Tum Ho Vigna Vinasha…Jai Sri Ganesha…

Saturday, August 30th, 2014

After an interlude, it is time to rejoice welcoming the Prime Deity, The Primordial Principle, Lord Ganesha, The Lord Whom Bhagawan often refers to as The Lord without an Over Lord. Today, with the festivity returns to Prasanthi Nilayam with great devotional fervour, let us bask in His glory propitiating Lord Ganesha’s benevolent blessings…a poem from Sri Jullie Chaudhuri.

Loving, loving Salutations unto Thee…
Oh! Most adorable Lord Ganapati…
Oh! Thee, most magnanimously Benevolent One,
Lord Shiva and Mother Gauri’s beloved Son…
…it’s that time of the year once again…
…Your eager devotees do Thee beckon…
…cymbals peal…and drums beat…
…they all offer You a grand seat…
Come…come…come…
Oh! Ganesha…Hey Vakratunda…
Oh! Vinayaka…
Ekadanta, Lambodara…
Oh! Thee…with the single tusk…
…Universes from the past, present and future…
…have been assured refuge in Thee…
…in Thy sacred belly…
…thus so, You do portray an enormous stomach…
…a compassionate glance from You…
…can so naturally transform a shattered kismet…

Come…come…come…
Swagatam…Suswagatam…
Welcome…welcome…welcome…
All glory unto Thee…
Tum ho Vigna Vinasha…Sri Sri Ganesha…
Oh! Indeed there is none superior to Thee…
…in the swirling whirl of the created world…
Invoking Thy abundance…
…we pray for Thy benevolence…
…with Thy boon bestowing brilliance,
Reinstate that Cosmic Substance,
Come, dissipate the darkness in the mind of man…
…complement a kindred co-existence…
Oh! Remover of Obstacles…
…gently remove all hurdles…
…augment a Divine Advent…
…that will bend, mend, transcend…
…and help humanity ascend…
…into times glorious and golden…
…from an ambiguous life…
…reeking of all that is stagnant and errant…
…into the mellow ebullience of fulfilment…
Come…Oh! Vigna Vinasha…Beloved Ganesha…
…munificently relent…
…in hushed silence we seek a breakthrough…
…we humbly beseech Thy consent…

Oh! Thee, Gajanana…Vakratunda…
…Who has chosen to assume…
…the countenance of an elephant…
…ever so holy…radiating, beaming Supreme Shakti…
…with a hallowed Trunk so wonderfully curved,
…quite significantly to curb…
…rein in…and harness…
…those that stray into all that is deplorable,
…immoral,
…unethical and vicious…
…to eventually nudge the spirit…
…into the realm of Righteousness…
Oh! Thee Serenely Ageless…
Sashwat Sarvatman Varaprada….
Oh! Eternal Protector of the Universe…
Merciful Benefactor of Boons…
Clasping Thy Lotus Feet…
…we petition this Cosmic Largesse…
…we are aware…only You can help us…
…for You are…
Tum ho -
Vigna Vinasha…Oh! Sri Ganesha…

Hey Vignavinashaka…Hey Vigneshwara…
Oh! Thee, the Supreme Controller, Destroyer…
…and Vanquisher of difficulties, hindrances…
…restraints, limitations and encumbrances…
May we request Thee…
…on this auspicious day of Ganesh Chaturthi…
…and Sri Pada Sri Vallabha Jayanti…
Come, sweet Lord,
Tum Ho Vigna Vinasha…Jai Sri Ganesha…
Oh! Enchanting Remover of any and every obstacle…
Come and rescue mankind from the thorny thicket…
…the widespread web of material bramble…
Hey Vinayaka…
Dear Lord of Lords…
…none in the Universe can rule over Thee…
Oh! Thee, most delightful child of Shiva and Parvati…
Even as grand celebrations spill everywhere…
…and joyful festivities encircle the air…
Lead us forward, Oh! Gracious Ganapataye…
Ganapatim Havamahe…
…for are Thee not the Friend and Guide…
…of all those who call out to Thee…
…most reverentially…oh, so earnestly…?
So too, You are the Wisdom of the Wise…
…the entire Vedas were imbibed by You…
…simply by listening to the sound…
…of Your Father’s sacrosanct Dumroo…
…Hey Dukhaharta…Sukhakarta…
Oh! Thee Who eliminates grief and distress…
Oh! Bestower of Bliss…
Hey Buddhi, Siddhi Pradayaka…
…steer us away from kama, krodha…
…lobha, moha, mada and matsarya…
Jai Dev Jai Dev Jai Mangal Murti…
…do us all bless…
…Oh! Thee, the Embodiment of Auspiciousness,
…are You not hailed thus -
‘Darshan Matre Mann Kaamana Phurti…?’
…words intoned in innumerable homes and temple choirs -
A single glimpse of Thee…
…onsets the sublime fulfilment of cherished desires…

Hey Shambho Nandan, Parvati Tanaya…
…bestow Thy Grace…
…save and uplift the human race…
…immersed in sense play and selfish pursuits…
…crafty ways…riddled with guile…subterfuge and ruse,
…that strips the core bare and does the spirit debase…
Tum ho Vigna Vinasha…
Come, deliver humanity from disgrace…
…scatter the fog of ignorance…
…morals and ethics retrace…
…herald a quantum leap into that Promised Phase…
Liberate us all to align with the Supreme Essence…
…empower us to attract that Ultimate Presence…
…endorse our appeal for the re-emergence of Sathya…
…Dharma, Prema, Shanti, Ahimsa…
Oh! Thee…Sarva Karyeshu Sarvada…
…kindly eliminate all hurdles…
…approve and sanctify our endeavour…
Surrendering our all to Thee…
…to Thee…we do with every breath plead and pray…
Oh! Thee with an effulgence brighter than that of a million Suns…
Oh! Surya Koti Samaprabha…
Oh! Prasanna Vadanam Dhyayet…
…do not delay…prevent further decay…
Hey Mangal Murti…
We offer obeisances to Thee…
Oh! Truly Auspicious One…
…Who has the most Pleasing Form and Expression…
…accept our loving salutations and adorations…
…with joy in every heartbeat…
…we worshipfully embrace Thy Lotus Feet….
Oh! Maha Ganapate Namostute…
Oh! Most Favourable One…
Jai Ganesh Deva…Jai Ganapati Bappa…
…yield, have pity, comply…
…our moments on Earth do so sanctify…
…that we may please our Beloved Mother Sai…
…beyond doubt…You are the sole way out…
…for indeed You are…
Tum ho -
Vigna Vinasha…
Beloved Lord Ganesha…
Charana Namostute…Jai Sri Ganesha…

II Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II

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