.. gaNapatistavaH ..

; gZpEt-tv, ;

€F gZ  fAy nm, ;
EqzvA ;
aj\ EnEv kSp\ EnrAkArm  k\ EnrAn\dmAn\dm’ { tp
Z m^ .
pr\ Eng Z\ EnEv fq\ EnrFh\ prb}œ!p\ gZ  f\ Bj m ; 1;
gZAtFtmAn\ E dAnd!p\ E dABAsk\ sv g\ +AngMym^ .
mEny ymAkAf!p\ pr  f\ prb}œ!p\ gZ  f\ Bj m ; 2;
jg(kArZ\ kArZ+An!p\ srAEd\ sKAEd\ gZ  f\ gZ  fm^ .
jg’yAEpn\ Ev˜v\ srf\ prb}œ!p\ gZ  f\ Bj m ; 3;
rjoyogto b}œ!p\ €Et+\ sdA kAy s?t\ ãdA_E (y!pm^ .
jg(kArZ\ sv EvAEndAn\ prb}œ!p\ gZ  f\ ntA, -m, ; 4;
sdA s(yyo`y\ mdA ‡FXmAn\ srArFhr\t\ jg(pAly\tm^ .
an kAvtAr\ Enj+AnhAr\ sdA Ev˜!p\ gZ  f\ nmAm, ; 5;
tmoyoEgn\ zdý!p\ E/n  /\ jgˆArk\ tArk\ +Anh  tm^ .
an kAgm{ , -v\ jn\ boDyt\ sdA sv !p\ gZ  f\ nmAm, ; 6;
tm--tomhAr\ jnA+AnhAr\ /yFv  dsAr\ prb}œsArm^ .
mEn+AnkAr\ Evd
r EvkAr\ sdA b}œ!p\ gZ  f\ nmAm, ; 7;
Enj{roqDF-tp y\t\ krA {, srOGAklAEB, sDAúAEvZFEB, .
Edn
 fA\fs\tAphAr\ E’j f\ ffA\k-v!p\ gZ  f\ nmAm, ; 8;
þkAf-v!p\ nBo vAy!p\ EvkArAEdh  t\ klADAr!pm^ .
an kE‡yAn  kfE?t-v!p\ sdA fE?t!p\ gZ  f\ nmAm, ; 9;
þDAn-v!p\ mh(v!p\ DrA AEr!p\ EdgFfAEd!pm^ .
as(s(-v!p\ jgˆ  t!p\ sdA Ev˜!p\ gZ  f\ ntA, -m, ; 10;
(vdFy mn, -TApy  d\EG}y`m jno Ev℄ns\GAtpFXA\ lB t .
ls(s
y EbMb  EvfAl  E-Tto_y\ jno vAtpFXA\ kT\ vA lB  t ; 11;
vy\ B}AEmtA, sv TA_+AnyogAdlNDA-tvA\EG}\ bh
vq p
gAn^ .
idAnFmvA=tA-tv { v þsAdA(þpàAsdA pAEh Ev˜\BrA ; 12;
ev\ -tto gZ  f-t s\t£o_B
mhAmn  .
kpyA pryop  to_EBDAtmp ‡m  ; 13;
iEt €Fmd^-gg Eqkto gZpEt-tv, s\p
Z , ;
proofread by Karthik Chandan.P (kardan5380yahoo. om)
Amith K Nagaraj (amithknredimail. om)

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Prayer to Lord Ganesha

Salutations to Lord Ganesha.

Garga Rishi spoke thus:

1. Let us worship Lord Ganesha, the one who is unborn, beyond imagination,
without denite form, beyond happiness, the absolute happiness, the one and
only one, the best among the best, without material qualities, easily
obtainable, desireless and the form of the Supreme.

2. Let us worship Lord Ganesha, the one who is trans endental to the material
modes of nature, the form of the supreme happiness, one who an be experien ed
through the mind, the all pervading, one who an be approa hed through
knowledge, meditated by sages, the form of the sky, the best of all and the form
of the Supreme.

3. Let us worship Lord Ganesha, the one who is the ause for the existen e of
the Universe and the knowledge, Premier of the Gods, primal happiness, Lord of
qualities, Lord of Deva group, one who pervades through the Universe, worshipped
by the Universe, Lord of the Gods and the one who symbolizes the Supreme.

4. Let us bow down to Lord Ganesha, the one who is beyond passion, the form of
the Creator, knower of the Vedas, always with the a tions, the form that is
in on eivable by heart, ause for the existen e of the Universe, responsible for
all knowledge and the one who symbolizes the Supreme.

5. Let us salute Lord Ganesha, the one who is manifestation of the truth,
blissful, appeased by the a tivities of people, one who is vi torious over
demons, governs the Universe, who takes many in arnations, arries the supreme
knowledge and the form of Vishwarupa.

6. Let us salute Lord Ganesha, ontroller of tamas, the form of destru tion, one
who has three eyes, destru tor of the Universe, the arrier a ross the bonds of
life, the ause of knowledge, prea hes to many people who seek Him and the form
of everything (Shiva).

7. Let us salute Lord Ganesha, the one who removes tamas qualities, removes
ignoran e of people, the essen e of the three Vedas, the essen e of the Supreme,
ause of knowledge in the sages, looks misshaped from distant and always the
form of the Supreme.

8. Let us salute Lord Ganesha, the one who makes the plants happy by his rays,
one who makes Gods happy by the tarpana of streams of ne tar, one who ools down
the heat of the Sun, the best of the Brahmins and the one who is the form of the
Moon.

9. Let us salute Lord Ganesha, the one who is the form of light, the form of

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the sky, the form of wind, the ause for hanges, one who supports the arts,
ause for many a tivities, form of strength and the form of Shakti.

10. Let us salute Lord Ganesha, the one who is important form of the nature,
great form of qualities, wanders over the Earth, form of Lord of the dire tions,
form of the existent and the non-existent, the ause for the Universe and always
the form of the Universe.

11. People who prostrate to your feet would be freed from obsta les. The one who
is like the shining Sun who is vast, when you are present, how would people be
subje ted to darkness?

12. We, who are illusioned, always linked with ignoran e, we have bowed down to
your feet. The Supreme one, the one who has the manifestation of the Universe,
it is be ause of your gra e your feet are found, prote t us.

13. O Great Sage! One who prays Lord Ganesha in the above mentioned way, is
happy. By His gra e, I begin to pray Him to obtain the Supreme knowledge.

Thus ends the prayer to Lord Ganesha as re ited by Garga Rishi.

Translation by Amith K Nagaraj amith at al atel-lu ent. om

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 gZpEt-tv, pAWB
d

€F gZ  fAy nm, ;
b}œEv Zmh  ˜rA U ,.
aj\ EnEv kSp\ EnrAkArm  k\ EnrAl\bm’ { tmAn\dp
Z m^ .
pr\ Eng Z\ EnEv fq\ EnrFh\ pr\ b}œ!p\ gZ  f\ Bj m ; 1;
gZAtFtmA\ E dAnd!p\ E dABAsk\ sv g\ +AngMym^ .
mEny ymAkAf!p\ pr  f\ pr\ b}œ!p\ gZ  f\ Bj m ; 2;
jg(kArZ\ kArZA+AnhFn\ srAEd\ sKAEd\ ygAEd\ gZ  fm^ .
jg•AEpn\ Ev˜v\ srf\ pr\ b}œ!p\ gZ  f\ Bj m ; 3;
rjoyogto b}œ!p\ €Et+\ sdA kAy s?t\ ãdA_E (y!pm^ .
jg(kArk\ sv EvAEnDAn\ sdA b}œ!p\ gZ  f\ ntA, -m, ; 4;
sdA s‚vyog\ mdA ‡FXmAn\ srArFn^ hr\t\ jg(pAly\tm^ .
an kAvtAr\ EnjA+AnhAr\ sdA Ev Z!p\ gZ  f\ ntA, -m, ; 5;
tmoyoEgn\ zdý!p\ E/n  /\ jgˆArk\ tArk\ +Anh  tm^ .
an kAgm{ , -v\ jn\ boDyt\ sdA fv !p\ gZ  f\ ntA, -m, ; 6;
tm,-tomhAr\ jnA+AnhAr\ /yFv  dsAr\ prb}œpArm^ .
mEn+AnkAr\ Evd
r EvkAr\ sdA b}ð!p\ gZ  f\ ntA, -m,; 7;
Enj{rOqD { -tp y\t\ kroG { , srOGAklAEB, sDAúAEvZFEB, .
Edn
 fA\fs\tAphAr\ E’j f\ ffA\k-v!p\ gZ  f\ ntA, -m, ;
8;
þkAf-v!p\ nBovAy!p\ EvkArAEdh  t\ klAkAlB
tm^ .
an kE‡yAn  kfE?t-v!p\ sdA fE?t!p\ gZ  f\ ntA, -m, ; 9;
þDAn-v!p\ mh‚v!p\ DrAvAEr!p\ EdgFfAEd!pm^ .
as(s(-v!p\ jgˆ  tB
p\ sdA Ev˜!p\ gZ  f\ ntA, -m, ; 10;
(vdFy mn, -TApy  d\EG}y`m jno Ev℄ns\GAà pFXA\ lB t .
ls(s
y EbMb  EvfAl  E-Tt  _y\ jno vAtbADA\ kT\ vA lB  t ; 11;
vy\ B}AEmtA, sv TA_+AnyogAdlNvA tvA\EG}\ bh
vq p
gAn^ .
idAnFmvA=tA-tv { v þsAdA(þpàAsdA pAEh Ev˜\BrA ; 12;
ev\ -tto gZ  f-t s\t¤o_B
mhAmn  .
kpyA pryop  to_EBDAt\ tAn^ þ ‡m  ; 13;

proofread by Avinash Sathaye(sohumms.uky.edu)

Based on the gZ  fAprAZ upAsnA KX ayAy 13

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The stotra to gZpEtby b }œA, Ev Zand mh  ˜ras
reported by
b}œA. It is followed by a response by gZ
 fhimself to the three
Gods.

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