For over thirty years Gurudeva gave granite images to help start many temples throughout America and around the world. This gift has entered the temple puranam (Temple History Story) of many temples. We just recently received this note from Kanniks Kannikeswaran

“Namaste, I am forwarding another song here that I had composed in Tamil in commemoration of the kumbhabhishekam of the image of Murugan (with Valli and Devasena) at the Cincinnati temple. The image was gifted to the temple by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. [referred to in the song as the “sage of Kauai”]

[click below to play the song.]

karu maNal nirai malai urai kavvai muniyaarkkaruLvOnE
(One who was dear to the sage of Kauai a land filled with rich black soil and mountains)
naru maNam kamazh tamizh urai avvai mozhiyil magizhvOnE
(One who delights in the beautiful tamil of Avvaiyaar)
tiripuram tanai eRi seyum avvaindu mugan pudalvOnE
(the son of the destroyer of the tripuras i.e. the five faces Siva)
naravari ena avatari avvaikunthan marugOnE
(the nephew of the lord of Vaikuntha who incarnated as narasimha)
siva gurumani ena piraNavam urai guha tiru murugEsA
(One who recited the praNava in the capacity of the guru of Siva)
tava neRi tanil vaLar tamizhk kuRamagaL manamagizh maNavALA
(the consort of the tamil kuramagal valli)
saravaNabhava guhavena paNindiDum adiyOrkkaruLvAyE
(one who blesses those that approach him)
nava puramenum pazhamudir padiyinil viLangum perumALE
(pazhamudirsolai murugan in the form of murugan at navapuram)