Prayer of the Day

Prayer song in Tamil

அன்னவிசார மதுவேவிசாரம் அதுவொழிந்தால் சொன்ன விசாரந் தொலையா விசாரம் நல்தோகையரைப் பன்னவிசாரம் பலகால் விசாரமிப் பாவிநெஞ்சக்கு என்னவிசாரம் வைத்தாய் இறைவா, கச்சியேகம்பனே - பட்டிணத்துப் பிள்ளையார்

Padal as Romanized text

anna vichAram athuvE vichAram athu ozin-thAl sonna vichAram tholaiyA vichAram n-al thOkaiyaraip panna vichAram palakAl vichAram ippAvi n-e~jchukku enna vichAram, vaiththAy iRaivA kachchi EkambanE - paTTiNaththup piLLaiyar

Meaning of the Prayer Song:

Concern of the food - that itself is the concern (of life); If it is not that the concern for wealth is the never ceasing concern; The concern for the nice beautiful girls is a long lasting concern; Oh Ekambareshwara of Kachi, oh God, what concern have you kept for this sinful heart (for salvation)!

Notes:

1. annam - food; vichAram - concern; sonnam - gold / wealth; thOkaiyar - peacock feather like women. 2. Concern for survival; Concern for growth/wealth; Concern for sex - the mind is fully preoccupied with these concerns. What is left in it to think of salvation!