Loving Ganesha: Chapter 19 (section 7) - Singing to Ganesha--Ganesha Bhajanam

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font-family:Arial">The final instalment of chapter 19 of Loving Ganesha from

http://www.himalayanacademy.com/books/lg/lg_ch-19.html

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PANCHAMUKHA GANAPATI

This song

was inspired by the eight-foot-tall granite statue of Panchamukha

Ganapati that we installed on the north shore of Mauritius, the Pearl of the

Indian Ocean. This majestic five-faced, ten-armed

Ganapati looks east toward India over azure blue seas -- a towering

reminder of the original home of the nation's Hindus and of the importance of

harmony in life. The greatest linguist of all time is He who holds time in ten

hands, balancing it moment to moment by slightly moving His magnificent trunk.

Yes, language is no mystery to our loving Lord. He knows them all. The island's

official language, French, and its sweet child Creole are perfect mediums for

bhajana. All Creole vernaculars of the world are

dear to His ears. They are languages of the heart.

13.5pt">VERSES: O Five-faced Lord of Ganas, let there

be harmony in the family, in society and in all our business affairs. Long live

culture and our religion. Grant us love of God and charity for all.

REFRAIN:

O Elephant-Lord, protect and heal us.

INVOCATION DE CINQ GANESHA SHAKTIS

Natchintanai

The

venerable sage, Asan Yogaswami

of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, sang many songs of God, Gods and his

beloved guru which contained profound religious and metaphysical teachings.

These songs were called Natchintanai, meaning

“good thoughts.” In one famous ode to the One God Íiva, Yogaswami invokes

Ganesha in the first verse, before proceeding to sing of the One. Using

traditional images, he alludes to a famous story where Lord Ganesha gave His

grace to Lord Indra, king of the Vedic devas. He also

speaks of the ancient mystery teaching that Lord Ganesha's form is the mantra

Aum itself. Thus did Yogaswami

affirm the teaching to worship our loving Lord Ganesha first before beginning

any worship or task.

Invocation of the Elephant-Faced Lord

O

elephant-faced Lord, son of Shankara

with voluminous belly and earrings, who granted grace

to Indra, the king of the devas.

You who are of mantra form I will never forget.

Throughout

time Lord Ganesha as Aum has come into the lives of

the elemental beings, men, women, children and even the Gods themselves. For

His is the office of gatekeeper. Nothing can begin without a nod of approval;

and nothing can end without giving thanks and showing appreciation to Him, for

every end is a new beginning. Loving Ganesha has a mystical symbol, the

swastika. It represents the power of the matured mind: a mind that has

flexibility; a mind that has resilience; a mind that has compassion; a mind

that has the twice-born strength to finish what has been begun; a mind that is

in touch with the divine -- above, below and to either side. The swastika

represents Ganesha, to be sure.

TANDI MUKHAN TANAI

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font-family:Arial">Loving Ganesha by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

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