lord, five-handed son of

Siva of the sacred tresses, unto your feet I surrender myself.

font-style:italic">TIRUPPALLANDU, BY SENTHANAR

[TAMIL SCRIPT]

Your devotees, O Lord, are gathered in groups to dance

in joy and sing your praise. The music of the flute and the vina's

string resound in the heavens in praise of you who rides the white bull and

rules over Tiru-arur. We've come to join your dear

devotees who've enslaved themselves for succeeding generations. We are gathered

to sing your eternal glory.

SEKKILAR'S

PERIYAPURANAM

[TAMIL SCRIPT]

The throbbing senses five become by the eyes absorbed,

the intrinsic organs four become in the mind absorbed and the innate gunas three

become transformed into one sattvic

state for those who behold the singular dance of joy by Him who adorns His

tresses long with the crescent moon, delighting in everlasting bliss, immersed

in an ocean of love.

BENEDICTORY VERSE BY KASSIAPPA

SHIVACHARYA

[TAMIL SCRIPT]

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13.5pt">ay the rain-rich clouds descend without fail and enrich

this earth. May the monarchs rule this resplendent

earth with unfailing justice. May all living beings of this enduring

earth live without want. May all righteous deeds, governed by the Vedas four,

prevail upon this earth. May the sacrificial fires and deeds of penance grow in

abundance. May the glorious Saivite

truths become renowned the world over.

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