ವಿನಾಯಕರ್ ಅಕವಲ್
Vinayagar Agaval (Opening) in Kannada · ಕನ್ನಡ
ನಿಮ್ಮ ಭಾಷೆ/ಲಿಪಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಿ
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Vinayagar Agaval of Avvaiyar (Tamil; Saiva devotional tradition) · Avvaiyar · Tamil devotional era
The Vinayagar Agaval is treasured as the work of the saint-poetess Avvaiyar, a supreme devotee of Lord Ganesha. Tradition tells that Ganesha graced her directly, and the hymn flows as her own experience — beginning as praise of His sacred form and rising into the description of inner yogic awakening. It is recited across Tamil Nadu as a beloved prayer to Pillaiyar, the remover of obstacles, and as a map of the soul's ascent under His grace.
✦ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳಿದಂತೆ
It is told that Avvaiyar, weary and aged, was once gently tested and then blessed by Lord Ganesha (in the tale of the naaval fruit), and that by His grace the deep truths of yoga were opened to her — truths she poured into the Vinayagar Agaval, so that this single hymn became both a prayer and a living guide to liberation.
ಅರ್ಥದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಪೂರ್ಣ ಪಾಠ
ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಾಲನ್ನು ಅಥವಾ ▶ ಬಟನ್ ಒತ್ತಿ ಕೇಳಿ
ಸೀತಕ್ ಕಳಪಸ್ ಸೇ̀ನ್ತಾಮರೈಪ್ ಪೂಮ್ ಪಾತಸ್ ಸಿಲಮ್ಪು ಪಲವಿಸೈ ಪಾಟಪ್ ಪೋ̀ನ್ನರೈ ಞಾಣುಮ್ ಪೂನ್ತುಕಿಲ್ ಆಟೈಯುಮ್ ವನ್ನ ಮರುಙ್ಕಿಲ್ ವಳರ್ನ್ತಌಅ ಕೇ̀ರಿಪ್ಪಪ್ ಪೇಌಐ ವಯಿರುಮ್ ಪೇ̀ರುಮ್ಪಾರಕ್ ಕೋಟುಮ್
sīthak kaḷabach senthāmaraip pūm pādhach silambu palavisai pāḍap ponnarai ñāṇum pūnthugil āḍaiyum vanna marungil vaḷarndhazha gheṟippap pēzhai vayiṟum perumbārak kōḍum
ಅರ್ಥ:The Vinayagar Agaval is the great Tamil hymn to Lord Ganesha (Vinayaka) by the poet-saint Avvaiyar, composed in the flowing 'agaval' (blank-verse) metre. It begins by adoring the Lord from His feet upward: His cool, sandal-anointed lotus-red feet whose anklets sing in many tunes; the golden waist-cord and silken robe; the casket-like belly and the single great tusk; the elephant face bright with vermilion; the five hands bearing goad and noose; the dark form dwelling in the devotee's heart; the eight arms, three eyes and the marks of rut; the two ears, the gleaming golden crown, and the broad chest shining with the three-stranded sacred thread.
ವೇಌಅ ಮುಕಮುಮ್ ವಿಳಙ್ಕು ಸಿನ್ತೂರಮುಮ್ ಅಞ್ಸು ಕರಮುಮ್ ಅಙ್ಕುಸ ಪಾಸಮುಮ್ ನೇ̀ಞ್ಸಿರ್ ಕುಟಿಕೋ̀ಣ್ಟ ನೀಲ ಮೇನಿಯುಮ್ ನಾನ್ರ ವಾಯುಮ್ ನಾಲಿರು ಪುಯಮುಮ್ ಮೂನ್ರು ಕಣ್ಣುಮ್ ಮುಮ್ಮತಸ್ ಸುವಟುಮ್
vēzha mugamum viḷangu sindhūramum añju karamum angusa pāsamum neñjiṟ kuḍikoṇḍa nīla mēniyum nānṟa vāyum nāliru buyamum mūnṟu kaṇṇum mummadhach suvaḍum
ಅರ್ಥ:Then the poet hails Him as the wonder of supreme Turiya knowledge that lies beyond all words — the wish-granting divine elephant, rider of the mouse, who relishes the three fruits. She prays: at this very moment, desiring to take me as His own, He came to me of His own grace like a mother, cut away the delusion of illusory birth, and clearly revealed the perfect five sacred letters (the Panchakshara). Entering my heart and taking the form of the Guru, He set His holy feet upon this earth, taught me 'this is the Truth', graciously made me rejoice beyond all withering, and with the weapon of His tusk rooted out my cruel karma. The hymn goes on to describe the awakening of the kundalini and the inner yogic experience that Ganesha bestows.
ಇರಣ್ಟು ಸೇ̀ವಿಯುಮ್ ಇಲಙ್ಕುಪೋ̀ನ್ ಮುಟಿಯುಮ್ ತಿರಣ್ಟ ಮುಪ್ಪುರಿ ನೂಲ್ತಿಕಌ ಓ̀ಳಿಮಾರ್ಪುಮ್ ಸೋ̀ರ್ಪತಮ್ ಕಟನ್ತ ತುರಿಯ ಮೇ̀ಯ್ಞ್ಞಾನ ಅರ್ಪುತಮ್ ನಿನ್ರ ಕರ್ಪಕಕ್ ಕಳಿರೇ! ಮುಪ್ಪಌಅ ನುಕರುಮ್ ಮೂಷಿಕ ವಾಕನ!
iraṇḍu seviyum ilangubon muḍiyum thiraṇḍa muppuri nūlthigazh oḷimārbum soṟpadham kaḍantha thuriya meyñ-ñāna aṟpudham ninṟa kaṟpagak kaḷiṟē muppazha nugarum mūṣhika vāhana
ಇಪ್ಪೋ̀ಌಉತು ಏ̀ನ್ನೈ ಆಟ್ಕೋ̀ಳ ವೇಣ್ಟಿತ್ ತಾಯಾಯ್ ಏ̀ನಕ್ಕುತ್ ತಾನೇ̀ಌಉನ್ ತರುಳಿ ಮಾಯಾಪ್ ಪಿರವಿ ಮಯಕ್ಕಮ್ ಅರುತ್ತುತ್ ತಿರುನ್ತಿಯ ಮುತಲೈನ್ ತೇ̀ಌಉತ್ತುಮ್ ತೇ̀ಳಿವಾಯ್ಪ್ ಪೋ̀ರುನ್ತವೇ ವನ್ತೇ̀ನ್ ಉಳನ್ತನಿರ್ ಪುಕುನ್ತು
ippozhudhu ennai āṭkoḷa vēṇḍith thāyāy enakkuth thānezhun tharuḷi māyāp piṟavi mayakkam aṟuththuth thirundhiya muthalain thezhuththum theḷivāyp porundhavē vandhen uḷandhaniṟ pugundhu
ಕುರುವಟಿ ವಾಕಿಕ್ ಕುವಲಯಮ್ ತನ್ನಿಲ್ ತಿರುವಟಿ ವೈತ್ತುತ್ ತಿರಮಿತು ಪೋ̀ರುಳೇ̀ನ ವಾಟಾ ವಕೈತಾನ್ ಮಕಿಌನ್ತೇ̀ನಕ್ ಕರುಳಿಕ್ ಕೋಟಾ ಯುತತ್ತಾಲ್ ಕೋ̀ಟುವಿನೈ ಕಳೈನ್ತೇ
guruvaḍi vāgik kuvalayam thannil thiruvaḍi vaiththuth thiṟamidhu poruḷena vāḍā vagaithān magizhndhenak karuḷik kōḍā yudhaththāl koḍuvinai kaḷaindhē
ಪದ-ಪದ ಅರ್ಥ
ಉಚ್ಚಾರಣೆ ಕೇಳಲು ಯಾವುದೇ ಪದವನ್ನು ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ
Vinayagar Agaval (Opening) ಪಾರಾಯಣದ ಪ್ರಯೋಜನಗಳು
A profound Tamil hymn that is both a loving description of Lord Ganesha and a guide to inner spiritual awakening (kundalini yoga).
Chanting it is held to remove obstacles, grant clarity of mind and wisdom, and deepen surrender to the Guru-Ganesha.
Believed to bestow the grace of the Panchakshara and to lead the sincere devotee toward Self-knowledge and liberation.
Recited for devotion to Ganesha before beginning any auspicious undertaking, study, or spiritual practice.
Cherished as one of the greatest works of Avvaiyar and a treasure of Tamil Saiva devotion.
Vinayagar Agaval (Opening) ಪಾರಾಯಣ ವಿಧಿ
Bathe and sit before an image of Lord Ganesha. Light a lamp, offer flowers and (if possible) modaka or the three fruits. Recite the Agaval slowly in its flowing cadence, visualising the form of the Lord from His feet upward as the verses describe, and dwelling on the inner meaning of surrender to the Guru. Begin, as is customary, with a salutation to Ganesha; it may be recited before commencing any auspicious work or spiritual study.
ಪದೇ ಪದೇ ಕೇಳುವ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳು
ಇವನ್ನೂ ಓದಿ
ॐ
ಪೂರ್ಣ Vinayagar Agaval (Opening)ವನ್ನು ಶ್ಲೋಕ-ಶ್ಲೋಕ ಅರ್ಥದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಓದಿ, ಅಥವಾ ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಪವಿತ್ರ ಪಾಠಗಳನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ