% Text title            : gaNeshastavanam by vAlmIki
% File name             : gaNeshastavanamvAlmIki.itx
% Category              : aShTaka, ganesha
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% Transliterated by     : Jonathan Wiener wiener78 at sbcglobal.net
% Proofread by          : Jonathan Wiener, NA
% Description-comments  : gaNesharahasya ashok kumAr gauD
% Latest update         : July 6, 2017
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\engtitle{.. Shri Ganeshastavanam by Valmiki ..}##
\itxtitle{.. vAlmIkikR^itaM shrIgaNeshastavanam athavA gaNeshAShTakam ..}##\endtitles ##

chatuHShaShTikoTyAkhyavidyApradaM tvAM surAchAryavidyApradAnApadAnam |
kaThAbhIShTavidyArpakaM dantayugmaM kaviM buddhinAthaM kavInAM namAmi || 1||
svanAthaM pradhAnaM mahAvighnanAthaM nijechChAvisR^iShTANDavR^indeshanAtham |
prabhu dakShiNAsyasya vidyApradaM tvAM kaviM buddhinAthaM kavInAM namAmi || 2||
vibho vyAsashiShyAdividyAvishiShTapriyAnekavidyApradAtAramAdyam |
mahAshAktadIkShAguruM shreShThadaM tvAM kaviM buddhinAthaM kavInAM namAmi || 3||
vidhAtre trayImukhyavedAMshcha yogaM mahAviShNave chAgamA~n sha~NkarAya |
dishantaM cha sUryAya vidyArahasyaM kaviM buddhinAthaM kavInAM namAmi || 4||
mahAbuddhiputrAya chaikaM purANaM dishantaM gajAsyasya mAhAtmyayuktam |
nijaj~nAnashaktyA sametaM purANaM kaviM buddhinAthaM kavInAM namAmi || 5||
trayIshIrShasAraM ruchAnekamAraM ramAbuddhidAraM paraM brahmapAram |
surastomakAyaM gaNaughAdhinAthaM kaviM buddhinAthaM kavInAM namAmi || 6||
chidAnandarUpaM munidhyeyarUpaM guNAtItamIshaM sureshaM gaNesham |
dharAnandalokAdivAsapriyaM tvAM kaviM buddhinAthaM kavInAM namAmi || 7||
anekapratAraM suraktAbjahAraM paraM nirguNaM vishvasadbrahmarUpam |
mahAvAkyasandohatAtparyamUrtiM kaviM buddhinAthaM kavInAM namAmi || 8||
idaM ye tu kavyaShTakaM bhaktiyuktAtrisandhyaM paThante gajAsyaM smarantaH |
kavitvaM suvAkyArthamatyadbhutaM te labhante prasAdAd gaNeshasya muktim || 9||

iti vAlmIkikR^itaM gaNeshastavanaM samAptam |
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