[Advaita-l] The hymn on Ganesha by Adi Shankara

[Srikanta Narayanaswami]

The following hymn on Ganesha by Adi Shankara proves amply that Adi shankara combined in his writings both poetry,scholarship and Philosophy of Advaita:
  
                             Agaja anana padmarkam
                              Gajananam aharnisham!
                               Aneka dam tam Bhakthanam
                               Ekadantam upasmahe!!
Here,while chanting we chant "Anekadantam"(aneka dantam-which is actually Aneka dam tam)bhakthanam,which may be taken as 'Bhakthas"with many teeth(with many desires who pray to Ganesha to fulfill them),while Ganesha has only one "tooth"(vakratunda)-which means he is the "Advaita God".
N.Srikanta.