Pillayar  Perumai

(Greatness of Lord Ganesa)

 Pillai in tamil can also mean a son or our lad. Lord Ganesa to all those who speak tamil is Pillayar . In Tamil Nadu , you will see him  in every nook and corner, This is an awesome  Bhajan extolling him.

1.Pillayar, pillayar , perumai vaintha pillayar ,

Pillayar, pillayar  , perumai vaintha pillayar

Ganesa, Ganesa , Ganesa who  is endowed with greatness,

Ganesa, Ganesa , Ganesa who  is  endowed with greatness.

2.AAthangarai  orathile, arasa marathu nizhalile

Veethirukkum pillayar , vinaikal theerkkum pillayar.

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.

He has elephant like face, he has five hands,

He has a pot like paunch, he solves problems of his devotees.

4.AAru mukha  velavanin  annan aana pillayar ,

Nerum thunpam yavayume  theerthu vaikkum pillayar

The Ganesa  who is the elder brother of six faced  Subramanya,

The Ganesa  who destroys  all  the sorrows that occur.

5.Manjalile cheyyinum, manninaale cheyyinum,

Iynthezhuthu  mandirathai nenjil kattum pillaya.

Whether you make him in turmeric powder  or mud,

He is Ganesa who  shows the five lettered chant (namasivaya) in his heart.

6.SAnkaranin pudalvanam  , chathirathin mudalvanam,

Sakalathirkkum  moolanaam , sakthi vaintha  pillayar

The very powerful Ganesa   is the son of Lord Shiva ,

The first in Sastras   and the cause  for  everything.

7.Vanni marathin nizhalile varangal tharum pillayar,

Vilva marathu  nizhalile  vinaikal theerkkum pillayar.

The Ganesa who gives boons in the shade of  Vahni(prosopsis)  tree,

The Ganesa who solves our problems in the shade  of Bilwa tree

8. Neli marathu nizhalile nindru irukkum pillayar,

Bhakthi tharum pillayar , mukthi tharum pillayar

The  Ganesa who stands in the shade of Gooseberry tree ,

The Ganesa who gives devotion, The Ganesa who grants salvation.

9.Aadarikkum pillayar  , Aanaimukha pillayar,

Arulai  alli tharum aandavanaam pillayar.

The Ganesa who supports, The Ganesa with an elephant face ,

The God Ganesa  who gives  loads  of grace .

10.Aval pori  kadalayum , arisiyum kozhukattayum,

Kavalayindri  thinnuvaar , kannai moodi thoonguvaar.

Without any worry , he would eat beaten rice, puffed rice,

Bengal  gram   and rice Kozhukattai (Modhaka)   and sleep closing his eyes.

11.Kali yugathin vindhayai  kana vendi anu dinamum,

Yeliyin meethu yeriye  ishtam pola chuthuvaar.

Daily for seeing   the peculiar happenings of Kali age ,

He would climb on a mouse   and roam as he pleases.