by Damodara Rao Dasu

mudAkarAtta mOdakam sadA vimukti sAdhakam
kaLAdharA vatamsakam vilAsi lOka ranjakam
anAyakaika nAyakam vinAsitEbha daityakam
natASubhASu nASakam namAmi tam vinAyakam||

natEtarAdi bhikaram navOditArka bhAswaram
namat surAri nirjaram natAdhikApa duddharam
surESwaram nidhiSwaram gajESwaram gaNESwaram
mahESwaram tamASraya parAtparam nirantaram||

samasta lOka Sankaram nirasta daitya kunjaram
darEta rOdaram varam varEbha vaktram aksharam
krupAkaram kshamAkaram mudAkaram yaSaskaram
manaskaram namaskrutam namaskarOmi bhAswaram||

akinchitArti mArjanam chirantanOkti bhAjanam
purAri purva nandanam surAri garva charvaNam
prapancha nASa bhishaNam dhananjayAdi bhushaNam
kapOla dAnavAraNam bhajE purANa vAraNam||

nitAntakAnta danta kAnti mantakAnta kAtmajam
hrudantarE nirantaram vasanta mEva yOginAm
tamEka danta mEkamEva chintayAmi santatam||

mahA gaNESa pancha ratna mAdarENa yOnvaham
prajApati prabhAtakE hrudi smaraNa gaNESwaram
arOgatam adOshatam susAhiteem suputrAm
samAhitAyurashTa bhuti mabyuparti sOchirAt||

1. Lord Vinayaka is delightful with a modak (sweet) in his hand.He is perpetual bestower of salvation. He is adorned with moon as crown. He makes even the forlorn happy. He is unparalleled leader. He destroyed elephant demon. He dispels sins of devoted. I prostrate to vinayaka.

2. He is frightful to non devotees. He shines like morning sun. All Gods and demons bow to him. He removes distress of devotees. he is lord of devatas, wealth, elephants and Ganas (demigods). He is transendental and eternal. I constantly seek his refuge.

3. He keeps all "lokas" happy. He destroyed elephant demon . He has sagging belly. His elephant head is attractive. He bestows us the qualities namely compassion, forgiveness and happiness. He makes well disposed devotees famous. I bow to the shining Lord Vinayaka. He eradicates miseries of poor. He is embodiment of "Omkara" and the first son of Siva.

4.He dispeled pride of demons. He is distressed to see distruction in the world. He is adorned with Dhananjaya and other serpents. He shows anger like an elephant in rut. I worship the eternal elephant god Vinayaka.

5. He is the son of effulgent Siva. His tusk is lustrous. His appearence is incomprehensible. He is the remover of all the obstacles. He always dwells in the hearts of yogis. I constantly reflect upon lord vinayaka who has single tusk.

Phala Shruti:

Those who recite the five gems of Ganesha Stotram with reverence and those who remember him early in the morning are blessed with long life, good health, unblemished life , pure knowledge, good children, and peace.They will be blessed with material and spiritual wealth forever.