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             shriigaNeshaaya namaH . naarada uvaacha .

         praNamya shirasaa devaM gauriiputraM vinaayakam.h .
         bhaktaavaasaM smarenityaM aayuHkaamaarthasiddhaye .. 1..

         prathamaM vakratuNDaM cha ekadantaM dvitiiyakam.h .
         tR^itiiyaM kR^ishhNapiN^gaakshaM gajavaktraM chaturthakam.h .. 2..

         lambodaraM paJNchamaM cha shhashhThaM vikaTameva cha .
         saptamaM vighnaraajendraM dhuumravarNaM tathaashhTamam.h .. 3..

         navamaM bhaalachandraM cha dashamaM tu vinaayakam.h .
         ekaadashaM gaNapatiM dvaadashaM tu gajaananam.h .. 4..

         dvaadashaitaani naamaani trisa.ndhyaM yaH paThennaraH .
         na cha vighnabhayaM tasya sarvasiddhikaraH prabhuH .. 5..

         vidyaarthii labhate vidyaaM dhanaarthii labhate dhanam.h .
         putraarthii labhate putraanmokshaarthii labhate gatim.h .. 6..

         japedgaNapatistotraM shhaD.hbhirmaasaiH phalaM labhet.h .
         sa.nvatsareNa siddhiM cha labhate naatra sa.nshayaH .. 7..

         ashhTebhyo braahmaNebhyashcha likhitvaa yaH samarpayet.h .
         tasya vidyaa bhavetsarvaa gaNeshasya prasaadataH .. 8..

.. iti shriinaaradapuraaNe sa.nkaTanaashanaM gaNeshastotraM saMpuurNam.h ..
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Salutations to Lord Ganesha.
Narada said

Let him continuously worship in his mind the son of Gauri, Vinaayaka
the refuge of his devotees, for attainment of longevity, desires and wealth

First, as the one with the twisted trunk;
Secondly, as the one with the single tusk.
Thirdly, as the one with dark brown eyes;
Fourthly, as the one with the elephant's mouth.
Fifthly, as the one with the belly like a pot;
Sixtly, as the grotesque one.
Seventhly, as the king of obstacles;
Eighthly, as the smoke-colored one.
Ninthly, as the moon-crested one;
Tenthly, as the remover of obstacles.
Eleventhly, as the lord of all,
Twelfthly, as the elephant-faced one.

Whoever repeats these twelve names at dawn, noon and sunset,
there is no fear of failure, nay, constant fortune.
He who desires wisdom, obtains wisdom; he who desires wealth, obtains wealth.
He who desires sons, obtains sons; he who desires liberation attains liberation.
Whoever chants this hymn to ganapati reaches him in six months,
and in one year he reaches perfection, there is no doubt about this.
Whoever makes copies of this and distributes them to eight Brahmana,
he reaches wisdom immediately, due to the grace of Ganesha.

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