ॐ श्री गुरुभ्यो नमः हरिः ॐ
गणानां त्वा गणपतिं हवामहे
कविं कवीनाम उपम श्रवस्तमम् ।
ज्येष्ठराजं ब्रह्मणां ब्रह्मणस्पत
आ नः शृण्वन् ऊतिभिः सीद सादनम् ॥
ॐ श्री महा गणधिपतये नमः
Om Shri Gurubhyo Namah Harih Om
Gananam tva Ganapatim havamahe
Kavim kavinam upama shravastamam ।
Jyeshtharajam brahmanam brahmanaspata
A nah shrinvann utibhih sida sadanam ॥
Om Shri Maha Ganadhipataye Namah
Om, Salutations to the Guru, and to Hari (Vishnu), Om
We invoke You, O Ganapati, the leader of the Ganas (divine beings),
The wise among the wise, the most famous of all.
You are the foremost among the Brahmanas, the deity of Brahmanas.
Listen to us and come with your protection to reside in our hearts.
Om, Salutations to the great Lord Ganapati.
"Om" (ॐ) is the universal sound and symbol of the divine.
"Shri" (श्री) means auspiciousness, beauty, or prosperity.
"Gurubhyo" (गुरुभ्यो) means "to the teachers" or "to the gurus".
"Namah" (नमः) means "salutations" or "respect".
"Harih" (हरिः) is another name for Lord Vishnu, meaning "the remover of sins".
"Gananam" (गणानां) means "of the groups" or "of the multitudes".
"Tvaa" (त्वा) means "you" (addressing Lord Ganesha).
"Ganapatin" (गणपतिं) means "the lord of the groups" or "the lord of the multitudes".
"Havamah" (हवामहे) means "we invoke" or "we call upon".
"Kavin" (कविं) means "the poet" or "the wise one".
"Kavinaam" (कवीनाम) means "of the poets" or "of the wise ones".
"Uppama" (उपम) means "unparalleled" or "unequalled".
- "Shravastamam" (श्रवस्तमम्) means "the most renowned" or "the most celebrated".
"Jyeshtharajam" (ज्येष्ठराजं) means "the eldest king" or "the supreme ruler".
"Brahmanam" (ब्रह्मणां) means "of the Brahma" or "of the absolute reality".
"Brahmanaspat" (ब्रह्मणस्पत) means "the lord of the Brahma" or "the protector of the absolute reality".
"Aa nah" (आ नः) means "to us" or "for us".
"Shrivvan" (शृण्वन्) means "listening" or "hearing".
"Utibhih" (ऊतिभिः) means "with blessings" or "with protection".
"Sida" (सीद) means "may you sit" or "may you reside".
"Sadnam" (सादनम्) means "in our hearts" or "in our minds".
"Om" (ॐ) again symbolizes the divine.
"Shri" (श्री) again means auspiciousness or beauty.
"Maha" (महा) means "great" or "supreme".
"Ganadhipataye" (गणधिपतये) means "to the lord of the multitudes" or "to the lord of the groups".
"Namah" (नमः) again means "salutations" or "respect".