Ganesh stuti

Sankatnaashnganeshshstotram

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं गौरीपुत्रं विनायकम् ।

भक्तावासं स्मरेन्नित्यं आयुःकामार्थसिद्धये ॥ १॥

Om Pranamya Shirasa devam Gauri Putram Vinayakam

Bhaktavasam Smarennityam Ayuh Kamartha Siddhaye (1)

Sage Narad said – Bowing with the head, to the divine, to the son-of-ParvatI, to the Vinayaka

to the devotee-dweller; remember daily, for the accomplishment of long life, desires and wealth ||

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प्रथमं वक्रतुण्डं च एकदन्तं द्वितीयकम् ।
तृतीयं कृष्णपिङ्गाक्षं गजवक्त्रं चतुर्थकम् ॥ २॥

Prathamam Vakrathundam cha Ekadantam Dvitiyakam

Tritiyam Krushna Pingaaksham Gajavaktram Chaturthakam (2)

first to the curved-trunked, and second to the one-tusked

third to the brown-eyed, fourth to the elephant-faced ||

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लम्बोदरं पञ्चमं च षष्ठं विकटमेव च ।
सप्तमं विघ्नराजेन्द्रं धूम्रवर्णं तथाष्टमम् ॥ ३॥

Lambodaram Panchamam cha Shashtam Vikatameva cha

Saptamam Vighna Rajam cha Dhoomravarnam tathashtakam (3)

Fifth to the large-bellied and sixth to the huge

seventh the king of obstacles, and eighth to the smoke-colored ||

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नवमं भालचन्द्रं च दशमं तु विनायकम् ।
एकादशं गणपतिं द्वादशं तु गजाननम् ॥ ४॥

Navamam Bhala Chandram cha Dasamam thu Vinayakam

Ekadasam Ganapatim Dwadasam tu Gajananam (4)

ninth to the one with moon on the forehead, tenth to the supreme hero , eleventh to the leader of peoples and twelfth to the elephant-faced ||

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द्वादशैतानि नामानि त्रिसंध्यं यः पठेन्नरः ।
न च विघ्नभयं तस्य सर्वसिद्धिकरः प्रभुः ॥ ५॥

Dwadasaitani Namaani Tri Sandhyam Yah Pathennarah

Na cha Vighna Bhayam tasya Sarva Siddhi karim Prabho (5)

these twelve names, one who reads three times a day (morning, afternoon, evening)

there is no fear of obstacles, and God is his all-accomplisher ||

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विद्यार्थी लभते विद्यां धनार्थी लभते धनम् ।
पुत्रार्थी लभते पुत्रान्मोक्षार्थी लभते गतिम् ॥ ६॥

Vidyarthi Labhate Vidyam Dhanarthi Labhate Dhanam

Putrarthi Labhate Putraam Mokshaarthi Labhate Gatim (6)

knowledge seeker gains knowledge, wealth seeker gains wealth

child seeker gains child, nirvana seeker gains nirvana ||

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जपेद्गणपतिस्तोत्रं षड्भिर्मासैः फलं लभेत् ।
संवत्सरेण सिद्धिं च लभते नात्र संशयः ॥ ७॥

Japet Ganapti Stotram Shadbhirmaasai Phalam Labheth,

Samvatsarena Siddhim cha Labhate Naatra Samsayaha (7)

By chanting this ganapati stotram for six months, one gets results

and by [chanting for] one year accomplishment is gained, there is no doubt in it ||

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अष्टेभ्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च लिखित्वा यः समर्पयेत् ।
तस्य विद्या भवेत्सर्वा गणेशस्य प्रसादतः ॥ ८॥

Ashtabhyo Brahmanebhyashcha Likhitwa yah Samarpayet

Tasya Vidya bhavetsarva Ganeshasya Prasadataha (8)

One who offers having written from eight scholars

his knowledge becomes all-encompassing, by the grace of Ganesha ||