ஜெய் கணேச பாஹிமாம் ... J.K. SIVAN
பிரணவஸ்வருபம் என்பது ஓம்காரவடிவம். யானைமுகததான்.குறையாவும் அகற்றி நம்மை காப்பவன். மன நிறைவையும் , இகவாழ்கைக்கு தேவையான பொருளும்அக நிறைவுக்கு வேண்டிய அருள் நிறைவையும் அளிப்பவன். நம்பிக்கையோடு தும்பிக்கையானை பணிந்து சரணடைந்தால்
வேண்டியவை யாவையும் வேண்டாமலேயே வாரி வழங்கும் வள்ளலை வாயார வாழ்த்துவோம்
நாவார பாடுவோம் துதிப்போம். பலனடைவோம்.
Shuklambaradharam Vishnum
Shashi Varnam Chaturbhujam
Prasanna Vadanam Dhyayet
Sarva Vighnopashantaye
शुक्लाम्बरधरं विष्णुं शशिवर्णं चतुर्भुजम्
प्रसन्न वदनं ध्यायेत् सर्वविघ्नोपशान्तये
வெண்ணிற வஸ்திரம் அணிந்தவனே, எங்கும் எதிலும் நிறைந்தவனே, பால் வண்ண பூரண நிலவை பழிக்கும் நிறத்தவனே, நிலவை விட குளிர்ந்த சுகம் தரும் இனிய புன்னகை மன்னனே, நாற்கரம் கொண்டு வினை தீர்க்கும் விநாயகா, நின் திருப்பாதம் வணங்குகிறேன்
this is for Non Tamil devotees and members:
Today every Hindu home celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi , a most popular Hindu festival. It relates to the birth of Lord Ganesha - the supreme God of wisdom and prosperity. Observed in the Hindu calendar month of Bhadrapada, Avani month in tamil, starting on the shuklachaturthi (fourth day of the waxing moon period). This year it is celebrated on 13th September 2018.
Ganesh chathurthi celebrations lasts for 10 days, ending on Ananta Chaturdashi, and is traditionally celebrated as the birthday of Lord Ganesha. Lord Ganesha is the son of Shiva (The God of Destruction in the Hindu Holy Trinity of Creator-Preserver-Destroyer) and Parvati (Shiva’s consort). The cutest and most lovable Indian God, Ganesha or Ganpati has the head of an elephant on which rests an elegant tiara, four podgy hands joined to a sizeable belly with each hand holding its own symbolic object - a trishul or a trident in one, an ankush or goad (made from his very own broken tooth) in another, a lotus in the third and a rosary (which is sometimes replaced by modaks, his favourite sweet) in the fourth. Revered as the deity of auspiciousness and wisdom, Lord Ganesha is also famous for being a trickster and for his profound sense of humour. He is the only Hindu God easily available for any one to dress Him as a Kargil soldier, cricketer with a bat, a tabla player, a rider on a mobike, and what not. Still He looks most impressive in any form and attire.
Once while Parvati was bathing, she created a human figure from some unguent and balm, gave him life and asked him to guard the door while she bathed. After a long period of meditation on Mountain Kailash (Lord Shiva’s abode), Shiva chose that very moment to drop by to see his better half, but was abruptly stopped by the man-god Parvati had posted at the door. Outraged by the cheek of this stranger, Shiva cut off his head only to discover moments later that he had killed Parvati’s son! For fear of enraging his wife, Shiva immediately dispatched his ganas (attendants) to get him the head of the first living creature they could find. Well, the first living creature happened to be an elephant. As instructed, the head was chopped off and brought back to Shiva, who placed it on Parvati’s son’s body, bringing him back to life. This elephant-headed god was welcomed into the first family of the Hindu heavens and named Ganesha or Ganapati, which literally means the chief of the ganas, or the attendants of Shiva. This brave guardian of the door to Parvati’s bath is beheld today as the most auspicious God of new beginnings. He is worshipped during every festival and before people undertake a journey or embark upon a new venture. You will also see him carefully guarding entrances to temples and homes, peeping out of calendars and happily gracing marriages and other such occasions.
History says during the reigns of kings of Satavahana, Rashtrakuta and Chalukya, Peshwa dynasties, Ganesh chathurthi was celebrted yearly. Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaja, the great Maratha ruler, promoted the Ganesh chathurthi celebrtions.
Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak brought back the tradition of Ganesh Chaturthi Tilak realized the cultural importance of Vigneshwar and popularised Ganesha Chaturthi as a National Festival to build the unity between all Indian Hindus.Tilak chose Ganesha as a rallying point for Indian protest against British rule.
Tilak organized the Ganesh Utsav as a social and religious function. He was the first to put in large public images of Ganesha in pavilions and establish the tradition of their immersion on the tenth day. The festival facilitated community participation and involvement in the form of learned discourses, dance dramas, poetry recital, musical concerts, debates, etc. It served as a meeting place for common people of all castes and communities, at a time when all social and political gatherings were forbidden by the British Empire. Ganesha Chaturthi acquired a more organized form all over India largely due to Lokmanya's efforts.
Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated throughout India with great community enthusiasm and participation. It is a national festival celebrated with a grand festive look of illumination, decoration and happiness. Artisans make the idols of Ganesh vieying with each other to make bigger and better sculptures. The sizes of the relatively larger ones range anywhere from 10 meters to 30 meters in height. These are installed in public places for worship.
Once the worship is complete, the images of Ganesh in plaster of paris, paper mesh etc., are carried on decorated floats to be immersed in the sea after one, three, five, seven and ten days. Thousands of processions converge on the beaches to immerse the holy idols in the sea. This procession and immersion is accompanied with dancing and the sound of exciting drum-beats, devotional songs and exploding firecrackers. As the idol is immersed amidst loud chants of "Ganesh Maharaj Ki Jai!" (Hail Lord Ganesh), the festival comes to an end. The chants of "Ganpati bappa morya, pudcha varshi laukar ya" (Hail Lord Ganesh, return again soon next year) rent the air.
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