Gajananam Bhutaganadi Sevitam
By Traditional (Ganesha Dhyana) · संस्कृत
The elephant-faced Lord's classic dhyana shloka.
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गजाननं भूतगणादिसेवितं कपित्थजम्बूफलसारभक्षितम्। उमासुतं शोकविनाशकारणं नमामि विघ्नेश्वरपादपङ्कजम्॥
I bow to the lotus feet of Vighneshvara — the elephant-faced one, served by the hosts of spirits, who relishes wood-apple and rose-apple fruits; the son of Uma, the cause that destroys all sorrow. A classic opening invocation of Ganesha.
Om hiranya-varnam harinim suvarna-rajata-srajam, Chandram hiranmayim Lakshmim jatavedo ma avaha.
Rigveda (Khila Sukta)
Angam hareh pulaka-bhushanam ashrayanti Bhringangana iva mukula-bharanam tamalam,
Adi Shankaracharya
Saraswati namastubhyam varade kama-rupini, Vidyarambham karishyami siddhir bhavatu me sada.
Traditional Sanskrit prayer
Ya kundendu-tushara-hara-dhavala ya shubhra-vastravrita Ya vina-vara-danda-mandita-kara ya shveta-padmasana,
Traditional (Saraswati Vandana)
Shanta-akaram bhujaga-shayanam padma-nabham suresham Vishva-adharam gagana-sadrisham megha-varnam shubha-angam,
Traditional (Vishnu Dhyana)
Mangalam bhagavan Vishnuh mangalam garuda-dhvajah, Mangalam pundarika-akshah mangala-ayatano Harih.
Traditional (Mangala shloka)
Public domain — traditional Ganesha dhyana shloka.