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Ganesha
StotramSanskrit
प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं गौरीपुत्रं विनायकम् । भक्तावासं स्मरेन्नित्यमायुष्कामार्थसिद्धये ॥
Transliteration
Praṇamya Śirasā Devaṃ Gaurīputraṃ Vināyakam, Bhaktāvāsaṃ Smaren Nityam Āyuṣkāmārthasiddhaye
Translation
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.
Meaning
Opening verse establishing intent: physical prostration ("pranamya shirasa"), naming him "Gauri's son," calling him the abode/dwelling-place of devotees, and stating the purpose of the recitation (longevity, desire-fulfillment, prosperity).
Source
Traditional — Sankatanashana Ganesha Stotram, attributed to the Narada Purana
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.
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.