Loving Ganesha: Chapter 11 (Section 5) - Prayer to Lord Ganesha -- Ganapati Prarthanah

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Maha Ganesha Pancharatna Stotram

A Renowned Five-Jeweled Hymn byShri Adi Sankara (798-820), with aFree-Flowing

Translation by J. Sethuraman

I bow to Vinayaka, who, with glee, holds a half-eaten modaka in His hand, who is

the ever-present means of moksha, who has the moon as an ear ornament, who

protects all the worlds, who is the single leader for those who have been left

leaderless (i.e. are lost without anybody to help them), who destroyed the

elephant demon and who swiftly removes the blemishes of those who bow to Him.

I seek refuge of the great Lord (Vinayaka), who is higher than the highest, who

is everlasting, who is ferocious to others than those that bow to Him, who is

resplendent as the newly rising sun, worshiped by both demons and Gods, the

savior of those that bow to Him from all their miseries, the lord of all the

Gods, the lord of all wealth, the elephant God, and Ganeshvara, the lord of the

ganas.

I bow to the resplendent one who bestows peace to all the worlds, who conquered

the elephant demon, who has not a small belly, the excellent one who has a

beautiful elephant face, who is eternal, who is kind, who is forgiving, who

gives happiness, who bestows fame and who satisfies every wish of those that

bow to Him.

I worship the ancient elephant God who shares the misery of the poor, the fit

receptacle of all the ancient prayers, the first son of the enemy of the three

cities (Siva), the shatterer of the pride of the demons, the fierce destroyer

of the worlds, decorated by fire and other elements, and whose elephant cheeks

are flowing with must (the rut that flows from the cheeks of male elephants.)

I constantly think of Him alone, the single-tusked one, with a lovingly

brilliant tusk, the son of the destroyer of the sacrifice (Siva), with a form

that cannot be comprehended, with no end, who tears asunder all doubts, and who

is verily like spring to the yogis who hold Him in their hearts all the time.

One who repeats every day the Maha Ganesha Pancharatna Stotram with reverence,

in the mornings (evenings) while holding Ganeshvara in his heart, he, very

quickly, will be joined by good health, blemishlessness, good fellowship, good

children, long life and the eight vibhutis (powers, or ashtavibhuti, anima,

mahima, lagima, garima, etc.)

The completion of the Maha Ganesha Pancharatna Stotram.

Ganesha Invocation

An Invocation to Lord GanapatiRig Veda 2.23.1

Aum gananAm tva ganapating(traditionally chanted ganapati gm)

havamahekavinkavInam upamashravastamamjyeshtharajam brahmanam brahmanaspataanah

shrinvan nUtibhih sida sadanam

May we worship Ganapati,

the Protector of Noble People,

the Best Poet,

the Most Honorable,

the Greatest Ruler and

the Treasure of all Knowledge.

O Ganapati! Please listen to us

and take Your seat in our heart.

Food-Blessing Chant

A Prayer of Gratitude to the Source of Sustenance.Lines 1-4 are from Shri Adi

Sankara's Annapurnashtakam.Lines 5-6 are the Isha Upanishad invocation.Lines

7-8 are a traditional Saivite closing.

Aum annapurne sadapurne shankaraprana vallabhe;

Jnanavairagya siddhyartham bhiksham dehi cha pArvati.

MatA cha pArvatI devI pita devo maheshvarah

bandhavah shiva bhaktashcha svadesho bhuvanatrayam.

Aum purnamadah purnamidam purnAtpurnam udachyate,

PUrnasya purnamAdaya purname vava shishyate.

Aum shantih shantih shantih. Aum shivarpanamastu.

Aum, beloved Shakti of Siva, Fullness everlasting and fully manifest as this

food; O, Mother of the universe, nourish us with this gift of food so that we

may attain knowledge, dispassion and spiritual perfection. Goddess Parvati is

my mother. God Maheshvara is my father. All devotees of Siva are my family. All

three worlds are my home. Aum, Siva is Fullness. Creation is fullness. From

Siva's Fullness flows this world's fullness. This fullness issues from that

Fullness, yet that Fullness remains full. Aum, peace, peace, peace. Aum, this I

offer unto Siva.

 

Prayer When Offering Incense

dashangam guggulopetamsugandham sumanoharamaghreyah-sarvadevanamdhupo-yam pratigrihyatam

O Lord! here is offered the incense

made of sweet-smelling herbs.

This is meant for the devas.

Please accept it.

Peace Invocation

A Prayer for Peace and Clarityintoned to begin and end teaching

sessions,meetings and other group activities.Krishna Yajur Veda, Taittiriya

Upanishad 2.1.1

Aum saha nAvavatu,saha nau bhunaktu,saha vIryam karavavahai,

tejasvinAv adhItamastu,ma vidvishAvahai,

Aum shantih, shantih, shantih.

Aum, may He protect us. May He be pleased with us.May we work together with

vigor. May our studiesillumine us. May we have no contention or

hostilitybetween us. Aum, peace, peace, peace.

 

 

Loving Ganesha by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

 

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