Subhramayar vaara pathikam during Panka Poojai in Palakkad
Translated in to English
P.R.Ramachander
(The iyers who have settled in palakkad showed very great devotion to Lord of Pazhani. Naturally the community further split in to Malabar also . Few weeks before The Thai Poosam in Pazhani , a few Brahmins living in Taliprambu would perform a pooja to Lord Subrhmanya. They will sing lot of songs on Muruga , offer Panakam to god and start walking towards Pazhani . In ever Brahmin village , they will celebrate panaka pooja and collect food articles for doing Anna dhanam in Pazhani in a sathram called Kozhuman yajamanan sathram
The songs of Panaka pooja would be in palakkad tamil , and celebrating like that before Thai poosam they will reach Pazhani . Daily they will cook food articles they have collected and feed the devotees of Muruga .with small changes this custom still continues in Palakkad
There is a small Malayalam book giving list of Panaka pooja songs.With great difficulty I have translated a few songs
Here is a song which request Pazhani vela to come on each day of the week )
Adhithya Varam- sunday
Vaadhitha soorarai vadivel yeduthu, vaal iynthu kondu
Saashithu vendra dhayaa parane, yenthan chanchalathai
Sodhithu paarthu, thuar thanai neekki nar thogayudan
AAdhithya varam varuvai pazhani nallandavane
Oh merciful one , youPunished Soora who argued taking
Your staff like Vel as well as five swords and you won,
Please examine my restlessness, remove my sorrow
And come on Sunday, Oh Aandava (God) of Pazhani.
Soma varam-monday
Ungal thagappan kai kanikkai, ulagu yezhum chuthri
Kankal sivanthida vanthu nindraai antha kai pazham poal
Yengal mel kuthram yaathirunthaalum, irangu , manam
THingat kizhamai varuvai pazhani nal desikane
For the sake of the fruit in hand of your father, you went round the seven worlds,
And came back with eyes as red as that fruit in his hand
Whatever may be our mistake , please pardon us
And come on Monday, Oh good Guru of Pazhani
Mangala vaaram -Tuesday
Kovvai ithazh unnum valli devayanaithan kandha guhne
Than vvai akappetta pampathu poal un thamizh marayon
Avvayil chikki alaya padaathu adiyaarkalukku irangi
Chevvai kizhamayil varuvai pazhani nal sevakane
Oh Skanda , Oh Guha who is of Valli and Devayani with red mouth
Just like the snake caught in the mouth of the peacock , the tamizh people
Should not get caught in that mouth and taking mercy on the devotees
Please come on Tuesday , oh good service provider of Pazhani
Saumya vaaram-Wednesday
Sathamenum veda mudhal yezhuthu otha , thalayil katti
Thavamena kettu arul velane, yenthan vinai akala
Padham athu paada , kali thurai chollavum panpu thanthu
Budhan yenum vaaram pazhani nal punniyane
For telling Satha , the first letter of Vedas, after tying on head,
Hearing it as penance and bless us Oh Vela, for my fate to go away
Please grant me power to sing a stanza and To chant Kali thurai
Come on the Wednesday , the blessed God of Pazhani
Guru vaaram-Thursday
Karuvai yezhunthirunthu, kai kaal mulaithu kazhintha pinupu
Uruvai pirappitha uthamane , oru unmai thanai
Thiruvai malarnthu mun nindriduvai , nar chevaludan
Guru vaara naalil varuvai Pazhani nar guru parane
Getting up as foetus , when the hands and legs have grown,
Oh Great man who made it born with a form, Please tell,
One truth by your divine mouth and stand before me along with the good cock
On the Thursday please come , the divine Guru of Pazhani
Shukra vaaram-Friday
Ullil karuthi nindru , anjali cheivorkku uganthu vanthu
Alli vibhoothiyidum ayyane , Adiyaarkku irangi
Valli devanayudan mayileri manam uganthu
Velli kizhamai varumai pazhani nal velavane
For those who think of you in the mind and salute you , coming pleased
And picking up the sacred ash and applying to them, taking pity on devotees
Along with valli devayanai climb on the peaock and with pleased mind
Come on Friday, Oh good god with Vel of Pazhani
Sani vaaram-Saturday
Saniyaana paapi ilamayile yenai thaan oduthaan
Iniyaagilum chathru irangalaye, un manathu yeppadiyo
Paniyaanathai vanthu kathiron, vilakkidum bhavanai poal
SAni vaara naalil varuvai , pazhani nal shanmukhane
The sinner called SAni, troubled me a lot in my youth
At least now he has not ytaken pity, How is your mind
Like the acting of sun god of removing the morning mist
On Saturdays please come, Oh Good shanumukha of Pazhani
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