Sri Ganadhisha Stotram (by Shiva and Shakti)

shriishakti-shivaavuuchatuH |

namaste gananaathaaya gaNaanaaM patayae namaH |

bhaktipriyaaya deveisha bhaktaiebhyaH sukhadaayaka || 1 ||

svaandaavaasinue tubhyaM siddhibuddhivaraaaya cha |

naabhishaeSaaya devaaya DhuNDiraajaaya tae namaH || 2 ||

varadaaabhayahastaaaya namaH parashudhaariNe |

namaste sRuNihastaaaya naabhishaeSaaya tae namaH || 3 ||

anaamayaaaya sarvaaaya sarvapuujaayaa tae namaH |

saguNaaya namastubhyaM brahmaNe nirguNaaya cha || 4 ||

brahmabhyo brahmadaatrae cha gajaanana namo' Astu tae |

jyeShThaayaa chaadi puujaayaa jyeShTharaajaaya tae namaH || 5 ||

maatrae pitrae cha sarveShaaMa herambaaaya namo namaH |

anaadayae cha vighneisha vighnakartre namo namaH || 6 ||

vighnahartre svabhaktaanaaM laambodara namo' Astu tae |

tvaadiiyabhaktiyogaeNa yogiiaaH shaantiaaagataaH || 7 ||

kiM stuvao yogaruupaM taaM prNaamaavaashcha vighnapa |

taeNa tuShTao bhava svaaminnityuktvaa taaM prNaeematuH || 8 ||

taavutthaapya gaNaadhiisha uvaacha tau maheishvarau |

shriganeisha uvaacha |

bhavatkRutamidaM stotraaM mama bhaktivivardhanama || 9 ||

bhaviShyati cha saukhsyasya paThatae ShruNvatea pradamaM |

bhuktimuktipradaaMa chaiva putrapautraaadikaM tathaa |

dhanadhaanyaadikaM sarvaM labhataae tena nishchitamaM || 10 ||

English Translation

(1) Sri Shakti and Shiva said:

Salutations to Lord of the Ganas, lord of the hosts,

Dear to devotion, O Lord of gods, giver of happiness to devotees.

(2) Salutations to you who abide in bliss, bestower of accomplishment and wisdom,

To the navel-less god, to the king of the trunked one, salutations.

(3) Salutations to the boon- and refuge-giving hand, wielder of the axe,

Salutations to you, to the tusk-handed one, to the navel-less one, salutations.

(4) To the afflictionless, all-pervading, worthy of all worship,

To the qualified, salutations to you, to the unqualified Brahman.

(5) Salutations to you, Gajanana, through Brahma and the giver of Brahman,

To the eldest, worthy of first worship, to the king of the eldest, salutations.

(6) Salutations, salutations to Heramba, mother and father of all,

To the beginningless one, O Lord of Obstacles, creator of obstacles, salutations, salutations.

(7) Salutations to you, big-bellied, destroyer of obstacles for your devotees,

By your devotion-yoga, the Lords of Yoga have attained peace.

(8) What praise to the Yogic form, what obeisance to Vighnapa,

Pleased with that, the Lord spoke after always worshiping him.

(9) After establishing them, Lord Ganadhipa spoke to the two great gods:

Sri Ganesha said:

(10) This hymn composed by you increases my devotion.

It bestows happiness to the reader and listener, bestows enjoyment and liberation, progeny and descendants, wealth and grain, all is obtained by it, undoubtedly.