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Ganesha
StotramSanskrit
मुदाकरात्तमोदकं सदा विमुक्तिसाधकं कलाधरावतंसकं विलासिलोकरक्षकम् । अनायकैकनायकं विनाशितेभदैत्यकं नताशुभाशुनाशकं नमामि तं विनायकम् ॥
Transliteration
Mudākarātta Modakaṃ Sadā Vimuktisādhakaṃ Kalādharāvataṃsakaṃ Vilāsilokarakṣakam, Anāyakaikanāyakaṃ Vināśitebhadaityakaṃ Natāśubhāśunāśakaṃ Namāmi Taṃ Vināyakam
Translation
I bow to Vinayaka — who joyfully holds a sweet in his hand, who ever grants liberation, who wears the crescent moon as an ornament, who protects the world in its play; the one leader of the leaderless, destroyer of the elephant-demon, who swiftly dissolves the misfortunes of those who bow to him.
Meaning
Each line stacks epithets: playful holder of modaka (sweet), giver of liberation, moon-crested, world-protector, sole refuge of the refugeless, slayer of the elephant-demon Gajasura, remover of misfortune for the devoted — closing with 'I bow to that Vinayaka.'
Source
Ganesha Pancharatnam, attr. Adi Shankaracharya
I meditate upon the elephant-faced lord adored by hosts of beings…
Om, Gam, salutations to Ganapati — a seed-syllable invocation calling on Ganesha as lord of all assemblies/categories of existence.
O curved-trunked, mighty-bodied one, radiant as a million suns — make all my undertakings free of obstacles, always, O Lord.
Bowing the head to the god Vinayaka, son of Gauri, one should remember him daily — the refuge of devotees — for long life, fulfillment of desires, and success in one's aims.