Requesting God Siram aaru udayan to grant us rains and water

Requesting God  Siram aaru  udayan  to  grant us rains and water

By

Hariharasubramanian Venkatasubramanian

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

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(Siram aaru  udayan- could mean  according to Tamil  poet  “Cheiku Thambi pavalar “

  “ God who has  a river on his head”-Lord Shiva

or “God    who has  a different head” _lord Ganesa

Or “God who has   six heads"  Lord Subrahmanya

or  “God  who has a river  near  his head”-Lord Ranganatha

Or ”God  who has  river of blood on his head”  - son of God Jesus

An d  my friend Hariharasubramanian Venkatasubramanian has written a great  prayer  in Tamil  requesting for water and rain  from these gods. I am only trying  to  bring your attention to this great work)

Saluting  the word “ Siram arudayan”

 Of  tamil poet  “Cheiku thambi pavalar”

We are    requesting God  with all  our mind 

To give    us sufficient rains

Oh God   “Siram aaru  Udayan”

Oh Lord Shiva , who has   ganges on his head,

Would you  bless  us   with ample   rain,

And would you  not bless   that  ,

The dream of Bharathi  of bringing Ganges   water  to Cauvery , would  be realized.

Oh God  , “Siram  aaru udayaan”

The God  Ganesa  whose  head ,

Got changed    from human to elephant,

Would you not   help us   to remove all roadblocks,

WE who  salute  you daily    and break  coconut,

Are finding that  , even the  coconut   does not have water,

There  is no water  in the forest   and don’t  you see ,

The crowd of elephants   searching   for water  in our towns?

Would you not kindly reduce  this sweltering heat ,

And  arrange    for  very huge rain , for us and for you.

Oh God “Siram aaru  Udayan”

The Shanmukha   with six heads,

Would you not   grant us consolation,

And help us   to answer  our kids ,

When they ask, “father  what is  rain”

Would you  not  reduce  the pot-burden,

Of all our ladies     running   here and there,

For a  pot of water ,  for their entire home

Oh God  “Siram aaru  Udavyan “

Oh lord Ranganatha   who is  ,

Resting on a snake  in Sri Rangam,

About whom a poet sang,

“Oh God who has a  green mountain body”

When my  little daughter  asks  me,

“what  is this green father ? I tend to blink,

Please  cause  torrential rain , so that ,

The  river near  your head  has over flowing water

God “Siram Aarudayaan”
Lord Jesus the  god who was  drizzling  with blood  on his head,  ,
When thorn crown was put”

All my children are    asking  ,

What   is a rainbow  , we have  not seen it,

Oh Lord  “Why the doors of sky are shut,

Would not  you   shower the  water of rain.”