Gananayaka ashtakam

Lord Ganesha is adored by various names as Vigneswara, Vignaraja, Vinayaka, Pillayar, Ganapathy and more. He, The Almighty is the God of knowledge and wisdom. One who surrenders to Him is freed from all vikanas(miseries) of early birth's sins and bad deeds and becomes a great scholar. This Gananayaka ashtakam, is a very slokam to utter that gives us success in all our activities and frees us from all our bad times.

ekathantham mahakayam thapthkaanchjanasannibam |

lambodaram visalaksham vande aham gana nayakam ||

mounjjikrushnaaJoonatharam naagayakgnoba veethinam  |

baalendu sagalam moulou vande ahamgananaayakam ||

chithrarathna visithraangam chithramaala vibushitham |

kamaroobatharam devam vande aham gana nayakam ||

gajavakthram sureshtam karna saamarabooshitham |

paasankusatharam devam vande aham gana nayakam ||

mooshikoththamaaruhya devasura mahahave |

yoththukamam mahaveeram vande aham gana nayakam ||

yakshkinnara kandharva siddha vidhya thraisSathaa |

sthooyamanaam mahabaheem vande aham gana nayakam ||

ambikahruthayaanantham maathrupir pariveshtitham  |

bakthapiriyam mathonmaththam vande aham gana nayakam ||

sarva vignaharam devam sarva vignavivarjitham |

sarva sithi prathadaaram vande aham gana nayakam ||

ganaashtagamitham punyam yaapadeth sathatham nara:

sithyanthi sarvakaaryaani vidhyaavaaN thanavaan bavathi ||

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