Pillayar Pillayar
Pillayar Perumai¬
(Greatness of Lord Ganesa)¬
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Translated by¬
P.R.Ramachander¬
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(Pillai in tamil can also mean a son or our lad. Lord Ganesa to all those who speak tamil is Pillayar . Wherever you go in Tamil Nadu , you will see him in every nook and corner, This is an awesome Bhajan extolling him)¬
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1.Pillayar, pillayar , perumai vaintha pillayar ,¬
Pillayar, pillayar , perumai vaintha pillayar¬
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Ganesa, Ganesa , Ganesa who is endowed with greatness,¬
Ganesa, Ganesa , Ganesa who is endowed with greatness.¬
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2.AAthangarai orathile, arasa marathu nizhalile¬
Veethirukkum pillayar , vinaikal theerkkum pillayar.¬
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Ganesa who sits in the shade of Banyan tree¬
By the side of the banks of the river, The Ganesa who solves problems.¬
3.Aanai mukham kondavar , iynthu karam udayavar ,¬
Panai vayiru padaithavar , bhakthar thuyar thudaippavr.¬
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He has elephant like face, he has five hands,¬
He has a pot like paunch, he solves problems of his devotees.¬
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4.AAru mukha velavanin annan aana pillayar ,¬
Nerum thunpam yavayume theerthu vaikkum pillayar¬
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The Ganesa who is the elder brother of six faced Subramanya,¬
The Ganesa who destroys all the sorrows that occur.¬
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5.Manjalile cheyyinum, manninaale cheyyinum,¬
Iynthezhuthu mandirathai nenjil kattum pillaya.¬
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Whether you make him in turmeric powder or mud,¬
He is Ganesa who shows the five lettered chant (namasivaya) in his heart.¬
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6.SAnkaranin pudalvanam , chathirathin mudalvanam,¬
Sakalathirkkum moolanaam , sakthi vaintha pillayar¬
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The very powerful Ganesa is the son of Lord Shiva ,¬
The first in Sastras and the cause for everything.¬
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7.Vanni marathin nizhalile varangal tharum pillayar,¬
Vilva marathu nizhalile vinaikal theerkkum pillayar.¬
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The Ganesa who gives boons in the shade of Vahni(prosopsis) tree,¬
The Ganesa who solves our problems in the shade of Bilwa tree¬
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8. Neli marathu nizhalile nindru irukkum pillayar,¬
Bhakthi tharum pillayar , mukthi tharum pillayar¬
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The Ganesa who stands in the shade of Gooseberry tree ,¬
The Ganesa who gives devotion, The Ganesa who grants salvation.¬
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9.Aadarikkum pillayar , Aanaimukha pillayar,¬
Arulai alli tharum aandavanaam pillayar.¬
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The Ganesa who supports, The Ganesa with an elephant face ,¬
The God Ganesa who gives loads of grace .¬
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10.Aval pori kadalayum , arisiyum kozhukattayum,¬
Kavalayindri thinnuvaar , kannai moodi thoonguvaar.¬
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Without any worry , he would eat beaten rice, puffed rice,¬
Bengal gram and rice Kozhukattai (Modhaka) and sleep closing his eyes.¬
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11.Kali yugathin vindhayai kana vendi anu dinamum,¬
Yeliyin meethu yeriye ishtam pola chuthuvaar.¬
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Daily for seeing the peculiar happenings of Kali age ,¬
He would climb on a mouse and roam as he pleases.¬
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