॥श्रीगणेशशारदागुरुभ्यो नमः॥ वागीशाद्याः सुमनसः सर्वार्थानामुपक्रमे । यन्नत्वा कृतकृत्याः स्युस्तं नमामि गजाननम् ॥ By whose worship, at commencement, Lord Brahma and other celestials successfully accomplish all activities, unto Him, the Lord sporting an elephant face, Lord Ganesha, I bow with devotion. आवाहये तं गणराजदेवं रक्तोत्पलाभासमशेषवन्द्यम् । विघ्नान्तकं विघनहरं गणेशं भजामि रौद्रं सहितं च सिद्ध्या॥ I invoke the Lord Ganesha who is the leader of the retinue of Lord Shiva; whose body hue is like red-lotus; who is adorable to one and all. I adore Lord Ganesha who is the remover and anihilator of obstacles; the son of Lord Shiva and always accompanied by (Goddess) Siddhi. आराध्यं यं सुमनसा पुरुषाः स्त्रियो वा कल्याण कल्पतारुमुक्तिफलान्युपेयुहा । मूलं भजध्वमनिशं परमं तमीशं ब्रह्मस्वरूपमुमया सह विद्ययेव ॥ By worshiping Whom with devotion, men and women get in abundance the fruits of the divine tree of benediction in the form of liberation, let that root be ceas...
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