Pillayar Suzhi Is Nagarathars' Sign Poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar

Ganesha is the lord of beginning,
And the remover of all obstacles.
He is invoked before an event starts.
And worshipped for the success of events..

Ganapathi is not a VedicGod.
In Gupta period (320-600)He came to prominence.
Shankara(9th century)elevated Vinayaka
At par with Shiva, Vishnu, Devi and Surya.

The elephant headed God is said to be
Son of Shiva and Parvathi in puranas.
Four demons of obstacles, who can be
Propitiated, are joined as Vigneshwar.

Shiva is not a Vedic God but added.
Worshippers of Shiva are called Shaivaits.
They also worship Pillayar, Murugan
And Parvathias Kali and Dhurgai.

Nagarathars are Shiva worshipers.
The nine temples to which they all belong
Are with Shiva as the preciding deity.
Pillayars therein are givenfirst place.

Pillayar is a part of all ritual acts
Of Nagarathars, who brought with them then
Maragatha(emrald)Vinayagar devoutly
In their exodus from Poombuhar city.

Pillaiyar is invoked and written in its sign
Before they start writing any letter.
Vinayaka Sadurtiis universal,
And Pillayar Noinbu, Nagarathars' unique.

Pillaiyar is symbolically made
In the form of tiny pyramid, with hand,
Of cow-dung, clay or turmeric paste
And worshiped in an event to begin.

Worshipping Pillaiyar is equalling
To worshipping Shiva and Parvathi.
Without Pilaiyar is no shaivaite temple;
Pillaiyars have exclusive temples for them..

Buddhi, Riddhi and Siddhi are wedded
To Lord Ganesha; in worshipping Him
One is blessed with higher intelligence,
Prosperity and attainment respectively.

Pillayar Kovils are everywhere.
They rule in Thailand, Burma, Indonesia
Singapore, Malysia and Srilanka,
Most of which are built by Nagarathars.
21.10.2019