Shlokas

Agajanana Padmakam

अगजानन-पद्माकं गजाननम्-अहर्निशम्।
अनेकदंतं भक्तानाम् एकदन्तम्-उपास्महे ॥१॥

agajānana-padmākaṃ gajānanam-aharniśam.
anekadaṃtaṃ bhaktānām ekadantam-upāsmahe 

As the rays from the lotus-face of Gauri is always on her beloved son Gajanana (Who has the face of an elephant), similarly, the Grace of Sri Ganesha is always on his devotees; granting their many prayers; the devotees who with deep devotion worship the ekadanta.

Asatoma Sadgamaya

ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय ।
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ।
मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ।
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥

Oṁ asato mā sadgamaya
tamasomā jyotir gamaya
mrityormāamritam gamaya
Oṁ śhānti śhānti śhāntiḥ

Om,
Lead me from the unreal to the real,Lead me from darkness to light,Lead me from death to immortality.May peace be, may peace be, may peace be.

Bhadram Karne

ॐ भद्रं कर्णेभिः शृणुयाम देवाः ।
भद्रं पश्येमाक्षभिर्यजत्राः ।
स्थिरैरङ्गैस्तुष्टुवागँसस्तनूभिः ।
व्यशेम देवहितं यदायूः ।
स्वस्ति न इन्द्रो वृद्धश्रवाः ।
स्वस्ति नः पूषा विश्ववेदाः ।
स्वस्ति नस्ताक्षर्यो अरिष्टनेमिः ।
स्वस्ति नो वृहस्पतिर्दधातु ॥
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥

oṃ bhadraṃ karṇebhiḥ śṛṇuyāma devāḥ .
bhadraṃ paśyemākṣabhiryajatrāḥ .
sthirair aṅgais tuṣṭuvāgam̐sas tanūbhiḥ .
vyaśema devahitaṃ yadāyūḥ .
svasti na indro vṛddhaśravāḥ .
svasti naḥ pūṣā viśvavedāḥ .
svasti nastākṣaryo ariṣṭanemiḥ .
svasti no vṛhaspatirdadhātu ..
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ .


Aum! O gods, may we hear auspicious words with the ears, while engaged in yagnas, may we see auspicious things with the eyes, while praising the gods with steady limbs, may we enjoy a life that is beneficial to the gods, may Indra of ancient fame be auspicious to us, may the supremely rich Pusa (god of the earth), be propitious to us.

Buddirbalam Yasodhairya

बुद्धिर्बलं यशोधैर्य निर्भयत्वमरोगता ।
अजाढ्यं वाक्पटुःत्वंच हनुमत् स्मरणाद्भवेत् ॥

buddhirbalaṃ yaśodhairya nirbhayatvamarogatā .
ajāḍhyaṃ vākpaṭuḥtvaṃca hanumat smaraṇādbhavet .

Intelligence, strength, fame, valour, fearlessness, freedom from ill-health, sharpness of wit, oratorial and conversational skills – all these will be begotten by meditation on Hanuman.

Gajananam Bhuta

गजाननं भूतगणादि सेवितं
कपित्थजम्बूफलसार भक्षितम् ।
उमासुतं शोकविनाशकारणं
नमामि विघ्नेश्वर पादपङ्कजम् ॥

gajānanaṃ bhūtagaṇādi sevitaṃ
kapitthajambūphalasāra bhakṣitam .
umāsutaṃ śokavināśakāraṇaṃ
namāmi vighneśvara pādapaṅkajam .

I bow to you, the Lord with the face of an elephant, one who is served by the celestial attendants and other beings.
The one who consumes the extract of Kapitha and Jambul fruits.
O the son of Goddess Uma, who is responsible for destroying all sorrows.
I reverently bow to the lotus feet of Lord Vigneshwara.

Gananamtva Ganapatim

ॐ गणानांत्वागणपतिंहवामहे
कविं कवीनामुपमश्रवस्तमम् ।
ज्येष्ठराजं ब्रह्मणां ब्रह्मणस्पत
आ नः शृण्वन्नूतिभिः सीद सादनम् ॥

oṃ gaṇānāṃ tvā gaṇapatigṃ havāmahe
kaviṃ kavīnāmupamaśravastamam |
jyeṣṭharājaṃ brahmaṇāṃ brahmaṇaspata
ā naḥ śṛṇvannūtibhiḥ sīda sādanam ||

Among the celestial attendants (Ganas), you are the Lord (Ganapathi), We offer sacrificial oblations to you.
You are the wisest among the scholars. Your wisdom is known to be highest quality and incomparable for its glory.
You are the eldest or foremost of the kings (referring to devas), the Lord of the sacred prayers, rituals and its performers.
O Lord, come to us by hearing our hymns and be seated in this sacred sacrificial altar.

Gayatri Mantra

ॐ भूर् भुवः स्वः तत् सवितुर्वरेण्यं
भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्॥

oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ tat saviturvareṇyaṃ
bhargo devasya dhīmahi dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt..

Om, the Lord, is earth, the space in between and the heavens. That Lord is the one who is the most worshipful. We meditate on that effulgent, all-knowledge Lord. May he set our intellects in the right direction.

Guru Brahma

गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुः गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः ।
गुरुः साक्षात् परब्रह्म तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः ॥

gururbrahmā gururviṣṇuḥ gururdevo maheśvaraḥ .
guruḥ sākṣāt parabrahma tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ ..

The guru is Brahma, the guru is Vişhņu, the guru is Maheshvara, the guru is the self-revealing limitless Brahma. Salutations to that revered guru.

Ishvaro Guru Atmeti

ईश्वरो गुरुरात्मेति मूर्तिभेदविभागिने |
व्योमवद् व्याप्तदेहाय दक्षिणामूर्तये नमः ‖

īśvaro gururātmeti mūrtibheda vibhāgine |
vyomavad vyāptadehāya dakṣiṇāmūrtaye namaḥ ‖

Salutations to Lord Dakshinamurti, who is all-pervasive like space but who appears divided as Lord, Guru, and the Self.

Karacharana Kritam

करचरण कृतं वाक्कायजं कर्मजं वा ।
श्रवणनयनजं वा मानसं वापराधं ।
विहितमविहितं वा सर्वमेतत्क्षमस्व ।
जय जय करुणाब्धे श्रीमहादेव शम्भो ॥

karacaraṇa kṛtaṃ vākkāyajaṃ karmajaṃ vā .
śravaṇanayanajaṃ vā mānasaṃ vāparādhaṃ .
vihitamavihitaṃ vā sarvametatkṣamasva .
jaya jaya karuṇābdhe śrīmahādeva śambho ..

O Compassionate Mahadeva! O Sambhu! Victory to Thee! Please do forgive all the errors committed with the hands, legs, speech, body, through actions, through the ears, eyes, mind or by ordained actions or prohibited actions.

Kayena Vaca

कायेन वाचा मनसेंद्रियैर्वा
बुध्यात्मना वा प्रकृतेः स्वभावात् ।
करोमि यद्यत् सकलं परस्मै
नारायणायेति समर्पयामि ॥

kāyena vācā manaseṃdriyairvā
budhyātmanā vā prakṛteḥ svabhāvāt .
karomi yadyat sakalaṃ parasmai
nārāyaṇāyeti samarpayāmi ..

Whatever I do either by body, speech, mind or sensory organs, either with my personal knowledge or natural trait, I surrender and submit all to that to supreme divine Narayana.

Manojavam

मनोजवं मारुततुल्यवेगं
जितेन्द्रियं बुद्धिमतां वरिष्ठ ।
वातात्मजं वानरयूथमुख्यं
श्रीरामदूतं शरणं प्रपद्ये ।

manojavaṃ mārutatulyavegaṃ
jitendriyaṃ buddhimatāṃ variṣṭha .
vātātmajaṃ vānarayūthamukhyaṃ
śrīrāmadūtaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye .

The one whose mind travels with speed comparable to the wind, and who has controlled his sense organs, the supreme among scholars, son of Vayu, chief of the monkey brigade, I bow with my head to that messenger of Sri Rama.

Mooshika Vahana

मूषिकवाहन मोदकहस्त
चामरकर्ण विलम्बितसूत्र ।
वामनरूप महेस्वरपुत्र
विघ्नविनायक पाद नमस्ते ॥

mūṣikavāhana modakahasta
cāmarakarṇa vilambitasūtra .
vāmanarūpa mahesvaraputra
vighnavināyaka pāda namaste ..

Salutations to Sri Vighna Vinayaka, whose vehicle is the mouse and who has the modaka in his hand, whose large ears are like fans and who wears a long sacred thread, who is short in stature and is the son of Sri Maheswara (Lord Shiva), prostrations at the feet of Sri Vighna Vinayaka, the remover of the obstacles of his devotees.

Na Karmana Na Prajaya

न कर्मणा न प्रजया धनेन त्यागेनैके अमृतत्वमानशुः ।
परेण नाकं निहितं गुहायां विभ्राजते तद्यतयो विशन्ति ॥

na karmaṇā na prajayā dhanena tyāgenaike amṛtatvamānaśuḥ .
pareṇa nākaṃ nihitaṃ guhāyāṃ vibhrājate tadyatayo viśanti ..

Not by work, nor by progeny or by wealth, but by renunciation alone have some attained immortality. That which is even beyond the heaven, is attained by the self-controlled reununciates shining in their heart.

Na Tatra Suryo Bhati

न तत्र सूर्यो भाति न चन्द्रतारकं
नेमा विद्युतो भान्ति कुतोऽयमग्निः।
तमेव भान्तमनुभाति सर्वं
तस्य भासा सर्वमिदं विभाति॥

na tatra sūryo bhāti na candratārakaṃ
nemā vidyuto bhānti kuto’yamagniḥ.
tameva bhāntamanubhāti sarvaṃ
tasya bhāsā sarvamidaṃ vibhāti..

Neither does the sun shine there, nor the moon with all the stars, nor does this lightning shine. What to say of this fire? Everything shines after him who alone shines. By His light all this shines variously.

Namaste astu bhagavan

ॐ नमस्ते अस्तु भगवन
विश्र्वेश्र्वराय महादेवाय
त्र्यम्बकाय त्रिपुरान्तकाय
त्रिकालाग्निकालाय
कालाग्निरुद्राय नीलकण्ठाय मृत्युंजयाय
सर्वेश्र्वराय सदाशिवाय
श्रीमन् महादेवाय नमः

oṃ namaste astu bhagavana
viśrveśrvarāya mahādevāya
tryambakāya tripurāntakāya
trikālāgnikālāya
kālāgnirudrāya nīlakaṇṭhāya mṛtyuṃjayāya
sarveśrvarāya sadāśivāya
śrīman mahādevāya namaḥ

Oh Lord, salutations to you
Oh Lord of the Universe, Greatest of them all
He who has three eyes, he who gives enlightenment which is beyond three worlds
He who like fire, devours all three times (Past, Present, Future) within himself
Like Time, he who ends everything, Vast like the blue sky, Over-powerer of death
Lord of all Beings, Conscousness which is untouched by the world yet everything in the world is because of him.
Oh great Lord, salutations to you

Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah

ॐ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः
सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः ।
सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु
मा कश्चिद्दुःखभाग्भवेत् ।
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥

oṃ sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ
sarve santu nirāmayāḥ .
sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu
mā kaścid duḥkha bhāgbhavet .
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ..

Let all be happy, let all be free from debilitation, let all see goodness, let there be no victims of sorrow.

Shuklambaradharam

शुक्लाम्बरधरं विष्णुं शशिवर्णं चतुर्भुजम् ।
प्रसन्नवदनं ध्यायेत् सर्वविघ्नोपशान्तये ॥

śuklāmbaradharaṃ viṣṇuṃ śaśivarṇaṃ caturbhujam .
prasannavadanaṃ dhyāyet sarvavighnopaśāntaye

I meditate upon (Lord Ganesha), the one who wears a white garment, who is all-pervasive, who has a complexion like the moon, who has four hands, who has a cheerful face, for the removal of all obstacles.

Yaakundendu Tushara Hara

या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता
या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना ।
या ब्रह्माच्युतशंकरप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा पूजिता
सा मां पातु सरस्वति भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा ॥१॥

yā kundendutuṣārahāradhavalā yā śubhravastrāvṛtā
yā vīṇāvaradaṇḍamaṇḍitakarā yā śvetapadmāsanā .
yā brahmācyuta śaṃkaraprabhṛtibhirdevaiḥ sadā pūjitā
sā māṃ pātu sarasvati bhagavatī niḥśeṣajāḍyāpahā .

Sarasvati, Bhagavati, is of fair complexion like the necklace which is as white as the jasmine, moon and snow, who is dressed in white clothes, whose hands adorn the divine veeņa, who is seated on a white lotus, who is always worshipped by Gods like Brahma, Vishnu, Sankara. May she, who removes the darkness of ignorance, protect me!