Vinayagar Agaval is a hymn in praise of the Lord Ganesha, by the great female Tamil poet Avaiyar. The song comprises of 72 lines and describes the various facts and facets of human life as being taught by Lord Ganesha. A hymn is a song specifically written as a song of praise, adoration or prayer, typically addressed to a god. ... Popular image of Ganesh In Hinduism, Ganesha (Gaṇeśa, lord of the hosts, also spelled Ganesa and sometimes referred to as Ganesh in Hindi, Bengali and other Indian vernaculars) is the god of wisdom, intelligence, education and prudence. ... The Tamil people are an ethnic group from South Asia with a recorded history going back more than two millennia. ... Avaiyar is a female icon of Tamil literature. ... Popular image of Ganesh In Hinduism, Ganesha (Gaṇeśa, lord of the hosts, also spelled Ganesa and sometimes referred to as Ganesh in Hindi, Bengali and other Indian vernaculars) is the god of wisdom, intelligence, education and prudence. ...
century Avaiyar was perhaps the third female poet to assume this name, but the distinctive character of her work, the VinayagarAgaval, has forever immortalized this obscure figure as a poetical giant in Tamil literary history.
Though the VinayagarAgaval is recited in temples and homes at the shrines of the jovial elephant-headed god Ganesha (the mystical Janus of the Hindu pantheon), the text is at the same time ridden with the occult imagery of the Tamil Siddhas.
Her intricate weaving of devotion, world-denying asceticism, and occult symbolism enriches the VinayagarAgaval with the versatility of the Tamil Siddha tradition.
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