Vakratunda Mahakaaya Suryakoti Samaprabha Nirvighnam Kuru Mey Deva Sarva Kaaryeshu Sarvada Meaning:The Lord with the curved trunk and a mighty body, who has the luster of a million suns, I pray to thee Oh Lord, to remove the obstacles from all the actions I intend to perform. This Ganesh Chaturthi, let us know the meaning of the Ganesh Stotram, with eight shloka-s. The meaning in English is given in almost the same order as the original Sanskrit words. प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं गौरीपुत्रं विनायकम् । भक्तावासं स्मरेन्नित्यं आयुःकामार्थसिद्धये ॥ १॥ praNamya shirasA devam gaurI-putram vinAyakam | bhaktAvAsam smaren_nityam AyuH-kAmArtha-siddhaye || 1 || 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 || प्रथमं वक्रतुण्डं च एकदन्तं द्वितीयकम् । तृतीयं कृष्णपिङ्गाक्षं गजवक्त्रं चतुर्थकम् ॥ २॥ prathamam vakra-tuNDam cha eka-dantam dvitIyakam | tRitiyam kRiShNa-pi~NgAkSham, gaja-vaktram chaturthakam || 2 || first to the curved-trunked, and second to the one-tusked third to the brown-eyed, fourth to the elephant-faced || लम्बोदरं पञ्चमं च षष्ठं विकटमेव च । सप्तमं विघ्नराजेन्द्रं धूम्रवर्णं तथाष्टमम् ॥ ३॥ lambodaram pa~nchamam cha ShaShTham vikaTameva cha | saptamam vighna-rAjendram dhUmra-varNam tathAShTamam || 3 || fifth to the large-bellied and sixth to the huge seventh the king of obstacles, and eighth to the smoke-colored || नवमं भालचन्द्रं च दशमं तु विनायकम् । एकादशं गणपतिं द्वादशं तु गजाननम् ॥ ४॥ navamam bhAla-chandram cha dashamam tu vinAyakam | ekAdashamam gaNa-patim dvAdasham 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 || द्वादशैतानि नामानि त्रिसंध्यं यः पठेन्नरः । न च विघ्नभयं तस्य सर्वसिद्धिकरः प्रभुः ॥ ५॥ dvAdashaitAni nAmAni trisandhyam yaH paThen_naraH | na cha vighna-bhayam tasya sarva-siddhi-karaH prabhuH || 5 || these twelve names, one who reads three times a day (morning, afternoon, evening) there is no fear of obstacles, and lord is his all-accomplisher || विद्यार्थी लभते विद्यां धनार्थी लभते धनम् । पुत्रार्थी लभते पुत्रान्मोक्षार्थी लभते गतिम् ॥ ६॥ vidyArthI labhate vidyAm dhanArthI labhate dhanam | putrArthI labhate putrAn_mokShArthI labhate gatim || 6 || knowledge seeker gains knowledge, wealth seeker gains wealth child seeker gains child, nirvANa seeker gains nirvANa || जपेद्गणपतिस्तोत्रं षड्भिर्मासैः फलं लभेत् । संवत्सरेण सिद्धिं च लभते नात्र संशयः ॥ ७॥ japed_gaNapati-stotram ShaDbhir_mAsaiH phalam labhet | saMvatsareNa siddhim cha labhate nAtra saMshayaH || 7 || by chanting this ganapati stotram for six months, one gets results and by [chanting for] one year accomplishment is gained, there no doubt here || अष्टेभ्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च लिखित्वा यः समर्पयेत् । तस्य विद्या भवेत्सर्वा गणेशस्य प्रसादतः ॥ ८॥ aShTebhyo brAhmaNebhyashcha likhitvA yaH samarpayet | tasya vidyA bhavet_sarvA gaNeshasya prasAdataH || 8 || one who offers having written from eight scholars his knowledge becomes all-encompassing, by the grace of gaNesha || OM GAM GANAPATAYE NAMAH.
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