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Mighty Ganesha, Lord of obstacles
God of good beginnings
Great Zosan, Buddha elephant
Trampling desire's tangled creepers
Stretch out your trunk to us who drown
In floodwaters of illusion
Clear a straight path across debris,
For Namazu, giant catfish, has awakened
Heaving the earth, threshing the waters
Spewing forth atomic poison,
Our children weep, our elders shiver.
Save us Ganesha, plant your mighty foot
On Namazu, make firm the earth
Make firm our hearts
And like your children, walking trunk to tail
May we stand hand in hand
Across the world
Guiding the small and weak
Safe to their homes,
Safe in your heart, siddhi Vinayaka!
Written for the Rocky Mountain Kirtan Summit chant for Japan May 14th 2011
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