% Text title            : Ganesha Ashtakam
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|| shrIgaNeshAya namaH ||
shrIgaNesha prArthanA \-
lambodarAya shivaputragaNeshvarAya
    buddhipradAya bhavaduHkhavinAshakAya |
trailokyapUjyaparamAdbhutakAraNAya
    vighnAntakAya sukhadAya namo namaste ||
shrIsarasvatI prArthanA \-
vande shrIjagadambikAM sarasvatIM vande jagadvyApinIM
    vande pustakadhAriNIM cha paramAM vedAntasArAMshakAm |
vande brahmasvarUpiNIM cha vimalAM vande jaganmAtaraM
    vande duHkha vinAshinIM bhagavatIM chaitanyarUpAM parAm ||

atha shrIgaNeshAShTakam \-
ajaM nirmalaM nirguNaM j~nAnarUpaM
     nirAkArasaMsArasAraM paresham |
jaganma~NgalaM vishvavandyaM pavitraM
     prabhuM siddhidaM taM gaNeshaM namAmi || 1||
prasannaM sadA brahmarUpaM turIyaM
     sadaikAshrayaM prANinAmekamAtram |
paraM nityamAnandakandaM nirIhaM
     prabhuM siddhidaM taM gaNeshaM namAmi || 2||
guruM j~nAninAM yoginAM tattvarUpaM
     tathA prANinAM vighnanAshaM gaNesham |
sadA ma~NgalaM pArvatIputramekaM
     prabhuM siddhidaM taM gaNeshaM namAmi || 3||
sadUrvAdalaM ku~NkumaM raktapuShpaM
     tathA chandanaM sundaraM raktavastram |
sadA dhArakaM j~nAnamUrtiM hyakhaNDaM
     prabhuM siddhidaM taM gaNeshaM namAmi || 4||
susaumyaM nijaM nirvikalpaM vareNyaM
     suj~nAnaM sukhaM satsvarUpaM sugamyam |
susiddhaM munIshaM maheshasya putraM
     prabhuM siddhidaM taM gaNeshaM namAmi || 5||
sadA dhyAyamAnA gaNesha~ncha devAH
     tathA prArthayantashcha vedAH gaNesham |
gaNeshAshraye santi jIvAH samastAH
     prabhuM siddhidaM taM gaNeshaM namAmi || 6||
prabhuM dharmakAmArthaM mokShapradaM taM
     punaH putradaM j~nAnadaM sarvadaM cha |
tathA sAdhakaM sarvakAmaprada~ncha
     prabhuM siddhidaM taM gaNeshaM namAmi || 7||
ahaM tvAM sadA prArthaye bho gaNesha
     prasanno bhavan sarvadA buddhinAtha |
paraM darshanaM mAM dadAtu hyananta
     prabhuM siddhidaM taM gaNeshaM namAmi || 8||
prAtaHkAle shuchirbhUtvA ye paThanti narAH sadA |
shrIgaNeshAShTakaM stotraM sukhadaM mokShadaM bhavet || 9||

iti gAyatrIsvarUpa brahmachArIvirachitaM shrIgaNeshAShTakaM sampUrNam ||

bhagavat samarchanA
prAkkathana
chaurAsI lakShayoniyoM meM manuShya yoni sarva shreShTha
hai | prabhUta puNya dyotaka isa mAnava sharIra ko pAkara
kartavyAkartavya meM hameM shAstra pramANa hI mAnanA chAhie |
Age chalakara yahI shAstra hamAre lie sachchidAnanda prabhu kI
prApti ko hI mAnava jIvana kI saphalatA kA bodha karAte hai.n |
shAstrokta upAsanA paddhatiyoM meM sAdhaka ko sAdhya kI siddhi
meM bhakti hI ekamAtra saralatama sAdhana hai | bhakta evaM
bhakti donoM kI mahimA bhagavat pratipAdita hI hai | bhakti
sUtropanaddha shrIhari apane loka kA sarvathA tyAga kara
bhakta ke hR^idaya meM nivAsa karate hai.n | isI vishvAsa ke
sAtha prArthanA stuti evaM AratI rUpI prasUna sarvAntaryAmI
prabhu ke charaNoM meM arpita kara rahA hU.N | mAtra hamArI
yahI lokeShaNA hai ki prabhu ke charaNoM meM sabakA prema banA
rahe | tvadIyaM vastu govinda tubhyameva samarpaye |
vinIta \- gAyatrIsvarUpa brahmachArI
shrImumukShu bhavana assI, vArANasI\-5
bhAdrapada shukla ananta chaturdashI saMvat 2028
mUlya bhagavadbhakti

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