Vinayaka ashtakam of Sri Narayana Guru

Vinayaka ashtakam

By

Sri Narayana Guru

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

(I  wasmade aware of thiswork of Sri Narayana  Guru by my friend   Dr.M.R.Ravi  Mamparambath  who sent me a detailed commentary on this work by  Sri Nithya Chaithnya Yathi    translated in to Malayalam.  I have simplified   the  commentary as n much as possible and have given my own translation.  Thanks Dr.,Ravi)

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1,Nama  Deva  vrundha, lasad eka dantham,

Sirasrimath indhum , sritha    sri mukundam,

Brahacharu   sunda, Sthutha   sri sanandam,

Jataaheendra  kandham  , Bajeabeshta   sandham.

I salute  the one   surrounded by devas , who shines with one   tusk,

Who has moon on his head, who is served by Lord Vishnu    and Lakshmi,

Who has big pretty trunk, Who is praised   by saint   Sananda,

Who is a baby  who  has  decorated his head with  a snake ,

And I sing about    him who    fulfils    my desires.

2,Khila deva   gothram , kanadhema gathram,

SAdananda  mathram , maha bhaktha  mithram,

SAraschandra vakthram , trayee pootha  pathram,

SAmastharthi   dathram, Bhaja   SAkthi puthram.

He   belongs to clan  of playing devas ,  has a body like shining gold,

Is purely true joy , is friend  of great devotees,

Has a face like  autumn moon ,  is  the one who has three  Vedas,

And is the cure   for all sorrows   and I sing about the   son of Goddess   Sakthi

3.Galadhana  maalam, chaladh  nhogi  maalam,

Galambodha kalam , sadhaa   dhana  sheelam,

Suraarathi kaalam, mahesathma  balam,

Lasath  pundra  phalam , bhaje loka  moolam.  Page 25

He  wears  the flowing garland of charity,  wears  the moving garland  of serpents,

Has  a neck with black colour of   water rich cloud, always has habit  of giving

 Was   death to enemies  of devas, is the   soul like child of  Lord Shiva,

And  has shining  mark of tripundram on his forehead  and   I  sing about  the root of the world.

4.Urasthara   haaram  , saraschandra   heeram,

Sura sree vicharam  hruthaarthaari   baaram,

Kate   dhana  pooram, jataa  bhogi pooram,

Kala  bindhu tharam, Bhaje    shaiva    veeram

He wears  garland of stars over his chest ,  wears autumn moon like diamonds on his head,

Has good of  devas in his thought , bears the sorrow of those who are   troubled by  enemies,

Has cheeks   with flowing must  , has a tuft   filled    with snakes .

And makes us cross the stoppage of time   and  I sing about that  warrior of Shiva

5.Kara aarooda  moksham  , vipadh bhanga   daksham,

Chaladh  saarasaaksham, Parasakthi paksham,

Sritha marthya vruksham  surari druthaksham,

Paraananda   paksham  , Bhaje   Sri Shivaksham

He  holds   in his hand the salvation, is an  expert in  destroying dangers of his devotees,

Has eyes like moving lotus flowers, is on the side of Divine power (Goddess  Parvathy)

Is  like a divine tree to his devotees , is  the wood cutter  to the tree  of enemies of devas,

And  is on the side of divine joy   and  I sing about him  who is in the auspicious   eyes of Lord Shiva

6. Sadhaasam  , suresam  , Sadhaa pathu meesam,

Nidhanothbhavam , saankara    prema kosam,

Drutha   sri nisessam , lasad dantha   kosam,

Chalath shoola pasam  , Bhaje  Krutha  pasam.

He  is always  calm, is lord of all  devas, is the God   who always protects,

 Is  the  originator  of primeval cause , is  the  aspect of affection  of Sankara,

Wears  the auspicious moon  , has shining  bud like teeth,

And has moving trident and  rope and   I sing about  him who cuts of affection 

7.THathaneka   santham,   sadhaa  dhaanaavaantham,

Budha   sree karam tham  , gajaasyam vibhantham,

Karathmeeya dantham   , trilokaika  vruntham,

Sumandham  paramtham   bhajeham  BHavam tham

He  is one and many , always  grants  boons,

Grants riches to the intelligent , Has elephant like look  , brings to an end differences,

Has his own tusk in his hand ,  is  the  giver of intelligence to the three   worlds,

And  is divinely slow     and I sing about him

8.Shiva  prema  pindam   param   swarna varnam,

Lasad  dantha  gandam  , sadananda  poornam,

Vivarna prabhaasyam  , drutha swarna  baandam,

Chala charu   sundam   BHaje    danthi    sundam

He is the result of Shiva’s love,  has a divine golden colour,

Has a shining broken tusk, is always   filled with joy,

Has a  multi coloured shine , holds a golden pot,

And  has a pretty moving tusk, and I    sing about him with an elephant face

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